1.
Freedom CAR and Vehicle Technologies Program www.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuel
The
Freedom CAR and Vehicle Technologies (FCVT) Program
is developing more energy efficient and environmentally
friendly highway transportation technologies that
will enable America to use less petroleum. The reductions
in petroleum use will, of course, contribute to reducing
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This effect will
positively impact the fight against Global Warming.
The
long term aim of the FCVT is to develop “leap
frog” technologies that will provide America
with greater freedom of mobility and energy security
while lowering costs and improving the environment. |
2.
Climate Leaders Partnership
www.epa.gov/climateleaders
Climate Leaders is an EPA industry- government partnership
that works with company to develop long term comprehensive
climate change strategies. Partners set a corporate-work
greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goal and inventory their
emissions to measure progress. By reporting data to the
EPA, Partners create a lasting record of their accomplishments.
Partners also identify themselves as corporate environmental
lenders and strategically position themselves as climate
change policy continues to unfold.
3.
The Nature Conservancy
www.nature.org
The
Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization
working around the world to protect ecologically
important lands and waters for nature and people.
The
mission of the Nature Conservancy is to preserve
the plants, animals, and natural communities that
represent the development of life on Earth by protecting
the lands and waters they need to survive. |
4.
Clean Fuels Development Coalition
www.cleanfuelsdc.org
The Clean Fuels Development Coalition (CFDC) is an innovative,
not for profit, organization that actively supports the
development of new technologies and the increased production
of fuels that can reduce air pollution, stimulate our economy,
and lessen our dangerous dependence on imported oil.
For 20 ears, CFDC has been coordinating and guiding a
coalition of like minded leaders and combining their varied
interests to play a crucial leadership role in the development
of a new national energy strategy and passage of clean
fuel legislation and regulations. These efforts have already
fostered new fuel technologies, improved manufacturing
processes, created new jobs, reduced oil imports and improved
air quality through reduced emissions leading to cleaner,
healthier air for everyone.
5.
The National Arbor Day Foundation
www.arborday.org
A
globally recognized organization with the following
goals:
- Build
an organization of dedicated members who lead
the way, and help individual citizens plant and
care for trees to enrich the environment.
- Enhance
the extent, health, and care, of the urban and
community forests where we live.
- Advance
rural land conservation and forest stewardship
through the planting and care of trees.
- Help
protect and improve the global environment by
promoting rain forest preservation, urban and
community forestry, and tree planting throughout
the world.
- Educate
and inspire young people and adults to understand,
plant, and care for trees to build a better future.
- Expand
the awareness of the need for tree planting and
care by increasing publicity about Arbor Day
and the number of people who celebrate Arbor
Day.
- Manage
Arbor Day to support Foundation conferences and
education programs, and to serve as a model of
environmental stewardship.
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6.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
www.nrel.gov
The
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the nation’s primary laboratory for renewable energy
and energy efficiency research and development (R&D).
NREL’s mission and strategy are focused on advancing
to U.S. Department of Energy’s and our nation’s
energy goals. The laboratory’s scientists and researchers
support critical market objectives to a accelerate research
from scientific innovations to market-viable alternative
energy solutions. The laboratory thereby directly contributes
to our nation’s goal for finding new renewable ways
to power our homes, businesses, and cars.
7.
Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
(GREEN)
www.earthforce.org
Earth
Force, and element of GREEN, engages young people
as active citizens who improve the environment
communities now and in the future.
For
example, an Earth Force class may decide that they
want to clean up a local park cluttered with litter.
Cleaning up the park is an admirable task, but
it does not ensure the park will be clean the next
week. Earth Force encourages young people to look
at the root cause of an issue and focus on creative
solutions that address a public policy or community
practice. Earth Force students have worked with
city councils to enact better litter laws, another
group conducted a campaign to instill community
pride and discourage future littering, and still
another worked with officials to get more trash
cans installed in
the park. |
8.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
www.wbcsd.ch
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD) is a CEO-led, global association of some 190 companies
dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.
The Council provides a platform for companies to explore
sustainable development, share knowledge, experiences and
best practices, and to advocate business positions on these
issues in a variety of forums, working with governments,
non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations.
The
Council’s objectives are to:
- Be
a leading business advocate on sustainable development;
- Participate
in policy development to create the right framework conditions
for business to make an effective
contribution to sustainable human progress;
- Develop
and promote the business case for sustainable development;
- Demonstrate
the business contribution to sustainable development
solutions and share leading edge practices
among members;
- Contribute
to a sustainable future for developing nations and nations
in transition.
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