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Advocacy Organizations

• American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy -- "a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection ... by conducting in-depth technical and policy assessments, advising policymakers and program managers, ... publishing books, conference proceedings, and reports."
• Bioneers -- "promotes practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring the Earth and communities."
• Climate Crisis Coalition -- "seeks to broaden the circle of individuals, organizations and constituencies engaged in the global warming issue, to link it with other issues and to provide a structure to forge a common agenda and advance action plans with a united front."
• Earthjustice -- "a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. We bring about far-reaching change by enforcing and strengthening environmental laws on behalf of hundreds of organizations and communities."
• Environmental Working Group-- "Our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions."
• Investor Network on Climate Risk -- "undertakes activities to increase understanding of climate risk,... coordinates engagement of its members with companies and policy makers on climate risk."
• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment -- "an international work program that was designed to meet the needs of decision makers and the public for scientific information concerning the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and options for responding to those changes."
• Rachel's Environment & Health News -- a bi-weekly "providing understandable scientific information about human health and the environment."
• Right to Know Network -- “provides free access to numerous databases, text files, and conferences on the environment.”
• World Resources Institute -- "an independent nonprofit organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical analysts, mapmakers, and communicators working to protect the Earth and improve people's lives."
• Worldwatch Institute -- "offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing ... on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. Our work revolves around the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just society—and how to achieve it."

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