Green Resources - Environment

Environmental Justice led by our ministry, Team Upstream

According to National Geographic, Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water. These negative impacts can affect human behavior and can prompt mass migrations or battles over clean water.

Annual Tree Planting

Mark your calendar! March 4 is the 18th Annual Tree Planting with the Wolf River Conservancy! Join the volunteers to pot thousands of seedlings. “Help make a lasting local impact!” Want to learn more? Click here and get involved!

Asbestos.com

For most of the 20th century, asbestos had been used in municipal water, wastewater and stormwater systems. As these water systems develop cracks and degrade over time, the danger of asbestos leaching into the water supply grows and asbestos in the water supply at certain levels poses a health risk to the general public. Learn about and help spread awareness about asbestos and assist anyone currently suffering from exposure to it.

E. Ortega
The Mesothelioma Center
Public Outreach Department

350.org

We're an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all. Visit our website to learn more and get involved.

The International People's Platform for Climate Justice

This website includes millions of people around the world, working towards a safe, clean, and just future for everyone. To create meaningful and lasting climate action, climate stories are shared to help others understand the climate-related disasters happening worldwide. Read their stories. They are a group of people who are working on solutions from the global climate justice movement.

Memphis Community Against the Pipeline (MCAP)

Team Upstream has been active with efforts to stop the Byhalia Connection pipeline. Join the Memphis Community Against the Pipeline (MCAP), Sign the Petition, and please email Team Upstream to get involved.

Protect Our Aquifer

The mission of Protect Our Aquifer is guardianship of our most precious resource—water. In Shelby County, this means preserving and protecting the Memphis Sand Aquifer for the benefit of present and future generations.

Earth911 - More Ideas, Less Waste

Discover Earth911."We believe humans can successfully reduce their impact by using less, reusing and recycling more, and constantly making small improvements through their daily decisions at home, while shopping, at work, and at play. More ideas make less waste." Read about what they believe at Earth911. Find out their mission. One easy step? Send your Pill Bottles to Do Some Good.

Entomologist and Author, Douglas W. Tallamy

Douglas W. Tallamy is an entomologist and author. He teaches in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. Tallamy advocates for home gardens that bridge the gaps between parks and preserves in providing habitat for native species. Douglas W. Tallamy's first book awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. In this new book, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation, describing how homeowners can turn their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. The concept is practical, effective, and easy—you will walk away with specific suggestions you can incorporate into your own yard. If you're concerned about doing something good for the environment, Tallamy's new book is the blueprint you need. By acting now, you can help preserve our precious wildlife—and the planet—for future generations.

White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC)

Learn about the federal government's efforts to address environmental injustice. Learn about the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC)

U.S. Department of Justice

Each year, the U.S. Department of Justic sponsors The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Locate a collection site. Search by zip code or city/state to find a collection site near you.

U.S. Department of Justice

DEA's next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 24, 2021. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Locate a collection site. Search by zip code or city/state to find a collection site near you.

Earth is amazing! from The World Counts!

Here are some amazing environmental facts that you need to know about.

  • 27,000 trees are cut down each day so we can have toilet paper.
  • When you throw plastic bags and other plastic materials in the ocean, it kills as many as 1 million sea creatures annually.
  • Rainforests are cut down at a rate of 100 acres per minute.

Learn more here!

Earth 911 - The Nation's Premier Environmental Resource

Earth911.com is a privately owned, for-profit company that specializes in providing consumers with accessible and actionable recycling information across the country. Our online Recycling Directory is the most accurate and comprehensive directory of its kind and contains recycling information for over 300 different consumer products. We have collected over 1 million recycling locations and programs that people can search for to find their nearest recycling options and resources. We also have a toll-free and bilingual hotline (1-800 CLEANUP) and a free mobile application (iRecycle®).

Environmental Defense Fund

Guided by science, the Environmental Defense Fund design and transform markets to bring lasting solutions to the most serious environmental problems.

Green America

Green America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982. Green America went by the name "Co-op America" until January 1, 2009. Their mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

Green Faith Interfaith Partners for the Environment

Green Faith's mission is to inspire, educate and mobilize people of diverse religious backgrounds for environmental leadership. Their work is based on beliefs shared by the world's great religions. They believe that protecting the earth is a religious value, and that environmental stewardship is a moral responsibility.

National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

The goal of NRCS is not just a sustainable, nutritious, abundant food supply, but also thriving ecosystems that support a diversity of life. In the next century, NRCS will not only continue to tackle familiar challenges like ensuring clean water and healthy soil, but will also rise to meet new issues, such as clean air, clean energy, climate change, and new technology.

National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professionals.

Sierra Club, Memphis Chapter

The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. The Chickasaw Group of the Sierra Club represents over 1000 members in Memphis and West Tennessee. Members advocate for policies that protect our natural environment, offer hikes and outdoor recreation for people of all ages, support environmental candidates for public office, and provide opportunities for people who want to develop leadership skills to help their community while enhancing the environment.