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These websites have given us great inspiration and hope. We have found valuable information that has transformed the way we live — for the better.

The Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization founded on May 28, 1892 in San Francisco, California by the well-known preservationist John Muir, who became its first president. The Sierra Club has hundreds of thousands of members in chapters located throughout the United States. The Sierra Club is EarthGirl's featured organization.
www.sierraclub.org

The S.P.I.R.A.L. Foundation
The S.P.I.R.A.L. Foundation's operations in Vietnam and Nepal are inspired by the principle of "Aid from within the Country". Since 1999, The S.P.I.R.A.L. Foundation has financed humanitarian aid projects with the proceeds generated by income producing handicraft workshops. Currently 500 Vietnamese and Nepalese are employed with fair wages based on an hourly rate and not on piece.
www.spiralfoundation.org

The 11th Hour
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, The 11th Hour is a look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.
www.11thhourfilm.com www.11thhouraction.com

Green Dimes
Green Dimes doesn't like unwanted postal mail and we believe that the 113 million households in America feel the same way. Their business is to reduce your household's unwanted mail — their mission is to put an end to it for good. Sign the petition to legislate an end. Get the Kit to reduce your share by up to 90% and Green Dimes will plant 10 trees on your behalf.
www.greendimes.com

Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an international environmental organization founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1971. It is best known for its campaigns against whaling. In later years, the focus of the organization turned to other environmental issues, including bottom trawling, global warming, ancient forest destruction, nuclear power, and genetic engineering.
www.greenpeace.org

You And I Save the World
You And I Save the World is a nonprofit organization created by Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald of The Ditty Bops band. This organization was started to raise awareness for environmental issues that effect us all.
www.youandisavetheworld.org

The Growing Connection
The Growing Connection is a grassroots project developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the American Horticultural Society supported by a progressive coalition of private and public sector partners.
www.thegrowingconnection.org

Ideal Bite: Bite-sized Ideas for Light Green Living
The philosophy behind Ideal Bite is simple: If we all knew what we could do in the day to day to impact the planet and our communities in a positive way, we'd do it. We know from countless studies, personal experience, and common sense that negative environmental messages aren't very helpful. We don't want someone to tell us what's wrong ... unless we understand how we can help. As concerned as we are, few of us are willing to change our lifestyle for a vague "greater good." We need more than that: a personal reason to make a change, and the knowledge and inspiration to follow through.
www.www.idealbite.com

The Green Book
With a comprehensive database of information and information products, The Green Book has constantly met and satisfied the procurement needs of a wide range of industries and interests. The Green Book has come a long way from a mere printed media to one that has now grown to meet the needs of millions of online users. With a rich 20 over years tradition of providing user-friendly sources of business information, The Green Book has become a trusted name for establishing business contacts for hundreds of thousands of users in Singapore and the rest of the world.
www.thegreenbook.com

Grist: Environmental News and Humor
Let's face it: reading environmental journalism too often feels like eating your vegetables. Boiled. With no butter. But at Grist, we believe that news about green issues and sustainable living doesn't have to be predictable, demoralizing, or dull. We butter the vegetables! And add salt! And strain metaphors!
www.grist.org

We share the earth not only with our fellow human beings, but with all the other creatures. — The Dalai Lama

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