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Also see our entry in the
Boston Open Guide
, with a list of locations featured on the map.
Feel free to add entries for anything missing from the guide that is included on the
map
.
Business, Employment, & Development
Bost
A Better City
Formerly the Artery Business Committee.
Intl
The Boston Fair Trade Coalition
GBos
Business Summit for a Sustainable Boston
Not to be confused with Sustainable Business Network below.
Camb
Cambridge Local First
Promotes locally owned businesses.
Intl
Ceres
Promotes socially respsonible business practices.
GBos
City Squares
Promotes neighborhood businesses.
Intl
Corporate Accountability International
Intl
Design that Matters
Intl
Ecologic Development Fund
Intl
Boston Chapter
of
Engineers without Borders
Natl
Environmental Careers Organization
Environmental internships for students
Natl
Somerville Chapter
of
Groundwork USA
Works to develop brownfields.
GBos
Healthy Homes Cleaning
Intl
idealist
Internships and employment opportunities in the non-profit sector.
GBos
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Intl
Small-scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund
Intl
Stockholm Environment Institute
Sustainable development research.
GBos
Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston
Not to be confused with Business Summit for a Sustainable Boston above.
Natl
Sustainable Endowments Institute
Promotes socially responsible investment of university endowments.
Intl
Tellus Institute
Advancing the transition to a sustainable, equitable, and humane global civilization.
Civics, Politics & Social Involvement
Camb
Area 4 Neighborhood Colationa
Camb
Association of Cambridge Neighborhoods
Camb
Agassiz Neighborhood Council
Bost
Boston Coop Network
Intl
Boston IndyMedia
Camb
Cambridge Civic Journal
Camb
Cambridge Cohousing
Camb
Cambridge Community Television
GBos
Democracy Center
A venue which hosts a variety of civic events.
Natl
Drinking Liberally Cambridge
A national network of Democratic drinking clubs.
Intl
Greendrinks
A monthly meeting of environmental professionals and other interested parties.
Mass
Cambridge-Somerville Chapter
of the
Green-Rainbow Party
Intl
idealist
Mass
Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters
Search for volunteer opportunities.
GBos
Single Volunteers Boston
GBos
Socializing for Justice
Somr
Somerville Community Access Television
Natl
Volunteer Match
Search for volunteer opportunities.
Natl
Volunteer Solutions
Search for volunteer opportunities in this United Way maintained database.
Energy & Climate
GBos
Boston Area Solar Energy Association
Camb
Cambridge Energy Alliance
Mass
Cape Wind
Mass
Clean Power Now
Intl
MA Chapter
of
Climate Action Network
Natl
Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Camb
Green Decade Cambridge
Formerly Cambridge Climate Action
Mass
greenGoat
Promotes green building and demolotion.
Natl
The Green Roundtable
Promotes green building.
GBos
Hull Wind
Mass
Massachusetts Consumers Energy Alliance
A supporter of the now defunct
Solar Boston
.
Mass
MassSAVE
Residential energy conservation services.
NewE
New England GreenStart
Select alternative energy sources as your electricity provider.
NewE
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Natl
Prometheus Institute
Conducts solar energy industry research.
(Environmental) Justice & Equity
NewE
ACE: alternatives for community and environment
Intl
Dollars & Sense
The Magazine of Economic Justice
GBos
Eagle Eye Institute
Hands-on environmental learning for underserved urban youth of color.
Intl
Grassroots International
United for Justice with Peace
A coalition of peace and justice organizations in Greater Boston.
Flora & Fauna
Mass
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
NewE
New England Wild Flower Society
Food & Gardens
GBos
Boston Organics
Home delivery of organic produce.
Bost
Boston Public Market
Bost
Boston Vegetarian Society
Camb
CitySprouts
Schoolyard gardens
Mass
Department of Agriculture
Maintains several resources including the
Massgrown
map.
GBos
EarthWorks Projects
Promotes and maintains urban orchards.
GBos
Edible Boston
A quarterly magazine, "Celebrating the Abundance of Local Foods, Season by Season."
GBos
Equal Exchange
A fair trade importer of organic coffee, tea, sugar, and chocolate.
GBos
The Food Project
Organic produce grown by local youth
Mass
Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts
GBos
Harvest Co-op
A cooperatively owned supermarket.
GBos
In Season
Camb
Henrietta's Table
Local, organic food restaurant
Local agricultural product aggregator resells with street stalls and CSA-style delivery.
Camb
Kendall Square Farmers' Market
Thursdays, 11:00-2:30
GBos
Massachusetts Farmers' Markets
NewE
Northeast Organic Farming Association
MA NOFA
maintains a list of
CSA
s (local farms that offer product subscriptions).
NewE
red tomato
Promotes and sells locally grown and fair-traded produce.
Camb
Veggie Planet
Restaurant
Other & General
Camb
Cambridge Camping
Runs a variety of daycamps for local youth.
NewE
Conservation Law Foundation
Natl
Environmental Action
GBos
"e" - The Environmental Learning & Action Center
Natl
Environmental League of Massachusetts
is the MA Chapter of the
National Wildlife Federation
NewE
Environment Northeast
Natl
Green Corps
Not affiliated with, but similar to,
AmeriCorps
/
City Year
: trains environmental organizers.
Natl
National Environmental Law Center
"Dedicated to enforcing anti-pollution laws."
Natl
MA Chapter
of the
State PIRGs
has spun off their
environmental efforts
A federation of independent and locally based Public Interest Research Groups.
Natl
Second Nature
Advocates for more environmentally responsible higher education.
Natl
MA Chapter
of the
Sierra Club
Mass
Silent Spring Institute
Researches pollution and women's health.
GBos
Urban Ecology Institute
Education as well as urban ecosytem research and advocacy.
GBos
Youth Enrichment Services
Outdoor sports to foster life-long respect for self, others, and the environment.
Open Space & Parks
GBos
Alewife Neighbors
GBos
Alewife Study Group
Natl
Massachusetts Chapter
of the
Audubon Society
Works to protect habitat, especially that of birds, and has a
sanctuary
in Boston.
NewE
Boston Chapter
of the
Appalachian Mountain Club
The AMC promotes the protection and enjoyment of the Northeast outdoors.
Bost
Boston HarborWalk
The Harbor Walk is a path connecting numerous parks and other features on the waterfront.
Bost
Boston Natural Areas Network
"works to preserve, expand and improve urban open space through community organizing"
Mass
Conservation and Recreation Campaign
Campaigns for the adequate funding and maintenance of public lands.
Bost
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Works to preserve Frederick Law Olmsted's Legacy
Bost
The Esplanade Association
Advocates for the maintenance and enhancement of Boston's riverfront park.
Bost
The Forest Hills Educational Trust
Camb
Friends of Alewife
GBos
Friends of the Blue Hills
GBos
Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation
Bost
Mount Auburn Cemtery
NewE
Northeast Wilderness Trust
NewE
New England Forestry Foundation
Natl
The Trust for Public Land
Mass
The Trustees of Reservations
Preserves open space through acquisition and conservation restrictions.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
MIT
Reuse
The original electronic forum to exchange/discard free goods, and its clones:
Intl
Freecycle
GBos
Greater Boston Reuse
GBos
Building Materials Resource Center
Accepts donated new and used building materials and sells them at a deep discount.
Camb
The Garment District
Natl
Inktec Zone
Printer ink and toner refill/refurbishing.
Mass
MassRecycle
NewE
Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association
Natl
Product Stewardhsip Institute
GBos
The Recycle Shop
The Children's Museum accepts and sells a variety of materials for use in craft projects.
NewE
Toxics Action Center
Provides support for neighborhood groups fighting pollution.
Mass
Toxics Use Reduction Initiative
Mass
WasteCap
Directory of recyclers, primarily oriented towards businesses.
Transit
NewE
AltWheels
Sustainable transportation advocacy.
GBos
Bay Circuit Alliance
Works towards the completion of a circum-Boston path and greenway.
Intl
Bikes not Bombs
A Roxbury based bicycle advocacy group that also refurbishes and donates bicycles.
Camb
Cambridge Green Streets Initiative
Promotes monthly auto-free days, particularly for school children.
Camb
Cambridge Walks
GBos
Charles River Wheelmen
A social bicycling club.
GBos
CITY minus TRAFFIC
An interesting proposal for the Allston/Brighton/Cambridge area.
Intl
Boston Chapter
of
Critical Mass
(
alternate
)
Promotes bicyling and other human powered transportation.
Camb
EZRide shuttle
North Station - East Cambridge - Cambridgeport
GBos
Friends of the Community Paths
Intl
Health Effects Institute
Conducts research on transit and non-transit related air pollution.
GBOS
LivableStreets Alliance
Promotes a hollistic approach to urban transit and street-scape/-life.
GBos
LMA Shuttle
Harvard - MIT - Longwood Medical Area
GBos
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
Mass
Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition
GBos
Minuteman Bikeway
NewE
New England Mountain Bike Association
GBos
PlanetTran
A taxi company with an all-hybrid fleet offering service to/from Logan airport.
Somr
Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership
GBos
Walk Boston
Promotes walking for transportation and recreation.
GBos
Zipcar
A subscription car sharing service.
Water
GBos
The Boston Harbor Association
GBos
The Charles River Conservancy
GBos
Charles River Watershed Association
Mass
commonwaters
Massachusetts Watershed Coalition
Camb
Friends of Fresh Pond
GBos
Massachusetts Bays Estuary Association
Runs the
Think Again. Think Blue.
campaign.
GBos
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Manages the sewer and drinking water supply for much of Eastern Massachusetts.
GBos
Mystic River Watershed Association
NewE
New England Aquarium
GBos
Save the Harbor / Save the Bay
NewE
Southern New England Chapter
of the
Soil & Water Conservation Society
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