The results are in and the reality of global warming is beyond dispute or debate. It’s not just an environmental issue. It affects our public health and national security. It’s an urgent matter of survival for everyone on the planet ... It’s going to take action from you and all of us working together.

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"No portion of Darfur's civilian population has been spared violence, murder, rape and torture. ... the Sudanese military paints many of its attack aircraft white - the same color as UN humanitarian aircraft - a violation of international humanitarian law. "

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Boarding For Breast Cancer (B4BC) is a non-profit, youth-focused education, awareness, and fundraising foundation. Our mission is to increase awareness about breast cancer, the importance of early detection and the value of an active lifestyle.

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Even if you take every energy saving step you can, you're still using some energy & creating CO2 pollution. By helping build new clean and renewable energy projects with NativeEnergy, you’ll reduce CO2 pollution by helping change how our power is made.

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"On average, over 220,000 individuals from around the world visit the site each day to click the yellow "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button. To date, more than 200 million visitors have given more than 300 million cups of staple food."

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Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence.

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Join the global movement and take action to solve climate crisis. Our mission is to persuade the American people — and people elsewhere in the world – of the importance and urgency of adopting and implementing effective and comprehensive solutions for the climate crisis.

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"Our fight to save the planet has grown more serious – the threat of global warming, destruction of ancient forests, deterioration of our oceans, and the threat of a nuclear disaster loom large. Greenpeace is actively working to address these and other threats."

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Reclaim your mailbox! The average adult receives 41 pounds of junk mail each year. Our service elimates 80-95% of these unsolicited mailings for you. Even with recycling programs all over the country, the majority of household waste is junk mail, and paper takes up about 40% of landfill space!

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IN THE HOME

• Reduce, Reuse, & Recylce. -If you live in a neigborhood that provides recyling pickups, find out exactly what they will recycle and do it. For those looking to recycle what doesn't get pick up at the curb try: How To Recycle Everything.


• Replace light bulbs with compact floursecents bulbs. -Compact flourescent bulbs generally last up to 7 years and use a fraction of the electricity of incandescent bulbs.


• Turn off electronics at night and unplug electronic devices that are seldom used. -If left plugged in, many devices like cell phone and gameboy chargers use electricity even when they aren't in use.


• Use environmentally neutral solvents for cleaning. -Baking soda, white vinegar, lemon juice and a little elbow grease work just as well as most cleaners. There are also many environmentally safe cleaners out there, for a list of just some of them try this list of Cleaning Products at ecomall.com.


• Conserve Water -Using low flow shower heads and toilet water displacement techiniques to conserve water. Simply placing a brick, a gallon jug filled with water, or some other sort of "toilet damn" in the water resevoir of your toilet can save hundreds of gallons of water a year. For more tips on how to conserve water around the home check out: Water Conservation.


• Use an enginless push mower - Lawnmower engines are not required to use catalytic converters which remove pollutants from the exhaust. Some reports estimate gas mower enginers are responsible for up to 1/3 of all CO2 emissions in the US.

IN THE MARKETPLACE
• Buy produce from local growers -Most major grocery stores buy from large factory farms hundreds or thousands of miles away and have to truck the produce in. Not to mention all the pecticedes involved...
• Seek out green products and products with minimal impact packaging -nothing speaks louder than the mighty dollar; using it's influence is a great way to make your voice heard.
• Paper not plastic -unless you're lucky enough to live near a store that uses bags made of corstarch, which break down quite fast... Ask your grocer.

AT WORK

• Recyle -if your company provides a means to recycle, do so. If not, you gotta wonder what's up with that.
• Carpool -the benefits of which are pretty obvious.
• Pack your lunch -save gas, time, and money.

Want more tips on living "green"...?
Check out Greenpeace's page The Green Living Guide, a comprehensive guide with pro-planet living that covers nearly every aspect of a person's life.