Quincy Earth Day Festivities

• Visit the JWCC website for information on Earth Day, 2009.

Adams County Green Coalition Website

• Guides to what can be recycled locally and where
• Guides to proper waste management in the Adams County Area

• Conservation kits available for loan on subjects such as trees, water, soil
• Information about local soil and water conservation and environmental impacts of conservation
• Teacher and educational resources
• Local electronic recycling efforts, dates, and locations

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

• Manages,  protects, and sustains Illinois’natural and cultural resources
• Provides resource-compatible recreational opportunities
• Promotes natural resource-related issues for the public’s safety and education
• State park and state museum guides
• Hunting and fishing guides
• Outdoor activities

University of Illinois Extension, Adams County

• Information on Agricultural and Natural Resources
• 4-H Youth Development
• Community Development
• Economical Development
• Natural Resources
• Horticulture

Priority One Printing

• Eco-friendly Presstek Di offers waterless printing, chemistry-free platemaking and substantially less waste than conventional printing processes.
  

General Green Websites

Craft Ideas

http://www.replayground.com/

Food

www.localharvest.org

www.sustainabletable.org

www.healthunlimitedplus.com/dr_deb_lee.htm

www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php

www.eatwellguide.org

Other

http://www.sustainable.org/

http://www.globalgreen.org/

http://www.coopamerica.org/cabn/conference/

http://www.greenfestivals.org/about/event-owners/co-op-americas-green-business-network/

http://www.themeatrix.com/

• Every time you Google you release .2 grams of CO2, with your computer included you release 7 grams of CO2.
• Avoiding 10 miles of driving every week would eliminate about 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year. Investing in a bike will save you money in time if you are sure to use it.
• Cell phone chargers, TVs, DVD players, stereos, microwaves and other electronics with transformers continue to draw power, even when they're off or not charging anything, as long as they're plugged in. In the U.S., such "phantom electricity" emits about 12 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere a year.
• For every 38,000 bills paid online, 5,058 pounds of greenhouse gases are avoided and two tons of trees are preserved. Using direct payment also saves a person about $150 annually in stamp and check costs and late fees.
• The rice you donate, by playing FreeRice, makes a huge difference to the person who receives it. According to the United Nations, about 25,000 people die each day from hunger or hunger-related causes, most of them children. Though 10 grains of rice may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that while you are playing, so are thousands of other people at the same time. It is everyone together that makes the difference. Thanks to you, FreeRice has generated enough rice to feed more than two million people since it started in October 2007. Plus you can gain some useful skills while playing.