Environmental sites

Environmental Action:

Time Value Links

Starting places

Environmental Organization Web Directory: More than 30 searchable topics.
Institute for Environmental Studies - Wisconsin: Lots of information for the environmental activist or student interested in environmental studies. forest research by country
UC Davis ICE: Information Center for the Environment is a cooperative effort of environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis and collaborators at over thirty private, state, federal, and international organizations interested in environmental protection.
LFF's Internet Environmental Resources: Offering a collection of environmental information, including some of the best places to find news, views, and data. They also give advice on getting assistance at your local library.
World Changing: An aggregator who links to blogs and articles offering models and ideas for building a better future.

Environmental News Sources

Environmental News Network
Environment News Service
Earth Times

Global

Bioneers.org: Collective Heritage Institute (CHI) seeks to cultivate both a material and a spiritual basis for their ongoing conservation through practical and visionary solutions.
Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN): The searchable gateway provides information on human interactions in the environment, global environmental change, and sustainable development.
Earth Charter Campaign: Drafting a statement of ethical principles similar to the UN Declaration on Human Rights that will guide the conduct of people and nations towards each other and the Earth to ensure peace, equity and a sustainable future.
Earthwatch: Descriptions of Earthwatch research expeditions and activities worldwide.
Earthweek: Earthweek (as seen in many newspapers) chronicles hurricanes, floods, droughts, forest fires, volcanoes and much more with an unprecedented weekly summary of natural history.
Ecology Resources: Ecology related news, books and web resources
Environmental News Network: Facilitating the exchange of information that will educate the public and create better awareness of the environment that surrounds us.
EnviroWeb: EnviroLink's page, environmental information - library, education, shopping, and more!
Global Recycling Network: Recycling information resources aimed at companies in the recycling business - news, publications and stock prices. But also a good WWW pointer list!
Global Response: An action network bringing together environmental activists around the world to brings attention to worldwide environmental threats and mobilizes broad-based campaigns for positive change.
NatureConnect: A project of University of Global Education (a UN NGO) to integrate ecology and psychology - Responsibly Enjoying Earth and its People.
Planet Ark: Australia-based environmental education group. Also features daily and archived news and photographs from Reuters World Environment News.
Project Earth WebSite: Project Earth continues to help discover the Community that we already are and how powerful we can be when we work and pray together and use our collective political power to demand change.
Rainforest Action Network: Info on RAN, action alerts, kid's pages plus backissues of RAN News.
Save What's Left: Educate the world about its environmental problems through community projects, especially involving K-12.

North America

The Nature Conservancy: They buy land for conservation and also study conservation biology.
Sierra Club: Promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions and by offering Club activities in nature.
World Wildlife Fund - US: Works to protect the world's threatened wildlife and the habitats worldwide.
The Champion Tree Project: A reforestation project that protects and propagates champion (the biggest of its variety) trees.
Earth Charter USA Campaign: The Earth Charter campaign is a global initiative that involves a partnership of individuals and diverse organizations and communities working together to ensure a promising future for life on Earth.
Scorecard: A source for free and accessible local environmental information on the Internet.

California and the Western US

The California Environmental Resources Evaluation System - CERES: Natural and cultural resource information for environmental analysis and planning from the California Resources Agency.
Earth Island Institute: "An Innovative Network of Diverse Environmental Projects." Earth Island works for the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the global environment.
Earthrunner: Building a responsible web community with sites like Save Ward Valley newsletter and Four Winds webzine with other Earth-related zines on the way.
Forests Forever: Saving California's forests, particularly the Headwaters Forest from logging.
Greenbelt Alliance: The San Francisco Bay Area's Greenbelt Alliance protects the 3.8 million acre Greenbelt of farmlands, watersheds, parks and other productive open space through citizen action, research and education, and advocacy.
Environmental Protection Information Center: One of the players in the effort to save the Headwaters Forest. EPIC has filed (and succeeded in a stay) in the federal court to stop the logging and apply the Endangered Species Act.
Headwaters Forest Home Page: Late-breaking information on the continuing Headwaters controversy.
League of Conservation Voters: The League provides voting scorecards and more! Also see the California LCV page.
Mendocino County Ecology Web: Mendocino activist home page.
Sonoma County Ecology Web: Sonoma County's environmental organizations.
Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute: Cal Poly's project for managing urban and suburban forests.
Scorecard: Enter your zip code and see toxics in your community.

Earth Day

The Earth Day Activity Page: Project Nature Connect offers activities that that let Earth touch you and teach you peace.
Earth Day: NOAA's page of info and links.
Earth Day 98: Information for Earth Day April 22, 1997.

Political Environmental Groups

Earth First!: Copy from the Earth First! Journal - articles, information on EF! projects and more.
EcoNet/IGC Environmental Directory: Action alerts, features and headlines - plus a searchable archive.
Environmental Defense Fund: Working to defend the environment on many fronts, legal, political, economic, etc.
Greenpeace International: Pointers to Greenpeace activities around the world.
League of Conservation Voters: Congressional watch-dog group and advocacy group
Natural Resources Defense Council: Up-to-date information on environmental matters.
Right-to-Know Network: Info on Toxics and health effects thereof.

Spiritual Environmental Groups and Initiatives

Gaean Conspiracy: Anodea Judith writes on the Gaia Hypothesis and Earth Spirituality
Gaia - The Planetary Religion: a 1994 dissertation by Doctress Neutopia on the Gaia Hypothesis.
Gaian Manifesto: (from socially responsible business list archive until I find a better link)
OBOD Campaign for Individual Ecological Responsibility: From Druidry, they extend their philosophy to tree planting and other activities.
The Pachamama Alliance: Their mission is to preserve the Earth's tropical rainforests by empowering the indigenous people who are its natural custodians and to contribute to the creation of a new global vision of equity and sustainability for all.
Wittenberg Center for Alternative Resources: An NGO that works in service of a vision of a healed world, bringing together environmental, spiritual, and indigenous leaders with policymakers, to establish networks for creating a sustainable future for the generations to come and for all our relations.

Right Action and Lifestyle

Consumer Recycling Resources: A guide to recycling, from the common to the difficult, plus inks to related pages.
Solstice: Solar power, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable technology information and connections.
Real Goods: Real Goods is in business to provide knowledge and products to redirect the world toward a sustainable future where all living things are recognized as interconnected. Living sustainably, off the grid, using eco-friendly products - wonderful demo center in Hopland, CA.
Organic Agriculture, Farmscaping, Permaculture & Bioregionalism: Links and archives of related newsgroups.
National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitatª Home Page: Info on what steps you can take to help America's wildlife in your own yard, school, campus, and throughout your community.
Earth Share: Manager of workplace giving campaigns for its national environmental charities.
Conscious Choice: The Journal of Ecology and Natural Living: Articles on the environment, health, food & cooking and sustainability issues.
The Green Guide: An environmental lifestyle newsletter and website offering a consumer source for practical everyday actions benefiting environmental and personal health.
The Green Life: The Guide to The Green Life organizes green living into different everyday choices categories, providing a background to the topic, the ways in which it impacts you, and options for living green and protect the environment. There is also a section on guarding against corporate greenwashing.

Climate Change

Real Climate: A commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists.
ClimateBiz.com: The Business Resource for Climate Management: A business-oriented site to help companies of all sizes and sectors understand and address climate change in a way that aligns environmental responsibility with business success.
Climate Change Research Explorer: An educational site on climate change from the Exploritorium (a museum of science, art and human perception in San Francisco).


An Inconvenient Truth: Site promoting the film and book by Al Gore.
Stop Global Warming: A grassroots "virtual march" site promoting solutions to global warming.

Permaculture and Sustainable Agriculture

Permaculture International Ltd (Australia): Membership organization with newsletter, info on permaculture projects and lots more.
Permaculture Activist magazine (USA): Articles on permaculture design, edible landscaping, bioregionalism, aquaculture, natural building, earthworks, renewable energy, and much more. It provides a current listing of upcoming permaculture design courses and serves as an valuable global networking tool linking students to teachers and information, homeowners to designers and consultants, homeseekers to community, organisms to habitats, life to soil, and hope and help for all who imagine a culture that cares for the Earth AND people.
Permaculture the Earth: Definitions, articles and forums promoting permaculture.
Permaculture Magazine (UK): Articles on organic gardening, sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, eco-villages, alternative technology, eco-architecture and building, community development and much more, written by leading experts, plus useful tips from readers.
Permaculture Resources at Communications for a Sustainable Future (USA): Permaculture and Sustainable Living & Livelihood resources.
Permaculture Institute of Northern California (PINC): Educational organization providing courses and workshops that enable people to develop the skills necessary to live a more sustainable life on the planet. PINC is located in a developing permaculture garden in the Tomales Bay watershed, on the Point Reyes Seashore, in Northern California. The garden includes examples of straw bale and cob construction, a grey water system, chicken tractors, ducks, rainwater catchment systems, solar dryer, herb spiral, earthen wood-fired oven, food forest, ponds and waterfalls.

Native Plant Landscaping

Going Native: California's oldest retail nursery business specializing in native plants and ferns near Woodside, CA.

California Native Plant Society (CNPS): CNPS seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve this rich resource for future generations.
Green Landscaption (EPA - Great Lakes National Program Office): Natural landscaping on facet of an integrated, ecosystem approach to protect, maintain, and restore the chemical, biological, and physical integrity of the Great Lakes.
Wild Ones: A midwest non-profit formed to educate and share information with members and community at the "plant-roots" level and to promote biodiversity and environmentally sound practices.
Xeriscaping: Creative Landscaping: Basic information on water conserving landscaping in dry areas, from Colorado State University where the term "xeriscaping" was coined.

Solar Power Information

National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV): DoE National Renewable Energy Laboratory's site on photovoltaics. Articles, search engine, etc.
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): Developing and deploying efficient and clean energy technologies that meet our nation's energy needs, enhance our environment, and strengthen our national competitiveness.
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): National trade association of solar energy manufacturers, dealers, distributors, contractors and installers.
EREN's Million Solar Roofs Initiative>: Enabling businesses and communities to install solar systems on one million rooftops across the United States by 2010.



Independent Power Providers: A group of independent solar electric contractors, dealers, and system designers. They offer info on State & Federal regulations and links to installers and dealers.
MC Solar Engineering Corporation: A San Francisco Bay Area doing photovoltaic installations.
Real Goods: Photovoltaic, wind turbine and fuel cell retailers.
Mr. Solar: Online store offering solar products, education and a newsletter.


Home Power Magazine: Hands-On journal of home made power offers renewable energy articles, education and links.

Natural Death & Green Burial

The Natural Death Centre (UK): NDC aims to support those dying at home and their carers and to help people to arrange inexpensive, DIY and green funerals. It has as a more general aim of helping to improve 'the quality of dying'.
Green Burials (Canada): A green burial is a simple, dignified ground burial in a peaceful, natural environment.
Final Passages (CA): A model project offering education for personal and legal rights concerning home or family-directed funerals and final disposition (burial and cremation).
North American Woodland Burial Society: A grass-roots volunteer network comprising of individuals from all vocations, religious beliefs, and areas of the continent, who have the desire to further the dignified and loving practice of natural woodland burials.
Neo-Pagan Natural Burial: Instructions on preparing the body of the deceased for burial.
Natural Death & Woodland Burial: An older version of the Natural Death Centre's book on the topic.


Tsa Tsa Studio/Center for Tibetan Sacred Art: Instructions for making a sacred image (to which cremated ashes may be added).
Life Gem: A high tech version of holy transformation - have carbon from your cremated remains turned into an expensive diamond.

Clean Energy and Transportion

Cleantech Blog: A blog devoted to the business of clean energy & environmental technologies.
Green Car Congress: A newsletter covering energy, electric and hybrid vehicles and other issues and policies around sustainable mobility.
Hybrid Center: The Union of Concerned Scientists provides the consumer and technological information you need to understand how this new technology fits into your personal and environmental priorities.

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