Supporting Organizations
Academic, business, community, civic, environmental, medical, and faith-based organizations from across Nassau and Suffolk counties are enthusiastically supporting the Long Island Green Homes effort to make Long Island a national leader when it comes to efficient energy use.
New York’s Adelphi University is a nationally ranked, doctoral research university where students succeed by gaining the skills, knowledge and exposure to thrive as professionals and active citizens in an interconnected and fast-paced global society. Chartered in 1896, Adelphi is known for offering a personalized education. With dynamic learning hubs on Long Island, in Manhattan and in the Hudson Valley, Adelphi serves communities, both regionally and globally, through the research and practice of its faculty, the collaborative initiatives undertaken by its centers and programs, the staging of distinguished cultural events and, most essentially, the education of future leaders and informed citizens.
All Our Energy advocates, educates, involves and empowers the public to support renewable energy use and to act on environmental issues.
The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research. For more than 100 years, we have led the fight for healthy lungs and healthy air, whether it's searching for cures to lung diseases, keeping kids off tobacco, or fighting for laws that protect the air we all breathe.
Since 1985, Citizens Campaign for the Environment has been empowering communities and advocating solutions for the protection of our natural environment and public health through grassroots activism. CCE has grown to become a bi-state organization with offices in NY and CT and a membership base of 80,000 individuals. Moving away from harmful, polluting fossil fuels and towards clean renewable energy continues to be a critical campaign.
Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization empowering people to exercise their personal and political power. Our chapter is one of hundreds, and is focused on working for the passage of Carbon Fee and Dividend, the climate change solution economists and climate scientists alike say is the “best first-step” to preventing the worst impacts of a warming world.
EmPower Solar is a premier commercial, non-profit, and residential solar installation, design, engineering, and contracting company. We are industry leaders working with clients in Nassau County, Suffolk County, New York City and Westchester County. Our mission is to EmPower our clients to control energy costs, reduce their environmental footprint, and achieve energy independence.
Group for the East End protects and restores the environment of eastern Long Island, New York through education, citizen action and professional advocacy. We inspire people to embrace a conservation ethic.
Healthy Planet promotes food choices and lifestyles that respect our bodies and our environment, and educates the public about clean energy via its regular events and radio show.
Promotes business development, manufacturing innovation, workforce development, works on strategies for containing healthcare costs; and promotes energy awareness and efficiency to Long Island businesses.
Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, Inc. is a not-for-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the ultimate eradication of breast cancer through education and awareness. Our mission is to focus on prevention methods and environmental health while actively helping those faced with a positive diagnosis.
Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society (HOBAS) is a chapter of the National Audubon Society, serving Huntington and Northern Oyster Bay Townships. HOBAS works to protect birds and other wildlife, and the habitats upon which they depend through education, public advocacy and conservation action.
iEat Green is a motivational, educational organization that provides tools to schools, corporations and families in their quest to becoming “greener.” iEat Green supports sustainable agricultural practices and is founded on a passion for healthy lifestyles and reducing one’s global footprint.
The Long Island Advancement of Small Business mission is to affect positive growth for small business on Long Island. We provide educational programs where businesses learn practical skills to compete and grow their business. We foster a culture that supports professional goals aimed to provide jobs, nurture individual growth and give back to the community.
The Long Island Association (LIA) is the leading business organization on Long Island. Founded in 1926, the mission of the LIA is to support growth, economic development and infrastructure investments on Long Island and to advocate for tax reforms and regulatory relief to improve the local economy and strengthen our business community. Seeks to do so while retaining a clean, healthy and safe environment.
Our mission is to unite diverse Christians to work together to improve the well being of Long Islanders and to promote interfaith understanding and cooperation. Provide emergency food, housing, medical assistance, transportation, chaplaincy services, disaster relief, and advocacy for a wide range of social issues, including affordable housing, adequate health care, the environment, social, racial and gender equality, anti-poverty, prison reform, substance abuse and domestic violence programs.
The United States Green Building Council- Long Island Chapter (USGBC-LI) is dedicated to encouraging and facilitating sustainable practices on Long Island through advocacy, education and outreach efforts to local municipalities, residents, and building industry professionals.
Limba is dedicated to promote and address issues that affect the quality of life on Long Island. This includes transportation (new ferry, 3rd track), education, energy and repowering, environment, and infrastructure.
Since 1984, the Neighborhood Network has been the largest and most active environmental and public advocacy organization dedicated to reclaiming the suburban and rural character of community life on Long Island. By preserving our environmental resources; initiating efforts to employ clean energy technologies; and holding our governmental officials accountable by advancing reforms which set the highest ethical standards and keep the operation of government open to the public, the Neighborhood Network fills the need for professional advocates fighting for the common interest rather than special interests.
NYIT offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and design, arts and sciences, education, engineering and computing sciences, health professions, management, and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 12,000 students attending campuses on LI, Manhattan, online and its global campuses. NYIT is committed to environmental sustainability in research and practice. Students and faculty have taken the lead in alternative energy research dating back to the early 1970s.
NYLCVEF’s mission is to educate, engage and empower New Yorkers to be effective advocates on behalf of the environment — from clean energy and funding for parks, to solid waste and green buildings.
PeakPower LI is a nonprofit company dedicated to engage residents in Southampton and East Hampton in the curtailment of electric load at peak, and to animate markets for demand response.
The Rauch Foundation is a Long Island–based family foundation that invests in ideas and organizations that spark and sustain systemic change in our communities. We focus on areas where we can have the greatest impact: children and families, the environment, and regional leadership.
Renewable Energy Long Island (reLI), established in 2003, is a membership-based not-for-profit organization promoting clean, sustainable energy use and generation on Long Island. reLI is committed to transitioning Long Island to a 100% renewable energy economy.
The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Center at Farmingdale State College strives to enhance public awareness of new sustainable energies through applied research and workforce training. We have had past partnerships with PSEG Long Island on our Smart Energy House and are actively looking for more partners to expand our programs and seminars.
The Sierra Club Long Island group is the Nassau-Suffolk division of the national Sierra Club organization, a not for profit, grassroots environmental organization with the motto “explore, enjoy and protect the planet”. The group does many things to achieve this including conducting outdoor experiences that are open to the public, holding regular public education meetings, creating and promoting conservation initiatives, promoting wise energy choices, networking with other organizations, endorsing political candidates, and lobbying.
Starflower Experiences is a local educational not for profit organization striving to help people understand and appreciate natural systems and to seek ways to live more in harmony with these natural systems and communities of life. In short, we want to improve people’s relationship with the earth; that means we strive to help people learn to live in more sustainable ways as well as care for and about our local natural places.
St. Martin of Tours Outreach Program provides many social services to the greater Amityville community including a food pantry, thrift store, employment program, citizenship program, transportation, Holiday Assistance program, and limited financial assistance to families in need. It also hosts blood drives and advocates for affordable housing and wise environmental stewardship of creation.
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