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911
7301 E. Helm, Bldg D
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: 1-800-CLEANUP or 1-480-889-2650
Fax: 1-480-889-2660
E-mail:
[international@earth911.org]
- RMA
Website: www.earth911.org
Their mission is to "empower the public with
community-specific resources to improve its quality of life." The
website includes many simple things individuals can do to protect the
environment. Their purpose is promoting public service across the nation and
centralizing environmental resources into one user-friendly network.
Read about air and water issues and what is being done around
the US to help conserve and to protect air and water from becoming contaminated. -SNS
The site has practical tips and information for households
regarding waste and recycling. -SLG
Fun and informative activities and games for children are
readily available as well as a search system that helps you find local recycling centers
to discard of cell phones or batteries. -KMR
Great website featuring everything you need to know about local
efforts: from disposing of batteries to a list of 50 things you can do to help clean the
air. -LOL
An exhaustive resource for finding
information about protecting the environment, often straight from government
and scientific sources. A handy feature is quickly locating all types of
recycling centers. -JGP
View
of Hudson River near Bear Mountain, New York
Environmental
Action
44 Winter Street, 4th floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 1-617-747-4404
Fax: 1-617-292-8057
E-mail: info@environmental-action.org
Website: www.environmental-action.org
This organization is all about activism, as its name suggests. It was
founded 35 years ago by a
group of Americans concerned about industrial toxins contaminating the air
and water supplies. They organized the inaugural Earth Day in 1970, and have
looked to the future ever since. The website focuses on individual activism
and promoting legislation to protect the environment.
A well-formatted site with information on protecting the
forests, cleaner air and other aspects of the environment. Also features employment
opportunities with the organization. -LOL
This site offers many activism
opportunities and information about government policies, but not much about
what we in our every day lives can do to sustain the environment. -JGP
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Protect trees around you and
breath fresh air
Environmental Defense (ED)
National Headquarters
257 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 1-212-505-2100
or 1-800-684-3322
Fax: 1-212-505-2375
E-mail: members@environmentaldefense.org
Website: www.environmentaldefense.org
Founded in 1967, this organization connects with
corporations and governments to institute policies to help the environment.
They have an established track record of "victories," which lend to their
effectiveness. they are dedicated to "protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future
generations. Among these rights are clean air, clean water, healthy, nourishing food and a
flourishing ecosystem."
Provides an opportunity for people to contribute to the
environment by giving donations. Now
also allows people to get involved in a variety of issues to help the
environment and people. -KHK
A very useful site that allows you to read about the
different programs they have implemented to tackle important environmental issues. Also,
find out how ED links science, economics and law to create solutions to society's
environmental problems. -SNS
Offers a fantastic list of books describing our earth's deserts,
oceans, endangered forests, and animals. Also enlightens readers about our friends in the
sea and which of them can be hazardous to consume. The recipe page gives a wide variety of
delicious dishes to make with fish that don't pose a threat to one's health. - KMR
Great site for anyone from the casually interested to the greatly
involved. Includes great features like up-to-date press releases and funding
of great causes
for the environment. -LOL
The website is very informative in that it presents many accomplishments
of the organization. There are many political critiques and information on
current environmental programs. I'd like to see a little more about what
individuals can do, besides donating money. -JGP
Environmental News Network
Website: www.enn.com
"The largest, most
recognized online environmental news source in the world. Since 1993, ENN has provided
balanced and non-partisan news, information, and interactive resources for individuals,
organizations, and corporations with environmental interests."
A great variety of information on the environment. Wonderful
for anyone showing concern, curiosity, or interest in the world around them. Also,
includes links to several organizations with the same objective. -LOL
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Greening Of Harlem Coalition
406 Lenox Avenue, 4N
New York, NY 10037
Phone: 1-212-491-7926
"Started in 1989, GHC transforms unused and rundown lots in Harlem and
throughout New York City into thriving organic farms, flower gardens, and
playgrounds.
The coalition believes that trees, parks and green spaces are important for
our physical and mental health. Vacant lots and abandoned buildings litter
the landscapes of most urban areas. 'Many have existed in this state for
years, harbingers of crime, disease, and despair. Yet they hold the key to
the physical, emotional, and economical transformation of the community,'
explains Bernadette Cozart, co-founder of GHC."
Green
Peace USA
702 H Street, NW, Suite 300,
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 1-800-326-0959
E-mail: info@wdc.greenpeace.org
Website: www.greenpeace.org/usa/
Green Peace's mission is to tackle the
most critical environmental issues. Today its work focuses on six major efforts: saving
ancient forests, eliminating the threat of genetic engineering, stopping global warming,
ending the nuclear age, exposing toxic pollutants and protecting the oceans.
This site allows you to make donations online and send money
directly to the countless ships out on our oceans to help save the big blue sea. -KMR
Organization that takes into consideration that although there
are needs from the environment, there are still countless ways to protect it.
Also features a fun media center. -LOL
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National Resources Defense Council
40 West 20th St.
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 1-212-727-2700
Fax: 1-212-727-1773
E-mail: nrdcinfo@nrdc.org,
Website: www.nrdc.org
Purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and
animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.
Offers interested site-seers opportunities to participate in many environmental
programs, such as saving the endangered sea turtles or Snake River
salmon.
A very informative and up-to-date site. -SNS
The organization is currently focused on reducing the USA's
dependence on oil through producing fuel-efficient motorcars, trucks, etc. - SLG
The site connects readers to dozens of shocking articles
pertaining to categories varying from clean air, to global warming, to toxic waste, and
nuclear weapons. -KMR
Great website with plenty of information to satisfy any
curiosity. Features a great way to get children involved on the Green Squad link. -LOL
Northeast Recycling Council (NERC)
139 Main Street, Suite 401
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone: 1-802-254-3636
Fax: 1-802-254-5870
E-mail: info@nerc.org
Website: www.nerc.org
Mission is to minimize the amount of materials requiring
disposal by promoting the environmental and economic benefits of recycling and source
reduction in the Northeast.
"Recycling and source reduction include
re-use, re-manufacture, composting, and any other activity that decreases the amount and
toxicity of material in the solid waste stream requiring disposal."
A very notable site. Browse through recent publications and
information about why it is important to recycle and reuse certain materials. Also, you
can look at current and former recycling projects. -SNS
The site offers information on recycling organizations located in
your own state. -KMR
A very involved organization with several important projects and
campaigns. Includes a link for buying environmentally preferable items. -LOL
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Rainforest Action Network
(RAN)
221 Pine St., Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 1-415-398-4404
Fax: 1-415-398-2732
E-mail: rainforest@ran.org
Website: www.ran.org
"An international, nonprofit organization, with 30,000 members,
dedicated to conservation of tropical forests for the benefit of the global community to
develop and promote economically viable and socially desirable alternatives to the
destruction of this endangered, biologically diverse natural resource. Works to protect
the Earth’s rainforests and support the rights of its inhabitants through
education, grassroots organizing, and nonviolent direct action."
This site is
colorful and easy to navigate. An interesting issue on this site concerns Al Gore's
involvement with a major petroleum company; this company's drilling will have a profound
effect on the culture of the U ' wa, a Colombian tribe.
A user-friendly site where you can look at interesting facts
about rainforests and what you can do to help conserve them. Find out how to
volunteer, make a donation or even protect an acre. -SNS
Contains current information about where large groups and
companies obtain their raw materials, like wood. There is also a portal to
rainforest information from all over the world. -SLG
This site is extremely up-to-date, providing articles on
environmental concerns on a daily basis. - KMR
Features several articles that can be found interesting by a
large range of people. Entertaining views and great links to other
environmentally-concerned sites. -.LOL
Rainforest Alliance
665 Broadway Suite 500
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 1-212-677-1900
or 1-888-MY-EARTH
E-mail: canopy@ra.org
Website: www.rainforest-alliance.org
An international nonprofit organization dedicated to the
conservation of tropical forests for the benefit of the global community.
"Our mission is to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife
that live within them by implementing better business practices for biodiversity
conservation and sustainability."
It provides information on conservation-related events,
eco-friendly tips about farming and where to buy eco-friendly rainforest and agricultural
products. This site also offers education kits for teachers and suggests fun activities
for kids to promote their appreciation of the environment. -JEH
A very helpful site where you can read about conservation
programs implemented to protect rainforests. Also, check out the links to upcoming
events. -SNS
The Adopt-A-Rainforest program is a particularly delightful way
to get young children in classrooms involved in helping to save their rainforests. -KMR
A great website that not only endorses donations to rainforest
and endangered species funds, but also to people greatly affected by recent rainforest and
native land removal. -LOL
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You can protect our
environment by starting to learn the information of recycling
Sierra Club
85 2nd St., 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
Phone: 1-415-977-5500
Fax: 1-415-977-5799
E-mail: information@sierraclub.org
Website: www.sierraclub.org
To explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of
the earth; to practice and promote responsible use of the
earth's ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore
the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out
these objectives.
This site describes activities undertaken by Sierra Club
since it was founded in 1892 and its current objectives. Overall, it promotes a great
appreciation for nature and the outdoors through outings, hiking, biking and many other
activities. -JEH
Also, learn how you can take action in
helping to protect mother nature. -SNS
Engage in this site right away by signing various petitions to
help Sierra Club put an end to the malicious ways of oil industries. -KMR
Includes a whole list of ways to become involved in each person's private fight against hurting the environment. -LOL
Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
PO Box 31909
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 1-215-222-4711
E-Mail: seac@seac.org
Website: www.seac.org
SEAC is a youth-run national network of progressive organizations
and individuals whose aim is to uproot environmental injustices through action and
education. By challenging the power structure that threatens these conditions, students
in SEAC work to create progressive social change on both the local and global levels.
Focused on teaching students the fundamental aspects of
what's going on in the environment today and includes several ways to get involved.
Website recommended for more mature students. -LOL
www.goodcommonsense.net
"We offer sustainable living
products, services, and information."
A good online resource for enviro-friendly products.
May not have the lowest prices, as with their spiral fluorescent bulbs. -BB
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