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Environment America Legislative Scorecard
Supply your address (to determine your congressional and state legislative district) and Environment America will return your state and federal senators' and representatives' voting records on environmental issues.GovTrak.us Congressional Vote Tracker
This independent website allows you to track what's being voted on and who's placing what vote in Congress. Follow bills or legislators to keep tabs on the environmental votes you care aboutand who's supporting them.League of Conservation Voters Environmental Scorecard
Search by state, last name, zip code, or session to see how Congressional Members (including presidential candidates) voted on issues that affect the environment. To see how members of your state Legislature voted on state environmental bills, check out your state's LCV chapter.On The Issues Candidate Information
With a tag line boasting "Every political leader on every issue," this website provides a wealth of information on current officials and candidates for President, Senate, the US House of Representatives, and state governors. You can search by your area, official's name, elected office, or issue.Project Vote Smart Voting Records
First, enter the state in which you live, then choose the office you would like to investigate (US President, senator or representative; state governor, legislator, judge, or official; or current candidates), select the exact elected official from a list for your area, and finally, choose "Environmental Issues" from the Issues drop down menu. Project Vote Smart will provide a list of all of the environmental votes brought before this particular lawmaker and how he or she voted.
Choose a green job
Bright Green
With offices in London and San Francisco, Bright Green has the inside track on eco-jobs in the US and UK. Job listings are for those just entering the green jobs arena, as well as for those with a green track record. Register your CV with Bright Green and you'll hear when appropriate job opportunities come along. One nice touch: Bright Green plants a tree for every person who gets a job through its service.EcoEmploy
This site features jobs in the US and Canada. You can sort through jobs alphabetically or by date posted, or look at companies, nonprofits, federal laboratories, and law firm categories. There's also a "specialized sites" section which lists companies and organizations that list jobs.Environmental Career Opportunities
Browse by job categories, including a category for international environmental jobs and one for environmental jobs in higher education. You can also check out environmental degree programs and internships, plus sign up for e-mail alerts in job areas you target.Green Dream Jobs
Plug into 25 different categories of green jobs from administration/general management to travel and hospitality. Then narrow your search by choosing entry-, mid-, or senior-level or peruse internship/volunteer opportunities.GreenBiz.com job listings
A simple set up allows you to search by green job category (19 of them), state, and job level (entry, mid, senior, internship/fellowship, contract/consultant). Or look at jobs by the date they were posted.Idealist
More than just a job search resource, Idealist is a project of the nonprofit Action Without Borders. This interactive site allows people to exchange resources and ideas as well as locate nonprofit jobs, volunteer opportunities, and internships. Idealist doesn't focus on green jobs but categories include "environment and ecology" and "energy conservation and green living".TreeHugger job board
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Look over TreeHugger's job listings or search by "what" and "where" to see if you can find a green job match. You can also sign up to have customized job alerts e-mailed to you.
Join an environmental group
Air and Waste Management Association Environmental Advocacy Group Links
The Allegheny Mountain Section of the Air and Waste Management Association provides this list of more than 30 environmental advocacy organizations, with links to their websites.Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Environmental Organizations List
This resource from the Carnegie Library provides links to general environmental organizations across the US, with separate lists highlighting those in Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. You can also search through organizations by more specific subcategories in environmental issues.Natural Resources Defense Council Environmental Groups
Natural Resources Defense Council provides this web resource, listing dozens of environmental organizations across the US, with quick descriptions of each and links to each organization's homepage.The National Environmental Directory
The National Environmental Directory—claiming to be "the most complete and most comprehensive environmental directory in the United States"—allows you to search a database of more than 13,000 environmental organizations across the US. Search by region, or browse the entire directory.
Start an environmentally responsible business
Bay Area Green Business Program
This partnership of government agencies and utilities in nine California counties helps local businesses comply with all environmental regs and take actions to conserve resources, prevent pollution, and reduce waste.Co-op America's Green Business Network™
Launched in 1992, this group claims to be the oldest, largest, and most diverse network of socially and environmentally responsible businesses in the US. They provide tools and info to help green businesses succeed.Green Chamber of Commerce
This brand new California-based group now has members in 16 cities in California, Arizona, and Oregon. They'd like to set up chapters nationwide to provide resources, lobbying, and support for members.Sustainable Business Council
This new nonprofit organization, founded by a group of sustainable business execs, holds events and educational opportunities in Los Angeles which encourage, support, and expand sustainable practices in that celebrity-studded city.The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)
This affiliation of 55 business networks in 24 states, Washington DC, and Canada is comprised of 15,000 entrepreneurs who support local, sustainable small business.
Become a green volunteer
American Rivers National River Cleanup
The National River Cleanup™ is a year-long event that kicks off May 31st - June 8th. Since this annual event began in 1991 more than 600,000 volunteers have participated in thousands of cleanups nationwide. 2007 was their biggest year with 95,000 volunteers in all 50 states plus Washington, DC removing 600 tons of trash from 7,453 miles of river.Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Tremendous volunteer work is done every year on the 258 million acres of BLM public lands. In 2006, volunteers put in more than 1.3 million hours; the equivalent to the efforts of more than 700 full-time agency employees. The BLM 2006-2007 Annual Report Making a Difference details some of the volunteer endeavors.Green House Network
This unusual volunteer opportunity is a national network of volunteer speakers in more than 33 states available to speak gratis about global warming pollution and climate change policy. These 250 people have given nearly 1,000 talks on college campuses, talk radio, at businesses, community centers, congregations, and retirement communities, reaching more than 20,000 people. Some of the speakers are climate experts but most are "educated citizens."National Audubon Society
Find the local chapters or state offices nearest you and look into their volunteer possiblities. Audubon also runs The Puffin Project during the summer on seven sanctuaries in the Gulf of Maine which uses 30 volunteers.National Park Service
Search the site by national park to see how you can become a part of this large volunteer network. In 2005, 137,000 volunteers donated 5.2 million hours at a value of $91.2 million.Nature Conservancy
Find out about all the volunteer possibilities at the nearest Nature Conservancy chapter. This nationwide group has protected more than 117 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers. Worldwide, they operate more than 100 marine conservation projects.US Fish & Wildlife Service
The jobs these 38,000 volunteers take on include banding birds a
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