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Green resources on the web.
"Now I am making my agreement with you and your people who will live after you, and with every living thing that is with you—the birds, the tame and the wild animals, and with everything that came out of the boat with you—with every living thing on earth." Genesis 9:9-10

ACU biodiesel collaboration website | The purpose of this site is to facilitate collaboration between researchers in order to reach the goal of implementing a practical and cost effective system that will recycle waste vegetable oil for use in campus vehicles.
AbileneFreecycle | Freecycle promotes reusing resources by facilitating stuff swapping. It is a group for everyone in the Abilene area who has something to give away or could use something for free. Learn more >>
Target Earth | "Serving the earth, serving the poor." A national movement of Christians who reflect a commitment to care. To be those people who chart their futures by what they can give to the next generation-not by what they can take from it. More >>
Climate change | Global warming information from the ACU library
Our Planet: An Inconvenient Truth | "You have the power to make a difference. Small changes to your daily routine can add up to big changes in helping to stop global warming."
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Tonic Mailstopper | "For a dime a day, restore your sanity and our planet. Could your pocket change save the world? Almost...for a dime a day, the company will stop your paper junk mail and plant a tree for you each month."
American Solar Energy Society | ASES strives "to accelerate the development and use of solar and other renewable energy resources through advocacy, education, research and collaboration among professionals, policy-makers and the public."
Fair Trade | Fair Trade certification guarantees that farmers and workers receive fair wages.
Most small coffee farmers, for example, make about 4-8¢ per $2 cup (retail). Thousands have lost their farms or jobs, many are homeless... More at www.acu.edu/fairtrade