If you want to do more than just read this blog, here is a good place to start.
Below I've listed businesses, non-profits, websites, and people who are all doing something good for other people and our planet.
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American Humane Association
"Since 1877, the historic American Humane Association has been at the forefront of virtually every major advance in protecting children, pets and farm animals from abuse and neglect. Today we’re also leading the way in understanding human-animal interaction and its role in society."
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Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is known primarily for its work defending endangered species and their habitats, but they also drafted and helped enact laws protecting dolphins from tuna nets.
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Ecology Center
A non-profit organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan that "works at the local, state, and national levels for clean production, healthy communities, environmental justice, and a sustainable future."
Environmental Action
Founded on the first Earth Day in 1970, Environmental-Action.org is on a mission to "protect the planet and all of us who live on it."
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Defense Fund’s mission is to "preserve the natural systems on which all life depends." Their solutions, "guided by science and economics," provide "practical and lasting solutions to the most serious environmental problems."
Environmental Protection Agency
Read and share ideas on how to protect our air, land, and water, save energy, and reduce waste.
Environmental Working Group
The Environmental Working Group is an "environmental health research and advocacy organization." Their mission is to "conduct original, game-changing research that inspires people, businesses and governments to take action to protect human health and the environment."
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GreenPeace
Greenpeace believes that sometimes the most effective way to get something done is to "go out there and stand up for what you believe in." Greenpeace's approach of bearing witness to environmental injustices and taking peaceful action remains unique.
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Humane Society
The Humane Society, the largest animal protection organization in America, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future
"The LEAF program provides paid summer internships for high school students and helps educators from environmental high schools share best practices and scientific resources."
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Visit the NRDC take action page to help limit carbon pollution, protect our streams, and save our native forests.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
"People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 3 million members and supporters."
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Save Our Environment
"A collaborative effort of the nation's most influential environmental advocacy organizations harnessing the power of the internet to increase public awareness and activism on today's most important environmental issues."
Sierra Club
The oldest and largest environmental group in America with ~750,000 members.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
WWF focuses its efforts on 13 global initiatives including the Amazon, Climate and Energy, and endangered Tigers. These efforts have the potential for the largest positive impact on the world and are at the center of their strategic conservation plan.
Wildlife Conservation Society
This global organization seeks to save wild animals and wild spaces.
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