Earth Summit Watch
A unique citizens’ initiative to monitor and encourage actions by each national government to implement the promises made at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit and thereafter to move toward sustainable development. http://www.planetecologie.org/ENCYCLOPEDIE/Pionniers/esw.htm
Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
Earthjustice works through the courts to safeguard public lands, national forests, parks, and wilderness areas; to reduce air and water pollution; to prevent toxic contamination; and to preserve endangered species and wildlife habitat. http://www.earthjustice.org
Environmental Defense
Dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and a flourishing ecosystem. http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm
Environmental Working Group
EWG’s 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. www.ewg.org
National Environmental Trust (NET)
A non-profit, non-partisan organization established in 1994 to inform citizens about environmental problems and how they affect our health and quality of life. www.net.org
Public Agenda
Public Agenda is an objective explorer of public opinion and scrupulously fair minded producer of citizen education materials. Public Agenda’s unique research explains and clarifies public attitudes about complex policy issues. Public Agenda’s work shows that when presented with accurate information and meaningful choices, Americans can and do make thoughtful decisions. http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/frontdoor.cfm?issue_type=environment
Sierra Club
Promotes environmental conservation by influencing public policy – legislative, administrative, legal and electoral. http://www.sierraclub.org
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)
SELC’s mission is to restore and safeguard the quality of the Southeast’s air, water, forests, wildlife habitat, rural landscapes, and other critical resources. Their work is multi-faceted, encompassing the judicial, legislative, and administrative branches of government at the local, state and federal levels. http://www.southernenvironment.org/index.shtml
Union of Concerned Scientists
A nonprofit partnership of scientists and citizens combining rigorous scientific analysis, innovative policy development and effective citizen advocacy to achieve practical environmental solutions. UCS seeks to ensure that all people have clean air, energy and transportation, as well as food that is produced in a safe and sustainable manner. We strive for a future that is free from the threats of global warming and nuclear war, and a planet that supports a rich diversity of life…In short, UCS seeks a great change in humanity’s stewardship of the earth. http://www.ucsusa.org/index.cfm
