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Organizations Making a Difference

Here is a list of organizations that are making a positive difference in the world today. All of the organizations mentioned in the book are in this directory as well as many others currently doing excellent work around the globe.

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1Sky Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.1sky.org
1Sky was created in 2007 to focus the power of millions of concerned Americans on a single goal: bold federal action by 2010 that can stem global warming. 
350.org Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.350.org
350.org is an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis--the solutions that science and justice demand.
Alliance for Climate Protection   Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.climateprotect.org
The Alliance for Climate Protection was founded in 2006 by Al Gore, Nobel Laureate and former Vice President of the United States. With more than 5,000,000 members worldwide, the Alliance is a unique non-profit, non-partisan organization that is committed to educating the global community about the urgency of implementing comprehensive solutions to the climate crisis.
Amazon Conservation Team Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.amazonconservation.org
The Amazon Conservation Association is active in Peru and Bolivia and works to protect biodiversity by studying ecosystems and developing innovative conservation tools to protect land in the region while supporting the livelihoods of local communities.
American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org
The American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment is a high-visibility effort to address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions, and to accelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth’s climate.
Blue Ocean Institute Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.blueocean.org
From Arctic Alaskan fishing villages to Zanzibar’s shores, the staff of Blue Ocean Institute studies and articulates how the ocean is changing and how everything humans do—both on land and at sea—affects the waters, wildlife, and people of our world.
Campus Climate Challenge Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.campusclimatechallenge.org
The Campus Climate Challenge is a joint campaign of 30 leading campus and youth organizations designed to get students at 700 universities across North America to reduce their campus' global warming pollution to zero as quickly as possible.
Campus Compact Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.compact.org
Campus Compact is a coalition of over 1,100 college and university presidents who collaborate to build civic engagement in campus and academic life.  They enrich universities by supporting community service and service-learning efforts in key areas such as homelessness, hunger, healthcare, and literacy. 
Carbon Footprint Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.carbonfootprint.com
Carbon Footprint helps businesses reduce costs, achieve legislative compliance and benefit from positive environmental marketing.
Carbon Fund Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.carbonfund.org
Carbonfund.org is leading the fight against global warming, making it easy and affordable for any individual, business or organization to reduce & offset their climate impact and hasten the transition to a clean energy future.
Clean Air-Cool Planet Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org
Clean Air-Cool Planet creates partnerships in the Northeast to implement solutions to climate change and build constituencies for effective climate policies and actions.
Climate Central Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.climatecentral.org
Using both staff experts and an extended blue ribbon network of scientists, Climate Central assesses and synthesizes the latest science, technology, and policy proposals.
Climate Project Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.theclimateproject.org
The climate project is a movement to educate and challenge citizens and governments into action against the growing crisis of global warming.
Conservation Fund www. Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.gocarbonzero.org
Pioneering a brand of conservation driven by effectiveness, efficiency, and environmental and economic balance, the Conservation Fund, a non-membership, non-advocacy organization, is America's foremost conservation nonprofit.
Conservation International Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Protection http://www.conservation.org
Conservation International's mission is to conserve the Earth's living natural heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.
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