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• SAS Sustainability Management Scorecard The SAS Scorecard provides a view of environmental impact goals that include use of raw materials, and conservation of utilities like electricity, fuel and water.
  
• Fuel & Vehicle Selector Tools US EPA and DOE provide portals to plan fuel and transportation vehicle choices.
  
• Green Monitoring Toolkits for Management Effectiveness Monitoring is key to effective management, and these monitoring tools will help measure and monitor for sustainable results.
  
• EPA's Pesticides Web site EPA's Pesticides Web site to list CFR Tolerance Pesticide Chemical Listings by EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs
  
• EPA Licenses Simulations Plus' ADMET Predictor Software to Identify Chemical Hazards New software will allow the EPA to predict a number of potential toxicities for industry chemicals, agricultural chemicals, and drug molecules plus excipients.
  
• Carbon Tradeoff Modeler to Optimize Supply Chain Efficiency - IBM IBM's Carbon Tradeoff Modeler monitors and analyzes supply chain emissions profiles how changes to packaging, transportation and inventory policies can affect their CO2 emissions.
  
• California's Statewide Online Database of Green Buildings California directory of government green building locations and status of construction.
  
• NRDC Green Business "Greening Advisor" The NRDC Greening Advisor, a guide that can help any commercial business or organization to reduce its environmental impacts
  
• EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) One stop database for environmental information on products and services the federal government buys.
  
• TARP - The Technology Acceptance and Reciprocity Partnership for Stormwater Management Innovation New technologies often face unnecessary and financially burdensome regulatory and permit hurdles that slow down or prevent their use. TARP provides performance data on new technologies critical to state environmental protection efforts.
  
• Monitor State Water Quality with ATTAINS from EPA The Online tool: Assessment TMDL Tracking and Implementation System (ATTAINS) helps monitor state water quality on the EPA web site.
  
• GSFLOW Model Simulates Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions GSFLOW can analyze complex water-resource questions that increasingly involve understanding the connectivity of surface water and ground water.
  
• Your PC Can Save CO2 by Reducing Electricity With Free Tool CO2 Saver software helps you reduce wasted electricity on your desktop PC...quick, easy...and free!
  
• Yahoo's Green Portal and Green Challenge - Don't You Love It When a Plan Comes Rogether! Don't You Love It When a Plan Comes Rogether!
  
• Sustainable Building Guidelines for Residential and Commercial Buildings Sustainable building is broader than green building. Here's the scoop.
  
• Energy Conservation Habits for Home and Office Habits and timing are big energy conservation tools. Here are a few great resourcces
  
• Community Action Guide to Reconnect Children to Nature Hands-on tool for organizers to reconnect children and nature with community programs
  
• Water Footprint Calculator Calculate how much water you use directly -- and with your food, travel, housekeeping, etc. Eyeopener!
  
• Tips for Selecting, Buying and Reducing Paper Paper impacts forests and landfills, energy and transportation. This toolkit maximizes use of this ubiquitous resource.
  
• Media Kit for Recycling Bottles & Cans - CRV: CA Refund Value Recycling bottles and cans -- get the word out with these tools
  
• Google Transit Helps Tourists and Commuters Plan Mass Transit Google Transit offers planning tools for easier use of mass transit for getting to work and tourism
  
• IPM Calendar for Almond Pest Management Seasonal Guide to Environmentally Responsible Pest Management Practices in Almonds
  
• Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Explore your technological potential with the incentive to profit from commercialization.
  
• EPA Provides Environmental Finance Programs The Guidebook of Financial Tools: Paying for Sustainable Environmental Systems
  
• Toxic Release Inventory - State Database by EPA The TRI is a public database containing information about releases and other waste management of toxic chemicals reported by industrial facilities.
  
• LexisNexis Environmental Law & Climate Change Center is Online LexisNexis Climate Change Center provides state and federal decisions related to climate change.
  
• JEDI II - Jobs and Economic Development Impact Model Calculate Economic Impacts from Coal, Natural Gas, and Wind
  
• Health for Baby Boomers by Just 'Keeping On Moving' Fifty-somethings face aging that affects muscles, digestion and overall health. Just Keep Moving is a customized program to encourage good lifestyle habits.
  
• Tools for California Regional Business Success Tools for Business Success includes information from local cities, counties, chambers and economic development agencies in California
  
• Pharos Project for Rating Green Building Materials and How They Relate to Environmental Health and Justice The Pharos Project is a beta project to evaluate consumer-driven green building materials