- Selected resources for The Mather – available at www.greenleafcommunities.org/mather
- Climate
- Greenleaf Communities Climate Policy Recommendations: greenleafcommunities.org/climate-policy
- Project Drawdown, leading resources for climate change: drawdown.org
- Grandparents’ Climate Resource: grandparentsclimateresource.com
- Citizens Climate Lobby – grassroots advocacy climate change organization focused on national policies to address the national and global climate crisis – citizensclimatelobby.org
- The Climate Book, Greta Thunberg
- Research reports
- The Nature Conservancy, Illinois Climate Assessment 2021 and Tackling Climate Change in Illinois: nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/illinois/stories-in-illinois/tackling-climate-solutions
- Environmental Law & Policy Center, An Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on the Great Lakes, elpc.org/resources/the-impacts-of-climate-change-on-the-great-lakes
- Water
- Sustainable Waters – Brian Richter – global water education organization focusing on Western water concerns and agriculture: sustainablewaters.org
- Environmental Justice and sustainable urban development
- Blacks in Green, creator of the Sustainable Square Mile: blacksingreen.org
- Discovery Partners Institute and Center for Urban Resilience and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Illinois: dpi.uillinois.edu
- Soil/Agriculture
- Greenleaf Communities healthy soils: greenleafcommunities.org/our-programs/healthy-soils/
- Bethel Agricultural Association – Warren Dick, teaching, research, demonstration, and development in Ethiopia: bethelagriculture.org
- Energy
- Intelligent Generation, smart solar and storage solutions: intelgen.com
- Citizens Utility Board – utility advocacy organization – citizensutilityboard.org
- Data Standards and Reporting
- Earth Knowledge, integrated planetary intelligence: earthknowledge.net
- Open Footprint Forum, environmental footprint data, opengroup.org/openfootprint-forum
- Local and Regional Initiatives
- Go Green Wilmette / Go Green Illinois – Community-driven sustainability education, events, and resources: gogreenwilmette.org
- Evanston Sustainability: cityofevanston.org/about-evanston/sustainability
- Wilmette Sustainability: wilmette.gov/363/Sustainability
- The Special Edition Sustainability Communicator has good resources on native habitats, stormwater management, clean energy, recycling, and composting.
- University of Illinois Extension on native plants, pollinators: illinoispollinators.org
- Climate Action Evanston – collaborate with city, community, residents, and environmental organizations to accelerate climate action in Evanston: climateactionevanston.org
Learn More about Greenleaf:
Greenleaf Communities: www.greenleafcommunities.org
Greenleaf Advisors: www.greenleafadvisors.net
Contact:
John Andersen, President at jandersen@greenleafadvisors.net
Katie DeMuro, Program Manager at kdemuro@greenleafcommunities.org
- Climate