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"Use this online calculator to obtain an estimate of your personal greenhouse gas emissions or your family’s greenhouse gas emissions." | - USDA. Agriculture Research Service.
"A research team of approximately 85 engineers and scientists has been assembled to address the problems associated with the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer in western Kansas and the Texas High Plains." | - USDA. Agriculture Research Service.
Agriculture Research Service has a large and very important impact on rual America. | - Air and Waste Management Association.
| - USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
Provides information on alternative crops, cropping systems, and enterprises. Covers organic and sustainable farming methods and community supported agriculture. | - Environmental Protection Agency.
"American Heritage Rivers initiative is about making more efficient and effective use of existing federal resources." | - American Wind Energy Association.
| - USDA. Natural Resources and Conservation Service.
Information for consumers on conservation. | - USDA. Economic Research Service.
| - Northeast Midwest Institute.
| - Environmental Protection Agency.
| - USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
| - EnviroLink Network.
| - USDOT. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty (HEP).
| - United States Environmental Protection Agency.
| - United States Department of Agriculture.
| - Georgia Tech Research Corporation.
| - International Institute for Sustainable Development.
| - USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
| - National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils, Inc.
| - National Center for Appropriate Technology.
| - DOE. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
| - RESOLVE. National Wind Coordinating Collaborative.
| - American Corn Growers Association.; American Corn Growers Foundation.
| - United States Department of Agriculture.
| - University of Connecticut. Center for Land Use Education and Research.
| - Global Environment and Technology Foundation.
| - The Rensselaerville Institute.
| - National Association of Development Organizations.
| - Department of Energy.; National Center for Appropriate Technology.
| - International Institute for Sustainable Development.
| - CONCERN, Inc.
| - USDA. Office of the Chief Economist.
| - USDA. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE).
Farmers and ranchers can apply for SARE research grants that typically run between $500 and $15,000. | - National Association of Development Organizations.
| - Southern Illinois University.
| - DOE. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program.
| - Great Plains Windustry Project.
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| | | | Back to Top | | Planning Resources | | - College of Design. University of Minnesota.
A multi-collegiate project. "The initiative strengthens the connections between University, the Mississippi River, and the communities and organizations along the river." | - EPA. National Risk Management Research Laboratory.
| - National Association of Counties.
| - National Center for Appropriate Technology.; DHHS. ACF. OCS. Division of Energy Assistance.
"a Federally-funded program that helps low-income households with their home energy bills." This resource has lists by state of agencies and organizations that assist with energy funding. | - New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
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| | | Back to Top | | Best Practices and Case Studies | | - Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse.
| - Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities.
| - International Institute for Sustainable Development.
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| | | Back to Top | | Funding and Program Assistance | | - National Center for Appropriate Technology. ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.
| - GSA. CAO. Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division.
| - USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
Please search for the programs below in the database for more details and contact information.
- 10.901 Resource Conservation and Development
- 66.611 Environmental Policy and Innovation Grants
- 66.808 Solid Waste Management Assistance
| - Grants.gov.
| - USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Lists all of NRCS's natural resources conservation programs. These programs help people increase wildlife habitat, reduce soil erosion, reduce damages caused by natural disasters, enhance water supplies and improve water quality. | - West Virginia University. National Research Center for Coal and Energy.
| - Georgia Tech Research Institute. Hazardous Substance Research Centers/South and Southwest.
| - USDA. Forest Service.
| - DOI. U.S. Geological Survey.
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| | | Back to Top | | Contact Information | | - Environmental Protection Agency.
Includes Regional Addresses. | - USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
| - USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
| - National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils, Inc.
| - DOE. OEM. Oak Ridge Operations Office.
| - National Association of State Foresters.
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| | | Back to Top | | Statistics and Data Resources | | - United States Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds.
"This survey will use a random sampling design to provide regional and national estimates of the condition of rivers and streams." | - EPA. OC. National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Division.
| - United States Global Change Research Program.
| - Renewable Energy Policy Project.
| - United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
| - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Weather Service. Climate Prediction Center.
June 1st begins Hurricane Season. | - Environmental Protection Agency.
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| | | Back to Top | | Publications | | - USDA. Economic Research Service.
| - DOT. Federal Highway Administration.
| - West Virginia University. Regional Research Institute.
| - National Governors Association.
| - National Governors Association. Natural Resources Policy Studies Division. Center For Best Practices.
| - Northeast-Midwest Institute.
| - USDOC. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration. Central Library.
| - National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration.
| - University of California. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.
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