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The transformation of the built environment, using the tools developed by the Passive House Institute, in a critical effort to combat global warming. We provide training, conferences, and other events to both engage and educate design and building professionals, policymakers, and the general public. We support the success and vitality of the Passive House community.

They are dedicated to helping fund new beehives, teaching Children about the importance of agriculture and bees as well as funding further research into what is causing the extinction of bees.

On a single event day, more than a thousand volunteers will turn out to make a noticeable improvement to the greater Los Angeles region. Teams of 6-8 volunteers will each walk a 2-4 mile route, picking up litter from sidewalks, gutters, and fences. Each route starts and ends at one of LA Metro's 132 subway, light rail, or express bus stations, or at a neighborhood hub sites Kicking off with a morning briefing and distribution of supplies (bags, gloves, grabbers, maps, T-shirts, etc), volunteers fan out on foot or on the Metro system to clean their routes. When they are done, they can head to the after party in downtown LA to celebrate their achievement - simultaneously UNLITTERING hundreds of miles of Southland streets! UNLITTERLA is not about simply picking up after others - it's about changing culture and habits in our city, even for those not participating by the event's high visibility and media coverage.

The Total Altruistic Project® Foundation is a nonprofit organization that identifies projects that heightens altruistic behavior in people which helps our environment, both ecologically and socially. Our organization then strives to implement the project to success.

Public Citizen Foundation supports the research and educational work of Public Citizen, Inc. founded in 1971 to promote consumer rights, open government, corporate responsibility, clean energy, fair trade, environmental protection, and workplace safety.

Taxpayers for Common Sense is a nonpartisan budget watchdog serving as an independent voice for American taxpayers. Our mission is to  achieve a government that spends taxpayer dollars responsibly and operates within its means.

The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) uses the power of the sun to fight poverty and climate change. Energy access is at the root of some of our biggest global inequities—from education to food security to public health. SELF works with communities around the world to establish solar projects, with a focus on environmental justice, community ownership, and scalable outcomes.

GreenBlue equips business with science and resources to make products more sustainable. 

The AFAR foundation’s mission is to promote cross-cultural exchange by sponsoring international travel and study for students who cannot otherwise afford to experience another part of the world.

The mission of The Vital Ground Foundation is to protect and restore North America's grizzly bear populations by conserving wildlife habitat.

We're engaging communities worldwide in charting a sustainable future - for all of us! With inclusive participation our goal and mapmaking our medium, Green Map System empowers a diverse global movement that promotes local green living, natural, cultural and social resources. Today, in 1,000 cities, villages and neighborhoods in 65 countries, Green Maps are guiding millions to make climate-smart everyday decisions that promote the uniqueness of home and protect the species that share it with us. Working collaboratively since 1995, we expand the demand for healthier, more vibrant communities with our adaptable mapmaking tools and universal icons, multi-lingual participatory websites, workshops and regional hubs. Transforming local information into global interaction, our interactive Open Green Map platform invites the public to enhance the maps as well as explore them.

Austin Parks Foundation partners with our community to enhance people’s lives by making our public parks, trails and green spaces better through volunteerism, innovative programming, advocacy and financial support.