Earth & Economy

Foot Trails

2012-05-13T16:37:01Z

American Hiking Society is a recreation-based non-profit organization that protects America's trails, surrounding natural areas, and the hiking experience. They also build partnerships between private...

Topic-based Directory

2012-05-10T15:22:40Z

Goodnet, initiated by Shari Arison and operated by The Ted Arison Family Foundation (the philanthropic arm of the Arison Group), is a media platform with...

Six-state Region

2012-05-07T05:15:42Z

The Southern Environmental Law Center is a regional nonprofit that leverages law to protect the health and environment of the Southeast—a six-state region that includes...

Time-lapse Photography

2012-05-05T23:07:47Z

Founded by James Balog, the Extreme Ice Survey is a photography project that combines art and science to visually express the planet's changing ecosystems. EIS...

Green Team

2012-05-02T14:00:09Z

Con Edison's Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Program helps commercial and industrial customers to save energy, money and the environment by offering cash rebates and...

Micro-volunteering

2012-04-28T16:09:48Z

Sparked (by The Extraordinaries) is a micro-volunteering network and platform for employee, customer, and volunteer engagement—where professionals help nonprofits online....

Municipal Professionals

2012-04-25T04:07:51Z

Sustainable City Network, Inc. provides information on sustainability products, services and best practices. The site targets city and county government professionals and elected officials, as...

P2P Car Sharing

2012-04-16T06:41:02Z

Getaround offers P2P car sharing experience using smartphone technology so that car owners can make money by renting out their cars—helping the environment and offsetting...

Cleantech Software

2012-04-16T00:08:29Z

Lucid is a privately-held cleantech software company that provides real-time data visualization and communication tools to help building occupants manage and reduce their energy consumption....

Midwest Protectors

2012-04-14T23:55:53Z

The Environmental Law & Policy Center is a public interest environmental legal advocacy and eco-business organization for Midwestern communities. Their multidisciplinary staff consists of communications...

Utility Data

2012-04-12T09:00:00Z

Based in Boston, MA and privately-held, MyEnergy is an energy software company that has developed patent-pending technology that enables retrieving utility data nationwide—serving both customers...

Supply Chains

2012-04-11T06:08:58Z

Sourcemap.com is the open directory of supply chains and environmental footprints for food, furniture, clothing, electronics and more. Learn where products come from, what they're...

Lobolly Pine

2012-04-10T06:29:55Z

Green Air Project is dedicated to helping everyday people and businesses reduce their impact on the environment by giving them means to reduce their CO2...

Consumer Advocacy

2012-04-07T22:54:39Z

Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization. Their energy and climate program advocates affordable, clean and sustainable energy. They promote the strong regulation...

Limited Freshwater

2012-04-07T16:39:56Z

The Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska is a research, policy analysis and education institute committed to helping the...

Fighting Hunger on a Global Scale

2012-05-09T18:27:35Z

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest single humanitarian agency designed to fight hunger around the world. Both during and after emergency situations, WFP saves lives by providing food in crisis situations. The program is voluntarily...

Changing Conservation Priorities, One Animal at a Time

2012-05-09T17:30:15Z

The Center for Biological Diversity currently works to protect endangered species across the U.S., deep within the Pacific and Atlantic oceans--and around the globe. The organization deals with national and worldwide biodiversity threats. The Center organizes activists who are legal...

A Hard-Hitting International Coalition for Environmental Change

2012-05-09T16:26:56Z

Friends of the Earth U.S. is the United States arm of Friends of the Earth International, a federation of individual grassroots environmental organizations in 76 countries who work together for sustainability, equality, and justice in diverse societies around the globe....

Preserving and Improving the San Francisco Environment

2012-04-29T02:29:40Z

SF Environment is a city-run initiative under the San Francisco Department of the Environment, dedicated to preserving the environment in San Francisco. The program has led the city to the top of The US-Canada Green Cities Index, according to a...

Protecting the Environment and the People of the Midwest

2012-04-17T20:31:12Z

The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) develops and leads strategic campaigns for environmental advocacy in the Midwest. Their mission is to advocate for positive change in environmental law & policy, in order to protect both environmental quality and natural...

Building Healthy Food Systems from the Ground Up

2012-04-04T06:48:17Z

Groundswell International is an organization designed to enable rural communities and organizations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to improve their lives and societies sustainably. In August 2009, 12 people from eight countries gathered at Overlook Farm in Rutland, Massachusetts...

Conserving Land for People

2012-04-04T03:21:19Z

The Trust for Public Land was founded in 1972 with the long-term goal to preserve and conserve land as parks, gardens, and natural spaces for both public enjoyment and "livable communities for generations to come." Protecting Land, Protecting People TPL...

Not Just a Name—A Mission

2012-03-14T07:08:40Z

350.org is a truly grassroots organization, dedicated to turning back climate change by working to get carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere below 350 parts per million. That single goal is the driving force behind thousands of worldwide campaigns, aimed...

Conservation, Preservation, and International Cooperation

2012-03-06T09:19:47Z

The Nature Conservancy draws on a worldwide network of volunteers, activists, scientists, and academics to put together long-term conservation programs. The Conservancy's mission is "to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends." Their long-term vision is to...

Explore, Protect, and Enjoy the Planet

2012-03-06T08:58:46Z

The Sierra Club is one of the oldest environmental advocacy organizations in the United States (and, more recently, Canada). Since its inception, the Sierra Club has been concerned mainly with protecting environmental interests in legislative and political battles. The organization...

Organizing to Save the Planet

2012-03-06T08:02:25Z

WWF, founded in 1961, is one of the world's oldest and largest conservation organizations. According to the WWF website, the organization's mission is to halt degradation of "the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live...

Making a Global Difference for Over 60 Years

2012-03-06T07:11:23Z

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, is the "oldest and largest global environmental organization" in the world, according to the IUCN website. The IUCN's programs generally strive to help manage the needs of people, communities, and nations,...