E-Activist Websites:
Click on the links below to join subscriber lists for some great environmental organizations who will keep you informed of voluntary activist opportunities on a regular basis. These sites are dedicated full time to staying on top of the issues, then informing their online activist communities to let decision makers know where their customers or constituents stand. Send an email, make a difference – how easy is that?!
Teens Turning Green is a national movement of teens transforming the world by investigating and eliminating toxic exposures that threaten our health and the environment. By advocating for policy change and educating peers and communities about healthy habits, these teens inspire us all to work toward a sustainable future. Read the Dirty Thirty List.
www.fscvl.org Visit the Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues to locate your State League Of Conservation Voters. These state organizations work to increase public awareness of the environmental performance of all elected officials and hold them accountable to their environmental agenda. Join their subscriber list to keep informed of action opportunities on an ongoing basis.
www.saveourenvironment.org A collaborative effort of the nation's most influential environmental advocacy organizations harnessing the power of the internet to increase public awareness and activism on today's most important environmental issues.
www.ucsusa.org An independent alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists
www.earth-policy.org Dedicated to providing a vision of an environmentally sustainable economy—as well as a roadmap of how to get from here to there.
www.nrdc.org “Because the earth needs a good lawyer?
www.waterkeeper.org Promoting clean water and strong communities
www.oceanconservancy.org Promoting healthy and diverse ocean eco-systems
www.defendersactionfund.org Defenders of Wildlife outreach organization
www.newdream.org Information and resources designed to promote consuming responsibly
www.SierraClub.org A leading environmental activist organization
www.ofrf.org Organic farming research foundation
Recommended Reading:
Field Notes from a Catastrophe by Elizabeth Kolbert
from Publishers Review: “On the burgeoning shelf of cautionary but occasionally alarmist books warning about the consequences of dramatic climate change, Kolbert's calmly persuasive reporting stands out for its sobering clarity?.
What Matters Most: How a Small Group of Pioneers Is Teaching Social Responsibility to Big Business, and Why Big Business Is Listening by Jeffrey Hollender and Stephen Fenichell
Cause for Success: 10 Companies That Put Profit Second and Came in First by Christine Arena
Handy Product, Service and Info Guides
Better World Shopper Money is power. So why not use your power as a consumer to only support companies that share your values? This site provides a handy guide to the companies doing good and bad for our planet.
Organic Produce Card (PDF) A handy guide to the most important produce to buy organically grown.
Why Reducing Pesticide Exposure Makes Good Sense Learn about the toxicity of pesticides and their potential effects on people.
www.scorecard.org Get an in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals, and more.
Monterey Bay Aquariums Seafood Watch Guide (aka, The Fish List)
www.EWG.org Enviromental Working Group. Investigative organization and home of “Product Skindeep? beauty product assessor.
SustainLane E-Directory National guide to sustainable Businesses – search by type and location
www.Obviously.com “The world’s shortest and most comprehensive Recycling Guide?”
www.healthychild.org Children’s health environmental coalition offering safety information and product guide
www.greenamericatoday.org E-activist site and comprehensive e-resources guide
www.pollutionissues.co.uk Information on everyday pollution issues.