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Links to Organizations
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Earthwatch Institute serves to promote sustainable conservation of our natural resources and cultural heritage by creating partnerships between scientists, educators and the public. If you're interested in fellowships or field grants, you'll want to browse this site.

Environmental Defense has linked science, economics, and law to create innovative, equitable, and cost-effective solutions to the most urgent environmental problems. They have many regional offices, so find out what they're doing in your area.

The Environmental Directory lets you search for environmental organizations throughout the entire United States. Search for a local organization by any of a number of fields available. You can even search specifically for a given environmental topic! Relax and let the search engine take you wherever you want to go.

Friends Of The Earth International is an advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the planet from environmental degradation. Check out articles from their magazine or the latest updates from their international campaigns.

National Wildlife Federation is the United States' largest member-supported conservation group, uniting individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect wildlife, wild places, and the environment. Beautiful site features frequent news updates and a delightful kids section.

The Nature Conservancy works to preserve plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Get involved! Find a local NC chapter on their map.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is known worldwide by its panda logo. WWF is dedicated to protecting the world's wildlife and wildlands. The largest privately supported international conservation organization in the world, WWF has more than 1 million members in the U.S. alone.

Top Green Websites

From eco news to ethical fashion, the truth: staff finds out where environmental experts get their information on the web.

Grist
The online magazine Grist proved the most popular with our staff, suggesting it has met its aim to rescue coverage of environment issues from being "predictable, demoralising, or dull".
Treehugger
It's another site with appeal – and a view on what is happening – on this side of the pond. The 10 staff writers and 40 other contributors to Treehugger produce more than 20 posts a day which make it an excellent source for the latest green news and gossip.
Recycle Now
A practical guide to recycling – and a site where you can buy those great recycled gifts, such as circuit board coasters and camera bags made of belts. See how a newspaper gets recycled and find out about the environmental impact of producing and using plastic bottles. In short, there's pretty much everything you need to know about getting rid of the stuff you can't freecycle.
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