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350.org

350.org is an international campaign that's building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis—the solutions that science and justice demand. Their mission is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis—to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet. Their focus is on the number 350—as in parts per million CO₂. If we can't get below that, scientists say, the damage we're already seeing from global warming will continue and accelerate. But 350 is more than a number—it's a symbol of where we need to head as a planet.More information…

The Alliance for Appalachia

The Alliance for Appalachia is a regional alliance with 13 members and the goals of ending a devastating form of coal mining called mountaintop removal coal mining, putting a halt to destructive coal technologies and supporting a sustainable, just economy in Appalachia. More information…

Alliance for Climate Education (ACE)

Alliance for Climate Education is a national nonprofit dedicated to educating America's high school students on climate change science. Our primary goal is to equip students with the knowledge and tools they need to confront the global warming challenges our planet faces. We educate students through free in-person multimedia assemblies; we inspire students to lower their emissions and raise their voices; and we activate students to take on carbon-reducing projects, in their schools and communities. More information…

Alliance for Sustainable Colorado

The Alliance advances sustainability through collaboration among business, nonprofits, government and education. We break down barriers to statewide change and foster the development and implementation of sustainability policies and practices by engaging key community leaders in conversations that lead to action. More information…

American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)

ACORE is an organization of member companies and institutions that are dedicated to moving renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy, ensuring the success of the renewable energy industry while helping to build a sustainable and independent energy future for the nation. More information…

Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy (AIRE)

Through education, research and innovative social finance, Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy strives to catalyze community-driven renewable energy in Appalachia and the Southeast U.S. We seek to end the region's dependence on mountaintop removal coal mining and other nonrenewable energy sources by helping communities develop their own, appropriately scaled renewable energy capacities. More information…

Appalachian Transition

Appalachian Transition is devoted to ideas for a more just, sustainable and prosperous future in Central Appalachia. We are at a critical moment in our region. The time has arrived to talk about the coming transition of our economy, workforce and communities. Appalachian Transition is a resource for that conversation. More information…

Appalachian Voices

Appalachian Voices works with people all across the country to solve the most serious environmental threats to the central and southern Appalachians and to promote a cleaner energy future for the southeast. Appalachian Voices has been recognized by Google Earth as a "Hero" for our work on mountaintop removal mining, and E, the Environmental Magazine recently called us as one of their top 5 favorite ways to become environmentally active. We are a proud member of the Waterkeeper Alliance. Visit us at Appalachian Voices.org More information…

Appalshop

Appalshop is a non-profit multidisciplinary media, arts, and education center based in Whitesburg, Kentucky. As such, they are uniquely situated to document the transformation of central Appalachia’s economy and culture in a time of change, and to participate in and shape the community dialogue as this process moves forward. By capturing the hopes and fears of people in the region and placing them in a historical context, they hope to move beyond knee-jerk reactions for or against “change” and to reach an understanding of the reasons why social changes occur and what the choices are in confronting such evolution. More information…

The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES)

AIES logo_High_0.jpg The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES) is the premier environmental education and research program in the Middle East, preparing future Arab and Jewish leaders to cooperatively solve the region's environmental challenges. Affiliated with Ben-Gurion University, AIES houses academic programs, research, and international cooperation initiatives on a range of environmental concerns and challenges. More information…

Artist As Citizen

Artist As Citizen has been exploring the subject of climate change and public belief since our first project, four years ago (which can be seen on our website as project # 1). The mission of Artist As Citizen is to encourage art students towards non-partisan, pragmatic social engagement; asking them to confront issues that will directly impact American society and their own lives. We combine emerging talent and donors to create new projects, and provide a network so that talent can explore a topic in direct contact with experts. We believe in getting work out the door, onto the street or onto other people's screens, and we believe the biggest value is in engaging public audiences that are not ordinarily reached on an issue, and making them participants in thinking about it with us. And, we believe that the creative talent around the world has an outsized influence on the ideas of the world. More information…

The Canary Project

The Canary Project produces visual media, events, and artwork that builds public understanding of human-induced climate change and energize commitment to solutions. They employ key strategies that include visualizing global warming in compelling ways that leverage data and communicate a sense of urgency; integrating the tools of art with those of science, education, mass communication and other disciplines that enhance our ability to engage diverse audiences; investigating questions lying at the root of our current ecological crisis and provoke reflection on those questions; cultivating media attention to further inform a broad public and to create excitement around the issue; and distributing information on concrete actions people can take to cut carbon emissions and lead people to take more action. More information…

Carbonfund.org

Carbonfund.org is the leading nonprofit carbon reduction and climate solutions organization, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact by supporting third-party validated renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects. Carbonfund.org has over 450,000 individual supporters and works with over 1,400 business and nonprofit partners including Discovery, Motorola, Amtrak, Volkswagen, Dell, JetBlue, and Staples. The organization also has the first carbon neutral product certification program and label in the US, CarbonFree® Certified. More information…

The Center for Economic Options (CEO)

The Center for Economic Options (CEO) is a nonprofit organization in West Virginia that works with entrepreneurs and innovators who share a commitment to development that is socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable. With awareness of the growing green economy and issues related to our environment, CEO designed its Green Business, Green Jobs Accelerator (the Accelerator) project specifically to help entrepreneurs start and expand sustainable businesses, create jobs, and contribute to the health and wealth of their communities. Through the Accelerator CEO is targeting resources, network connections, training, and technical assistance particularly to industry sectors including local food; energy; construction, deconstruction and renovation; tourism; health; technology and forestry. More information…

CO₂ E-Race

The CO₂ E - Race (Erase CO₂) Project is a climate awareness and relational art concept and event that started in Copenhagen early 2008. Many versions of the project took place throughout 2009 climaxing at The UN Climate Conference COP15 in Copenhagen. The essence of the project is to "tag" cities around the world with "CO₂" with the help of CO₂ neutral vehicles as "brushes" and GPS modules as "paint". The project is currently being planned to take place worldwide and is always looking for collaborators and partners to spread the message. More information…

Coal River Mountain Watch (CRMW)

Coal River Mountain Watch (CRMW) is a grassroots organization begun in 1998 in response to the fear and frustration of people living near or downstream from huge mountaintop removal sites. Its mission is to stop the destruction of our communities and environment by mountaintop removal mining, to improve the quality of life in our area and to help rebuild sustainable communities. More information…

Community Carbon Trees

Community Carbon Trees is a reforestation company that creates mixed forests planted in Costa Rica for carbon sequestration. These forests enable people and companies anywhere in the world to take responsibility for their personal contributions to the climate crisis by sponsoring the planting of trees in an easy and economical way. But beyond that, they are designed to synchronize solutions to a number of inter-related objectives concerning local environment and social development issues. More information…

EarthAction

EarthAction's mission is to inform and inspire people everywhere to turn their concern, passion and outrage into meaningful action for a more just, peaceful and sustainable world. EarthAction is the world’s largest action network with over 2,600 organizations in 165 countries and thousands of policymakers, journalists and citizens. We have carried out 84 campaigns since we began at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. More information…

Earth Day Network

Earth Day Network, which grew out of the original Earth Day in 1970, is the international non-profit organization driving the momentum behind Earth Day. Partnering with 20,000 organizations in 190 countries, Earth Day Network aims to achieve its mission of broadening and diversifying the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment. The organization pursues its mission through a combination of education, public policy and consumer activism campaigns. More information…

Earth Economics

Earth Economics is devoted to advancing and applying the science of ecological
economics to promote healthy ecosystems, communities and economies, and to halting the globalization of unsustainable economic policies.

Focusing on the vital areas of toxics, forests, fisheries and global trade policy, Earth Economics achieves its goals through organization, education and advocacy. More information…

Eco-Officiency

Eco-officiency offers sustainable consulting services for small and medium sized businesses including; conducting assessments, developing sustainability plans, facilitation of green teams, developing CSR reports, and conducting training. More information…

Economics for Equity and the Environment Network (E3)

Economics for Equity and the Environment Network (E3) is a national network of economists whose applied research supports active environmental protection. E3 Network supports applied economics research that demonstrates fair and effective solutions to real-world environmental problems, and works to involve economists more actively in environmental protection, through dialogue and cooperation with environmental organizations, decision makers, and the media.More information…

Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP)

The Ecosystem Services Partnership seeks to enhance the integration of ecosystem services research into policy and practice by coordinating collaborative efforts on ecosystem services at the global, national, and local level. More information…

Encyclopedia of Earth

The Encyclopedia of Earth is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. It is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other’s work. More information…

European Environment Agency (EEA)

The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union. Our task is to provide sound, independent information on the environment. We are a major information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public. Currently, the EEA has 32 member countries. More information…

Focus the Nation

Focus the Nation is a national non-profit headquartered in Portland, Oregon. We are driven by a fierce commitment to empower young people with the leadership, educational and civic engagement opportunities that will accelerate our transformation to a more just and prosperous clean energy future. More information…

Green Horizon

Green Horizon is the quarterly magazine of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), published from 1990 to the spring of 2004 as The Bulletin. Green Horizon assists the REC in its mission to promote public participation in environmental decision making by providing information on the environment and encouraging cooperation among regional stakeholders. More information…

Green Zionist Alliance

The Green Zionist Alliance, a North America-based 501(c)3 nonprofit, offers a place for all who care about humanity's responsibility to preserve the Earth and the special responsibility to preserve the ecology of Israel. We work to educate and mobilize people around the world for Israel’s environment; to protect Israel's environment and support its environmental movement; to improve environmental practices within the World Zionist Organization and its constituent agencies; and to inspire people to work for positive change. More information…

Gund Institute for Ecological Economics

The Gund Institute is a transdisciplinary research, teaching, and service
organization focused on developing integrative solutions. It hosts solutions-focused workshops and courses (ateliers), Graduate Certificates in Ecological Economics and Ecological Design, online “metacourses” and integrative research and service projects on a broad range of topics. More information…

Heartwood

Heartwood (heartland + hardwood) is a cooperative network of grassroots groups, individuals, and local businesses working to protect and sustain healthy forests and vital human communities in the nation’s heartland, from the foothills of the Appalachians to the river valleys of the Great Plains, and from the Great Lakes to the Deep South. More information…

It’s Getting Hot in Here

It’s Getting Hot in Here is the voice of a growing movement – a collection of voices from the student and youth leaders of the global movement to stop global warming. An award-winning international website, It's Getting Hot in Here is the voice of a global online community with over 300 writers from countries around the world.More information…

Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC)

For nearly 30 years, members of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) have been a defining grassroots organization in Kentucky addressing a variety of social justice issues – from protecting land and water from destructive mining practices to working for voting rights to changing the consequences of tax policy for low-income and working families. In the process of working with people to organize in their home communities and across the state, many everyday community members have become extraordinary community leaders, responsible for many important issue victories. More information…

Landslides Aerial Photography

Alex S. MacLean founded Landslides Aerial Photography in the 1970s. He has flown over most of the United States and parts of Europe. His photographs have been exhibited in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia and have been the subject of four books. His work has been recognized with grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Graham Foundation, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and the American Academy in Rome, which awarded him the 2003–2004 Prix de Rome in Landscape Architecture. More information…

Media Policy Center

The MPC’s award-winning television and new media productions empower audiences to build and improve their communities. Our unique outreach programs provide the support and tools to make change happen. Taking on the important issues, from environmental sustainability and health care to education and culture, the MPC is dedicated to building better communities across the nation – and around the world. More information…

Minuteman Press

Minuteman Press has been a leader in quick print technology for over 19 years. Our two locations have brought speedy turnaround to one and two color offset printing, high tech digital monochromatic and high-end digital color to our vast customer base.With our acquisition of Vermont Print and Mail in 2007, we have added a commercial dimension to our services. Vermont Print & Mail prides itself on producing larger runs of beautiful full color offset printing in a wide variety of products. VPM’s commercial mailing capacity opens up new direct mail marketing options to Minuteman customers. Blending elements of “quick” and “commercial” printing companies into one entity creates a true one stop shopping option for print buyers. Now we can offer our customers a complete range of printed products at very competitive prices. More information…

Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED)

The Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) is a 34 year-old non-profit community development organization seeking to create economic alternatives that work for people and places in eastern Kentucky and Central Appalachia. MACED’s strategies include investing financial capital in businesses, communities and projects; conducting research and engaging in effective communications to support good public policy; demonstrating effective economic development strategies that have regional potential; and promoting entrepreneur and leadership development. MACED’s existing programs include research and policy, enterprise development, sustainable forestry, and energy efficiency. More information…

National Council for Science and the Environment

The National Council for Science and the Environment is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the scientific basis for environmental decision-making. They envision a society where environmental decisions by everyone are based on an accurate understanding of the underlying science, its meaning and limitations, and the potential consequences of their action or inaction. More information…

The National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC)

The National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC) is an applied research and development center in collaborative governance at Portland State University. The Center represents a unique partnership between PSU’s College of Urban and Public Affairs and the Policy Consensus Initiative (PCI), a national non-profit that supports state and local leaders who champion collaborative forms of governance to address public issues. NPCC assists neutral forums that provide collaborative governance capacity through the University Network for Collaborative Governance and demonstrates the effectiveness of collaborative, consensus-based processes through on-the-ground pilot projects across the country. NPCC developed the nationally recognized Solutions System, where leaders convene all sectors to build effective, lasting solutions to public problems that go beyond what any sector could achieve on its own. The Solutions System has been successfully applied in a variety of community projects in California, Colorado, Maine, Oregon, Salt Lake City, and Virginia. More information…

New Economy Network (NEN)

The mission of the New Economy Network (NEN) is to support a transition to a new economy where the priority is to sustain people and the planet, social justice and cohesion are prized, and peace, communities, democracy and nature all flourish. NEN is a network of individuals and organizations interacting and collaborating within a broad framework of shared objectives. It is an ecumenical endeavor open to many perspectives and ideas. We are oriented toward finding solutions. What brings us together as a group, and what defines our activities as a group, is our shared commitment to collaborative action, systemic change, diversity of perspective, and mutual learning. More information…

Population Media Center

The Population Media Center collaborates with the mass media and other organizations worldwide to: 1) Bring about stabilization of human population numbers at a level that can be sustained by the world’s natural resources, and 2) Lessen the harmful impact of humanity on the earth’s environment. The emphasis of PMC’s work is to educate people about the benefits of small families, encourage the use of effective family planning methods, elevate women’s status and promote gender equity. More information…

Portland State University

As part of the Oregon University System, Portland State University's vision is to enhance recognition of the value of higher education by continually strengthening the metropolitan environment and utilizing that strength for its own growth toward standards of excellence in accessible high quality research, teaching and outreach programs. As a microcosm of the global society, the metropolitan environment becomes a laboratory for Portland State in this vision. It is the vision of a university that will set the standard for institutions located in an urban setting. More information…

Post Carbon Institute

Founded in 2003, Post Carbon Institute is leading the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world. Post Carbon Institute provides individuals, communities, businesses, and governments with the resources needed to understand and respond to the interrelated economic, energy, and environmental crises that define the 21st century. We envision a world of resilient communities and re-localized economies that thrive within ecological bounds. More information…

Seventh Generation, Inc.

Seventh Generation is committed to becoming the world’s most trusted brand of authentic, safe, and environmentally-responsible products for a healthy home. For 20 years, the closely held Burlington, Vermont-based company has been at the forefront of a cultural change in consumer behavior and business ethics. More information…

Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS)

Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS) is a young environmental organization, the only one in southwest Virginia whose expressed mission it is to protect our communities from the devastating impacts of mountaintop removal and other radical forms of surface coal mining and help rebuild sustainable communities. In July 2009, SAMS was the recipient of the “Greenie” award for being the best new green organization in the region, as honored by Blue Ridge Outdoors, spotlighting our work on Dominion’s Wise County coal-fired plant and a long-standing victory holding the proposed Ison Rock Ridge permit at bay. More information…

Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment

SOCM is a member-run organization that encourages civic involvement and collective action so that the people of Tennessee have a greater voice in determining their future. The mission of SOCM is to empower Tennesseans to protect, defend, and improve the quality of life in their communities across the state. SOCM is working for social, economic, and environmental justice for all. We are committed to the journey of becoming an anti-racist organization. Recognizing our interdependence, SOCM is committed to overcoming social and institutional racism and embracing our diverse cultures. More information…

Tellus Institute

Tellus Institute was established in 1976 as an interdisciplinary not-for-profit research and policy organization. The times were propitious for a young institute bringing fresh thinking and scientific rigor to environmental and social challenges, and it grew rapidly. Over the years, we conducted 3,500 projects throughout the world, becoming an international leader in resource and environmental strategies, and helping shape the embryonic field of sustainable development. More information…

West Virginia Rivers Coalition

WVRC's mission is to "seek the conservation and restoration of West Virginia's exceptional rivers and streams". The goals pursuant to that mission include preserving the high quality waters of the state, and improving those waters that should be of a higher quality. They serve those who use and appreciate the waters of West Virginia in a variety of ways. Most notably they seek to protect the resources of our headwater state to ensure clean water for all. This includes those who reside in West Virginia; those who visit to recreate; the wildlife that depend on a healthy habitat; and those who live downstream and rely upon West Virginia's water to ensure that they too enjoy clean water. More information…

The Wild Foundation

As the hub of the global wilderness conservation movement, WILD is the only international organization dedicated entirely to wilderness protection around the world. WILD works to protect the planet’s wild places and the wildlife and people who depend upon them, because wilderness areas provide essential social, spiritual, biological and economic benefits. We believe that intact wilderness areas are an essential core element of a healthy modern society. More information…

WiserEarth

WiserEarth is an open source, community-editable international directory and networking forum that maps, links and connects the largest movement in the world – the hundreds of thousands of organizations within civil society that address social justice, poverty, and the environment. WiserEarth provides the tools and a platform for non-profit organizations, funders, social entrepreneurs, students, organizers, academics, activists, scientists, and citizens to connect, collaborate, share resources and build alliances. More information…

World Future Council

The World Future Council brings the interests of future generations to the centre of policy making. Its 50 eminent members from around the globe have already successfully promoted change. The Council addresses challenges to our common future and provides decision-makers with effective policy solutions. In-depth research underpins advocacy work for international agreements, regional policy frameworks and national lawmaking and thus produces practical and tangible results. More information…

School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University

Visions of a Sustainable World, a program of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, is an integrated series of public lectures, films, publications, and curricula to catalyze inspiring visions of a sustainable world, practical strategies to achieve them, and methods to promote rapid and transformative social change. The series articulates the possible economies, political systems, cities, transportation and energy systems, values, and lifestyles of a sustainable world. It also addresses the causes of transformative social change and identify past, present and possible future inflection points. More information…

Associated Societies

International Society for Ecological Economics

The International Society of Ecological Economics (ISEE) is a not‐for‐profit, member‐governed organization dedicated to advancing understanding of the relationships among ecological, social, and economic systems for the mutual well‐being of nature and people. The ISEE facilitates understanding between economists and ecologists and the integration of their thinking into a trans‐discipline aimed at developing a sustainable world. More information…

United States Society for Ecological Economics

The United States Society of Ecological Economics (USSEE) is one of ten regional professional organizations with the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) forming the world wide umbrella organization. All ecological economics societies hold professional meetings that serve as a forum for exchanging information, presenting cutting edge research results and advancing practical solutions toward an ecologically sustainable and economically viable future.More information…

American Ecological Engineering Society

The American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) shall promote the development of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit of both by fostering education and outreach, extending professional development and associations, raising public awareness, and encouraging original research. More information…

Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)

The Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the science and practice of ecological restoration as a means of sustaining the diversity of life on Earth and reestablishing an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture. SER members are actively engaged in repairing and managing ecologically sensitive ecosystems around the world through a broad array of experience, knowledge, and cultural perspectives. More information...

American Society of Landscape Architects

Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing 17,000 members in 48 professional chapters and 68 student chapters. The Society's mission is to lead, to educate, and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning, and artful design of our cultural and natural environments. More information…

The International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)

The International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) is a non-profit, member-driven association for professionals who are committed to making sustainability standard practice. Members share resources and best practices, and develop themselves professionally. Special reports, salary surveys, and the upcoming competency study are just a sampling of the rich content offered to members. More information...