This listing compiled for our own reference purposes, so please accept the rough edges. These should nearly all be UK sites, although some may have a wider scope.

Links relevant to local campaigns and concerns

Code for Sustainable Homes - launched Dec 06, technical guidance due April 07.

Communities minister on zero carbon development initiative, and The Guardian’s news item on this.

Campaigns, general

• Friends of the Earth.
• Green Alliance A parliamentary forum and service for green issues.
• Greenpeace UK.
• Sustainable Community Action - a wiki.
• Womens Environmental Network.

Government agencies, education

Environment Agency - the government’s arms length body “for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.” Its Your Environment magazine (can be downloaded as large pdf) has some interesting material.

Natural England “works for people, places and nature to conserve and enhance biodiversity, landscapes and wildlife in rural, urban, coastal and marine areas”. Brings together English Nature, the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service.

MineralsUK, put together by British Geological Society, gives information on environmental impact of our dependence on extracting materials from the ground. (New January 08).

Young People’s Trust for the Environment.

Worcestershire Partnership brings together local government, public services, voluntary groups and local businesses. One of the six theme groups is on Environment.

Regional

West Midlands Regional Sustainability Forum.

Sustainability West Midlands - the official regional champion for sustainable development.

Climate Change

Carbon Limited - RSA’s project exploring personal carbon trading.

Climate Concern UK

Climate Change West Midlands (a Yahoo group)

Climate Outreach and Information Network

Community environmental action

• Going carbon neutral Ashton Hayes in Cheshire aims to be England’s first carbon neutral village. Their video on green.tv
• Low Carbon Communities Projects in Shropshire initiated by Marches Energy Agency.
• Plastic Bag Free Modbury, Devon, leads the way. Inspired by the film Hawai‘i -Message in the Waves.
• Every Action Counts Helping community groups lead the way to a better future.
• Street Party - meet your neighbours in a traffic-free street.

Books

• Car Sick: Solutions for Our Car-addicted Culture (Paperback) by Lynn Sloman.
• Heat: How We Can Stop the Planet Burning (Paperback) by George Monbiot.
• An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It (Paperback) by Al Gore.

Green media

Big Picture TV- video clips of leading experts, thinkers and activists in environmental and social sustainability.

ENDS - Europe’s Environmental News Service.

EarthWire, the environmental news portal.

Green.tv

Green-engage - a ” fresh approach to [green] communications…”

People and Planet “a global review and internet gateway into the issues of population, poverty, health, consumption and the environment” produced by a British charity.

Planet Ark The home of Reuters Daily World Environment News.

Heritage

Historic Environment Local Management Information and training to help those who make decisions about the historic environment

Housing, architecture

Association for Environment Conscious Building

Ecology Building Society

GreenMoves - green housing for sale.

GreenSpec is the UK construction industry’s definitive guide to sustainable construction. (From the helpful links page on Tree House Clapham.)

Green Building Press - green building information in various formats, latest headlines.

REAL Assurance - renewable energy product suppliers certification.

Sustainable Building Solutions.

sustainablehomes.co.uk

Nature conservation, green space

• Buglife
• Butterfly Conservation
• Plantlife
• RSPB
• Wildlife Trusts
• Wild About Britain Discussions, gallery, information about all types of wildlife and nature.

• GreenSTAT - comment on the quality of your local park.

Local

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

Malvern Hills Conservators

Also see Natural World on MalvernTrail.

Technology, Energy

Centre for Alternative Technology, who have put together Zero Carbon Britain - a radical but pragmatic energy strategy.

Centre for Sustainable Energy

Community Action for Energy “designed to promote and facilitate local community-based energy projects”.

Energy Savings Trust

The Power of Community - how Cuba survived peak oil. DVD.

Biofuelwatch Campaigns against the use of bioenergy from unsustainable sources.

Transport, planning

• Alliance against urban 4×4s.
• Better Transport Campaign (was Transport 2000).
• Christian Woolmar - transport commentator.
• Living Streets - the champions of streets and public spaces for people on foot (was Pedestrians Association).
• Slower Speeds Initiative.
• World Carfree Network.

Cycling: See Cycle Malvern blog.

Rail campaigns

• Carno Station Action Group,Cambrian Line, Wales.
• Capital Rail Action Group, Edinburgh.
• Minsters’ Rail Campaign, Yorkshire.
• RailFuture campaigning for better rail services for both passengers and freight.

Commercial concern

Environmental Finance - monthly mag with news online.

O2 UK Network of designers engaged with sustainable design.