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Greensburg GreenTown is a charitable nonprofit organization working in Greensburg, Kansas to rebuild the town following the devastating tornado in May of 2007. The town has made a remarkable comeback, reinventing itself as a model for sustainable building and green living now recognized around the world. GreenTown works to make green building and living easily understood, appealing and accessible to all.

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Blog Archive

  • Advocacy Groups

    • Climate & Energy Project
      The Climate and Energy Project (CEP) supports lively, informed conversations about our energy future. We support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by increasing energy efficiency and developing renewable energies in a sustainable manner.
    • Greenbiz Wichita
      Green Biz Wichita believes that Wichita area businesses can do well for themselves while doing good for the environment through active education, partnership, advocacy and recognition programs.
    • Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy
      The mission of the Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy (GPACE) is to support a clean, secure, prosperous energy economy benefiting more Kansas businesses, farms, communities, and all future Kansans.
    • Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education
      The Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE) promotes and provides effective, non-biased and science-based environmental education to all Kansans.
    • Kansas Natural Resource Council
      A voice for the Knasas environment since 1981.
    • Lawrence Sustainability Network
      A collection of special interest groups around Lawrence, Kansas
    • Sustainable Sanctuary Coalition
      A coalition of individuals from area faith communities who partner with, encourage, and assist faith groups to preach, teach, model, and advocate for sustainable living and ecological justice for all creation.

  • Agriculture

    • Buy Local Kansas
      Your source for buying and selling local farm and ranch products in Kansas.
    • Kansas Agritourism
      Where tourism meets agriculture.
    • Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops
      Building Soils for Better Crops is a one-of-a-kind, practical guide to ecological soil management. It provides step-by-step information on soil-improving practices as well as in-depth background, from what soil is to the importance of organic matter.
    • Kansas Farmers Markets
      Find the most essential information about your local farmers market, including hours, locations, upcoming events and recent news.
    • Kansas Rural Center
      The Kansas Rural Center is a non-profit organization that promotes the long-term health of the land and its people through research, education, and advocacy.
    • The Land Institute
      The Land Institute has worked for over 30 years on the problem of agriculture. They strive to develop an agricultural system with the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops.

  • Blogs

  • Education Programs / Technical Training

    • Cloud County Community College
      Cloud County Community College is the only college in Kansas approved to offer an Associate of Applied Science degree in Wind Energy Technology. This program will produce a qualified workforce to serve the emerging wind industry throughout the Midwest.
    • Flint Hills Technical College
      Flint Hills Technical College offers 15 programs of study along with a variety of short-term training courses and continuing education courses. Classes are small with an average 15 to 1, student to faculty ratio.
    • Kansas State University - Center for Sustainable Energy
      The Kansas State University Center for Sustainable Energy, through research and educational efforts, seeks to provide sustainable, renewable energy while maintaining the environment and providing an adequate food supply.
    • Pratt Community College
      Beginning October, 2012 and continuing for three years, PCC will offer classes focused on Smart Grid Technology.

  • Energy Efficiency Resources

    • Efficiency Kansas
      Efficiency Kansas is a low-cost loan program that helps Kansans make energy-efficiency improvements to a home, rental unit, or small business.
    • State Energy Office
      A Division of the Kansas Corporation Commission, funded through the federal State Energy Program (SEP).
    • Sustaining Kansas
      Providing homes in Kansas with the most up-to-date techniques in energy efficiency and spray foam insulation to ensure the correct energy usage out of your home.

  • Federal & State Incentives and Tax Credits

  • National Groups - Kansas Affiliations

  • Nature Centers and Information

    • Audubon of Kansas
      Promoting the Enjoyment, Understanding, Protection, and Restoration of our Natural Ecosystem.
    • Cheyyene Bottoms Wildlife Area
      World's largest inland marsh and one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas". A wildlife enthusiast's paradise.
    • Kansas Biological Survey
      The Kansas Biological Survey (KBS) is a non-regulatory agency of the state of Kansas, and a non-degree granting research and service unit of the University of Kansas (KU). KBS is a nationally recognized leader in several fields of environmental research.
    • Kansas Geological Survey
      Informational about the High Plains / Ogallala Aquifer
    • Kansas Wildscape Foundation
      The Kansas Wildscape Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving and perpetuating the land, the wild species, and the rich beauty of Kansas for the use and enjoyment of all.
    • Pratt Sandhills
      A 4,757 acre wildlife refuge features the natural beauty of south-central Kansas. Located near Texas Lake Wildlife Area.
    • Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
      Wildlife refuge for hundreds of species of migrating birds. Features a large inland salt marsh and borders the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area..
    • Texas Lake Wildlife Area
      Large wetland area popular with bird watchers and hunters alike. Located near Pratt Sandhills.

  • Recycling

    • Get Caught Recycling
      Resources provided by the Bureau of Waste Management within the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
    • Kansas Recycles
      User-friendly web site for the State of Kansas with an easy and comprehensive resources to locate recycling options in all areas of Kansas based on a database and interactive map technology.

  • Transportation