Resources

Transition Berkeley is a 501c(3) federal tax-exempt organization. We recommend and have partnered with many of the following organizations.

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Transition Movement

• Transition Worldwide:  www.transitionnetwork.org, www.transitionculture.org

• Transition US:  www.transitionus.org

Business

• Buy Local Berkeley: https://berkeleysc.org/buy-local/

• Sustainable Business Alliance  www.sustainablebusinessalliance.org

Climate Change & Advocacy

• City of Berkeley Climate Action Plan:  http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=19668  

• City of Berkeley Office of Sustainability:  http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/sustainable/

• 350 Bay Area: 350bayarea.org/

• 350 East Bay: 350bayarea.org/350-east-bay

Communication

• Bay NVC (nonviolent communication): www.baynvc.org 

• Culture of Empathy:  cultureofempathy.com/​

Economy and Finance

• Essential Knowledge for Transition: https://ek4t.com/about-ek4t/

• Slow Money Northern Cal: slowmoneynorcal.org/

Emergency Preparedness 

• Berkeley Office of Emergency Services:  https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Ready/

• Berkeley CERT classes: www.cityofberkeley.info/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=57314

• Berkeley Disaster Preparedness Neighborhood Network (BDPNN):  www.bdpnnetwork.org

• American Red Cross: www.redcross.org/ 

Energy Efficiency ​​and Renewable Energy

• East Bay Community Choice Energy (EBCE): https://ebce.org/

• Clean Energy: www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/​

• Biofuels and Urban Farming Supplies: http://www.biofueloasis.com/

• Sunshares  (large discounts on solar and EV vehicles): www.bayareasunshares.org/​​

Gardening & Growing Food​

• Ashby Community Garden: ashbycommunitygarden.webs.com/

• Berkeley Youth Alternatives Gardens: www.byaonline.org/gallery/Garden-Show

• Spiral Gardens (community food security project): www.spiralgardens.org/

• Urban Adamah:  www.urbanadamah.org/

• UC Gil Tract Community Farm: www.gilltractfarm.org/​​

Government

• City of Berkeley City Council: www.cityofberkeley.info/citycouncil/

• City of Berkeley FITES Committee (Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment, & Sustainability Committee):  www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/Home/Policy_Committee__Facilities,_Infrastructure,_Transportation,_Environment,___Sustainability.aspx

• City of Berkeley Climate Action Plan:  www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=19668  

• City of Berkeley Office of Sustainability:  www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/sustainable/

Habitat

• Berkeley Partners for Parks; www.bpfp.org/

• Friends of Five Creeks: www.fivecreeks.org/

Housing 

• East Bay Cohousing: www.ebcoho.org

Recycling & Zero Waste 

• Ecology Center: www.ecologycenter.org

• Stop Waste: www.stopwaste.org

• City of Berkeley Zero Waste Commission:  www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=13122​​

Transportation 

• Bike East Bay (advocacy, classes): bikeeastbay.org/

• Cycles of Change (bicycle programs for east bay youth):  www.cyclesofchange.org

• Walk Bike Berkeley: www.walkbikeberkeley.org/

• 511.org (transportation options, routes and schedules): www.511.org

Travel

• Bay Area Green Tours (local ecotours): www.bayareagreentours.org/

• Global Exchange: www.globalexchange.org/​

Water Conservation

• EBMUD: www.ebmud.com/water/conservation-and-rebates/

• Greywater Action (greywater reuse, rainwater, composting toilets): greywateraction.org/

• Save Our Water (California indoor and outdoor water conservation): saveourwater.com/

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