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1	Grist Magazine The site, which was launched in 1999 as a charity, looks great and is packed with regularly-updated stories and features on all things green. It's based in Seattle so the focus is on the US, but many of the subjects and characters are familiar to UK readers.	125
2	Realclimate commentary site RealClimate bills itself as "a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists". Essentially, it is a blog written by a group of scientists, based in the most part in the US, and working on various climate change studies.	129
3	Treehugger The 10 staff writers and 40 other contributors to Treehugger produce more than 20 posts a day which make it a good source for the latest green news and gossip. Lucy Siegle turns to it "for all that incidental information" but says it is "strongest on green design without just championing the techno-fix".	130
4	Worldchanging A US site concentrating on tools and technologies designed to make our lifestyles more sustainable and encourage social change. More than 100 contributors from around the world post on the site, with content organised in sections including business, communities, cities and "stuff".	128
5	Freecycle Get rid of clutter, help others and do your bit for the environment by 'recycling' anything from left over knitting wool to an old washing machine". The communities work on the basis that one man's rubbish is another man's gold, and enable you to see what unwanted stuff is up for grabs in your area. The site offers a searchable database of Yahoo! Freecycle groups in the UK and beyond	131
6	Liftshare Liftshare will put you in touch with other people making the same journey. It's free to use and you can save money on petrol or train tickets.	128
7	Seat61 n addition to detailed train timetables, This site is dedicated to helping you find alternatives to travelling by air. There are guides to on-board accommodation with photos of cabins and couchettes, and tips on what to do if you've got time to kill in a city where you need to get a connecting train. Special fare offers and rail passes are explained to make your journey as cheap as possible and you can book online. Incredibly, it is run as a hobby by Mark Smith who used to work as a station manger for British Rail.	134
8	RecycleNow A practical guide to recycling – and a site where you can buy those great recycled gifts, such as circuit board coasters and camera bags made of belts. This is my choice because I like to find out what I can and can't put my recycling box and where I can take the things the council won't pick up from my doorstep. It's easy to use – you just type in your postcode to find out about local collections. And it doesn't just cover the basics – you can find out what to do with an old xylophone, see how a newspaper gets recycled and find out about the environmental impact of producing and using plastic bottles.	132
9	PlanetArk Planet Ark is the online home of an international environmental group and it aims to show people and business the simple ways in which they can reduce their impact on the Earth, at home, at work and in the community.	132
10	Adili Adili is the Swahili word for 'ethical and just' and this site is devoted to fashion and homewear that has been traded fairly or made with regard to the environment, or both.	247