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Volunteering for the environment

ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
edited July 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
I've become a more environmentally conscious person recently, and I've decided that I want to make a difference by volunteering in some sort of program to give back to the Earth. But I'm not sure how I would find such a program. Without disclosing my location, is it possible for someone to refer me to a website or somewhere in my area where I could find a listing of programs I could volunteer in?

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    www.lonelyplanet.com has a pretty decent listing in their volunteering section. A lot of it might be more humanitarian stuff, but I know there's some environmental stuff as well.

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  • goldenpenniesgoldenpennies Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    google it. enter your area and see what volunteer programs are available. there are tons out there

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  • The CatThe Cat Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    Don't waste your time on save-the-whales bullshit, or anything that requires you to harass people on the street for money. In an urban area, things like city farms and park restoration groups are pretty good. Really depends what's in your area, though.

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  • HorseshoeHorseshoe Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    The Cat has very good advice there. "Activism" usually just means "give us a signature and some money". Bleh.

    If you live in an area that is less urban, however, try to find a local watershed council or resource conservation district that needs volunteers.

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  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    There also mght be some food co-ops or volunteer nursey farms you could put some time into.

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    I figured it's not worth making a new thread for, but for an entirely unrelated question:

    Where is a legal, trustworthy website I can purchase NiN's Pretty Hate Machine album? Itunes doesn't have it.

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  • Vincent GraysonVincent Grayson Frederick, MDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    I figured it's not worth making a new thread for, but for an entirely unrelated question:

    Where is a legal, trustworthy website I can purchase NiN's Pretty Hate Machine album? Itunes doesn't have it.

    I think there's some funky licensing issues with who actually owns it these days...are you trying to just buy a digital copy, or would a "real" copy work as well?

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Vincent Grayson wrote: »
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    I figured it's not worth making a new thread for, but for an entirely unrelated question:

    Where is a legal, trustworthy website I can purchase NiN's Pretty Hate Machine album? Itunes doesn't have it.

    I think there's some funky licensing issues with who actually owns it these days...are you trying to just buy a digital copy, or would a "real" copy work as well?

    I would like a digital copy since I'm too lazy to go out and find it, and I'm sure it's not an easy album to come by (is it?). Of course, a hard copy means I don't have any risk of losing the data, so I don't know.

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