Environmental Organizations

State - CA Integrated Waste Management Board

The California Integrated Waste Management Board’s Buy Recycled programs promote the State of California’s policy to buy recycled-content products and other environmentally preferable products. The programs support the Department of General Services (View Profile)

Alliance for a Paving Moratorium/Fossil Fuels Policy Action Inst.

In 1990, the anti-road movement first formed on a national basis in the U.S., when our organization united road fighters of all persuasions to stop all new road building and road widenings, paved and unpaved (asphalted and dirt type roads). (View Profile)

American Farmland Trust

Since our founding in 1980, American Farmland Trust has helped win permanent protection for over a million acres of American farmland. Our hard work and sound strategies unite farmers, environmentalists and policymakers. We have three strategies (View Profile)

Bioneers

Our vision of environment encompasses the natural landscape, cultivated landscape, biodiversity, cultural diversity, watersheds, community economics, and spirituality. Bioneers seeks to unite nature, culture and spirit in an Earth-honoring vision (View Profile)

Blue Dolphin Alliance

In order to make a difference in the quality of life we live, and to leave a legacy of value for the society that follows us, BLUE DOLPHIN ALLIANCE is committed to creating a "path of awareness." Although all forms of life are ultimately important (View Profile)

Blue Ocean Institute

Blue Ocean Institute is working to inspire a closer relationship with the sea through science, art, and literature. We develop conservation solutions that are compassionate to people as well as to ocean wildlife, and we share reliable information (View Profile)

Bridging the Gap, Inc.

We work to unite business, government and individuals in a way that benefits us all and preserves our natural resources for generations to come. We seek simple - and some not so simple - ways to protect our environment, while balancing economic (View Profile)

Center for a New American Dream

The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice. Every day, we require a little of the planet’s resources to keep us going. How we use those (View Profile)

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest conservation organization dedicated solely to saving the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Our motto, Save the Bay, defines the organization's mission and commitment to reducing pollution, improving (View Profile)

Clearwater

The non-profit organization Hudson RIver Sloop Clearwater was created to defend and restore the Hudson River, one of the great and historic rivers of this nation: To investigate and conduct research into any causes or sources of contamination and (View Profile)

Development Center for Appropriate Technology

The Development Center for Appropriate Technology works to enhance the health of the planet and our communities by promoting a shift to sustainable construction and development through leadership, strategic relationships, and education. (View Profile)

Earthjustice

Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. We bring about far-reaching change (View Profile)

EcoStewards Alliance

EcoStewards Alliance (ESA), was founded in 1994, and is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit, grass roots, membership organization. Guided by heart, spirit, and intellect, it works to heighten awareness of humankind's interrelationship with all life and (View Profile)

Environmental Action and Resource Center

We, the Environmental Action and Resource Center, strive to provide broad and exceptional means for students to develop and obtain experience in environmental thought, education, and activism. We hope to inspire ourselves and others to be informed (View Profile)

Environmental Resources Trust

ERT (The Environmental Resources Trust, Inc.) is a Washington, DC-based, non-profit organization that pioneers the use of market forces to protect and improve the global environment. Founded in 1996, ERT is harnessing the power of markets to address (View Profile)

Forest Stewardship Council

The Forest Stewardship Council was created to change the dialogue about and the practice of sustainable forestry worldwide. This impressive goal has in many ways been achieved, yet there is more work to be done. FSC sets forth principles, criteria (View Profile)

ForestEthics

For the past decade, ForestEthics has been stringing together one victory after another and in the process has changed the way environmentalists protect forests today. Instead of engaging in costly litigation that can remain stalled in our nation's (View Profile)

Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth is the U.S. voice of an influential, international network of grassroots groups in 70 countries. Founded in San Francisco in 1969 by David Brower, Friends of the Earth has for decades been at the forefront of high-profile efforts (View Profile)

Global Response

Global Response empowers people of all ages, cultures, and nationalities to protect the environment by creating partnerships for effective citizen action. At the request of indigenous peoples and grassroots organizations, Global Response (View Profile)

Green Building Pages, Inc.

Green Building Pages, Inc. is an on-line, sustainable design and decision-making tool for building industry professionals and environmentally and socially responsible consumer. Green Building Pages’ mission is to create a clear, concise, public (View Profile)

Greenpeace

Our committed activists and supporters have come together to ban commercial whaling, convince the world’s leaders to stop nuclear testing, protect Antarctica, and so much more. Today, we have grown from a small group of dedicated activists to an (View Profile)

IDEA - The Institute for the Development of Earth Awareness

IDEA is a 501[c][3] nonprofit educational organization and think-tank utilizing the arts in its work towards a sustainable future. (View Profile)

International Forum on Globalization

The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) is an alliance of sixty leading activists, scholars, economists, researchers and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to economic globalization. (View Profile)

International Institute for Bau-biologie & Ecology, Inc.

The International Institute for Bau-biologie™ and Ecology, Inc. (IBE), established in Clearwater, Florida in 1987, is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to bringing together the technical expertise, biological understanding and (View Profile)

League of Conservation Voters

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is the political voice of the national environmental movement and the only organization devoted full-time to shaping a pro-environment Congress and White House. We run tough and effective campaigns to defeat (View Profile)

Marine Fish Conservation Network

The Marine Fish Conservation Network (Network) is the largest national coalition solely dedicated to promoting the long-term sustainability of marine fish. With more than 170 members - including environmental organizations, commercial and (View Profile)

National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

National Wildlife Federation inspires Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future. We have been working to protect America's wildlife since 1936. We represent the power and commitment of four million members and supporters joined (View Profile)

Naturaleza, Inc.

Internationally, indigenous cultures and their traditional lands/habitats are becoming ever so scarce with the encroachment of civilization and the western world. Our organization is dedicated to the assistance/preservation of indigenous peoples and (View Profile)

Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides

NCAP IS DEDICATED TO: Keeping you informed about pesticide hazards and alternatives Increasing the adoption of alternatives to pesticides in agriculture Working with concerned citizens to challenge unnecessary spray programs Participating in (View Profile)

Occidental Arts & Ecology Center

The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC) is a nonprofit organizing and education center and organic farm in Northern California’s Sonoma County. OAEC was founded in 1994 by a group of biologists, horticulturists, educators, activists, and (View Profile)

Ocean Trust

Ocean Trust is a member supported, ocean conservation foundation building science, conservation and seafood partnerships to sustain the oceans as a food source for humanity. (View Profile)

PAPER Project

Forests are under tremendous pressure from logging for wood and paper products, and the manufacturing processes are harmful to human health and the environment by destroying habitat, contaminating drinking water, and releasing greenhouse (View Profile)

Planet Drum Foundation

Planet Drum was founded in 1973 to provide an effective grassroots approach to ecology that emphasizes sustainability, community self-determination and regional self-reliance. In association with community activists and ecologists, Planet Drum (View Profile)

Rachel Carson Council, Inc.

Formerly the Rachel Carson Trust for the Living Environment, the Rachel Carson Council promotes alternative, environmentally benign pest management strategies to encourage healthier, sustainable living. (View Profile)

Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association

The Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association is a volunteer-driven, 501 (c) (3), non-profit organization based in Fort Collins, Colorado. The RMSLA was created to increase the awareness of and improve the accessibility to sustainable building (View Profile)

Shelburne Farms

Shelburne Farms is a membership-supported, nonprofit environmental education center and National Historic Landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont. Our mission is to cultivate a conservation ethic. Schoolchildren, adults (View Profile)

Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Inc. (SERI)

The communities in which we live and work have been disproportionately affected by pollution in the past and present and unless things change will be so in the future. Not only are these communities the most affected by pollution, but also they have (View Profile)

Southface Energy Institute

Southface is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. With a longstanding reputation for providing sound environmental education and outreach programs, Southface has been recognized for excellence by the U.S. (View Profile)

Student Conservation Association

SCA is the largest and oldest conservation service organization in America. SCA interns and volunteers provide more than one million hours of natural resource conservation service annually at nearly 400 sites throughout the US. SCA has been (View Profile)

Sustain

Sustain is one of the country’s most effective non-profit organizations working for a healthy environment. Sustain has played a key role in many national and regional environmental victories. Our strong images and creative campaigns have been seen in (View Profile)

The Green Life

The Green Life helps the growing number of environmentally aware, health conscious Americans make informed lifestyle decisions. Through education, outreach and advocacy, we support a demand-driven movement toward sustainable consumption, while (View Profile)

The Institute for Earth Education

Since 1974, we have been helping people of all ages view the earth as a wondrous oasis of life -- an oasis that we must learn to understand and appreciate if we are to assure its continued lushness and diversity. The Institute for Earth Education is (View Profile)

Trees for the Future

A people-to-people action plan restoring trees to the world’s most degraded lands. Planting trees helps keep people productive on their lands, preserving their traditional livelihoods and cultures for generations to come. (View Profile)

Worldwatch Institute

Founded by Lester Brown in 1974, the Worldwatch Institute offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing that has made it a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social (View Profile)

Lighter Footstep

Lighter Footstep is a web-based magazine dedicated to sustainable living: learning to thrive in our personal and business lives by making wiser choices. (View Profile)

The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural (View Profile)

Jetson Green

Jetson Green is a daily updated website featuring news and views on green building, modern design, and sustainable development. (View Profile)