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Related Links
Below is a list of environmental links. Also check out the Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory for an extensive, easily searchable list.
- Animal Concerns Community - Clearinghouse for information on the Internet related to animal rights and welfare.
- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) - AASHE is a professional, membership-based association of colleges and universities working to advance sustainability in higher education in the U.S. and Canada.
- Career Opportunities in Sustainability - Extensive resource list of environmental, sustainability, and climate change job boards, listservs, and websites.
- Common Dreams News Center - National non-profit citizens' organization working to bring progressive Americans together to promote progressive visions for America's future.
- The Conscientious Home - Raise your awareness of the impact you can have on the world through routine activities like grocery shopping, banking, gift buying, and community responsibility.
- Consumer Consequences - Interactive game designed to illustrate the impact of our lifestyles on the Earth.
- Do It Green! Minnesota - An all volunteer, non-profit organization that publishes a comprehensive web site and annual (Do It Green! Magazine) on living green, sustainability and building healthy communities.
- EarthTrends - The environmental information portal.
- Ecology and Society - A peer-reviewed journal of integrative science and fundamental policy research.
- Envirolink - Non-profit organization which provides access to thousands of online environmental resources.
- EnvironmentalCareer.com - Helping people work for the environment.
- Environmental Defense - Links science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems.
- Environmental Learning Institute - Not-for-profit organization working with host-country communities, scholars and institutions to conduct community-based environmental research and offer undergraduate and graduate field study courses in the disciplines of Field Geology; Field Biology; Environmental Science, Ethics and Public Policy; and Science Education.
- Environmental Literacy Council - Council gives teachers the tools to help students develop environmental literacy.
- Environmental News Network - Help educate the public on major environmental issues and topics and to provide tools to help individuals take action in their own communities.
- Environmental Protection Agency - Protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment.
- Environmental Research Foundation - News and resources for environmental justice.
- Environmental Working Group - Cutting-edge research on health and the environment.
- Eureka Recycling - One of the largest nonprofit recyclers in the United States and a leader in demonstrating the best waste reduction and recycling practices not only for the Twin Cities metro area, but for the nation.
- Fresh Energy - Leading the transition to a clean energy system by harnessing
research, advocacy and community engagement.
- Food First - Institute for Food and Development Policy.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - Facilitates the compilation, linking, standardization, digitization and global dissemination of the world's biodiversity data.
- Global Environmental Protection in the 21st Century, a special report by the Interhemispheric Resource Center and the Institute for Policy Studies.
- Global Warming: Early Warning Signs - Provides evidence of the "fingerprints" and "harbingers" of global warming.
- Global Warming Articles - Global warming articles database.
- "Goals and Conditions for a Sustainable World" - Downloadable book by John Cairns, Jr. The book consists of 29 articles from professional journals and other sources. Provisions have been made to add additional articles that fit the book's unifying theme (sustainable use of the planet) as they appear. Each article has a separate PDF designation so articles can be downloaded individually and viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- GreenBiz.com - The resource center on business, the environment, and the bottom line.
- GreenBiz JobLink - Free job- and resume-posting service for environmental professionals
- Green Corps - Field school for environmental organizing.
- Green Earth Office Supply - Sells the widest range of environmentally friendly office and school supplies available.
- Green Institute - Promotes environmental stewardship and creates economic opportunities through sustainable community development.
- Greenpeace - Focuses on the the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment.
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy - Promotes resilient family farms, rural communities and ecosystems around the world through research and education, science and technology, and advocacy.
- International Institute for Sustainable Development - Makes policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change, measurement and indicators, and natural resource management to make development sustainable.
- Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy - Journal's mission is to address legal and political issues concerning the human race's interrelationship with and management of wildlife species, their habitats, and the biosphere.
- Kalpulli - Turtle IslandMultiversity.
- KidWind Project - Team of teachers, students, engineers and practitioners exploring the science behind wind energy in classrooms around the US.
- Living Green Expo - Benefit from a healthy, sustainable life.
- Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
- Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy - Private, nonprofit organization working to protect and restore Minnesota’s natural resources through sound science, public policy, and legal expertise.
- Minnesota Natural Legacy Campaign - A group of concerned citizens who have joined together to protect Minnesota’s way of life.
- Minnesota Project - Working for a healthy economy, vibrant rural communities, and a clean environment.
- MPIRG (Minnesota Public Interest Research Group) - Student-directed non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public interest of the state of Minnesota.
- Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network - The goal of MnSCN is to encourage networking, information exchange, and better access to assistance. This network consists of individuals, non-profit organizations, businesses, local governments, educational institutions, and other organizations in Minnesota (and bordering areas) who are interested in moving toward sustainability — meeting our needs today while ensuring that future generations can continue to meet their own needs.
- Minnesota Waste Wise - Help businesses and organizations reduce waste.
- National Council for Science and the Environment - Improving the scientific basis for environmental decision making.
- National Environmental Trust - A non-profit, non-partisan organization that works to inform citizens about environmental problems and how they affect our health and quality of life. Our issues include global warming, forests, ocean conservation, energy, clean air, chemical plant security and environmental health.
- National Park Service
- National Resources Defense Council - Uses law, science, and the support of more than 500,000 members nationwide to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
- National Wildlife Federation - Education and action to keep the wild in our world.
- National Wildlife Federation Environmental Education
- NextStep - A comprehensive sustainability site sponsored by the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance, for people who want to find and share resources on sustainability, with a special focus on Minnesota.
- Pacific Institute - Studies in development, environment, and security.
- Real Goods - Products for an ecologically sustainable future and renewable energy information
- Redefining Progress - Calculate your own ecological footprint.
- Second Nature - An educational nonprofit that works with colleges and universities to incorporate sustainability concepts into campus life, including teaching, learning, research, interaction with the community and campus operations.
- Sierra Club - Explore, enjoy and protect the planet.
- Tierramérica - Specialized information service on environment and development, produced by the international news agency, IPS (Inter Press Service).
- Transit for Livable Communities - The mission for this St. Paul based nonprofit organization is to improve the quality of life in Minnesota communities through a balanced transportation system that increases the availability of transit, walking, biking and transit-oriented development.
- Twin Cities Green Map Project
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