The International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON)

The International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON)

The International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) is an international organization, group of stakeholders committed to developing and communicating information about health and environmental risks of nanotechnology, thereby fostering risk reduction and maximize benefits society. ICON is composed of people from academia, industrial countries, governmental and non governmental organizations in nanotechnology research and development of high activity. ICON is an organization of technical training and not to defend or commercial interests.

National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)

National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)

Finnish Science and the Environment (NCSE) is a non-profit organization, which must be made to improve the scientific basis for environmental decision-making. Although a supporter of science and its use, NCSE has not taken a position on environmental policy.

NCSE specializes in programs that bring together various individuals, institutions and communities work together, especially in many communities to create and use knowledge of the environment, including research, education, environment, and business organizations and government at all levels.

NCSE operates programs in five areas:

1. Scientific solutions - programs that engage diverse communities to deploy science to make decisions on specific issues. This includes the National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry and Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program.

2. Strengthening education - which includes an affiliate program of the University (~ 160 member schools) with a Council of Deans and Directors of the environment and , a mentoring program for high school students

3. National conference on science, politics and the environment

4th Encyclopedia of Earth. Nose acts as secretariat for the Environmental Information Coalition, which is to build the Encyclopedia of Earth.

5th Science policy - which aims to strengthen understanding and support of environmental science and its application, and programs that make it possible. Nose played a crucial role in stimulating the initiative of the National Science Foundation to triple its annual budget for environmental research, education and scientific assessment

National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP)

National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP)

The National Registry of Environmental Professionals (PNER) is higher in the U.S. governmental organization for accreditation of the environment, and is recognized by the U.S. Department Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. PNER has about 12,000 members worldwide, including managers, technicians and other professionals working in the operation and management related to regulatory issues such as compliance with pollution standards, air, soil and water.

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)

Public Services for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, the organization of environmental protection of local resources and natural state and national government for environmental professionals. PEER is a resource for potential whistleblowers of government, allowing them to expose the harmful environment and contribute anonymously to the correction agency retaliation. Founded in 1996, PEER works primarily for the processing of applications for public sector employees in the government's fault on the environment. Because whistleblowers often face direct retaliation of the participating organizations, peer encourages employees to work through the organization to reveal the government's environmental damage. Once a claim is made, the PEER survey, often with requests for access to information. The organization may choose to take a series of actions, including press releases and legal procedures.

PEER is also used to provide legal services to complainants who are the target of agency retaliation.

Resources for the Future (RFF)

Resources for the Future (RFF)

Future (RFF) is a non-profit organization that makes an independent investigation of the environment, energy and natural resource problems, primarily through the economy and other social sciences. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC, RFF conducts research around the world. In 1952, the Institute is recognized as a pioneer in the field of resource economics.

The Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP)

Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) is a research and education funded by private contributions, based in Arlington, Virginia, USA. It was founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer.  Sepp challenges the prevailing science of climate change and ozone depletion. Sepp also questioned the science used to establish the dangers of passive smoking, arguing that the risks are exaggerated.  [dead link]

Sepp former president of the board is listed as Rockefeller University President Emeritus Frederick Seitz, , a former president of the National Academy of Sciences, now deceased

Student Environmental Action Coalition or SEAC

Student Environmental Action Coalition or SEAC

Student Action Coalition environment or SEAC (pronounced "seek") is a student and a national network of progressive organizations run youth and individuals based in the United States.

SEAC, "working together to protect our planet and our future," defines the environment as including physical, economic, political and cultural context in which we live. In challenging the power structure which threatens these environmental conditions, SEAC works to create progressive social change both locally and globally.
 SEAC was launched in 1988 by students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It differs from other student organizations for the environment because of its broad definition of environment, which includes racism, sexism, militarism, heterosexism, economic justice and animal rights.

Although sometimes disturbing and ready to break the law, are members of the Student Environmental Action Coalition or SEAC program (as they call themselves) willing to do whatever it takes to get their message. SEAC has a bottom-up approach in which the place takes over the management of each chapter across the country. The people of Burma, Britain and Hong Kong, China, for example, participated in the Conference in 1995, SEAC. They are also included in many Internet sites dedicated to environmental and networks www.campusactivism.org www.climatechallenge.org.1, 2

Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV)

Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV)

Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV) is a collaboration of businesses, governments and nongovernmental organizations that are identifying and responding to the pressures of environment and resources in Silicon Valley. As its first initiative, SSV committed valley leading organizations that are partners in the ISS, working toward a goal of reducing regional carbon dioxide (CO2) by 20% below 1990 levels by 2010. The SSV approach to achieve this goal is to facilitate strategies to reduce CO2 emissions through energy and fuel efficiency and using renewable energy sources
Vision: Silicon Valley thriving with a healthy environment, a vibrant economy and a socially just.

Mission: To work with the community of Silicon Valley to create a more sustainable future using an environmental management system.

Geography Served: SSV Partners in San Mateo, Santa Clara, north of Santa Cruz and southern Alameda County. Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases CO2 SSW initiative for local communities, regional and global and across all socioeconomic boundaries.

West Harlem Environmental Action (also known as WEACT)

West Harlem Environmental Action Programme (also known as WEACT) is a Harlem, New York City-based non-profit environmental justice focuses on sustainability, public health, pollution, and other cities in the quality of life. The organization was founded in 1988 to resist the city and the North River sewage treatment plant designed for the construction of the MTA bus depot.  The argument on the basis of an increase in respiratory illnesses among residents of Harlem and other adverse health effects. WEACT lead plaintiff lawsuit was brought against the city, which was solved in 1994.
Currently WEACT is one of several groups involved in negotiations on the community benefits as part of the Columbia University expansion plan Villas Manhattan School. It 'also through the rehabilitation of abandoned brownstone converted WEACT Environmental Justice Center, which houses the office and program space, and act as proof of the various green building technologies.

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is a federal government agency within the Interior Minister US dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife and habitats. The mission of the Agency sounds like "work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the benefit of continuing the American people."

The head of the director of the FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Monday, December 6, 2010, appointed President Barack Obama Daniel M. Ashe, of Maryland, the U.S. Senate to become the new director, succeeding Samuel D. Hamilton. [Edit]

FWS units are:

* National Wildlife Refuge System (548 national wildlife refuges and 66 national fish hatcheries)

* Management Division of Migratory Birds

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* National System for fish

* Endangered Species Program

* US Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement

or R. Clark Bavin National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA)

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is a federal government agency of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing rules based on laws passed by Congress.  The EPA has been proposed by President Richard Nixon and began operation December 3, 1970, after Nixon filed a plan to Congress and the reorganization has been ratified by the committee hearings of the House and Senate.  The Agency is headed by its director, appointed by the president and approved by Congress. The current director is Lisa P. Jackson. The EPA is not a department of the firm, but the administrator is normally given cabinet rank. The agency has about 18,000 employees.