 Voice of the Wetlands
Voice Of the Wetlands (VOW) is an organization that is made up strictly of volunteers who dedicate their talent, time and resources to bring global attention to south Louisiana and the world's coastal erosion problem. (More)
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Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
As the public’s independent voice, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation is dedicated to restoring and preserving the water quality and habitats of the entire Lake Pontchartrain Basin. (More) |
 Anne Baker has had a lifetime of gardening and farming experience. From her Cajun family farming heritage to running a certified organic farm and nursery in Uptown before Hurricane Katrina, and currently an organic urban farm in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, she has learned many skills that she enjoys passing on to other gardeners and growers through writing, seminars, workshops, and as a one-on-one gardening consultant, where she gets a sneak peek at growing spaces all over New Orleans. |
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Green New Orleans
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 Since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaged the Greater New Orleans Area and the Gulf Coast region, we have been fighting to rebuild and re-create our beloved city. We now have the opportunity to improve our environment by fighting for it! Through both national and local organizations, we have initiated a "green" era for New Orleans and we need to support these efforts. Rebuild your home with salvaged materials, recycle, conserve energy, use aternate resources and donate to these worthy causes today. Make the "New" New Orleans an environmentally conscious New Orleans!
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Go Green NOLA
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 Go Green NOLA's website is the guide for the New Orleans community on how to build and live green. We hope to introduce you to new ways of thinking and living because we know one person can make a difference in her/his community. We've found many people and organizations doing great things in this city and our site highlights their positive and forward-thinking efforts. So, what are you waiting for? We also think one great, real-world example is worth more than 100 theoretical ones. (More)
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Rebuild Green New Orleans
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 Rebuild Green is the concluding part of a three-stage plan by the Common Ground Collective. Rebuild Green is meant to help residents of New Orleans and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast create homes, employment and an environment that are sustainable in the 21st century. In so doing, Rebuild Green is working to regenerate New Orleans. The elements of this circle of regeneration are safe and strong housing, renewable energy, low-income employment investments, employment and training, wetlands restoration and bioremediation. (More)
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Recycling
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 Phoenix Recycling New Orleans
Since Hurricane Katrina New Orleans has lacked residential curbside recycling service or even a reliable and consistent location for individuals to drop off their own material. Phoenix Recycling offers a fee based service to answer the needs of those of us who want to recycle a portion of our household waste. (More)
Recycle New Orleans
Since Hurricane Katrina, curbside recycling services have been discontinued in the City of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. This guide will help you find locations to drop-off particular types of recyclable goods.This guide was initially compiled by The Green Project and Tulane students working under the auspices of the Office of Service Learning and the Office of Environmental Affairs. (More) |
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Green Light New Orleans
Alliance for Affordable Energy
Global Green USA is a national environmental organization addressing three of the greatest challenges facing humanity; Stemming global climate change by creating green buildings and cities, eliminating weapons of mass destruction that threaten lives and the environment and providing clean, safe drinking water for the 2.4 billion people who lack access to clean water. President Gorbachev founded the organization in order... 
The Green Project is governed by a 15-member board. Each board member serves for two years and is elected by The Green Project membership at our annual membership meeting each June. The Green Project operates a warehouse store that resells high-quality, salvaged building materials at low cost to the community. The store is dedicated to helping the environment by reducing the amount of usable materials placed in landfills or disposed of improperly. 