Visit the websites below and spend some time going through their resources. Think about the questions posed at the bottom of this page. Participate in the threaded discussion.

Resources - Look at at least two of these in depth.

Sustainable Sources
http://sustainablesources.com/

World Wildlife Fund - Changing the way we live
http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/changing_the_way_we_live/

Autonomous and Sustainable Housing, Inc.
http://www.ecobuildings.net/index.php

RealGoods - Products for an Ecologically Sustainable Future
http://www.realgoods.com/

Reading Assignments

Read Hawken: Chapters 7 to 8, Orr: Chapters 13 to 16 or Pollan: Chapters 12 to 14.

Look at some of these:

http://www.ecohome.com/hernikl/index.html 

http://www.sci-scotland.org.uk/whatis_earthship.pdf 

http://www.ecolivingcenter.com/directory/ecohomes/#ecohomes 

http://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/index.htm 

http://www.buildingwithawareness.com/ 

http://www.buildingwithawareness.com/house1.html 

http://www.buildingwithawareness.com/Picturetour1.html

Lesson Description
This Module is an overview of sustainability and pollution prevention at home. It is intended to raise questions such as:

What types of things can we be doing as individuals to begin the transformation to a more sustainable society?

What barriers stand in the way of these changes?