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 - Consumer advocacy organization that represents the small customers of California's utilities. TURN - The Utilities Reform Network - is the only independent, statewide, consumer utility watchdog group in California.
- A synopsis of the approaching crisis in world oil production vs. growing demand.
- Refocus reports on all the latest developments in the renewable energy industry and provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information as well as many useful links.
- Nonprofit organization promoting responsible use of energy and natural resources in Minnesota.
- An overview of the Bush Administration national energy plan, issued May 16, 2001, and U.S. energy policy since the 1970s.
- Comparative Study of hydroelectric projects in Canada and India covering environmental, economical and other impacts. Appendices on Integrated Resource Planning and Great Whale Project.
- An alliance of organizations promoting renewable energy and conservation in the Pacific Northwest.
- Tips helping home and small office cut utility bills with energy conservation.
- Provides information about the economic, environmental and health benefits of buying energy efficient products for the home.
- SECC is a national nonprofit organization that promotes environmentally safe energy and educates the public about the dangers of nuclear power.
- RforD works for commercialization of decentralized renewable energy projects on a large scale in rural areas of developing countries. Provides information on concept, programs and projects.
- Environmental organization dedicated to clean, renewable energy alternatives. Works on nuclear waste and power issues.
- Development, pilot demonstration and validation of an Energy Efficiency Help-Line and Internet Support (EHLIS) in Cork ? Ireland, Herning, Denmark, Western Macedonia, Greece, and Bucharest, Romania.
- A partnership of major foundations interested in sustainable energy.
- Tips and links for consumers to encourage the wise use of energy.
- Conservation group that promotes the benefits of responsible energy.
- Energy industry coalition opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) enforcement of New Source Review (NSR) for upgraded power plants. Includes white papers, media clips, and congressional testimony.
- Volunteer, non-profit organization working for wise energy choices that will sustain future generations economically and environmentally. Based in Maine.
- A coalition of more than 30 national business, environmental, and consumer organizations dedicated to promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.
- Contains energy efficient export opportunities, links to the global energy efficiency community (including US efficiency manufacturers and ESCOs), and market assessments and financing resource guides.
- A program aimed at using advanced technologies to reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions associated with the use of coal. Also explores coal's role as a primary source of hydrogen to power the hydrogen-based economy of the future.
- A non-profit public educational organization dedicated to research and public debate on issues related to world's security with a special interest in energy security.
- A non-profit company whose commercial subsidiaries support a wide array of social and charitable programs to help the poor and needy in the United States and abroad.
- California initiative to promote clean air, fight global warming, and increase America's energy independence. Provides history, tools and news.
- Rebuild America partners with communities to renovate commercial buildings and reinvest energy savings back into the community. Business Partners expand local energy efficiency resources.
- We have used almost half the world's oil, prices will go up, may mean the end of the global economy. Alternative energy systems and what to do about it.
- Provides a review and analysis of the proceedings leading to the Bush administration's formulation of its May 2001 energy policy.
- Gordon Laird book recounts the little-known story of Canada's other National Dream: cheap power to fuel industrial growth. Features book introduction and photo essay on climate change.
- Showcases a documentary comparing unsubsidized solar home systems markets in Kenya with subsidized solar utilities in South Africa. Includes streaming video plus links to the funder and relevant research.
- Advocates getting the United States into energy self-suffiency, and provides links for inviduals to find more information or purchase alternative energy sources.
- Profiles national organization dedicated to advancing the use of solar energy for the benefit of U.S. citizens and the global environment.
- A research project seeking opportunities to improve public policy on electric power generation in developing countries.
- ICCEPT at Imperial College research centre tackles major energy and environment problems offering advice to industry, government and NGOs
- Sustainable energy information, hosted mailing list and discussion group archives. Some list archives are searchable.
- BP statistical review of world energy, the energy review and stats.
- A non-profit community group that aims to use and promote environmentally friendly technology. ATA has around two thousand members across Australia, conducts regular meetings, workshops and courses, and produces a range of educational publications.
- Center of studies in energy policy. Information about nuclear, oil, and gas power, state reforms and privatizations, and regulations.
- Promotes the use of solar energy for cooking in the countries of Central America.
- Formed in 1981 by a number of major companies active within the energy conservation industry, in order to encourage a positive national awareness of the need for and benefits of energy conservation.
- Assess and monitor the contribution of energy systems to an improved quality of life and to check the implementation of environmental conventions and principles.
- This site lets you find a new energy supplier, switch and purchase highly energy efficient products that save money, energy and the environment
- An holistic approach to the promotion of energy efficient and energy effective lighting in the non-domestic sector.
- REPP supports the advancement of renewable energy technology through policy research. We seek to define growth strategies for renewables that respond to competitive energy markets and environmental needs.
- A guide to green electricity suppliers in the UK. Suppliers green tariffs are ranked according to a number of environmental criteria. The site also has introductory information on climate change and green energy.
- Provides California residential electric customers a personalized estimate of the costs and benefits of investing in a photovoltaic (PV) solar or small wind electric generation system.
- Learn just what has caused the energy shortage in California and how it will affect every corner of the country. See this backgrounder on the energy crisis.
- Public and business policies that impede implementation of environmentally responsible new solar and wind powered buildings and EVs.
- An expose of the fantasy world of "sustainable development", showing how current levels of consumption are not sustainable no matter what alternatives are consumed.
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