Green Geezers Environmental Link Dump

 

Hi Friends,

In this series of articles, I plan to periodically provide you with contact information for various individuals, groups, and organizations concerned with environmental and wildlife causes. These particular blogs will be ongoing and cumulative, so if you're interested, you can build a directory of your own.

I do have more in-depth profiles of environmentalist individuals and organizations coming up soon, but these "Contact Dumps" will provide a slew of information all at once to be detailed later. I hope you find these blogs helpful in locating information you need to become involved in environmental causes. There's a lot riding on our involvement in these causes – including avoiding our own (human) extinction.

Hopefully with this information all in one place you can decide on some organizations to donate to, or, like I do, familiarize yourself with their activities and take part in some way – either by showing up at functions, sharing their information on social media, participating in phone campaigns, signing petitions, or contributing in a specific way that the organization/individual requests. There are so many ways to help if you have the information. I want to try and provide that, and plan to drop this type of information at least twice a month.  

So here comes the first batch: 

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS (NATIONAL – US)

 

1% for the Planet
Description : A global network of businesses, nonprofits and individuals working together for a healthy planet. More than $175 Million dollars given back to the environment.

 

350.org
Description : 350 is building a future that's just, prosperous, equitable and safe from the effects of climate change.

 

American Bird Conservancy
Description : to conserve native birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Our commitment to bird conservation remains absolute, even while some other groups shift their mission to prioritize people over wildlife. We believe unequivocally that conserving birds and their habitats benefits all other species - including people.

 

American Farmland Trust
Description : to save the land that sustains us by protecting farmland, promoting sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land.

 

Audubon
Description : to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.

 

Black Dirt Farm Collective
Description : created to bring an image of Black Dirt (which is healthy and biologically active soil) to the mind of the larger community; as well as remind the larger community that as a farmer and farm, the basic tenet of our jobs as food producers and as care-takers of the land, is our responsibility to the soil; one of the basic units in a healthy environment.

 

Center for Biological Diversity
Description : we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature; to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law, and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters, and climate that species need to survive.

 

Citizens Climate Lobby
Description : Citizens Lobby is a non-profit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change.

 

Clean Water Action
Description : To protect our environment, health, economic well-being, and community quality of life. Clean Water Action organizes strong grassroots groups and coalitions, and campaigns to elect environmental candidates, and to solve environmental and community problems.

 

Conservation International
Description : Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership, and field demonstration, CI empowers societies to responsibly act and care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity.

 

Conservation Land Foundation
Description : to protect, restore, and expand the National Lands through education, advocacy, and partnerships.

 

Earth Hero
Description : Our nonprofit volunteer team is focused on providing tools and ideas that empower all who want to reduce emissions and care for our shared planet.

 

Earth Island Institute
Description : Earth Island Institute has been a hub for grassroots campaigns dedicated to conserving, preserving, and restoring the ecosystems on which our civilization depends.

 

Earth Watch Institute
Description : To engage people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment.

 

Earthworks
Description : Earthworks is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting communities and the environment from the adverse impacts of mineral and energy development while promoting sustainable solutions. Earthworks stands for clean air, water and land, healthy communities, and corporate accountability. We work for solutions that protect both the Earth's resources and our communities.

 

Elders Climate Action
Description : to mobilize elders throughout the United States to address climate change while there is still time to protect the well-being of our grandchildren and future generations. We are dedicated to using the power of our caring, our wisdom and our numbers to push for strong policies that will reduce greenhouse gases in our atmosphere to a level consistent with life thriving on our planet.

 

Environment America
Description : Through Environment America, you protect the places we love and promote core environmental values, such as clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and clean energy to power our lives.

 

Environmental Defense Fund
Description : to preserve the natural systems on which all life depends.

 

Environmental Working Group
Description : to empower people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment. With breakthrough research and education, we drive consumer choice and civic action.

 

Forest Stewardship Council
Description : to promote environmentally sound, socially beneficial and economically prosperous management of the world's forests.

 

Friends of the Earth
Description : fights to protect our environment and create a healthy and just world.

 

Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Description : is a national grassroots organization, led by women, that engages and inspires activism to preserve and protect wilderness and wild lands.

 

Green America
Description :  "To harness economic power” the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace” to create a socially just and environmentally conscious society.

 

Green Latinos
Description : a national non-profit organization that convenes a broad coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regiona,l and local environmental, natural resources, and conservation issues that significantly affect the health and welfare of the Latino community in the United States.

 

Greenpeace
Description : Greenpeace is a global, independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.

 

Greenpeace Fund
Description : to expose global environmental problems, and promote solutions for future generations.

 

Interfaith Power & Light -
Description : Interfaith Power & Light inspires and mobilizes people of faith and conscience to take bold and just action on climate change.

 

International Rivers
Description : protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them. We work to stop destructive dams and promote water and energy solutions for a just and sustainable world.

 

Izaak Walton League
Description : To conserve, restore, and promote the sustainable use and enjoyment of our natural resources, including soil, air, woods, waters, and wildlife.

 

Land Trust Alliance
Description : To save the places people need and love by strengthening land across America.

 

League of Conservation Voters
Description : works to turn environmental values into national, state, and local priorities. LCV, as part of the Conservation Voter Movement along our state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who will champion our priority issues.

 

National Geographic Society
Description : The National Geographic Society is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization that pushes the boundaries of exploration to further our understanding of our planet and empower us all to generate solutions for a more sustainable future.

 

National Parks Conservation Association
Description : protecting and enhancing America's National Park System for present and future generations.

 

National Wildlife Federation
Description : We believe America's experience with cherished landscapes has helped define and shape our national character and identity for generations. Protecting these natural resources is a cause that has long united Americans from all walks of life and political stripes. To hunters, anglers, hikers, birders, wildlife watchers, boaters, climbers, campers, cyclists, gardeners, farmers, forest stewards, and other outdoor enthusiasts, this conservation ethic represents a sacred duty and obligation to protect and build upon our conservation heritage for the sake of wildlife, ourselves, our neighbors, and most of all, for future generations.

 

Natural Resource Defense Council
Description : NRDC works to safeguard the earth's people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.

 

Ocean Conservancy
Description : Ocean Conservancy is working with you to protect the ocean from today's greatest global challenges. Together, we create science-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it.

 

Polar Bears International
Description : to conserve polar bears and the sea ice they depend on. Through media, science, and advocacy, we work to inspire people to care about the Arctic, the threats to its future, and the connection between this remote region and our global survival.

 

Rainforest Action Network
Description : Preserves , protects the climate, and upholds human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice through frontline partnerships and strategic campaigns.

 

Rocky Mountain Institute
Description : RMI's mission is to transform global energy use to create a clean, prosperous, and secure low-carbon future.

 

Stand.Earth
Description : challenges corporations and governments to treat people and the environment with respect, because our lives depend on it.

 

The Climate Reality Project
Description : To catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every level of society.

 

The Nature Conservancy
Description : to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

 

Tree-Plenish
Description : to create more sustainable schools by replenishing the environment with these lost resources. Through student-led events, Tree-Plenish is able to plant trees in the community based on approximations of school paper usage.

 

UN Environment Programme
Description : to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

 

Waterkeeper Alliance
Description : strengthens and grows a global network of grassroots leaders protecting everyone's right to clean water.

 

World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Description : to accelerate the transition to a better world by making more sustainable businesses more successful.

 

World Watch Institute
Description : The Institute's top mission objectives are universal access to renewable energy and nutritious food, expansion of environmentally sound jobs and development, transformation of cultures from consumerism to sustainability, and an early end to population growth through healthy and intentional childbearing.

 

World Wildlife Fund
Description : to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to life on Earth.

 

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