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Leonardo Academy
Policy and technical analysis of energy and environmental issues as well as environmental education. Explores both market mechanisms and traditional approaches to achieving environmental improvement, energy efficiency, and sustainability. [Mainly lists of links but a few reports]
http://www.leonardoacademy.org
Political Economy Research Center
Think tank in Montana seeking market solutions to environmental problems. Research and policy analysis covers endangered species, forestry, fisheries, mining, parks and park reform, public lands, property rights, Superfund, user fees, water marketing, wildlife and environmental education.
http://www.perc.org
Resources for the Future
Researches environmental and natural resource issues and policy questions - rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences.
http://www.rff.org/
Worldwatch Institute
Analyzes interdisciplinary environmental data from around the world, providing information on how to build a sustainable society. Website has articles on a broad range on topics.
http://www.worldwatch.org
Waste Policy Center
WPC deals with environmental management and policy issues related to both business and government organizations.
http://www.winporter.com/
The National Wetlands Coalition
Works to infuse common-sense into the nation's wetlands regulatory program.
http://www.thenwc.org
World Resources Institute
WRI believes a healthy environment and healthy economy can coexist. Uses information and knowledge as tools to move human society to live in ways that protect the Earth's environment and its capacity to provide.
http://www.wri.org/
National Wilderness Institute
Free-market environmentalist organization. Site features online publications, studies, and reports.
http://www.nwi.org/
Rocky Mountain Institute
An independent, nonprofit research and educational foundation with a mission to foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security. Research areas are energy, transportation, green development, climate change, water, economic renewal, corporate sustainability, and security.
http://www.rmi.org
Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment
FREE advances conservation and environmental values by applying modern science and America's founding ideas to policy debates.
http://www.free-eco.org/
Conservation Law Foundation
Uses law, economics and science to solve the environmental problems that threaten the people, natural resources and communities of New England.
http://www.clf.org
World Commission on Protected Areas
To promote the establishment and effective management of a worldwide, representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas as an integral contribution to the IUCN mission.
http://www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/
Science and Environment Health Network
Began in 1993 when members of the scientific community met to respond to virulent attacks on the environmental agenda. It was clear that science was being misrepresented and misused in environmental public policy.
http://www.sehn.org/
Environmental Technology and Public Policy Program
ETP was created to conduct research on how government policies affect the development of new environmental technologies.
http://web.mit.edu/dusp/etpp
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation
ITRC is a state-led national coalition dedicated to better environmental protection through innovative technologies. ITRC helps reduce the technical and regulatory barriers to the deployment of new environmental technologies.
http://www.itrcweb.org
National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition
A broad based coalition of roughly 200 member organizations, representing millions of individuals across the United States, that is dedicated to bringing balance back to the Endangered Species Act.
http://www.nesarc.org/
Energy Probe Research Foundation
Comprised of Probe International, Energy Probe, Environmental Bureau of Investigation, Environment Probe, Urban Renaissance Institute, Consumer Policy Institute, and Margaret Laurence Fund. One of Canada's leading environmental and public policy research institutes.
http://www.e-p-r-f.org/eprf/index.html
Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
Researches renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change, smart growth, alternative fuels, and advanced vehicle technologies.
http://www.eesi.org/
Community-University Connections
Explores the use of science in social and environmental policy and advocates precautionary and community-based research approaches. Provides information and resources on projects, current activities and research.
http://web.uvic.ca/~scishops/
The Heartland Institute
Provides information on research and commentary on sound science and market-based environmental protection.
http://www.heartland.org/IssueSuites.cfm?issId=2
California Institute of Public Affairs
Research, convening and public information on California issues and international environmental affairs. Founded in 1969 and affiliated with Claremont Graduate University.
http://www.interenvironment.org/cipa/
Buckminster Fuller Institute
Located in Sebastopol, California, BFI hopes to empower site visitors to see the big picture and exercise individual initiative so that everyone on board our Spaceship Earth can live abundantly and successfully on an ecologically sustainable basis.
http://www.bfi.org/
Thoreau Institute
Seeks ways to protect the environment without regulation, bureaucracy, or central control.
http://www.ti.org/
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