Earth Island Institute

Support 60 Green Groups

At Earth Island Insitute we incubate and nurture the most exciting environmental leadership of our time. Our 60 projects – which tackle everything from climate change, to biodiversity conservation, to fighting plastics pollution and boosting food security – employ many solutions-focused strategies to save our shared planet. Learn about some of their successes during past year and support their work by donating generously. Your financial support will help us continue providing grassroots environmental leaders with the tools they need to protect our shared planet.

Thursday April 18, 2013

Save Blue Whales from Shipping Collisions

Earth Island’s Great Whale Conservancy will be holding a press conference in Washington D.C. on Earth Day, April 22, to request that the US Navy approve an alternate transit lane for ships sailing between San Francisco and Los Angeles from the months of July through October, when the region’s blue whale population reaches its highest concentration. The current Southern California shipping lane is one of the busiest in the world and cuts right through a critical blue whale feeding habitat. Every year, blue whales are killed by propeller cuts and direct collisions with ships. On Monday, the Conservancy will deliver signatures from nearly 100,000 citizens to the Obama administration asking the president to intervene and save the whales. Lend your voice to this cause. Sign the petition today!

Thursday April 18, 2013

Help Food Shift Get Free Ads

Help EII’s Food Shift win thousands of dollars worth of ads displays on the Bay Area BART system by voting for the project in the BART Blue Sky Non-Profit Voting Contest on Facebook. The ads will educate commuters about the social and environmental impacts of wasted food and inspire people to be part of the solution. You could win a $500 BART card just for voting! Please vote and spread the word.

Thursday April 18, 2013

Hack the Sky?

Earth Island Journal and Grist invite you to attend “Hack the Sky” – a public debate on atmospheric geoengineering at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA on Thursday, May 9. The debate will feature Ken Caldeira, atmospheric scientist at Stanford University’s Carnegie Institution for Science, and Clive Hamilton, a professor of ethics at Australia’s Charles Sturt University. Join us for what promises to be a provocative discussion about a technology that is likely to pose an excruciating dilemma for environmentalists. Buy your tickets today!

Thursday April 18, 2013

Farmwork and Beach Cleanup

Looking for something more hands on to do to save our environment? Join EII’s Armenian Environmental Network (AEN) and help out at Veggielution Community Farm in San Jose on Earth Day, April 22. Round off the day with a hearty community potluck at the farm. Want to do more? Show up with friends at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on May 4 for an AEN-organized beach cleanup. Details here. Both events are free and open to the public. AEN’s San Francisco chapter launched just four months ago and has already been very busy! Check out the chapter's first newsletter and learn more about environmental issues in both Armenia and the California Bay Area.

Thursday April 18, 2013

Seeking Young Environmental Leaders

The Brower Youth Awards is accepting applications for this year’s young environmental leader prizes! EII’s New Leaders Initiative is on the lookout for amazing change-makers between the ages of 13-22 with bright ideas about how to care for our planet. Applicants must reside in North America and demonstrate excellent leadership in a project, campaign, or educational effort focused on environmental issues. Deadline for applications is May 13. Details here.

Thursday April 18, 2013

NYC Green Festival

The annual Green Festival, which celebrates solutions leading us to healthier lives and greener communities, will be kicking off its 2013 season at the Javits Center North in New York on the Earth Day weekend, April 19-21. The festival will feature an organic, vegetarian and vegan food court, eco-fashion exhibits, live music, an organic beer and wine garden, inspiring keynote presentations and more. Get discount tickets, here or buy a Fan Pass and get weekend admissions for two, drinks, and a variety of freebies!

Thursday April 18, 2013

Earth Day Celebrations

Happy Earth Week! Earth Island will be present at two Earth Day celebrations during the weekend. Come visit our table at the free, day-long San Francisco Earth Day festival on April 20 at the Civic Center Plaza  starting at 10 a.m. Enjoy some live music and listen to a host of speakers – including EII associate director Kevin Connelly, Starhawk, and comedian Will Durst – talk about the critical environmental challenges of our times. Details here. If you’re in the Berkeley area the same day, drop by the David Brower Center for the third annual Berkeley Vegan Earth Day. Celebrations include an “Eco Chef Battle,” food demos, panel discussions and a special screening of The Peaceable Kingdom – The Journey Home. Get your tickets here. Free for children 10 and under.

Thursday April 18, 2013

The Best of Earth Island Journal

Get the latest environmental news from Earth Island Journal. Here are our favorites from the last few weeks:
Most Popular: South Korea Theme Park Forced to Return Dolphins Back to the Sea. Laura Bridgeman writes about a landmark ruling by the South Korean Supreme Court that highlights the ethical issues of keeping cetaceans in captivity.
Editors’ Pick: Is a World Bank Loan Funding Murders in Honduras? Jeremy Kryt reports on a World Bank-funded palm oil company in Honduras is implicated in the murder of many small-scale Indigenous farmers in the country’s Aguan river valley.

Thursday April 18, 2013

Rethinking Democracy!

EII’s Ultimate Civics project has created a series of lectures and interactive exercises on American government that explores the evolution of America’s policies on human rights.  Meant for high school students, the curriculum – titled Rethinking Democracy! – provides a balanced and provocative examination of some of the most important issues of American politics such as the adoption of our Constitution and Bill of Rights, the recent Supreme Court rulings on multinational corporations’ free speech rights, and the role of our society’s values in the development of our laws and policies. As special offer, Ultimate Civics is selling the curriculum for only $20 through the month of April. Buy it now!

Thursday April 18, 2013

Hack the Sky?

Earth Island Journal invites you to attend “Hack the Sky?” – a public debate on atmospheric geoengineering at the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA on Thursday, May 9. The debate will feature Ken Caldeira, atmospheric scientist at Stanford University’s Carnegie Institution for Science, and Clive Hamilton, a professor of ethics at Australia’s Charles Sturt University. Join us for what promises to be a provocative discussion about a technology that is likely to pose an excruciating dilemma for environmentalists. This event is likely to sell out so buy your tickets today!

Thursday March 21, 2013

Seeking Young Environmental Leaders

The Brower Youth Awards is accepting applications for this year’s young environmental leader prizes! EII’s New Leaders Initiative, which gives out the award to six youth every year, is on the lookout for amazing change-makers between the ages of 13-22 with bright ideas about how to care for our planet and its inhabitants. Applicants must reside in North America and demonstrate excellent leadership in a project, campaign, or educational effort focused on environmental issues. Click here for application form and details.

Thursday March 21, 2013

Summer Research in the Altai Mountains

Earth Island's Altai Project is seeking volunteers for its first annual Wild Altai summer research program. The 17-day program, starting June 28, includes 10 days of field work in the wide-open mountains of the Altai Republic in southeastern Russia. Participants will aid local scientists in surveying for argali mountain sheep, checking camera-traps, and collecting evidence of snow leopard activity. The last date for signing up is April 5. Contact project director Jennifer Castner for further details.

Thursday March 21, 2013

Bring Keiko’s Story to Hollywood

To coincide with the 20^th anniversary of the hit film Free Willy, the makers of Keiko the Untold Story of the Star of Free Willy have launched a Kickstarter campaign to host a world premiere screening of the HD version of the film in Hollywood. The documentary film traces Keiko’s life, his legacy, and the untold story of his extraordinary years of freedom in Iceland and Norway. EII’s International Marine Mammal Project, which helped with Keiko’s release, requests your help in bringing Keiko back to Hollywood. The project will only be funded if at least $15,000 is pledged by March 27. Please donate generously.

Thursday March 21, 2013

The Business of Good

Join Dana Frasz, executive director of EII’s Food Shift, at “Innovate USF 2013” at the McLaren Conference Center on April 4. Frasz will be among six emerging leaders who will talk about what inspired, encouraged and empowered them to start businesses and organizations that benefit communities. Join Food Shift, share your thoughts, and connect with like-minded people of all ages. RSVP here.

Thursday March 21, 2013

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