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[1] United Nations Millennium Project, Task Force on Environmental Sustainability. Environment and Human Well-being: A Practical Strategy. Summary Version, 2005, pp. 1-2. Available at www.unmillenniumproject.org/documents/EnvironSust_summary.pdf.)

[2] State of California. Assembly Bill 498, Chan, Chapter 575, Statutes of 2002. Available at www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_498_bill_20020916_chaptered.html.)

[3] State of California. Department of Finance. Population of California and the United States, 1940 - 2003. California Statistical Abstract, 2004. See: www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/FS_DATA/STAT-ABS/tables/b1.xls.

[4] California Public Contract Code, sections 12400-12404 (AB 498, Chan, Chapter 575, Statutes of 2002), www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

[5] US EPA, web page EPP Terms, http://www.epa.gov/epp/index.htm

[6] California Public Contract Code, sections 12400-12404 (AB 498, Chan, Chapter 575, Statutes of 2002), www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

[7] http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/std/sab/lca/index.html

[8] www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=1130

[9] http://www.c2ccertified.com/

[10] United States Environmental Protection Agency, WasteWise Update, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, July 2001, EPA 530-N-01-002, p. 3. Available at: concessions.nps.gov/document/Environmentally0PP.pdf.

[11] Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board of Minnesota. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guide, Introduction Page. See: http://www.greenguardian.com/eppg/default.asp

[12] State of California. California Integrated Waste Management Board. Recycling Market Development Zones Online Resources Web Page. See: www.ciwmb.ca.gov/RMDZ/Resources/.

[13] Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board of Minnesota. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guide, Introduction Page. See: http://www.greenguardian.com/eppg/default.asp.

[14] State of Washington. Office of State Procurement, Department of General Administration and the Department of Ecology. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Reference Guide, August 2003, p. 3. Available at: www.ga.wa.gov/PCA/Forms/EPP-Manual.pdf.

[15] Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board of Minnesota. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guide. Available at: http://www.greenguardian.com/eppg/default.asp.

[16] State of Washington. Office of State Procurement, Department of General Administration and the Department of Ecology. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Reference Guide, August 2003. Available at: www.ga.wa.gov/PCA/Forms/EPP-Manual.pdf.

[17] State of California. California Integrated Waste Management Board. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Home Page. See: www.ciwmb.ca.gov/epp/.

[18] California Health and Safety Code section 108125. Available at www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=hsc&group=108001-109000&file=108100-108225.

[20] State of California. California Energy Commission. US Per Capita Electricity Use By State in 2000 Web Page. See: www.energy.ca.gov/electricity/us_percapita_electricity.html

[21] United States Environmental Protection Agency. Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines Frequently Asked Questions Web Page. See: www.epa.gov/cpg/faqs.htm.

[22] State of California. California Integrated Waste Management Board. Local Government Central, Total Waste Generated, Diverted and Disposed, California, 1989-2004 Web page. See: www.ciwmb.ca.gov/lgcentral/Rates/Graphs/TotalWaste.htm

[23] State of California. California Air Resources Board. Fact Sheet: Air Pollution and Health. Available at www.arb.ca.gov/research/health/fs/fs1/fs1.htm.

[24] Ibid.

[25] United States Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information About Indoor Air Quality Web Page. See: www.epa.gov/iaq/ia-intro.html.

[26] Building and Buying Green in Indian Country: A Practical Guide for California Tribes. May 2004, p. 141. Prepared for the California Integrated Waste Management Board by the Center for Indian Community Development, The Center for Environmental Economic Development, and Boisson & Associates. Available at www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Publications/default.asp?pubid=1069.

[27] United States Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Quality, Sources of Indoor Air Pollution - Organic Gases, (Volatile Organic Compounds - VOCs) Web Page. See: www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html.

[28] State of California. California Air Resources Board. Glossary of Air Pollution Terms. Available at www.arb.ca.gov/html/gloss.htm.

[29] United States Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Quality, Sources of Indoor Air Pollution - Organic Gases, (Volatile Organic Compounds - VOCs) Web Page. See: www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html.

[30] Ibid.

[35] United States Environmental Protection Agency. Water Use Efficiency Program Web Page. See: www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/index.htm.

[36] Central Basin Municipal Water District, West Basin Municipal Water District, and Educational Development Specialists. Conservation Connection: Water & Energy Use in California. A Curriculum Analyzing Water & Energy Use At Home and At School, 2004, p. 9. Available at www.owue.water.ca.gov/docs/TeacherGuide.pdf.

[37] United States Environmental Protection Agency. How We Use Water In These United States Web Page. See: http://www.epa.gov/water/index.html

[38] State of California. California Integrated Waste Management Board. Local Government Central, Total Waste Generated, Diverted and Disposed, California, 1989-2004 Web page. See: www.ciwmb.ca.gov/lgcentral/Rates/Graphs/TotalWaste.htm.

[40] State of California. California Integrated Waste Management Board. 2001 Strategic Plan, Executive Summary. Available at www.ciwmb.ca.gov/BoardInfo/StrategicPlan/2001/ExecSumm.htm

[41] Flex Your Power Campaign. Energy Efficiency Helps Combat Climate Change Web Page. See: www.fypower.com/feature/climate/.

[42] From California Executive Order S-3-05. Available at http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/executive-order/1861/.

[43] Ibid.

[44] State of California. California Energy Commission. Public Interest Energy Research Program. See: www.energy.ca.gov/pier/iaw/industry/water.html.

[45] United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. The Yellow Book: Guide to Environmental Enforcement and Compliance at Federal Facilities (1999), II-149 - II-150. Available at www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/civil/federal/yellowbk.pdf.

[46] United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. Federal Agencies: Teaming Up with WasteWise (1999). Available at www.epa.gov/wastewise/pubs/ww-fed.pdf.

[47] Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board of Minnesota. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guide, Introduction Page. See: http://www.greenguardian.com/eppg/default.asp.

[48] Green Seal. About Green Seal Web page. Available at www.greenseal.org/about/index.cfm.

[49] California Integrated Waste Management Board. Local Government Glossary. Available at: www.ciwmb.ca.gov/LGCentral/Glossary.htm.

[50] California Integrated Waste Management Board. Local Government Glossary. Available at: www.ciwmb.ca.gov/LGCentral/Glossary.htm.

 
 

Special Note: Portions of the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Best Practices Manual were borrowed or adapted from the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guide published by the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board of Minnesota.

 
 
 

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Updated : 4/25/2008