Education & Research
Green America
Formerly called Co-op America, Green America is a national nonprofit consumer organization, promoting environmental sustainability, social justice, and economic justice through marketplace strategies including green living, responsible shopping, fair trade, green business, corpora |
Becoming Green, Inc.
Provides training to everyone who wants to become a certified green specialist, designer or consultant. They also offer the background and resources needed to help others to evaluate green products and energy systems. |
Bioneers
Bioneers is a forum for connecting the environment, health, social justice, and spirit within a broad progressive framework. Attend the annual Bioneers conference. |
Center for Partnership Studies
Exploring our history and creating a more peaceful future through understanding and transforming ourselves and our culture. |
Children of the Earth United
Children of the Earth believes it is imperative that the children of the earth join together to create a healthier planet. They believe that an effective way to make this happen is to educate the general public on ecological concepts and to provide a forum for people to share their knowledge and ideas with each other. |
ConservationEconomy.net
This site presents a pattern language for sustainability -- defining sectors of opportunity and their linkages for the emerging conservation economy of the 21st century. |
Context Institute
This nonprofit research organization has been exploring and clarifying just what is involved in a humane sustainable culture and how we can get there. Publishes InContext: A Quarterly Of Humane Sustainable Culture |
Earthseeds
Earthseeds has created an exciting, award winning environmental education curriculum with support materials for pre-school through elementary school aged children. Won 2004 Parents Choice Award. Ideal for Earthday lessons for all school and home school settings. |
EcoTopia
Devoted to environmental education that leads to improving behavior, to bring about ecological utopia (ecotopia). Our site includes the Ecology Hall of Fame, honoring the heroes of the environmental movement, and a virtual tour |
Environmental Issues - Global Issues
This web site looks into global issues that affect everyone and aims to show how most issues are inter-related. Includes over 550 articles, mostly written by Anup Shah. The issues discussed range from trade, poverty and globalization, to human rights, geopolitics, the environment, global warming, genetically modified food, human population, animal and nature conservation and natural disasters. |
Environmental Working Group
Environmental investigations have been our specialty at the Environmental Working Group since 1993. Our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. |
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Experience Integral
Experience Integral is striving to create a more green, just and beautiful world by inspiring and supporting leaders and change-makers in sustainability with their leadership and organizational development. |
Green Trust Sustainability & Renewable Energy
A web site where you can come to discuss and learn about renewable energy (solar, wind, hydro, & biofuels), permaculture, conservation, recycling, organic gardening, rain water harvesting, grey water recovery, and other methods of living cleanly, efficiently, and leaving lighter footprints on our earth. We give seminars and classes on renewable topics. |
Harmony Foundation
Foundation offering innovative training for educators and community group leaders to support local action on important environmental issues, like green cities, climate change, water and biodiversity. If you are feeling overwhelmed in the face of these problems and would like to learn real, effective skills for getting a grassroots initiative off the ground, then you're a prime candidate for one of our Leadership Sessions |
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More Hip Than Hippie
Dori and Val tell you everything you wanted to know about living a green lifestyle that is more hip than hippie. It's upbeat, informative, and at times rather funny. (Yes, we shave). |
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. As for the “new” in New American Dream, we help people live the dream, but in a way t |
Northwest Earth Institute
Produces a series of discussion course books on sustainability, simplicity and the environment, available to individuals and groups anywhere in the United States. |
Ontario Solar Academy
Ontario Solar Academy is Canada’s only ISPQ-accredited solar training institute. Our courses meet the highest standards in safety, installation, and design, and we provide Ontario-focused instruction to help you successfully navigate the Canadian Electrical Code, microFIT program, and FIT program. Under the guidance of our expert instructors, you can learn how to safely and efficiently install solar PV technology, whether you are a professional contractor, homeowner, or business owner. |
Planet Green
Planet Green helps you go green with sustainable living ideas, energy conservation tips, freecycle info, homemade beauty recipes, & more to make earth day every day. |
Rocky Mountain Institute
An entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of natural, human and other capital to make the world more secure, just, prosperous, and life sustaining. |
Schumacher College
International centre for ecological studies based in Devonshire, south-west England. The College welcomes participants aged 20 to 80 from all over the world. An international center educating and enspiring for sustainability. |
Sequatchie Valley Institute
Sequatchie Valley Institute's mission is to offer society an opportunity to experience and learn about living in harmony with nature. Offers education, art, and research opportunities. |
The Education Revolution
Non-profit organization to advance learner-centered approaches to education. A hub of communications and support for educational alternatives around the world. Are you looking for an alternative school for your child? Are you considering homeschooling?
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Transformers
Transformers is a global community of students and young professionals intent on creating a sustainable planet through education, celebration, and positive action. |
Union of Concerned Scientists
Nonprofit partnership of scientists and citizens combining rigorous scientific analysis, innovative policy development and effective citizen advocacy to achieve practical environmental solutions. |
Urban Homestead
Strives to inspire individuals to "think globally, act locally" by motivating them to live a simpler and more fulfilling life. |
Voluntary Simplicity & Simple Living Resource Guide
Resources related to voluntary simplicity, a way of life that addresses the widespread yearning in North America and other western countries for a slower pace of life with more time for joyful relationships, fulfilling work, and living one's dreams. For some, though not all, people, to live more simply involves working less, wanting less, and spending less. |
World.edu
World.edu is an online resource for information about sustainability, education, and social change. They provide articles and resources for promoting skills, jobs, technologies, products and ideas that have a positive impact on the environment, economy and quality of life. Based in Australia. |
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