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Grants: Year 1991 Transportation
| RECIPIENT |
PURPOSE |
TOTAL AWARDS |
1991 PAYMENTS |
GRANTS PAYABLE
12/31/91 |
Conservation Law Foundation of New
England
Boston, Massachusetts |
To reduce New England's reliance
on single-occupant motor vehicles. |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
|
Environmental Action Foundation
Takoma Park, Maryland |
To the Energy Conservation Coalition
for education and advocacy about energy-efficient transportation. |
30,000 |
30,000 |
|
National Trust for Historic Preservation/Rails-to-Trails
Conservancy
Washington, DC |
For the Surface Transportation Policy
Project, a coalition of environmentalists, planners, and transportation
specialists working to reform transportation policies and practices. |
175,000 |
175,000 |
|
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, New York |
To support the Energy end transportation
Project, divided between Washington and Los Angeles. |
200,000 |
200,000 |
|
Regional Plan Association
New York, New York |
A two-year grant to promote professional
dialogue on land-use, transportation, and development problems in New York,
Chicago, and San Francisco. |
25,000 |
25,000 |
|
Rocky Mountain Institute
Snowmass, Colorado |
A two-year grant to develop a new
concept of least-cost transportation, assess light vehicles and biofuels,
analyze market incentives, and educate policy-makers. |
150,000 |
75,000 |
75,000 |
1000 Friends of Oregon
Portland, Oregon |
An 18-month grant to develop a computer
model to predict environmental and social consequences of transportation
and land-use decisions. |
50,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
Union of Concerned Scientists
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
A two-year grant to support work
on transportation, particularly efforts in California. |
90,000 |
45,000 |
45,000 |
World Resources Institute
Washington, DC |
A two-year grant for research on
the economic and ecological suitability of transportation alternatives. |
80,000 |
40,000 |
40,000 |
Farming / Forestry / Waste
| RECIPIENT |
PURPOSE |
TOTAL AWARDS |
1991
PAYMENTS |
GRANTS PAYABLE
12/31/91 |
Association of Forest Service Employees
For Environmental Ethics
Eugene, Oregon |
To support government employees
working towards a more ecologically sensitive U.S. Forest Service. |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
|
Center for Rural Affairs
Walthill, Nebraska |
To develop policies to attract new
farmers and to help them prosper through sustainable agriculture. |
45,000 |
45,000 |
|
Institute for Alternative Agriculture
Greenbelt, Maryland |
For production and expanded distribution
of Alternative Agriculture Resources. |
20,000 |
20,000 |
|
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Washington, DC |
To help three cities maximize recycling
programs and recruit scrap-based manufacturers. |
30,000 |
30,000 |
|
Land Institute
Salina, Kansas |
For research on the agronomic feasibility
of polycultured perennial plants for human nutrition. |
30,000 |
30,000 |
|
Land Stewardship Project
Marine-on-St. Croix, Minnesota |
To support and serve farm families
seeking to promote sustainable agriculture. |
30,000 |
30,000 |
|
Pine Cabin Run Ecological Laboratory
High View, West Virginia |
To mobilize local resources to preserve
the Capacon River ecosystem. |
5,000 |
5,000 |
|
Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund
San Francisco, California |
A two-year grant to safeguard old-growth
woodlands of the Pacific Northwest and to cooperate with Canadians trying
to protect the ancient forests of British Columbia. |
80,000 |
40,000 |
40,000 |
Texas Center for Policy Studies
Austin, Texas |
For the Bi-National Project on the
Environment to convene environmentalists from both sides of the Rio Grande. |
40,000 |
40,000 |
|
Tides Foundation
Palo Alto, California |
To conduct public opinion research
in order to protect ancient forests in the Pacific Northwest. |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
Sustainable Societies
| RECIPIENT |
PURPOSE |
TOTAL AWARDS |
1991 PAYMENTS |
GRANTS PAYABLE
12/31/91 |
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, New York |
For the Joint Appeal in Science
and Religion, an environmental mission of notable scientists and religious
leaders. |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
|
Commonweal
Bolinas, California |
For the Environmental Security Project
to expand and deepen popular understanding of the environmental crisis. |
60,000 |
60,000 |
|
Council on Economic Priorities
New York, New York |
To create and share a database on
the environmental performance of major U.S. corporations. |
40,000 |
40,000 |
|
CUNY Law School
Flushing, New York |
To support student work on the environment. |
17,000 |
17,000 |
|
Pacific Institute for Studies in
Development, Environment & Security
Berkeley, California |
To foster communication and collaboration
between researchers and activists. |
30,000 |
30,000 |
|
| Princeton University Princeton,
New Jersey |
For an issue of the Journal of Public
and International Affairs dedicated to environmental concerns. |
4,000 |
|
4,000 |
Safe Energy Communication Council
Washington, DC |
To support media training for grassroots
environmental activists. |
30,000 |
30,000 |
|
Tides Foundation
Palo Alto, California |
For Green Seal, a program to identify,
test and certify consumer products of rigorous environmental standards. |
90,000 |
90,000 |
|
Minority Communities
| RECIPIENT |
PURPOSE |
TOTAL AWARDS |
1991
PAYMENTS |
GRANTS PAYABLE
12/31/91 |
Ashoka
Washington, DC |
Stipends to support four Mexican
environmentalists. |
$103,000 |
$69,000 |
$34,000 |
Earth Island Institute
San Francisco, California |
For the Urban Habitat Project to
involve inner-city residents in environmental issues and energy policy. |
35,000 |
35,000 |
|
Indian Law Resource Center
Helena, Montana |
For legal assistance to Native American
tribes and communities working on environmental issues. |
30,000 |
30,000 |
|
Labor/Community Strategy Center
Van Nuys, California |
For the watchdog Project to educate
low-income neighborhoods on air pollution and remedial strategies. |
25,000 |
25,000 |
|
Partnership for Democracy
Washington, DC |
To provide technical assistance
to grassroots environmental activist groups in the Southwest and to support
Youth Action's student environmental groups. |
60,000 |
60,000 |
|
South Bronx 2000 Local Development
Corporation
Bronx, New York |
A two-year grant to develop national
markets for recycled materials and to establish new processing facilities,
and to support a recapitalization project. |
95,000 |
95,000 |
|
Southwest Community Resources
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
For the Southwest Organizing Project
to develop a new network of environmental activists. |
25,000 |
25,000 |
|
United Church of Christ: Commission
For Racial Justice
New York, New York |
To develop a national agenda for
environmental policy that will embrace concerns of minority groups. |
10,000 |
10,000 |
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| TOTAL |
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$1,914,000 |
$1,611,000 |
$303,000 |
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