What can you do?

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If you want to take action on any of the issues or events discussed in these pages, or on issues you've discussed in class, there are many things you can do to try to make a difference. In general, you can work to

• Educate yourself (and others): look for more information from more sources.
• Join citizen groups: cooperate with others to work for progress.
• Participate in democracy: contact elected members of local, state, and national governments, let them know what you think, and vote.

Many national environmental organizations are already working on important environmental issues, both in trying to influence the decision-making process and in spreading information about issues that affect our lives and our environment. Below are listed links to some major national environmental organizations. You can contact these organizations to get more information issues they work on. These groups may also have local chapters that you can join to help out more directly.

Many national issues are related to local events that may be in your area. For local events you can join groups, especially student groups such as Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) that exist on many campuses. There may also be citizen and community groups, including local chapters of the Sierra Club or the Audubon Society that you can join. You can also contact your legislators, city council members, and other local elected officials.

(Note: these links do not necessarily imply that McGraw-Hill supports the views of these organizations, or vice versa.)
 

News Sources

E: the Environmental Magazine
EE-Llink: environmental publications
CNN science news
Living on Earth, National Public Radio's environmental news program
Information on international environmental agreements and enforcement (INECE)
Greenlines: news from Defenders of Wildlife
Natural Resources Defense Council news page
Institute for Global Communications:
New York Times
National Public Radio
BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Christian Science Monitor

Organizations

Sierra Club
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Audubon Society
The Wilderness Society
Earth Island Institute
The Nature Conservancy
National Wildlife Federation

Democracy

Congress news, from C-SPAN
C-SPAN's list of members of congress, and how to contact them
United Nations Environmental Program (the US federal government--and your elected representatives--help shape UN environmental policies)

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