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GRIST
Change.org - Ideas for Change in America began as a nationwide competition following the election of Barack Obama to identify the best ideas for change in America. After the submission of 7,875 ideas and 675,943 votes, a community emerged to fight for the implementation of the top 10 ideas and support the more than 50 additional finalists. Includes several environmental challenges.
Take Part.com
Scientific
Center for Biological Diversity -"Protecting endangered species and wild places of western North America through science, policy, education, and environmental law. "
Center for Plant Conservation - Dedicated exclusively to preventing the extinction of U.S. native plants
Wildlife & Pets
http://www.naturalhealingtechniques.com/
National Audobon Society
National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
The Center for Biological Diversity - "The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law, and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction."
The World Wildlife Fund
Outdoors & Eco Travel
The Sierra Club- "is America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Inspired by nature, we are 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors, working together to protect our communities and the planet"
Eco-Consumer Education
Environmental Working Group (EWG)-"At EWG, our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pore 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."
Education- Classes and Camps
Jon Young's Wilderness Program- Link to them at: Kamana Naturalist Training Program . Entry to the Class information is on the bottom of the page.
Good Amazon Book & Resource List on Healthy/Ethical Eating - Many of these books & DVD's discuss the impact of farming techniques and our food choices on the environment.
Legal
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
The R's -Reduce, Repair, Reuse, Recycle
New Jersey has a program to encourage efficient household energy use, your state may have the same. If you're in NJ - here's a link to the CleanEnergy program they also have a program where you can arrange for them to pick up your old used (but working) refrigerator here.
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