Sustainable Education Handbook: Websites

Consumption Understanding Our Individual and Global Impacts

Redefining Progress
Information on Ecological Footprint and GPI.

Rocky Mountain Institute
Information on Natural Capitalism and other restorative uses of natural and human resources. Mission Statement: "Our mission is to foster the efficient and restorative use of natural and human capital to create a secure, prosperous, and life-sustaining world."

www.globaled.org/database/
Curricula on cradle to grave production and consumption of paper analysis, ecological footprint, and hunger and food production.

Global Response
Environmental Action and Education Network. Action-oriented project to involve youth and adults in communicating about environmental issues. Organizes international letter campaigns to prevent environmental destruction, with corresponding resources for teachers.

EarthHope Action Network
A network of conservation groups dedicated to furthering online environment action and general public awareness of environmental issues.

Earth Action Network
Online environmental/human rights letter-writing community. With minimal time investment you can really make a difference by downloading, signing and sending our action letters to the people who have the power to change the situation.

Youth for Environmental Sanity
They host worldwide summer Action Camps that empower youth ages to take action on environmental issues.

Public Interest Research Groups (PIGR)
State based consumer and environmental advocacy groups active across the country. Action alerts and reports on many environmental, consumer and student issues.

Earth Island Institute
Develop & support projects that counteract environmental threats. Issues: sustainable development, biodiversity, restoration, global warming, social justice, oceans, forests.

The Hunger Site
By clicking on this web site, you can learn about hunger in the world and the advertising sponsors will donate one cup of food to the world’s hungry.

The Rainforest Site
By clicking on this web site, you can learn about destruction of the rain forest and the advertising sponsors will preserve 14 square feet of rainforest.

The Kids AIDS Site
By clicking on this web site, you can learn about the infection of children with the HIV virus worldwide and the advertising sponsors will donation of 15 seconds of time toward the prevention and treatment of childhood AIDS.

World Wildlife Organization
Guide to organizations for Environmental Action