The Rest!
Midwest Sustainability Group is hard at work bringing people together to create a more sustainable planet.
So much to learn, so little time.
Whether the goal is Zero Waste, sustainable transportation, open spaces or clean air, we advocate for and empower communities to create a world that lives within its resource means and to reduce our climate emissions so the next generation inherits a world that is healthier and more sustainable.
Climate Change
Organizations:
- Sierra Club: http://www.sierraclub.org/
- https://www.facebook.com/SierraClub/
- SC Beyond Coal Campaign (also clean air and clean water): http://content.sierraclub.org/coal/
- Earth Justice: https://earthjustice.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3f3NBRBPEiwAiiHxGAotYccaiTtV4QxeHVW2AnGbcA7zFkBKT4dGvC0fJoLhXKgwRWIvcRoCaEgQAvD_BwE
- National Resource Defense Council: https://www.nrdc.org/?_ga=2.13002935.1448397901.1505757274-1397471168.1505510765
- Greenpeace: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/
- UN: (Paris Accords): http://unfccc.int/paris_agreement/items/9485.php
Websites/Articles/Studies/Publications/References:
- NASA Global Climate Change: https://climate.nasa.gov/
- New York Times Climate and the Environment: https://www.nytimes.com/section/climate?mcubz=3
- National Geographic Climate Change Page: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/climate-change/
Books:
- Naomi Klein: This Changes Everything:
Video & Films:
- Inconvenient Truth: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497116/
- Inconvenient Sequel; Truth to Power: https://inconvenientsequel.tumblr.com/
- Chasing Ice: https://chasingice.com/
Clean Air
Organizations:
- Mom’s Clean Air Force: http://www.momscleanairforce.org/
- National MCAF: http://www.momscleanairforce.org/
- Illinois MCAF: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MomsIllinois/
- Respiratory Health Association: http://www.lungchicago.org/
- American Lung Association: http://www.lung.org/?referrer=https://www.google.com/
- US American Lung Association: https://www.facebook.com/lungusa/
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- American Lung Association of Greater Chicago: https://www.facebook.com/Lungchicago/
Articles/Studies/Publications/References:
- “7 Million Premature Deaths Annually Linked to Air Pollution” (WHO): http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/air-pollution/en/
- “Introduction to Indoor Air Quality” (USEPA): https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/introduction-indoor-air-quality
Books:
- Clean Air Act: Basic Practice Series by Roy S, Belden (Amazon Affilliates html code):
Toxics
Organizations:
- Environmental Working Group: http://www.ewg.org/
Articles/Studies/Publications:
- “Cancer in Your Couch” by Markham Heid (Time Health): http://time.com/4462892/couch-cancer-flame-retardants/
Videos& Films:
- The Story of Cosmetics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfq000AF1i8
Books:
- The Pure Cure: A Complete Guide to Freeing Your Life From Dangerous Toxinsby Sharyn Wynters: (Amazon Affiliates html code):
Clean Water and Water Conservation
Organizations:
- Alliance for the Great Lakes: https://greatlakes.org/
- Prairie Rivers Network: https://prairierivers.org/
Articles/Studies/Publications/References:
- New York Times Water Pollution Page: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/water-pollution?mcubz=3
Videos& Films:
- Causes and Effects of Water Polluion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IBbTy-_n4
Books:
- Water Wars: Privitization, Pollution and Profitby Vandana Shiva (Amazon Affiliate html code):
- Whose Water Is It?: The Unquenchable Thirst of a Water-Hungry World
- by Douglas Jehl Shiva (Amazon Affiliate html code):
- When the Rivers Run Dry: Water–The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century by Fred Pearce (Amazon Affiliate html code):
Wilderness, Open Space & Wildlife Protection
Wilderness Agencies or Organizations:
- National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
- Openlands: https://openlands.org/
- Lake County Forest Preserve District: http://www.lcfpd.org/
- US Department of the Interior: https://www.doi.gov/
- US Fish and Wildlife Service: https://www.fws.gov/
- US Forrest Service: https://www.fs.fed.us/
- US Bureau of Land Management (BML): https://www.blm.gov/
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR): https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Arctic Refuge Protection
- We Are the Arctic: http://www.wearethearctic.org/
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- Sierra Club Arctic Campaign: http://content.sierraclub.org/ourwildamerica/beyond-drilling-and-mining/oil
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- Alaska Wilderness League: http://www.alaskawild.org/
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- The Wilderness Society: http://wilderness.org/
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- National Audubon Society: http://www.audubon.org/
- Utah Wilderness Protection
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance: https://suwa.org/
Agriculture, local food and pollinators
Organizations:
- Liberty Prairie Foundation: http://libertyprairie.org/
- US Department of Agriculture: https://www.usda.gov/
- Sustainable Table: http://www.sustainabletable.org/
- Pollinator Partnership: http://www.pollinator.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3f3NBRBPEiwAiiHxGJzHtV-ateczJIMd1p9-3HWaUAh1QHvxgq9X-Wt_6VrwexX4k-J2_hoCbo4QAvD_BwE
- Protect Our Pollinators: http://www.propollinators.org/
Articles/Studies/Publications:
- “The Local Food Movement Is Flourishing and Shows No Signs of Stopping” by Joseph Erbentraut (HuffPost): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/small-farms-local-food_us_589377fae4b07595d05a477f
- “Major Threats to Pollinators” (Great Pollinator Project): http://greatpollinatorproject.org/conservation/major-threats-to-pollinators
- “The Case of the Vanishing Bees (Earthjustice): https://earthjustice.org/features/the-case-of-the-vanishing-honey-bee?gclid=CjwKCAjw3f3NBRBPEiwAiiHxGNV4pD0pmLp0WeVvKRimxF4UOHuAkOAedCo5e7hMjEJH-j8uTIQUKBoC_gcQAvD_BwE
Videos& Films:
- “Why Eat Local”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaG_Zi6izU
- “King Corn”: http://www.kingcorn.net/
Books:
- Selling Local: Why Local Food Movements Matterby Jennifer Meta Robinson and James Robert Farmer (Amazon Affiliates html code):