United States

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Earth: United States

Local Pages

• getting a US passport
• sustainable living in the US
• personal air travel seems to be mostly/completely travel in the US and US-based companies (so far)

Reference

• Wikipedia
• Contact information lookup:
  • Addresses.com

Images

• Lost America: "night photography of the abandoned West"

Directory

Activism

• BuyBlue.org
• DefConAmerica: Campaign to Defend the Constitution "because the religious right is wrong"
• Free Press: "working to involve the public in media policymaking and to craft policies for more democratic media"
• Issuepedia wiki section
• Public Knowledge: digital rights advocacy
• Sunlight Foundation
• Environment
  • see also technology: Energy
  • sustainable living in the US
  • Co-op America: social justice and environmental sustainability
  • Environmental Paper Network: sustainability in the paper industry

Alternative Medicine

Anthroposophy

• Bob & Nancy's Bookshop (a.k.a. waldorfbooks.com)
• Steiner Books – Anthroposophic Press
• Steiner Storehouse

Apparel

• No Sweat Apparel: 100% union-made, sweatshop-free apparel; "open source"

Banking

see #Microloans

Broadcasting

• Radio Shows
  • Opie and Anthony

Camping

• Children's Summer Camps
  • Allen's Guide: "Summer Camps & Summer Study Programs"
  • American Camp Association
    • CampParents: "a comprehensive camp resource for families – offering expert advice from camp professionals on camp selection, readiness, child and youth development, and issues of importance to families."
  • CampDepot.com: "your one-stop Web site for extracurricular activities. We can help you find summer camps and after-school programs for your children or for you."
  • CampPage Summer Camp Directory: "Residential Camps and Wilderness Programs"
  • CampResource.com "online summer camp directory"
  • CampSearch.com "The Search Engine for Camps"
  • DayCamps.net "Summer Day Camps in the United States and Canada"
  • Kids' Camps
  • goCamps.com: "the official website of Frost's Summer Camp Guide"
  • SummerCamps.com: "the site synonymous with summer camps since 1995"
  • The Camp Channel: "Bringing Summer Camps to the Internet"
  • Special Needs
    • National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities "a wealth of information on disabilities"
    • Disability Resources, Inc. "Disability Resources on the Internet"

Collaborative Projects

• Prosper: peer-to-peer lending marketplace; features include "lending groups" (US only?) Wikipedia

Dentistry

• Dr. Oogle: "The Good Dentist Guide - By Patients for Patients"

Employment

• JobFox: currently only in a handful of major metro areas
• JobServe
• Monster
• NowHiring.com
• Virtual Vocations: telecommute jobs (or at least that seems to be the focus)
• Information Technology (IT)
  • ComputerJobs.com: "Tech Jobs for IT Pros"
  • ComputerWork is merging with Jobserve; still has a separate site as of 2007-07-17
  • Dice.com: "Job search for IT Professionals"
  • HiddenNetwork.com: still in beta as of 2006-10-06, no listings; launch expected next week
  • JustTechJobs.com: will sell your email address to spammers if you sign up as talent; beware.
    • JustAccessJobs.com
    • JustCJobs.com
    • JustOracleJobs.com
    • JustVBJobs.com
    • ...and no doubt many others.
  • by-the-job contract bidding (usually for offsite work, i.e. telecommuting):
    • Guru.com: somewhat inflexible bidding system; only paid members have full access to communications facilities
    • RentACoder
  • Contract Agencies
    • Aerotek
    • Apex Systems, Inc.

Freight

• Freight Rail Works

Graphic Design

• freelancers
  • GraphixGirl Design: Heather Bell

Health Care

see also #Alternative Medicine, #Dentistry

• HospitalWeb: listing of U.S. hospitals

History

• Popular Culture
  • The Authentic History Center

Internet Service Providers

Nationwide

• America Online: rather dumbed-down interface with lots of advertising; good for novices
• EarthLink: dialup and cable

Regional

• Embarq: formerly Sprint; provides broadband service in a few states on the east coast
• Verizon: dial-up and DSL

Manufacturers

• New Wave Enviro Products: consumer products for water purification & storage

Packing & Shipping

Supplies & Equipment

• Freund Container
• Uline "shipping supply specialists"

Railroads

see also #Freight

• Amtrak

Real Estate

• LandAuction.com: "America's liquidator of affordable land"

Religion

• National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
  • list of churches

Travel

• comparison shopping / booking
  • Expedia
  • SweetRate
    • shows map of available locations using Google API
    • seems to have better prices than Travelocity
    • claims to be searching multiple sites (such as Travelocity) for best rates
  • Travelocity

Transportation

see #Freight