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Alternative Energy
http://lowimpacthydro.org/
The Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to reducing the impacts of hydropower generation through the certification of hydropower projects that have avoided or reduced their environmental impacts pursuant to the Low Impact Hydropower Institute’s criteria.
There are thousands of hydropower dams in the United States located on many of our most important rivers and streams. These dams can create pollution-free energy, but they can also produce significant adverse impacts on fish and wildlife and other resources.
LIHI’s mission is to reduce the impacts of hydropower dams through market incentives. LIHI does this through its Hydropower Certification Program, a voluntary certification program designed to help identify and reward hydropower dams that are minimizing their environmental impacts. Just as an organic label can help consumers choose the foods and farming practices they want to support, the LIHI certification program can help energy consumers choose the energy and hydropower practices they want to support.
In order to be certified by the Institute, a hydropower facility must meet criteria in the following eight areas:
1. river flows,
2. water quality,
3. fish passage and protection,
4. watershed protection
5. threatened and endangered species protection,
6. cultural resource protection,
7. recreation, and
8. facilities recommended for removal.
The criteria standards are typically based on the most recent, and most stringent, mitigation measures recommended for the dam by expert state and federal resource agencies, even if those measures aren't a requirement for operating. A hydropower Facility meeting all eight certification criteria will be certified by LIHI, and will be able to use this certification when marketing power to consumers.
http://schatzlab.org/
Promoting the use of clean and renewable energy
At the Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC), we are working to establish clean and renewable energy technologies in our society. As scientists and engineers, we are dedicated to our research. As teachers, we are passionate about educating people of all ages on the exciting potential of a clean energy future.
How it all Began
SERC was established in 1989, thanks to generous funding from Dr. Louis W. Schatz, then president of General Plastics Manufacturing Company of Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Schatz had a lifelong passion for innovation, and the use of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier and fuel was one of his main interests.
Looking out toward the ocean from the Schatz Solar Hydrogen Project photovoltaic array
The Schatz Solar Hydrogen Project photovoltaic array.
At the Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC) on California's North Coast, we are working to establish clean energy technologies in our society. We specialize in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and hydrogen energy systems. Our work involves research and development, technology demonstration, project development, energy systems analysis, and education and training. In addition, we perform feasibility studies, resource assessments, and energy planning studies.
We are affiliated with Humboldt State University's Environmental Resources Engineering program and provide a rare opportunity for undergraduate and graduate engineering students to acquire hands-on experience with cutting-edge energy technologies.
Our Mission
Americans are accustomed to low priced and abundant energy supplies. This has led us to be profligate in our energy use and careless about our energy future. Global warming, dirty urban air, forests dying from acid rain, and dependence on oil from politically unstable foreign countries are only a few of the many consequences of our energy policies and choices. Is there a better way?
At the Schatz Energy Research Center, we know there is. Just as our ancestors changed the way they obtained food, we must change the way we get energy, evolving from the energy hunter gatherers we are now to the energy farmers we must become. This evolution means shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy resources: solar, wind, and hydropower – and using energy more efficiently regardless of the source. Our mission is to develop renewable energy technology and make it more reliable and affordable.
All of us have the same dreams: a clean and safe environment, political independence, economic security, and a better world for our children. Clean and safe energy will help make our dreams become reality.
Reduce Greenhouse Emissions in Urban Areas
http://cleanair-coolplanet.org
100 Market St., Ste 204
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: 603.422.6464
Fax: 603.422.6441
Email us at info@cleanair-coolplanet.org
Our Vision
A world where global warming is not a problem.
Our Mission
We are in the business of solving the global warming problem through civic engagement, education and effective policy.
Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP) is the leading organization dedicated solely to finding and promoting solutions to global warming:
* We partner with companies, campuses, communities and science centers to help reduce their carbon emissions.
* We help our partners, their constituents, and other regional opinion leaders and stakeholders understand the impacts of global warming and its best available solutions, through comprehensive outreach efforts celebrating commitment, innovation and success in climate action.
* We showcase practical climate solutions that demonstrate the economic opportunities and environmental benefits associated with early actions on climate change.
* We propose and recommend the implementation of effective policy solutions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the state, regional and national levels.
CA-CP is a science-based, non-partisan, 501(c)3 non-profit.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Clean Air task Force (CATF)
http://catf.us/
CATF Main Office – Boston
Address: 18 Tremont Street
Suite 530
Boston, MA 02108
Phone Number: 617-624-0234
Fax Number: 617-624-0230
Email Address: info@catf.us
Founded in 1996, the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring clean air and healthy environments through scientific research, public education, and legal advocacy. Our unique and singular focus on atmospheric issues has allowed us to go deep on the issues, and be persistent and effective.
Made up of 20 senior scientists, lawyers, MBAs, economists, and public outreach professionals, CATF is headquartered in Boston but located throughout the United States. Our work is augmented by collaboration with nationally recognized technical and economic consulting organizations such as The Northbridge Group, Environmental and Energy Analysis, Inc., Abt Associates, and MSB Energy Associates. CATF works with more than 40 state, local, regional, and national organizations to educate the public, media, industry, and government officials on the science and economics of clean air policies through fact-based and locally appropriate advocacy. Our advocacy regularly brings attention to the latest, vital work of researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Emory University, New York University, Purdue University, Georgia Tech, and NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
CATF believes that states are important laboratories for clean air policy, and accordingly devotes much of its effort to advocating model state policies, in addition to participating actively in national administrative rulemakings and judicial proceedings relating to clean air. CATF's work receives favorable notice from government, industry, and the media; we are frequently consulted by agencies and elected officials of both parties. The New Republic calls CATF a "respected" voice on clean air policy.
Clean Water
Clean Ocean Action
http://cleanoceanaction.org
Building 18
Hartshorne Drive
PO Box 505
Sandy Hook, NJ 07732-0505
Voice: (732) 872-0111
FAX: (732) 872-8041
SandyHook@(Spam protected email address)CleanOceanAction.org
COA Mission Statement:
"Our goal is to improve the degraded water quality of the marine waters off the New Jersey/New York coast."
Clean Ocean Action will identify the sources of pollution and mount an attack on each source by using research, public education, and citizen action to convince our public officials to enact and enforce measures which will clean up and protect our ocean.
Clean Ocean Action is a leading national and regional voice working to protect waterways using science, law, research, education, and citizen action.
Our successful campaigns:
* Improve programs and laws that protect public health at swimming beaches.
* Reduce plastics and litter that pollute waterways, spoil beautiful beaches, and harm or kill marine life including turtles, whales, seals, birds, and fish.
* Protect coasts from oil and gas drilling in the ocean, including Maine to Florida.
* Establish the nation’s first Clean Ocean Zone to start
a national chain reaction for all coasts.
* Reduce toxins in waterways to ensure fish and shellfish
are free of pollution and safe to eat.
* Educate and motivate citizens from the small to the tall.
Clean Ocean Action (COA) is a broad-based coalition of 125 active boating, business, community, conservation, diving, environmental, fishing, religious, service, student, surfing, and women's groups. These "Ocean Wavemakers" work to clean up and protect the waters of the New York Bight. The groups came together in 1984 to investigate sources, effects, and solutions of ocean pollution. What follows is a description of the network.
Under the guidance of COA's Board of Trustees, COA's staff researches pollution issues affecting the marine environment, then formulates policy and campaigns to eliminate each pollution source. The staff then coordinates and organizes the Ocean Wavemakers (Participating Organizations, Concerned Businesses, Educators for a Clean Ocean, and Concerned Citizens) to use their individual experience and expertise to help. Press events, rallies, writing letters, making phone calls, testifying at public hearings, and distributing literature are just some of the ways members of the coalition become involved.
With eight ocean dumpsites closed, powerful new clean water laws on the books, and a greater public awareness of the ocean and its improved health, it's clear the system works.
COA RESULTS
* All eight ocean dumpsites - Sewage Sludge, Deep Water Sewage Sludge, Toxic Mud, Cellar Dirt, Industrial Waste, Woodburning, Toxic Waste Incineration, and Acid Waste - have been closed and federal legislation now prohibits dumping these materials.
* The quality of capping material used to heal the ocean at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS) or old Mud Dump Site has been improved.
* Citizen support and demand for a healthy ocean is overwhelming.
* Beach water quality is monitored more closely.
* Over 10,000 students participated in COA Student Summits since the first program 16 years ago.
* Hundreds of thousands of citizens have been educated to help fight future ocean pollution battles.
* The Beach Sweeps are the largest grassroots environmental event in New Jersey. Since 1993, volunteers have collected information on over 2.25 million pieces of trash, totalling nearly 606,000 pounds, from the Jersey shore.
* The NJ Beach Sweeps Report shows a trend toward a reduced amount of debris found on our beaches.
COA ACTIONS
Clean Ocean Action stops ocean pollution with a continuous, relentless effort using research, education, and citizen action to convince our public officials to enact and enforce strict laws to protect our marine resources for today’s and future generations. In order to aggressively pursue and reduce coastal pollution, COA:
* tracks down sources of pollution, identifies solutions, and launches campaigns to eliminate them.
* educates citizens about the connection between storm drains and waterways with a statewide storm drain stencil program, "NO DUMPING: DRAINS TO WATERWAYS".
* motivates communities to implement programs and technologies to stem the tide of coastal pollution.
* ensures that laws are enforced, pollution is reduced, and violators are prosecuted. advocates monitoring and repair of underground sewers to ensure that these systems do not contaminate our waterways.
* identifies environmentally sound alternatives for dredged material management.
Save The Bees
Pollinator Partnership
http://pollinator.org/
Pollinators need protection NOW
Declines in the health and population of pollinators in North America and globally pose what could be a significant threat to the integrity of biodiversity, to global food webs, and to human health. A number of pollinator species are at risk.
Pollinators are ESSENTIAL TO LIFE
At least 80% of our world's crop plant species require pollination. Estimates as high as 1 out of every 3rd bite of food comes to us through the work of animal pollinators. Birds, bees, butterflies, and also bats, beetles and even mosquitos are among the myriad creatures which transfer pollen between seed plants. This function is vital for plant reproduction and food production.
Pollinators NEED YOUR HELP
The Pollinator Partnership needs your help to keep flowers blooming, bees and other endangered pollinators on the wing, and food products flowing from market to dinner table.
The Pollinator Partnership™
c/o The Coevolution Institute
423 Washington St, 5th Fl
San Francisco, CA 94111-2339
(415) 362-1137
info@pollinator.org
Endangered Species
WWF
http://www.worldwildlife.org/home.html
For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.
Mission
WWF's mission is the conservation of nature. Using the best available scientific knowledge and advancing that knowledge where we can, we work to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth and the health of ecological systems by
- protecting natural areas and wild populations of plants and animals, including endangered species;
- promoting sustainable approaches to the use of renewable natural resources; and
- promoting more efficient use of resources and energy and the maximum reduction of pollution.
Goal By 2020 WWF will conserve 19 of the world's most important natural places and significantly change global markets to protect the future of nature.
Bring Sustainable Products to Market
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Solar Power Organizations:
The mission of the Solar Living Institute is to promote sustainable living through inspirational environmental education.
Our organizational values include the following:
- Empowerment -- to create a space where people can be transformational, motivational, inspiring, and outspoken
- Cognizance -- to be knowledgeable about what we do, and to do it consciously
- Quality -- to act professionally in all we do and to be responsive to the needs of our customers and coworkers
- Integrity -- to be honest and consistent in all of our interactions, to be aware of the impact of our actions, and to always behave in an exemplary manner
- Compassion -- to be nurturing, accepting, generous, and kind in all of our interactions and to always come from a place of abundance
- Passion -- to be persistent and driven in pursuit of our goals
- Equity -- to follow democratic principles, to strive for balance, to work in a sustainable way, and to be conscious of the work we do and the way we do it
- Joyfulness -- to always remember to have fun in whatever we are doing
Our environment is in trouble. So is our economy. We’re here to help.
While some of the brightest minds have created innovative technologies to help us overcome pollution and our reliance on imported non-renewable resources, we face an enormous challenge – implementation.
We noticed a lack in the accuracy and availability of state-specific rebates and tax information online. Moreover, many payback calculations provided by various sources were flat out wrong. This left us to reason many of those interested in solar may have given up or were frustrated by the task of seeking out these important facts. In 2007, we created SolarPowerRocks.com to provide the clear, easy to understand information people need to install solar energy across the country.
We have compiled local subsidies, grants, tax credits, and rebates for solar by state, in a very palatable and solar specific format (we found that many solar seekers were frustrated sifting through dozens of subsidies on the web to find the ones that really matter). We also provide easy to understand payback calculations for homeowners in each state based on their electricity usage. It’s working too! We forward handfuls of people a day to our trusted network of installers and we know some of those people go solar.
Our Mission
We are doing our damndest to change the perceptions of legislators, decisionmakers, homeowners, and business-owners alike to get more solar technology on roofs. Our activities include educating our readers about their local subsidies and solar related legislation, as well as connecting them to solar installers in their areas to make their dream of renewable energy a reality. Specifically, we synthesize solar data, maintain an updated state-by-state solar incentive resource with validated cost-impact analyses, and we champion solar legislation and technology around the world. We also provide a valuable service to home and business owners by forging relationships with installers around the country so they receive multiple perspectives on the advantages of going solar.
