Archive for ‘November, 2009’

PennFuture

PennFuture

PennFuture (Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future) works to create a just future where nature, communities and the economy thrive. The organization enforces environmental laws and advocates for the transformation of public policy, public opinion and the marketplace to restore and protect the environment and safeguard public health. PennFuture advances effective solutions for the problems of pollution, [...]

Buckminster Fuller Institute

Buckminster Fuller Institute

The Buckminster Fuller Institute is dedicated to accelerating the
development and deployment of solutions which radically advance human well being and the health of our planet’s ecosystems. The organization aims to deeply influence the ascendance of a new generation of design-science pioneers who are leading the creation of an abundant and restorative world economy that benefits [...]

Top Human Rights Organizations

Top Human Rights Organizations

The DNA sequences between humans and chimpanzees are 98.5% similar; the similarity is 99.9% between humans. As we know today, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. Unfortunately, for humans, that 0.1% difference fuels the hate behind genocide, war [...]

Water Matters

Water Matters

Water Matters @ Columbia is the blog of the Columbia Water Center. The Center is leading intellectual inquiry into the assessment, prediction and solution of the growing scarcity of fresh water. The Water Center conducts research on water shortages in some of the most challenging settings in the world, and also acts as the focal [...]

Earth Policy Institute

Earth Policy Institute

The Earth Policy Institute (EPI), founded in 2001, is dedicated to providing a vision of a sustainable global economy and a roadmap of how to get from here to there, what we call Plan B, the alternative to business as usual. EPI works at the global level simply because no country acting alone can stabilize [...]

Human Rights Campaign

Human Rights Campaign

Although human rights has come a long way since men dragged women by their hair, our world still has just as long a way to go in order to achieve global peace and harmony. The problem with human rights is that it pervades every level of our society. At the macro-level, wars blur the line [...]

The Defenders of Wildlife

The Defenders of Wildlife

Founded in 1947, Defenders of Wildlife is one of the country’s leaders in pragmatic science-based, results-oriented wildlife conservation. They stand out in their commitment to saving imperiled wildlife and championing the Endangered Species Act, the landmark law that protects our rarest wildlife.
A message from their president best describes the purpose behind their mission:
“Our nation’s wildlife [...]

Top Divorce/Family Law Blogs

Top Divorce/Family Law Blogs

Although progress has been made to simplify the divorce process, especially that of an uncontested divorce involving few assets, breaking the legal bonds of marriage remains a particularly hellish process.
In the United States, nearly half of all marriage end in divorce. Divorce implicates more than just the couple involved. It can wreak emotional, financial, medical, [...]

Save A Library

Save A Library

We here at Attorney.org understand the importance of libraries as an essential community resource. As part of our “Save A Library” campaign we are highlighting libraries from across the country in an effort to increase awareness about the current state of libraries across the country. Ultimately, we hope that you, our readers, will choose to [...]

Top Criminal Law Blogs

Top Criminal Law Blogs

The average criminal defense attorneys receive neither the flashy salaries of corporate litigators, nor do they receive the virtuous sobriquets that prosecutors do. They are often publicized for defending the violent, unethical, fraudulent, and immoral souls within our society. However, despite the public’s perception of criminal defense attorneys, these men and women serve the most [...]

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