These are some of my favorite animal rights and environmental heroes and recommendations on groups, books, videos, movies, etc.:

LINKS TO ANIMAL RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:

ANIMAL RIGHTS:

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

The Fund for Animals

The Humane Society of the United States

Last Chance for Animals

SHARK - Animal Cruelty Investigations and Campaigns

Earthtrust - Wildlife Conservation Worldwide

ENVIRONMENTAL:

Riverkeeper

Waterkeeper Alliance

Circle of Life

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

Eastern Caribbean Coalition for Environmental Awareness

American Oceans Campaign

The Other Carbon Crisis - Trading Soil for Oil

ANIMAL RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES:

Henry Spira, founder of the animal rights movement, ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 1998

Erin Brockovich - Official Website

Al Gore 2008 Draft Campaign

Robert Redford - Green Hero - Robert Redford chats about the new green programming on the Sundance Channel

Interview with Ted Danson

FABULOUS Video Poem - You MUST see and hear this!! Thoughts From Within (Woody Harrelson speaks out)

Woody's Commentary

Ralph Nader

OTHER IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS:

Pet Abuse.com

GAP - Government Accountability Project

Bounty License Recovery Inc.

U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMAL LAWS:

The International Whaling Commission

Laws and Regulations - Major Environmental Laws

EPA Region 5: Clean Air Act

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

Environmental Protection Agency - Clean Water Act

Cercla Overview, Superfund, US EPA

Endangered Species Act

Oil Pollution Act

Pollution Prevention Act

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Model National Animal Law

Animal Cruelty Laws: Where Does Your State Stand? | HSUS

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

International Fund for Animal Welfare

National Academy of Sciences

Animal Welfare Act and Regulations

United States Department of Agriculture

Food Safety and Inspection Service

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)

Environment - Resources - Legislation - Crime

California Forest Practices Act - California Forest Practice Rules

Lessons from California's Forest Practice Act

Habitat Conservation Plan (which Erin Brockovich believes is bad for endangered species, our planet, and our lives).

GREAT BOOKS, VIDEOS, MERCHANDISE AND ARTICLES:

BOOKS:

"In Your Face" by Chris DeRose, Last Chance for Animals

"Seal Wars: 25 Years on the Front Lines with the Harp Seals" by Paul Watson, Martin Sheen

"Ocean Warrior: My Battle to End the Illegal Slaughter on the High Seas" by Paul Watson, Farley Mowat

"Man Kind? Our Incredible War on Wildlife" by Cleveland Amory

"Ethics Into Action" by Peter Singer (Studies in Social, Political, & Legal Philosophy)

“The Legacy of Luna”, authored by Julia "Butterfly" Hill, the legacy of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods

"Never Cry Wolf," by Farley Mowat, Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves

"Gorillas In The Mist" by Dian Fossey

"Making Burros Fly” by Julie Hoffman Marshall, Cleveland Amory, Animal Rescue Pioneer

“The Riverkeepers: Two Activists Fight to Reclaim Our Environment as a Basic Human Right” by John Cronin and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. with Foreward by Vice President Al Gore

"When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals" by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Susan McCarthy

Tom Regan on THE CASE FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS Buy at Amazon

"Diet For A New America" by John Robbins, How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth

"The Food Revolution" by John Robbins

“Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won’t Eat Meat” by Howard Lyman

"Behind The Dolphin Smile" by Ric O'Barry, A True Story that Will Touch the Hearts of Animal Lovers Everywhere

"The Sexual Politics of Meat" and "The Pornography of Meat" by Carol J. Adams

"Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy" by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

"Crimes Against the Environment" - LexisNexis(R) Bookstore by Susan F. Mandiberg, Susan L. Smith

“Take It From Me, Life’s a Struggle But You Can Win” by Erin Brockovich with Marc Eliot

Be Inspired! -- Heartsong Books

VIDEOS, MOVIES & TV SHOWS:

FABULOUS Video Poem - You MUST see and hear this!! Woody Harrelson and Laura Louie's Voice Yourself

1997 Video "Henry: One Man's Way", Bullfrog Films

TED | Talks | Al Gore: 15 ways to avert a climate crisis (video)

TED | Talks | Dr. Jane Goodall: What separates us from the apes? (video)

TED | Talks | Frans Lanting: A lyrical view of life on Earth (video)

Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988 movie)

“Erin Brockovich” starring Julia Roberts, The Story of Dian Fossey (2001 movie)

"Babe" starring James Cromwell (2002 movie)

"An Inconvenient Truth" by Al Gore (DVD)

Robert Redford to Debut New Show about Environmentalism (TV)

Robert Redford Announces Green Sundance Channel (TreeHugger)

'Let's Impeach the President' ...a new video from Neil Young (VIDEO: QT | WMP)

MERCHANDISE:

I Support the Right to Arm Bears Bumper Sticker



ARTICLES:

A Global Democratic Movement is About to Pop.

Changing Science

Public Remains Split on Response to Warming.

Petroleum Perils

Toxic Teflon: Compounds from Household Products Found in Human Blood.