Forests.org: Campaigns/What You Can Do/Conscious Consuming Links

Palm Oil Action editor's pick

http://www.palmoilaction.org.au/

concerned with oil palm plantation development and deforestation in Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea

Added: Sep. 24, 2007 | Rate It

Affluenza

http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

PBS program that explores the high social and environmental costs of materialism and the epidemic of overconsumption

Added: Jan. 19, 2001 | Rate It

Buy Good Wood

http://buygoodwood.com/

Rainforest Action Network campaign to highlight the importance of buying environmentally responsible wood and paper products, while highlighting Weyerhaeuser's poor environmental record

Added: Aug. 10, 2004 | Rate It

Center for a New American Dream updated

http://www.newdream.org/

7 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

responsible consumption for our families and the environment - "more fun, less stuff"

Added: Jan. 19, 2001 | Rate It

Coffee/Café at Planeta.com

http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/ag/coffee/coffee.html

provides a list of web resources pertaining to the environmental consequences of coffee production, and ways to minimize its impact by improving organic cultivation and shaded grown coffee

Added: Mar. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Conservatree - paper selection for the environment updated

http://www.conservatree.com/

dedicated to converting paper markets to environmental papers

Added: Jan. 31, 2001 | Rate It

Do Not Mail

http://donotmail.org/

the Forest Ethics campaign to reduce the volume of junk mail, and a reduction of its impact on global warming

Added: Nov. 26, 2008 | Rate It

Ethical Consumer Boycott List

http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/Boycotts.aspx

provides extensive lists and information regarding current boycotts for consumers

Added: Jan. 12, 2001 | Rate It

Fair Trade Coffee Campaign

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/

Global Exchange supports grassroots efforts towards more fair trade coffee and certification

Added: Mar. 08, 2001 | Rate It

Global Exchange updated

http://www.globalexchange.org/

works to develop people-to-people ties between first and third world nations and promoting sustainable development

Added: Jan. 12, 2001 | Rate It

Green Seal

http://www.greenseal.org/

promotes environmentally responsible consumer products by setting environmental standards and awarding a "Green Seal of Approval" to products that cause less harm to the environment

Added: Mar. 31, 2001 | Rate It

How to Cut Your Catalog Waste

http://www.edf.org/article.cfm?ContentID=2039

Environmental Defense provides information on how, with a minimum of effort, you can reduce waste and pollution, and free some space in your mailbox

Added: Dec. 11, 2002 | Rate It

Markets Initiative

http://www.marketsinitiative.org/

a project of several Canadian environmental groups that works with Canadian companies to help them develop environmentally sound wood and paper purchasing policies

Added: Jan. 29, 2001 | Rate It

Opt-Out of Mailing Lists

http://opt-out.cdt.org/

The Center For Democracy & Technology provides resources to help you stop receiving junk mail and telephone calls during dinner

Added: Jul. 29, 2001 | Rate It

Overcoming Consumerism

http://www.verdant.net/

9 out of 10 stars (6 votes)

citizen-activist's anti-consumerism site details ways that you can help defeat consumerism, save money, work less and lead a more satisfying and environmentally benign life

Added: Jan. 19, 2001 | Rate It