You’ve seen the news,watched the most recent documentaries and know that the earth is in a downward spiral. So what do you do with all those negative feelings you have deep in your gut? Put it to good use and throw your weight behind some of these environmental campaigns that are already doing well and every extra bit of support will help them reach critical mass! If you have a campaign you’d like to see added to this list, leave a comment and I’ll add it!
Environmental Campaigns
- http://www.350.org/ – 350.org is an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis–the solutions that science and justice demand. The number 350–as in parts per million, the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. But 350 is more than a number–it’s a symbol of where we need to head as a planet.
- http://www.1010uk.org/ – 10:10 is an ambitious project to unite every sector of British society behind one simple idea: that by working together we can achieve a 10% cut in the UK’s carbon emissions in 2010.
- http://www.rainforestsos.org/ – The Prince’s Rainforest – An oldy but a goody. Save the Rainforest.
- http://www.theecologist.org/take_action/campaigns/285917/help_protect_our_honeybees.html – You like food, don’t you? Honeybees still need help!
- http://green.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Campaigns – Find more campaigns over at the green wiki.
Other Active Thing to Participate in Today
- http://www.wiserearth.org – Wiser Earth is a place where you can search in your area for movements you would like to join. It’s also a bit like an environmental facebook.
- http://www.ourmedia.org/ – Our Media has over 150,000 members is seeking to use social media to advocate for the causes that improve people’s lives.
- http://www.fundforthepublicinterest.org/jobs/citizen-outreach-staff – Work for the Fund for the Public Interest and get paid to make a difference for the grass root causes that need more skilled talent.
- http://www.theecologist.org/take_action/campaigns/270487/universities_going_green.html – Universities Going Green – Help push yours in the right direction!
- http://www.theecologist.org/take_action/campaigns/308457/better_than_shopping_five_things_to_do_instead.html – http://www.theecologist.org/take_action/campaigns/321769/how_efficient_are_your_home_appliances.html – Do your own part at home to green up your life.
Start Your Own
For those of you that have the perserverance and determination to make a difference, this website provides a handbook on how to handle all the tasks involved in setting up your own grassroots movement and making it work.
- http://vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/ – how to build grassroots movements guide very nice if none in your area!
Online Petitions
Another great way to throw your support behind good causes is to head on over to http://www.thepetitionsite.com/ (a sister site of care2.com) and sign petitions that you believe in. Here are some of the most recent and popular ones that probably strike a chord with you.
- Stop Overfishing – http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/511498402
- Farmed Fishing, Bad Fishing – http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/674505931
- Polar Bears – http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/438855048
- Stop Mountaintop Removal Pollution – http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/674401908
- Remind Obama About His Promise – http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/843501195


















