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Anti-Environmental Myths

Debunking common myths about environmental issues promoted by corporations; also includes numerous research and web resources.

Defend the Forests
WildLaw's and the National Forest Protection Alliance's site that provides information on public land issues.

Defenders of Wildlife
"Working to save species and habitat for future generations," site includes: current actions, news, information, and links.

Dorris Haddock--"Granny D"
Site for information about this social and environmental activist, includes numerous publications and speeches.

Environmental Research Foundation
Weekly publication providing understandable scientific information about human health and the environment, focuses on news and resources for Environmental Justice.

Environmental Working Group
A content-provider for non-profit groups, includes reports, articles, technical assistance and the development of computer databases and Internet resources for non-profits.

Essential.Org
Non-profit started by Ralph Nader working to encourage citizens to become active and engaged in their communities through this informative site, projects, and publications.

The Forest Action Network
Campaigning to save the great bear rainforest.

Forest Conservation Portal / Forests.org
This group maintains a great directory of environmental groups, and also indexes action alerts and news items relating to forest destruction.

Forest Conservation Links
A well-indexed, and annotated list of environmental groups is provided by the folks at Forests.org.

Free Our Forests
A regional active, grass-roots organization opposed to the U.S. Forest Service Adventure Pass program in Southern California, the Northwest Forest Pass in Oregon.

Georgia Sierra Club
The Georgia Sierra Club is a great resource for our Southeastern members.

The Sierra Club Chronicles
A look at the compromising Club "Leadership" as it ignores the membership.

International Rivers Network
Linking human rights and environmental protection, IRN supports local communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds.

The Lands Council
Our ecological friends to the north devoted to protecting the inland Columbia River watershed: Eastern Washington, Northeastern Oregon, Northern Idaho and Western Montana.

Mad-Cow.org
The grand repository of all things cow and funky. "7,431+ articles on mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, prions, spongiform encephalopathies, scrapie, BSE, CJD, CWD, TME, and TSE "

Mineral Policy Center
Dedicated to protecting communities and the environment by preventing the environmental impacts associated with irresponsible mining and mineral development.

Native Forest Network Wildfire Page
Information concerning wildfires, home protection, fuel reduction, fire suppression, post-fire 'salvage' logging and fire ecology.

Nuclear Crimes
Pointing out some of Shell's environmental atrocities, this group will educate you to the point of fear.

Organic Consumer's Association
The Organic Consumers Association is a public interest organization dedicated to building a healthy, safe, and sustainable system of food production and consumption. We are a global clearinghouse for information and grassroots technical assistance.

Ozone Action
Source of information and action on global warming.

Pacific Crest Biodiversity Project
"Their mission is to protect and restore the ecological integrity of forests in Cascadia."

Pesticide Action Network
Campaigns to replace hazardous pesticides with ecologically friendly alternatives.

Project Underground
Supporting the human rights of communities resisting mining and oil exploitation.

Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
Annual conference for lawyers working for the environment--site includes a wealth of networking and informational pages.

Southwest Center for Biodiversity
Protecting endangered species and wild places of western North America through science, policy, education, and environmental law.

Sprawl City
A 2001 report on the nearly equal roles played by population growth and land use choices play in the increase of urban sprawl in the United States.

Sustainable Forestry Project
Oregon group working to incorporate sustainable forestry practices into legally binding guidelines for government and industry.

Virginians For Wilderness
A grassroots environmental group from Virginia

Wild Alabama
A nonprofit group devoted to protecting Alabama's remaining wilderness.

Western Canada Wilderness Committee
"Canada's largest membership-based citizen-funded wilderness preservation organization. We work for the preservation of Canadian and international wilderness through research and grassroots education."

Wildlaw
A non-profit environmental law firm defending the wild.

World Resources Institute
Provides information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems.

Wild Wilderness
Advocates for the protection and enhancement of those recreational activities most dependent upon what are commonly known as "wilderness values."

The ZeroCircles Project
Artists using environmental artwork and great research to inspire Americans to work to end the destruction of our lands.