Institute for a Sustainable Future
To promote the phaseout of PVC plastic and its chemical precursors; specifically, to produce a report on PVC pipes in construction that can spur adoption of safer alternatives.
To promote the phaseout of PVC plastic and its chemical precursors; specifically, to produce a report on PVC pipes in construction that can spur adoption of safer alternatives.
To mobilize support for comprehensive sexuality education among parents, youth activists, policymakers and the general public.
To support the project on Advancing Climate Change Action in the Northeast, which will 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 emission.
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.
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 positively influence corporate…
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,…
To support the Connecticut Diesel Campaign/Clean Bus Campaign, which will reduce environmental triggers of asthma and exposures to hazardous diesel emissions in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut.
To support Aggregating Consumer Demand to Support Green Electricity Markets, which will build consumer demand for electricity generated from new renewable energy resources and drive the development for such projects in New England.
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, to catalyze synergies between complementary efforts, and to…
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…