MercedGreens Suggested Organizations and Resources

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Ok, so you know we need to bring the power back to the people and away from the large Corporations that put money before human interest. So, let's do something about it! Take a look:

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• The Action Network
  Website: www.actionnetwork.org
  * A project of the Environmental Defense Fund, this simple site helps you send faxes and emails to members of Congress and other decision makers on behalf of dozens of national and local environmental groups.
  
  
• AdBusters
  1243 W. 7th Ave
  Vancouver, BC
  V6H 1B7, Canada
  Phone: (604) 736-9401
  Toll-Free Phone: (800) 663-1243 (US and Canada Only)
  Email: info@adbusters.org
  * Adbusters is an ecological magazine dedicated to examining the relationship between human beings and their physical and mental environment. "We want a world in which the economy and ecology resonate in balance We want folks to get mad about Corporate disinformation, injustices in the Global economy and any industry that pollutes our physical and mental commons."
  
  
• The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods
  PO Box 55699
  Seattle, WA 98155
  Phone: (425)771-4049
  Fax: (603) 825-5841
  EMail: label@thecampaign.org
  Website: TheCampaign.Org
  * This Organization strives to create a national grassroots consumer campaign for the purpose of lobbying Congress and the President to pass legislation that will require the labeling of genetically engineered foods in the United States. (And, in case you're concerned what you're eating may be genetically altered, take a look at this link and find out....But, beware! You may not like what you see!)
  
  
• The Center for a Livable Future
  John Hopkins University
  School of Hygiene and Public Health
  615 N. Wolfe St., Suite 8503
  Baltimore, MD 21205
  Website: www.jhsph.edu/environment/index.html
  * The mission of the Center for a Livable Future is to establish a global resource to develop and disseminate information and to promote policies for the protection of health, the Global Environment and our ability to sustain life for future generations.
  
  
• Center for Health, Environment and Justice
  150 S. Washington, Suite 300
  P.O. Box 6806
  Falls Church, VA 22040
  Phone: (703) 237-2249
  Email: chej@chej.org
  Website: www.chej.org
  * The Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) was founded in 1981, as the Citizens Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste (CCHW). CHEJ believes in environmental justice, the principle that people have the right to a clean and healthy environment regardless of their race or economic standing. The Center believes the most effective way to win environmental justice is from the bottom up through community organizing and empowerment.
  
  
• Center for Responsive Politics
  1101 14th St., N.W., Suite 1030
  Washington, DC 20005-5635
  Phone: (202) 857-0044
  Fax: (202) 857-7809
  Email: info@crp.org
  Website: opensecrets.org
  *The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center’s work is aimed at creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government.
  
  
• Climate Solutions
  610 4th Avenue E
  Olympia, WA 98501-1113
  Phone: (360) 352-1763
  Fax: (360) 943-4977
  Email: info@climatesolutions.org
  Website: Climatesolutions.org
  * Climate Solutions mission "is to stop global warming at the earliest point possible by helping the Northwest become a world leader in practical and profitable solutions." They help "Northwest families, communities, state governments and industries explore the practical benefits of taking actions here and now. At the same time, we are demonstrating a model of regional leadership that strengthens communities and provides economic opportunities."
  
  
• Common Cause
  1250 Connecticut Ave., NW #600
  Washington D.C. 20036
  Phone: (202) 833-1200
  Website: commoncause.org
  * Common Cause is a nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen's lobbying organization promoting open, honest and accountable government. Supported by the dues and contributions of over 200,000 members in every state across the nation, Common Cause represents the unified voice of the people against corruption in government and big money special interests.
  
  
• Co-Op America
  1612 K. St, N.W., Suite 600
  Washington, DC 20006
  Phone: (202) 872-5307
  Website: www.coopamerica.org
  * Co-Op America helps promote small businesses and lifestyles that are sustainable. They publish an excellent quarterly magazine and The National Green Pages, a great resource guide.
  
  
• CorpWatch
  P.O. Box 29344
  San Francisco, CA 94129
  Phone: (415) 561-6568
  Email: corpwatch@corpwatch.org
  Website: www.corpwatch.org
  * CorpWatch is an online activism center and magazine for people concerned about the effects of Corporate Globalization. It's an information clearinghouse and action tool on issues of corporate accountability.
  
  
• Consumer Reports
  101 Truman Ave
  Yonkers, NY 10703
  Website: www.consumerreports.org
  * Find out which products will stand the test of time by researching them first with this consumer organization.
  
  
• Ecomall.com
  Website: www.ecomall.com
  * This is "Earth's Largest Environmental Shopping Center. Your First Stop to shop for Green products that are good for people and the Environment."
  
  
• Earth Island Institute
  300 Broadway, Suite 28
  San Francisco, Ca 94133
  Phone: (415) 788-3666
  Fax: (415) 788-7324
  Website: www.earthisland.org
  * Earth Island Institute, founded in 1982 by veteran environmentalist David Brower, fosters the efforts of creative individuals by providing organizational support in developing projects for the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the global environment. It provides activists the freedom to develop program ideas, supported by services to help them pursue those ideas, with a minimum of bureaucracy. Earth Island's Project Network consists of more than 30 projects worldwide. Through innovative education and activist campaigns, they are addressing many of the most pressing social and environmental issues.
  
  
• The Energy Information Administration
  1000 Independence Ave, S.W.
  Washington, DC 20585
  Phone: (202) 586-8800
  Email: minfoctr@eia.doe.gov
  Website: www.eia.doe.gov
  * Researching? "The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. We provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment."
  
  
• The Environmental Protection Agency
  1200 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20460
  Email: public-access@epa.gov
  Website: www.epa.gov
  * Despite Christine Todd Whitman, the EPA's mission statement is still to "protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends. For 30 years, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people."
  
  
• Farm Sanctuary
  P.O. Box 1065
  Orland, CA 95963
  Phone: (530) 865-4617
  Fax: (530) 865-4622
  Website: www.farmsanctuary.org
  * Since incorporating in 1986, Farm Sanctuary has established America's premier farm animal shelters and waged effective campaigns to stop farm animal cruelty.
  
  
• Federal Election Commission (FEC)
  999 E. St., N.W.
  Washington, DC 20463
  Phone: (800) 424-9530
  Website: www.fec.gov
  * Find out who's giving what to whom in OUR 2002 elections!
  
  
• The Global Development and Environmental Institute
  Tufts University
  Medford, MA 02155
  Website: http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae
  * Get excellent educational information on sustainable living and the environmental impacts of overcomption.
  
  
• Green Action
  One Hallidie Plaza
  Suite 760
  San Francisco, CA 94102
  Phone: (415) 248-5010
  Fax: (415) 248-5011
  Email: greenaction@greenaction.org
  Website: greenaction.org
  * Green Action's mission is to confront corporate polluters, expose the cancer industry that profits from the production, use and disposal of chemicals that cause cancer and other ill health effects, oppose environmental racism and injustice and to promote solutions consistent with environmental, social and economic justice.
  
  
• GreenMarketplace.com
  Website: greenmarketplace.com
  * A shopping space for people who want to make green choices and want to shop for products that a best for the environment. An online store featuring a diverse array of products from Liquid Laundry Detergent to Organic Spices, all certified Green by a staff of environmental researchers.
  
  
• GreenPeace
  702 H St., N.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20001
  Phone: (800) 326-0959
  Website: www.greenpeaceusa.org
  * Greenpeace's website tells it best: "Greenpeace is the leading independent campaigning organization that uses non-violent direct action and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future."
  
  
• International Rivers Network
  1847 Berkeley Way
  Berkeley, CA 94703
  Phone: (510) 848-1155
  Fax: (510) 848-1008
  Email: irn@irn.org
  Website: www.irn.org
  * The International Rivers Network supports local communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds. They work to halt destructive river development projects, and to encourage equitable and sustainable methods of meeting needs for water, energy and flood management.
  
  
• Mail Preference Center
  * You know you don't want most of the flyers and leaflets that clutter your mailbox anyway, so reduce the amount of paper wasted on you and check out MPC's online site at www.the-dma.org/cgi/offmailinglist to get off those junk mail lists.
  
  
• Mothers for Natural Law
  PO Box 1177
  Fairfield, IA 52556
  Phone: (641) 472-2499
  Fax: (641) 472-2683
  Safe Food—Campaign 2001 hotline: (800) REAL-FOOD
  Email: mothers@safe-food.org
  Website: www.safe-food.org
  * Mothers for Natural Law are THE primary resource on the Internet for information (and taking action) on genetically engineered foods. From their website: "Right now our food is at risk. The biotech industry is buying up the world's seed supply. If we don't engage the support of our government for serious caution, for rigorous safety testing, for a moratorium, genetically engineered foods will become the norm, labeling will be redundant and our children will live in a world where real food, natural food, is no longer available. We urge you to work with us. Help us raise public awareness, and create a wave of understanding for the far-reaching implications of genetic engineering in the United States, so that our nation can join the rest of the world in its desire for safety first."
  
  
• National Audubon Society
  700 Broadway
  New York, NY 10003
  Phone: (212) 979-3000
  Fax: (212) 979-3188
  Email: Click on www.audubon.org/nas/contact.html for a list of contacts
  Website: www.audubon.org
  * Not just a magazine! Audubon's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.
  
  
• National Coalition for the Homeless
  1012 Fourteenth Street, NW, #600,
  Washington, DC 20005-3471
  Phone: (202) 737-6444
  Fax: (202) 737-6445
  Email: info@nationalhomeless.org
  Website: www.nationalhomeless.org
  * The mission of the NCH is to end homelessness. Toward this end, they engages in public education, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing, focused in four areas: Housing Justice, Economic Justice, Health Care Justice and Civil Rights.
  

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