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Links to related web sites:
Bush Greenwatch focuses on actions by the Bush administration related to the environment. The Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund The Union of Concerned Scientists - citizens and scientists for environmental solutions The Oregon Natural Resources Council The Center for Food Safety provides leadership in legal, scientific, and grassroots efforts to address the increasing concerns about the impacts of our food production system on human health, animal welfare, and the environment. Community Rights Counsel (CRC) is a nonprofit, public interest law firm based in Washington DC that was formed in 1997 to assist communities in protecting their health and welfare. CRC provides strategic assistance to state and local government attorneys in defending land use laws, environmental protections, public health measures, and other community protections. Earth Policy Institute dedicated to providing a vision of what an environmentally sustainable economy — an eco-economy — looks like, as well as a roadmap of how to get from here to there. Environmental Health News is published daily by Environmental Health Sciences, a not-for-profit organization founded in 2002 to help increase public understanding of emerging scientific links between environmental exposures and human health. EHS publishes 3 websites: www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org The Clean Air Trust is working to achieve a strong and effective Clean Air Act. The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is an independent, active, non-profit law center conducting policy studies on the environment and sustainability and reaching out with educational programs, publications and technical assistance across the US and abroad. Environmental investigations have been our specialty at the Environmental Working Group since 1993. Our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. The Heat is Online is a project of the Green House Network of Portland, Oregon which works to educate and unite business, government, students, civic organizations, community leaders, and citizens in the effort to stabilize the climate. The Klamath Forest Alliance is active in environmental issues in areas adjacent to the Klamath River in southern Oregon and northern California. The Apollo Alliance is working for energy independence. "Like JFK's Apollo Project, which put a man on the moon in under a decade, an Apollo Project for energy freedom must be big, bold and fast." The Eugene-based Native Forest Council has a mission to fully protect and preserve every acre of publicly owned land in the United States. Its web site is an excellent resource for issues related to national and state forests. The Northwest Old Growth Campaign is working to protect the last of our ancient forests, for wildlife, clean water, and future generations. Hope Dance seeks pathways to sustainable living and positive solutions. The New Scientist has a section on its web site that focuses on climate and features several important articles. The Vote Solar Initiative's mission is to promote a national transition to clean energy by empowering city governments to implement large-scale, cost-effective solar projects. Sprawl Kills web site discussing issues related to urban sprawl and book on the subject by Joel Hirschhorn Living Earth is a Portland-based organization whose "mission is to cultivate awareness of interdependence, empower full-hearted activism, and nurture the movement toward a just, ecologically rooted, culturally vibrant future." Grist Magazine "is an online environmental magazine. Our credo: Pull no punches, take no prisoners, eschew the wealth and fame that so often seduce online environmental journalists. And try to have a better sense of humor than a pack of fur protesters." Bush Greenwatch "provides accurate and timely information on the Bush Administration's assault on our environment and public health." World Resources Institute is an independent nonprofit organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical analysts, mapmakers, and communicators working to protect the Earth and improve people's lives. See also our section on Water Resurgence Magazine features articles dealing with sustainability and peace issues. |
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