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  YesBC (Youth for Environmental Stewardship)

Submitted By:   yesbc
Website:  http://www.yesbc.ca
Phone:  250-592-1387
E-mail:  judy@yesbc.ca
  Vision:   Our vision is to increase awareness and find solutions to critical environmental issues by inspiring and empowering youth to lead the way to a sustainable future. We believe that environmental education and visible youth......
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  Grace Peter Charitable Trust

Submitted By:   Gracepeter
Website:  http://www.gracepetertrust.org
Phone:  9145225423321
E-mail:  gracepetertrust@rediffmail.com
  Vision:   To create an empowered and equitable society that enables the less privileged to live with dignity. • To bring about changes in the lives of people of rural India. • To help under privileged children, women, and......
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  OUR Farm Net - Red NUESTRA Granja

Submitted By:   AgenTT
Website:  http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/our-farm-net-red-nuestra-granja/
Phone:  +34662265435
E-mail:  ourfarmnetwork@gmail.com
  Vision:   OUR Belief is that we all should have access to affordable: pure water, healthy food, clean forms of energy, effective health systems, meaningful education, fun and play. OUR belief is that the humankind has the right to......
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  Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS)

Submitted By:   ryanC
Website:  http://migs.concordia.ca/index.html
Phone:  514-848-2424
E-mail:  crons0007@gmail.com
  Vision:   MIGS' work is cutting edge. Peace and conflict resolution are its primary aims. The Institute seeks not only to uncover the underlying reasons for genocide and other crimes against humanity, but also to put forth concrete......
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  WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)

Submitted By:   nallan
Website:  http://www.panda.org
Phone:  +41 22 364 91 11
E-mail:  dns@wwf.panda.org
  Vision:   Our planet. It's all we've ever had, and it's pretty much all we've got left. Yet we already consume more than our planet can sustainably provide. And by 2050 we'll need the output of 2 Earths if we're going to......
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  GreenLearning Canada

Submitted By:   GreenLearning
Website:  http://www.greenlearning.ca
E-mail:  gordonh@greenlearning.ca
  Vision:   GreenLearning Canada envisions a generation of young Canadians who are enabled and inspired to actively create a sustainable and just world. GreenLearning Canada creates innovative teaching resources and other rich......
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  Kick the Carbon Habit Youth Network

Submitted By:   JonathanH
Website:  http://www.kickthecarbonhabit.org/
E-mail:  unepyouth.na@gmail.com
  Vision:   The mission of the Kick the Carbon Habit Education Campaign is to empower young people across North America to take action in their local communities by organizing events focused on energy conservation. Through education,......
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  STRIVE

Submitted By:   Mastisa
Phone:  646-942-3160
E-mail:  Arilaen@gmail.com
  Vision:   STRIVE (Students Take Resolute Initiative to Vindicate the Environment) is an environmental organization begun by Stuyvesant students. We hope to foster a "green" atmosphere and help aspiring environmentalists grow through......
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  Youth4Action in Metro Vancouver

Submitted By:   AChurch
Phone:  604-432-6451
E-mail:  amber.church@gov.bc.ca
  Vision:   Youth4Action in Metro Vancouver serves as a hub for youth from across the region to connect and take on-the-ground action on sustainability. We are a partnership between the British Columbia Ministry of Environment’s......
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  Lights Out Canada

Submitted By:   KeleighA
Phone:  506 939 4228
E-mail:  lightsoutcanada@gmail.com
  Vision:   “Turn off the lights & switch on education about global warming” Lights Out Canada is a national event during which schools across the country turn off their lights and spend the day learning about climate change......
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Commitments // Projects

  I commit to reducing my waste footprint!

Submitted By:   kagawa
Committers:  89
Date Created:  2010-07-21
Description:   One person's trash is another's treasure! Buy used, cut out excess packaging and recycle your stuff when you are done.
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  I commit to reducing my transportation footprint!

Submitted By:   kagawa
Committers:  62
Date Created:  2010-07-21
Description:   How much CO2 do you spew? Green your ride by carpooling, taking transit or riding a bike.
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  I commit to reducing my food footprint!

Submitted By:   kagawa
Committers:  123
Date Created:  2010-07-21
Description:   Free your Forks! One pound of meat requires 8 times as much as energy as plant protein. Go local, support a farmer and eat your veggies!
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  I commit to reducing my water footprint!

Submitted By:   kagawa
Committers:  100
Date Created:  2010-07-21
Description:   Thirsty for Change? Water waste is everywhere, time to stop and think. Kick the bottle!
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  I commit to reducing my energy footprint!

Submitted By:   kagawa
Committers:  92
Date Created:  2010-07-21
Description:   Never mind a lightbulb! How many inspired young people does it take to change our entire energy infrastructure?
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  Take the Low Carbon Lunch Challenge

Submitted By:   pingya
Committers:  226
Date Created:  2010-03-26
Description:   Did you know that the food system is responsible for approximately 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions? Reduce your carbon footprint and take a bite out of climate change, starting with your lunch. Take the Tread Lightly LOW Carbon Lunch Challenge! Eat Local, Organic and Waste-free and challenge your friends and peers to do the same. Anyone is welcome to join this challenge. You don't need to be a TIG member to participate; however, TIG members will receive a profile badge at the end of the challenge!

Ways to participate:

1. COMMIT to taking the LOW Carbon Lunch Challenge.

2. CHALLENGE your friends and peers to join you in eating LOW - Local, Organic and Waste-free! Send them an e-card to invite them to pledge their commitment.

3. PLAN a LOW Carbon Lunch event a way to encourage others to eat more sustainably. Organize a luncheon, farmers market, or food swap. Or come up with your own ways to eat low carbon.

4. PROMOTE your event using the TIG resources. Add your LOW Carbon Lunch event to the TIG events database.

5. DOCUMENT your lunch event on the LOW Carbon Lunch group blog.

6. TEACH secondary students about the importance of reducing food footprints of using the Tread Lightly Low Carbon Lunch lesson plan.

The Low Carbon Lunch is a part of the Tread Lightly climate change education initiative created by TIG, with the generous support of the Staples Foundation for Learning. For more information on the Low Carbon Lunch, visit: http://co2lunch.tigweb.org
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  Ensuring the Switch to Renewable Energy

Submitted By:   unyimeabasi
Committers:  4
Date Created:  2009-08-25
Description:   Climate change is in fact affecting diverse communities globally, in different dimensions. One of such is the sources of energy used at home, powering electronic & industrial machines, as fossil fuel, etc. In order for us to have a habitable environment if not a better one, everyone—government, corporate entities, communities, rich and poor—must all stand up to support the switch to renewable energy.
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  Eat Less Meat

Submitted By:   JadeJohnston
Committers:  60
Date Created:  2009-06-23
Description:   Plant-based food requires much less resources, energy and water to produce than meat. As well, vegetarian diets often have health advantages, such as lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and lower risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The total direct medical costs of meat consumption in the United States have been estimated to be $30-60 billion a year.
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  Contacte ton représentant gouvernemental

Submitted By:   laurakenyon
Committers:  21
Date Created:  2008-11-27
Description:   In honour of the UN Climate Negotiations taking place now in Copenhagen, Denmark, I commit to contacting my local government representative and telling them that the consequences of climate change are an important issue to me and to youth worldwide.
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