Clean Car Campaign Coordinating
Organizations
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
ACEEE is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting prosperity and protecting
the environment; it also publishes ACEEE's
Green
Book: The Environmental Guide to Cars and Trucks, a comprehensive consumer
guide that ranks vehicles according to environmental friendliness.
Ecology Center
The
Ecology Center is a grassroots environmental
organization which works for clean air and water, healthy communities, and environmental
justice. The Auto Project of the Ecology Center works to address toxic and health
issues related to the production of automobiles and promotes cleaner vehicle
technologies.
Environmental
Defense
Environmental Defense is
a leading national, NY-based nonprofit organization that represents 300,000
members. Environmental Defense links science, economics and law to create innovative,
equitable and economically viable solutions to today's environmental problems.
Environmental Defense's Pollution Prevention Alliance (
PPA) unites
Environmental Defense and nearly 250 local, state, regional, and tribal organizations
to promote pollution prevention and sustainable communities in the Great Lakes
region. PPA has created a web-based resource -
GreenCar - which
examines the life-cycle impacts of vehicles. This site is an excellent source
of information on 1) vehicle manufacturing processes and available pollution
prevention options, 2) consumer behavior and tips to reduce driving impacts
and 3) end-of-life management and disposal issues.
Great Lakes United
Great Lakes United is an international
coalition dedicated to preserving and protecting the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence
River ecosystem. Great Lakes United develops and promotes effective policy initiatives,
carries out education programs and promotes citizen action and grassroots leadership
to asssure:
- clean water and clean air for all citizens,
- better safeguards to protect the health of people and wildlife, and
- a conservation ethic that will leave a healthy Great Lakes.
Michigan Environmental
Council
The state-wide environmental group acts as the collective voice of the Michigan's
leading environmental groups on protection and conservation of our world-class
natural resources and quality of life. Coordinating education, information,
and communications efforts on the most critical statewide policy issues, MEC seeks to insure that decisionmakers
protect the short-term and long-term health and prosperity of Michigan through
principled actions.
Union of Concerned
Scientists
The
Union of Concerned Scientists is a national,
non-profit organization that works to improve the environment in ways that preserve
our health, protect our safety, and enhance the qualify of life in our communities.
UCS works to promote clean energy and transportation, reduced global warming emissions,
sustainable agricultural, arms control, and protection of biological diversity.
UCS has 60,000 members, with offices in Massachusetts, Washington, DC and California.
