Resources related to University of Michigan, sustainability, naturalists, affiliated organizations, affiliated non-profits, and more.
[Please note this page is under construction, so it's an arbitrarily populated list of hyperlinks; we're trying to provide a good balance between academic, grass roots, and industry links, so bear with us as this takes time...]
Free Education:
For free courses organized by degree in Higher Education
http://www.
Academic Institutions:
The University of Michigan-Dearborn
The University of Michigan
The Environmental Interpretive Center
Map of Campus (pdf):
Local Student Organizations We've Worked With
Henry Ford Community College Student Environmental Association:
University of Michigan-Dearborn Student Government:
Students in Free Enterprise (Dearborn Chapter):
Wayne State University Student Environmental Action Leaders (SEAL):
University of Michigan Student Sustainability Initiative (SSI):
Resources for Thoughtful Inspiration and Insight
Academia.edu (academic social network and online academic database):
Buckminster Fuller Institute (Comprehensive Anticipatory Design Science and other interesting ideas in the spirit of the prolific inventor/imaginator Buckminster Fuller)
Engineering Society of Detroit Institute (check out their symposium reports to see the fruits of high powered brainstorming and workable ideas for reinvigorating Michigan--many industry leaning approaches, but insightful nonetheless)
Graham Sustainability Institute--you can find in-depth approaches to solving messy "wicked problems", and even submit your own!
SSRN (Social Science Research Network), a free peer-reviewed academic database for all to access and utilize
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), a non-profit devoted to spreading great ideas for all to access
Discover your ecological footprint:
Detroit + other Michigan trails and Greenways:
Non-Governmental/Non-Profit/Grassroots Organizations
Dearborn Cool Cities Sierra Club/Dearborn Sustainability Coalition
The Northwest Earth Institute has outstanding discussion courses for community groups on understanding and making sustainability happen:
http://www.nwei.org/
The Engineering Society of Detroit
Friends of the Rouge River
League of Women Voters Dearborn/Dearborn Heights
National Wildlife Federation
The Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy
Sierra Club
Student Environmental Action Coalition:
Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition:
David Suzuki Foundation
Great Lakes Resources:
Interactive website for the Great Lakes
The Student Conservation Association:
United Students for Fair Trade
http://www.usft.org/
Non-native Invasive Species guides:
Global Garlic Mustard Field Survey resources
Energy and Utility Industries:
Learn more about mountain top removal coal mining and its impacts:
Natural Gas and Oil Industry blog:
The Oil Drum--online discussion from people interested in petroleum/peak oil, etc.
http://www.theoildrum.com/
The "Offshore Industry" (it's a very broad category so we put it in quotes since we don't really know if it really pertains to everything happening offshore or not:
http://www.offshore-technology.com/
The "Offshore Industry" (it's a very broad category so we put it in quotes since we don't really know if it really pertains to everything happening offshore or not:
http://www.offshore-technology.com/
