West Texas Resources

• Marathon, Texas: Gateway to the Big Bend — presented by the Marathon Chamber of Commerce
• The Alpine, Texas Home Page — presented by the Alpine Chamber of Commerce
• Big Bend Regional Sierra Club — working to protect the unique beauty and integrity of the Big Bend region
• Big Bend Ranch State Park — over 280,280.58 acres of Chihuahuan Desert wilderness, that extends along the Rio Grande from southeast of Presidio to near Lajitas in both Brewster and Presidio Counties
• McDonald Observatory — located in the Davis Mountains and operated by the The University of Texas

Environmental Links

• ATEC – The Talamancan Association of Ecotourism and Conservation: -This is the small NGO in Costa Rica where Alaine and Noble work when not in West Texas (and while in West Texas).
• livinginpaper.com — a detailed, up-to-date source of information about using waste paper for affordable, sustainable housing.
• Northern Greenhouse Sales — supplier of polyethylene coverings for our greenhouses.
• Sierra Club — America’s oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization
• Center for Ecoliteracy — dedicated to fostering a profound understanding of the natural world, grounded in direct experience, that leads to sustainable patterns of living
• The Globalist — covering the human dimension of globalization
• Occidental Arts and Ecology Center — a non-profit educational center and biodiversity focused farm
• AlterNet.org — a mix of news, opinion and investigative journalism on subjects ranging from the environment, the drug war, technology and cultural trends to policy debate, sexual politics and health issues
• Southwest School of Botanical Medicine — an incredible identification site for medicinal herbs
• Talamanca Discovery, Costa Rica — responsible and organic tourism in Talamanca, Costa Rica
• The City Repair Project — a group of citizen activists in Portland, Oregon building a more community-oriented and ecologically sustainable society; projects showcase the aesthetic, environmental, and economic benefits of building with natural and reused materials.
• Sustainable Building Technical Manual — from the Clinton era U.S. Department of Energy’s Operation Fresh Start project and Public Technology, Inc.; shows how to design, operate, and maintain environmentally friendly buildings
• Sustainable Building Sources — lots of information about green building
• SustainableBusiness.com — Business, Environment, Clean & Green Technologies.
• The Sustainable Building Sourcebook — created by the City of Austin’s Green Builder Program
• Oikos — devoted to serving professionals whose work promotes sustainable design and construction
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Green Buildings
• Development Center for Appropriate Technology — working to remove barriers to more sustainable building and development
• Renewable Energy Policy Project — information about renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainability
• Sustainable Architecture, Building and Culture — what the BBC Education Web Guide has to say about Sustainable ABC: “This is a comprehensive links site that allows you to tap into a wealth of Web resources on environmentally-inspired building techniques, technologies, architecture and engineering. For those interested in cities particularly, there are links to eco-village and city community sites as well as links to pages on bioregional planning, appropriate technologies, permaculture, etc.”
• U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and renewable Energy Program
• www.WINDPOWER.org — information about wind energy from the Danish Wind Industry Association

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