Abrahamse & Company Builders, Inc
Abrahamse & Company Builders, Inc. is a general contractor that specializes in high quality custom residential and light-commercial construction. Our mission is to be an expert in high-performance, sustainable building systems and to deliver a superior level of value through careful pricing, aggressive value engineering, solid management, safety consciousness, and efficient production. We are committed to being a collaborative member of any construction team with our clients and their design professionals. We seek one hundred percent customer satisfaction.
Albemarle County Environmental Division
Albemarle County is committed to environmental stewardship through protecting the natural environment, conserving energy and addressing climate change. Albemarle is working closely with the City and University on a Local Climate Action Planning Process (LCAPP) and has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050
Albemarle County, Natural Heritage Committee
The Albemarle County Natural Heritage Committee is an advisory committee that maintains the County’s Biodiversity Assessment; advises the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission, and County staff on applying biodiversity information to land-use decision-making; and supports biodiversity education in the County.
AlbemarleFamily.com
Read our publications online in the new Digital Editions introduced for 2010 and enjoy lots of wonderful content about local education, health, activities, home & garden and much more. Particular topics of note are the Buy Local features, the Green Issue each April & the Holistic Family Guide. We are committed to our community and actively support many charitable organizations, locally owned businesses and producers as well as consciously monitor our consumption of resources by recycling and telecommuting when possible.
Albemarle Heating & Air
Long before “green” meant more than the combination of yellow and blue, Albemarle Heating & Air has been providing our customers with the highest level of comfort with the lowest possible energy costs. When Tom Kavounas started Albemarle Heating & Air in 1988, he invested a lot of time educating homeowners on the importance of properly sized equipment and sealed duct systems. Since those early days we’ve learned to look at your home as a complete system, with heating and air conditioning being just one piece of the puzzle. We have invested in both the training and diagnostic tools to have a host of home energy experts on our staff including Certified Indoor Environmentalists, Certified Energy Consultants and BPI Certified Consultants. Come visit our booth to understand how we can help you make your whole house “Just Right”!
Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation (ACCT)
Rock the Earth works closely with the music community and its fans, many of whom are concerned with the fate of our public lands, air and water. We act as advocates to ensure the existence of a sustainable and healthy environment for all. We are committed to protecting and defending America's natural resources through partnerships within the music and the world-wide environmental communities.
Altenergy, Inc.
Altenergy Incorporated designs and installs solar energy systems on residential, commercial, and municipal buildings. We produce both solar thermal (solar hot water) and photovoltaic systems. We work with homeowners, architects, builders, and municipal planners to incorporate these systems into new construction as well as existing structures. Our mission is to build robust solar systems that are both economically and environmentally sound. We will be operating a solar thermal collector at the Earth Week EcoFair.
Appalachian Voices
Appalachian Voices brings people together to solve the environmental problems having the greatest impact on the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. Our mission is to empower people to defend our region's rich natural and cultural heritage by providing them with tools and strategies for successful grassroots campaigns.
ASAP - Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population
We are an environmental nonprofit concerned with and currently conducting a series of studies on the effect of population growth on our community, both environmentally (stream health, safe water supply, air quality, ecosystem services - charting the impact of human activity in Albemarle County on local ecosystems, environmental footprint analysis), and socially (residents' opinions, assessment of the character of our community, and the economic costs of growth).
Better World Betty
Better World Betty in the number one online resource for green living in the Charlottesville area. Betty helps "serve up" a cleaner, healthier, better Earth by giving practical solutions for "acting locally" on a day-to-day basis: a directory of over 100 businesses who have made a commitment to the environment (big or small), a calendar of events, a weekly blog, a search tool for "hard to recycle" items, a local green scene, tips, and more! Check out www.betterworldbetty.org, and sign up for our monthly online newsletter to become involved. We are a local, non-profit grassroots organization under VOP who is always looking for enthusiastic volunteers.
Belvedere Integrative Healing Arts
Belvedere Integrated Healing Arts (BIHA) offers massage and craniosacral therapy, pre- and perinatal psychology and nature awareness. Individual sessions include basic relaxing and therapeutic massage, craniosacral therapy and individual sessions exploring the pre- and perinatal period including birth. BIHA has a special program called MotherCare VA whose mission is to help families get the best possible start together. Clients can receive comprehensive support through prenatal education, recovery from birth, pre- and postnatal massage, family play sessions, and lactation support. BIHA specializes in helping adults, children, and babies recover from difficult births in particular. - Belvedere Integrated Healing Arts ~ 434-996-2002
Blue Ridge Discovery Center, Inc.
Blue Ridge Discovery Center is dedicated to creating opportunities for people to learn more about the places they live. We bring nature closer by encouraging hands-on creative activity. We create fun ways for you to discover the world around you, share what you find with others, and have access to quality resources.
Blue Ridge Eco Shop
Blue Ridge Eco Shop provides healthier products for you and the environment.. Blue Ridge Eco Shop carries organic gardening products, organic mattresses, non-toxic paints and cleaners, healthy baby products and much, much more.
Blue Ridge Swim Club
Since 1914, the Blue Ridge Swim Club has been a place to relax, swim laps, and have family fun. Nestled between overhanging trees and grassy areas for sunning and socializing, our natural pool stretches more than 100 yards long by ten yards wide. Unique among pools in this area, it is fed by a spring and a small stream. Because the pool water is continually replenished and only lightly chlorinated, it more nearly resembles lake water. Thirteen acres of fields and woods surround the pool area. A large playing field provides space for soccer, volleyball, badminton, and Ultimate Frisbee games.
We think the BRSC offers an attractive alternative to overly commercialized and crowded pools. Prospective members are invited to check out our website http://www.blueridgeswimclub.org/
Brigit True Organics
Brigit True Organics is a natural skin care company based in Charlottesville. We offer a complete line of natural body care lovingly handcrafted with herbal formulations that reflect both scientific research and traditional healing wisdom. All of our products are crafted in C’ville, are 100% natural and 69-99.5% Organic, using organic virgin olive oil, organic herbs, and organic plant essences. We never resort to mineral oil, fillers, artificial scents, parabens, synthetic preservatives, or chemical colorings. By adhering to the highest standards with our ingredients and processes we have created products for the well being of our customers, the planet and directly in support of organic farmers.
Brown Toyota
Though we pride ourselves on serving our customers, perhaps our greatest pride is our commitment to serving our community. When buying a vehicle from Brown Automotive, you can drive knowing that you have had a part in giving back to those who need you. At Brown, a portion of the proceeds from every New & Pre-Owned vehicle sold goes to charity. We work with dozens of deserving non-profit organizations who need and count on community support and assistance. Come down and check out the hybrids on display.
C'ville Foodscapes
At C'ville Foodscapes our mission is to help people grow healthy food using organic, sustainable methods. - We are acutely aware of the impact we have on our environment by every choice we make. We believe that a community that grows some portion of its own food is acting responsibly. After all, how much longer can we afford - financially and environmentally - to ship fruits and vegetables around the globe? Everyone has the opportunity to affect the global climate change crisis by growing, buying and eating local food. - We all need to start thinking globally by acting locally, and you can't get much more local than your own backyard.
Charlottesville Students Outdoors Club with The Living Education Center
The Charlottesville Students Outdoors Club offers high school students the opportunity to explore the natural world. In addition to trips to local natural areas over the course of the year we also take an educational and service oriented trip over the students’ spring break to an area of special significance. This year’s trip is to the Galapagos Islands where we will study the ecology of the different islands and coral reefs as well as help restore tortoise habitat by removing invasive species and replanting native vegetation. These trips are taken to both educate and inspire the students to further pursue a better understanding of the planet and their role in its protection.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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Chesapeake Climate Action Network
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) is the first grassroots, nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to fighting global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Our mission is to educate and mobilize citizens of this region in a way that fosters a rapid societal switch to clean energy and energy-efficient products, thus joining similar efforts worldwide to halt the dangerous trend of global warming.
City of Charlottesville Environmental Division / Parks and Public Service
Programs: Sustainability Initiatives, Climate Protection, Recycling, Water Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Stream Restoration
Commonwealth H2O - Blue Ridge
We are a water conservation and treatment company using non-electric chemical free solutions to solve water quality and quanity issues. Our rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling systems can save a tremendous amount of water reducing the load on wells and municipalities.
Dixon Disposal
Dixon Trash Disposal provides courteous and dependable curbside collection and recycling services to homes and businesses in the Charlottesville area and surrounding counties. Family owned and operated, their safe and friendly drivers provide dependable waste and recycling collection, while their professional customer service staff is trained and standing by to answer all of your service-related questions. Let Dixon serve your disposal needs! Call us today.
EcoDry Cleaners
EcoDry Cleaners has adopted the mission of Love for the Community, Environment, and the Planet. EcoDry Cleaners is a dry cleaners which uses a processor converting CO2 for cleaning garments. The use of liquid CO2 in the dry cleaning process allows us to reuse this form of energy created by businesses and local industry. The gas is never released into the atmosphere because our processor grabs it before it gets to that point. “CO2 is the same gas you exhale with every breath and the gas that creates bubbles in soft drinks.” If you can drink it, why not wear it? Trust us, you do not want to drink the chemical perchloroethylene (Perc), which is a solvent used in the majority of dry cleaners nationwide. Disposable of this chemical is treated as hazardous waste.
Foothill Lawn Services, Inc.
Foothill Irrigation is a full service irrigation company providing Residential, Commercial, Vineyard, Athletic Field irrigation systems,along with Certified Landscape Irrigation Audits, Rain Water Collection, Storage Tanks & Certified Backflow Inspections. We have 2 EPA Water Sense Partners on staff Kenny Shiflett and Bert Cottrell, we work very hard to promote water conservation through the use of many new technologies within our field.
Green Irene
Greening our world, one home and office at a time.
Green Irene will lead your co-workers and family to a healthier, safer and more sustainable lifestyle and save you money, energy, and water with our consulting services and products. Green your office or home today and start saving money tomorrow! • Green Office Makeovers • Green Home Makeovers • GO GREEN Workshops • “Ask Green Irene” Research Services
Harvesting Rain
Provide basic and appropriate rainwater catchment technology with affordable rain barrels to everyone in Charlottesville and surrounding areas who desire to capture the precious and free resource of rain.
Heirloom Veggies / WormCrusader.com
Heirloom Veggies is a natural fit with worms. Worm castings are a great all natural fertilzer for plants. Our plants are grown from certified organic seeds using no chemicals for fertilizers or pesticides. We use compost teas for fertilizer, disease and insect suppression and other organic additatives to keep the plants healthy. Worm Crusader offer castings, worms and compost bins for our customers to reduce their waste stream. Presently, our worms eat waste froma local catering company, beggars banquet in Orange, VA.
Ivy Creek Foundation
The Ivy Creek Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and manage the Ivy Creek and Ragged Mountain Natural Areas for community education and appreciation. Each year we maintain 14 miles of trails on over 1000 acres of natural areas, give nature tours to over 2000 school children, and also offer dozens of free public programs to over 1200 adults. The monetary donations of over 700 individuals and the vital assistance of dozens of volunteers are what make this possible. We welcome the public to enjoy the natural areas or to contribute to the enjoyment of others.
JAUNT
What could be more eco-friendly than Public transportation?
Key Green Energy Solutions
Key Green Energy Solutions offers comprehensive home energy audits to diagnose your home’s energy fitness. Following the Building Performance Institute’s high standards, our BPI certified auditors determine the air leakage rate of your home as well as collect detailed information on all of your home’s systems - HVAC, insulation, windows & doors, etc – that will allow you to make an informed decision on upgrading the energy efficiency of your home. Our recommendations are presented in order of priority beginning with the most cost effective changes. When you are ready to go forward, we can direct you to the experienced contractors who are best suited to perform your improvements.
LEAP - Local Energy Alliance Program
LEAP is a new nonprofit whose goal is to help local residents create a more sustainable energy future. We work with homeowners and businesses to facilitate savings on utility bills by using less energy. LEAP has a program in place called Home Performance with ENERGY STAR that empowers residents with the “who to call, what to do, and how to pay for it” when it comes to making their homes more comfortable and energy efficient. Saving resources and fostering energy independence through an energy retrofit is also just plain common sense: the retrofit measures pay for themselves over time through lower utility bills, and buildings are healthier and more comfortable to live and work in. www.leap-va.org
Living Earth School
LES works works to restore connections with the earth through earthskills, permaculture and nature awareness. We offer programs for both children and adults. Earth mentoring is at the core of what we do.
Luke Parker - Ionized Water
In the business of Water Ionization. The water is high in anti-oxidants, micro-clustered and alkaline. These 3 properties are very similar to glacier water and people are experiencing better health. The water is also very environmentally friendly and we have replaced All of the toxic cleaning chemicals in our home as well as the laundry detergent.
Nature Camp, Inc.
Nature Camp, a place where “fingertips are taught to see”, is a private, non-profit, residential, co-ed summer camp specializing in natural history and environmental science education. Since 1942 Nature Camp has sought to train a corps of interested, knowledgeable youth, 5th - 12th grades, to conserve and protect the environment and to become wise stewards of the earth's natural resources. We seek to foster an appreciation for and love of nature by inviting the campers to explore the world around them through hands-on, outdoor, experiential learning. In so doing we hope to inspire the young people of today to become environmentally responsible and conscientious citizens of tomorrow.
Oesch Evironmental Design
Practicing healthful, energy independent design, using affordable alternative systems and natural materials.
One Clean World / Martin Horn, Inc.
One Clean World elevates environmental quality inside and outside. We offer green cleaning and eco-consulting in and around Charlottesville, VA. We use environmentally friendly cleaning solutions safe for you and for us. Our specific services include carpet cleaning, residential and commercial cleaning, water restoration, fire and smoke damage restoration, pet odor elimination and more.
Outdoor Adventure Social Club
With ~200+ members ages 20s through 70s, Outdoor Adventure Social Club leads on average 2 to 3 adventures *every day* including: hiking, rock climbing, biking, backpacking, camping, canoeing, kayaking, caving / spelunking, high challenge course, horseback trail riding, hot air ballooning, skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing, river tubing, white water rafting, volunteering, community service and more. Guiding people into nature invites them to fall in love with our wilderness -- creating more environmentalists who will become inspired to lessen their own environmental impact, and to work toward protecting our local and global wilderness areas.
PACE - People's Alliance for Clean Energy
PACE is a citizens' volunteer group opposing the construction of more nuclear reactors in Louisa County and promoting conservation, efficiency, and decentralized renewable energy production. The nuclear fuel chain burns vast amounts of fossil fuels and produces greenhouse gases as well as radioactive wastes. PACE advocates for clean and safe alternatives with a view toward preserving the natural world for future generations.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Safeguarding the landscapes, communities and heritage of the Piedmont by involving citizens in related public policy and land conservation. Supported by nearly 5,000 members and working at the local, state, and federal level, PEC is dedicated to the pursuit of permanent land conservation, sound energy and transportation solutions, and clean air and water for future generations.
Radlab Productions
(Description by Ari Daniels) THC (the psychoactive compound in marijuana) as an anti-microbial cleaner?!? You got it. Come find out more.
Rebecca's Natural Food
Rebecca's Natural Food is a locally owned natural food and supplement store.
RetailRelay.com
Buy Your Groceries Online! RetailRelay.com brings together over 30 C-ville-area grocery stores, eclectic restaurants, and local farms on one website. Customers browse for staples, prepared foods, and farm-raised produce, cheese, and meat -- check-out with a credit card, and we meet foks with their purchases at one of our 13 free pick-up spots conveniently located around town. Home delivery available, too! Shop C-ville's best without driving everywhere -- save time, save gas, support local farms and businesses. Our vendor list keeps growing: Foods of All Nations, Revolutionary Soup, Rio Hill Wine & Beer, Wolf Creek Farm Grass-fed Beef, and many more. Better food, less driving, more living!
Rivanna Conservation Society
The Rivanna Conservation Society (RCS) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization created in 1990. As the “Voice of the Rivanna,” RCS is dedicated to safeguarding the ecological, recreational, historical, cultural and scenic resources of the Rivanna River and its tributaries. Our programs are specifically designed to benefit the community and protect the natural environment for the generations that will follow. RCS works diligently to address the important tenets of water conservation and stormwater management in the area to ensure the recharging of aquifers and the sustainability of the local water supply. RCS sponsors the Rivanna River Sojourn, the Youth and Teacher Watershed Summits, World Water Monitoring Day, the Third Thursday Brown Bag Lecture Series and plants riparian buffers throughout the watershed.
Rivanna Master Naturalists
The Rivanna Master Naturalists is a volunteer corps trained in various areas of natural history. We are sponsored by five State Departments. For more information visit our website at http://www.vmn-rivanna.org/.
Rivanna Regional Stormwater Education Partnership
The Rivanna Regional Education Partnership works to educate the community about stormwater management issues and water pollution prevention. We encourage the use of forested stream buffers, rain barrels, rain gardens and infiltration practices such as biofilters. Climate change promises to bring changes in weather patterns that will heighten the importance of managing stormwater runoff and protecting local water quality.
Rock the Earth
Rock the Earth works closely with the music community and its fans, many of whom are concerned with the fate of our public lands, air and water. We act as advocates to ensure the existence of a sustainable and healthy environment for all. We are committed to protecting and defending America's natural resources through partnerships within the music and the world-wide environmental communities.
Segars Engineering
Segars Engineering is a Civil, Structural and Architectural design firm focused on Green Building projects in the industrial, institutional and private sectors. Our years of experience in sustainable design and the management of projects in Central Virginia combined with our LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accreditation have equipped us to handle the most challenging projects in a way that minimizes the negative impact and maximizes the positive impact on our environment.
Sierra Club, Piedmont Group
Better Piedmont communities through respect for the environment. The Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club has been a leader in the movement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in central Virginia. We believe this can be achieved by promoting energy conservation and efficiency, renewable sources of energy and recycling. It is equally important to protect our natural areas from unwise development and contamination.
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange specializes in Heirloom and open pollinated vegetable, herb and flower seed suited to the Mid-Atlantic. Our mission is to ensure that people retain control of their food supply, that genetic resources are are conserved, and that gardeners have the option of saving their own seeds."There is no more local food than your own back yard."
Sustain, Inc.
We are an environmentally keen store selling apparel,accessories and furnishings. We are a green boutique. Located in the Main St Market in Charlottesvile Va. Our products are eco friendly.We have a list of requirements. Our products are either totally recycled, made domestically or it not made domestically they are fairly traded with recycled or eco friendly contents within. Our mission is to educate and sell products we feel good about and are good for the earth and people living here.
T&N Printing
Commercial offset/digital printer. Certified by Forest Stewardship Council as a Chain of Custody printer - the only one in Charlottesville!
The Habitat Store
The Habitat Store supports Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville by selling new and salvaged building materials and home furnishings to the public at discount prices. All proceeds contribute to the construction of Habitat homes in the Charlottesville area. The Habitat Store encourages recycling and responsible stewardship of natural resources by diverting usable materials from the waste stream. And we seek to make home maintenance more affordable for everyone. The Store is open Monday-Friday, 10-6, and Saturday 9-5.
Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) forges sustainable solutions to regional issues. Through regional cooperation, we seek effective and efficient answers that will contribute to the well-being of the region and promote its natural and historic resources. Key program areas are community design, environment, housing, and transportation, including RideShare, a regional carpool matching program.
UVA Sustainability
UVa Sustainability strives to promote and support all sustainability efforts at the University of Virginia through recycling programs and energy and water conservation efforts. We are committed to educating faculty, staff, and students about conservation. Our projects include student conservation advocates in on-grounds housing, tabling about sustainability, recycling contests, events for America Recycles Day and Earth Week, donation collections during move out, and more. We are continually aiming to reduce our impact on the environment and make UVa a greener university.
UVA University Unity Project
UVa Sustainability strives to promote and support all sustainability efforts at the University of Virginia through recycling programs and energy and water conservation efforts. We are committed to educating faculty, staff, and students about conservation. Our projects include student conservation advocates in on-grounds housing, tabling about sustainability, recycling contests, events for America Recycles Day and Earth Week, donation collections during move out, and more. We are continually aiming to reduce our impact on the environment and make UVa a greener university.
Virginia Conservation Network
VCN is a coalition of nonprofit and community groups that work together for a cleaner, healthier environment.
Virginia Department of Forestry
The mission of the Department of Forestry is to protect and develop healthy, sustainable forest resources for Virginians. We envision a healthy, abundant forest resource providing economic and environmental benefits to the Commonwealth on a sustained basis. We see a resource whose scenic beauty enhances natural surroundings and whose forested resource supports clean air, clean water, and a diverse population of wildlife. We further see a diverse forest resource as a part of natural ecosystems. We envision the economic benefits of forest industry to be in balance with the environmental values of the resource.
Virginia Ecological Detailing
As a leader in our industry, we understand that everything we do as individuals help’s. By reducing the amount of water we use, we can positively affect an entire eco-system. The less we use, the less needs to be purified and the more money Charlottesville has to invest in other things like schools, grants & infrastructure.
Virginia Museum of Natural History
VMNH outreach education in Charlottesville and Albemarle County delivers programs to children and adults on a variety of natural resource topics including environmental changes and the effect of change on plants and animals.
WayCoolTools.com
Choice garden tools for a growing world.
We Lye
Our aim is to provide customers with the highest quality product from responsible sources. We have decided to focus on the soap itself, detouring away from excessive packaging and unnecessary waste to encourage individuals to consider the entire product, from harvest to use.
Wild Virginia
Wild Virginia is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to preserving wild forest ecosystems in Virginia’s national forests. At the heart of our work is the desire to enhance the ecological integrity and biological diversity of our national forests and ensure they are maintained for future generations. Recent projects to protect our natural resources have focused on public drinking water sources and watersheds, non-native invasive plants in Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness Area, and road decommissioning in the Shenandoah Mountain region. A new Forest Plan is being developed for the George Washington National Forest, with our active participation. Among other issues, we are urging the U.S. Forest Service to address climate change in a serious and substantive manner in the new plan.
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