The Naked Truth Project : Recommended Resources

Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow
The Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow (AHT) is a coalition of citizens, scientists, health professionals, workers, and educators seeking preventive action on toxic hazards.
617.338.8131
www.healthytomorrow.org

Beyond Pesticides
Beyond Pesticides (formerly National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. Beyond Pesticides has historically taken a two-pronged approach to the pesticide problem by identifying the risks of conventional pest management practices and promoting non-chemical and least-hazardous management alternatives. Site contains a large variety of fact sheets about pesticides and natural alternatives.
202.543.5450
www.beyondpesticides.org

BuyBlue.org
They believe in a triple bottom line: people, planet and profit. BuyBlue.org uses our power as consumers to vote with our wallets, supporting businesses that abide by sustainability, workers' rights, environmental standards, and corporate transparency. At the same time, BuyBlue.org focuses sharply on businesses that violate the essential values of a sustainable, fair and profitable society through their policies and the politicians they support.
www.buyblue.org

Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a coalition of public health, educational, religious, labor, womens, environmental and consumer groups that is trying to protect the health of consumers and workers by requiring the health and beauty industry to phase out the use of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems and replace them with safer alternatives.
www.safecosmetics.org

Center for Children's Health and the Environment
The Center for Children’s Health and the Environment is the nation’s first academic research and policy center to examine the links between exposure to toxic pollutants and childhood illness.
212.360.6965
www.childenvironment.org

Chemical Sensitivity Foundation*
Organization trying to raise awareness about chemical sensitivity and provide resources as well as trying to alleviate housing problems for those with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS).
207.725.8570
www.chemicalsensitivityfoundation.org

Children's Health Environmental Coalition
CHEC's MISSION is to educate parents and all those concerned with the welfare of children about preventable health and development problems caused by exposures to toxic substances in homes, schools and communities and to empower the public to take action to protect children against these toxic threats.
310.820.2030
www.checnet.org

Environmental Health Coalition
Fighting toxic pollution, protecting human health and promoting environmental justice.
619.474.0220
www.environmentalhealth.org

Environmental Health Strategy Center*
Through law and policy advocacy, The Environmental Health Strategy Center works to protect human health by reducing exposure to toxic chemicals, expanding the use of safer alternatives, and building partnerships that focus on the environment as a public health priority.
207.772.2181
www.preventharm.org

Environmental Working Group
Their team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pore over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and their own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. They created "Skin Deep" -- the personal care product safety guide with in-depth information on almost 15,000 products.
202.667.6982
www.ewg.org

GE Free Maine*
GE Free Maine seeks to create GE Free Zones across Maine through a combination of voluntary farmer pledges and town resolutions. We are working to protect all farmers from the liability issues resulting from genetic contamination, and to support alternatives to the corporate control of our food supply.
207.692.2571
www.gefreemaine.org

GreenerChoices.org
Learn how toxics found in everyday products impact the environment and your health.
www.greenerchoices.org

Human Ecology Action League (HEAL)
HEAL serves those whose health has been affected adversely by environmental exposures.
404.248.1898
http://members.aol.com/HEALNatnl/index.html

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Website contains lots of information and articles about environmental health issues.
www.niehs.nih.gov

Reverb*
Founded by Lauren Sullivan and her husband, Guster guitarist/vocalist Adam Gardner, Reverb seeks to raise awareness and support for the environment through building upon the powerful connection between musicians and their fans by educating, inspiring and activating music fans while “greening” artists’ tours and the music industry at large.
www.reverbrock.org

Sustainable Cotton Project
Since 1994, SCP has been building bridges between farmers, manufacturers and consumers to pioneer markets for certified organically grown and sustainable cotton, including working on the ground with local farmers. SCP's guiding philosophy of "cooperation for a change" has fostered a new level of shared information among farmers, manufacturers and others in support of creating a cleaner cotton industry.
530.756.8518
www.sustainablecotton.org

SustainUS
SustainUS is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of young people advancing sustainable development and youth empowerment in the United States.
www.sustainus.org

The Environmental Illness Resource
The Environmental Illness Resource is the result of a wish to create one place where information on a number of related, and poorly understood, modern chronic illnesses could be presented.
www.ei-resource.org

Toxics Action Center*
Toxics Action Center helps neighborhood groups across New England fight toxic pollution in their communities
207.871.1810
www.toxicsaction.org

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