| Learn about some of the ways you can get involved | | | | issues from saving the whales to cleaning up beaches |
| in the going green movement. | | | | and more. |
| Going green starts with the simple choices we make | | | | Slow Food Movement: |
| every day to be more conscious of what we do and | | | | While this international organization was not founded |
| how we do it. It continues through environmental | | | | on the premise of helping the environment, its |
| activism and involvement, no matter how large or | | | | principles about how food and wine should be |
| small that commitment may be. We all have a | | | | produced and enjoyed are in direct alignment with |
| responsibility to think globally and act locally. | | | | the principles of going green activism. More organic |
| What's great about eco-activism today is that we | | | | and regional staples and less mass produced, |
| live in an age where we don't have to conduct sit-ins | | | | flavorless, cheaply shipped food will help us get our |
| or chant angrily outside of government buildings to | | | | planet, our sanities, and our taste-buds back to |
| make a statement. In fact, entire groups of activists | | | | where they should be. |
| and tree-huggers don't even have to be in the same | | | | Natural Resources Defense Council: |
| room together to get a point across with the | | | | Fighting to protect human health and the natural |
| technologies that abound these days. | | | | world since 1971 this organization tackles |
| Technology has made virtual tree-hugging an | | | | environmental activism topics such as global warming, |
| extremely effective means of connecting people, | | | | clean air and water, and has helped safeguard polar |
| building support infrastructures, getting voices heard, | | | | bears, prevented oil drilling in Alaska, and initiated |
| and saving fuel to and from demonstrations to boot! | | | | cleaner vehicle programs. |
| Between blogging, social networking, and online | | | | Union of Concerned Scientists: |
| applications like Twitter, there's no lack of resources | | | | Founded in 1969 at the Massachusetts Institute of |
| to get your voice and message heard. | | | | Technology, this watchdog group is a joint initiative |
| Sierra Club: | | | | between students and professors to focus on topics |
| This grassroots organization has been working to | | | | such as food safety, nuclear policy, clean air and |
| protect communities, wild places, and the planet itself | | | | vehicles, and global warming. UCS actively works to |
| since 1892 and has chapters all across the United | | | | develop realistic changes and solutions to current |
| States | | | | government policy, corporate practices, and |
| Consequence: | | | | consumer choices. |
| This organization is dedicated to taking political action | | | | Stop Global Warming: |
| at the state and federal levels in order to have your | | | | Launched by Hollywood producer Laurie David (one |
| voice heard by those who can impart change - your | | | | of the masterminds behind the film An Inconvenient |
| local congressmen (and women). Sign up for their | | | | Truth, this organization has been harnessing the |
| newsletter to get updates on the most recent | | | | power of the entertainment industry to create |
| happenings on Capitol Hill regarding climate change | | | | awareness and enact change through efforts such as |
| reform. | | | | the Stop Global Warming Virtual March on |
| Tree Nation: | | | | Washington and the Stop Global Warming College |
| A social network of activists and people trying to | | | | Tour. |
| make a difference, this outfit’s sole purpose in | | | | When it comes to environmental activism, it's all |
| life is to plant trees in order to fight poverty, | | | | about identifying what you're willing to do, whether it |
| desertification, deforestation, and climate change. You | | | | be donating to a non-profit, going on a volunteering |
| can make a donation to plant a single tree or an | | | | vacation, helping out with a local find-raiser, or simply |
| entire forrest! Great for individuals, organizations, and | | | | participating in online forums. |
| companies alike to get involved. | | | | At it's very basic level, environmental activism is no |
| Surfrider Foundation: | | | | more than just picking up litter when you see it on |
| This national agency has numerous local chapters | | | | the street, or answering a neighbors curious |
| which help people connect with nature | | | | questions about why you're composting, recycling, or |
| GreenPeace: | | | | riding your bike to and from work. |
| The ultimate organization in the going green and | | | | The more we can do to simply spread the message |
| environmental activism movement, | | | | that the environment is all around us and that it's just |
| GreenPeace’s name is synonymous with | | | | as dependent on us as we are on it is what going |
| change. You can make donation to your local chapter | | | | green is all about. It doesn't really matter how we do |
| (easily found through a search query on their site), | | | | it as much as when we do it. The time is now. |
| which will go towards any number of environmental | | | | |