The Neighborhood Energy Network (NEN)
Moving Toward Better Energy Solutions

A coalition of community, health, social justice, environmental justice and energy advocates seeking better energy solutions for our neighborhoods. NEN communities learn about the effects of the choices they make as to energy supply and usage, stimulate local action to use and access energy in more sustainable ways, and provide resources for such action.

The NEN is a growing grassroots network in which each participating neighborhood forms its own chapter and develops its own solutions. Each neighborhood is different and develops a different type of forum, as a way of bringing people together who are interested in finding and acting on better energy solutions. Working groups then continue to work on energy issues in their neighborhood.
www.NeighborhoodEnergyNetwork.org

INFORM: Strategies for a better environment
An independent research organization that examines the effects of business practices on the environment and on human health. Our goal is to identify ways of doing business that ensure environmentally sustainable economic growth. Our reports are used by government, industry, and environmental leaders around the world.
www.informinc.org

Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC uses law, science, and the support of more than 500,000 members
nationwide to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to
ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. In addition
to our New York headquarters, we have three regional offices.
www.nrdc.org

NY State Department of Environmental Conservation
DEC has a wealth of information about New York's natural resources, the
quality of our environment and great places to enjoy the outdoors. We
will use the World Wide Web to keep you informed about environmental
issues important to you and your community.
www.dec.state.ny.us

The Clean Water Network
An alliance of more than 1,000 organizations that endorse its platform paper, the National Agenda for Clean Water, which outlines the need for strong clean water safeguards to protect human health and the environment. CWN includes a variety of organizations representing environmentalists, family farmers, recreational anglers, commercial fishermen, surfers, boaters, faith communities, environmental justice advocates, labor unions, and civic associations.
www.cwn.org

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