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Find out about other environmental alerts by visiting these links:
Ancient Trees - Works to save California's remaining ancient trees.
Californians for Pesticide Reform - Working to expand the public's right to know about pesticide use and abuse, reduce that use and promote safer, ecologically sound agricultural and urban pest management
California Wilderness Coalition - In defense of California's remaining wildlands
CALPIRG - Public interest advocacy on clean energy, clean air, clean cars, safe fertilizers, clean coasts, toxics campaigns and other
Center for Marine Conservation - Protecting oceans and marine life
Clean Water Action - Working for clean, safe and affordable water, prevention of health-threatening pollution, creation of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses, and empowerment of people to make democracy work
Communities for a Better Environment - Environmental health and justice for California's urban communities: oil, toxics, power plants, community monitoring
Earth Island Institute - Works on wide variety of issues and projects: global warming, alternative energy and fuels, habitat protection, other
Environmental Defense Fund - Works on stabilizing the Earth's climate, safeguarding the world's oceans, protecting human health, and defending and restoring biodiversity
Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) - Protecting the forests and endangered species of Northern California through education and strategic litigation
Food First - 'Peoples' think tank and education-for-action center working on the root causes and value-based solutions to hunger and poverty around the world, with a commitment to establishing food as a fundamental human right. Trade/agriculture, alternative food systems, international food rights, biotechnology
Friends of the Earth - Works to empower individuals and organizations to effect environmental change and coordinates stratospheric ozone protection campaigns
Fund for Animals - Working for the cause of animals throughout the world
Global Exchange - Research, education, and action center dedicated to promoting people-to-people ties around the world. Campaigns on energy, effects of globalization, corporate development, international human rights, other
Greenaction - Healthy communities and environmental justice, waste incinerators, corporate pollution
Greenpeace - Works on wide variety of issues and projects: clean air and energy, toxics, wildlife, nuclear, cities, legislation, other
Grist Magazine - Hosts a website with extensive information, alerts and links on: Animals & Plants, Clean Air & Water, Food & Agriculture, Forests & Wilderness, Global Warming & Clean Energy, Land Use & Sprawl, Mining, Ranching & Drilling, Oceans, Personal Consumption, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Politics & People, Population, Recycling & Solid Waste, Rivers & Dams, Toxic Waste.
International Rivers Network (IRN) - supports local communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds. Works to halt destructive river development projects, and to encourage equitable and sustainable methods of meeting needs for water, energy and flood management
National Resources Defense Council - Works on wide variety of issues and projects: clean air and energy, toxics, wildlife, nuclear, cities, legislation, other
MST, Brazil's Landless Workers Movement - The MST is the largest social movement in Latin America and one of the most successful grassroots movements in the world. In order to maximize agriculture production, the MST has created 60 food cooperatives as well as a small agricultural industries. Find out more about this movement and get involved
Mangrove Action Project - Mangrove forests are one of the most productive and biodiverse wetlands on earth. Yet, these unique coastal tropical forests are among the most threatened habitats in the world
Organic Consumers Association - Campaigning for Food Safety, Organic Agriculture, Fair Trade & Sustainability
People United for a Better Oakland (PUEBLO) - Fights for social, economic and racial justice in Oakland. Campaigns on lead, IES waste incinerator, other.
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) - Campaigns to replace pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives
Pesticide Watch - Fighting dangerous pesticide use in California communities
Power to the People - Coalition striving for solutions to the California energy crisis
Progressive Portal - Berkeley-based activism Web site offers almost-daily action alerts, plus letter-writing, links, and more.
Project Underground - Supporting the human rights of communities resisting mining and oil exploitation
Rainforest Action Network - Works to protect tropical rainforests and the human rights of those living in and around those forests
Save Pacifica Radio - Information about how to save Pacifica and KPFA Radio
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition - The impacts of high-tech industry on community, worker and environmental health
The Utility Reform Network - A watchdog of the Public Utilities Commission, they support "lifeline" service rates and advocate strong conservation measures
West County Toxics Coalition - Works to create awareness of toxics and pollution in Richmond and the Bay. WCTC has initiated campaigns aimed at petrochemical companies which contaminate the air, soil, and quality of life for West County residents