United States Department of Energy
www.eere.energy.gov
DOE Energy Savers Booklet
www.energysavers.gov
DO-IT-YOURSELF On-line Energy Audit Tool
hes.lbl.gov
Energy Star®
www.energystar.gov
ENERGY STAR is a voluntary market-based partnership to reduce air
pollution through increased energy efficiency. With assistance
from the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, the ENERGY STAR program offers businesses and consumers
energy efficient solutions to save energy, money and help protect
the environment for future generations.
Affordable Comfort
www.affordablecomfort.org
Affordable Comfort, Inc. is an educational nonprofit dedicated to
helping homes become more energy efficient, safe, comfortable and
affordable through training programs and demonstration activities.
Alliance to Save Energy
www.ase.org
Alliance to save Energy is a coalition of prominent business, government,
environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and
clean use of energy. Check out: Avoid Home Energy Sticker Shock.
How to cut home heating oil and natural gas bills and other tips.
Incentives that
Promote Energy Efficiency
www.dsireusa.org
DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local,
utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and
energy efficiency.
www.energytaxincentives.org
The Tax Incentives
Assistance Project (TIAP), sponsored by a coalition of public interest
nonprofit groups, government agencies, and other organizations
in the energy efficiency field, is designed to give consumers and
businesses information they need to make use of the federal income
tax incentives for energy efficient products and technologies passed
by Congress as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and subsequently
amended several times.
Efficiency Kansas
http://www.efficiencykansas.com/
Efficiency Kansas provides a sustainable source of financing for
cost-effective, energy-efficiency improvements in existing homes
and small businesses throughout Kansas.
Green Impact Zone
http://www.greenimpactzone.org/
The Green Impact Zone initiative is an effort to concentrate
resources — with
funding, coordination, and public and private partnerships — in
one specific area to demonstrate that a targeted effort can literally
transform a community. This national model for place-based investment
is now underway in the heart of Kansas City's urban core.
Home Energy
www.homeenergy.org
Home Energy’s ongoing technical coverage of residential
energy efficiency issues is unparalleled. The site contains many
useful articles on energy efficiency.
Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC)
http://kcenergy.org
The Met Energy Center is a local resource for energy efficiency.
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
(MEEA)
www.mwalliance.org
The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance is a regional network of
organizations collaborating to promote energy efficiency products
and services in the Midwest.
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
www.the-mrea.org
A network for ideas, resources, and information about renewable energy
and energy efficiency; information about the annual Renewable Energy
and Sustainable Living Fair.
Greenability Magazine
www.greenabilitymagazine.com
Greenability magazine is a new, bi-monthly
publication designed to help you discover "green" lifestyle
alternatives for everyday living in Kansas City.
UK Flooring Direct
www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk/info/Energy_Efficiency_in_the_Home
A wealth of information regarding flooring and energy efficiency
in the home. The site has many more links to explore.
iFloor
www.ifloor.com/flooring-advice/energy-efficient-home-tips.html
Another wealth of information regarding energy efficiency in the
home. This page has many links to explore.
MCC-Blue River, 20301
E. 78 Highway, Independence, MO 64057http://mcckc.edu/BRLiveGreen
Community and Continuing Education
at the Metropolitan Community College with a focus on Living
Green, Environmentally Responsible Living.
Academy for Sustainable
Communities
www.marc.org/sustain
The academy offers seminars, technical workshops, roundtable
discussions and other special events featuring nationally known
speakers focused on how the Kansas City region can serve as
a model of sustainability by emphasizing environmental, economic
and social success.
Missouri Votes Conservation
http://movotesconservation.org/summitsessions.aspx
Missouri Votes Conservation (MVC)
is a non-partisan statewide organization that advocates for pro-environment
legislation and political candidates in Missouri.
Environmental Excellence Business Network
http://www.eebn.net/
The Environmental Excellence Business
Network (EEBN) is a network of environmental professionals
and business people who all share a common goal: making sustainable
business decisions that protect our natural resources AND make
good business sense.
rippleglass
http://www.rippleglasskc.com/
Ripple Glass is here to make glass recycling work in Kansas City.
We're providing more locations to drop off empty glass containers.
We're processing the glass locally. And a local business is using
it to make fiberglass insulation for more energy-efficient homes.
Don't worry. Your glass is in a better place.