working for a greater good

Environmentalism is always going to be something that starts within a person. In some people, their passion for environmentalism goes beyond their personal actions, all the way up to a charity or nonprofit organization. Nonprofits exist to get work done on a greater level, and there are many environmental nonprofits around working together to make this planet cleaner and better for everyone.


To check out the work some (truly, this is just a percentage of all the organizations) of them do, visit these organizations. One, or some, of them may inspire you to get involved as well!
  • 1% For the Planet is a growing global movement of over a thousand companies that donate 1% of their sales to a network of more than 3,000 approved environmental organizations worldwide. (You can search through the member companies here if you want to support the movement!)
  • American Forests advocates for the protection and expansion of the country's forests. And their website has a neat little carbon footprint calculator, so you can see just what your impact is!
  • Big City Mountaineers transforms the lives of under-served urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions that instill critical life skills.
  • Charity: Water works to bring clean water to every person in the world.
  • Environmental Defense Fund works to preserve the natural systems on which all life depends, focusing on the most critical environmental problems.
  • Environmental Working Group works to serve as a watchdog to see that Americans get straight facts so they can make healthier choices and enjoy a cleaner environment.
  • Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organization that uses peaceful protest  to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.
  • Health in Harmony provides a sustainable, long-term healthcare solution that helps individuals and communities to protect the natural resources that keep the planet healthy.
  • The Humane Society works to protect the livelihood of animals.
  • The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
  • Ocean Conservancy works to and advocates to keep the oceans healthy and clean.
  • Plastic Pollution Coalition is a global alliance of individuals, organizations and businesses working together to stop plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on humans, animals and the environment.
  • The Sierra Club protects wild places on earth, protects and promotes the responsible use of ecosystems, and educates citizens on how to protect the environment.
  • The Southern Environmental Law Center leverages the power of the law to protect the environment of the Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia).
  • WWF is the leading conservation organization, and they work to conserve the world's most important natural places and change global forces to protect the future of nature.
 
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