Resources
Learn About Sustainability
We’ve compiled a number of resources around sustainability. Be sure to click any of the resources for more info.
Climate Action Plans From Other Cities
Sustainability Sites In Our Community
Good Sustainability Reads
- The Natural Step
- There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make or Break Years – Updated Edition
- The Climate Report: National Climate Assessment-Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States
- Developmental Health and the Wealth of Nations, Hertzman & Keating
- Investing in What Works for America’s Communities: Essays on People, Place, & Purpose, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Low Income Investment Fund
Discover current CO2 levels by clicking here.
Recent sustainability article here.
Webinar Recording: Community Sustainability Planning And Implementation
Presentation Deck: The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act
Learn about the “Zero Waste Cities” approach here.
Local Sustainability Presentations
- Jennifer Nelson (Seven Generations Ahead), founder of the Illinois Food Scraps Coalition, gives an introductory presentation on food waste reduction. Target audiences: healthcare systems, institutional food service managers, schools and restaurants. View the PDF of the presentation here.
