As scientists recently drafted a report that describes a dire outlook for planet Earth, the effects of global warming on the planet have literally been a hot topic (no pun intended) and even made a recent stop at the 79th Annual Academy Awards.
However, there are a number of environmental or "green" web sites
focused on improving the situation. This article will showcase some of
these movements that I have encountered recently. Are you doing anything online to help the environmental movement and "Go Green?" I'm sure I left a few organizations or green products, out so please add others you know of in the comments section.
18Seconds.org
- Devoted to informing the world about the energy savings associated
with switching from a normal light bulb to a compact fluorescent lamp.
The campaign is based on the idea that is only takes 18 seconds to
change a regular light bulb to an energy saving compact fluorescent
light bulb. 
EcoGeek
- A site devoted to monitoring and exploring the current explosion in
technology designed to mitigate our impact on the environment. 
Greener - A search engine that could come in handy if you are looking for green products,
services, organizations and information. Currently the green search
engine boasts that it is search over 9 million sites and 50 million
links. 
greeninternet.org - As
you surf the web, energy providers supplying power to your computer are
burning fossil fuels and emitting harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. By pairing web surfers with sponsors, greeninternet.org looks to offset the environmental effects of surfing the web. 
Gigoit
- With the tagline of "Choose to Reuse" Gigoit offers anyone a place to
get rid of unwanted items without having to resort to filling up a
landfill. If craigslist doesn't work I would give Gigoit a try.
Hugg - Taking some inspiration for the popular web 2.0 social news site, Digg , Hugg offers users the ability to recommend green news to be rated by the rest of the Hugg community.
TerraPass
- Helps counter the carbon dioxide emissions created by your lifestyle…
and you don’t even have to leave your computer! Just plug in your
car’s information, your flight plans, your energy bill, etc. and
TerraPass crunches your carbon dioxide output. No it’s not just to
make you feel guilty; this site also enables you to donate an amount to
alternative energy sources to offset your damage. 
TreeHugger
- There are number of green blogs but if I had to pick on to stay tuned
to for the latest in environmental or "green" news, tips and updates it
would be TreeHuggers. TreeHugger recently partnered with Daylife to create The TreeHugger GRNDX which is
the first "green index". It works like the stock market index, except
that instead of tracking stocks, it tracks mentions of certain key
green phrases in the media as a way to gauge how much mind-share certain
concepts have week over week. TreeHugger offers number of other resources some of which include a set of how to go green guides which range from how to green your car to how to green you sex life.
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You missed the one I occasionally blog for ... Worldchanging (http://www.worldchanging.com)
Posted by: Deepak | Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 05:46 PM
Great list, Frank. I'll have to add some of these to my list.
Posted by: Ted Samson | Friday, March 16, 2007 at 08:20 PM
I produce environmental content for a new social media site called friction, set up to promote free speech and online debate. The site isn't solely green, but that's my background and what i was brought in to do. Click on
http://www.friction.tv/channel.php?channelid=3
to go straight o our environment channel. Anyone interested in finding out more should contact me at jeremy@friction.tv
Posted by: jeremy | Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 02:23 PM
This is better than mahalo's green page. thx, m
Posted by: mlstotts | Wednesday, November 07, 2007 at 06:52 PM
I am going to add some of those sites to my blog. I just started working on eco friendly site myself.
Posted by: Anthony | Sunday, December 09, 2007 at 06:17 AM
This is a great list. Please also visit our blog to find out more about green issues - especially in Oklahoma.
Thanks!
- Linds@Go Green Blog
Posted by: Linds@Go Green Blog | Monday, March 10, 2008 at 03:36 PM
Awesome list of some really great websites! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Go Green | Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 02:48 PM
Just wanted to add my site to the list!
www.KeepGreenGoing.com
Check it out and enjoy!!!
Cheers,
Bryan
Posted by: Bryan A. McCarty | Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Thanks for asking about other resources - you may want to check out my blog, http://www.organicmania.com
There you'll find tips and resources about organics and healthy green living.
Another great green social bookmarking site in addition to Hugg is MindBodyGreen. http://www.mindbodygreen.com
-- Lynn
Now on OrganicMania.com - "Greenwashing Earth Day! Oh No, Say It Ain't So!" and "Interview with Honest Tea's Tea-EO Seth Goldman."
Posted by: Lynn from Organicmania.com | Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 04:53 PM
Hey Frank,
with all the speaking gigs I was getting around the green agenda, I decided to start a Green blog not so long ago.
It is still in its early stages, finding its feet but has received quite a bit of favorable mention.
You can check it out at http://lowerfootprint.com
Posted by: Tom Raftery | Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 08:58 PM
Americans are something else. i just think its funny how before it was a tren to "Go Green" nobody was doing it but now that ophra and all these celebritys are doing everyone else wants to. Its disgusting. iv been green. Americans should do good things for our planet because its our future not because is the trend.
Posted by: alex | Friday, May 02, 2008 at 08:37 PM