Federal and State Government Websites

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Emissions Calculator
EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
EPA FedFacs Newsletters
Greening of the Department of the Interior
Sandia National Laboratories Renewable Energy Technologies
U.S. Department of Agriculture BioPreferred

Other Websites: Listing of a website does not constitute endorsement of any product, service, or company. This is just a sampling of many good resources available on-line. 

Battery Solutions (recycling)
Clean Environment Co. (low toxicity cleaning products)
EarthShell (food service packaging)
ebuild (about building products)
Guide to Buying an Efficient Vehicle (from carinsurancequotes.net)
Lamp Recyclers (battery and lamp recycling)
Michigan Soybean Promotion Council
National Biodiesel Board 
Michigan Energy Options
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation
Renewable Lubricants (biobased products)
Richcatt Green Solutions (biobased products)
stopwaste.org (Alameda County Waste Management Authority)
Terresolve (biobased products)
United Soybean Board 
United Soybean Board - Biobased Solutions for Government

Resources to Download

The Green Industry Guide to Environmental Purchasing
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
download pdf file from DEQ website

Green Cleaning
NPS Greenparks
Environmental Leadership Program
pdf file (2 pages)

HVAC Systems
NPS Greenparks
Environmental Leadership Program
pdf file (2 pages)

Landscaping
NPS Greenparks
Environmental Leadership Program
pdf file (2 pages)

Lighting
NPS Greenparks
Environmental Leadership Program
pdf file (2 pages)

100+ Best Management Practices:
Defining What a Green Park Looks Like
NPS Pacific West Region
pdf file (12 pages)

Environmental Purchasing Guide
NPS Pacific West Region
pdf file (175 pages)

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Resource Manual
NPS Pacific West Region and EPA
pdf file (182 pages)

Green Janitorial Products & Practices
NPS Pacific West Region
pdf file (12 pages)

Green Office Practices Guide
NPS Pacific West Region
pdf file (23 pages)

Environmental Leadership 
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
PowerPoint program

Solar Well Pumphouse / Kiosk Plans
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
pdf file (14 pages)

A Profile in Biobased Success: Michigan National Park Service Facility Manager Promotes Biobased Products to Parks and the Public
United Soybean Board
pdf file (2 pages)

For more information about the Environmental Leadership Program at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, please contact:

Chris V. Case, Facility Manager
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
P.O. Box 40
Munising, MI 49862-0040
906-387-2607, ext. 209
e-mail