CITIZEN ACTION – ENVIRONMENTAL - SUSTAINABILITY

The Abundance Foundation:
A purpose to increase the public awareness of sustainable energy usage and local food consumption.
http://www.theabundancefoundation.org/ 

Chatham Market Place COOP:
A local coop grocery owned entirely by members of the community.
http://chathammarketplace.coop/

Friends of the Rocky River (FORR):
A mission to protect, monitor, maintain, and improve upon the quantity and quality of the waters of the Rocky River, as well as to monitor and minimize the effect of the growth of the Region on the River and its basin.
http://www.freewebs.com/savetherocky/

Haw River Assembly (HRA):
Founded in 1982 with a mission to restore and protect the Haw River and Jordan Lake, and to build a watershed community that shares this vision.
http://hawriver.org/ 

NC Waste Awareness & Reduction Network (NCWARN)
A mission to tackle the accelerating crisis posed by climate change – by working for a swift North Carolina transition to energy efficiency and clean power.
www.ncwarn.org

One North Carolina Naturally
The One North Carolina Naturally initiative promotes and coordinates the long-term conservation of North Carolina’s threatened land and water resources.
http://www.onencnaturally.org/

Preserve Rural Orange (PRO):
A mission to preserve, strengthen and defend the viability of the rural community of watershed land, farms and woodlands in Orange County, North Carolina.
http://preserveruralorange.org/ 

Sierra Club: Orange-Chatham Group:
A mission to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth; to practice and promote responsible use of the Earth's ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
http://nc.sierraclub.org/ocg/aboutus.html