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North South Forum members’ websites, Activist Networks, Charity Networks Local FT Networks, Trade Unions, Faith Groups, BME Groups, Arts, Festivals, Key Thinkers , Campaigning expertise, How to Donate/Fundraise
Academia, Student, Youth, Education/Schools, Volunteering
Ethical Consumerism Published Guides/Magazine Products all types, Cards, Clothing, Furnishing, Animal friendly shopping & Cosmetics, Woodland Friendly Food/Organic, Drink, Holidays
Seen the day after tomorrow? -Climate Change, Climate Regional & Local Authority Action, Change&Development, Challenging Oil, Nuclear?, Carbon Calculators, Plant Trees, Air Travel, Energy Action, Greener Home, Community-living Eco-gardening, Greener office, Computer Recycling, Transport, Greener Motoring, Cycling, Walking, Travel Holiday information, Recycling information and products, Sustainable Development, Conservation, Marine Matters, Eco-Justice
News UK,
International
News, World,
Election 05, UK National Government, Local Government, Europe, World bodies/Governance, US
International Development Information, Women, Human Rights, Conflict, Health, AIDS, Emergencies, Refugees, Giving & Fundraising, Aid, Water MDG’s, Education for all, UK Poverty, Tax Justice Debt, Trade, (Trade official/Govt ) (Trade Food/Agriculture) (Trade Campaigning)
CSR & Corporate, Social Enterprise, Ethical Investment, Ethical Careers,
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North South Forum Members Websites
CAAT
http://www.bristolcaat.org.uk
http://www.caat.org.uk/index.php
SERA Bristol
http://www.minchind.fsnet.co.uk/
National
http://www.serauk.org.uk/
Bristol City Twinning link
Nicaragua
Link
Beira
Link
OXFAM
Co-operative
Group http://www.co-op.co.uk/
South
West Co-op
Glos/Oxford/Swindon
Co-op FT site
Now Mid counties Co-op http://www.midcounties.coop/live/cme0.htm
Plymouth Co-op http://www.psw.coop
CAFOD
Jubilee
Debt Campaign
http://www.jubileeresearch.org/
BCC Sustainable Development Team
A
Fair Cup http://www.afaircup.com/
African
Initiatives http://www.african-initiatives.org.uk/
Christian
Aid http://www.christianaid.co.uk/campaign/index.htm
Cuba Solidarity http://www.cuba-solidarity.org.uk/
Computers for African Schools http://www.cfas.org.uk
Bristol
Amnesty Group
Bristol VSO Group
Bristol MPH http://www.bristolmph.org.uk
Zimbabwe Assoc http://www.bristolzimbabweassociation.org.uk
FOE http://www.bristolfoe.org.uk
WWF http://www.wwf-uk.org/england/index.asp
Action Aid recycling http://www.actionaidrecycling.org.uk
SW
Bristol Oxfam Group http://www.mailspaces.com/spaces/bristol-oxfam-gr, http://www.Jiglu.com, http://bristol-oxfam-gr.jiglu.com
Oxfam Bristol http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2250347672,
Oxfam on ICAN http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/G2176
Oxfam Activists http://www.oxfam.org.uk/changeminds
Bristol Campaigning types Wiki http://bristolcampaigning.pbwiki.com
Also http://bristol.facebook.com/login.php
Bristol University societies http://www.ubu.org.uk/main/societies/societieslist?accessibility=1
Bristol MPH http://www.bristolmph.org.uk
Bristol Social Forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bristolsocialforum
& others http://www.libcom.org/britain/social-forums.php
Bristol activists http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bristol-activists
Kebele
Centre, Easton http://www.kebele.org
Bristol
Palestine solidarity http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/bristol_psc
Bristol peak oilers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bristolpeakoilers
Bristol Colombia Solidarity http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/briscolsolidarity
Bristol Sustainability Network http://groups.google.co.uk/group/BrSN
http://groups.google.com/group/BrSN?lnk=li&hl=en-GB
University of Bristol Env/Chem/Research http://sustainability.gly.bris.ac.uk
Sustainable Redland http://www.sustainableredland.org.uk, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/susredland
Transition City Bristol http://www.transitioncitybristol.org
Bristol Partnership http://www.bristolpartnership.org & Green Capital http://www.bristolpartnership.org/progress/activity/green_capital
Bristol social economy http://www.socialeconomybristol.org.uk
Bristol City organisations database www.bristol-city.gov.uk/organisations
Beehive Community Groups database http://beehive.thisisbristol.com
Bath Trade Justice Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bathtjm
Bath Activist Network http://www.myspace.com/bathactivistnetwork
Dorset MPH http://www.dorsetmph.org.uk
Cornwall MPH http://www.globaljusticecornwall.net
Plymouth http://www.pgjg.org.uk, http://www.plymstock-ltc.demon.co.uk/pdfid,
Gloucestershire Community Toolkit/Contact Database http://www.town2town.org.uk/gmtf.nsf/b?open&showpage=Community%20Toolkits&s=webpage
Libertarian news and views http://www.libcom.org/britain/southwest
A non-mainstream viewpoint on a wide range of issues http://www.urban75.com
Anti G8 site http://www.dissent.org.uk
Green Drinks Get Social in Bath! http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/bath-green-drinks
Check out your nearest green drinks crowd! (there is also a Bristol group) http://www.greendrinks.org
Green Bristol, Green Maps/Places http://www.greenbristol.org.uk
Dorset Sustainability Network http://www.dorset-lea.org.uk/efsn/pages/efsnet.htm
Bristol City FT Site
http://www.bristolfairtradenetwork.org.uk,
http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/fairtrade
Bristol Univ. Fairtrade Society http://www.ubu.org.uk/main/Societies/societieslist/fairtrade
News Student FT site http://www.fairtradestudents.org.uk
US site http://www.fairtradestudents.org/links.htm
North Somerset http://www.somersetfairtrade.org.uk/nsomerset.htm
http://www.tenons.org.uk/ft.htmBath & NE Somerset FT http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/bathnes/business/fairtrade
Chew Valley FT http://www.valleyfairtrade.org
South Gloucestershire Fairtrade Network http://www.sgftn.co.uk
Yate FT Team http://www.yft.org.uk
Gloucestershire Fairtrade Network
Winchcombe FT http://www.winchcombe.co.uk/fairtrade
Somerset FT Network
http://www.somersetfairtrade.org.uk
Frome http://www.fairtradefrome.org.uk
Local Food http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/living/local+food+directory/local+suppliers1.asp
Glos/Oxford/Swindon
Co-op FT site http://www.osgmakeitfair.coop/live/cme2.htm
Co-op & FT info
http://www.co-op.co.uk/ext_1/Development.nsf/14d9787189cefeb080256547003d055e/93f7e7a89c33bb6180256d2700280ad0?OpenDocument
Exeter
FT site http://www.exeter.gov.uk/fairtrade
Plymouth www.pgjg.org.uk, http://www.plymstock-ltc.demon.co.uk/pdfid
Global Journey: http://www.ifat.org/globaljourney/index.shtml
UK/GLOBAL
One World Super Site-Excellent gateway to NGO world!
http://www.oneworld.net/
The Mission of IGC is to advance the work of
progressive organisations and individuals for peace, justice, economic
opportunity, human rights, democracy and environmental sustainability through
strategic use of online
technologies http://www.igc.org/igc/gateway/
Greennet
a progressive community working for
Peace, the Environment, Gender Equality and Social Justice
http://www.gn.apc.org/
Global Campaign against Poverty (GCAP) http://www.whiteband.org
Oxfam Activism site http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/G2176
Association for Progressive Communication (APC)
Computer technology for change http://www.apc.org/
South Based Third World Network http://www.twnside.org.sg/
Oxfam International http://www.oxfaminternational.org/en
UK useful progressive organisations, unions links,
Green sites around the world http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/oterhaar/greens/intlhome.htm
Protest.Net is a community of activists who are working
together to create our own media http://www.protest.net/
Radical Cyberspace- Activist Network http://www.activistnetwork.org.uk
Activist network http://www.shiftingground.freeuk.com
Red Pepper red- green magazine good links to radical
sites http://www.redpepper.org.uk/
Norbetts bookmarks for a better world http://www.betterworldlinks.org
Urban 75 brings you the latest news from actions, demos
and events, along with background features and campaigning resources. http://www.urban75.com/Action/
Labour
and Union News and Links Worldwide http://www.labourstart.org/uk/
Green Directory-Excellent Directory Contact News Jobs http://www.greendirectory.net/
World
Social Forum www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/home.asp
European
Social Forum 2004 http://www.fse-esf.org
ESF
Solidarity village http://www.solidarityvillage.org
Trans National Institute- scholars and activists for
change http://www.tni.org
The Simultaneous Policy is a peaceful political strategy to democratically drive all the world's nations to apply global solutions to global problems http://www.simpol.org.uk
Enrager.net http://www.enrager.net/forums
Globalise resistance http://www.resist.org.uk/index.php
G8
Alternatives http://www.G8alternatives.org.uk
Peoples
Global Action Network http://www.agp.org
Focus on the Global South http://www.focusweb.org
People and Planet supports students and sixth
forms in campaigning on poverty, human rights and the environment http://www.peopleandplanet.org
Sustainable Community Action pages from Wiki http://sca21.wikicities.com
Local Sustainability Ideas Bank section http://sca21.wikicities.com/wiki/Category:LS_Ideas_Bank
'Global Connections' http://sca21.wikicities.com/wiki/Global_connections
Colombia Solidarity Campaign http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk
Online Environmental action http://actionnetwork.org
Charity & Development Databases/Networks
Charity
Choice –premier guide to UK charities http://www.charitychoice.co.uk/
The Charity Commission and
register of UK charities http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/
Charities
Direct http://www.charitiesdirect.com/
Guidestar Charity database http://www.guidestar.org.uk US version http://www.guidestar.org
US
NGO Network http://www.interaction.org/
International Directory of Development
Organisations http://www.devdir.org
Aid Workers Network links relief and development field staff to share support, ideas and best practice http://www.aidworkers.net see also health advice http://www.interhealth.org.uk
People In Aid is an international network of development and humanitarian assistance agencies http://www.peopleinaid.org
Mission based aid workers http://www.globalconnections.co.uk
Idealist - over 40,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 165
countries http://www.idealist.org/
The
Union of International Associations (UIA),
a nonprofit clearing house for information on over 40,000 international
organizations and constituencies http://www.uia.org
UK
SW TUC http://www.tuc.org.uk/tuc/regions_info_southwest.cfm
Worksmart- excellent new site employee information and info on companies http://www.worksmart.org.uk/company
http://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk
Reaffirming the spirit of political debate among festival goers, promoting the value of trade union membership and collective campaigning http://www.leftfield.coop
Institute of Employment Rights http://www.ier.org.uk
International
International Centre for TU Rights http://www.ictur.labournet.org
http://www.tuc.org.uk/international
http://www.tuc.org.uk/theme/index.cfm?theme=globalisation
http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/index.cfm?mins=318
http://www.ilo.org/
http://www.labourstart.org/
http://www.campaignforlaborrights.org
International Union of Food (IUF) http://www.iuf.org/en/
Justice for Colombia http://www.justiceforcolombia.org
Belief Net - your choice http://www.belief.net/
Faithnet SW http://www.faithnetsouthwest.org.uk
Bishops CoE http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/yellow_pages/index.htm
Anglicans http://www.bristol.anglican.org, http://www.cofe.anglican.org
Bath & Wells http://www.bathwells.anglican.org/parish_websites/index.php & their links to masses of Christian sites http://www.bathandwells.org.uk/diocesan_information/links.php
Catholic http://www.cliftondiocese.com, http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk,
Emmaus House/Conference centre http://www.emmaus-house.co.uk
Quakers http://www.quaker.org.uk
Methodists http://www.methodist.org.uk
Worldwide Unitarian links http://www.unitarius.hu/unitarian-links.htm
Local http://www.unitarian.org.uk/local_west.htm
Bahai http://www.bahai.org.uk
Interfaith groups http://www.interfaith.org.uk, http://www.worldfaiths.org
Bristol Faith Communities http://www.uwe.ac.uk/chaplaincy/faith_communities
Bath Islamic Society http://www.bathislamicsociety.org
Bristol Muslim Cultural Society http://www.bmcs.org.uk
Islamic information Centre http://www.islamicinformationcentre.co.uk
Information on Islam http://www.muslimheritage.com, http://www.islam-guide.com, http://www.discoverislam.com, http://www.isalmawareness.org.uk, http://www.islamdenouncesterrorism.com, http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam
Academic study of religions http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html
Guardian Ethnicity pages http://www.guardian.co.uk/britain/ethnicity
Black South West Network http://www.bswn.org.uk
Equality SW http://www.equalitysouthwest.org.uk
Bristol Racial Equality Council http://www.bristol-rec.org.uk/index.htm
Bath & NE Somerset Racial Equality Council http://www.bathnesrec.freeserve.co.uk
National CRE links to BME groups http://www.cre.gov.uk/site/links.html
Refugee Action Bristol http://www.refugee-action.org.uk/bristol/default.aspx
Bristol Asylum Seekers campaign http://www.asylumbristol.org.uk
Refugee week http://www.bristolrefugeeweek.co.uk,
http://www.refugeeweek.org
Bristol Race Forum http://www.bccforums.org.uk/
Bristol China partnership http://www.bristol-china-partnership.com
Bristol Muslim Cultural Society http://bmcs.gotadsl.co.uk
Islam Information Centre http://www.islamicinformationcentre.co.uk
Bristol Slavery Trail http://www.englandpast.net/education/bristol_index.html
200yrs since Abolition site http://www.antislavery.org/2007
BBC History http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/immig_emig/england/bristol/article_6.shtml
Port Cities & Slavery http://www.discoveringbristol.org.uk
Black History Month http://www.black-history.co.uk
Black Development Agency http://www.blackdeva.org.uk
Asian Arts Agency http://www.asianartsagency.co.uk
Art & Power http://www.artandpower.com
Kuumba http://www.kuumba.org.uk
Support against racist incidents http://www.sariweb.org.uk
St Paul's Partnership http://www.stpaulsunlimited.org.uk
Whiteladies Healthshare project http://www.whsp.ik.com
BME National Media List http://www.cre.gov.uk/media/em_list.html
BME Media research http://www.commongoodresearch.gov.uk/bmes
Ethnic Media Group http://www.ethnicmedia.co.uk
Somali Voice http://www.thesomalivoice.co.uk
England's past for everyone http://www.englandspastforeveryone.org.uk
Bristol Groups Database-ethnic http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/ccm/content/Advice-Benefits/Voluntary-Organisations/local-organisations-database.en?Task=orglist&Subject=16
Muslim Council http://www.mcb.org.uk
BME Aid Organisations
Islamic Aid http://www.islamicaid.org.uk
Muslim Hands http://www.muslimhands.org
Muslim Aid http://www.muslimaid.org
Islamic Relief http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk
Hindu Forum http://www.hinduforum.org
Hindu NGO http://www.bapscare.org
Hindu Aid http://www.hindu.org
Kashmir relief http://www.kirf.org
Asian Arts Agency http://www.asianartsagency.co.uk
Bristol Voices Choir http://www.bristolvoiceschoir.org.uk
Cactus jazz http://www.cactusjazz.co.uk
Red Notes Choir http://www.rednoteschoir.org.uk
World Music Network http://www.worldmusic.net/index_flash.html
Bristol based 'Duende' Latin American music http://www.duende-music.co.uk
BBC World Music site-excellent! http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/onyourstreet/index.shtml
Music Awards http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/a4wm2006/index.shtml
Worldwide 'Roots Music' mag http://www.frootsmag.com
Folk South West http://www.folksw.org.uk
Poetry Can http://www.poetrycan.co.uk
Ghana Goods http://members.aol.com/ghanagoods
Pax Productions African Music http://www.paxproductions.co.uk
Music from Africa project http://www.baka.co.uk
Bath Natural Theatre Co http://www.naturaltheatre.co.uk
Art and Power Art/Music led by disabled artists http://www.artandpower.com
Rinky dink pedal powered music http://pages.zoom.co.uk/rinky-dink/indexa.htm & http://www.baka.co.uk/rinky
SW Samba Bands http://www.bristolsamba.com, http://www.uksamba.org/, http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/mally/samba
Street Arts Network http://www.streetartsnetwork.org.uk
Streets Alive! http://www.streetsalive.net
Banksy Bristol's Finest! http://www.banksy.co.uk & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy
Arts Activism http://www.newmedia.sunderland.ac.uk/crumb/phase3/nmc_intvw_bookjack.html
Culture Jamming http://www.excite.co.uk/directory/Society/Activism/Media/Culture_Jamming
US Community Arts http://www.communityarts.net Links http://www.gsanetwork.org/freezone/links.html
British Council Arts http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-performing-arts-acd-directory.htm
Arts in Conflict projects http://www.inplaceofwar.net/project/links.htm
Art Centres http://www.entsweb.co.uk/theatre/artcentre, http://www.art-centres.co.uk
Theatre/Info
http://www.britishtheatreguide.info,
http://www.theatrenet.co.uk
http://www.whatsonstage.com, http://www.britinfo.net/theatre
Poetry
Poetry Events/links www.poetrysociety.org.uk, http://www.poetry-archive.com, http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do
www.barbican.org.uk/canihaveaword
Suitable for: KS1/2 pupils &
teachers Can
I Have a Word? provides teachers with ideas and resources for creative writing.
Profiles of the contributing poets are provided.
www.poetryarchive.org
Suitable for: KS1/2 pupils &
teachers The
children’s archive has a great collection of poetry recordings by the authors.
www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk
Suitable for: KS1/2 pupils &
teachers One of the most appealing features of
this site is that it is possible for children to submit their work to be
published online. The teacher zone explains how to invite a poet into school.
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/wwww/living/kids.shtml
Suitable for: KS1 pupils &
teachers BBC Scotland has produced some
interesting riddles for children to solve. The riddles have visual solutions.
www.rhymezone.com
Suitable for: KS1/2 pupils &
teachers A very effective and efficient
online rhyming dictionary.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
Suitable for: KS1/2 pupils &
teachers A team of poets demonstrates how
to use descriptive words and phrases, the use of rhyme and rhythm and how to
have fun writing poetry. An online poetry idea engine helps pupils to write
haikus, free verse, limericks and more.
Arts Council (link to SW Arts & links to Diversity) http://www.artscouncil.org.uk, Arts Marketing (useful SW stats) http://www.swam.org.uk
Film
Video Activism http://www.videoactivism.org/hotlinks.html
Television Trust for the Environment http://www.oneworld.org/tve
British Film Institute http://www.bfi.org.uk
Commonwealth Film Festival http://www.commonwealthfilm.com
Independent cinemas http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/festivals/independent_cinemas.shtml, http://www.apollocinemas.co.uk, http://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk, http://www.picturehouses.co.uk,http://www.britinfo.net/cinema/lcinemas.htm
Concord Films http://www.concordvideo.co.uk
'Blackgold' new film on coffee http://www.blackgoldmovie.com
Festivals
& Volunteering
Hay
Festival http://www.hayfestival.com/2005/friends.asp
Volunteer
with Oxfam for festival stewarding http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/stewards/index.htm
&
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/stewards
CAFOD
http://www.cafod.org.uk
Workers
Beer Co http://www.workersbeer.co.uk
Samaritans
http://www.samaritans.org
Trained First Aiders-Festival Medical http://www.festival-medical.co.uk & http://www.sja.org.uk
Glastonbury http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk & http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/glastonbury
Reaffirming the spirit of political debate among festival goers, promoting the value of trade union membership and collective campaigning http://www.leftfield.coop
Greenbelt http://www.greenbelt.org.uk
Womad http://www.womad.org
New Musical Express http://www.nme.com
Bath Fringe Festival http://www.bathfringe.co.uk & http://www.walcotstreet.com
Ashton Court Festival http://www.ashtoncourtfestival.com
Tolpuddle Festival http://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk, http://www.tuc.org.uk/the_tuc/index.cfm
Greening Festivals
Big Green Gathering http://www.big-green-gathering.com, www.greenfuturesfestivals.org.uk
Croissantneuf69 www.myspace.com/croissantneuf69, http://www.partyneuf.co.uk
Travelling
environmental education centre www.greenroadshow.co.uk
World's first, biggest and best entirely Solar Powered mobile public venue
www.solarvenue.co.uk
Sustainable event http://www.sustainableevent.com
Sunrise Festival http://www.sunrisecelebration.com
Critical Key Thinkers, Activists
Chomsky Archive http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/ejournal/chomsky.htm or http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/index.cfm
Action
Site from George Monbiot http://www.globalrising.org
Anita Roddick activist site http://www.anitaroddick.com/index.jsp http://www.takeitpersonally.org.uk
Naomi Klein site http://www.nologo.org
Amartya Sen http://www.justpeace.org/sen.htm
Paul Kingsnorth http://www.paulkingsnorth.net/home.html
Susan George http://www.tni.org/george
Arundhati Roy http://www.arundhatiroy.org.uk http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=51&ItemID=2919 http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040209&s=roy
Vananda Shiva http://www.vshiva.net
Activist Comedian Mark Thomas http://www.mtcp.co.uk
Sustainablity Guru, Amory Lovins http://www.rmi.org
Michael Moore http://www.michaelmoore.com
Joseph Stiglitz http://www2.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz & http://www.project-syndicate.org/series/11/description
Noreena Hertz http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Global_Economy/Silent_Takeover_Part4.html
John Pilger http://www.johnpilger.com
John Madeley- http://www.johnmadeley.co.uk
21stCenturyTrust.org http://www.21stCenturyTrust.org
Campaigning off/online expertise
Common Purpose http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/
Excellent
community activists site from Common Purpose http://www.justdosomething.net/
Excellent link examining alternative strategies http://uk.oneworld.net/guides/environmentalactivism/strategies
Consultants on sustainable change http://www.modoto.co.uk
Directory of Social Change http://www.dsc.org.uk
Charity Commission http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk
BBC – Action Network http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork
New Bristol community campaigning site http://www.campaigncreator.org
Activist Toolkit from Rainforest Action Network http://ran.org/act/activist_toolkit
Fundraising http://www.fundraising.co.uk/books/charity.html
Stamp out apathy! - fun site to help you campaign http://www.antiapathy.org
Advocacyonline http://www.advocacyonline.net
Campaigning Advice http://www.thedreamtime.com/tools/strategies.html
Campaigning advice http://www.campaignstrategy.org
Campaign tips/action http://www.passport.panda.org/about/toolkit.cfm?uNC=43968989
Advice on online campaigning/blogging http://campaignsonline.org
To strengthen community and workplace action for social, ecological and economic justice. http://www.thechangeagency.org
Advice/checklists on community planning/consultation and more http://www.communityplanning.net, http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2105
Facilitation Training http://www.ica-uk.org.uk
Social Marketing http://www.social-marketing.org/success/cs-stopaids.html
Learn Marketing http://www.marketingteacher.com
Media Advice/Communications advice/guides http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/neeap/Media/index.htm, http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/neeap, http://www.spinproject.org. http://www.cultdyn.co.uk, http://www.frameworksinstitute.org/strategicanalysis/FramingPublicIssuesfinal.pdf
Communicating for Change for effective and creative solutions to your communication needs http://www.platform1design.com
Guardian Site http://society.guardian.co.uk/campaigning/0,8145,390105,00.html
DFID 'Rough Guide to a Better World' http://www.roughguide-betterworld.com
Sheila McKechnie Foundation-campaigning expertise/training http://www.sheilamckechnie.org.uk
Advocacy training http://www.parli-training.co.uk
The Art of war online http://www.sonshi.com
Better World Handbook http://www.betterworldhandbook.com
Student Activism info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_activism
Bristol Skill Sharing group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bristolskillshare
Learning/teaching techniques http://www.learningwiki.com/412, http://www.thiagi.com
Better Thinking Consultancy http://www.betterthinking.co.uk
Online Futures
America's Move on is probably the most successful example of web activism, . Netaction is a rich resource for wannabe online campaigners, including The Virtual Activist, a superb manual for anyone looking to build and promote their cause online. Greenpeace has one of the most comprehensive cyberactivist sites.
http://www.netaction.org
Organise petitions online http://www.petitiononline.com/petition.html or http://www.webpetitions.com, http://www.petitionthem.com/default.asp
Blogging http://www.blogger.com,http://www.typepad.com, http://www.myspace.com,
Share Photos online-Photography blog http://www.flickr.com, http://www.23hq.com
Organise a Flash mob http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_mob
Website advice/services http://www.webunity.org.uk, http://www.communitykit.ik.com
Bristol's Digital Challenge http://www.connectingbristol.org
Ethical Internet services http://www.ethicalinternet.co.uk/page.cfm, http://www.enableinteractive.co.uk, http://portal.charitydays.net
Bristol School for policy studies http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/research/cpsj/default.shtml
Townsend Centre for Poverty Research http://www.bris.ac.uk/poverty
Bristol University Development MSc http://www.bris.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/2006/prog_details/SSLF/308
Bristol University Politics http://www.bris.ac.uk/politics
Bristol Institute of advanced studies http://www.bristol.ac.uk/ias
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol (Sustainability Cafe) http://sustainability.gly.bris.ac.uk also http://www.sustainabilitybristol.org,http://www.theworldcafe.com
Bristol University Department of Earth Sciences Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System (QUEST http://quest.bris.ac.uk
The Bristol based Economics Network of the Higher Education Academy http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk
Centre for Development Studies Bath University http://www.bath.ac.uk/cds
also Bath dept of economics & international development http://www.bath.ac.uk/econ-dev//index.htm
Bath University Centre for action research in professional practice Corporate responsibility etc. http://www.bath.ac.uk/carpp
Bath Politics http://www.bath.ac.uk/esml/politics
Bath Centre for Research in Education and the Environment http://www.bath.ac.uk/cree, http://www.bath.ac.uk/education/
UWE Humanities and Social Sciences http://www.uwe.ac.uk/hlss
Cornish University (Combined Unis in Cornwall) http://www.cuc.ac.uk
Sustainability MSc Plymouth http://csf.plymouth.ac.uk
Social Movement Research http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWENews/Default.asp?item=627
UK Centres Development Studies http://www.ids.ac.uk/courses/cou_inst.html
University Sociosite- issue research site http://www2.fmg.uva.nl/sociosite/about.html
Network of Activists Scholars http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naspir http://www.naspir.org.uk, http://www.bisa.ac.uk/groups/naspir.htm
American Political Science assoc http://www.apsanet.org/about/sections/section27.cfm
Making Political Science relevant to create a better World http://www.apsanet.org/~new
Plymouth University http://www.plymouth.ac.uk
Exeter University Politics http://www.huss.ex.ac.uk/politics/index.htm
Aberystwyth International Politics http://www.aber.ac.uk/interpol
Bournemouth University http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk,
Media School http://media.bournemouth.ac.uk
University of Gloucestershire http://www.glos.ac.uk
World University Links http://www.allaboutcollege.com/colleges/colleges.htm
BUSU http://www.uwe.ac.uk/union
Bath SU http://www.ubu.org.uk & http://www.bathstudent.com
Bath Spa SU http://www.bathspasu.co.uk
UWE SU http://www.uwe.ac.uk/union UWE SU http://www.uwesu.net
Bristol
University societies http://www.ubu.org.uk/main/societies/societieslist?accessibility=1
Bristol University international affairs society http://www.bris.ac.uk/politics/news/2005/101005
UWE Clubs and Societies here P&P http://www.uwesu.net/peopleandplanet
NUS
http://www.nusonline.co.uk
Labour Students http://www.labourstudents.org.uk/labourstudents, http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Union/UBLC
Bristol International Student Centre http://www.bisc.org.uk
Bristol Univ. Fairtrade Society http://www.ubu.org.uk/main/Societies/societieslist/fairtrade
Student FTU site http://www.fairtradestudents.org.uk
Ethical Student http://www.ethicalstudent.com
Stop
Aids Campaign http://www.stopaidscampaign.org.uk
Action Aid trade justice student site http://www.actionaidspace.org
People
and Planet http://www.peopleandplanet.org
Labour
Students http://www.labourstudents.org.uk
Oxfam campus shops http://www.oxfam.org.uk/generationwhy/shop/oxfamshops/campus
Oxfam Shops http://www.oxfam.org.uk/generationwhy/shop/oxfamshops
Council
for International Students http://www.cisuk.org.uk
UN
student and Youth Organisation http://www.unysa-uk.org
Liberal
Democrat Student and Youth http://www.ldys.org.uk/web
Student
Partnerships Worldwide http://www.spw.org/new/index.php
MedSIN Medical Students Global Health http://www.medsin.org
UWE Student Chaplaincy http://www.uwe.ac.uk/chaplaincy
Bath Chaplaincy http://www.bath.ac.uk/chaplaincy
Bristol University Chaplaincy http://www.bris.ac.uk/depts/chap
BBC Somerset student links (including Bath) http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/entertainment/students/index.shtml
Student Links- very useful http://www.educationet.org/links.html
Student links (see student media for lists of radio/newspapers) http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/0,9857,902874,00.html http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/page/0,9859,1012172,00.html
U18yrs Debates on politics/topical issues http://www.headsup.org.uk/content
Parliamentary Education Unit http://www.explore.parliament.uk
US youth campaigning online http://www.rockthevote.org
Student Guide for media distribution -nos of students etc. http://www.thestudentmediagroup.co.uk/pages/university_guide.htm
US Campus Activism- useful ideas,resources http://www.campusactivism.org
Bournemouth University SU http://www.subu.org.uk
Plymouth Student Union http://www.upsu.com/default.asp
Exeter SU http://www.guild.ex.ac.uk
University of Gloucestershire http://www.ugsu.org
Rag Societies http://www.bristolrag.org.uk/, http://www.bath.ac.uk/~su4rag/
National Rag http://www.ukrag.net
UK Student Union Portal http://www.uk250.co.uk/StudentsUnion, http://www.uk-studentsuniondirectory.co.uk
International Student Guide to UK http://www.hero.ac.uk/sites/hero/uk/studying/information_for_overseas_stude262.cfm
Oxfam Youth Site http://www.oxfam.org.uk/generationwhy
Oxjam site http://www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam
Global youth work http://www.nya.org.uk/globalyouth
Sustainable Development & Youth http://www.dea.org.uk/youth/sustainabledevelopment
Christian Aid - connecting the emerging generation to campaign http://www.speak.org.uk
UNICEF Youth Site http://www.therightssite.org.uk
Development Education/Youth http://www.dea.org.uk/youth
Youth Parliaments http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk, http://www.ayparliament.org, http://www.eypej.org,
Local Youth Parliaments http://www.ukypdevon.co.uk, http://www.ukypglos.co.uk
Youth Net http://www.youthnet.org
Action Aid Youth Network http://www.actionaid.org.uk/524/youth_network.html
Connections http://www.connexionswest.org.uk/welcome
Youth & Climate Change http://www.itsgettinghotinhere.org
SW Education Network
Global Education supplement http://education.guardian.co.uk/globalclassroom/0,,1942360,00.html
National Site http://www.globaldimension.org.uk
B&NES
International Education
http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/internationaleducation/default.htm
Bristol
Education for Sustainable Development
http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/susdev/suseducation.html
Devon
Global Centre http://www.globalcentredevon.org.uk
Global Campaign for Education
http://www.campaignforeducation.org/
Education
International http://www.ei-ie.org/main/english/ewnindex.htm
Development Education Association
http://www.dea.org.uk/
EADI - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes http://www.eadi.org
Teachers resources on Divine Chocolate http://www.papapaa.org
Schools Links http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/schools/resources.shtml
Online courses for teachers on the global dimension to education http://www.teachandlearn.net/teachglobal
Enabling Effective Support: Networks of organisations working to deliver regional strategies for the global dimension in schools http://www.dea.org.uk/dea/ees.html
Oxfam education resources ideas for students and
teachers http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/
Make Poverty History Education pages http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/education
Christian Aid education resources http://www.globalgang.org.uk
Global Express Development Education
http://www.dep.org.uk/
Yeovil Development Education excellent site good links
to education http://www.glade.org/
Education for Sustainable Development
(ESD) from WWF
http://www.wwflearning.co.uk/
Adult, Community and Further Education http://www.niace.org.uk/ALW/Themes/Global.html
Information on global perspectives in adult, community and further education. http://www.dea.org.uk/adult
Links to projects working to integrate global perspectives across higher education http://www.dea.org.uk/higher
Development Studies Association http://www.devstud.org.uk
Eco Schools http://www.eco-schools.org.uk
Human Scale Education http://www.hse.org.uk
Bristol Museums www.bristol-city.gov.uk/museums
Commonwealth & Empire Museum http://www.empiremuseum.co.uk/special.htm
National Curriculum online
http://www.nc.uk.net/
Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/
Schools links
UK
Schools Web http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk
Education
sites for Democracy and Citizenship
Global
Dimensions in Citizenship http://www.citizenship-global.org.uk
Dfes
on Citizenship http://www.dfes.gov.uk/citizenship
The Global Gateway is a new international website, enabling those involved in education across the world to engage in creative partnerships http://www.globalgateway.org.uk
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/educationoverview/international/globalgateway
World e-citizen perspectives- promoting interchange and cultural diversity http://www.mirandanet.ac.uk
Learn
UK http://www.learn.co.uk/citizenship/managing/faqs.asp
Virtual
Teacher http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/docserver.php?temid=59
Citizenship
foundation http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk
Explore
Parliament http://www.explore.parliament.uk
Red
Box- public spending workshops http://www.redbox.gov.uk
Time
for Citizenship http://www.timeforcitizenship.com
Co-op
http://learntoco-operate.co-op.ac.uk/documents/democracy.pdf
Census
at School http://www.censusatschool.ntu.ac.uk
CEWC
Welsh site http://www.cewc-cymru.org.uk
Institute
for Citizenship http://www.citizen.org.uk
School
sites
Carbon
cycle animation
Carbon
Missions
Carbon
cycle
Captain
Carbon
Excellent Portal on Energy/Climate Change http://managenergy.net/kidscorner http://managenergy.net/kidscorner/te2.html
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/sd
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
http://www.nc.uk.net/esd/index.htm
Teachernet
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sd/
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools
Development Education Project
http://www.dep.org.uk/cities/index.htm
Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit
http://www.esdtoolkit.org/default.htm
Eco Schools http://www.eco-schools.org.uk
Youth/climate Change http://www.itsgettinghotinhere.org
Action without borders maintains idealist.org, the
richest online directory of non-profit and volunteering resources from 14,000
organisations worldwide. http://www.idealist.org
Bath voluntary service http://www.voluntaryservice.org
Volunteering Bristol http://www.bristolvolunteers.org.uk
Charity people recruitment agency serving the ‘not for
profit’ sector http://www.charitypeople.co.uk
Community service volunteers http://www.csv.org.uk
Concordia is a small not-for-profit youth organisation committed to
international youth exchange. Http://www.concordia-iye.org.uk
Do it a national online database of current volunteering
opportunities http://www.do-it.org.uk
Earthwatch http://www.earthwatch.org/europe
Global
volunteer network http://www.volunteer.org.nz
International development directory is a guide that provides
essential information on UK based voluntary organizations working in the
developing world. Http://www.dsc.org.uk/
International directory of voluntary work http://www.vacationwork.co.uk
International voluntary service: http://www.ivs-gb.org.uk
International service http://www.internationalservice.org.uk
National council for voluntary organisations http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
Oxfam- click on what you can do for UK opportunities http://www.oxfam.org/eng
Teaching Abroad http://www.teaching-abroad.co.uk
Vacation work publications http://www.vacationwork.co.uk
Voluntary organisations internet server http://www.vois.org.uk
Voluntary service overseas
http://www.vso.org.uk
Volunteer Challenge enables
students and staff to get involved with community organisations http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/departments/student-support/volunteer
Volunteer development England http://www.vde.org.uk
Volunteers
from around the world can help communities in developing countries without
leaving their own communities http://www.onlinevolunteering.org
World Volunteer Web http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org
Bristol Voluntary community Voscur http://www.voscur.org
World service enquiry http://www.wse.org.uk
Worldwide volunteering http://www.worldwidevolunteering.org.uk
Find
a volunteering match http://www.volunteermatch.org
Short Term Vol placements http://www.hatw.org.uk, http://www.AidCamps.org
Volunteering England works to promote volunteering as a powerful force for change, http://www.volunteering.org.uk
Volunteers
are supported by their employer, either in work time or outside of work hours.
Employee Volunteering http://www.employeevolunteering.org.uk
Ecological and Conservation Worldwide
www.workingabroad.com
Alaska Parks www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/
French Conservation Action
www.rempart.com/
GAP YEAR
Gap Year info http://observer.guardian.co.uk/travel/story/0,,1833199,00.html
Gap year Advice http://www.gapadvice.org
Gap Year Directory/information
http://www.gapyeardirectory.co.uk,
Http://www.gapyear.com,
http://www.gapwork,
Support
Conservation in a community http://www.coralcay.org
Gap year projects http://www.projecttrust.org.uk
Year Out Guide http://www.yearoutgroup.org
Take a year out http://www.travellersworldwide.com
A
year in industry http://www.yini.org.uk
Festival Volunteering
Hay Festival http://www.hayfestival.com/2005/friends.asp
Volunteer with Oxfam for festival stewarding http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events/stewards/index.htm
&
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/stewards
CAFOD http://www.cafod.org.uk
Workers Beer Co http://www.workersbeer.co.uk
Samaritans http://www.samaritans.org
Trained First Aiders-Festival Medical http://www.festival-medical.co.uk & http://www.sja.org.uk
Bristol City FT Site
http://www.bristolfairtradenetwork.org.uk,
http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/fairtrade
Bristol Univ. Fairtrade Society http://www.ubu.org.uk/main/Societies/societieslist/fairtrade
News Student FT site http://www.fairtradestudents.org.uk
US site http://www.fairtradestudents.org/links.htm
Bath & NE Somerset FT http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/bathnes/business/fairtrade
Chew Valley FT http://www.valleyfairtrade.org
South Gloucestershire Fairtrade
Network
Yate FT Team http://www.yft.org.uk
Gloucestershire Fairtrade Network
Somerset FT Network
http://www.somersetfairtrade.org.uk
Local Food http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/living/local+food+directory/local+suppliers1.asp
Glos/Oxford/Swindon
Co-op FT site http://www.osgmakeitfair.coop/live/cme2.htm
Co-op & FT info
http://www.co-op.co.uk/ext_1/Development.nsf/14d9787189cefeb080256547003d055e/93f7e7a89c33bb6180256d2700280ad0?OpenDocument
Exeter
FT site http://www.exeter.gov.uk/fairtrade
Plymouth
http://www.pdfid.org.uk
North Somerset Agenda 21-
North Somerset http://www.somersetfairtrade.org.uk/nsomerset.htm
http://www.tenons.org.uk/ft.htmThe 100milediet- live on local food http://www.100milediet.org
The
Good Fish Guide- Buy here! Fish to enjoy- those to avoid http://www.mcsuk.org/action/gfg.htm
Exciting
Holidays for Responsible Travellers - get the guide here:
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=2043
or here
http://www.tourismconcern.org.uk/resources/resources_books.htm
Manual
2000 Guide http://www.johnelkington.com/pubs-books-consumer.htm
Good shopping Guide http://www.thegoodshoppingguide.co.uk
Rough Guide to ethical shopping http://www.roughguides.com/store/details.html?ProductID=541
The Excellent ‘Go Mad’ Guide 500 ways to save the
planet- http://www.thinkpublishing.co.uk/thinkframe3.html
Guardian Series on Ethical living http://www.money.guardian.co.uk/ethicalliving
Surefish Guide to ethical living http://www.surefish.co.uk/ethical_living/index.htm
FOE publications http://www.foe.co.uk/pubsinfo/pubscat/practical.html#good_s
Consumer Magazines
Ethical Consumer- magazine superb site for individual
and corporate checking
http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/
New Consumer Magazine http://www.newconsumer.org/shop/
Ergo
Magazine http://www.ergo-living.com/
Change
Works Bookshop http://www.change-works.com/bookshop
The Green Parent http://www.thegreenparent.co.uk
The Ecologist http://www.theecologist.org
Ethical/Green
Products-all types
The Fairtrade Foundation -indispensable site packed
info on FT products and suppliers http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/
Green Choices everything you need for the green
lifestyle http://www.greenchoices.org/
Check out and 'ethically score' consumer products http://www.ethiscore.org
Green News, Views, products http://www.greenconsumerguide.com
also good range of advice on http://www.brookes.ac.uk/eie/
Ethical Junction-ethical search engine/database http://www.ethical-junction.org/
Ethical Portal http://www.livingethically.co.uk
Guide me green ethical/green portal http://www.guidemegreen.com
Fairtrade Vending machines/products http://www.fairtradevending.co.uk
Get Ethical Getethical.com is a project of Red Pepper
Magazine and The Big Issue, http://www.getethical.com/
Ethical matters excellent discussion & issues site http://www.ethicalmatters.co.uk
The Natural Collection catalogue Bath Based
http://www.naturalcollection.com/
Oxfam gift site/shop locater http://www.oxfam.org.uk/gifts
Oxfam ebay site http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Oxfam-Shop
Electronic publishing co- excellent data base of
‘green’ companies http://www.leafstream.com/leafdata/total.htm
Good portal for sustainable living products/lifestyle
http://www.sustlife.com/br4up/ASustlife/ecoshopsuk.htm
High quality
and great value fair trade and organic shopping
http://www.ethicalshopper.co.uk/ecommerce/control/main
Buy
Green http://www.buygreen.com/main/
Compassionate Shopping Guide http://www.naturewatch.org
Freerangers Vegan shopping http://www.freerangers.co.uk
The
Green Directory http://www.greendirectory.net
The
Green Guide http://www.greenguideonline.com
The US Green Guide- still useful info http://www.thegreenguide.com/
Association
of Charity Shops http://www.charityshops.org.uk/
British
Association of FT shops http://www.bafts.org.uk/
One
world shop http://www.oneworld.net/shop/
Dakini FT http://www.dakini.ie/home.htm
Out
of this World Supermarket http://www.ootw.co.uk/aboutus.htm
Online shopping from Stroud based shop
http://www.ecotopia.co.uk
Amnesty Ireland online shop http://store.amnesty.ie/index.htm
Range of gifts to help charities
http://www.goodgifts.org/goodgifts/
Oxfam Fairtrade http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/fairtrade/index.htm
Oxfam Online Charity shop
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/shop/
Oxfam alternative catalogue http://www.oxfamunwrapped.com
Oxfam progreso coffee http://www.progreso.org.uk
TUMI Latin American Crafts http://www.tumi.co.uk
Essential Trading Bristol based Wholesale food warehouse http://www.essential-trading.co.uk
Green Shop http://www.greenshop.co.uk
Ethical Footballs http://www.fairdealtrading.co.uk
A
Fair Cup local coffee shop http://www.afaircup.com/
Feminist based ethical shopping
guidance http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/Shop.htm
Traidcraft http://www.traidcraft.co.uk
Traidcraft shop http://www.traidcraftshop.co.uk
Tearcraft http://www.tearcraft.org
Ganesha http://www.ganesha.co.uk
Just change/community linking http://www.justchangeindia.com
Shared Earth http://www.sharedearth.co.uk
New Internationalist magazine–books, gifts http://www.newint.org/shop
FT vendors http://www.fairtradevendors.com/news001.html
Divine Chocolate 'Dubble' stockists & useful links page http://www.divinechocolate.com/links.htm
New FT chocolate http://www.chocolotto.com
US Company FT Coffee http://www.fair-trade-coffee.com/fair-trade-and-gourmet/fair-trade-uk.html
First FT vanilla/spice http://www.bartspicesdirect.com
Global Crafts http://www.globalcrafts.org
Global Journey: http://www.ifat.org/globaljourney/index.shtml
Christmas cards etc http://www.volresource.org.uk/info/weborgs.htm
Combined charities Christmas cards http://www.christmas-cards.org.uk
Card Aid http://www.cardaid.co.uk/catalog
Bishopston Trading http://www.bishopstontrading.co.uk
New Fairtrade Cotton http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/products_cotton.htm
The Natural Collection catalogue Bath Based http://www.naturalcollection.com/
Eco/organic clothing http://www.howies.co.uk
Manumit Fair Trade Accessories supply distinctive handcrafted ethical fashion accessories to individuals online. http://www.manumituk.com
Eco Clothing http://www.ecoclothing.co.uk
Cotton Clothing http://www.hug.co.uk
Textiles from Nature, especially organic cotton http://www.textilesfromnature.com
Free range kids organic clothing http://www.freerangekids.co.uk
School uniforms Fairly traded /organic cotton uniforms http://www.cleanslateclothing.co.uk Second hand kit http://www.uniform2.com recycled pencil cases/stationary etc http://www.remarkable.co.uk Sportsgear http://www.fairdealtrading.com
hemp/silk lingerie http://www.ennamore.co.uk
One Village superstore http://www.onevillage.org
People Tree FT catalogue
http://www.ptree.co.uk/
Chandni Chowk Clothing/textiles http://www.chandnichowk.co.uk
Greenfibres http://www.greenfibres.com
Hug T Shirts http://www.hug.co.uk
Foot Print Clothing http://www.footprint-clothing.co.uk
WWF http://www.panda.org/freshwater/cotton
Ethical Fashion http://www.ethicalfashionforum.com
Organic Cotton http://www.organiccottoneurope.net
Organic Clothing http://www.naturesmistress.co.uk
Organic clothes http://www.ciel.ltd.uk
Ethical clothing http://www.nosweatapparel.com
Eco hemp fashion http://www.enamore.co.uk
Organic/Hemp products Bristol based
http://www.yaoh.co.uk
Organic cotton T shirts from India http://www.agrocel-cotton.com/english/en_home.html
FT T shirts http://www.sandbag.uk.com
Ethical sports clothing http://www.eponasport.com/eponashop/asp/default.asp
'Blackspot' ethical sneakers http://www.adbusters.org
Ethical Threads clothing http://www.ethicalthreads.co.uk/
FT Organic cotton http://www.gossypium.co.uk
Soil Assoc- lists organic suppliers http://www.soilassociation.org
The Hemp store http://www.thehempstore.co.uk
INBI Hemp http://www.inbi-hemp.co.uk
Hemp trading company http://www.thtc.co.uk
Avalon
Hemp http://www.avalonhempshop.co.uk
Clothworks
http://www.clothworks.co.uk
Recycled/remodelled clothes http://www.goodone.co.uk
Organic Linens/clothing http://www.be-re.com/acatalog
Greenshoes http://www.greenshoes.co.uk
Gossypium, Fairtrade organic cotton clothing http://www.gossypium.co.uk
American apparel http://www.americanapparel.co.uk
One World is enough http://www.one-world-is-enough.net
Textile refashioning for Aid and Development http://www.traid.org.uk
Beads and Bush http://www.beadsandbush.com
American Apparel http://www.americanapparel.com
Giving clothes a second chance http://www.wornagain.co.uk
The mark of an ethical rug http://www.rugmark.org/
Mexican Hammock Co http://www.hammocks.co.uk
Shop of the orient http://www.soto-uk.com
Starfish http://www.starfishfairtrade.co.uk
Illizi Home http://www.illizi.uk.com
Squared Earth http://www.earthsquared.co.uk
Some ethical stuff from the US!
US based- but interesting http://www.responsibleshopper.org
Canada based but a useful portal with good ideas http://www.planetfriendly.net/gifts.html
US based but a good portal on all things ethical http://www.ecomall.com/sustainable.htm
European green procurement http://www.iclei.org
Boycott Sites
Boycott Bush http://www.boycottbush.net
Boycott site-who/what to boycott
Animal Friendly shopping
Ethical Wares ethically-based
mail order company run by vegans http://www.ethicalwares.com/
Vegan
Village –excellent portal to all things vegan
http://www.veganvillage.co.uk/
Vegan
Guide to Bristol http://www.veganbristol.co.uk
Bristol Vegan Group http://www.veganbristol.makessense.co.uk
Vegan
line http://www.veganline.com
Animal Aid Shop http://www.animalaid.org.uk/shop/index.htm
Bristol dogs home http://www.buy.at/bristoldogshome
Compassionate Shopping Guide http://www.naturewatch.org
Freerangers Vegan shopping http://www.freerangers.co.uk
Vegan
Clothing etc http://www.musonix.demon.co.uk/faq/
Vegetarian
Society http://www.vegsoc.org/
Veggie
Heaven – great restaurant guide http://www.veggieheaven.com
Vegan/Veggie
guide to Bristol http://www.ivu.org/bristolveg/bvs-gde.htm
Veggie Guides to lots of places UK/Europe http://www.vegetarianguides.co.uk/index.shtml
Vegetarian
Cookery School Bath http://www.vegetariancookeryschool.com
Vegetarian
Shoes http://www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk
The Natural shoe store http://www.thenaturalshoestore.com
Green people cosmetics http://greenpeople-organic-health.co.uk/
Organic skincare http://www.spieziaorganics.com
Montagne Jeunesse Face/Body products http://www.montagnejeunesse.co.uk
Healing products from nature http://www.motherearth.co.uk
Love the Planet products http://www.lovetheplanet.co.uk
Aveda http://www.aveda.com
Body shop http://www.thebodyshop.com/bodyshop
Caring Consumer – animal friendly products http://www.caringconsumer.com
Cruelty-free shopping http://www.crueltyfreeshop.com/
Don’t buy fur! http://www.furisdead.com
Eco-aware fish eating http://www.fishonline.org
Stop Supermarkets selling unsustainable palm oil products http://www.palmoil.org.uk, http://www.enoughsenough.org
Forest
of Avon products http://www.forestofavon.org.uk
http://www.fsc-uk.demon.co.uk/
http://www.forestworld.com/marketplace/marketplace_home.html/
Environmentally friendly shopping from the Centre for Alternative
Technology http://www.cat.org.uk/shopping
Bird Friendly shopping http://www.rspb.org.uk/supporting/shopping/index.asp
or http://www.rspbshop.co.uk
Earthly Goods from WWF https://shop.wwf.org.uk/store/Home.aspx
Woodland support shopping http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/christmas/catalogue/index.htm
International Tree Foundation http://www.internationaltreefoundation.org
Smartwood http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/forestry/smartwood/
Community wood recycling http://www.communitywoodrecycling.org.uk
Wood for Good- sustainability in buildings http://www.woodforgood.com
Organic Trade Services Business portal http://www.organicts.com
Organic news http://www.organicfood.co.uk/news.html
Useful info on value of low impact farming http://www.recycle.mcmail.com/lowfood.htm
Big Barn-Find your local producer- Excellent resource! http://www.bigbarn.co.uk
UK National Association of Farmers Markets Farmers’
Markets Local quality, fresh produce for local people.
http://www.farmersmarkets.net/
City Farms http://www.farmgarden.co.uk
Country Markets -WI Markets check one out near you www.country-markets.co.uk
Farm Box deliveries http://www.farmaround.co.uk
Organic Hampers http://www.theorganichampercompany.com
Farm Shopping http://www.farmshopping.com/
NFU Farms standards mark http://www.littleredtractor.org.uk
Local Food Web -a
directory of the good food on your doorstep, from farm shops
and speciality food
retailers to farmers' markets and village
stores.
http://www.localfoodweb.co.uk/
RSPCA approved Freedom Foods http://www.farmgatedirect.com
North
Somerset Food Directory http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/living/local+food+directory/index.asp
Taste Market, Sundays, Bath http://www.tastemarket.co.uk
Slow Food (Bristol Market 1st Sunday, Corn St) http://www.slowfood.com/eng
Farms
shops/Self pick outlets http://www.touchlocal.com/directory/categories.cfm/Farm%20Shops%20and%20Self-Pick%20Produce/directory/categories.cfm/Farm%20Shops%20and%20Self-Pick%20Produce
Excellent search engine for anything organic http://www.alotoforganics.co.uk/
Organic search engine http://www.accessorganic.com
Worldwide Work on Organic farms http://www.wwoof.org
Food /Organic ordering online http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/UK%20Food%20Shopping%20Dir.htm
UK Organic Food directory http://www.uk-organicfooddirectory.co.uk/
or http://www.organicfoodwebsites.co.uk
Organic farm foods company http://www.organicfarmfoods.co.uk
Organic search engine- local guides online http://www.organicsa2z.com/
Gusto guide organic/food restaurants http://www.gustoguide.co.uk
Selected organic sites http://www.redhotchilli.com/organics/
Alara Organics (good links section) http://www.alara.co.uk
Cauldron Foods (Portishead based) http://www.cauldronfoods.co.uk
Somerset organics http://www.somersetorganics.co.uk/
Women’s Institute http://www.womens-institute.org.uk
Local
Food Networks http://www.localfoodworks.org
Better
Food Co http://www.betterfood.co.uk
Fresh
and Wild stores http://www.freshandwild.com
Regional
foods http://www.regionalfoodanddrink.co.uk
British
Food http://www.britishfoodfortnight.co.uk
Olives! and more http://www.olivesetal.co.uk
FT olive oil from Palestine http://www.zaytoun.co.uk
Superb Chocolate http://www.montezumas.co.uk
Cafe Unlimited http://www.cafeunlimited.co.uk
Campaign for real Ale http://www.camra.org.uk
English Wine http://www.english-wine-producers.co.uk
Juniper organic Gin http://www.junipergreen.org
Yep Taybeh Beer http://www.alternativebeer.co.uk
Bath Ales http://www.bathales.com
Organic wines http://www.whyorganic.org
Fairtrade
Wines
http://www.co-op.co.uk/ext_1/Development.nsf/0/0869c15213aa7e8380256cd7005cfbf8?OpenDocument
0r http://www.traidcraft.co.uk/template2.asp?pageID=1532
Organic
Wine, Drinks http://www.vinceremos.co.uk/
Organic
& Vegan Wines
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/shop/wine.htm
http://www.broughtonpastures.co.uk
http://www.davenportvineyards.co.uk
Seen the day after tomorrow? --Climate Change
Climate and Atmosphere
Climate experts predict an acceleration in warming with the temperatures in Europe rising by about 4 degrees Celsius by the end of this century; (between 2 and 6.3 degrees to be precise).
Climate Ark Portal http://www.climateark.org
United Nations Environment Programme http://www.unep.org/themes/climatechange
Goddard Institute USA http://www.realclimate.org
The Global Roundtable on Climate Change http://www.grocc.org
Enclyopedia of the Atmospheric Environment-excellent
site-huge range of links to sites on this and related areas of concern
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change http://unfccc.int/2860.php
School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk
BBC
guide to Climate change http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate
Climate Action Network Europe http://www.climnet.org
When
the oil runs out- Association for the Study of peak oil http://www.peakoil.net
or see http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/PageOne.html
Mark Lynas Website http://www.marklynas.org/
Greenpeace's interactive thermometer: www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/climate-change
Research Bodies http://www.iied.org/CC/index.html, http://www.iisd.org/climate, http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/
For a simple animation on how the greenhouse effect works http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/sci_nat/04/climate_change/html/greenhouse.stm
Study the trends of emissions in different parts of the world. An illuminating interactive map from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Centre http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/emis/em_cont.htm
The New Scientist www.newscientist.com/channel/earth/climate-change
The US, withdrew from Kyoto and formed the Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4725681.stm
Friends of the Earth has a wealth of practical suggestions about energy use, transport and shopping wisely www.foe.co.uk/resource/faqs/questions/help_planet_2005.html
Excellent V Short Films 'From the front line on Climate Change' from Channel 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/climate-shorts.shtml
Listen up to Climate Radio! http://coinet.org.uk/climateradio
Good info bases http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange, http://www.iisd.org/climate, http://www.ecobridge.org/content/g_cse.htm, http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/yourenv/eff/1190084/natural_forces/climate/?version=1&lang=_e,
Exeter Conference 'Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change' http://www.stabilisation2005.com
Exeter Climate Action http://www.eclipse.co.uk/exeter/foe/eca.shtml
Eco news and tips http://www.4ecotips.com/eco/index.php, http://www.ecozine.co.uk
BBC
and the Open University site http://www.open2.net/climatechange
Questioning Global warning?- the Competitive
Enterprise Institute http://www.globalwarming.org,
http://www.cei.org/
Excellent BBC site http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange
UK
SW Climate Change info http://www.oursouthwest.com/climate
SW study report http://www.oursouthwest.com/climate/scopingstudy.htm
South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SWCCIP) http://www.oursouthwest.com/climate/sectors/sectors.htm
BBC Weather Centre www.bbc.co.uk/climate
Hadley Centre for
Climate Prediction and Research UK http://www.metoffice.com/research/hadleycentre,
http://www.meto.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/models/carbon_cycle/
Tyndall Centre for Climate Research UK http://www.tyndall.ac.uk
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution http://www.rcep.org.uk
UK Climate Impacts Programme
UK
Govt DEFRA site on Climate Change
The Department of Transport http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_science/documents/page/dft_science_027568-01.hcsp
Regional/Local Authorities acting on Climate change
http://www.klimabuendnis.org/english/update/frameset.htm or http://www.climate-star.net
Check the figures on CO2 emissions by UK locality http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/globatmos/galocalghg.htm
International
Local Authority Action on Climate change
Ecological Footprinting http://www.footprintnetwork.org
Local Authorities & Climate Change http://www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=1441689
Nottingham Declaration http://www.nottingham2005.org http://www.est.org.uk/housingbuildings/localauthorities/NottinghamDeclaration http://www.est.org.uk/housingbuildings/localauthorities/NottinghamDeclaration/online_action_pack
Check out your local eco- footprint http://www.wwflearning.org.uk/ecobudget/localauthorities
To find out information/action on Climate Change in the SW see: http://www.oursouthwest.com/climate/index.htm
http://www.swenvo.org.uk/environment/spot_climate.asp
Sustainability South West: www.sustainabilitysouthwest.org.uk
SW Climate Change info http://www.oursouthwest.com/climate
SW study report http://www.oursouthwest.com/climate/scopingstudy.htm
South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SWCCIP) http://www.oursouthwest.com/climate/sectors/sectors.htm
Environment Agency http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/yourenv/eff/1190084/natural_forces/climate/?version=1&lang=_e,
London action http://www.platformlondon.org/
Award winning site http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/environment
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change Conference http://www.stabilisation2005.com
EU
EU
Submission on their Actions on Climate Change
The European Commission Environment Directorate: www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/home_en.htm
European Environment Agency http://themes.eea.eu.int.environmental_issues/climate
Eldis research http://www.eldis.org/static/DOC11253.htm
Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at University of East Anglia: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/cru.htm
World Bank/Climate Change pages http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ESSD/envext.nsf/46ByDocName/KeyThemesVulnerabilityandAdaptationPovertyandClimateChange
DFID Fact sheets http://www2.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/climatechange/keysheetsindex.asp
UNDP-Poverty& climate change http://www.undp.org/energy/climate.htm
BBC news on 'Up in Smoke' report http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3756642.stm
The Report http://www.christian-aid.org.uk/indepth/410smoke
UNEP Climate Change and Poverty http://climatechange.unep.net
Africa Climate Change etc http://www.grida.no
Durban Climate Justice Blog http://climatejustice.blogspot.com
Indigenous Environmental Network http://www.ienearth.org
Bali principles http://www.risingtide.nl/baliprinciples/baliprinciples_en.html
Capacity Strengthening of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for Adaptation to Climate Change (CLACC) http://www.clacc.net
Linking Climate Adaptation (LCA) Network http://www.linkingclimateadaptation.org
Stockholm Environment Institute SEI: http://www.sei.se
Quarterly journal on climate change and development produce by IIED, SEI and UEA http://www.tiempocyberclimate.org/portal/bulletin.htm
Climate Change projects http://www.iied.org/CC/projects/cladapworkshop.html
Poverty and Climate Change, 2001, produced by 10 multilateral and bilateral development funding agencies http://web.worldbank.org/servlets/ECR?contentMDK=20480623&sitePK=406964, http://web.worldbank.org/servlets/ECR?contentMDK=20480619&sitePK=406964
Carbon offsetting questioned http://www.fern.org.uk, http://www.sinkswatch.org, http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk
Carbon Trade Watch http://www.carbontradewatch.org
The Corner House http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk
Sustainable Energy and Economy Network http://www.seen.org
Global Justice Ecology Network http://www.globaljusticeecology.org
Raised voices from the majority world http://www.raisedvoices.net
Green Gold world bank carbon offsetting http://clearerchannel.org/media/page.php?id=430&prefix=video
Where the trees are a desert http://www.tni.org/exhibit
Climate Adaption http://www.linkingclimateadaptation.org
Science & Development Network http://www.scidev.net/dossiers/index.cfm?fuseaction=dossierItem&Dossier=4
Oilwatch International http://www.oilwatch.org
Oil Change International http://www.priceofoil.org
Baku-Ceyhan Campaign http://www.baku.org.uk
Plan B http://planb.org
Art not Oil http://www.artnotoil.org.uk
National Petroleum Gallery http://www.nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk
Museum of the Corporation http://www.museumofthecorporation.org
Remember Ken Saro Wiwa http://www.remembersarowiwa.com
Shell- Sakhalin island http://www.pacificenvironment.org
Exxon Mobil http://www.exxonsecrets.org
Shell in Ireland http://www.corribsos.com
Nigeria flaring http://www.eraction.org,
Others http://www.carbonweb.org, http://www.oilwatch.org.ec, http://www.oilc.org, http://www.shellfacts.com, http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk, http://www.amazonwatch.org, http://www.nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk
Spinning for Nuclear Power http://www.nuclearspin.org/index.php/Main_Page, other spinners http://heatisonline.org/disinformation.cfm
Nuclear info http://nuclear.getfast.info/nuclear/index.asp, http://www.nirs.org/climate/climate.htm
Nuclear reports/links http://www.guardian.co.uk/nuclear/0,,181325,00.html, http://politics.guardian.co.uk/green/story/0,9061,1255692,00.html
Nuclear Free Local Authorities http://www.nuclearpolicy.info
Greenpeace http://www.greenpeace.org/international, http://archive.greenpeace.org/nuclear/pathways.html
Debating Nuclear http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/24/1359225
Health and Nuclear Power http://www.nuclearpolicy.org
British Nuclear Fuels http://www.bnfl.com/index.php?pageID=67
The Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy-Nuclear weapons info http://www.acronym.org.uk/uk/index.htm
Sustainable Development Commission on Nuclear Power http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/pages/060306.html, http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/pages/scot_nuclear.html
Oxford Research Group http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/programmes/nuclearissues.htm
Stop Bristol Airport's expansion http://www.nobristolairportexpansion.co.uk
Resist Airport Expansion http://www.airportpledge.org.uk
Airport Watch http://www.airportwatch.org.uk/
Offset your air travel http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatecare
Alternatives to air worldwide public transport info http://www.seat61.com
Planestupid campaign http://www.planestupid.com
Limit your air travel http://www.flightpledge.org.uk
Alternatives to Flying http://www.noflying.info
Offset your air travel http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatecare
What you can do-Take action!
Climate
Action Network
Carbon-info http://www.carbon-info.org/carboninfo_051.htm
http://www.climatenetwork.org/
US Site The Great Warming http://www.thegreatwarming.com
Climate Outreach and info http://www.coinet.org.uk
Climate Chaos Campaign http://www.stopclimatechaos.org
Climate Camp http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/links.htm
No New Oil http://www.nonewoil.org/
Rising
tide
Direct Action http://earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports
Operation Noah http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk/noah
Christian Climate Site http://www.climateark.org
Global
Commons Institute
Greenpeace
WWF
The Alliance for Climate Protection ( Al Gore etc ) http://allianceforclimateprotection.org
Film - 'An Inconvenient Truth' http://www.climatecrisis.net
Darryl Hannah eco-blog http://www.dhlovelife.com
Campaign Against Climate Change
http://www.campaigncc.org
or http://www.campaignagainstclimatechange.net
Carbon Calculators/offsetting
Choose your calculator (links) http://www.esd.rgs.org/link6.html
Climate Care offset your carbon use including C02 calculator http://www.climatecare.org
Carbon Footprint http://www.carbonfootprint.com
Check your own carbon outputs & take action http://www.co2balance.com
The amount of carbon you personally produce in a year can be determined using our carbon calculator. The measure of consumed natural resources is your carbon footprint http://www.carboncalculator.co.uk/averages.php
Take the carbon Challenge http://coinet.org.uk/projects/challenge
Carbon Gym http://www.cat.org.uk/carbongym
C02 Calculator http://www.resurgence.org/carboncalculator
Ethical Investment for Climate change etc see Carbon Calculator http://www.ebico.co.uk/en/open/pages/indexen.php
Carbon storage trust-buy with the climate care label
Measure your C02 http://www.natenergy.org.uk/convert.htm#calc
Global Footprint network http://www.footprintnetwork.org or http://www.earthday.net/footprint/info.asp
The
Carbon Neutral Company helps businesses and individuals tackle their
contribution to climate change http://www.carbonneutral.com
Calculate
your CO2 per air trip http://www.chooseclimate.org/flying
Carbon Calculator http://www.nef.org.uk/energyadvice/co2calculator.htm
Carbon Calculator http://www.bestfootforward.com
Carbon Trading/emissions trading http://www.pointcarbon.com
Woods Directory http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/woods
Plant a tree for all http://www.treeforall.org.uk
Plant a tree http://www.RSAtrees.org
Carbon
Neutral Co http://www.futureforests.com
Plant a native tree http://www.native-tree-shop.com
Save our orchards http://www.ukcider.co.uk/SaveTheOrchards.htm
National Tree Week http://www.treecouncil.org.uk
Trees for Cities http://www.treesforcities.org
Forest Portal http://forests.org
Rainforest Portal http://www.rainforestportal.org
Alternatives to slash and burn http://www.asb.cgiar.org
Carbon offsetting Questioned
Carbon offsetting questioned http://www.fern.org.uk, http://www.sinkswatch.org, http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk
Carbon Trade Watch http://www.carbontradewatch.org
Durban Network for Climate Justice http://climatejustice.blogspot.com
The Corner House http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk
Sustainable Energy and Economy Network http://www.seen.org
Rising Tide http://www.risingtide.org.uk
Global Justice Ecology Network http://www.globaljusticeecology.org
Indigenous Environment Network http://www.ienearth.org
Energy Action & Saving
Centre
for Sustainable Energy Bristol http://www.cse.org.uk/
Energy
Saving Trust focuses on delivering practical solutions -
achieve the sustainable and efficient use of energy,
http://www.est.org.uk
National Energy Foundation http://www.nef.org.uk
Electricity Producers Association- good data! http://www.aepuk.com/need_info.php#26,
Buy energy saving labelled products http://www.est.org.uk/myhome/efficientproducts/energylabel
Energy low products/advice http://www.energysavingworld.co.uk
Save
Energy in your home http://www.saveenergy.co.uk
Monitor your electricity use http://www.electrisave.co.uk
Energy saving advice http://www.foe.co.uk/living/forum/
& CAT
http://www.cat.org.uk
Help
and advice on energy efficiency/products http://www.energystar.gov
Consult the 'Carbon Coach' http://www.carboncoach.com/comeoffit/index.html, http://www.carboncoach.com/index.html
Check out/meter your power use http://www.diykyoto.co.uk
Energy Audit your house http://www.safeclimate.net/calculator
Story http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4667354.stm
Low Carbon building http://www.clear-skies.org
Eco Audits http://www.3acorns.co.uk
No Switch to turn off standby? http://www.wattstopper.com/getdoc/1218.pdf
Times eco pages, debates/advice http://timesonline.typepad.com/eco_worrier
Nationwide eco guide http://www.nationwide.co.uk/energy
Save 20% on energy http://www.saveyour20percent.co.uk
Switch to Greener Energy
100%
Renewable Energy http://www.good-energy.co.uk
http://www.ecotricity.co.uk http://www.greenenergy.uk.com
Switch
to Green Supplier http://www.uswitch.com
Compare tariffs on Green Energy http://www.ukgreenpower.co.uk
http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/climate/press_for_change/choose_green_energy/index.html
Switch to greener energy http://www.climatechangenow.com
Install your own technology http://www.clear-skies.org,NOW LOW CARBON BUILDINGShttp://www.est.org.uk/housingbuildings/funding/lowcarbonbuildings
Buy your low energy light bulbs here http://www.bltdirect.co.uk or http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com or http://www.light-store.co.uk, http://www.ebulbshop.com, http://www.sylvania-lamps.com, http://www.phillips.co.uk, http://www.gelighting.com, http://www.megamanuk.com
Campaign to tax hi-energy bulbs http://www.banthebulb.org
Solar, wind, hydro, organic waste, heatpumps. Sustainable Energy Tech. in East England. http://www.sustainablepower.org
Solar
water heating http://www.newbuilder.co.uk/archive/index.asp
WireFreeDirect Ltd, Supplies and sells solar panels, wind generators and renewable energy products http://www.wirefreedirect.com
http://www.greenenergy.org.uk/sta, http://www.thecei.org.uk/solarheating
Photovoltiac panels http://www.greenenergy.org.uk/pvuk2, http://www.solar-power-answers.co.uk,
Condensing Gas Boilers http://www.nef.org.uk/energyadvice/boilers.htm,
Log boilers, wood burners& biomass http://www.newbuilder.co.uk/gbb/log_boilers.pdf, http://www.solidfuel.co.uk/main_pages/wood.htm, http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/acu/energy/biomass-taskforce, http://www.carbontrust.co.uk,
Wind energy http://www.bwea.com/you/own.html, http://www.buildingforafuture.co.uk/summer05, Erect your own wind turbine http://www.embracewind.com, http://www.renewabledevices.com, http://www.windsave.com, Invest in Wind http://www.triodos.co.uk/uk/personal_banking/your_investments/shares_and_funds/47740/?version=1&lang=en
Geothermal heating, Combined Heat and power, http://www.micropower.co.uk, http://www.whispergen.com, http://www.chpa.org.uk, http://www.powergen.co.uk,
World association for decentralised energy http://www.localpower.org
Greener Housing/ Eco-domestic goods
Follow the Yellow House http://coinet.org.uk/materials/yellowhousecd
Eco house ideas/practice http://www.buildinggreentv.com
Environmentally
conscious building http://www.aecb.net
Green register of green construction professionals http://www.greenregister.org
Green Building Forum: www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk
Green
Building store http://www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk
Sustainable Housing http://www.sustainablehousing.org.uk
Eco Merchant http://www.ecomerchant.co.uk
Construction
resources http://www.constructionresources.com
Building regulations to tackle climate change http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1162094, http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/library/en_bat_en.pdf http://www.diag.org.uk, http://www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/doc.asp?cat=553&doc=5181
PPS22 Energy regulation on new homes http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1143909
SW sustainable construction materials with built in features on the beautiful SW! http://www.envireng.co.uk/content/sustainability.htm
Eco
house http://web.ukonline.co.uk/mark.orme/eco.html
Examplar eco house http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ssh/exemplar/exemplar_somerset.html
Oxford Ecohouse http://www.sageoxford.org.uk/ecohouse.htm
Sustainability from WWF
http://www.wwf-uk.org/core/about/ta_0000000576.asp
Sustainable
house projects http://www.sustainablehouse.com.au/
Sustainable building advice http://www.rspb.org.uk/policy/economicdevelopment/healthywealthywise.asp
Beddington development http://www.bedzed.org.uk
Green development/eco showhousing http://www.gaiagroup.org
Building greener homes http://www.greenerlivinghomes.co.uk
Strawbale buildings http://www.strawbalebuildingassociation.org.uk
Green living roofs http://www.livingroofs.org, http://www.urbanroofgardens.com
Earthships http://www.earthship.org, http://www.lowcarbon.co.uk, http://www.sci-scotland.org.uk
A post carbon society http://www.postcarbon.org
Water saving & use
Rainwater
Harvesting/Saving Water http://www.buildingforafuture.co.uk/summer04/index.php
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/waterres
http://www.off-grid.net or http://www.ukrha.org
http://www.v63.net/acornsystems, http://www.freerain.co.uk
Filter your own water- save on bottled! http://www.pureh2o.co.uk
Save water with a hippo http://www.hippo-the-watersaver.co.uk
Water efficiency awards http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/savewater
Recycle your 'grey' water http://www.banbeater.co.uk, http://www.droughtbuster.co.uk, http://www.watertwo.co.uk
Wood/Furniture
Good wood Guide http://www.goodwoodguide.com
Bristol
Wood recycling http://www.bwrp.org.uk
Furniture Reuse network http://www.frn.org.uk
Sustainable wood sources http://www.bcf.co.uk
Reclaimed timber http://www.salvoweb.com
Sofa
project ( furniture/electrical goods) http://www.sofaproject.org.uk
Certified Timber/Windows http://www.fsc-uk.info
Waste
Compost your waste http://www.communitycomposting.org
Utilise your leftovers http://www.fareshare.org.uk
Paperless billing from BT http://www.bt.com/woodlandtrust
Home recycling products http://www.homerecycling.co.uk
Check out the chemicals in your home - http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/Products/Toxics/index.cfm
Home eco- products
Green Consumer Guide http://www.greenconsumerguide.com
Minimise your eco- footprint join with others http://www.generous.org.uk
'How to be green' guide http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,27389,00.html
Seven Generations shop, Bristol http://www.sevengenerations.co.uk
Doctor Energy http://www.doctorenergy.co.uk/acatalog/index.html
Eco- designs & goods http://www.treehugger.com
Greenshop
Bisley Glos http://www.greenshop.co.uk
Eco- merchant http://www.ecomerchant.co.uk
Eco Insights environmentally-friendly products http://www.theinsightecostore.com
Eco Products http://www.ecozone.co.uk & http://www.cat.org.uk
Repair it? - find parts http://www.partmaster.co.uk/cgi-bin/home.pl
Ecotopia, Stroud Green shop online http://www.ecotopia.co.uk
Recycled wrapping paper http://www.londonremade.com
Ethically sourced products for the home http://www.biomelifestyle.com
Say no to plastic bags-buy Onya carrier http://www.onyabags.co.uk
Products with a recycled theme http://www.reactivated.co.uk
Organic
paint http://www.auroorganic.co.uk
or http://www.ecospaints.com
Natural
paint store and other eco building resources Bath http://www.natural.gb.com
Environmentally safe carpet cleaning http://www.vertue.com
Biobags Ecobags, wooden cutlery, plates http://www.biobags.co.uk, http://www.ripplecups.com, http://www.greenoptions.co.uk, http://www.nomorewashingup.com/catalog, http://www.thehambledon.com, http://www.nvyro.com
EcoLunchpacks http://www.wastefreelunches.org
Ecotainer cups http://www.internationalpaper.com/Packaging/Packaging_Products/Foodservice/ecotainer/index.html
Sustainable Property
Shared Housing http://www.housingcorplibrary.org.uk
Finding
Property online http://www.ourproperty.co.uk,
http://www.propertyfinder.com, http://www.whathouse.co.uk
http://www.ononemap.com
Web house sales http://www.houseweb.co.uk
Greener houses for sale http://www.greenmoves.com
Proposal for sustainable Barrow http://www.sib.org.uk
Chew Magna go zero http://www.gozero.org.uk
Global eco village http://www.gen.ecovillage.org
Downshifting forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/downshiftingtotheGoodlife
Country File http://www.acountrylife.com/forums.php
Sustainable procurement http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/sustain/procurement,
Govt support http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1140516
Low Carbon Network http://www.lowcarbon.co.uk
http://www.diggersanddreamers.org.uk
http://www.ruralrevival.org.uk
Community Retailing http://www.virsa.org
BBC site http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/
Henry Double Research Association
http://www.hdra.org.uk
The organic catalogue
http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/
Composting Association
http://www.compost.org.uk/
Organic/Solar products http://www.britisheco.com
Community composting http://www.communitycompost.org
Get the worms for that composter http://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk
Every
thing for the Green Gardener http://www.greengardener.co.uk/
Allotment Gardening http://www.allotment.uk.com or http://www.nsalg.org.uk
Bio dynamic gardening http://www.emerson.org.uk
Permaculture http://www.permaculture.co.uk, http://www.spiralseed.co.uk
Natures Natural Defences-pest control http://www.just-green.com
Check on pesticides/information http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/garden.asp
GM free seeds http://www.vidaverde.co.uk
Good Vegetable growing guide http://www.letsgogardening.co.uk/Information/Vegetables.htm
Grow your own willow http://www.windrushwillow.co.uk
Harvest rainwater http://www.rainharvest.co.uk
become a phrenologist!- Springwatch surveys http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildbritain/springwatch
Garden events http://www.gardenshows.com/showslist.html
Bring back front gardens http://www.bringfrontsback.com
Tree Houses http://www.freespiritspheres.com
Get rid of those chemicals http://www.chem-away.org.uk
Livestock/Smallholding
Chickens/Eggs grow your own! http://www.omlet.co.uk/homepage/homepage.php, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3714733.stm, http://www.poultryclub.org
Know your Pigs http://www.thepigsite.com/breeds.asp, http://www.pigparadise.com, Pigs and lots of links to other smallholder sites http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/articles/pigs/introduction,
Breeds of Livestock http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine
Country Smallholding Magazines & info http://www.countrysmallholding.com,
http://www.smallholder.co.uk
Downsizer- building a sustainable/ethical future http://www.downsizer.net
Visit a farm for a day http://www.farmer4aday.co.uk
Visit an organic farm http://www.soilassociation.org
City Gardens and Farms http://www.farmgarden.org.uk
Wildlife
gardening
Make
space for wildlife http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildbritain/makespace
http://www.wildaboutgardens.org/
http://www.wildlife-gardening.org.uk/
http://www.wildlifegardening.co.uk/mainindex.htm
http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/garden/wgintro.htm
http://www.wildlife-gardening.co.uk/
http://www.stickywicketgarden.co.uk
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/Nature_in_The_Garden
http://www.plantpress.com/wildlife/home.php
Wild flowers to buy
Flora for Fauna- check out
plants suitable for your location via postcode http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/fff
Flora Locale- promoting use
of native flora http://www.floralocale.org
Plantlife International-
charity to conserve wild plants http://www.plantlife.org.uk
Grow Native Plants
http://www.growingnative.co.uk
Plant a native tree http://www.native-tree-shop.com
English Nature advice http://www.english-nature.org.uk
Save our orchards http://www.ukcider.co.uk/SaveTheOrchards.htm
Kew Gardens http://www.rgbkew.org.uk
National Trust http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Wild about Britain http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk
Fauna
Flora and Fauna International http://www.fauna-flora.org
Make your own nestboxes http://www.rspb.org.uk/
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org
http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk
Recycled bird boxes http://www.bensbirdboxes.com
Water/Ponds
National Pond Monitoring http://www.pondnetwork.org.uk
Pond Conservation http://www.pondconservation.org.uk
English Nature http://www.english-nature.org.uk
Making a wildlife pond http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0505/wildlifeponds.asp
http://www.rspb.org.uk/gardens/whatyoucando/pondsforwildlife/index.asp
http://www.veggieglobal.com/wildlifecare/uk_ireland-ponds.htm
http://www.greenconsumerguide.com
Office Green technologies http://www.greencare.co.uk/
Action energy- energy tips for business http://www.thecarbontrust.co.uk, http://www.actionenergy.org.uk,
To help small businesses in England/ Wales on relevant environmental legislation http://www.netregs.environment-agency.gov.uk
Greener Energy http://www.greenelectricity.org
Fleet manager advice http://www.transportenergy.co.uk
Greening the Office FOE site
http://www.green-office.org.uk/
Tips for a greener office http://www.edf.org/Alliance/Officetips.html
Greener computing http://www.computeractive.co.uk/tags/green_computing
Greener office tips http://www.envirolink.curtin.edu.au/green-office-tips.htm
Greenchoices http://www.greenchoices.org/office
Green stationery store
http://www.greenstat.co.uk/
Recycled paper http://www.evolve-papers.com
The Green Office Manual http://www.earthscan.co.uk
Greening the workplace http://www.Defra.gov.uk/environment/tusdac
Cut down on advertising mailings http://www.dma.org.uk
Recycle paper etc http://www.waste-watch.org.uk
Organisations that collect waste etc http://www.wrap.org.uk
Green your business – save money
http://www.newbusiness.co.uk/cgi-bin/showArticle.pl?id=2164
Environmental practice at work http://www.epaw.co.uk
Great advice site for small business http://www.reducetheuse.co.uk
Waste resources action programme http://www.wrap.org.uk
Join the waste minimization club http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/waste
Envirowise
offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice http://www.envirowise.gov.uk
TU 'Greening the workplace' advice http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/TUSDAC
Advice from Bristol University
http://www.bris.ac.uk/environment/education/15_ways.html
Cartridge recycling Bristol http://www.cartridgeworld.org
Solar mobile phone recharging http://www.suncharger.co.uk
Action Aid recycling- cartridges, mobile phones http://www.actionaidrecycling.org.uk/
Ethical office water supplies http://www.aquaid.co.uk
Get ethical Tea/Coffee etc http://www.fairtrade.org.uk
Recycle those vending cups http://www.save-a-cup.co.uk
Ecotainer cups http://www.internationalpaper.com/Packaging/Packaging_Products/Foodservice/ecotainer/index.html
Recycle your mobile phone http://www.emc-recycle.com
Furniture (University) exchange https://uob.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/exchange/
Use the ethical phone co-op http://www.thephone.coop
Stop Unwanted tel calls http://www.tpsonline.org.uk
Stop Unwanted mail/Faxes see http://www.mpsonline.org.uk
Save paper-Stop those unwanted faxes http://www.fpsonline.org.uk
Save money on 0870 nos. http://www.saynoto0870.com
Cutting workplace carbon http://business.guardian.co.uk/carbontrustbusiness/0,,1711163,00.html
http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/campaign
Nightwatchman computer turn off system http://www.1e.com 020 8326 3880
Computers for African Schools http://www.cfas.org.uk
http://www.computersforcharity.org.uk
Donate a computer http://www.donateapc.org.uk
IT recycling for charities database http://www.itforcharities.co.uk
http://www.dell.co.uk/recycling
http://www.recom.org.uk/dell_welcome.htm
Greener Computing http://www.computeractive.co.uk/tags/green_computing
Computer Recycling/refurbishment http://www.wasteonline.org.uk/resources/InformationSheets/ComputerRecyclersRefurbishers.htm
Recycle computers, phones, cartridges with Oxfam http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/recycle/
The European Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive WEEEMAN! http://www.weeeman.org, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6254816.stm, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6253250.stm
How much power does your computer use/need http://www.distortionwave.com/power.html
Public Transport supersite check out your travel
options http://www.pti.org.uk/
Traveline- planning your journey, by bus, coach or
train http://www.traveline.org.uk/
Transport Direct UK journey planner http://www.transportdirect.info
Travel Bristol transport journey planner http://www.travelbristol.org
also lots of info via http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/infobus
Good
car route planner http://www.greenflag.co.uk/routeplanning/index.asp
Travel across the city by waterbus- http://www.bristolferryboat.co.uk
Book
tickets info online UK /Europe http://www.railbookers.com/railtickets
Plan your Journey across London
http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk
Railtrack
timetables http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
First Great Western http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Greener rail http://www.Greatrail.com
Book
train Tickets online http://www.thetrainline.com/
Transport
Direct UK journey planner http://www.transportdirect.info
Travel
Bristol transport journey planner http://www.travelbristol.org
also lots of info via http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/infobus
Community Buses/Accessible transport-
100,000 minibuses serving over 10 million passengers http://www.communitytransport.com
Bristol Community Transport http://www.bristolcommunitytransport.org.uk
Environmental Transport Consultancy in Bristol http://www.ecolane.co.uk
Dial a ride http://www.bristoldialaride.org.uk
Transport information for disabled passengers http://www.tripscope.org.uk
Coach Companies in UK-Hire/book a coach! http://www.go-by-coach.co.uk/
National Express Coaches http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk/
Mega-Lower cost bus/train travel http://www.megabus.com/uk, http://www.megatrain.com
Book/offset ferries http://www.ferrygreen.com
EU and World
Euro planner http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/gbr/tpl/hme/MaHomePage.htm
Rail Networks across the World http://www.worldtravellers.net/timetables/time.html
World Travellers - lots of useful public transport info http://www.worldtravellers.net
World Ferries http://www.uk.geocities.com/my_ferries/ferries.html
Find your way!
World Maps
http://www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/world.htm
Guardian report on Greener Cars http://www.guardian.co.uk/cars/story/0,15383,1357788,00.html
Stop Urban 4x4's http://www.stopurban4x4s.org.uk/
Try the greener driving quiz! http://observer.guardian.co.uk/quiz/questions/0,,1763981,00.html
Poor Vehicle Choice' tickets on SUVs order from
http://www.wastemonsters.org.uk/for%20site/TrueGenericfrontnew.pdf
http://www.wastemonsters.org.uk/for%20site/TrueGenericbacknew.pdf
Protest about 4/4 CO2 emissions http://www.jumpstartford.com
T&E is Europe's principal environmental organisation campaigning on transport. http://www.transportenvironment.org
Low Carbon Vehicle partnership http://www.lowcvp.org.uk
GWiz Greener car http://www.goingreen.co.uk
Prius petrol/electric Cars http://www.prius.co.uk
Putting Travellers together http://www.travelshare.com/
Co-op Eco- Friendly car insurance http://www.ecoinsurance.co.uk
Carshare/liftshare
http://www.liftshare.com/
http://www.nationalcarshare.co.uk/
or http://www.carclubs.org.uk or http://www.234car.com
London Green Taxis http://www.greentomatocars.com
Park and ride services http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/parkandride
Bristol Car Club http://www.smartmoves.co.uk/bccc.html
Come to Bristol via Car sharing http://www.2carshare.com or http://www.SomersetCarShareScheme.co.uk, http://www.somerset.gov.uk/travelplans
European Car sharing http://www.carsharing.org
Green cars http://www.greenercars.com
or http://www.fueleconomy.gov
Use a car that produces less carbon http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk
Try
an Electric Car! Some useful energy- wise links to! http://www.goingreen.co.uk
Electric vehicle Assoc http://www.evuk.co.uk
Cut your car use http://www.cuttingyourcaruse.co.uk
Environmental Transport Association
http://www.eta.co.uk/
Directory of
alternative fuel Web sites http://www.vwc.edu/~gnoe/avd.htm
Bio power fuels http://www.bio-power.co.uk, http://www.boostlpg.com
Biofuel stations http://www.biodieselfillingstations.co.uk
Bio diesel garage http://www.greengoldbiodiesel.co.uk
Veg Oil motoring http://www.vegoilmotoring.com
LPG motoring http://www.greenfuel.org.uk
Fit an Eco Log http://www.ecodrive.org
Convert your car to eco gas http://www.ecogas.co.uk
or LPG http://www.energyshift.co.uk
Green cars US based but useful
http://www.greenercars.com or http://www.driveclean.ca.gov/en/gv/home/index.asp
PowerShift
aims to get more and cleaner vehicles on the road- grants available http://www.powershift.org.uk
Give your input into local planning http://www.greaterbristoltransportplan.org
Resources/guides to help you get involved with campaigning on transport issues in your local area http://community.foe.co.uk/campaigns/transport/index.html
Alternatives to air http://www.seat61.com
Stop roadbuilding http://www.roadblock.org.uk
Transport 2000 http://www.transport2000.org.uk
Speaking out for car industry Manufacturers! http://www.acea.be
Society of Motor Industry http://www.smmt.co.uk/home.cfm?CFID=2301239&CFTOKEN=16550708
Walk to school http://www.walktoschool.org.uk
Bristol Ramblers http://www.bristolramblers.freeserve.co.uk
http://www.ramblersholidays.co.uk
Hiking advice (US) eqpt http://www.hikingwebsite.com
Walking for Health http://www.whi.org.uk
Go
for a Walk http://www.go4awalk.com
Life Cycle UK
http://www.lifecycleuk.org.uk/
Bristol Cycle
Campaign http://bcc.gn.apc.org/
Sustrans http://www.sustrans.org.uk/webcode/home.asp
Bicycles to African Schools http://www.jole1000.org
A to B Magazine http://www.atob.org.uk
Brompton Cycles http://www.bromptonbicycle.co.uk
Cyclist
Touring Club http://www.ctcwest.org.uk
Bike Buddies http://www.234car.com/bikebuddies
International
Bicycle Fund http://www.ibike.org
June Bike Week
http://www.bikeweek.org.uk
Encouraging
employers to promote employee bike use
http://www.booost.uk.com,
http://www.halfordsb2b.com
Helps Fitness http://www.sportengland.org/cycle-to-work.htm
Helpful Inland
revenue info to assist greener travel http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/pdfs/ir176.htm
Ecotourism
Tourism Concern http://www.tourismconcern.org.uk/
Oxfam Australia Eco-ravel http://www.caa.org.au/travel/
Organic Holidays http://www.organic-holidays.com
The Slow Traveller http://www.lowcarbontravel.com
Holiday in the UK- go surfing-excellent info http://www.surfinggenie.com
Special places to stay http://www.sawdays.co.uk
Vegetarian vacations http://www.vegetarian-vacations.com/veggielinks.html
Vegiventures http://www.vegiventures.com
Garden holidays ! http://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk
Cycling Holidays http://www.countrylanes.co.uk
Responsible travel information environmentally and
socially screened holidays. http://www.responsible-travel.com/
CREATE travel advice http://www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/00_home.html
Protect endangered species- don’t purchase rare
animals/plants
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/illegali
EU Tourism Sustainability Group
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/services/tourism/tsg/call.htm
UNCTAD- helping poor country tourism http://www.unctadxi.org
Anita Roddick Advice http://www.anitarodick.com
River League http://www.riverleague.ca
Travel blog stories http://www.trekshare.com, http://www.realholidayreports.com
RTW
travel resources http://www.travel-library.com/rtw/html/faq.html
CIA Factbook Country info world wide http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mx.html
http://www.roughguides.com, http://www.lonelyplanet.com
Phone book of the world/country information http://www.phonebookoftheworld.com
Net cafes around the World http://www.netcafes.com
Currency online http://www.onlinefx.co.uk
Print your own passport photo http://www.epassportphoto.com
Missing your marmite? http://www.britishcornershop.co.uk
Swop homes with an Aussie http://www.homelink.org.uk
Learn a language http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages
Eco camping gear http://www.biomelifestyle.com
Guardian green travel http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/jul/01/escape.green
Recycling information and products
LA's
Bristol City http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/recycling
Bristol A-Z of recycling http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/nhs_main/recycling_az.html
B&NES http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/environment/wasteandrecycling/default.htm
N Somerset http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/environment/waste/recycling
Somerset http://www.recyclesomerset.info
South Gloucestershire http://www.southglos.gov.uk/SouthGlos/Environment/RubbishWasteAndRecycling
NGO's
The Recycling Consortium http://www.recyclingconsortium.org.uk/recycling/
Community
recycling network http://www.crn.org.uk/
Network recycling- waste management services http://www.networkrecycling.co.uk
Textile recycling for Aid and Development http://www.traid.org.uk
Freecycle network, donate an item to recycle http://www.freecycle.org, Freecycle http://www.uk.freecycle.org, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreecycleBristol
Avon FOE http://www.avon-foe.org
Waste
online- excellent database on recycling http://www.wasteonline.org.uk/
Bristol
Wood recycling http://www.bwrp.org.uk
Community Wood recycling http://www.communitywoodrecycling.org.uk
Furniture Reuse network http://www.frn.org.uk
Sustainable wood sources http://www.bcf.co.uk
Reclaimed timber http://www.salvoweb.com
Sofa
project ( furniture/electrical goods) http://www.sofaproject.org.uk
Childrens
scrapstore http://www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk
Recycling
information centre http://www.recycle-more.co.uk
Reuse paint http://www.communityrepaint.org.uk
The Wastebook-recycling and waste management-excellent
one stop source!”
http://www.recycle.mcmail.com/content.htm
Ideas to help you Recycle- good site! http://www.recyclenow.com
Rrecycling advice/info http://www.letsrecycle.com/index.jsp
Recycling odd objects http://www.obviously.com/recycle/guides/hard.html
Waste Watch-Advice on brilliant advice waste-saving and
recycled products guide
http://www.plasticsrecycling.info/
Recycle computers, phones, cartridges with Oxfam http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/recycle
Recycle those mobile phones http://www.fonebak.com
The SW Recycling Directory on line- who will recycle
what in the SW http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/regions/southwest/219026/?lang=_e
Check out your nearest recycling facility http://www.wasteconnect.co.uk
Remarkable recycled products http://www.remarkable.co.uk
Creating markets for recycled goods http://www.wrap.org.uk & advice http://www.recyclenow.com
Directory of Recycling across the World http://grn.com/org/org.htm
Recycled Products (glasses from bottles etc ) http://www.tradinggreen.co.uk
SWAP http://www.swapxchange.org
Gumtree Ads http://www.gumtree.com
South
West Sustainable Development sites http://www.oursouthwest.com/
Sustainability South West The independent
champion of sustainable development in the South West. http://www.sustainabilitysouthwest.org.uk/
The Association of Sustainability Practitioners http://www.asp-online.org
The SW’S ‘Ecological Footprint’ http://www.steppingforward.org.uk/
Falmouth Green Centre http://www.falmouthgreencentre.org.uk/fgc/index.php
Excellent Environmental Blog site http://earth-info-net.blogspot.com
Eco- Portal environmental infor http://www.environmentalsustainability.info
The Ecological Internet portal http://www.ecologicalinternet.org
Eco Earth portal http://www.ecoearth.info
The Sustainable Society Directory- good info
and directory http://www.sustainable-society.co.uk
Sustainable Development International has been providing senior decision makers in the public, private and intergovernmental sector with sustainable development reference resources for over 7 years http://www.aidandtrade.org
UK Commission for
Sustainable Development http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk
UN
portal for Sustainable Development http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/index.html
WWW library on the environment-superb resource http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/sustvl.html
Environmental News http://www.grist.org
Rocky Mountain Institute http://www.rmi.org
Environment
Community Online masses of links http://www.envirolink.org/
Sustainable
Development Communications Network http://sdgateway.net/
Largest
Environmental Directory on the net http://www.webdirectory.com/
World
Directory of environmental orgs http://www.interenvironment.org/wd/index.htm
Worldwatch
Institute - leading
source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and
economic trends http://www.worldwatch.org/
Popnet-the source for global population information http://www.popnet.org/
World Resources Institute http://www.wri.org/wri/
Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL) http://www.ciel.org
New Economics Foundation http://www.neweconomics.org
Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability http://www.feasta.org
Science and development network http://www.scidev.net
Institute for environment and development http://www.iied.org
Institutional institute for sustainable development http://www.iisd.org
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD http://www.ictsd.org
Links to upcoming conferences , meetings http://www.iisd.ca
A wide range of briefings and documents on topical environmental and social justice http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk
Oxford Environmental Change http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk
Leeds Research on SD http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/research/sri/index.htm
Nature Online/web resources gateway http://nature.ac.uk
Regions network for SD http://www.nrg4sd.net/ENG/Index.as
The SW Biodiversity Partnership http://www.swbiodiversity.org.uk
Bristol Montpelier wildlife http://wildmonty.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk
The Forest of Avon http://www.forestofavon.org.uk/
Wells Environmental Protection Group http://www.wepg.org.uk
BBC Natural History http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature
UNEP Atlas of out Environment http://na.unep.net/digital_atlas2/google.php
Wild about Britain http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk
International Fund for Animal Welfare http://www.ifaw.org
Bornfree Foundation http://www.bornfree.org.uk
Discovery Channel http://www.dsc.discovery.comThe Wildlife Trusts http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/
Birdlife http://www.birdlife.net
Parrots http://www.kookycongos.ca/links.htm, http://www.chycor.co.uk/tourism/cata-guest/paradise-park/paradise_park.htm, http://www.worldparrottrust.org,
Extinction info http://www.well.com/user/davidu/extinction.html
Red List of endangered species http://www.redlist.org
World Conservation Union http://www.iucn.org
Marine Conservation Society http://www.mcsuk.org
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) http://www.panda.org
Superb Online Biodiversity archive http://www.arkive.org
Red Squirrels http://www.red-squirrels.org.uk
Adopt
a dolphin http://www.wdcs.org
Adopt
an owl for a year http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk
Adopt a rhino http://www.rhinos-irf.org
Conservation at Kew http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/conservation
The Nature Conservancy http://www.nature.org
Forest Conflict http://www.forestconflict.com
UN Conservation Monitoring http://www.unep-wcmc.org/cis
Joint Nature Conservation Council http://www.jncc.gov.uk
Conservation International http://www.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB
Earth views http://www.earthbrowser.com, http://earth.google.com
Special news reports http://www.guardian.co.uk/conservation/0,,969535,00.html
Eco-aware fish eating http://www.fishonline.org
Marine Conservation Society http://www.mcsuk.org
Marine Fish Conservation http://www.conservefish.org/site/
Plymouth Marine Laboratory http://www.pml.ac.uk
Save the Albatross http://www.savethealbatross.net
Defra http://www.defra.gov.uk/fish/sea/index.htm
Oceans Portal http://www.oceanconserve.org
Greenpeace oceans campaign http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/oceans
http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/our-oceans/marine-reserves/roadmap-to-recovery
Bristol Living Rivers network http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/rivers
Cornish marine life http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/nature/marine
http://www.helfordmarineconservation.co.uk
Good links to other sites http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/links/marine.htm
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society http://www.wdcs.org
International Whaling Commission http://www.iwcoffice.org
Bluewater Network http://www.bluewaternetwork.org
The international rivers network http://www.irn.org
Marine Conservation http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/
Ocean Conservancy http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home,
Ocean News http://www.thew2o.net/oceanForum.html
World Ocean Observatory http://www.thew2o.net
Caviar campaigning http://www.caviaremptor.org
Good Beach Guide http://www.goodbeachguide.co.uk
Surfers against sewage http://www.sas.org.uk
UK special marine conservation sites http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk
Marine connection-saving whales and dolphins http://www.marineconnection.org
Orca web http://www.orcaweb.org.uk
Save our seas http://www.saveourseas.com
Fish central! http://www.fishbase.org
Marine Life-online tribute to all ocean life http://www.marinebio.com
Reef Relief- protecting reefs http://www.reefrelief.org
also see http://www.reefnet.org
Pew Marine Conservation http://www.pewmarine.org
The World Fishing Crisis- excellent links
and stories http://www.guardian.co.uk/fish/0,7368,349369,00.html
Illegal Fishing info http://www.illegal-fishing.info
Forest Conflict http://www.forestconflict.com
Capacity Global http://www.capacity.org.uk
Global Witness http://www.globalwitness.org
New Economics Foundation http://www.neweconomics.org/gen
The Environmental Investigation Agency http://www.eia-international.org
Paulo Freire http://getvegan.com/ecofreire.htm
Ecumenical Eco-Justice Network http://www.ecojusticenetwork.org
One world Guide Eco Justice/activism http://uk.oneworld.net/guides/environmentalactivism/grassroots
Guardian
News http://www.guardian.co.uk/
BBC
News http://news.bbc.co.uk/
BBC
local Radio links http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radindex.shtml?link
National/
local radio stations – listen http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio
Online
Radio Stations http://www.live365.com/index.live
Digital
Radio info/stations http://www.radio-now.co.uk
Radios on the internet http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk
All radio contacts see http://www.radio-now.co.uk/main.htm
Commercial Radio Station Links http://www.radioworks.co.uk/menu2.htm#
UK
news info wide range of topics http://www.newsnow.co.uk/
UK
newspapers Links http://www.wrx.zen.co.uk/britnews.htm
Complete listing of UK media attached to the net http://www.mediauk.com/directory/
The Newspaper Society- Excellent links to UK newspaper
websites and readership data http://www.newspapersoc.org.uk/
Great journalists site with newspaper links http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/index.shtml
Newspapers galore!
http://www.newspapers.com/
Library links to media studies http://www.bubl.ac.uk/link/m/mediastudies.htm
Political Journalists http://www.parliamentarypressgallery.org.uk
http://www.thepressgallery.co.uk/
This is a useful news site http://worldnews.about.com/
‘Your one-stop international affairs shop’, this
site does have a huge amount of global information
http://www.internationalaffairs.com/
Newspaper links around the world http://www.fleet-street.co.uk/map.htm
Newspaper links around the world http://www.thepaperboy.com/
Media links across the globe http://www.mediainfo.com/
World News Links http://www.worldnews.com/
Links to English Language Media around the globe
http://www.newsdirectory.com/web/
News -World regions
Arts People Culture search site-excellent
CIA
Worldwide Factbook-huge database of information on all countries
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
News
from Arabia http://www.arab.net/
African
specialist search engine http://www.woyaa.com/
Africa
Net http://www.africanet.com/
Africa
Online http://www.africaonline.com/
Africa Confidential http://www.africa-confidential.com
African News Online Brilliant gateway website with
links to Africa-related news from around the world. Links include one to the US
NBC news. Highly recommended site http://www.allafrica.com
India Portal http://www.indiaserver.com/
Bangladesh International Community News Web http://bicn.com/
China http://www.chinadaily.net/
Indonesia on the net search engine
http://www.indonesianet.com/search.htm
Excellent news Source from South America
http://www.southamericadaily.com/
Zona Latina Latin America media site
http://www.zonalatina.com/
Radio Stations around the World http://www.radio-locator.com
To explore the stories, complement your views of
the news by exploring alternative media sources...
Local
http://www.positivenews.org.uk
National/International
The Community Channel is the UK's only not-for-profit TV channel http://www.communitychannel.org
http://www.communitynewswire.org
OpenDemocracy.net is an online global magazine of politics and culture. http://www.opendemocracy.net/home/index.jsp
The Nation-international alternative views http://www.thenation.com
Guerilla News Network http://www.gnn.tv
http://www.greenmedia.info/eng/
http://www.Indymedia.org
http://www.Salon.org
http://www.Reclaimthemedia.org
http://www.Infoactivist.org
http://www.Freespeech.org