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Environmental Sustainability

Environment Sustainability


Environmental Sustainability
Organizations
Climate Change
Biodiversity
Water
Foods, Farms, and Land
Waste
Other

 
Environmental Sustainability
Organizations

Citizens Network for Sustainable Development
Environmental Protection Agency  A wealth of information – learn about the issues, science & technology, laws & regulations, "How do I...", newsroom
Environmental Defense
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Resources Defense Council
Sierra Club
The Nature Conservancy   Working internationally to protect biodiversity and the last great places on earth
Union of Concerned Scientists
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development  An authoritative source of expertise on SD, built on the Brundtland Report, Agenda 21, Barbados Plan of Action, and Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.

 
Climate Change

Carbon Offsets Calculator
Climate Action Network
Climate Ark
Stop Global Warmin.org    Clearinghouse of news articles and other information, from Virtual March

 
Articles

Coop America's 12 Step Plan for Climate Action

Tackling Climate Change in the U.S.

The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change

Why Bother?  Author Micheal Pollen tackles the question of why bother to make changes when we may  already be too late to contain climate change?  NY Times, 4/20/08

 
Biodiversity

Center for Biological Diversity
The Rain Forest Alliance
*Upper Green River Biological Preserve
*WKU Center for Biodiversity Studies

 
Water

Kentucky Waterways Alliance
Ocean Conserve
Rainforest Portal
River Network
Water Conserve
Water Use it Wisely
Watersheds US EPA
*WKU Center for Water Resource Studies

 
Foods, Farms, and Land

American Farmland Trust  Founded by a group of concerned farmers to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment.
Forests.org
Land, Air and Water   KY Envir and Public Protection Cabinet's work to preserve KY's land, air and water resources
Land Stewardship Project  A grassroots membership organization made up of farmers, as well as rural and urban residents, working together to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture, and to develop sustainable communities.
Organic Consumers Association
Campaigning for food safety, organic agriculture, fair trade, and sustainability.

 
Other

Calculate your Ecological Footprint
Ecological Internet Searches
Social Learning for Sustainability

 Last Modified 10/25/11