Some of our Favorite organizations and websites you should know about:

Political and Environmental Organizations

• California League of Conservation Voters – www.ecovote.org
• Change – www.Change.org (Social Action Network)
• Netroots Nation – www.Netrootsnation.com (idea exchange venue)
• Daily Guide to Smarter Living – www.ozolife.com/daily/culture/
• Research Foundation studying North Pacific Central Gyre Plastic Change
• www.algalita.org
• National Resources Defense Council – www.nrdc.org
• Surfrider Foundation – www.surfrider.org (ocean and beach protection)
• Earthworks – www.mineralpolicy.org (protecting communities from mineral development)
• Oxfam International – www.oxfam.org/en/
• Electronic Frontier Foundation – www.eff.org (digital freedom)
• Fair Trade Federation – www.fairtradefederation.org
• Move On – www.moveon.org
• Organic Consumers Association – www.organicconsumers.org
• US/China Energy Efficiency Alliance – www.chinauseealliance.org

World and US News Resources

• International Herald Tribune – www.iht.com
• World Press – www.worldpress.org
• Newseum World’s Most Interactive Museum – www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
• Mother Jones – www.motherjones.org
• The Nation – www.thenation.com
• The Daily Kos: State of the Nation – www.dailykos.com
• Huffington Post – www.thehuffingtonpost.com
• Real Clear Politics – www.realclearpolitics.com
• Project Vote Smart – www.votesmart.org
• Common Cause – www.commoncause.org

Environmental News & Analysis

• Environmental News Network – www.enn.com
• Environmental Graffiti – www.environmentalgraffiti.com
• National Geographic – http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/environment.html
• Planet Ark – www.planetark.org/enviro-news/
• Environment News Service – www.ens-newswire.com
• Grist – www.grist.org
• Huffington Post Green – www.huffingtonpost.com/green
• Environmental Science and Technology – www.pubs.acs.org/toc/esthag/current

Economic News & Analysis

• Fortune – www.money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune
• The Bloomberg Report – www.bloomberg.com
• Wall Street Watch – www.wallstreetwatch.org
• The Wall Street Journal – www.wsj.com

Healthy Eating

• The Nutrition Source Harvard School of Public Health – Vegetables and Fruits:  Get Plenty Every Day
• USDA – Why It Is Important to Eat Vegetables?
• Eat Well Blog – Vegetable Health Benefits -Eating Healthy Vegetables!
• Women’s Health – Know Which Are the Best Vegetables: So you’re eating healthy foods, but do you know which are really the best for you? Sort out all this veggie madness
• MSNBC. MSN.com – Global obesity rates have doubled since 1980:  Among developed nations, Americans are the fattest, new study says
• Reuters.com – Obesity rates will reach 42 percent: study
• National Cancer Institute – Obesity and Cancer: Questions and Answers
• National Institute of Health – What Are the Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity?