---

The New England Environment

Air Quality, Clean Energy and Climate Change

Alternatives for Community & Environment	$25,000
To ensure that Boston's transportation agency implements the upgrades of the bus fleet to which it has committed, to advocate for converting the remainder of the bus fleet to lower emission vehicles, and to continue broadening the constituency for cleaner transportation in Greater Boston.
Appalachian Mountain Club	$45,000
To inform the debate over the best locations for wind power facilities in northern New England, with a focus on balancing the conservation goals of the environmental community with the objective of developing of wind power in the region.
Center for Clean Air Policy	$50,000
To provide policymakers in Massachusetts with the technical assistance, strategic advice, collaborative opportunities, and encouragement to implement successful state- and region-wide programs for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Final installment of a two-year, $100,000 grant.
Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES)	$50,000
To improve corporate board and institutional investor policies on climate change in New England over the next three years.
Clean Water Fund	$24,000
To defend and implement the new regulations in Massachusetts to reduce emissions from power plants.
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice	$30,000
To support the Connecticut Clean Bus Campaign, which will reduce environmental triggers of asthma and exposures to hazardous diesel emissions in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven.
Connecticut Fund for the Environment	$30,000
To build public support for the adoption of California's low-emission vehicle standards in Connecticut, reducing mobile source emissions, addressing climate change and health issues statewide, and adding momentum to clean air and climate change efforts across the nation.
Conservation Law Foundation	$50,000
To oppose a major expansion of the electric transmission system in northwest Vermont, when the energy demand could be more cost effectively met using efficiency and clean, distributed generation.
Conservation Law Foundation	$45,000
To design and establish model collaborative decisionmaking processes for proposed wind power projects at several key locations in New England.
Environmental Defense	$30,000
To participate in Connecticut's Clean Car Campaign, which seeks to persuade the state to adopt California's auto emissions standards.
Environment Northeast	$50,000
To maintain Environment Northeast's presence in Connecticut as an advocate for green power markets, energy conservation, and renewable energy; reductions in diesel emissions; and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by pursuing new opportunities created by the state climate change action plan.
Environment Northeast	$30,000
To promote stronger appliance efficiency standards in Northeastern states.
Harvard University's Center for Health and the Global Environment	$50,000
To participate in local and regional environmental initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change.   Final installment of a two-year, $110,000 grant.
Maine Green Power Connection	$30,000
To develop the consumer market for green power in Maine in order to attract new producers of green energy into the market and to encourage state policymakers to enact policies that add more green power to the grid.
Massachusetts Climate Action Network	$15,000
To create and support local climate action groups in Massachusetts, recruit municipalities to join the Cities for Climate Protection campaign, and assist cities and towns in implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance	$50,000
To build consumer demand for electricity generated from new renewable energy resources and spur the development for such projects in New England.
MassPIRG Education Fund	$24,000
To defend and implement the new regulations in Massachusetts to reduce emissions from power plants.
New England Climate Project	$125,000
To secure meaningful and measurable reductions of greenhouse gases from New England sources. Composed of Clean Water Fund, Natural Resources Council of Maine and state PIRG education funds, the coalition will seek to accomplish this by holding New England states accountable to the regional Climate Change Action Plan they signed in 2001, committing to significant short- and long-term reductions in greenhouse gases.  In the short term, the project will work in six New England states to press governors to adopt and implement state action plans as mandated under the 2001 agreement.
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.	$50,000
To promote stronger appliance efficiency standards in Northeastern states.
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association	$30,000
To create and build an activist network of renewable energy developers, 'green' architects, and energy conservation specialists to advocates for renewable energy, energy conservation, and climate change policies in New England.
SmartPower Connecticut	$150,000
To promote demand for renewable energy in Connecticut with a goal of achieving 20 percent of the energy mix as renewables by 2010. Final installment of a two-year, $300,000 grant.
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests	$5,000
To hold a press conference about acid rain in conjunction with New Hampshire's town meetings.
Union of Concerned Scientists	$60,000
To ensure that policies maximizing the role of clean renewable power and energy efficiency in New England's electricity system are implemented.  Final installment of a two-year, $120,000 grant.

> back to top

---

Preventing the Use of, and Exposure to, Environmental Toxins

Clean Water Fund	$112,000
As part of the New England Zero Mercury Campaign, to achieve the virtual elimination of mercury emissions in New England by 2010, thereby preventing further human and wildlife exposures to this persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemical known to cause serious neurological defects.
Clean Water Fund	$110,000
To support the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, which will work to achieve fundamental reform in state-level decisionmaking about chemicals use that stresses prevention of harm to public health and the environment and transitions to safe alternatives to toxic chemicals, thereby providing a model for action in other states or at the federal level.
Environmental Health Sciences Information Center	$60,000
To broaden and deepen participation in environmental health activism by interpreting the rapidly emerging scientific understanding of the links between environmental exposures and human health for elite and general audiences, promoting media coverage of these new developments, facilitating exchange among scientists, and encouraging individual scientists to connect with public health advocacy.
Environmental Health Strategy Center	$100,000
To protect human health by reducing exposures to persistent, bioaccumulative toxins in a health-oriented campaign that will promote state and local policies for phasing out the use of these harmful chemicals and replacing them with safer alternatives in consumer products and manufacturing processes.
Environmental League of Massachusetts	$50,000
In collaboration with the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, to achieve fundamental reform in state-level decisionmaking about chemicals use that stresses prevention of harm to public health and the environment, thereby providing a model for action in other states or at the federal level.
Learning Disabilities Association of Maine	$18,000
As part of the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, to promote reforms that phase out the unnecessary use of the entire class of persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals.
Maine Labor Group on Health	$12,500
As part of the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, to promote reforms that phase out the unnecessary use of the entire class of persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals.
Maine People's Resource Center	$30,000
To assist Maine citizens in holding state and federal regulatory agencies and corporate polluters accountable for their 33-year failure to protect the Penobscot River from severe mercury contamination.
Maine People's Resource Center	$24,000
As part of the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, to promote reforms that phase out the unnecessary use of the entire class of persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals.
Maine Public Health Association	$49,000
As part of the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, to promote reforms that phase out the unnecessary use of the entire class of persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals.
Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health	$30,000
To empower cleaning and service workers, many of whom are minorities and recent immigrants, to engage in participatory research and promote government policies and company practices that reduce their exposures to toxic cleaning chemicals and introduce safer alternatives.
MassPIRG Education Fund	$50,000
In collaboration with the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, to achieve fundamental reform in state-level decisionmaking about chemicals use that stresses prevention of harm to public health and the environment, thereby providing a model for action in other states or at the federal level.
Mercury Policy Project	$30,000
As part of the New England Zero Mercury Campaign, to achieve the virtual elimination of mercury emissions in New England by 2010, thereby preventing further human and wildlife exposures to this persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemical known to cause serious neurological defects.
National Wildlife Federation	$25,000
As part of the New England Zero Mercury Campaign, to achieve the virtual elimination of mercury emissions in New England by 2010, thereby preventing further human and wildlife exposures to this persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemical known to cause serious neurological defects.
Natural Resources Council of Maine	$24,000
As part of the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, to promote reforms that phase out the unnecessary use of the entire class of persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals.
Natural Resources Council of Maine	$20,000
As part of the New England Zero Mercury Campaign, to achieve the virtual elimination of mercury emissions in New England by 2010, thereby preventing further human and wildlife exposures to this persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemical known to cause serious neurological defects.
Physicians for Social Responsibility of Maine	$50,000
To develop, test and evaluate a Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit in selected pediatric and family practices that can assist physicians in screening patients and counseling parents to prevent children's exposures to toxic chemicals.  First installment of a two-year, $100,000 grant.
Physicians for Social Responsibility of Maine	$12,500
As part of the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, to promote reforms that phase out the unnecessary use of the entire class of persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals.

Sierra Club Rhode Island Chapter	$10,000
As part of the New England Zero Mercury Campaign, to achieve the virtual elimination of mercury emissions in New England by 2010, thereby preventing further human and wildlife exposures to this persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemical known to cause serious neurological defects.
Toxics Action Center	$10,000
As part of the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, to promote reforms in Maine that phase out the unnecessary use of the entire class of persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals.
Toxics Action Center	$75,000
To assist residents and communities in Maine and Vermont in reducing their exposures to toxic chemicals.
University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Sustainable Production	$15,000
To support the Lowell Center's role as technical and policy advisor to the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, which will work to achieve fundamental reform in state-level decisionmaking about chemicals use that stresses prevention of harm to public health and the environment, thereby providing a model for action in other states or at the federal level.

> back to top

---

Genetically Engineered Food and Agriculture

Institute for Social Ecology	$25,000
To train citizens in Vermont and other New England states to advocate at the local level for restraints on the use of genetically engineered food and agriculture.

> back to top

---

Strengthening the Citizen Voice in Environmental Decisionmaking

Green Corps	$25,000
To identify and train grassroots environmental organizers and place them in campaigns within New England environmental organizations.
New England Forestry Foundation	$30,000
To hire a senior land protection specialist in order to meet the growing demand for conservation services following the successful completion of the largest easement transaction in the country. Final installment of a three-year, $135,000.
New England Grassroots Environment Fund	$50,000
To foster and give voice to community-based environmental initiatives in New England and build a vibrant and diverse grassroots network of activists across the region, through small grants. Final installment of a three year, $150,000 grant.

> back to top

---

Protecting Farmland and Forests in Vermont

Conservation Law Foundation	$50,000
To oppose the construction of the Chittenden County Circumferential Highway in northwest Vermont.
Food Works	$12,000
To determine the feasibility of developing an added-value agricultural line of local organic products to market to Vermont consumers.  First installment of a two-year, $68,000 grant.
Green Mountain Forest Watch	$40,000
To increase public support for wilderness conservation; protect citizens' rights to participate in public land management decisions; defend New England's national forests from unlawful timber sales advanced by the Bush Administration; and stop the spread of motorized recreation on public lands.
Intervale Foundation	$50,000
To develop sustainable solutions that improve the outlook for Vermont's small farmers through incubation projects, training, education, and advocacy. Final installment of a two-year, $100,000 grant.
Merck Forest & Farmland Center	$67,500
To create an educational program that will give children hands-on experiences that help them understand the challenges involved in sustainable management of forests and farms.
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont	$28,000
To create a cooperative for organic dairy farmers in the Northeast that represents the interests of small, independent farmers and helps build market share for organic dairy products. Second installment of a three-year, $100,000 grant.
Slow Food USA	$5,000
To support the organization's 2003 annual meeting, to be held in Vermont. Slow Food USA works to preserve and celebrate local agriculture.
University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture	$5,000
To expand Land Link efforts to maintain working farmland in Vermont by connecting farm seekers with farming opportunities.
University of Vermont Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship	$50,000
To establish the Vermont Artisan Cheese School, Research and Technical Center, a comprehensive training and research program to help existing Vermont cheesemakers maintain and improve their current skills and national reputations for excellence in cheese production; aid sheep, goat and cow dairy farmers who want to diversify into value-added cheese production to produce critical additional income for their farms; become a national and international center for artisan cheesemaking with a 'Master Artisan Cheesemaker' certificate program; and highlight Vermont's status as a premier artisan cheese-producing state. First installment of a three year, $150,000 grant.
Vermont Forum on Sprawl	$75,000
To foster decisions, policies, and practices that support smart growth principles in Vermont, with a vision of compact settlements separated by rural countryside and working landscapes that offer equitable access to all Vermonters.
Vermont Fresh Network	$50,000
To promote Vermont Fresh Network's continued growth by strengthening the executive director position and initiating a pilot regional food shed program. Final installment of a two-year, $90,000 grant.
Vermont Nature Conservancy	$5,000
To support facilitation of the Vermont Wildlife Habitat Forum.
Vermont Public Interest Research and Education Fund	$50,000
To provide general support.
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund	$10,000
To enable Vermont Quality Meats to hire a manager/sales agent to increase sales to new customers and emerging markets.
Vital Communities of the Upper Valley Inc.	$30,000
To improve the economic viability of farmers by building a coalition of area farmers' markets and expanding consumer awareness of and demand for local foods.
Working Landscapes	$50,000
To conduct a pilot project that provides business planning and development skills to increase the financial viability of small farmers in Vermont. Final installment of a two-year, $90,000 grant.

> back to top

---

The Environment Beyond New England

Air Quality, Clean Energy and Climate Change

American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago	$50,000
In partnership with the Clean Air Task Force, to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from diesel engine fleets by establishing model policies and programs in the Chicago area and elsewhere in Illinois.
Clean Energy Group	$50,000
To create a model for the use and financing of clean energy technologies (primarily fuel cells and solar energy) at critical public emergency facilities such as fire stations, police, hospitals, and other homeland security or emergency preparedness facilities.
Clean Air Task Force	$175,000
To reduce urban and regional air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from America's diesel engine fleet by establishing model policies and programs in at least six states.
Ohio Environmental Council	$50,000
In partnership with the Clean Air Task Force, to reduce urban and regional air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from diesel engine fleets by establishing model policies and programs in Ohio.

> back to top

---

Strengthening the Citizen Voice in Environment Decisionmaking

Center for Environmental Citizenship	$40,000
To promote civic engagement among college students and make clean energy and climate change key mobilizing issues.
Collaborative Defense Campaign	$250,000
To oppose Bush administration proposals to weaken environmental protection and public health standards.
Consultative Group on Biological Diversity	$7,000
To provide general support; and to support the Health and Environment Funders Network.
Environmental Grantmakers Association	$2,550
To develop general support.
National Environmental Trust	$100,000
To educate the public about critical environmental issues and alert them to federal proposals that would weaken federal standards; generate a public reaction against threats to key environmental safeguards; and expand and strengthen the base of constituents for whom the environment is a primary concern.
Rockefeller Family Fund	$100,000
To improve enforcement of environmental laws and regulations at both state and federal levels, and to blunt concerted attempts by the Bush Administration to weaken enforcement of federal regulations.

> back to top

---

Preventing the Use of, and Exposure to, Environmental Toxins

American Association on Mental Retardation	$100,000
To advance the National Action Blueprint for Health Promotion and Disability Prevention, which is designed to provide education and advocacy tools to the developmental disability community for reducing environmental exposures associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.  First year of a two-year, $200,000 grant.
Breast Cancer Fund	$25,000
To join the Toxics Free Legacy Project which seeks to strengthen and build policies for eliminating persistent toxic chemicals in the State of Washington.
Citizens' Environmental Coalition	$25,000
To promote policy changes and market shifts to safer substitutes for polyvinyl chloride within the City of Buffalo and the State of New York.
Clean Production Action	$25,000
To demonstrate the feasibility of products that do not contain persistent bioaccumulative toxic chemicals by providing state activists with requested analysis of alternatives, case studies of companies that have adopted safer substitutes, and tools and resources to direct corporate and government investments toward clean, safe products and services.
Clean Water Fund	$2,500
To recordand distribute nationally the educational forum Autism and the Environment: Exploring a Connection.
Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health	$50,000
To translate and communicate scientific findings from children's environmental health research in order to promote more effective policies to reduce exposures to toxic chemicals.  Second installment of a two-year, $100,000 grant.
Commonweal	$125,000
To develop state and national alliances of constituencies with health problems linked to chemical exposures and the health professionals who support them; to develop these alliances within the learning and developmental disability communities nationally; to strengthen public and professional awareness of existing science linking health outcomes to chemical exposure and to encourage further scientific understanding of these linkages; and to link these alliances of chemically health-affected groups and health professionals who support them to public policy campaigns such as the precautionary principle or the phase-out of persistent, bioaccumulative toxins.  Second installment of a two-year, $250,000 grant.
Commonweal	$30,000
To establish policies and programs implementing the Precautionary Principle in the San Francisco Bay Area; to promote its replication in municipalities and communities elsewhere; to strengthen and broaden the existing coalition of activists working to achieve its implementation; and to educate and inform the Bay Area public about the viability and purpose of the Precautionary Principle.
Ecology Center	$15,000
To accelerate the phaseout of mercury, lead, and PVC plastic in vehicle manufacturing by producing a report about the PVC content in cars that can spur adoption of safer alternatives.
Environmental Health Fund	$40,000
To support the Campaign Strategy to Phase Out Persistent Chemicals and PVC Plastic, which will coordinate the local, state, national and international campaign activities that are seeking to phase out polyvinyl chloride, catalyze synergies between complementary projects, and ensure that adequate resources reach key organizers.
Environmental Working Group	$60,000
To raise awareness about the potential health risks of several groups of chemicals classified as persistent, bioaccumulative toxins (PBTs) by testing for their presence in humans and in fish, analyzing existing clinical databases for chemical body burdens, launching a new website dedicated to providing information about the presence of PBTs in the body, releasing relevant reports, and conducting media outreach about the subject.
GrassRoots Recycling Network	$35,000
To research, produce and distribute a report that evaluates the status and viability of polyvinyl chloride recycling to educate waste management and recycling professionals, and raise public awareness about the insurmountable problems that make it impossible to recycle PVC plastic.
Greenaction for Health and Einvironmental Justice	$25,000
To achieve adoption and implementation of Precautionary Principle policies and practices in the San Francisco Bay Area, by building a diverse coalition of health, labor, community and environmental justice activists.
Health Care Without Harm	$35,000
To move the health care sector to make environmental health issues an important criterion in product selection of medical devices and building materials.
Institute for Local Self-Reliance	$50,000
To support the Healthy Building Network, which will establish health-based building standards, in both private and public sectors, applicable to health care facilities, faith-based institutions, and affordable housing; work to eliminate the use of building materials that cause environmental harm throughout their lifecycle, especially PVC plastic and other persistent bioaccumulative toxins; and engage and organize new constituencies, in particular green building professionals, health care professionals, faith leaders, affordable housing advocates and organized labor in the transition to safe alternatives.
Institute for Local Self-Reliance	$30,000
As a part of the Toxics Free Legacy Project, to strengthen and build policies for eliminating persistent toxic chemicals in the State of Washington.
Institute for a Sustainable Future	$15,000
To produce a report on PVC pipes in construction that can spur adoption of safer alternatives.
Learning Disabilities Association of America	$100,000
To increase significantly public awareness of known preventable environmental precursors to developmental disabilities, focusing primarily on learning disabilities. Second installment of a two-year, $200,000 grant.
People for Puget Sound	$37,000
As a part of the Toxics Free Legacy Project, to strengthen and build policies for eliminating persistent toxic chemicals in the State of Washington.
Science and Environmental Health Network	$50,000
To develop a five-year plan for leveraging momentum in adoption of the precautionary principle and defending it against growing industry attacks.
Tufts University Global Development and Environment Institute	$50,000
To develop strong economic arguments in support of the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow's proposal to phase out persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals in Massachusetts, and in support of similar efforts in Maine and Washington; and to provide analytical support for nationwide efforts to phase out polyvinyl chloride.
University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Sustainable Production	$60,000
To conduct a strategic visit of European chemicals policy experts to the United States and provide technical assistance and training for advocates, government officials and industry leaders who are working to develop new chemicals policies in the United States.
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility	$22,000
As a part of the Toxics Free Legacy Project, to strengthen and build policies for eliminating persistent toxic chemicals in the State of Washington.
Washington Public Interest Research Group	$37,000
As a part of the Toxics Free Legacy Project, to strengthen and build policies for eliminating persistent toxic chemicals in the State of Washington.
Washington Toxics Coalition	$74,000
As a part of the Toxics Free Legacy Project, to strengthen and build policies for eliminating persistent toxic chemicals in the State of Washington.
Vermont Forum on Sprawl	$75,000
To foster decisions, policies, and practices that support smart growth principles in Vermont, with a vision of compact settlements separated by rural countryside and working landscapes that offer equitable access to all Vermonters.
Vermont Fresh Network	$50,000
To promote Vermont Fresh Network's continued growth by strengthening the executive director position and initiating a pilot regional food shed program. Final installment of a two-year, $90,000 grant.
Vermont Nature Conservancy	$5,000
To support facilitation of the Vermont Wildlife Habitat Forum.
Vermont Public Interest Research and Education Fund	$50,000
To provide general support.
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund	$10,000
To enable Vermont Quality Meats to hire a manager/sales agent to increase sales to new customers and emerging markets.
Vital Communities of the Upper Valley Inc.	$30,000
To improve the economic viability of farmers by building a coalition of area farmers' markets and expanding consumer awareness of and demand for local foods.
Working Landscapes	$50,000
To conduct a pilot project that provides business planning and development skills to increase the financial viability of small farmers in Vermont. Final installment of a two-year, $90,000 grant.

> back to top

---

Genetically Engineered Food and Agriculture

American Corn Growers Foundation	$60,000
To reduce the acreage of genetically engineered corn planted in the United States by informing farmers of the problems associated with planting these crops, particularly the market resistance to them.
American Corn Growers Foundation	$50,000
To enable the Soybean Producers of America, a new national association designed to represent progressive soybean farmers, to educate its members about the negative impacts of planting genetically engineered soybean crops.
As You Sow	$35,000
To persuade targeted companies to commit, remove, reduce, or label genetically engineered foods in their product lines pending the results of long-term safety testing.
Californians for GE-Free Agriculture	$60,000
To prevent the full-scale introduction of genetically engineered rice in California by organizing resistance within the farming community and related organizations; and to develop similar campaigns in other crop sectors that may be vulnerable to genetic engineering technology in the state.
Center for Food Safety	$95,000
To launch the Agricultural Biotechnology Media and Information Center, which will design and implement a media and rapid response strategy for the genetically engineered food and agriculture advocacy community. First installment of a two-year, $190,000 grant.
Center for Food Safety	$60,000
To ensure appropriate federal regulation of all genetically engineered crops and organisms, which would include adequate environmental and human health safety testing prior to commercial uses and mandatory labeling of consumer products with genetically engineered contents.
Center for Public Interest Research	$200,000
To convince Kraft Foods, the largest food company in the United States and the second largest worldwide, to stop using genetically engineered ingredients in its products, starting with corn; to provide adequate product labeling so that consumers can make informed purchasing choices; and to pledge not to use genetically engineered wheat if it comes to market.
Consumer Policy Institute	$40,000
To promote bans in California and Texas of crops genetically engineered to produce pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals.  First year of a two-year, $80,000 grant.
Friends of the Earth	$50,000
To investigate and publicize instances of food product contamination from crops genetically engineered to produce pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals.
Genetic Engineering Action Network-USA	$50,000
To galvanize, support and coordinate strategic grassroots organizing related to agricultural biotechnology; assume operation of Greenpeace's True Food Network and supermarket campaign; and participate in the ongoing campaign seeking to prevent commercialization of genetically engineered wheat.
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy	$40,000
To prevent the commercialization of genetically engineered wheat in North America, by organizing and surveying state-based grain elevators and transporters, and assisting in obtaining rejection statements from overseas consumers of US wheat.
National Family Farm Coalition	$40,000
To prevent the commercialization of genetically engineered wheat in North America, by organizing family farmers and facilitating contact between US and Canadian farm groups.
Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA	$50,000
To prevent the commercialization of genetically engineered wheat in North America, by organizing the national farm community to take positions on its introduction, disseminating information on its potential harmful impacts, and assisting other groups in field testing for contamination of conventional wheat crops.
Union of Concerned Scientists	$50,000
To persuade the federal government to adopt a zero-contamination standard and accompanying regulations to protect the food supply from crops genetically engineered to produce pharmaceutical and industrial chemicals.
Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project	$60,000
To create a greater voice for farmers and consumers in decisions about whether to introduce genetically modified wheat.

> back to top

---

Grassroots Responses to the Department of Energy

Alliance for Nuclear Accountability	$40,000
To faciliate communication, develop national strategies and provide skills training for member groups, which work to press the US Department of Energy to follow through on commitments to protect human and environmental health by managing and cleaning up the legacy of radioactive and hazardous waste that has accumulated from over 50 years of nuclear weapons production.
Government Accountability Project	$50,000
To reduce or eliminate the enormous environmental consequences of past nuclear weapons production at the Hanford Nuclear Facility; and, to protect employees at the facility who report on activities that are illegal, fraudulent, or otherwise threatening to health, safety and the environment.
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research	$50,000
To redirect cleanup priorities at Department of Energy weapons production facilities toward water protection and to prevent the relaxation of radiation protection standards throughout the nuclear complex.
Snake River Alliance Education Fund	$35,000
To raise public and policymakers' awareness of environmental threats to the Snake River Aquifer from the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in order to stop current waste disposal practices and press for responsible cleanup of high-level radioactive waste.
Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment	$30,000
To organize local citizens to monitor and participate in a comprehensive environmental review of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and advocate for effective cleanup of toxic and radioactive pollution in the soil and groundwater.

---

See 2007 Grants

See 2006 Grants

See 2005 Grants

See 2004 Grants

> back to top

---