Organizations
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Alabama Environmental
Council - private, nonprofit organization working to educate citizens
in the areas of wilderness preservation, resource conservation, and sustainable
living.
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River Bend Nature Center - independent,
member-supported, nonprofit organization helping people to discover, enjoy,
understand and preserve the incredible natural world that surrounds us.
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20/20 Vision - dedicated to protecting
the environment and promoting peace through grassroots action.
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Akwesasne Task Force on the
Environment - information regarding pollution issues in and around the
Mohawk community of Akwesasne and describes environmental restoration projects.
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Amanaka'a Amazon Network - works directly
with Amazon leaders in support of their projects for survival, human rights,
the environment, health, sustainable development, education, and more.
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Americans for the
Environment
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Arizona Clean & Beautiful
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Asociacion Cultural para la
Recuperación del Bosque - una asociacion para la defensa del medio
ambiente, y mas concretamente en la zona de la Sierra de Chiva en Valencia.
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Association for the Preservation of
Cape Cod - A non-profit corporation founded in 1968 to preserve the natural
resource on Cape Cod through advocacy, public education, publications, and
scientific research.
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Association of Volunteers in Research and
Environmental Development - Costa Rica - non-governmental, non-profit
organization that develops activities and projects to encourage environmentally
beneficient sustainability. Site is in English and Spanish.
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Audubon Institute - goal is
to foster appreciation and, ultimately, conservation of ecosystems, which
are showcased in several museums and parks dedicated to nature.
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Australian Geographic Society - set
up to raise funds for scientific research, the environment, adventure and
other worthwhile community projects.
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Bay Area Action - citizen
education organization working to preserve and restore the environment.
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Biopolitics International Organisation
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Bonneville Power Administration's
Environment/Fish & Wildlife Group - manages the environmental component
of Bonneville's transmission, power sales, and energy efficiency businesses.
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Bullitt Foundation - committed to the
protection and restoration of the environment of the Pacific Northwest.
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Burnie Field
Naturalist Club Inc. - promotes the study of natural history in North
West Tasmania.
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California Planning and Conservation
League - nonprofit advocacy organization defends and strengthens public
health and environmental laws and policies in California.
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Californians Against Waste (CAW)
- waste reduction and recycling policy and legislation in California through
bill summaries, action alerts, and newsletters.
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Campaign for Alternatives to Petrochemicals
(CAP) - educational and action generating endeavor directed at consumers,
activists, fence-line communities, policy makers, and others.
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Canadian Arctic Resources Committee - national
public interest organization, registered charity, involved in researching,
publishing, public advocacy, litigation, in accord with Arctic environmental
and cultural sustainability.
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Carpenter Nature Center
- private, nonprofit nature preserve and an environmental education and research
facility.
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Center for Environmental
Information - non-profit, educational organization that publishes Global
Climate Change Digest, international periodical on global warming and ozone
depletion.
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Center for Land Use Interpretation
- CLUI is a nonprofit art/research organization that explores technology
and landscape issues and sites through its database, museum, and various
documentary media.
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Citizens Concerned for Scott County
(CCSC) - non-profit environmental organization.
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Citizens for a Better Environment - striving
to fight urban environmental threats.
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Citizens League for
Environmental Action & Recovery - non-profit organization making
environmental education videos and software available to educators and youth
groups.
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Clark County Environmental Internet
Coalition - State of the Environment in Clark County, Washington, USA
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Clean Nova
Scotia Foundation - dedicated to developing a sustainable and environmental
healthy society.
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Clean Up Australia - not-for-profit,
apolitical environmental organisation which coordinates Clean Up Australia
Day, Clean Up Australia 2001 and Clean Up the World.
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Coalition for Public
Trust - non-partisan coalition of Washington state citizens committed
to land management and quality of life issues.
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Commission for Environmental Cooperation
- combined effort of Mexico, Canada and the U.S. working together to protect
the environment.
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Cottonwood
Foundation - foundation that gives grants to organizations that work
to protect the environment, promote cultural diversity, empower people and
encourage volunteerism.
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Countryside Commission - UK
government agency responsible for countryside conservation and recreation.
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Cumbria County Council
Corporate Environment Unit - has various responsibilities including shaping
environmental policy and improving the Authority's environmental performance.
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Dallas Historic Tree Coalition
- local citizen's group advocating protection and preservation of irreplaceable
trees in urban landscapes.
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Earth Angels -
pre-teen inner city environmental group creating wildlife habitats within
the urban center.
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Earth
Communications Office@
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Earth
First! (4)
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Earth
Island Institute@
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Earth Summit Watch
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EarthSave
International@
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ECO - The Campaign for Political
Ecology - ECO's aim is to realign politics around the ecological imperative
which requires that we live within the constraints imposed on us by the earth.
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Ecology
Action Centre@
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Environment Agency of England
and Wales - exists to provide high quality environmental protection and
improvement.
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Environmental Council of the States
- national association of state and territorial environmental commissioners
which works closely with the EPA to emphasize the rights of the States in
environmental issues.
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Environmental Defense Fund - representing
300,000 members, combines science, economics, and law to find economically
sustainable solutions to environmental problems.
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Environmental Forum, The
- general info on TEF and it's upcoming events, the Online Recycling Guide,
a newsletter and more.
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Environmental Fund for Georgia
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Environmental Hazards Management Institute
- a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to resolving environmental
problems through education and relationship building.
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Environmental Industries Commisssion
(EIC) - the voice of the UK's environmental technology and services industry,
specialises in lobbying and represents over 150 companies.
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Environmental Information Center (EIC)
- working to educate the public and the press about the importance of
environmental protections to our heritage, health and economy.
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Environmental Quality Protection
Foundation - provide UV index forecast and related information in Taiwan.
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Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
- ERIM is a private, nonprofit, high technology organization that performs
research and development and related services for its sponsors.
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Environmental
Resources Management (ERM)@
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Environmental Support Center - strengthens
grassroots environmental nonprofits with training and organizational assistance,
donations of technology, fundraising loans and other services.
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Environmental Transport Association -
Britain's environmental alternative to AA, providing breakdown and insurance
service, whilst campaigning for greener transport.
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Environmental
Volunteers - promotes understanding of and responsibility for the environment
through hands-on science education in San Mateo and Santa Clara county elementary
and middle schools.
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Environmental Working Group - providing
the public with new, locally relevant information on environmental issues
in their own states, home towns and neighborhoods.
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Envirosense Consortium, Inc -
non-profit organization of strategic companies dedicated to raising awareness
of environmental issues facing building owners and facility managers, with
a focus on indoor air quality.
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European Environment Agency - environmental
information centre of the European Union
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Evergreen Foundation - dedicated to
preserving and restoring natural areas in the urban environment through education
and community action projects. Pollinator monthly e-mail update.
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Explorers Club - Northern
California Chapter - professional society promoting field research,
education, and encouragement of scientific exploration of land, sea, air,
and space; emphasis on physical, natural, and biological sciences.
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Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano
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For the Sake of the Salmon - to restore
salmon to levels which ensure healthy sustainable natural populations and
support productive fisheries.
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Foundation for Global
Sustainability - an environmental advocacy/activist organization for
the East Tennessee & Southern Appalachian Region.
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Free The Planet!
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Freshman Interest Group
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Friends of Prince William Forest Park
- volunteers working to preserve the park and its natural resources.
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Friends
of the Earth (11)
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Friends of the Environment - a non-profit
organization, dedicated to protecting and improving Canada's natural environment.
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Fundação Roberto Marinho
- FRM é uma sociedade civil de natureza cultural que se dedica,
através do uso eficiente das tecnologias da comunicação,
a um trabalho voltado para a melhoria da qualidade de vida dos brasileiros.
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Genesis Plan - planet
loving people with open minds and logical solutions.
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George Wright Society, The
- non-profit association of protected area professionals dedicated to the
protection, preservation and management of cultural and natural parks and
reserves through research and education.
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Glasgow
Environment Centre
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Global 2000 - Austrian
environmental organization.
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Green Building Information Council
- works to advance the energy and environmental performance of buildings
through the creation, exchange and application of appropriate and timely
information.
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Green Canada - non-profit,
non-government organization which encourages environmental improvement through
the wise and efficient use of energy, water, land and air.
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Green Corps - field
school for environmental organizing with two missions: a grassroots network
generating education & citizen participation in environmental issues,
and a leadership training program.
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Green Cross International - Working on
sustainable development. Active in 20 countries. Our President is the Hon
Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev.
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Greening Australia - working
to achieve sustainable land and water resources, primarily through improving
vegetation management practices.
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Greenpeace
International (10)
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Greenweb.com - promotes concepts,
campaigns, management and products which are linked to the environment.
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Hardline - essays
on Hardline ideology, chapter list, and links.
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Harlem Environmental Impact
Project, Inc. - environmental "watch dog" organization.
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Hazardous and Medical Waste
Program - EPA monthly hotline reports.
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Helios Environmental Resource Network
- non-profit environmental organization providing printed and on-line information
about environmentally sound and healthful products and services in the Cascadia
Bioregion.
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Hidden Villa
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IdeeFix
Communication - Non-profit organisation for environment and communication.
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Indigenous Environmental Network
- grassroots alliance of indigenous peoples whose mission is to protect the
environment by through traditional teachings.
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Inform, Inc. - identifies practical
ways of living and doing business that are environmentally sustainable. Programs
in sustainable products and practices, chemical hazards prevention, and
sustainable transportation.
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Institute for Ecological
Health
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Inter-Tribal Environmental Council
(ITEC) - consortium of 31 Indian Tribes in Oklahoma serving Native American
environmental needs.
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International Society for
Environmental Ethics
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International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation,
Ltd. - detailed information about ITOPF and oil spills from tankers including
historical data; fate and effects; clean-up techniques; planning and response;
compensation; and sources of further information.
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Interstate Oil and Gas Compact
Commission - Representing the governors of 29 states on oil and natural
gas issues.
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Intertribal Timber Council
(ITC) - a nation-wide consortium of Indian Tribes, Alaska Native
Corporations, and individuals dedicated to improving the management of natural
resources of importance to Native American communities.
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Iowa Prairie
Network - dedicated to preserving the most endangered biome in North
America, the tallgrass prairie
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Irish Woodworkers for Africa
(IWFA) - supports sustainable development and the wise use of natural
resources, especially wood.
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IUCN, The World Conservation Union
- to influence, encourage, and assist societies throughout the world to conserve
nature and that use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically
sustainable.
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Japan
Environmental Exchange@
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Keep America Beautiful (KAB) - focus is
solid waste, litter prevention, beautification, source reduction, recycling,
composting, waste-to-energy, and sanitary landfill.
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Keep Nebraska Beautiful - educational, advisory,
and coordinating organization preserving Nebraska's environment by encouraging
resource conservation, solid waste management, litter reduction, and recycling.
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Lambda Alpha International - an honorary,
non-political professional organization, promoting a better understanding
of land economics.
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Leadership for Environment And Development
Program
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Liberty Tree Alliance - news, features,
and links to the most interesting Websites on long-term ecological
sustainability, climate, population, habitat, and economic development.
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LightHawk - a non-profit international
organization that brings the power of flight to conservation and designs
and carries out creative environmental campaigns.
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Living Earth - an international
organization working to create understanding and resolution of environmental
issues within local communities through education
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Longfellow Creek
- highlights the clean-up and restoration efforts of the Longfellow Creek
Watershed Action Project.
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Low Impact Environmental Society -
on going discussion on sustainability including conference material and
directory.
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Luton Friends of the
Earth - latest news and information from Luton's own environmental group.
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Mankato Area Environmentalists
- ongoing voice for environmental quality, a resource and a source of action
to shape environmental policies and practices in the Minnesota River Valley.
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Marine Resourcse Development Foundation
- provide aquatic education in two locations including the Tugaloo Environmental
Education Center and the Marine Lab in Key Largo, Fl.
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Maxwelton Salmon Adventure
- community group working on various projects within the Maxwelton Creek
Watershed.
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Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District - public agency formed to preserve a regional open space greenbelt,
linking district preserves with other public parklands; includes meeting
minutes and schedule of hikes. Includes dog-friendly trails.
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Millennium Foundation of Canada
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Millennium Institute - Provides
news on the State of the World, tools for achieving environmentally sustainable
development, and ideas for celebrating the new millennium in 2000 in constructive
ways.
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Missouri Coalition for the Environment
- guard dog of Missouri's environment, working hard to make Missouri a healthy
and sustainable place for people, animals, and plants.
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Mount Diablo Interpretive Association -
non-profit organization which assists in the interpretive activities of Mount
Diablo State Park, one of the ecological treasures of the San Francisco Bay
Area.
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Mountain Forum - The Mountain Forum
offers a venue for global linkage of individuals and organizations concerned
with mountain cultures, environment and sustainable development.
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National
Audubon Society (34)
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National Defense Center for Environmental
Excellence - est'd by the DOD in 1991 to "address high priority environmental
problems for DOD, other government organizations, and the industrial community."
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National Endangered Species Act Reform
Coalition - lobbying organization composed of rural irrigators,
municipalities, farmers and electric utilities dedicated to seeking legislative
reform of the Endangered Species Act.
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National
Geographic Society (16)
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National
Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA)@
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National Resources Defense
Council - national nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the
world's natural resources and ensuring a safe and healthy environment for
all.
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Natural
Resources Defense Council (2)
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Nature
Conservancy@
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Nautilus Institute for Security
and Sustainable Development
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NECONA - National Environmental
Coalition Of Native Americans: environmentalists working to keep nuclear
waste off Indian lands.
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New
England Science Center@
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New Jersey Heat Pump Council - a non-profit
organization which is dedicated to the promotion of high-efficiency heat
pumps throughout the State of New Jersey.
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Nongovernmental Environmental
Organizations of Iowa
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North Cascades Conservation
Council
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Northeastern Minnesotans For Wilderness
- regional advocacy group focused on protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe
Area Wilderness in Minnesota.
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Northwest Ecosystem Alliance
- active environmental organization in the Pacific Northwest.
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Northwest Environment Watch -
independent research center fostering a sustainable economy and way of life.
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Nuclear Roundtable,
The - promotes bi-partisan efforts to reduce nuclear danger.
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OceanBlue - home to various ocean
related subjects, including SeaSports,(ocean based sports information),
BestBeaches, and IslandEarth,(an environmental awareness site devoted to
the oceans).
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Oceania Project - its
vision is to engage the minds of people around the planet to become inspired
about cetacea, the oceans and the marine environment.
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Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
- White House Office on implementation of Executive Order 12873 on federal
acquisition, recycling, and waste prevention.
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Okeanos Ocean Research
Foundation - established and incorporated in 1980 to conduct research
and education programs about the region's marine species. Operates whale
watch and seal cruises.
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ONE/Northwest - online networking for
the environment providing technology assistance to conservation activists
and organizations.
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Oregon Lands Coalition -
environmental organization helping to manage natural resources.
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Oregon Natural Desert Association
- preserving and protecting high desert ecosystems.
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Oregon Natural Resources Council
- contains political alerts on conservation issues, environmental newsletters
and a list of great hiking trails in Oregon's wilderness.
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Palouse-Clearwater Environmental
Institute - Serving as a focal point of environmental discussions in
North Idaho and Eastern Washington State.
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Panos
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Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation
- providing information on issues; coordination of resources, space, funding
and administrative support for Bay Area environmental groups.
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Pennsylvania Environmental
Council - a non-profit policy, education, and advocacy organization.
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Pennsylvania Environmental
Defense Foundation
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People
for the West (2)
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Physicians
for Social Responsibility@
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Planet Ark - get Reuters environmental
news here.
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President's Council on Environmental
Quality
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Project
Earth (1)
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Public Citizen
- Critical Mass Energy Project - energy policy information relating to
nuclear power, radioactive waste, renewable energy, energy efficiency,
transportation and electricity restructuring.
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Public
Interest Research Groups (3)
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Reclaim the Streets
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Recording Industry Environmental Task
Force - exists to encourage individuals and corporations in the music
and recording industry to become more environmentally aware.
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Republicans for Environmental Protection
(REP) America - national grassroots organization of Republicans who feel
that a healthy economy can and must be achieved without doing harm to our
environment.
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Rio Grande Alliance
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Riverdale Preservation Association
- promoting and protecting the local historic resources.
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Saaremaa Roheline Kabinet - Saaremaa
Green Cabinet, an environmental organization and part of the Estonian Green
Movement. Promotes environmental activities and education among young people.
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Save Our Communities - non-profit
organization fighting the expansion of the third largest landfill in Georgia,
located a mile from Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River.
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Scottish Borders Forum for
Sustainable Development
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Scottish Environment Protection Agency
(SEPA) - responsible for the protection of the environment in Scotland.
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Sierra
Club (34)
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Sonoma County Conservation Action
(SCCA) - nonpartisan political arm of the local environmental movement.
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SoundWeb - kids for Puget Sound.
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South Carolina
Association of Naturalists - SCAN seeks to further understanding of the
state's natural heritage through monthly field trips and publishing detailed
Flora/Fauna lists.
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Southern California Nature
Groups - environmental coalitions.
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Southern Utah Wilderness
Alliance - Fighting to preserve Utah's spectacular wildlands.
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Spectrum of Light - forming partnerships
between youth and adult leaders for the purpose of focusing on environmental
education and public service.
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Stanley Park Ecology Society -
volunteer-based organization dedicated to creating awareness and sensitivity
of the natural world, and the value, diversity, and inter-relationship of
all living things through education and conservation. Includes links to related
sites.
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Suisun Marsh Natural History
Association - dedicated to saving wildlife and to the preservation of
the marsh, through wildlife rehabilitation and public education.
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Surfrider
(11)
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Tarrant Coalition for Environmental
Awareness
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Television Trust for the Environment - aiming
to use broadcast television and other audio-visual resources to raise
environmental awareness.
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Turner Foundation, Inc.
- supports activities directed towards preservations of the environment;
conservation of natural resources; protection of wildlife; and sound population
policies.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- American Indian Environmental Office - coordinates the Agency-wide
effort to strengthen public health and environmental protection in Indian
Country, with a special emphasis on building Tribal capacity to administer
their own environmental programs.
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UNEP International Environmental Technology
Centre - Presentation of information, cooperation and training projects
underway at IETC related to transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies
for large cities, lakes and reservoirs.
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Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
- non-profit alliance of scientists and citizens working for a healthy
environment and a safe world, UCS researches and promotes clean energy and
transportation technologies.
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Upper Des
Plaines River Ecosystem Partnership - promotes collaboration among public
and private groups to improve the quality of life within the watershed.
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US Green Building Council - non-profit
concensus coalition promoting the understanding, development, and accelerated
implementation of green buildings
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Virtual Foundation, The -
consortium of not-for-profit organizations which fund small international
grassroots grants.
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VirtualPresidio
- helps businesses, citizen organizations, and governments to promote a new
vision of worldwide economic prosperity, incorporating environmental stewardship.
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W. Alton Jones Foundation - private
grantmaking foundation focusing on global environmental protection and the
prevention of nuclear war or other massive release of radioactive material.
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Washington Environmental Alliance for Voter
Education (WEAVE)
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Washington Environmental Council
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Washington Water Trails
Association
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Washington Wilderness Coalition - coalition
of diverse individuals and groups working to protect and restore wilderness
through outreach, education, organizing, and support of grassroots conservation
groups.
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Waterway Recovery Group
- national co-ordinating body for voluntary labour on the inland waterways
of Britain. Organises working weekends and Canal Camps.
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Westwood Organization for the
Preservation of the Environment and Nature - OPEN is working to purchase
and preserve open space. A current main project is the purchase of the Lowell
Woods.
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Wilderness Society - devoted primarly
to public lands protection and management issues.
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Wilderness Society
(Australia) - environment organisation which focuses on the protection
of Australian wilderness.
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Wildlands Restoration
Team
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Windstar Foundation - dedicated to the
belief that "together we can make a world of difference." Founded by John
Denver and Tom Crum.
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Wirral Green Alliance - coalition
of individuals and organisations from around the Wirral, UK. Working towards
a peaceful, humane society and respect for the environment.
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Wise Use Movement
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World Conservation Monitoring Centre
- mission is to work towards the sustainable use of the Earth's natural resources
by providing conservation data and services.
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World Resources Institute - WRI offers
information on a variety of natural resource topics including biodiversity
and forest resources as well as data and information and useful tools for
environmental education.
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World
Stewardship Institute (3)
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Worldlife - a
charity dovoted to saving our surroundings, You can visit it daily from April
to September.
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Yellowstone Association
- non-profit educational partner of the National Park Service, selling books,
videos and other educational materials.
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Yosemite Fund, The - supports
critical Park Service projects for wildlife research, habitat restoration,
trail maintenance and exhibits.
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Youth and Environment Europe
- for youths interested in nature and environment all over Europe. We arrange
camps, seminars and projects.
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Index - Environmental Organizations
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Ökobörse
- Marketing fuer den oekologischen Landbau in Berlin; agriculture marketing
at the humboldt university especially ecological products from
brandenburg/germany (in German).