Discussion Forums
Links to Other Sustainable Development Discussion
Groups
The groups or individuals who maintain these lists have private commands, and sometimes passwords, that you must use to subscribe and unsubscribe to the group. For more information about each group, and its subscription requirements, click on the hotlink provided for each group. The following list identifies several discussion groups and mailing lists that focus on sustainable development and related topics. If you’d like to suggest other groups for this list, please let us know. Discussion Group Topic Areas: • Sustainable Community Development/Sustainable Living
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Sustainable Design and Construction/Green Building
• Sustainable Energy
• Sustainable
Business Issues
• Pollution Prevention
• Sustainable Transportation
• Mega Lists Sustainable Community Development/Sustainable Living
ECOBALANCE
Dedicated to the creation and maintenance of self-sufficient,
sustainable communities.
ET-PARTI
Focuses on ecotechnology for sustainable development.
Regional
Economic Community Development
Seeks to foster, faciltate, educate, and develop regional cooperative
community development corporations.
- SUSTAIN-L
- Focuses on sustainable
technologies for communities.
Sustainable Agriculture
- Sanet-mg
Created by the Sustainable Agriculture Network, this group
aims to share ideas and information about networking sustainable
agriculture information. The list also includes recent issues
of several ag-related publications.
- Sustag-l
A group created for the discussion of scientific, economic,
social, and spiritual principles needed as a basis for sustainable
agricultural systems.
Susag-principles
Established to discuss the principles underlying development of sustainable agricultural systems. Sustainable Design and Construction/Green Building Green Building Discussion Group
Co-sponsored by Oikos and Environmental Building News, this forum is dedicated entirely to topics related to environmentally-responsible building design and construction. Computer Network of Building Researchers (CNBR)
A moderated discussion group for people involved in research related to construction and buildings. Sustainable Energy AE Alternative Energy Discussion Mailing List
This discussion group is intended to provide a forum to discuss the current state of the art and future direction of alternative energy sources that are renewable and sustainable. It is not intended to discuss either AE appropriateness or comparisons with conventional energy sources such as fossil or nuclear fuels.
Discussion
Groups
DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(EERE) identifies several electronic discussion groups focusing
on energy-related topics.
Energy
Discussion Groups
This site, on SOLSTICE, the Web site of the Center for Renewable
Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST), archives several
energy-related electronic discussion groups.
Renewable
Energy Policy Project (REPP) Discussion Groups
REPP hosts discussion groups on a range of renewable energy
and energy efficiency topics, including bioenergy, green building,
green power, solar power, and strawbale construction. The site
provides links to simple online forms for signing up to the
discussion groups, or you can browse the archives online.
Sustainable
Business Issues
- env_reporting_forum
A new “email-based community” of professionals who are interested
in state-of-the-art communication methods for corporate environmental,
sustainability, or social responsibility performance.
Pollution Prevention
NPSINFO
Forum for open discussion of nonpoint source pollution and related runoff issues. Sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds Sustainable Transportation Alternative Transportation mailing list
Provides a discussion area for topics related to alternative transportation, including walking, bicycling, alternative fueled vehicles, and innovative transit schemes. BIKECOMMUTE
A discussion of bicycle commuting and improving conditions for bicyclists. Subscribe by sending the message "subscribe bikecommute [your name]" to listserv@conicit.ve. Global Cycling Network Mailing Lists
This site provides links to many discussion groups that focus on bicycle-related topics.
TLCNet
Streettalk
This e-mail discussion list serves as a forum where a variety
of transportation, community, and livability issues can be discussed.
Topics include: traffic calming and street design; scenic road
preservation; bicycle facility planning and design; public transit
and intercity rail; transit-oriented development; and more.
Transit-alternatives
A mailing list established to encourage the discussion of topics related to innovative transportation approaches. Mega Lists The following sites offer lists to many mailing lists and discussion groups covering various aspects of sustainable development.
Electronic
Mailing Lists
Compiled by the International Institute for Sustainable Development
(IISD).
Internet
Environment Mail Lists
Provides information on a large number of electronic mailing
lists related to the environment.
Last updated: January 26, 2004
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