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General Environment
www.coopamerica.org — The “National Green Pages” provides a national directory of socially & environmentally responsible businesses.
www.ewg.org — The Environmental Working Group reveals threats to our health in areas such as plastics, pesticides, Teflon & more.
www.environmentaldefense.org — Explore varied topics from “Oceans Alive” to “Global Warming.”
www.greenpeace.org — Greenpeace provides information on forests, oceans, toxics, genetic engineering and more.
www.thegreenguide.com — National Geographic’s “The Green Guide” provides green living advice, product reviews, and environmental health news.
www.responsibleshopper.org — Learn how to shop greener by discovering abuses & scandals involving the world’s largest companies, identified & documented.

www.freecycle.org - A giving movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills.

Global Warming
www.algore.com — Click here & send a message to congress on climate change.
www.climatecrisis.net — The website for Al Gore’s book, “An Inconvenient Truth.”
www.environmentalhealthnews.org — Daily & archived environmental health news from around the world.
www.fightglobalwarming.com/carboncalculator.cfm — Calculate your personal impact — how many tons of carbon pollution do YOU release each year?
www.stopglobalwarming.org — Join the nearly 1 million supporters of the “Stop Global Warming Virtual March.”
www.theclimateproject.org — Learn through interactive articles and find facts & figures here.
www.allianceforclimateprotection.org — Facts & solutions regarding climate change.

www.planktos.com - Planktos restores Ecosystems and slows climate change by healing the seas, growing new climate forests, and erasing carbon footprints.

CFL Bulbs
www.onebillionbulbs.com — Calculate YOUR savings from replacing regular incandescent bulbs with CFL’s on this interactive website.
www.lightbulbrecycling.com — Learn the dangers of mercury contamination from improper disposal of CFL bulbs & what your state’s regulations are.
www.des.state.nh.us/nhppp/mercury — NH residents go here to the Pollution Prevention Program to find out how to properly dispose CFL’s.

Organic
www.organicconsumers.org — The Organic Consumers Association provides in-depth reporting on organics, genetic engineering, food safety and more.
www.organic-center.org — Gain a better understanding of the benefits of organic food & its production.
www.ota.com — The Organic Trade Association provides news, events & organic facts. Be sure to click on “organic facts” on the home page.
www.theorganicreport.com — “The O’Mama Report” is found here — a large selection of articles on the subject of organics.

Fair Trade
www.transfairusa.org — What is “Fair Trade Certified” and which specific products are currently certified?
www.fairtraderesource.com — What does “fair” really mean, what is a fair wage, and how much money do the artists make?
www.globalexchange.org — Modern-day slavery does exist. Read about it here and join Global Exchange now to get involved.

Food
www.truefoodnow.org — The True Food Network contains information on genetically engineered food, fish, trees, animals & more.
www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html — Find which brand-named foods contain genetically engineered ingredients or not.
www.centerforfoodsafety.org — Read articles on rBGH & other growth hormones, GM food, food irradiation, cloned animals and more.

Cosmetics
www.safecosmetics.org — The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics calls for the elimination of hazardous chemicals in personal care products.
www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep/ — “Skin Deep” lists over 14,000 personal care products — deodorants, lip balm, shampoo, etc…& assigns a toxicity score for each.

Pesticides
www.panna.org/campaigns/bodyBurden.html — Pesticide Action Network of N. America advocates alternatives to pesticides. Read about pesticides inside our bodies.

Cotton
www.ota.com/organic/environment/cotton_environment.html — Did you know that cotton uses 25% of the world’s insecticides? Read about the benefits of organic cotton production.

Wool
www.ota.com/wool_environment.html — Find out why organic wool production is important for the health of the planet from the Organic Trade Association.

Hemp
www.thehia.org — The Hemp Industries Association advocates fair and equal treatment of industrial hemp.
www.thehia.org/facts.html — Presidents Washington & Jefferson both grew hemp. Hemp seed is very nutritious and many more facts.
www.votehemp.com — Click here to contact your representatives to support legislation advocating industrial hemp. Sample letters to get involved.

Bamboo
www.bamboocentral.org/index1.htm — The Environmental Bamboo Foundation answers the question, “Why Bamboo?.”

Plants
www.heidisplantpep.com — Heidi’s Plant Pep is an organic plant fertilizer made from all organic ingredients — an herbal brew of 21 herbs.

Genetically Modified
www.seedsofdeception.com — Learn how the biotechnology companies have manipulated the foods we eat creating health risks through genetic engineering.
www.responsibletechnology.org — Extensive documentation of biotech industry & scientific studies on the dangers of GM foods.
www.thecampaign.org — This is THE site to visit to find out how YOU can help get the “Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act” passed.
www.ucsusa.org — The Union of Concerned Scientists provides information on global warming, genetic engineering, energy & more.
www.gmcontaminationregister.org — Shocking to read, a detailed listing of genetically modified contamination incidents.

Nanotechnology

www.foe.org/sites/default/files/Nano-silverReport_US.pdf - An excellent, 48 page, report on Nano and Biocidal Silvers presence as a germ killer in various products like clothing, cosmetics, cleaning agents and even baby bottles.
www.nanotechproject.org/44 — Over 200 everyday products are currently already on the market containing millions of invisible nanoparticles of silver.
www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_3435.cfm — Increasing numbers of products are being made using nanoparticles, but safety studies lag behind.

Plastics
www.ourstolenfuture.org — Chemicals leach into the water of our plastic water bottles causing endocrine disruption in humans… and more.

Ingeo Fiber
www.gmofoodforthought.com/2006/07/biotech_crop_growers_moving_in.htm — Environmentalists are concerned about the appearance of genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) in the new fiber called “Ingeo.”
www.coopamerica.org/programs/rs/profile.cfm?id=200 — Coop America says that the corn used to produce the material from which Ingeo fiber is made is genetically modified.