Thurmont Green Team Sustainable Maryland Certified Resource Center
Sustainable Maryland Certified
http://sustainablemaryland.com/
Sustainable Maryland is a certification program for municipalities in Maryland that want to go green, save money and take steps to sustain their quality of life over the long term. Sustainable Maryland Certified is a collaborative effort between the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of Maryland and the Maryland Municipal League to replicate the success of the Sustainable Jersey initiative throughout the Mid-Atlantic States, beginning in Maryland.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sustainable-Maryland/521853801237363
Small Town Sustainability
http://www.mdmunicipal.org/documentcenter/view/2128
Frederick County Department of Waste Management
https://frederickcountymd.gov/5634/Waste-Management-Trash-and-Recycling
https://frederickcountymd.gov/1764/Recycling-Information
The Green Homes Challenge guides, rewards, and recognizes households for saving energy, adopting green lifestyle practices, and using renewable energy.
https://www.frederickgreenchallenge.org/
Additional Resources & Links
Business Network for Maryland Offshore Wind
http://www.bizmdosw.org/
Solar Energy Industries Association
http://www.seia.org/
American Wind Energy Association
http://www.awea.org/
Maryland Clean Energy Center
http://mdcleanenergy.org/
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES)
http://www.umces.edu/
University of Maryland Energy Research Center
http://www.umerc.umd.edu/
University of Maryland Office of Sustainability
http://www.sustainability.umd.edu/content/about/office_of_sustainability.php
The University of Maryland Office of Sustainability supports and advances environmental performance, economic prosperity and social equality through a variety of initiatives. The staff facilitate the development and implementation of sustainable policies, practices and curricula for the campus community by:
Town Creek Foundation
http://www.towncreekfdn.org/
The Town Creek Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation dedicated to a sustainable environment. In support of this mission, we make grants to non-profit organizations that work to promote ecological sustainability.
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa
Our mission is to protect human health and the environment.
http://www.epa.gov/sustainability
Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations.
Maryland Sustainable Communities
http://www.sustainable.org/governance/policies-ordinances-a-taxes/1981-maryland-sustainable-communities
A Guide to Green Careers: https://www.learnhowtobecomewww.learnhowtobecome.org/green-careers/.org/green-careers/
http://sustainablemaryland.com/
Sustainable Maryland is a certification program for municipalities in Maryland that want to go green, save money and take steps to sustain their quality of life over the long term. Sustainable Maryland Certified is a collaborative effort between the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of Maryland and the Maryland Municipal League to replicate the success of the Sustainable Jersey initiative throughout the Mid-Atlantic States, beginning in Maryland.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sustainable-Maryland/521853801237363
Small Town Sustainability
http://www.mdmunicipal.org/documentcenter/view/2128
Frederick County Department of Waste Management
https://frederickcountymd.gov/5634/Waste-Management-Trash-and-Recycling
https://frederickcountymd.gov/1764/Recycling-Information
The Green Homes Challenge guides, rewards, and recognizes households for saving energy, adopting green lifestyle practices, and using renewable energy.
https://www.frederickgreenchallenge.org/
Additional Resources & Links
Business Network for Maryland Offshore Wind
http://www.bizmdosw.org/
Solar Energy Industries Association
http://www.seia.org/
American Wind Energy Association
http://www.awea.org/
Maryland Clean Energy Center
http://mdcleanenergy.org/
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES)
http://www.umces.edu/
University of Maryland Energy Research Center
http://www.umerc.umd.edu/
University of Maryland Office of Sustainability
http://www.sustainability.umd.edu/content/about/office_of_sustainability.php
The University of Maryland Office of Sustainability supports and advances environmental performance, economic prosperity and social equality through a variety of initiatives. The staff facilitate the development and implementation of sustainable policies, practices and curricula for the campus community by:
- Educating the campus community about sustainability
- Developing sustainability programming that affects student education and campus operations
- Fostering collaboration between units of the university and external resources
- Consulting with campus departments (administrative and academic) to find ways of reducing environmental impacts and promoting sustainability
- Coordinating efforts to meet the goals of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment
- Measuring and reporting on campus sustainability efforts
- Providing outreach to individuals and organizations both internal and external to the University
- Supporting the University Sustainability Council
Town Creek Foundation
http://www.towncreekfdn.org/
The Town Creek Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation dedicated to a sustainable environment. In support of this mission, we make grants to non-profit organizations that work to promote ecological sustainability.
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa
Our mission is to protect human health and the environment.
http://www.epa.gov/sustainability
Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations.
Maryland Sustainable Communities
http://www.sustainable.org/governance/policies-ordinances-a-taxes/1981-maryland-sustainable-communities
A Guide to Green Careers: https://www.learnhowtobecomewww.learnhowtobecome.org/green-careers/.org/green-careers/