Resources
Funding Sources for Green Initatives
Downloadable Flyer on State Government Environmental Resources
Illinois Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) Funding
Illinois Energy & Recycling Incentives (from DCEO)
Illinois Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (from DSIRE)
Funding Opportunities for Green Building (from U.S. EPA)
Illinois Alternate Fuels Rebate Program (from Illinois EPA)
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Funding Opportunities
Green Infrastructure and Communities
Illinois Rain Garden Initiative
Illinois Energy & Recycling Incentives
City of Chicago Green Alley Handbook (stormwater management practices)
USEPA video: "Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In"
Sustainable Transportation
Tips for Improving Gas Mileage
Drive Less Live More Initiative
Alternative Fuels Station Locator
Energy Efficiency & Conservation
Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC)
Energy Efficiency Resource Center
Climate Change
Illinois Climate Change Advisory Group (report and recommendations)
Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord
Illinois Conservation and Climate Initiative (ICCI)
(Allows farmers and landowners to earn greenhouse gas emissions credits when they use conservation tillage, plant grasses and trees, or capture methane with manure digesters.)
Recycling
Electronic Products Recycling & Reuse Act (signed Sept. 17, 2008)
State of Illinois Recycling Grants
Reduce Reuse Recycle Fact Sheet
Illinois Recycling Association
Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Directory of Illinois electronics recycling, refurbishing, and reuse organizations
Building Operations
Integrated Pest Management Fact Sheet
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guide
For Businesses
DCEO's Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance
Publications
Illinois Green Governments Coordinating Council Annual Reports
- Illinois GGCC Report, September 2008 * * * NEW! * * *
- Illinois GGCC Report, September 2007
- Illinois GGCC Report, September 2006
- Illinois GGCC Report, August 2005
Green: The Newsletter