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	General Green Links Sallan Foundation The Sallan Foundation improves the urban environment by advancing useful knowledge for greener, high performance cities. It will chart new territory by supporting activities that transform innovative ideas and promising models into the "new normal" for the metropolis. Working with others, Sallan will spotlight trends and scrutinize lessons learned because the urban environment must become a key to the solution of a sustainable future. View site UN Division for Sustainable Development The Division for Sustainable Development provides leadership and is an authoritative source of expertise within the United Nations system on sustainable development. It promotes sustainable development as the substantive secretariat to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and through technical cooperation and capacity building at international, regional and national levels. View site National Resources Defense Council NRDC uses law, science and the support of 1.2 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. View site Environmental Defense Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are clean air, clean water, healthy food and flourishing ecosystems. We are guided by scientific evaluation of environmental problems, and the solutions we advocate will be based on science, even when it leads in unfamiliar directions. We work to create solutions that win lasting economic and social support because they are nonpartisan, cost-effective and fair. View site Environmental Support Center The mission of the Environmental Support Center is to promote the quality of the natural environment, human health, and community sustainability by increasing the organizational effectiveness of local, state, and regional organizations working on environmental issues and for environmental justice. View site Coalition for Environmental Responsible Economics Ceres is a national network of investment funds, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working to advance environmental stewardship on the part of businesses. Ceres is renowned for its unique ability to bring diverse groups together to find positive solutions for complex environmental and social challenges. View site Local Governments for Sustainability ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development. We provide technical consulting, training, and information services to build capacity, share knowledge, and support local government in the implementation of sustainable development at the local level. Our basic premise is that locally designed initiatives can provide an effective and cost-efficient way to achieve local, national, and global sustainability objectives. View site National Association of Local Government Professionals NALGEP is the premiere national association representing local government professionals responsible for environmental compliance and the development and implementation of local environmental policy. NALGEP was established in recognition that local government environmental professionals are often confronted with tight budgets, complicated requirements and problems which, although are first-time problems for a particular local entity, may have been encountered and dealt with by other localities. View site Environmental Council of the States The purpose of ECOS is to improve the capability of state environmental agencies and their leaders to protect and improve human health and the environment of the United States of America. View site Alliance for Sustainability The mission of the Alliance is to bring about personal, organizational and planetary sustainability through support of projects that are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just and humane. The Alliance accomplishes its work by bringing together diverse businesses, government agencies, academic institutions, religious organizations, nonprofits, community groups and individuals in support of sustainability. View site United Nations Environments Program The goal of the United Nations Environments Program is 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. View site Grist, Environmental News and Commentary Let's face it: reading environmental journalism too often feels like eating your vegetables. Boiled. With no butter. But at Grist, we believe that news about green issues and sustainable living doesn't have to be predictable, demoralizing, or dull. We butter the vegetables! And add salt! And strain metaphors! We exist to tell the untold stories, spotlight trends before they become trendy, and engage the apathetic. We're fiercely independent in our coverage; we throw brickbats when they're needed and bestow kudos when they're warranted. And while we take our work seriously, we don't take ourselves seriously, because of the many things this planet is running out of, sanctimonious tree-huggers ain't one of them. View site Zero Footprint Zerofootprint’s goal is to connect people who care about the environment for the purpose of reducing ecological footprint. We aim to be the world’s foremost content hub for green, linking millions of people from across the globe engaged in sustainable commerce, and helping to inform people, who want to strive toward a more sustainable lifestyle. View site Inform INFORM is an independent, nonprofit organization that conducts research aimed at practical solutions to complex environmental and health-related problems throughout this country and the world. View site Global Circle This site promotes local self-sufficiency, community survival, practical skills, and simple, sustainable living. There are hundreds of other places for political activism, but this is not the place. View site Environmental News Network For over twenty years, the Environmental News Network (ENN.com) has published news, commentary, and information about how we live on earth. Our mission is simple: to provide a global perspective on environmental issues, and to promote thought, discussion, and awareness among our readers. We accomplish this by featuring content that is balanced, non-partisan, comprehensive and educational in nature. View site Green Matters GreenMatters.com gives busy people a place online where they can quickly get ideas, perspectives, answers and information so they may become effectual stewards of the environment. View site The Environment Directory Earth's Biggest Environment Search Engine View site Resources for the Future As the premier independent institute dedicated exclusively to analyzing environmental, energy, and natural resource topics, RFF gathers under one roof a unique community of scholars conducting impartial research to enable policymakers to make sound choices. View site Global Green Global Green USA is a national environmental organization addressing three of the greatest challenges facing humanity: Stemming global climate change by creating green buildings and cities. Eliminating weapons of mass destruction that threaten lives and the environment. Providing clean, safe drinking water for the 2.4 billion people who lack access to clean water. View site Ecotalk Each day, Monday through Friday, Betsy Rosenberg and her guests bring you environmental news, views and voices from the frontlines of the sustainability movement View site International Institute for Sustainable Development Through our research and through effective communication of our findings, we engage decision-makers in government, business, NGOs and other sectors to develop and implement policies that are simultaneously beneficial to the global economy, the global environment and to social well-being. We also believe fervently in the importance of building our own institutional capacity while helping our partner organizations in the developing world to excel. View site Forum: Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development The Forum: Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development seeks to facilitate information exchange and discussion among the growing and diverse group of individuals, institutions, and networks engaged in the field of science and technology for sustainability. The Forum is a collaborative, virtual effort to draw together emerging ideas, relevant activities, key documents and web sites concerning science and technology for sustainability. View site Coop America Our mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. We focus on economic strategies—economic action to solve social and environmental problems. We mobilize people in their economic roles—as consumers, investors, workers, business leaders. We empower people to take personal and collective action. View site Environmental Business Association of New York The Environmental Business Association of New York State, Inc. is the voice of New York State’s Environmental Business Community. Our members are implementing cutting edge technologies that are good for the environment and good for our economy. View site Green Festivals At the Green Festivals, we're celebrating what's working in our communities, for people, for businesses and for the environment. Here, green means safe, healthy communities and strong, local economies. Green is the color of hope, of social and economic justice, of ecological balance. Join us for these huge parties with a purpose. You'll enjoy more than 200 visionary speakers and 400 green businesses in each city, great how-to workshops, green films, yoga and movement classes, green careers sessions, organic beer and wine, delicious organic cuisine and live music. View site Department of Environmental Conservation The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation exists to:"conserve, improve, and protect New York State's natural resources and environment, and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well being." View site Attorney General’s Environmental Protection Bureau The Attorney General's Environmental Protection Bureau is responsible for enforcing the many laws enacted to prevent damage to our environment, and among its powers is the authority to commence affirmative litigation on behalf of the State of New York to protect the public. It also prosecutes, civilly and criminally, violators of the State's Toxic Dumping Laws. Acting on the request of the State Departments of Environmental Conservation and Health, and the Adirondack Park Agency, the Bureau may initiate actions to enforce environmental standards and defends those State agencies when their regulatory actions are challenged in court. In addition, the Bureau's attorneys and technical staff investigate and respond to citizen complaints and, when requested, prepare reports on environmental issues. View site DOE Energy Efficency and Renewable Energy DOE's Building Technologies Program works in partnership with states, industry, and manufacturers to improve the energy efficiency of our nation's buildings. Through innovative new technologies and systems-engineered building practices we are transforming how we design, build, and operate the approximately 15 million new buildings projected to be constructed by 2015. View site US Department of Energy The Department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex. View site Environmental Protection Agency The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. EPA leads the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. The work of the EPA is to develop and enforce regulations, offer financial assistance, perform environmental research, sponsor voluntary partnerships and programs, further environmental education and publish information. View site Council on Environmental Quality The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives. The Council's Chair, James L. Connaughton who was appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, serves as the principal environmental policy adviser to the President. In addition, CEQ reports annually to the President on the state of the environment; oversees federal agency implementation of the environmental impact assessment process; and acts as a referee when agencies disagree over the adequacy of such assessments. View site US Green Building Council The U.S. Green Building Council's core purpose is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life. View site Energy Star ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. View site The Inspired Economy Covering the People, Policies, Ideas, and Companies Inspiring Positive Change and Redefining Capitalism View site Redefining Progress Redefining Progress, a non-profit organization working to reorient the economy to value people and nature first has developed a Ecological Footprint calculator. This “footprint” measures our individual impact on the planet, demonstrating how much productive land and water we occupy to produce all the resources we consume and to absorb our waste. View site