External Resources

These are some websites we feel everyone should have in their bookmarks. They range from similar communities to ours and other resources that you may find useful.

Carbon CalculatorA calculator to determine your carbon footprint, useful to determine how much of an environmental impact your lifestyle has on the earth.

Climate Action Tracker: A website which provides information about what specific countries are doing to combat climate change.

Environmental News Network: Not specific to Tompkins County or even New York, but the Environmental News Network provides valuable and up to date environmental information.

Environment New YorkA citizen-based environmental advocacy organization and a project of Environment America.

Isidewith: A great political quiz which will match you with the presidential candidates and parties which support your views.

New Yorkers Against Fracking: An interesting website with a bunch of information about fracking in NY.

Sustainable Tompkins: A citizen-based coalition working towards a more sustainable regional community.

The New York Public Interest Research Group: New York State's largest student-directed research and advocacy organization.

Open Secrets: A great resource for tracking money in politics, specifically where big oil and gas has spent money.

Wild Leaks: - Wildleaks is a new whistleblowing website for people reporting wildlife and forest crime.

Sprout Robot: - A website that tells you when to plant seeds based on your zip code, and can send you the seeds.

If you have any suggestions for our list, please comment below and we'll consider adding it to the list.