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Communities & Social Networks

  • Tree Hugger (popular!) - The leading media outlet dedicated to sustainability, with a modern aesthetic. Green news, solutions, and product information.
  • Earth Promise - Online community where environmentally conscious people can take action to help the world together, get inspired and inspire others.
  • Eco Street - an independent, pioneering blog, directory and forum dedicated to raising green consciousness.
  • Open Architecture Network - A collaborative community for sustainable architecture.
  • AlternativeE - A "Digg - like" website for sharing news related to renewable and alternative energy that allows users to vote for stories.
  • Care2 - Global network for organizations and people on green living, health, human rights and more.
  • Common Dreams - Breaking News and Views for the Progressive Community
  • Green England - A comprehensive directory of organisations which provide environmentally friendly, organic and fairtrade products and services.
  • Going Green - The consumers guide to the green revolution, News, groups and information
  • GreenOptions - An online blog, wiki, forum and news site for everything green.
  • Green Talk - Talk, help and information about building green houses
  • The Nature Conservancy Groupspace - The Nature Conservancy’s online community.
  • Appropedia - The sustainability wiki.
  • NetSquared - An online community that’s helping non-profits and non-governmental organizations take advantage of the Internet to increase their reach.
  • GoodTree - An online community that’s all about idealism and effecting positive change.
  • Hooze - A community-built site for publishing useful information about the sustainability of products & companies.
  • sustainlane - User reviews of natural, organic and green products & companies.
  • Gusse - A worldwide community for collaborating on the best ideas for sustainable cities.
  • EarthLab Foundation - A climate crisis community for people who are interested in being more environmentally friendly. They also have a calculator to determine your “Earth Conservation Profile”.
  • GreenVoice - Offset your computer’s carbon emissions for free, join a campaign to voice your opinions and show your support, and join groups to communicate and collaborate with others who share your passions.
  • gigoit - A swapping network for finding what you need or giving away what you don’t.
  • Make Me Sustainable - A manager for reducing your carbon footprint incorporated into a social community of other like-minded individuals.
  • ecolocal - A source for green living and local news that allows users to submit tips, events and links.
  • PlayGreen - A green living wiki.
  • Youth Noise - A platform for young people to get involved and make a difference in the environment and other causes.
  • loanables - Brings together people who need to borrow things with people who have stuff to loan, and if your neighborhood is on their “Green Neighborhoods” page, the service is free.
  • Actics - An ethical community that helps you to live your values.
  • Change - A social network for activism, including environmental activism.
  • Hunuh - Community collaboration space where members can submit & discuss green technologies, services and processes.

Blogs

  • Environmental Graffiti (popular!)- An Environmental news service and blog, focused on ecological and green political issues
  • Arab Environment Watch - A Jordanian Ecologist and a researcher and writer in environment and development issues.
  • Eco Geek - Exploring the symbiosis between nature and technology.
  • Eco Village - News links and information
  • World Changing - A group blog with tons of great articles on every topic (there’s also a World Changing book available in print).
  • Treehugger - Easily the most popular environmental blog out there.
  • earth2tech - A technology-focused green blog from GigaOM.
  • Gombe Chimpanzee Blog - A blog from the Jane Goodall Institute that also includes a Google Earth mashup with information about the Institute.
  • Victoria Everman - Sustainable, Creative, Enlightened Living.

Corporate and Business Orientated

  • GreenBiz - Daily news on Green Business and CLimate Change and Sustainable Business Practices
  • Environmental Leader - Green ans Sustainable Business, News and more for Corporate Sustainability Executives
  • California Green Solutions - Green Business Solutions for SME sustainability marketing, manufacturing and energy for business and community

Environmental Projects

  • Tree-Nation - An online community that’s aiming to plant 8 million trees in the shape of a heart in Africa. They also have a news section and other resources.
  • Step It Up - A movement being organized online that will be a call for action to political leaders to address key priorities to stop global warming.
  • 18Seconds - See how many compact fluorescent lightbulbs have been installed in your area, and the equivalent amount of money saved, cars off the road, pounds of coal saved, and pounds of CO2 prevented.
  • Google Earth Outreach - A Google Earth application that allows charities and non-profits to map what they’re doing on Google Earth for the world to see.

Software, Search Engines, Directories & Guides

  • Flock - Eco-Edition web browser, Powered by Green information, Media and Opinion
  • sprig - A super-hip and fashionable resource for your green lifestyle, including food, fashion, beauty and home.
  • The Nature Conservancy Nature Preserve Map - A Google Maps mashup featuring nature preserves across the U.S.
  • EcoSeek - A search engine for green stuff.
  • Greener - An environmental search engine.
  • GuideMeGreen.com - A resource of green companies and brands for the environmentally conscious.
  • Green Maven - A search engine and green directory powered by Google search.
  • Green Your ... - A platform on which writers and researchers can collaborate around specific issues and share their expertise.
  • Evolvist - A directory of eco-friendly & socially responsible business that will be released soon. They also have a blog and a Facebook app.
  • Holistic Local - A resource to find local conscious businesses, local events and courses, and articles & e-books, as well as a marketplace to buy and sell conscious products.
  • Sustainable Travel International - A sustainable travel guide that also offers carbon offsets for your travel.
  • This is Green - product Reviews and Green Home products.
  • Green Building Blocks - A Green-Homebuilding product & service directory that also features information on green building techniques and ways to promote your green business.
  • Lime - Lime is a complete green living guide with online TV, radio, mobile, podcasts, shopping and more.
  • GoodSearch - A search engine that donates 50% of it’s proceeds to the charity of your choice (over 40,000 are currently participating).
  • Green Building Studio - Online tools for green builders, engineers, building products manufacturers and architects.
  • Yahoo! Green - Yahoo!’s green information site that includes a pledge to help reduce your environmental impact.

Games

  • ElectroCity - An online game that teaches about energy, sustainability and environmental management through the building virtual towns and cities.
  • KyotoPotato - An idle trading game for making energy efficiency more fun (all you have to do is remember to turn off your computer when you’re not using it).
  • MyAbodo - An interactive toy that lets you build a house online and see the impact that your choices make on the world around you.
  • Web Earth Online - Multi player online ecology game.

Networking & Dating

  • idealist - Find people, ideas and resources worldwide and get involved.
  • Earth Wise Singles - A dating site for singles who are passionate about green living and sustainable lifestyles.
  • VeggieDate - An online vegetarian dating service.
  • dharmaMatch - A dating service that matches based on your beliefs, values and spirituality.
  • Green Drinks - Networking opportunities internationally for people who work in the environmental field.
  • GishiGo - A ride sharing network that connects riders and drivers.
  • pooln - A carpooling community with a social-networking approach.
  • GoLoco - Quickly arrange ride shares between friends, neighbors, and colleagues (it also helps you share trip costs online).

Religious

  • A Rocha - An international Christian nature conservation organisation working to care for God's world.
  • Arecology - The Association for Religion & Ecology. Resources for practicing a more green lifestyle whilst being conscious of your environmental impact.
  • Catholic Conservation Center - A collection of writings about ecology and the environment from a variety of Catholic sources.

Charitable Donations

  • InviteForGood - Manage invitations for all kinds of events, and add an optional charitable gift registry to those invitations.
  • alonovo - Shop online and your purchases will benefit the cause of your choice.
  • Kiva - Allows you to lend to a specific entrepreneur in a developing country to help them with their business and lift them out of poverty.
  • Contribution Manager - Keep track of all your donations online (and if you’re in the UK, you can fill out all the necessary forms to make the claim).
  • GiveMeaning - An online fundraising site that emphasizing creative fundraising and unique charity donation.
  • Giveness - Online shopping widget that you can put on your site that will generate awareness and donations for the causes you support.

Other Resources

  • GreenPrint - A patent-pending app that figures out what to print and removes unwanted pages, saving trees (and money).
  • green tv - An all-green TV station online.
  • LA Green Living - Connecting the different segments of green living in Los Angeles into one larger community.
  • Hotel Chatter Green Hotels Map - A Google maps mashup that shows the best green hotels in the U.S. on a map.
  • LocalCooling - A software program that puts a more efficient power save mode on your PC.
  • Hunger Site - A leader in online activism committed to eradicating world hunger.
  • BBB Wise Giving Alliance - Reports and evaluations on charitable organizations.
  • Wild Sanctuary - An interactive nature sounds map that works with either Google Maps or FreeEarth.
  • Greenpeace Esperanze Interactive Route Map - A Google Maps mashup that plots the course of the Greenpeace ship Esperanza with interactive features detailing different parts of the trip.
  • Scorecard - Get pollution reports by county.