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Air and Waste Management Association - Golden West Section
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A&WMA is a nonprofit organization that promotes better understanding of the problems of air pollution and waste
management.
To accomplish these goals, the Golden West Section presents a series of dinner meetings, workshops,
and technical conferences in Northern California.
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awma-gws.baaqmd.gov
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American Planning Association - Northern Section California Chapter
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The Northern Section is the largest Chapter of the American Planning Association in California,
with over 1,500 members from the Monterey coastline to northern border of California.
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www.norcalapa.org
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Association of Bay Area Governments
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Working to help solve problems in areas such as land use, housing, environmental quality, and economic development
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www.abag.org
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Bay Area Open Space Council
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A collaboration of public and non-profit land management agencies and organizations in and around the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area
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www.openspacecouncil.org
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Bay Nature magazine
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An Exploration of Nature in the Bay Area
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www.baynature.com
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California Coastal Commission/San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
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The California Coastal Commission's primary mission is to plan for and regulate land and water uses in the coastal zone consistent with the policies of the Coastal Act.
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www.coastal.ca.gov
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East Bay Regional Parks District
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Alameda and Contra Costa counties parks
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www.ebparks.org
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Ecovian
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A community-created green guide to the Bay Area, which lists green businesses & building professionals
such as architects specializing in green building, green home building contractors, and renewable energy
system installers
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www.ecovian.com/sanfrancisco
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Natural Heritage Institute
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A Public interest law firm with more scientists, economists, and planners than lawyers. Includes very well written and researched studies of Marsh Creek in Eastern Contra Costa County.
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www.n-h-i.org
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San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
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Promotes good planning and good government through research, analysis, public education, and advocacy. Each month offers several brown bag lunch programs on topics that include housing, regional planning, urban design, good government, transportation, healthy economy, and sustainability.
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www.spur.org
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UC Berkeley Extension-Environmental Management |
Come to UC Berkeley for new courses, the latest information, and innovative thinking about effective water and
resource management, land use planning, environmental health and safety, and recycling for all of California, and
its urban areas.
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www.unex.berkeley.edu/environment
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Environmental Management at UC Davis Extension |
The umbrella of Environmental Management brings together a wide array of subjects including
Environmental Planning,
GIS,
Hazardous Materials Management,
Health and Safety,
Land Use, and
Natural Resources.
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UC Davis Environmental
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Urban Ecology, Oakland
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Uses urban design, land use planning and policy reform to help people plan and build communities that are ecologically healthy, socially just, and economically fair
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www.urbanecology.org
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American Planning Association
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APA is a nonprofit public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning.
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www.planning.org
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Asbestos.com - The Leading Mesothelioma Resource
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With more than 3,500 pages of content, our mission is to do whatever we can to help promote asbestos and mesothelioma awareness.
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www.asbestos.org
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California AEP
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AEP is a non-profit organization of professionals working to improve their skills as environmental and resource managers.
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www.califaep.org
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California Climate Action Registry
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The California Climate Action Registry is a non-profit voluntary registry for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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www.climateregistry.org
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California Code of Regulations
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Search using either the Agency List, the Table of Contents, or the Search Forms.
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www.calregs.com
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California Environmental Resources Evaluation System
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California Land Use Planning Information Network
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www.ceres.ca.gov
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California Law
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Search by keyword(s) across all 29 Codes
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www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
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California Office of Planning and Research
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Find and download OPR publications from the State Clearinghouse, Planning, and other OPR departments
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www.opr.ca.gov
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California Planning and Development Report
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A monthly newsletter that serves the California planning and development community by providing comprehensive and up-to-date information
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www.cp-dr.com
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CEQAmap
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California's only searchable digital database of environmental impact reports, summaries of mitigations, community plans and development documents. The database is FREE to all users
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www.ceqamap.com/search.php
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CRC Press – Taylor & Francis Group
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CRC Press offers New and Noteworthy Books in Environmental Science and Engineering from leading experts in the field. Enter discount code 425FE at checkout to save 20% and receive FREE shipping.
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www.crcpress.com/ecommerce_product/browse_book_categories.jsf?category=EEN
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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The IPCC is currently finalizing its Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007", also referred to as AR4.
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www.ipcc.ch
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League of California Cities
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Exists to support city officials across a large, diverse state, who are themselves working to improve the quality of life in their cities and communities
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www.cacities.org
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National AEP
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Promoting excellence in the environmental profession
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www.naep.org
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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Utility company serving Northern and Central California
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www.pge.com
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PG&E's About Global Warming
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PG&E agrees with the world's scientists that climate change is real and that the time for action is now.
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PG&E's About Global Warming
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PG&E's ClimateSmart
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Voluntary program that will allow PG&E's customers to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make
their home or office energy use "climate neutral"
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www.pge.com/climatesmart
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PG&E's Energy Efficiency
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PG&E can help businesses identify opportunities to reduce energy costs throughout their facilities – and
develop an integrated portfolio of energy management solutions tailored to meet their needs.
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pge.com/mybusiness/energysavingsrebates
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Planetizen
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The Planning and Development Network
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www.planetizen.com
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Solano Press Books
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A California publishing house specializing in land use, planning law, urban affairs, and environmental subjects
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www.solano.com
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State of California Climate Change Portal
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California Climate Change legislation, reports, documents, etc.
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www.climatechange.ca.gov
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The Climate Registry
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Multi-state and tribe collaboration aimed at developing and managing a common
greenhouse gas emissions reporting system
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www.theclimateregistry.org
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Trust for Public Lands
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National nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being
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www.tpl.org
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Urban Land Institute
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20,000 members worldwide representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines, working in private enterprise and public service
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www.uli.org
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Urban Planning Education
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Find the best master of urban planning online degrees
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www.mastersinurbanplanning.com
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Wind Turbines
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Positioned to be the largest social network for the wind turbine community where the public and the wind energy profession can come together to get advice, share ideas and network for career advancement
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www.windturbines.net
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