These organizations offer a wealth of information about the environment, health and
sustainable living. We have listed a few here that
we really like. If you have one you would like to see here email us and
we’ll consider adding it to the list.
Algalita Marine Research
Foundation
Plastic debris now outweighs Pacific Ocean Gyre zooplankton 6:1. Mimicking
food sources, plastic passes through the food chain from fish to birds to mammals
and ultimately to humans.
Breast Cancer Fund
An organization dedicated to the prevention of breast cancer.
Earth Resource Foundation
Action must be taken to eliminate single use throwaway plastics. The Campaign
Against the Plastic Plague website tells us why.
EcologyCenter.org
Covers plastic recycling information and global waste issues.
FDA Consumer
Magazine, Plastics and Microwaves
News from the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration about cooking with plastics.
Green Guide
National Geographic Societies' global commitment to inform and inspire people to care about the planet. Dubbed the “green living source for today’s conscious consumer”.
Green Living Online
Green current events, issues, people, products and trends.
Greenpeace
The very thing that makes plastic items useful to consumers, their durability and stability, also makes them a problem in marine environments. Around 100 million tonnes of plastic are produced each year of which about 10 percent ends up in the sea. About 20 percent of this is from ships and platforms, the rest from land.
Mindfully.org
“It takes work to be informed. Action makes that information available." An
information clearinghouse ranging from environmental health to climate change
to social justice.
OurStolenFuture.com
The book Our Stolen Future brought international attention to scientific discoveries
about endocrine disruption and the fact that the common contaminants can interfere
with natural signals controlling development of the fetus. The website tracks
the most recent developments.
Sierra
Magazine, Hazards of Hydration
“..switch to glass or lightweight steel containers."
Sierra
Magazine, Cancer, Inc.
“They make the chemicals, they run the treatment centers and they’re
still looking for ‘the cure’—no wonder they won’t
tell you about breast cancer prevention."
U.S.
News & World Report, Trashing the Oceans
"An armada of plastic rides the waves, and sea creatures are suffering."
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