RESOURCE EFFICIENCY PROGRAM

Corvallis Environmental Center: http://www.corvallisenvironmentalcenter.org/ and click on "Resource Efficiency Program" Additional weblinks can also be found on the CEC home page (click on "Resources/Links" on the left column).

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Solid Waste Program's pages and pages of useful info:
http://www.deq.state.or.us/wmc/solwaste/rsw.htm and includes a running tally of the tonnage disposed of and recycled this year in Oregon, at the bottom.

Alliance to Save Energy (for specific energy and money saving calculations):
http://www.ase.org/section/_audience/consumers/

Energy saver calculator for home and one for business, to help you analyze your energy use, and gives money saving recommendations and product info on Energy Star equipment: http://www.energyguide.com/

Energy Star: http://www.energystar.gov/ (EPA site) "...a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency"

Programmable thermostats: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/thermo/thermo.htm

NW Energy Ideas Clearinghouse: http://www.energyideas.org/

US EPA'S Preserving Resources, Preventing Waste: http://www.epa.gov/wastewise/

US Dep't of Energy's "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy" info pages: http://www.eere.energy.gov/

Industrial Materials Exchange: http://www.imex.com/

OR DEQ's statewide Materials Exchange: http://www.nwmaterialsmart.com/

Corvallis Disposal's swapsite: http://corvallis.disposal.com/swapsite.aspx

FREECYCLE--giving and getting usable stuff for free: http://freecycle.org/

RETROFIT REBATES AND INCENTIVES-- Energy Trust of Oregon: http://www.energytrust.org

RETROFIT REBATES AND INCENTIVES-- Oregon Office of Energy's BETC Brochure (Business Energy Tax Credit) and RETC Brochure (residential) plus other helpful information: http://oregon.gov/ENERGY

Solar System installations within Oregon, by local electrician James Reismiller: http://abundantsolar.com/

BOOK: The Secret Lives of Everyday Stuff, to learn more about life-cycle analysis of products like coffee, French fries, daily newspaper, etc--an EXCELLENT TEACHING TOOL: http://www.northwestwatch.org/publications/stuff.asp

Improving duct system efficiency: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/duct/duct.htm

City of Corvallis water conservation: http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us then click on "find it A-Z" at the top, then scroll down to "water" then click on "conservation". Also can click on "sustainability" from the main page, for list of what City has and is doing in that area (Sustainable Purchasing Practices, Land Use Planning, Green Building Practices, Green House Gas Emissions, Solid Waste Management, Toxics and Persistent Biotoxins)

Lighting Levels: http://retrofitting.com, click on "use our site-map" then scroll down to "IES foot candles"
or just go directly to the form: http://retrofitting.com/images/acrobat/high_five/High_five_ies_recommend.pdf

Niagra Water Conservation products: http://www.niagaraconservation.com/

Benton County Environmental Health Dep't: http://www.co.benton.or.us/health/environmental_health/index.php