To use product testing and Internet disclosure of test results to engage consumers as citizen activists for chemicals policy reform at state and federal levels, and to stimulate changes in chemical use among major consumer product manufacturers.
To coordinate a multi-constituency coalition that seeks to protect Minnesotans from toxic chemicals in everyday products through a health-based campaign that achieves near-term policy victories while building toward comprehensive state and national reforms.
To stop the proposed Smith coal plant and begin a shift in eastern Kentucky toward a comprehensive strategy to phase in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
To provide at-risk youth, adults with disabilities, individuals recently released from incarceration, and low-income adults with employment training and skill-building that lead to their participation in the local food economy.
To support student recruitment and outreach leading to program sustainability and growth through tuition funding.
To derail plans for the construction of the Plant Washington coal-fired power plant and abandon early planning for an additional Plant Ben Hill in Georgia, and encourage Georgia’s electric membership corporation leaders to choose energy efficiency and clean energy over…
To develop and replicate pilot clean energy and energy efficiency marketing programs.
To launch a statewide campaign aimed at closing coal plants in Iowa.
To mobilize the base of support in the faith community among clergy, laity and religious leaders to educate state and federal policymakers about the dangers of toxic chemicals from a moral perspective; and to motivate aging “Baby Boomers” and seniors…
To promote adoption and implementation of energy efficiency codes for new buildings in eight Midwest states.