ORGANIZATIONS

Alliance to Save Energy
www.ASE.org
A non-profit coalition of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders. Supports energy efficiency as a cost-effective energy resource under existing market conditions and advocates energy-efficiency policies that minimize costs to society and individual consumers, and that lessen greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the global climate. Undertakes research, educational programs, and policy advocacy, designs and implements energy-efficiency projects, promotes technology development and deployment, and builds public-private partnerships, in the U.S. and other countries.

American Forests
www.Americanforests.org
American Forests works to protect, restore and enhance the natural capital of trees and forests. Healthy forests filter water, remove air pollution, sequester carbon, and provide homes for wildlife. Help plant trees to restore areas damaged by wildfire, where critical wildlife habitat has been lost, and to clean our air and water.

Bay Area Green Business Program
www.greenbiz.ca.gov
A partnership of environmental agencies and utilities that assists, recognizes and promotes businesses and government agencies that volunteer to operate in a more environmentally responsible way.

Bioneers (The Collective Heritage Institute)
www.bioneers.org
Bioneers is a forum for connecting the environment, health, social justice, and spirit within a broad progressive framework. One of the beauties of biology is that its facts can become our metaphors, and these underlying codes serve as inspiring parables for how we can organize a more just, humane and authentically sustainable society.

BALLE
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
www.livingeconomies.org
Creates, strengthens, and connects local business networks dedicated to building strong Local Living Economies that sustain community life, natural life, and long-term economic viability.

California Green Building Program
www.CaGreenBuilder.org
The California Green Builder program (CGB) is the effective and cost-effective green building program for production builders and California homebuyers. Created by homebuilders for homebuilders, the voluntary program meets the needs of builders, buyers, and California's cities and counties alike.

The Center for Regenerative Design at the College of Marin
www.GreenMarin.net
Educates local community members and collaborates with higher education institutions and local organizations and businesses to develop programs that highlight alternatives to support a sustainable future. CRD utilizes Marin County as its extended sustainability education campus in its collaboration with the numerous organization promoting sustainable practices.

Ceres
www.ceres.org
Ceres (pronounced "series") is a national network of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change. Mission: Integrating sustainability into capital markets for the health of the planet and its people.

Conservation International
www.conservation.org
Conservation International believes that Earth's natural heritage must be maintained if future generations are to thrive spiritually, culturally and economically. Our mission is to conserve the Earth's living heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.

Consumer Energy Center
(of the California Energy Commission)
www.consumerenergycenter.org
A one-stop site on the Internet for the latest information about energy resources and how to use them wisely in our home, work and vehicles. Choose from any of the major topic areas listed in the pull-down menus at the top. You can also connect directly with our sections offering seasonal consumer tips, "how-to" videos for the consumer and energy professional, and a direct link to information about incentives and rebates.

Co-op America
www.coopamerica.org
Our mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. We focus on economic strategies—economic action to solve social and environmental problems. We empower people to take personal and collective action. We work on issues of social justice and environmental responsibility. We see these issues as completely linked in the quest for a sustainable world. It’s what we mean when we say “green.” We work to stop abusive practices and to create healthy, just and sustainable practices.

The Earth Policy Institute
www.earth-policy.org
The purpose of the Earth Policy Institute is to provide a vision of what an environmentally sustainable economy will look like, a roadmap of how to get from here to there, and an ongoing assessment of this effort, of where progress is being made and where it is not.

The Ecological Design Institute
www.Ecodesign.org
The Ecological Design Institute and Van der Ryn Architects create innovative design solutions that link nature, culture and technology to reintegrate the needs of human society within the balance of nature.

Energy Action Coalition
www.energyaction.net
The Energy Action coalition unites a diversity of organizations in an alliance that supports and strengthens the student and youth clean energy movement in North America. The partners of Energy Action work together to leverage our collective power and create change for a clean, efficient, just and renewable energy future. The work of Energy Action is focused on four strategic areas: campuses, communities, corporate practices, and politics.

The Energy Foundation
www.ef.org
The Energy Foundation is a partnership of major donors interested in solving the world's energy problems. Mission is to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy — new technologies that are essential components of a clean energy future. Geographic focus is on the United States and China, the largest and fastest growing energy markets in the world.

Energy Star
www.energystar.gov
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.

Energy Watch
www.energywatch.org.uk
“Your Gas and Electricity Watchdog”
As the independent gas and electricity watchdog, our mission is simple: to get the best deal we can for energy consumers. This includes providing free and impartial advice - and even taking up your case if you feel you’re being treated unfairly by your gas or electricity supplier. Our wealth of experience means we have a genuine understanding of the issues that affect consumers and we can help you get better service or proper redress when things go wrong.

Environmental Expert
www.environmental-expert.com
Environmental Expert connects over 400,000 environmental industry professionals from around the globe to over 10,000 companies that provide the products, services and information they need to do their job successfully. The Environmental Expert portal contains a wealth of industry-related information and resources, like publications, events, articles, job postings, press releases & news. We currently provide premium marketing services to nearly 1000 companies in the industry by helping them promote their equipment, services, publications, events, and more to our industry-specific user base, the only online environmental industry community that truly spans the globe.

E-Wire
www.ewire.com
E-Wire is a leading press release distribution service dedicated to environmental news, products and events. E-Wire delivers environment related news, research, services, and product information to major news organizations, publications, government agencies, databases and environmental professionals around the world.

Global Exchange
www.globalexchange.org
Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world.

Green Biz
www.greenbiz.com
GreenBiz is the leading information resource on how to align environmental responsibility with business success. We provide valuable news and resources to large and small businesses through a combination of Web sites, workshops, daily news feeds, electronic newsletters, and briefing papers. Our resources are free to all users. Our mission is to provide clear, concise, accurate, and balanced information, resources, and learning opportunities to help companies of all sizes and sectors integrate environmental responsibility into their operations in a manner that supports profitable business practices.

Green Drinks
www.greendrinks.org
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a beer at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. We have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. Come along and you'll be made welcome. It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organising network. These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity. It's a force for the good and we'd like to help it spread to other cities. Contact your local node to get the latest info about coming along.

Green Economy
www.greeneconomy.com/do/Home
It is easy to keep up-to-date with the issues that affect our environment. The web provides a wealth of information ranging from the laws before Congress to practical information for home owners and businesses. It also provides many forums where you not only can share information but meet people and be part of organizations that help you advocate the environmental issues that are important to you. The following resources accomplish this by allowing you to view bills before Congress, read about environmental issues and concerns, and to not only read about the subject of ecology, but to contribute your own information.

Green Festivals
www.greenfestivals.org
Join us for these huge parties with a purpose. You'll enjoy more than 200 visionary speakers and 400 green businesses in each city, great how-to workshops, green films, yoga and movement classes, green careers sessions, organic beer and wine, delicious organic cuisine and live music.

Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.org/usa/
We have grown from a small group of dedicated activists to an international organization with offices in more than 30 countries. But our spirit and our mission remain the same. Our fight to save the planet has grown more serious – the threat of global warming, destruction of ancient forests, deterioration of our oceans, and the threat of a nuclear disaster loom large. Greenpeace is actively working to address these and other threats.

Grist
www.grist.org
Environmental News and Commentary online magazine.
Grist exists to tell untold stories, to spotlight trends before they become trendy, and to engage the apathetic. They’re fiercely independent in their coverage. Trying to be more appealing to mainstream audience by avoiding the image of the sanctimonious tree-hugger. A nonprofit organization funded by foundation grants, reader contributions, and advertising. Website and email services are free.

International Forum of Globalization
www.IFG.org
The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) is an alliance of sixty leading activists, scholars, economists, researchers and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to economic globalization.

International Institute for Sustainable Development
www.iisd.org
IISD is in the business of promoting change towards sustainable development. As a policy research institute dedicated to effective communication of our findings, it engages decision-makers in government, business, NGOs and other sectors in the development and implementation of policies that are simultaneously beneficial to the global economy, the global environment and to social well-being.

Native Energy
www.nativeenergy.com
NativeEnergy is a privately held Native American energy company. In August 2005, the Intertribal Council On Utility Policy (COUP) acquired a majority ownership interest in NativeEnergy on behalf of its member tribes, marking another significant step in the Great Plains tribes’ historic effort to power America with Native wind. NativeEnergy helps you help build Native American, farmer-owned, community based renewable energy projects that create social, economic, and environmental benefits.

Natural Resources Defense Council
www.nrdc.org
NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 1.2 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.

Net Impact
www.netimpact.org
Net Impact is a network of MBAs, graduate students and professionals committed to using the power of business to improve the world. With more than 120 student and professional chapters on 4 continents in 75 cities and 80 graduate schools, Net Impact is one of the most innovative and influential networks in existence today.

OxFam International
www.oxfam.org
“United for a more equitable world.”
Oxfam International seeks increased worldwide public understanding that economic and social justice are crucial to sustainable development. Strives to be a global campaigning force promoting the awareness and motivation that comes with global citizenship while seeking to shift public opinion in order to make equity the same priority as economic growth.

Planeta.com
www.planeta.com
Global Journal of Practical Ecotourism. Now we can travel the world guilt-free with this website’s invaluable resources.

The Rocky Mountain Institute
www.rmi.org
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an independent, entrepreneurial, nonprofit organization. We foster the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining. Our staff shows businesses, communities, individuals, and governments how to create more wealth and employment, protect and enhance natural and human capital, increase profit and competitive advantage, and enjoy many other benefits—largely by doing what they do far more efficiently.

The San Francisco Community Power Cooperative
www.SFpower.org
It has a great section http://www.sfpower.org/about/links.htm with links to 20+ websites with info on a bunch of different energy conservation issues, including alternative energy, home energy efficiency, and green building.

San Francisco Department of the Environment
www.sfenvironment.com
SF Environment's mission is to improve, enhance, and preserve the environment and to promote San Francisco's long-term environmental well being. SF Environment provides public education and outreach to the community on environmental issues; reviews and make recommendations on proposed City legislation to include long-term environmental goals; works to increase visibility of local environmental issues; and coordinates the work of city environmental services for increased effectiveness.

The Sierra Club
www.sierraclub.org
The Sierra Club's members are more than 750,000 of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

The Social Investment Forum
www.socialinvest.org
Offers comprehensive information, contacts & resources on socially responsible investing (SRI). A national nonprofit membership org promoting concept, practice, and growth of SRI.

SocialFunds.com
www.socialfunds.com
Features over 10,000 pages of information on SRI mutual funds, community investments, corporate research, shareowner actions, and daily social investment news. SocialFunds.com is a website of SRI World Group, Inc., a news, research, and consulting firm that advises clients regarding sustainability investment issues and corporate responsibility practices.

The Solar Living Institute
www.solarliving.com
A nonprofit promoting sustainable living through inspirational environmental education. Its major programs are the Sustainable Living Programs, the Solar Living Center, the annual weekend learning celebration SolFest, and its year-round Intern Program. Since 1992, over 25,000 students have attended hands-on workshops on renewable energy, ecological design, sustainable living practices and alternative construction techniques like strawbale, cob, and bamboo.

Solar One
www.solar1.org
Solar One, the City's first solar-powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center,” inspires New Yorkers to become environmentally responsible city dwellers.

SustainableBusiness.com
www.sustainablebusiness.com
This is an Internet community for businesses that integrate economic and social and environmental concerns into their core strategy. In short, it helps green business grow! Here is a list of the website's sections and very valuable resources: Sustainable Business Insider, an acclaimed on-line trade magazine, reports on the latest developments and trends across all sustainable business sectors; Green Dream Jobs is the very popular job service that connects people with business skills with environmentally conscious nonprofits and businesses; Progressive Investor is a monthly newsletter that guides investors and advisors toward sustainable investments; Business Connections is a networking service that helps young green companies find the financing and partners they need to grow; Events Calendar is a comprehensive listing of sustainability-oriented conferences; Resource Directory is a compilation of the most useful web sites, databases and resources for sustainable business.

U.S. Green Building Council
www.usgbc.org
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Our more than 7,200 member organizations and our network of more than 80 regional chapters are united to advance our mission of transforming the building industry to sustainability.

West Coast Green
www.Westcoastgreen.com
The largest residential and green building conference and expo in the country. The first annual one was end of September in SF.

World Resources Institute
www.wri.org
WRI is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives. Mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment for current and future generations.