Links

We invite you to visit the following websites:

Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES)
www.arava.org
The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES) is a regional center for environmental leadership. By encouraging environmental cooperation between peoples, the Arava Institute is working towards peace and sustainable development on a regional and global scale. The Institute is situated on Kibbutz Ketura in Israel's Southern Arava Valley - a desert in the Syrio-African rift near the Jordanian and Egyptian borders and the Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat. The Institute is home to academic programs, research and public involvement.

Arden Realty, Inc.
www.ardenrealty.com
CoejlSC Sponsor. Arden Realty, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust traded on the New York Stock Exchange (ARI). Based in West Los Angeles, Arden is a fully integrated real estate company and the largest landlord of office buildings in Southern California. Arden has a portfolio of 128 properties consisting of 210 buildings and approximately 18.6 million net rentable square feet, including one property with 283,000 square feet under lease-up. The company’s in-house operations include leasing, property and asset management, construction, development and acquisition. In addition to targeting strategic properties in select submarkets, Arden’s focus is the development of its 70-acre Howard Hughes Center in West Los Angeles, a wide range of energy-enhancement projects and innovative space solutions.

B'nai Brith, Southern California Region
www.bnaibrith.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member. The world's largest Jewish service organization is dedicated to uniting Jews in service to their community and the world through programming in five key areas: public policy, Jewish identity, community action, and youth and senior services.

BioGems
www.savebiogems.org
Each year, NRDC identifies 12 BioGems© -- wild places throughout the Americas in urgent need of defense. These unspoiled wildlands are in grave danger from oil and gas drilling, mining, logging, and other development, but they are also places where citizen activism can turn the tide.

Board of Rabbis of Southern California
www.jewishla.org/boardofrabbis/
CoejlSC Community Council Member. The Board of Rabbis of Southern California brings together more than 250 rabbis representing the Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist and Reform streams of Jewish life. The Board promotes and enriches Jewish learning and living by sponsoring programs of professional growth and development, talmud Torah (learning), tikkum olam (social justice), healing and spirituality, interfaith relations and chaplaincy visits to health care and penal institutions.

California Leage of Conservation Voters
www.ecovote.org
The California League of Conservation Voters is the non-partisan political action arm of California's environmental movement. CLCV's mission is to protect the environmental quality of the state by increasing public awareness of the environmental performance of all elected officials, working to elect environmentally responsible candidates, and holding them accountable to the environmental agenda once elected.

California Resources Agency
http://resources.ca.gov/
State of California agency that is there to restore, protect and manage the state's natural, historical and cultural resources for current and future generations using creative approaches and solutions based on science, collaboration and respect for all the communities and interests involved.

CALPIRG
www.calpirg.org
CALPIRG is an advocate for the public interest. When consumers are cheated, or the voices of ordinary citizens are drowned out by special interest lobbyists, CALPIRG speaks up and takes action. We uncover threats to public health and well-being and fight to end them, using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposés, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. CALPIRG¹s mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism that encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government.

Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
www.ceert.org
CoejlSC environmental partner. CEERT is a nonprofit public-benefit organization founded in 1990 in Sacramento. Our mission is to promote public awareness and attainment of the air quality improvement and other public benefits available through increased utilization of energy conservation and nonpolluting electricity generation and transportation technologies.

Chai Online
www.chai.org.il
CHAI's mission is to prevent and relieve animal suffering in Israel and to elevate consciousness about animals through education. We strive to foster empathy, respect, and responsibility toward all living beings, and to inspire and empower people, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian, to recognize the interconnectedness of all life and to make compassionate choices for the good of all.

Children's Nature Institute
www.childrensnatureinstitute.org/volunteer.html
Please visit this website to become a volunteer walk leader. The Children's Nature Institute mission is to educate young children through interactive experiences with nature, and to inspire a sense of respect and responsibility. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity.

Clean Water Alliance
www.cleanwateralliance.org


Co- op America
www.coopamerica.org
Co-op America's mission is to harness economic power -- the strength of consumers, businesses and the marketplace -- to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.

Coalition for Clean Air
www.coalitionforcleanair.org/cca
CoejlSC environmental partner. The Coalition for Clean Air is dedicated to restoring clean, healthful air to California by advocating responsible public health policy, providing technical and educational expertise, and promoting broad-based community involvement.

Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
www.coejl.org
The National Coejl website. The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life was founded in 1993 to promote environmental education, scholarship, advocacy, and action in the American Jewish community. COEJL is sponsored by a broad coalition of national Jewish organizations and has organized regional affiliates in communities across North America. COEJL is the Jewish member of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment.

Control Air Conditioning Service Corporation
www.controlair.com
CoejlSc Sponsor. ControlAir offers world-wide distribution for companies that demand excellent service and outstanding technical support for their compressed air pressure regulator applications.

Couturier Cleaner- Good Earth Cleaning
www.greenearthcleaning.com
Couturier Cleaner is proud to bring you all of the benefits offered by the revolutionary new GreenEarth Cleaning System at their cleaning location. The benefits include non toxic, odorless, no fabric wear and tear, non allergenic, no lint and static, and zero pollution (air, soil, or water). It's good for you, good for your clothes, good for the planet, good for everybody!

Earth Day L.A.
www.earthdayla.org/
CoejlSC environmental partner. Many Los Angeles Area environmental, social justice and religious groups plan a powerful series of Earth Day events, actions and teach-ins before, during and after the month of April of every ye

Earthjustice
www.earthjustice.org
Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. We bring about far-reaching change by enforcing and strengthening environmental laws on behalf of hundreds of organizations and communities.

Eco Toy Town
www.ecotoytown.com
Earth Friendly Non-Toxic Toy Store for everyone from infants to adults

EcoPledge
www.ecopledge.com
Online environmental action center.

Energy Star
www.energystar.gov/
ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency. Results are already adding up. Last year alone, Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy to power 15 million homes and avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 14 million cars - all while saving $7 billion.

Environment California
www.environmentcalifornia.org/
CoejlSC environmental partner. We all want clean air, clean water and open spaces. That's the idea behind Environment California. We focus exclusively on protecting California's air, water and open spaces.

Environment Now
www.environmentnow.org
Environment Now is a private foundation dedicated to protecting, preserving and restoring the environment of California. The family of Frank and Luanne Wells created the foundation in 1989. We seek collaborative projects in which we can contribute that "meaningful and measurable" difference for success.

Environmental Defense
www.edf.org
CoejlSC environmental partner. Environmental Defense is a leading national nonprofit organization representing more than 300,000 members. Since 1967, we have linked science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems.

Environmental Media Association
www.ema-online.org/index.html
The Environmental Media Association (EMA) mobilizes the entertainment industry in a global effort to educate people about environmental issues and inspire them into action.EMA was created in 1989, as a non-profit 501(c)3, with the simple but powerful concept that through television and film, the entire entertainment community could influence the environmental awareness of millions of people.

Environmental News Network
www.enn.com


EVO Environmental Luxury
www.evolimo.com
The environmentally friendly, Los Angeles based, luxury car service features full-size luxury car service. The cars run on ultra-clean, domestic alternate fuels.

Feng Shui Consultant
www.123energy.com
Jayme Barrett is a Feng Shui consultant and author of the book "Feng Shui Your Life." She is also a CoejlSC sponsor.

Free The Planet
www.freetheplanet.org
Free The Planet! developed from the student-led Free The Planet! campaign in 1995. That campaign was a response to the anti-environmental 104th Congress and the Contract with America and their efforts to weaken the Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and other environmental safeguards. Free The Planet! continues to hold these polluters and politicians accountable and ensure the protection of our planet.

Gallery Judaica
www.galleryjudaica.com
CoejlSc sponsor. Offers various types of artwork for Jewish holidays and festivals.

Global Green USA
www.globalgreen.org/
CoejlSC environmental partner. Global Green USA, the United States affiliate of Green Cross International, fosters a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure world through education, advocacy, partnerships, and programs focused on the safe elimination of weapons of mass destruction, stemming climate change, reducing resource use, and preventing conflicts over fresh water.

Green Zionist Alliance
www.greenzionism.org
The Green Zionist Alliance is a grassroots environmental movement with membership from across the political, religious, and professional spectra, providing resources and promoting activism for ecological issues that affect the vitality of Israel, the Middle East, and Judaism.

Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.org
Greenpeace is a non-profit organisation, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. As a global organisation, Greenpeace focuses on the the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment.

Greg Wendt, CFP Enright Premier Wealth Advisors, Inc.
www.GREGWENDT.com
Greg, an expert in Socially & Environmentally Responsible Investing, is one of five principals with the well established firm Enright Premier Wealth Advisors, Inc which manages over $300 million. Greg offers comprehensive financial advice and portfolio management to individuals, charitable organizations and small businesses.


Hadassah Southern California
www.hadassahsc.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member. Hadassah is both the largest women's and the largest Zionist membership organization in the United States, attracting dedicated, intelligent, and caring women to its ranks. Hadassah has a place for every woman - the busy working mom, the single career woman, the retiree, and the newlywed just starting out.

Heal The Bay
www.healthebay.org
CoejlSC environmental partner. Working to make the Santa Monica Bay and Southern California coastal waters safe and healthy again for people and marine life.

Hillel at UCLA
www.uclahillel.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member

Hillel at USC
www.uschillel.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member

Intex Solutions, Inc.
www.intexsolutions.com
CoejlSc sponsor. For over 25 years, Intex Solutions has specialized in providing commercial carpet, upholstery, textile, wood, and stone floor maintenance services to companies interested in maximizing the life and appearance of their interior finishes in the most environmentally responsible manner.

Israel Union for Environmental Defense
www.iued.org.il
Isreali environmental organization. Founded in 1990, IUED pioneered the effective use of legal advocacy as a means of safeguarding Israel’s environment.

Janice Stevenor Dale & Associates (JSDA Inc.)
www.JSDA.com
Janice Stevenor Dale, FIIDA, founder of JSDA Inc. in Los Angeles, is one of the nation's most respected interior designers. JDSA Inc. projects involve both new construction and renovation of existing facilities. The company innovates leading edge technologies and environmentally conscious specifications. JDSA Inc. has also co-authored the LEED-CI (LEED for commercial interiors).

Jewish National Fund
www.jnf.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member. The Jewish National Fund is the caretaker of the land of Israel, on behalf of its owners - Jewish People everywhere.

Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
www.jrf.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member.

Klean Kanteen
www.kleankanteen.com
Klean Kanteens are made from #304 stainless steel, the material of choice in the food processing, dairy, and brewery industries.  Stainless steel is easy to clean, durable, inert, sanitary, toxin-free, and non-leaching.


L.A. SHARES
www.lashares.org
L.A. SHARES is a non-profit materials reuse program, which takes donations from the local business community of reusable goods and materials (both new and used) and redistributes these items FREE-OF-CHARGE to non-profits and schools throughout Los Angeles County. To become member of the L. A.SHARES family please visit the website www.lashares.org

Lee Andrews Group
www.leeandrewsgroup.com
CoejlSc sponsor.

Lexus Hybrid
www.lexus.com/models/hybrid/
Check out the new Hybrid Lexus SUV!

MBDC
www.mbdc.com
MBDC is a product and process design firm dedicated to revolutionizing the design of products and services worldwide. MBDC's Cradle to Cradle Design paradigm is powering the Next Industrial Revolution, in which products and services are designed based on patterns found in nature, eliminating the concept of waste entirely and creating an abundance that is healthy and sustaining. Eco-Effectiveness is MBDC's design strategy for realizing these results by optimizing materials to be food either for nature's ecosystems or for humans' industrial systems—perpetually circulating in closed systems that create value and are inherently healthy and safe.

Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA
www.botgard.ucla.edu
Seven-acre garden at UCLA maintaining one of the most important living botanical collections in the US.

NA'AMAT
www.naamat.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member. NA'AMAT, Hebrew acronym for "Movement of Working Women and Volunteers," is an organization & a movement striving to enhance the quality of life for women, children and families in Israel, the U.S. and around the world.

National Council of Jewish Women of Los Angeles
www.ncjwla.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
www.nrel.gov
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the U.S. Department of Energy's premier laboratory for renewable energy research, development and deployment, and a leading laboratory for energy efficiency. The laboratory's mission is to develop renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices, advance related science and engineering, and transfer knowledge and innovations to address the nation's energy and environmental goals.

Natural Resources Defense Council
www.nrdc.org
CoejlSC environmental partner. Use law, science and membership support to protect the planets wildlife.

next>edge
www.next-edge.com
CoejlSc sponsor. next>edge is the turnkey provider of fully integrated energy solutions for owners and operators of real estate. Our mission is to provide owners and operators of real estate facilities with (r)evolutionary energy solutions that will lower operating costs and increase revenue.

nXtcycle
www.nxtcycle.com
nXtcycle, America's premier electronic waste recycler, provides cost effective and environmentally safe waste management options for original equipment manufacturers, retailers, and city, county and state government agencies. NxtCycle offers an integrated recycling approach that includes: reuse, component recycling, and commodity recovery of electronic waste streams.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP
www.omm.com
O'Melveny & Myers LLP is a values-driven law firm guided by the principles of excellence, leadership and citizenship. With the breadth, depth and foresight to serve clients competing in a global economy, our attorneys devise innovative approaches to resolve problems and achieve business goals. Established in 1885, the firm maintains 13 offices around the world, with more than 900 attorneys. O’Melveny & Myers’ capabilities span virtually every area of legal practice, including Capital Markets; Corporate Finance; Entertainment and Media; Intellectual Property and Technology; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Project Development and Real Estate; Restructuring and Insolvency; Securities; Tax; Trade and International Law; and White Collar and Regulatory Defense.

Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment
www.ocice.org
The Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment consists of representatives from a variety of environmental and faith based groups who share common concerns regarding the state of the Earth. The Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment began in 1996 as a project of Green Networking and became established as a local 510 (c)(3) non-profit environmental organization in early 2000.

Physicians for Social Responsibility
www.psrla.org
CoejlSC environmental partner. Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles (PSR-LA) is a local affiliate of the national organization, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). We are dedicated to creating a world free of nuclear weapons, global environmental pollution, and gun violence.

Precision Environmental, Inc.
www.precisionenv.com/
Your indoor pollution sollution. Protecting your health and indoor environment for over 20 years!

Progressive Jewish Alliance
www.pjalliance.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member. The Progressive Jewish Alliance is a national membership organization dedicated to the Jewish traditions of pursuing peace, promoting equality and diversity, and ensuring social and economic justice.

R&D Print & Packaging
www.r-dprint.com
R&D Print & Packaging offers environmentally friendly printing using soy based inks. They print everything from large paper label runs for the food industry to pressure sensitive labels for cosmetic companies.

RenewableEnergyAccess.com
www.renewableenergyaccess.com
RenewableEnergyAccess.com was started in 1998 by a group of Renewable Energy professionals who wanted their work to relate to their passion for renewable energy. With this passion and the desire to create a long term sustainable business, we have created perhaps the single most recognized and trusted source for Renewable Energy News and Information on the Internet.

Shalom Institute Camp and Conference Center
www.shalominstitute.com
CoejlSC sponsor.

Shalom Nature Center
www.shalomnaturecenter.org
To raise awareness about our responsibility to "till and tend" God's creation.

Shell Solar Industries
www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=shellsolar
CoejlSc sponsor. As we believe that renewable energy one day will constitute a major source of world's energy demand, it makes perfect sense that Shell as an energy company, pursues solar energy and other forms of renewable energy.

Siemens Solar
www.sbt.siemens.com
CoejlSc sponsor. Siemens Building Technologies' core competence is the combination of industry leaders in building automation and building safety & security with the efficient operation of buildings throughout their lifecycle. The group operates as a systems engineer for total solutions including turnkey systems, as well as manufacturing products for distribution.

Sierra Club
www.sierraclub.org
The Sierra Club's members are 700,000 of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.

SociallyResponsible.org
www.sociallyresponsible.org
Tools for Responsible Living

Society for Humanistic Judaism
www.shj.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member. Humanistic Judaism embraces a human-centered philosophy that combines the celebration of Jewish culture and identity with an adherence to humanistic values and ideas.

Solel Solar Systems, Ltd.
www.solel.com
CoejlSc sponsor. Solel is a leader in solar thermal power/energy plants and solar collectors. Its technology has set global standards for utility solar plants and high temperature parabolic troughs. Nine commercially successful power plants in Southern California have been operating for almost 20 years providing 350 MW of electricity

State PIRGs
www.pirg.org
The state Public Interest Research Groups are an alliance of state-based, citizen-funded organizations that advocate for the public interest. We uncover threats to public health and well-being and fight to end them, using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposes, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation.

Teva Learning Center
www.tevacenter.org
The Teva Learning Center, North America's foremost Jewish Environmental Education Institute, is a non-denominational educational service for participants from throughout the Jewish community. Working with Jewish day schools, Hebrew schools, synagogues, camps and youth groups, Teva's programs touch the lives of over 1,500 participants annually.

The Jewish Journal
www.jewishjournal.com
A CoejlSC sponsor, The Jewish Journal is a community non-profit weekly serving the Jewish community of Greater Los Angeles. They distribute 50,000 copies each week, and they estimate readership at more than 150,000. Once a month they distribute an Orange County supplement, and their circulation reaches 20,000! They are the largest Jewish weekly outside New York City, and they are the only Jewish paper in Southern California with a web site.

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
www.toyota.com
At Toyota, we operate under a global earth charter that promotes environmental responsibility throughout our entire company. We are leading the way in lowering emissions and improving fuel economy in gasoline powered vehicles. Not only did we create the world's first mass-produced gas/electric hybrid car, but we are also at the forefront of developing tomorrow's fuel cell vehicles.

TreePeople
www.treepeople.org
CoejlSC environmental partner. TreePeople is a nonprofit environmental organization that has been serving the Los Angeles area for three decades, offering sustainable solutions to urban ecosystem problems. TreePeople staff and volunteers work in partnership with schools, neighborhoods, community groups and businesses bringing people and trees together to build stronger communities and improve the quality of the environment.

Trust for Public Land
www.tpl.org
Land conservation is central to TPL's mission. Founded in 1972, the Trust for Public Land is the only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. TPL helps conserve land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities.

UCLA Stunt Ranch
http://nrs.ucop.edu/reserves/stunt.html
Lends itself to programs that focus not only on the natural ecosystems, but on issues of resource management in the urban/wildlife interface.

Union of Ameircan Hebrew Congregations
www.uahc.org
CoejlSC Community Council Member. As the congregational arm of the Reform Movement, the UAHC's primary mission is to create and sustain vibrant Jewish congregations wherever Reform Jews live. The Union provides leadership and vision to Reform Jews on spiritual, ethical, and political issues as well as materials and consultation for programs in the congregation.

Union of Concerned Scientists
www.ucsusa.org/
CoejlSC environmental partner. UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Pacific Southwest Region
www.uscj.org/pacsw
CoejlSC Community Council Member

Urban Land Institute
www.uli-la.org
The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment. ULI Los Angeles, a district council of the Urban Land Institute, carries forth that mission as the preeminent real estate forum in Southern California, facilitating the open exchange of ideas, information and experiences among local, national and international industry leaders and policy makers.

UsedCardboardBoxes.com
www.usedcardboardboxes
SAVE TIME, SAVE MONEY and SAVE TREES!- That's what Boomerang Boxes has set out to do. UsedCardboardBoxes.com is an earth-friendly company providing local delivery of moving supplies and packing materials that Save Time, Save Money, Save Trees!

Waterkeeper Alliance
www.waterkeeper.org
Waterkeeper Alliance connects and supports local Waterkeeper programs to provide a voice for waterways and their communities worldwide. To champion clean water and strong communities, Waterkeeper Alliance supports and empowers member Waterkeeper organizations to protect communities, ecosystems and water quality, promotes the Waterkeeper model for watershed protection worldwide, and advocates for issues common to Waterkeeper programs.

World Wildlife Federation
www.wwf.org
Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is dedicated to protecting the world's wildlife and wildlands. WWF directs its conservation efforts toward three global goals: protecting endangered spaces, saving endangered species and addressing global threats. From working to save the giant panda, tiger, and rhino to helping establish and manage parks and reserves worldwide, WWF has been a conservation leader for 40 years.