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Carbon Conscious Consumer: Partner Groups
We are grateful to the many fine organizations which have helped promote our C3 campaign to their supporters. A sample listing of our partners is below.
If you would like to become a C3 partner please contact us for more information.
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 Allegheny College is a national liberal arts college where 2100 students with unusual combinations of interests and skills excel. They helped spread the word about carbon conscious living by posting a link to C3 in their Alumni email newsletter, and passing out C3 materials to the entire student body during orientation. On the web at www.allegheny.edu |
 BAGGU was designed in California by Joan and Emily (Joan is Emily's mom). We both saw the need for a better reusable bag, so we decided to make one. After dozens of prototypes, we came up with a solution that makes using reusable bags stylish, practical and easy. Changing our own shopping habits is one small thing we can do to make a difference. We hope you feel good every time you use your BAGGU. On the web at baggubag.com. |
 Today’s coin laundries feature energy-efficient washers and dryers. Plus, many offer ancillary services, including laundry drop-off services that allow you to drop off laundry and pick it up the next day washed, dried and folded. Visit www.coinlaundry.org and use the Laundry Locator to find a water-saving Laundromat near you. |
 Climate Counts is a non-profit campaign that scores companies annually on the basis of their voluntary action to reverse climate change. The new Climate Counts Company Scorecard -- launched in June 2007 -- helps people make climate-conscious purchasing and investing choices and encourages them to urge the world's most well-known companies to take the issue of climate change seriously. Launched by organics pioneer Stonyfield Farm, Climate Counts believes everyday consumers can be the most important activists in the fight against global warming. On the web at www.climatecounts.org |
 Cool Capital is a non-profit consortium of leading Washington-area businesses, institutions, government agencies, congregations, and community and environmental organizations, united to bring about an immediate and dramatic reduction in regional greenhouse gas emissions to lead the US in fighting global warming. On the web at www.coolcapital.org. |
 Earth Friendly Goods strives to meet the growing public demand for environmentally-friendly products. We have carefully scrutinized the best earth-friendly products to help you live the green life. Many of our products are made from hemp, one of the only sustainable/biodegradable fibers available. We also carry products made of bamboo, organic cotton, soy, flax, wool, & other earth-friendly fibers. On the web at earthfriendlygoods.com. |
 We create vibrant communities online and empower people through the creative use of emerging technologies. Following on our progressive values, we believe that building authentic internet voices and the establishment of a vigorous open source community is critical to the functioning of our democracy. On the web at www.echoditto.com |
 ECOBAGS® are the original Bring Your Own Bags! Founded in 1989, Eco-Bags Products, Inc. has grown to a full product line from signature string bags to produce bags and classic canvas totes offered in your choice of natural, recycled and certified organic cotton. Take advantage of our 15% discount for our Carbon Conscious Consumer friends - simply use coupon code "GreenHolidays" when you stock up now at www.ecobags.com. |
 We are a collaborative of eco-designers and entrepreneurs whose objective is to merge ultra-cool design with environmental awareness to provide stylish, functional, and durable handbags that people will love to own. We hope to inspire more people to think differently about the things they buy, how they are made, where they come from, and vote for a more sustainable world. On the web at www.ecoist.com. |
 The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. On the web at www.epa.gov |
 Global Footprint Network supports a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a measurement and management tool that makes the reality of planetary limits relevant to decision-makers througout the world. On the web at www.footprintnetwork.org. |
 In the USA, we use more than 100 BILLION plastic bags every year! Less than 1% of these bags are recycled. Our mission at Go-Again Bags is to reduce the number of plastic bags used each year by providing economical reusable shopping bags. Our bags are strong, durable, light weight, recyclable, and can be used in place of the plastic or paper bags typically found in stores. Go-Again Bags are an environmentally friendly alternative to disposable bags, with an economical price. Our goal is to clean the environment, not your wallet! Our bags work well for fundraisers, gifts, promotions and can be custom printed for your business. At Go-Again Bags, we will continue to strive to provide high quality reusable products at an economical price that makes it easy for anyone to make environmentally friendly choices. On the web at go-againbags.com. |
 Green Brooklyn is a website featuring offbeat commentary and grassroots initiatives on the greening of Brooklyn and NYC. GBK is the first in a series of sites designed to cater to the local green movements and industries that have sprouted up in cities and towns around the country and to be a resource for people in those locales who are trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle. On the web at greenbrooklyn.com |
 What started out as a desire to make eco-friendly reusable grocery bags for family and friends has blossomed into a small, efficient family business. Grace started making all cotton grocery bags before “bringing your own bag” became popular. Our goal is to offer an alternative to paper and plastic bag waste in the hopes of reducing the devastation of our planet. We strive for 100% customer satisfaction while being eco friendly. All of our bags are hand made by Grace in her home in the mountain community of Crestline, California. No big energy consuming machines, no polluting smokestacks, and no sweatshops. So, make our planet glad and use our cloth bag. You'll be glad you did! On the web at www.thegreatbag.com |
 Ideal Bite offers bite-sized ideas for light green living. We know that you would just love to "do the right thing" for yourself and the planet if it were convenient, fun, inexpensive, and made you feel good. But until now you have lacked a good source of advice for real people leading busy lives. Congrats. Now you have a free one. Easy eco-living tips are delivered in a short, sassy email each weekday. On the web at www.idealbite.com |
 Livability Project helps communities organize, focus and accelerate their local sustainability movement. We help set up centers or 'hubs' that have an education and events theatre, a section to purchase goods and services, office space for socially responsible tenants and a 'Collaboratory.' a design center that allows communities to create their own roadmap. The process starts in the Collaboratory with the creation of a 'Livability Map,' a unique process that engages the community in building on existing initiatives while at the same time, incubating others. We are also developing a number of online tools for collaboration, commerce and education. On the web at www.livabilityproject.org |
 At the National Environmental Education Foundation, we provide objective environmental information to help Americans live better every day. At a time of conflicting and challenging messages about the state of our environment, we provide trusted knowledge, resources and opportunities to improve our lives and the health of the planet. On the web at www.neefusa.org |
 We are a membership-driven collective of progressive artists. Our mission is threefold: to create and distribute videos —nonfiction, documentary, narrative & experimental— that educate and expose viewers to social, political and cultural issues; to promote do-it-yourself media and creative expression through video and other media arts; to provide an outlet for creative, artistic expression and dialogue. On the web at www.panleft.org/ |
 Our main goal with this magazine is to provide a venue for like-minded parents to share information and stories, and to support each other on our respective journeys towards healthful living - despite our critics and the modern world around us. Regardless of what many people might think, there is no perfect way to parent. There is only a large buffet of choices from which we must pick and choose to create the best arrangement for our own particular family. Each and every family is special and unique. We honor, respect, and celebrate that uniqueness. On the web at www.primalparentingmagazine.com |
 Project Laundry List is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization which aims to demonstrate that personal choices can make a difference for the Earth and its people. Our focus is on North America's over-dependence on nuclear power and other unsustainable forms of energy. On the web at www.laundrylist.org |
 ReusableBags.com is a destination for advocacy and information about plastic bags as well as a shopping center for reusable bags. Look on their site for ways to reduce, reuse & save and find a line of lunch bags and market totes. |
 Our mission is to slowly but surely inform people that the use of paper and plastic bags waste gas, uses water, creates more plastic, and causes air and ocean pollution. Switching to a reusable bag means cutting down on as many as 1200 plastic and paper bags over a year's time. For every person we convice we get that much closer to cleaning up the planet. On the web at www.reusethisbag.com. |
 The Social Action & Leadership School for Activists (SALSA) of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) offers affordable classes to make you and your organization more effective. SALSA is: a skills training program that strengthens community activism and fosters engaged citizenship. A forum for discussion and development of progressive issues and agendas. A unique networking opportunity for social change activists. On the web at www.hotsalsa.org |
 Shedd connects people to the living world. We engage and inspire, entertain and inform. We are a vital teaching and learning resource, conservation leader, neighborhood partner and global collaborator. We are passionate about our animals, their habitats and the planet we share. On the web at www.sheddaquarium.org |
We have purposely chosen to operate as a for-profit corporation in order to model sustainable small business practices. We believe that to be successful in the long-term we must operate through self-funding. All of our free Community Services are funded without support from government, industry or foundations so that we may remain a stable and independent voice, free from the bureaucratic constraints that often come with the fundraising / nonprofit structure. On the web at www.simpleliving.net |
 Stay Vocal focuses on common problems and issues in the world today and presents positive ideas to help change them. By providing a variety of vehicles that embrace different fashions, styles, and humor, this company is here to help people get vocal. We want to help manifest a better future for everyone. Everything surrounding this company focuses on beneficial ways of thinking, advancing and getting involved. We are the voice of a progressive, positive world. On the web at www.stayvocal.com |
 Healthy food. At Stonyfield Farm, we’re committed to keeping artificial ingredients out of food. That’s why we use only pure all natural and organic ingredients—never any preservatives or artificial flavors, colors and sweeteners like other brands. We only use premium milk from farmers who have pledged not to use the synthetic bovine growth hormone, rBGH. And, all of our organic ingredients were produced without the use of antibiotics, synthetic growth hormones and toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers. It’s just pure, natural, REAL food. On the web at www.stonyfield.com |
One the web at www.taraluna.com |
 The Think Outside the Bottle Pledge is the collective effort of major national organizations, cities, prominent people, communities of faith, student groups, and concerned consumers across North America . Think Outside the Bottle encourages consumers to choose tap over bottled water and support the efforts of local elected officials to do the same at the city, state, and national level. View a full list of endorsers. On the web at www.thinkoutsidethebottle.org. |
 The Worldwatch Institute offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing that has made it a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. Our work revolves around the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just society—and how to achieve it. On the web at www.worldwatch.org. |
