ORGANIZATIONS & ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS

Energy Action Coalition - Energy Action is a coalition of more than 40 organizations from across the US and Canada, founded and led by youth to help support and strengthen the student and youth clean energy movement in North America. Energy Action Coalition initiatives include Power Shift, the Campus Climate Challenge , ItsGettingHotInHere.org , and Focus the Nation .

Student Environmental Action Coalition - SEAC-pronounced "seek," as in "seeking" -is a grassroots coalition of student and youth environmental groups, working together to protect our planet and our future. Through this united effort, thousands of youth have translated their concern into action by sharing resources, building coalitions, and challenging the limited mainstream definition of environmental issue

League of Conservation Voters - The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is the independent political voice for the environment.  To secure the environmental future of our planet, LCV’s mission is to advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies.

• '08 On The Record - A questionnaire was designed to elicit responses and ideas from the entire field of 2008 presidential candidates regarding what environmental and conservation groups consider the most important national issues of the day. The responses -- posted on this site, verbatim -- may inform LCV’s educational and legislative programs and action LCV takes in the 2008 presidential primaries and general election.

National Wildlife Federation - National Wildlife Federation's mission is to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.National Wildlife Federation (NWF) works with over 4 million members, partners, and supporters to actively educate, inspire, and promote achievable solutions to everyday Americans in communities from coast-to-coast. Our conservation work focuses on three major areas that will have the biggest impact on the future of America’s wildlife: confront global warming, protect & restore wildlife habitat, and connect with nature.

Sierra Club -The Sierra Club's members and supporters are more than 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

Global Warming 101 - Established in January 2006, the Will Steger Foundation is dedicated to creating programs which foster international leadership and cooperation through environmental education and policy. The Global Warming 101 initiative raises broad public awareness about global warming as witnessed through Will Steger's polar expeditions.

Pew Center for Global Climate Change -- A group of business leaders, policy makers, scientists, and other experts produce policy papers and education the public. Fact sheets give background on the issue of climate change.

NEWS & BLOGS

Environmental News Network -  The Environmental News Network (ENN) is one of the oldest, unbiased source of online environmental news. Our mission is simple: to provide a global perspective on environmental issues, and to promote thought, discussion, and awareness among our readers.

World Wildlife Federation Newsroom -  The latest environmental news collected by the WWF.

Eco-Portal - An Information Gateway Empowering the Movement for Environmental Sustainability

Climate Ark - Climate Change and Global Warming Portal, Featuring Customized Climate Search of Reviewed, Authoritative Content Climate Change Search

• Environmental Defense:  www.environmentaldefense.org
• League of Conservation Voters:  www.lcv.org
• 08 On the Record: http://www.presidentialprofiles2008.org/
• Heat is On: http://www.heatison.org/
• National Geographic Society:  www.nationalgeographic.com
• National Wildlife Federation:  www.nwf.org
• Republicans for Environmental Protection:  www.repamerica.org
• Student Environmental Action Coalition:  www.seac.org
• Sierra Club:  www.sierraclub.org 
• The Nature Conservancy:  www.nature.org
• Union of Concerned Scientists:  www.ucsusa.org
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:  www.epa.gov
• Wilderness Society:  www.wilderness.org 
• World Wide Fund for Nature:  www.panda.org 
• League of Conservation Voters: http://www.lcv.org/
• ThinkMTV: http://think.mtv.com/Issues/environment/
• Energy Future Coalition: http://www.energyfuturecoalition.org/
• Apollo Alliance: http://www.apolloalliance.org/
• Youth Noise: http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=2233
• U.S. Department of the Interior -- Includes home pages for each bureau, including the Fish and Wildlife Service.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Includes a section on State Impacts of global warming and Envirofacts, a data warehouse searchable by topic or by geographic area.
• Global Warming 101 -- An initiative of the Will Steger Foundation.
• Pew Center for Global Climate Change -- A group of business leaders, policy makers, scientists, and other experts produce policy papers and education the public. Fact sheets give background on the issue of climate change.
• Environmental Defense -- Includes a scorecard allowing you to find out what pollutants are being released in your community, by zip code.
• Environmental Protection -- From the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). A focus on environmental issues from a state level; includes full-text of many publications.
• Environmental Working Group -- Research on health and the environment, with a focus on toxics in our bodies, the environment, and our food and water.
• Environmentalcommons -- This group encourages involvement in the democratic process to defend our environmental heritage - water, air, biodiversity, and genetic variability - known as 'the commons.' There is a section on genetically modified organisms.
• Natural Resources Defense Council -- Detailed coverage arranged by issue.
• Resources for the Future -- An independent, nonprofit group covering a range of environmental topics.
• State Environmental Research Center -- SERC researches state environmental policies and assembles information and tools to help legislators and activists make important decisions on key environmental issues. SERC is a project of Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council

Links compiled from a variety of sources, including Wikipedia , Google , the Minnesota Legislative Resource Library , and user submissions.

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