A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (Switzerland)
Documentary film produced by award-winning European journalists and filmmakers Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack, who tell the story of how our civilization

A Sea Change (NY)
A Sea Change' is a documentary film about the changing chemistry of the oceans resulting from carbon emissions, the effects on people, plants and animals, and how we can turn things around.

AEAEE (Mexico)
Brings together private industry and government agencies to promote energy efficiency in buildings, in Mexico. AEAEE stands for Asociacion de Empreseas para el Ahorro de la Energia en la Edifcacion. Website in Spanish.

Acoustic Ecology Institute (NM)
Works to increase personal and social awareness of our sound environment through educational programs in schools, regional events and its internationally recognized website.

Amazon GIS (DC)
Aims to influence conservation decision-making and promote sustainable development by means of a geographic information system (GIS) for the Amazon River region.

American Cetacean Society (CA)
The oldest whale conservation group in the world.

American Rivers (DC)
A conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring rivers nationwide.

An Inconvenient Truth (Global)
Former Vice-President Al Gore's documentary film on global warming.

Ancient Forest Exploration & Research (Ontario)
Dedicated to the scientific study of ancient forest ecosystems. Since 1992, they have been conducting research and educating people about Ontario's ancient forests, with the goal of helping to understand and to preserve some of the last truly natural forest left in eastern North America. It is a research and education organization and not an advocacy group.

Ancient Forest International (CA)
Since 1989, Ancient Forest International (AFI) has helped coordinate the purchase of nearly a million acres of ecologically critical forested land, primarily along the Pacific coast of North and South America.

Animal Rescue Site (WA)
Helps feed and care for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the U.S. every year.

Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project (NY)
Saving the diminishing number of Asian elephants left on our planet through its work with domesticated elephants. The AEACP raises funds through donations and the sale of artwork created by elephants.

Aspen Global Change Institute (CO)
Dedicated to furthering the understanding of Earth sytems sciences through interdisciplinary workshops, publications and educational programs.

Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas (Sweden)
An informal network of scientists examining the matter of global oil depletion. Currently headed by Dr. Kjell Aleklett of Sweden.

Bau-Biologie USA (FL)
Educating the public regarding health hazards in homes and workplaces, and helping to create healthy living environments.

Bija Vidyapeeth (India)
The International College for Sustainable Living, offers unique insights into the tenets of sustainability, located on an organic farm in the foothills of the Himalayas.

BioWillie (TX)
Biodiesel has gone mainstream, as this product shows. It is endorsed by country singer Willie Nelson to truckers on American highways. A clean burning, renewable diesel fuel substitute made from vegetable oils and animal fats.

Bioneers (NM)
Develops networks of practical visionaries working on behalf of the environment and people.

Blackstone Ranch Institute (NM)
The Blackstone Ranch Institute's purpose is to create positive environmental changes worldwide. The organization supports those who are engaged in solution-oriented conversations about the most important environmental challenges of our time. Participants in institute programs address urgent concerns such as global warming, water supply, air quality, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, biodiversity, and population growth, and challenge themselves to come up with innovative steps for the way forward. The institute is located ten minutes from downtown Taos, New Mexico, on a 170-acre ranch.

Bullfrog Films (PA)
Publishers of films on environmental and social issues.

Canyonlands Field Institute (UT)
Promotes stewardship of public, private and tribal lands and rivers of the Colorado Plateau through field programs for adults and children.

Catalog Choice (CA)
A free service that lets you decline paper catalogs you no longer wish to receive. Reduce the amount of unsolicited mail in your mailbox, while helping to preserve the environment. Sponsored by the Ecology Center in Berkeley, California.

Ciudad Saludable (Peru)
Forms strategic alliances with community organizations to create jobs and clean up the environment (by supporting the environmentally friendly management of solid waste) in Peru and neighboring Andean countries.

Clearwater (NY)
A replica of the original sloops which sailed along the Hudson River, sails from town to town in support of the conservation and restoration of one of the greatest historic rivers in the U.S.

Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial (CA)
A website written by people from around the world who make biodiesel fuel. 'It's our way of sharing with you what we have learned.' Read about the methods used by people who make their own biodiesel by 'homebrewing' organic oils.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology (NY)
A nonprofit membership insitution whose mission is to interpret and conserve the earth's biological diversity through research, education and citizen science focused on birds.

Dr. Dan's Biodiesel (WA)
Dan Freeman's company is the leading biodiesel retailer in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. Puget Sound has the highest concentration of individual biodiesel users in the nation.

Earth Vision (Ontario)
Josef Graf writes on spiritual ecology - 'soulful explorations of nature, and the wilderness within'.

Earthjustice (CA)
A non-profit public interest law firm for the environment, representing public interest clients at no charge.

Ecology Center (CA)
The Ecology Center provides information, tools, technical assistance, referrals, political strategies, and models for sustainable living. We address the public need for non-commercial information about ecologically-sensitive practices and the numerous toxic threats to society and the environment.' Among their projects is Catalogchoice.org.

Electric Auto Association (CA)
A source of information on the current state of electric vehicle technology worldwide. Encourages experimentation in the building of electric vehicles, particularly to improve energy and resource efficiency, reduce emissions and improve vehicle safety.

Electric Vehicles for Maine (ME)
Information for Electric Vehicle Enthusiasts in Maine, USA.

EnergyTower.org (Saskatchewan)
EnergyTower.org presents an alternative energy system that is designed to be efficient, reliable and economical and can be utilized within any climate or geographical location. This web page was authored by Robert Rohatensky.

Explorers Club (NY)
Since its inception in 1904, the Explorers Club has served as a meeting point and unifying force for explorers and scientists worldwide. It is a multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore.

Foundation for Deep Ecology (CA)
Worldwide movement begun by Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess in 1972. Views the survival of natural systems and the capacity of the planet for self-renewal as crucial to all life.

Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy (IL)
Facilitating the preservation of structures designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright through education, advocacy, preservation easements and technical services.

Friends of Hudson (NY)
Promotes the quality of life in the mid-Hudson Valley of New York, by protecting public health, air and water, as well as scenic, historic and agricultural resources of the region.

Greasecar (MA)
Provider of kits for converting diesel vehicles to run on vegetable oil in any climate.

Great Swamp Watershed Association (NJ)
Formed in 1981 to protect the Great Swamp Watershed basin in northern New Jersey.

Green Guerillas (NY)
Helping people turn vacant lots into community gardens in New York City.

Greenmuseum.org (CA)
An online museum of environmental art, advancing creative efforts to improve our relationship with the natural world.

Grist Magazine (WA)
An online environmental magazine whose goal is to inform, entertain, provoke and encourage creative thinking about environmental problems.

Growing Spaces (CO)
Manufacturers of Geodesic Dome Greenhouse Kits. The owners of this truly 'green' business, Udgar and Puja Parsons, have built over 500 dome greenhouses in 35 states, including Alaska and Hawaii, since 1989.

Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association (NY)
Developing a 46-mile trail along former railway lines in the Harlem Valley and Taconic Hills of Eastern New York State.

Hudsonia (NY)
Protecting the Hudson River Valley's natural heritage through environmental research, education, training and technical assistance.

Jane Goodall Institute (MD)
Known for research programs dedicated to the study of wildlife, especially chimpanzees.

Kids Saving the Rainforest (Costa Rica)
Educating people about the connection between nature and humankind, and enlisting support to protect the flora and fauna of Costa Rican rainforests.

Leatherback Trust (NJ & Costa Rica)
Established by James R. Spotila, Ph.D. to save the leatherback turtle and other sea turtles from exinction.Leatherback Trust scientists were instrumental in founding a new national park, Parque Marino Las Baulas, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The park protects the most important leatherback nesting beaches in the Pacific Ocean.

Living Routes (MA)
Offers college programs based in ecovillages around the world, which empower students, educators and communities to help build a sustainable future.

NAU (OR)
An outdoor apparel company with an innovative, sustainable approach to being in business. Provides financial support to organizations working for lasting, positive solutions to the root causes of our most compelling environmental, social and humanitarian problems.

Neco (Australia)
An 'eco-entrepreneurial' company promoting comfortable, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable lifestyles. Offers innovative products for the home as well as consulting services to support sustainable initiatives.

Next Step Sustainability (MN)
Published by the Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network.

Oceana (DC)
Dedicated to restoring and protecting the world's oceans.

Orangutan Foundation (CA)
Seeking to protect the orangutan and its rainforest habitat.

Patrick Moore (British Columbia)
A leader in the environmental movement for more than 30 years. Patrick is an exponent of 'Greenspirit' -- a concept that combines environmentalism with both a deep appreciation of nature and an enthusiasm for the challenge. He is a founding member of Greenpeace.

Pattern Language (CA)
An association of people from all walks of life with architects and builders.

Pedal People (MA)
A 'human-powered' delivery and hauling service in Northampton, Mass., started by Ruthy Woodring and Alex Jarrett.

Pine Plains United (NY)
A group of concerned citizens who oppose unregulated commercial development in the town of Pine Plains, New York.

Plug in America (CA)
Plug In America advocates the use of plug-in cars, trucks and SUVs powered by cleaner, cheaper, domestic electricity to reduce our nation's dependence on petroleum and improve the global environment.

PowerSwitch (England)
Raising awareness about the consequences of global oil depletion, with emphasis on perspectives from the UK.

Project Bio Bus (VT)
Converted a diesel school bus to run on used vegetable oil to drive across the United States, in an effort to educate the public about alternatives to fossil fuels.

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (DC)
Protects the government employees who protect our environment.

RESTORE: The North Woods (ME)
Has three major campaigns: creation of a 3.2 million acre Maine Woods National Park, recovery of imperiled wildlife, and recovery and protection of wild forests in New England.

Rachel Carson Institute (PA)
Promoting awareness and understanding of significant environmental issues.

Rainforest Alliance (NY)
A leading international conservation organization whose mission is to protect ecosystems and the people and wildlife that live within them by implementing better business practices for biodiversity and sustainability.

Riverkeeper (NY)
Safeguarding the ecological integrity of the Hudson River, its tributaries and the watershed of New York City.

Roger Billings (MO)
An inventor and pioneer of alternative technologies, Roger Billings converted a car to run on hydrogen in 1965. He was dubbed 'Dr. Hydrogen' by Time Magazine, holds more than 20 related patents, and continues to be 'vitally interested in the potential of this renewable energy form.' At his personal website, you can watch a video in which he speaks about the future of hydrogen energy. Through his business ventures, he has also developed innovative computer networking and storage products.

Rustle the Leaf (CT)
An online outreach using weekly comic strips and other creative tools to communicate environmental themes.

Scenic Hudson Land Trust (NY)
An environmental organization working to protect, preserve and restore the Hudson River and its riverfront as a public and natural resource.

Sepp Hasslberger (Italy)
A glimpse of emerging new paradigms in economy, physics and new energy technologies.

Sirius Community (MA)
An ecovillage modelling ways of living in harmony with the earth.

Small House Society (IA)
A voice for the Small House Movement -- a cooperatively managed organization dedicated to the promotion of smaller housing alternatives which can be more affordable and ecological.

Solartec Electrical Services (Australia)
Solar energy system design and installation company founded by Phillip May and Sophia Moody, who have 10 years' experience living with solar energy, in Australia.

Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (AK)
A coalition of 18 member groups in 14 communities, with the goal of safeguarding the integrity of southeast Alaska's natural environment.

The Coming Global Oil Crisis (CA)
Information gathered from expert geologists and petroleum engineers from around the world.

The End of Suburbia (Ontario)
Documentary film that explores what can be done now, individually and collectively, to avoid the 'End of Suburbia' -- the consequences of oil depletion upon the American lifestyle. Featuring Barrie Zwicker, James Howard Kunstler, Richard Heinberg, Michael Ruppert, Colin Campbell and more.

The Great Global Warming Swindle (England)
Controversial documentary film by British television producer Martin Durkin, which argues against the scientific opinion that human activity is the main cause of global warming. The film showcases scientists, economists, politicians, writers, and others who are sceptical of the scientific consensus on anthropogenic global warming.

The Mindful Hiker (NY)
Offering an online 'retreat' into nature and wilderness, the web page of author Stephen Altschuler.

The Nature Institute (NY)
Pioneers a unique qualitative approach to science and technology.

The Watershed Project (CA)
Creates and carries out a range of programs designed to protect the creeks, wetlands and watersheds of the San Francisco Bay area. (Formerly known as the Aquatic Outreach Institute.)

Tofino Botanical Gardens Foundation (British Columbia)
Offering workshops and field trips at the Tofino Botanical Gardens, in British Columbia, to support education towards a sustainable future, as well as ongoing environmental research. Located on 12 acres within a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Trees for Life (KS)
Helping people plant fruit trees in developing countries.

Two Square Miles (NY)
The story of a small town that defeated a controversial proposal to build the largest cement plant in North America.

Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy (NY)
Educates, fosters access and helps the public to reclaim its inherent cultural relationship with the waterways of New York Harbor.

Urban Ecology (CA)
Planning and designing cities that sustain the people, natural resources and economy necessary for everyone to thrive.

Urban Ecology Australia (Australia)
Committed to the evolution of socially vital, economically viable and ecologically sustainable human settlements.

Voltaic Systems (NY)
Manufacturers of solar-powered backpacks and bags.

Walkway Over the Hudson (NY)
Dedicated to preserving a historic bridge across the Hudson River and turning it into a park.

Waterkeeper (NY)
A grassroots organization with over 80 local water programs and growing; dedicated to protecting water from pollution.

Whidbey Institute (WA)
A learning center embracing life-affirming values and practices from traditional as well as newly emerging sources.

Wilderness Watch (MT)
The only national organization whose sole focus is the preservation and proper stewardship of lands and rivers included in the National Wilderness Preservation System and the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Yellow Biodiesel (MA)
Alternative fuels research project of Homestead Inc., offering hands-on workshops on making biodiesel fuel from waste vegetable fryer oil.