Green Action

Green Empowerment partners with rural communities and NGOs in developing countries to improve access to affordable and renewable energy, safe drinking water, sanitation systems, and fuel efficient cook stoves.

Combined with community organizing, these technologies enable individuals and families to dramatically improve their quality of life by reducing disease, improving developmental outcomes, and freeing up time to focus on income generation.

Working from nonviolent and democratic principles, NEIS is determined to end nuclear power in Illinois, in the Great Lakes Bioregion, and on Planet Earth. We offer education, internships, volunteer work, advocacy, grass roots organizing, trained speakers, membership, and a resource library.

WHAT WE OFFER

-the opportunity for individuals and organizations to become actively involved through volunteer work and non-paying internships or work-study programs for students.

The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest’s leading public-interest environmental legal advocacy and eco-business innovation organization, and among the nation’s leaders.

ELPC’s multidisciplinary staff of talented and experienced public interest attorneys, environmental business specialists, public policy advocates and communications specialists brings a strong and effective combination of skills to solve environmental problems.

WHAT ELPC DOES TO WIN AND PRODUCE RESULTS

The Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) is a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of native plants of Florida and their use in landscaping. The Dade Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society (DCFNPS) is one of more than 20 chapters around the state and includes residents of Monroe County.

Bark’s mission is to transform Mt. Hood National Forest into a place where natural processes prevail, where wildlife thrives and where local communities have a social, cultural, and economic investment in its restoration and preservation.

We prioritize grassroots organizing and believe in the power of an engaged public. We recognize that the forest should thrive not just to provide resources for the human community, but also for the inherent value of nature itself.

The Texas Campaign for the Environment is a non-profit organization that empowers Texans to fight pollution through sustained grassroots campaigns that successfully shift corporate and governmental policy.

Our small but mighty group of activists, currently based in Austin, Houston and D/FW, pounds the pavement, rain or shine, year-round, to knock on doors and make contact with folks about public health and environmental issues.

Together, we have accomplished many important environmental victories over the years, such as:

Friends of Trees empowers people to improve the natural world around them through a simple solution: Planting Trees. Together.

We were founded in 1989 by a community member who loved trees and started planting them in Portland neighborhoods.

Today, Friends of Trees is a nationally recognized, regional leader in improving the urban tree canopy and restoring sensitive natural areas—through programs delivered by thousands of volunteers. Friends of Trees greens our region while building community.

Better Future Project works to build powerful grassroots movements to address the climate crisis and advance a rapid and responsible transition beyond fossil fuels. We educate the public about climate change, empower new leaders, and help citizens to make their voices heard.

Our volunteers are among the strongest voices demanding swift action on climate change in Massachusetts.

In the years since our founding, we've engaged in countless campaigns for climate and clean energy: