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Have a browse through the staggering collection of interesting products being built up by the post-ironically-named Treehugger blog.

PRé have a really useful set of Ecodesign Tools and Guidelines, including the handy Ecopoints system.

The Fairtrade Foundation exists to ensure a better deal for marginalised and disadvantaged third world producers. Also see CEPAA for details of the social accountability standard SA8000.

A good example of an e-tailer specialising in sustainable products is The Natural Collection -- although I am biased as I am their environmental adviser!

Jacquelyn Ottman has some terrific articles at her Green Marketing site, including her famous Getting to Zero process.

Biopolymer.net is a wonderful resource.

You should know about ecolabels, particularly the EU Ecolabel and the Blue Angel

For some Bio-inspiration, the see the full text of Kevin Kelly's book Out Of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World

And you simply have to Demi is a delightfully enigmatic melange of info ...

O2 USA's Magnificent Links Page is pretty definitive, too ...


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The beautifully-designed site for O2, the original network of green designers, is at www.o2.org

The Sustainable Design Award is for 6th formers in the UK.

The Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition is an excellent source of information on the dark side of computers and microchips.

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has some on-the-button ideas about growing replacements for petroleum products such as fuels and plastics -- check out the Carbohydrate Economy stuff now!

The Centre for Alternative Technology is based in Wales and has a lovely site packed with factsheets and guidance on setting up small-scale energy and waste systems.

For the latest in eco- and sustainable design, where else but the Centre for Sustainable Design? They have a great Journal which is available over the web for a small charge, and run many events, including the annual Towards Sustainable Product Development conference.


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