Mendocino Environmental Center<br>Environmental Web Links

Mendocino Environmental Center
Environmental Web Links

Here is an extensive list of links to environmental-related information around the world. The Launch Sites topic lists sites whose purpose links to other environmental-related sites. The Search Tools topic provides sites where you can search for information by keywords or text strings.

The sites below are arranged under the following topic names. Some sites are listed under more than one topic name.

*Mendocino County Sites
Activism
Alternative Energy
Climate Change
Compost Toilets/Greywater
Democratic Arts
Eco-living
Forestry
Government
Health
Housing
Information
Intentional Communities
Launch Sites
Local Currency
Media
Native Peoples
Newsgroups & E-mail
Peace and Justice
Search Tools
Specific Groups/Sites
Sustainable Development

California State Parks of Mendocino: Information about the Mendocino Coast area and specific information about the state parks there
CETOS - Center for Ethics and Toxics: Information on Biotechnology, The Environment, Endangered Species, and Corporate Control
Headwaters Action Video Collective: Offers Headwaters videos.HAVOC is an affiliate of the Trees Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Redway, California.
Mendocino Environmental Center: The MEC site offers information about environmental issues and groups in Mendocino County. Also included are articles from the last few years of MEC Newsletters, including a master index by environmental topic.
Real Goods Trading Co.: Alternative energy store, Solar Living Center in Hopland, CA. Workshops in many areas of alternative energy.
Redwood Forest Information Resources: The Dharma Cloud Foundation is exploring alternative futures for Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF) in the context of the entire redwood ecoregion.
Redwood Information: Links to extensive information about the Redwoods of Northern California.
Surfers' Environmental Alliance: The Leading Edge of Coastal Activism.; SEA is the epitome of a grass roots environmental organization.

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*Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center: Created in the spirit of unconditional nonviolence, the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center is dedicated to research, education and action in nonviolence as a way of life and as a means for personal and socialćchange.
Bay Area Action: People for the environment. Bay Area Action has a number of continuing projects that function year-round.
Boycott the Gap and Banana Republic Stores: In July of 1998 The Fisher Family, owners of The GAP, Inc., purchased ALL of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation's timber lands in Mendocino County, including the absolute LAST of the ancient redwood trees not in State Parks. They are clearcutting and using herbicides, and threatening endangered species.
EPIC - Environmental Protection Information Center: The Environmental Protection Information Center in Garberville, Ca. has been working to protect biodiversity and ancient forests on the North Coast of California for over a decade. Currently our main focus is protecting Headwaters Forest, the largest unprotected ancient redwood forest in the world....
EPIC - Environmental Protection Information Center: The Environmental Protection Information Center in Garberville, Ca. has been working to protect biodiversity and ancient forests on the North Coast of California for over a decade. Currently our main focus is protecting Headwaters Forest, the largest unprotected ancient redwood forest in the world....
EPIC Links: Good listing of links for activist and links to all kinds of information for environmentalists.
Green Ribbon Pledge: Join the 11,081 people who have taken the pledge to conserve energy for a secure future! There are hundreds of things you can do every day to reduce energy consumption.
Headwaters Action Video Collective: Offers Headwaters videos.HAVOC is an affiliate of the Trees Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Redway, California.
Headwaters Forest Website: Latest information about Headwaters and activist efforts to save the last remaining privately held old growth redwood forests.
Jail Hurwitz campaign: The campaign to jail Charles Hurwitz of Maxxam for the 1.6 billion dollar bail out of his Savings and Loan business in Texas, and save Headwaters Forest with a Debt for Nature swap.
Judi Bari Web Site: Here you'll find information about Judi Bari, radical environmental and social justice leader who fought for the preservation of ancient redwood forests and an end to the rapid liquidation of second-growth forests by giant timber corporations in the Northern California.
ProActivist.com: Welcome to ProActivist.com. This site is dedicated to photographically documenting progressive protests and demonstrations and assisting activists with their efforts. We have a calendar of upcoming events, an extensive index of links, a bulletin board for you to express your thoughts and ideas, and recordings.
Protest Net: Protest Net is a site to help progressive activists in the organizing of protests and meetings, by providing a central site where the times and locations can be posted.

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AlternateFuels: This is a great site with links to in-depth information about many alternative fuel sources.
Alternative Energy Engineering: The Alternative Energy Engineering Catalog and Design Guide is 100+ pages of design information and equipment for making electricity for homes, RVs and boats, as well as solar fans and coolers, pumps, composting toilets, energy efficient lighting, instantaneous water heaters, super-efficient refrigerators, books and much more.
Alternative Energy Institute: Good site with lots of links to all kinds of alternative energy related information. "Helping create a new energy future through education, political action and assistance."
American Wind Energy: If you live in California, CLICK HERE to find out how you can buy electricity generated from clean, renewable energy sources like wind energy and solar power.
Center for Resource Solutions: The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), based in San Francisco, is dedicated to promoting renewable energy and economic and environmental sustainability. CRS administers national and international programs that preserve and protect the environment through the design of sustainable energy strategies and technologies.
Climate Ark: The Climate Ark is a Climate Change Portal and Internet Search Tool that provides access to reviewed climate change and renewable energy news and information.ć Search the entire content of several hundred leading research and advocacy sites below, and browse the Huge Climate Change News Archive. The Climate Ark is for non- commercial, educational purposes only and use signifies acceptance of these terms.
CREST Guide to Alternative Energy on the Internet: CREST produces educational multimedia CD-ROMs and operates Solstice, an Internet service for the sustainable energy field.
Dale's Solar Energy System: Good description of a home power by solar and hydro-electricity in Ukiah, CA
DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network: Welcome to the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN), a World Wide Web site that locates and organizes qualitative information about renewable energy and energy efficient technologies. Find out What's New on EREN and join the EREN Users Group.
Energy Ideas: Energy Ideas is an approximately monthly report dedicated to encouraging the use of energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies in US government institutions.
Global Energy Marketplace: Welcome to GEM. This powerful, on-line, searchable database of more than 2500 energy efficiency and renewable energy annotated Web links has been sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency and created by CREST to promote a more sustainable energy future and mitigate global climate change that results from energy use.
Global Power Directory: An on-line directory of the electric power industry, covering power generation, transmission and distribution, power markets, and energy end-use.
Green-e: Inspired by the success of the recycling logo, the Green-e logo is a way for customers to easily identify "green" electricity products. The project is the nation's first voluntary certification and verification program for "green" electricity products.
Home Power Magazine: Home Power is a bi-monthly magazine devoted to the application of alternative energy products to rural homesteads and includes reviews of products, how-to articles, and general discussion of the field. A great publication.
How Do Solar Panels Work: Good general overview of solar panels.
Infinite Energy Magazine: Cold fusion and new energy technology, including conventional and renewable energy.
Institute for New Energy: Organization devoted to the keeping abreast of the search for new forms of energy, ie, cold fusion, zero point energy, etc.
International Solar Energy Society: Large alphabetical list of many links to research and development in solar energy, energy efficiency, solar homes, etc.
Jade Mountain Inc.: Worldwide supply, design, sizing, installations, trouble-shooting Solar electric, micro-hydro, wind generators, composting toilets & greywater systems, super energy efficient appliances, and much more!
Mr. Solar Home Page: Welcome to the Mr. Solar Home Page-- Your contact point for information, products and services about every aspect of solar, wind & water power.
Photovoltaic Tour through Switzerland: Photo tour showing applications of PV in Switerland. Also includes link to general tour of the country.
Physics 162 Alternative Energy Online Access: Online course in the basics of alternative energy, with course information and links to alternative energy resources and even quizes.
Real Goods Trading Co.: Alternative energy store, Solar Living Center in Hopland, CA. Workshops in many areas of alternative energy.
Renewable Energy in California: California Energy Commission - Many Californians now have the power to help protect the environment through their choice of electricity provider as the state deregulates the electricity industry. Site provides a list of companies offering electricity from renewable energy sources.
ReSource: ReSource: the quarterly publication of the Solar Energy Research and Education Foundation, dedicated to the advancement of renewable energy through education.
Solstice: Sustainable Energy and Development Online!: Internet Information Service of the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology. Index present Solstice's content by subject and type, respectively. You can also do a full-text search of all our documents.
Source for Renewable Energy: A comprehensive guide to over 3000 renewable energy businesses and organizations around the world.

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Climate Ark: The Climate Ark is a Climate Change Portal and Internet Search Tool that provides access to reviewed climate change and renewable energy news and information.ć Search the entire content of several hundred leading research and advocacy sites below, and browse the Huge Climate Change News Archive. The Climate Ark is for non- commercial, educational purposes only and use signifies acceptance of these terms.

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*Composting Toilet World: Great site. Extensive resource on Compost toilets. Basic overview, FAQ sheets (frequently asked questions), suppliers, products, greywater, owner-builder, publications, associations, articles, forum, journal, links, etc.
Clivusmultrum compost toilet: Information on the Swedish compost toilet.
Compost Resource Page: Information and links about various kinds of composting: garden, home composting, large scale, compost toilets, vermiculture, etc. There is also a discussion forum for many of these topics.
Composting System Manufacturers in the U.S.: Guide to manufacturers by product, location, and business type.
Eco-Design Sustainable Housing: Information about a do-it-yourself manual for building a compost toilet and greywater system.
GREENcomposting: Links to information (with focus on commercial products) about all kinds of composting.
Greywater: Great overview of the topic of greywater with charts and tables, etc. - what it is, how to treat it, when and where to use it. Description of the technology of greywater soilbox systems.
Greywater - Sustainable Building Sourcebook: Information about greywater systems. Focused on professionals, and includes descriptions of several treatment systems.
Greywater system products - Jade Mountain: Jade Mountain Co. products, both complete systems, and components for building your own greywater system.
Nature-Loo: Web site for information about both a commercial compost toilet and do-it-yourself plans. Nature-Loo is a simple, hygenic toilet system that manages human waste on site without using water.
Oasis Design: Focused around several books: "The definitive books on greywater systems, ecological systems design consulting; edible landscaping, water & wastewater systems, bicycles, ecological economics, industrial design ...". Includes general information such as discussion of greywater "misinformation".
On-site Waste Water Alternatives: Good overview of the different kinds of wastewater treatment methods being used today. Site is in the form of a big table with links to diagrams and discussion of different systems.
On-Site Wastewater Information Sources and Links: Information about septic systems. Focused more on traditional septic systems than alternative, but good overview information on septic systems.
Plans for Solar Pasteurizing Toilet: Plans for a compost toilet in graphic images that you can download to your computer.
Safe Use of Household Greywater: University of New Mexico article overviewing guide for dealing with greywater.
Sustainable Greywater Planters: Example of a containment, treatment, and distribution system for reconditioning greywater produced by an average home.
Water Engineering Website: Site which focuses on different methods of treating and purifying water, including discussion of treating greywater.

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Center for Responsive Government: The Center specializes in the study of Congress and particularly the role that money plays in its elections and actions. The Center conducts computer-based research on campaign finance issues for the news media, academics, activists, and other interested observers of Congress.
Essential Infomation WWW Server: Empressive listing of links to citizen action groups and organizations using this web server.
Essential Information: Founded in 1982 by Ralph Nader, Essential Information is involved in a variety of projects to encourage citizens to become active and engaged in their communities. We provide provocative information to the public on important topics neglected by the mass media and policy makers.
Institute for the Study of Civic Values: The Institute for the Study of Civic Values is a non-profit organization established in Philadelphia in 1973 to promote an increased national commitment to America's civic ideals. Our seminars, workshops, and public forums have helped thousands of people gain the knowledge and skills needed for effective participation.
League of Conservation Voters: The League of Conservation Voters is the bipartisan political arm of the environmental movement. Unlike any other environmental organization, our sole mission is to use politics to help win elections and protect the environment.
Legislative Watch: Natural Resources Defense Council's update information on current legislative bills affecting the environment, by topic. Also a link to a database of phone, fax, and e-mail addresses of congresspeople by state, with links to their gopher or www sites if available.
Loka Institute: Making Science and Technology Responsive to Democratically Decided Social and Environmental Concerns. The Loka Institute is a public affairs research and advocacy organization concerned with the social, political, and environmental repercussions of science and technology.
Millennium Report: The Millennium Report was commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation in April 1994 as a key component of the Foundation's The Common Enterprise initiative. The initiative seeks to revitalize citizenship at the local level by bringing collaborative problem-solving and conflict resolution techniques to diverse groups of community stakeholders.
Nader Page: Information about Ralph Nader and access to many of the projects he is involved in.
Neighborhoods Online: Neighborhoods Online was created as an online resource center for people working to build strong communities throughout the United States. Our aim is to provide fast access to information and ideas covering all aspects of neighborhood revitalization, as well as to create a national network of activists working on problems that affect us where we live.

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*Composting Toilet World: Great site. Extensive resource on Compost toilets. Basic overview, FAQ sheets (frequently asked questions), suppliers, products, greywater, owner-builder, publications, associations, articles, forum, journal, links, etc.
Applied Ecopsychology: A sensory nature reconnecting Earth Day or Millennium activity that you can do now. This activity enables you to create and share moments in nature that let Earth touch you and teach you its peace.
Backcountry Home Page: This page is an attempt to organize and archive the backcountry related information that is available on the Internet. Some of the information contained in these pages has been taken from the rec.backcountry Usenet group. Much of the information has been contributed by individuals.
Campaign for Food Safety: The Campaign for Food Safety is a public interest organization dedicated to building a healthy, safe, and sustainable system of food production and consumption.
CAT (Center for Alternative Technology): There are practical and acceptable solutions to the world's environmental problems.. from natural pest control to advice on environmental policy from rechargeable batteries to inexhaustible electricity supplies from school projects to residential student courses or if you want to support a vital environmental charity.
Center for a New American Dream: The Center for a New American Dream is dedicated to reducing and shifting North American consumption while fostering opportunities for people to lead more secure and fulfilling lives. The organization helps individuals, communities, and businesses establish sustainable practices that will ensure a healthy planet for future generations.
Community Currency in Santa Barbara: Local Currency that values local people, local skills, local products, and local economic relationships
Compost Resource Page: Information and links about various kinds of composting: garden, home composting, large scale, compost toilets, vermiculture, etc. There is also a discussion forum for many of these topics.
E. F. Schumacher Society: The E. F. Schumacher Society, named after the author of Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered, is an educational non-profit organization founded in 1980. Our programs demonstrate that both social and environmental sustainability can be achieved by applying the values of human-scale communities and respect for the natural environment to economic issues.
Earthways Sustainable Lifestyles Resource Center: The idea - that it is possible to live a high quality sustainable lifestyle with all of the facilities of western 20th century society without the environmental destruction, resource depletion, health hazards, work stress or competition of current western society.
EcoBusiness Links: You will find links to ecological businesses which have a site on the internet. These businesses and their products or services have in one way or another a positive impact on the environment.
Ecopsychology On-line: 1. The emerging synthesis of ecology and psychology 2. The skillful application of ecological insight to the practice of psychotherapy 3. The study of our emotional bond with the Earth 4. The search for an environmentally-based standard of mental health 5. Re-defining "sanity" as if the whole world mattered.
Ecopsychology/Environmental Psychology Links: Here are a few LINKS to sites related to Environmental Psychology and Ecopsychology.
Energy Ideas: Energy Ideas is an approximately monthly report dedicated to encouraging the use of energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies in US government institutions.
Forevergreen Natural Products: How can you find genuine products that are really safe, effective, affordable and most of all easily accessible? The answer is : Forevergreen Natural Products. Our service is built around the idea of delivery, not sales. We are America's most complete source of earth friendly goods.
Green Culture: The Green Culture is dedicated to advancing the environmental movement through it's mission of promoting environmental awareness, activism and education by promoting environmental products, services and organizations that advocate environmental and social responsibility.
Green Ribbon Pledge: Join the 11,081 people who have taken the pledge to conserve energy for a secure future! There are hundreds of things you can do every day to reduce energy consumption.
Green-e: Inspired by the success of the recycling logo, the Green-e logo is a way for customers to easily identify "green" electricity products. The project is the nation's first voluntary certification and verification program for "green" electricity products.
GREENcomposting: Links to information (with focus on commercial products) about all kinds of composting.
Institute for New Energy: Organization devoted to the keeping abreast of the search for new forms of energy, ie, cold fusion, zero point energy, etc.
International Center for Technology Assessment: CTA is a non-profit, bi-partisan organization committed to providing the public with full assessments and analyses of technological impacts on society.
Ithaca HOURs Online: Here in Ithaca, New York, we've begun to gain control of the social and environmental effects of commerce by issuing over $63,000 of our own local paper money, to over 1,300 participants, since 1991
Jade Mountain Inc.: Worldwide supply, design, sizing, installations, trouble-shooting Solar electric, micro-hydro, wind generators, composting toilets & greywater systems, super energy efficient appliances, and much more!
Links to other local currencies: An impressive contact database of the local currency efforts taking place around the U.S.
Money: Print Your Own - Yes Journal #2: Articles from Issue of "Yes - A Journal of Positive Futures" devoted to the topic of money, how federal money adversely affects our lives and how communities are coming up with alternatives which promote sustainable economics and lifestyles.
Mothers for Natural Law: Good activist site on the whole area of genetic engineering. Includes information for the consumer on foods and brands that are free and not free from genetic engineering, as well as how you can get more involved.
Nature's First Law: A web site promoting the raw food diet. And a source for raw food, books, juicers, videos and audio tapes.
Real Goods Trading Co.: Alternative energy store, Solar Living Center in Hopland, CA. Workshops in many areas of alternative energy.
Renewable Energy in California: California Energy Commission - Many Californians now have the power to help protect the environment through their choice of electricity provider as the state deregulates the electricity industry. Site provides a list of companies offering electricity from renewable energy sources.
Resilient Communities: Everywhere people are looking for new ways to bring meaning into our lives.ć Resilient Communities is one of many efforts to connect us. Our purpose is straightforward: Help us talk with each other about what's important as we work toćchange our lives. Provide resources to deepen those conversations Make it easy for people to share what they are learning, thinking and doing.
Rot Web Home Composting Information Site: These World Wide Web pages are meant to make basic information about home composting available to a large number of people.
Science, Innovation, and Common Sense: House design in which wood walls provide an air flow and access channel running around the building, just inside the walls - creating a miniature biosphere. Here solar heated air circulates, pumping and boosting geothermal energy from beneath the house, storing it in the massive wood walls.
Simple Living: The Journal of Voluntary Simplicity: A quarterly publication that inspires and supports people to simplify their lives. Includes first-hand stories, articles and networking opportunities.
Sojourn Magazine: A source magazine and connecting link for women of diverse backgrounds, interests and geographical locations, Sojourn serves as a nexus for community building. Sojourn speaks to the soul's journey. We dedicate this publication to the deepest parts of ourselves--to the place where spirit resides.
Starhawk Community Access Network: Resources for earth, people, and community
The Man who Planted Trees: If you ever ask yourself, "But what can one person do?" Read this for inspiration.
Transaction Net - Ithaca HOURS: A look at how Ithaca hours, the first successful local currency system, works. Different than the "official" Ithaca HOURs online site (see other link in this list).
Ukiah HOURS Local Currency: A local currency system is being started up in the Ukiah valley area. Visit the site, learn the value of a community printing its own money, and sign up as a member.
Water Engineering Website: Site which focuses on different methods of treating and purifying water, including discussion of treating greywater.
YES - A Journal of Positive Futures: YES is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting peoples' active engagement in creating a more sustainable, just and compassionate world.

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Boycott the Gap and Banana Republic Stores: In July of 1998 The Fisher Family, owners of The GAP, Inc., purchased ALL of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation's timber lands in Mendocino County, including the absolute LAST of the ancient redwood trees not in State Parks. They are clearcutting and using herbicides, and threatening endangered species.
Forests Forever: Saving California's forest wild-- this is what we're about. The Mission of Forests Forever is: To protect and enhance the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities.
Gaia Forest Conservation Archives: Vast Information on Worldwide Rainforest and Forest Conservation, Biodiversity and Indigenous Issues
Headwaters Action Video Collective: Offers Headwaters videos.HAVOC is an affiliate of the Trees Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Redway, California.
Headwaters Forest Website: Latest information about Headwaters and activist efforts to save the last remaining privately held old growth redwood forests.
Jail Hurwitz campaign: The campaign to jail Charles Hurwitz of Maxxam for the 1.6 billion dollar bail out of his Savings and Loan business in Texas, and save Headwaters Forest with a Debt for Nature swap.
Judi Bari Web Site: Here you'll find information about Judi Bari, radical environmental and social justice leader who fought for the preservation of ancient redwood forests and an end to the rapid liquidation of second-growth forests by giant timber corporations in the Northern California.
Redwood Forest Information Resources: The Dharma Cloud Foundation is exploring alternative futures for Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF) in the context of the entire redwood ecoregion.
Salvage Logging Primer: Taxpayer Assets Project - Home page focusing on the Salvage Logging rider of the 1995 "Rescissions Act" which was signed into law on July 20, 1995 by President Clinton. This riders allows salvage logging without public or legal recourse.
The Man who Planted Trees: If you ever ask yourself, "But what can one person do?" Read this for inspiration.
WWW Virtual Library - Forestry: Good resource! Links to groups, activities, mail lists, software, databases, legislation, journals and other information related to forestry.

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C-SPAN: Online Resource for Public Affairs. Watch and hear the government at work.
California State Senate: State Senate Information on senators, Senate committees, etc. Ability to search current and past legislation, view archive of codes, statutes, rules, etc.
CapWeb - Guide to U.S. Congress: This site allows Internet users to access a complete and reliable directory of information about the members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency: The EPA provides the comprehensive Access EPA document describing environmental information. In addition to this document the EPA's Public Information Center is available to provide assistance in accessing environmental information, as well as an experimental EPA People Locator.
Federally-funded research in the U.S.: Information about federally-funded research, including the National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, Small Business Innovation, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, and the Advanced Technology Program.
Government Documents: Publications of the executive branch of the federal government on a variety of topics from the the Presidents radio addresses to links to government related databases
Government Index - Yahoo: Government related links from the Stanford Yahoo database, one of the best organization/search tools for the WWW.
Government Servers and Information: Good list of government servers in U.S. and other countries of the world.
League of Conservation Voters: The League of Conservation Voters is the bipartisan political arm of the environmental movement. Unlike any other environmental organization, our sole mission is to use politics to help win elections and protect the environment.
Legislative Watch: Natural Resources Defense Council's update information on current legislative bills affecting the environment, by topic. Also a link to a database of phone, fax, and e-mail addresses of congresspeople by state, with links to their gopher or www sites if available.
Library of Congress: Library of Congress online.
Renewable Energy in California: California Energy Commission - Many Californians now have the power to help protect the environment through their choice of electricity provider as the state deregulates the electricity industry. Site provides a list of companies offering electricity from renewable energy sources.
Thomas - U.S. Legistative Branch: Complete legislative information from the U.S. Congress. Good place to search for info about current congressional legislation, by name, by bill number, etc. Also provides complete explanation of how bills go through Congress.
United States Senate: The United States Senate's World Wide Web server provides information from and about the members of the Senate, Senate Committees, and Senate leadership and support offices.
Welcome to the White House: WWW page for the White House including ability to send mail to the President.
World Health Organization: Extensive information about the programs and activities of the WHO.

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Campaign for Food Safety: The Campaign for Food Safety is a public interest organization dedicated to building a healthy, safe, and sustainable system of food production and consumption.
CAT (Center for Alternative Technology): There are practical and acceptable solutions to the world's environmental problems.. from natural pest control to advice on environmental policy from rechargeable batteries to inexhaustible electricity supplies from school projects to residential student courses or if you want to support a vital environmental charity.
CETOS - Center for Ethics and Toxics: Information on Biotechnology, The Environment, Endangered Species, and Corporate Control
International Center for Technology Assessment: CTA is a non-profit, bi-partisan organization committed to providing the public with full assessments and analyses of technological impacts on society.

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Cohousing Network: Non-profit membership network of communities, households, and professionals whose mission is to advance the awareness, understanding, appreciation, creation and sustenance of cohousing in North America.

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California Native Plant Society: The Mission of The California Native Plant Society is to Increase Understanding and Appreciation of California's Native Plants, and to Preserve Them in Their Natural Habitat Through Scientific Activities, Education, and Conservation.
Communications for a Sustainable Future (CSF): CSF was founded on the idea that computer networking should be used to enhance communications with the objective of working through disparate views and ideologies to secure a more promising future.
Conservation Ecology: Publication of the Ecological Society of America. Conservation Ecology is an electronic, peer-reviewed, scientific journal devoted to the rapid dissemination of current research.
Cornell Center for the Environment: The Center for the Environment (CfE) addresses pressing environmental issues in their full interdisciplinary complexity, through teaching, research and outreach.
Earth Systems, Inc: Earth Systems hosts the WWW Virtual Library - Environment page and web sites of environmental organizations and acts as a focal collection point for all types of environmental information and issues.
Ecology Action Center (EAC): The Ecology Action Centre has been an active advocate, protecting the environment since 1972. The Centre's projects have included recycling, composting, and energy conservation, and now focuses on pesticide issues, though we are involved in many current community issues, like incineration, and others, on a smaller scale.
Electronic Frontier Foundation: A non-profit civil liberties organization working in the public interest to protect privacy, free expression, and access to online resources and information
Environmental Background Information Center: EBIC formed to meet a growing demand in the environmental movement for quick access to background information on corporations involved in environmentally dangerous projects.
Environmental Mail List Archives: Earth Systems hosts and archives mailing lists for non-profit environmental organizations
Environmental News Network: Current News, Calendar of Events, and other environmental information. Environmental News Daily emailing available.
EPIC - Environmental Protection Information Center: The Environmental Protection Information Center in Garberville, Ca. has been working to protect biodiversity and ancient forests on the North Coast of California for over a decade. Currently our main focus is protecting Headwaters Forest, the largest unprotected ancient redwood forest in the world....
EPIC - Environmental Protection Information Center: The Environmental Protection Information Center in Garberville, Ca. has been working to protect biodiversity and ancient forests on the North Coast of California for over a decade. Currently our main focus is protecting Headwaters Forest, the largest unprotected ancient redwood forest in the world....
FAIR - Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) is the national media watch group offering well-documented criticism in an effort to correct media bias and imbalance.
Gate - S. F. Chronicle: The Chronicle and Examiner online!
I.C.L.E.I. - International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives: The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) is the international environmental agency for local governments. We know from concrete experience that local actions can have a global impact.
Internet Nonprofit Center: Information for and about nonprofits...The Nonprofit Locator allows straightforward searching for official imformation about any nonprofit that has filed with the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status.
Internet Resources for Environmental Journalists: A service of the Society of Environmental Journalists, with annotated links to a large number of Internet environmental resources, as well as the activities of the SEJ, including a calendar of environmental events.
KMUD Radio: Alternative radio station in Humboldt County, CA
Linkages: A multimedia resource for Environment and Development policy makers. The Earth Negotiations Bulletin provides a balanced, objective and informative summaries of environment and development negotiations.
Mothers for Natural Law: Good activist site on the whole area of genetic engineering. Includes information for the consumer on foods and brands that are free and not free from genetic engineering, as well as how you can get more involved.
Pacifica Radio: Network news and Democracy NOW. If you have RealAudio you can listen to current and past radio reports
Project Censored: The primary objective of Project Censored is to explore and publicize the extent of censorship in our society by locating stories about significant issues of which the public should be aware, but is not, for one reason or another.
Public Broadcasting Corporation: Extensive information about PBS, including programming, and the fight to preserve federal funding.
San Francisco Bay Area Progressive Calendar: Calendar that lets you click a day of the month to find events going on that day in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Students for Social Responsibility: Students for Responsible Business is a professional network of emerging business leaders committed to using the power of business to create a better world.
Time Magazine Daily: Time Magazine daily edition. Update on stories of the day, with the ability to search for related articles re: each story.
Utne Magazine: For over a decade, Utne Reader has served as a guide to the best of alternative media by presenting great articles culled from a zillion sources and original work that helps put issues into fuller context. Now, we're bringing the same services -- content, context, and community -- to the World Wide Web with the launch of The Lens.
WebAactive: Directory of progressive sites such as Pacifica Radia, Counterspin, Democracy Now, JIm Hightower, etc.
WWW Virtual Library: These are collections of information by subject matter, good places to start when looking for information.

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Findhorn Foundation: The Findhorn Foundation, a charitable trust, is part of an international spiritual community of about 350 people living, studying and working together in the northeast of Scotland. First known for our work with plants and communication with the nature realms, we have since become a centre for spiritual and holistic education as well.
Intentional Communities: Intentional Community is meant to be an inclusive title for information on ecovillages, cohousing, residential land trusts, communes, student co-ops, urban housing cooperatives and other related projects and dreams...

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*Environmental Organization WebDirectory: Earth's Biggest Environmental Search Engine. Organized by topic.
Communications for a Sustainable Future (CSF): CSF was founded on the idea that computer networking should be used to enhance communications with the objective of working through disparate views and ideologies to secure a more promising future.
Earth Systems, Inc: Earth Systems hosts the WWW Virtual Library - Environment page and web sites of environmental organizations and acts as a focal collection point for all types of environmental information and issues.
EcoBusiness Links: You will find links to ecological businesses which have a site on the internet. These businesses and their products or services have in one way or another a positive impact on the environment.
Ecopsychology/Environmental Psychology Links: Here are a few LINKS to sites related to Environmental Psychology and Ecopsychology.
EnviroLink: Great site of environmental resources
Environment (Community): Part of Galaxy, the professional Guide to a world of information. Web resources, compiled for professionals.
Environment - Virtual Library: Topic and Alphabetical links to many environmental resources.
EPIC Links: Good listing of links for activist and links to all kinds of information for environmentalists.
Essential Infomation WWW Server: Empressive listing of links to citizen action groups and organizations using this web server.
Government Index - Yahoo: Government related links from the Stanford Yahoo database, one of the best organization/search tools for the WWW.
Government Servers and Information: Good list of government servers in U.S. and other countries of the world.
Green Culture: The Green Culture is dedicated to advancing the environmental movement through it's mission of promoting environmental awareness, activism and education by promoting environmental products, services and organizations that advocate environmental and social responsibility.
Green Page: A guide to things Environmental on the Internet and the World Wide Web... This page currently contains links to Web Sites, FTP Sites, Usenet Groups, Gopher Sites, and Organizations.
I.C.L.E.I. - International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives: The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) is the international environmental agency for local governments. We know from concrete experience that local actions can have a global impact.
Information Center for the Environment, UC Davis: The Center is a cooperative effort of environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis and collaborators at over thirty private, state, federal, and international organizations interested in environmental protection.
Institute for Global Communications (IGC): Home of Econet and PeaceNet, ConflictNet, LaborNet, and WomensNet. Information arranged by New and Recent, Issues, People, and Publications and News Services.
International Solar Energy Society: Large alphabetical list of many links to research and development in solar energy, energy efficiency, solar homes, etc.
WebAactive: Directory of progressive sites such as Pacifica Radia, Counterspin, Democracy Now, JIm Hightower, etc.
WWW Sites of Ecological Interest: Alphabetical list of sites
WWW Virtual Library: These are collections of information by subject matter, good places to start when looking for information.
WWW Virtual Library - Forestry: Good resource! Links to groups, activities, mail lists, software, databases, legislation, journals and other information related to forestry.

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*Creating Community Currency: The web page of Carol Brouillet, co-founder of International Media Project, which seeks to connect people, vital ideas and important information to nurture healthy social change, economic justice and ecological sustainability.
Community Currency in Santa Barbara: Local Currency that values local people, local skills, local products, and local economic relationships
Ithaca HOURs Online: Here in Ithaca, New York, we've begun to gain control of the social and environmental effects of commerce by issuing over $63,000 of our own local paper money, to over 1,300 participants, since 1991
Links to other local currencies: An impressive contact database of the local currency efforts taking place around the U.S.
Local Currencies: Catalysts for Sustainable Regional Economies: Information about local currencies, including an article detailing the highly successful local currencies and micro-credit programs initiated by the Schumacher Society.
Money: Print Your Own - Yes Journal #2: Articles from Issue of "Yes - A Journal of Positive Futures" devoted to the topic of money, how federal money adversely affects our lives and how communities are coming up with alternatives which promote sustainable economics and lifestyles.
Sound HOURS
Transaction Net - Ithaca HOURS: A look at how Ithaca hours, the first successful local currency system, works. Di fferent than the "official" Ithaca HOURs online site (see other link in this list).
Ukiah HOURS Local Currency: A local currency system is being started up in the Ukiah valley area. Visit the site, learn the value of a community printing its own money, and sign up as a member.

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Albion Monitor: Online alternative newspaper - The News You're Missing
C-SPAN: Online Resource for Public Affairs. Watch and hear the government at work.
FAIR - Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) is the national media watch group offering well-documented criticism in an effort to correct media bias and imbalance.
Independent Media Center: Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, objective, and passionate tellings of truth.
KMUD Radio: Alternative radio station in Humboldt County, CA
Media Alliance: Media Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to advancing independent media - video, film, audio, radio, and computers - in New York State by expanding resources, support, and audiences for the media arts.
Pacifica Radio: Network news and Democracy NOW. If you have RealAudio you can listen to current and past radio reports
Radio 4 All: This site connects you to the movement to reclaim the airwaves.
Sojourn Magazine: A source magazine and connecting link for women of diverse backgrounds, interests and geographical locations, Sojourn serves as a nexus for community building. Sojourn speaks to the soul's journey. We dedicate this publication to the deepest parts of ourselves--to the place where spirit resides.
Time Magazine Daily: Time Magazine daily edition. Update on stories of the day, with the ability to search for related articles re: each story.
Utne Magazine: For over a decade, Utne Reader has served as a guide to the best of alternative media by presenting great articles culled from a zillion sources and original work that helps put issues into fuller context. Now, we're bringing the same services -- content, context, and community -- to the World Wide Web with the launch of The Lens.

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Nativeweb - An Internet Community: Resources on the net: mail lists, ftp, gopher, and WWW sites. Includes instructions for how to use each of these types of sites.

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Newsgroups & E-mail

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National Coalition for the Homeless: The National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) is a national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers, and others committed to a single goal. That goal- our common bond and mission- is to end homelessness.
Peace and Conflict: PEACE is dedicated to Peace Studies and its mission to contribute to the development of peace and justice in the world through education and research.
Science for Peace: Science for Peace is a Canadian organization of natural scientists, engineers, social scientists, scholars in the humanities and lay people. It brings together professors, graduate students and first degree students who are concerned about peace, justice and making an environmentally sustainable future.

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*Environmental Organization WebDirectory: Earth's Biggest Environmental Search Engine. Organized by topic.
California State Senate: State Senate Information on senators, Senate committees, etc. Ability to search current and past legislation, view archive of codes, statutes, rules, etc.
CapWeb - Guide to U.S. Congress: This site allows Internet users to access a complete and reliable directory of information about the members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
Climate Ark: The Climate Ark is a Climate Change Portal and Internet Search Tool that provides access to reviewed climate change and renewable energy news and information.ć Search the entire content of several hundred leading research and advocacy sites below, and browse the Huge Climate Change News Archive. The Climate Ark is for non- commercial, educational purposes only and use signifies acceptance of these terms.
Communications for a Sustainable Future (CSF): CSF was founded on the idea that computer networking should be used to enhance communications with the objective of working through disparate views and ideologies to secure a more promising future.
Earth Systems, Inc: Earth Systems hosts the WWW Virtual Library - Environment page and web sites of environmental organizations and acts as a focal collection point for all types of environmental information and issues.
Environment (Community): Part of Galaxy, the professional Guide to a world of information. Web resources, compiled for professionals.
Greenpeace: Greenpeace today still adheres to the same principles: to 'bear witness' by drawing attention to an abuse of the environment through their unwavering presence at the scene, whatever the risk, to non-violence and to independence. Includes the MUSCAT WebExplorer search tool.
Library of Congress: Library of Congress online.
Sierra Club: Extensive information about the activities of the Club, with links to other related resources such as environmental Usenet newsgroups. You can do a keyword search of data on the Sierra Club web site.
Thomas - U.S. Legistative Branch: Complete legislative information from the U.S. Congress. Good place to search for info about current congressional legislation, by name, by bill number, etc. Also provides complete explanation of how bills go through Congress.
Time Magazine Daily: Time Magazine daily edition. Update on stories of the day, with the ability to search for related articles re: each story.
Yahoo Search: Excellent search environment for finding information of all kinds on the WWW.

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California Native Plant Society: The Mission of The California Native Plant Society is to Increase Understanding and Appreciation of California's Native Plants, and to Preserve Them in Their Natural Habitat Through Scientific Activities, Education, and Conservation.
CAT (Center for Alternative Technology): There are practical and acceptable solutions to the world's environmental problems.. from natural pest control to advice on environmental policy from rechargeable batteries to inexhaustible electricity supplies from school projects to residential student courses or if you want to support a vital environmental charity.
Chesapeake Bay Trust: The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a nonprofit organization created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1985 to promote public awareness and participation in the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay.
Earth Island Institute Projects and Newsletters: Information about the projects and publications of the Institute.
Green City Project: Green City Project is dedicated to increasing the compatibility of cities with their local natural environment by providing resources to link individuals and groups with each other in community-based ecological activities. Has links to Bay Area environmental groups and info.
Greenpeace: Greenpeace today still adheres to the same principles: to 'bear witness' by drawing attention to an abuse of the environment through their unwavering presence at the scene, whatever the risk, to non-violence and to independence. Includes the MUSCAT WebExplorer search tool.
I.C.L.E.I. - International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives: The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) is the international environmental agency for local governments. We know from concrete experience that local actions can have a global impact.
John Muir Exhibit: Information about John Muir
Mendocino Environmental Center: The MEC site offers information about environmental issues and groups in Mendocino County. Also included are articles from the last few years of MEC Newsletters, including a master index by environmental topic.
National Resources Defense Council: NRDC is a national nonprofit organization with 170,000 members that is dedicated to protecting the world's natural resources and ensuring a safe and healthy environment for all. NRDC's scientists and attorneys have been working since 1970 to solve the critical environmental issues of our times.
Rainforest Action Network: Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
Rocky Mountain Institute: Home of Amory and Hunter Lovins and the "soft energy path." Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is a nonprofit research and educational foundation with vision across boundaries. Our Goal is to foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security.
Sierra Club: Extensive information about the activities of the Club, with links to other related resources such as environmental Usenet newsgroups. You can do a keyword search of data on the Sierra Club web site.
Surfers' Environmental Alliance: The Leading Edge of Coastal Activism.; SEA is the epitome of a grass roots environmental organization.
Wilderness Society: National conservation organization that is devoted primarily to public lands protection and management issues.
Working Assets: Working Assets Long Distance (WALD) is a privately held long distance telephone and credit card company whose mission is to be an active participant in building a world that is more just, humane and environmentally sustainable.
World Game Institute: The World Game Institute is a 25 year old not-for-profit education and research organization whose mission is to supply the perspective and information needed to solve the critical problems facing global society as we enter the twenty-first century.

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Center for Economic Conversion: The Center's broad mission is to help build an economy that meets social needs and works in harmony with the environment.
Sustainable Communities Network: Linking citizens to resources and one another to create healthy, vital, sustainable communities.

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