Links of Interest
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Links of Interest |
| Automobiles Charities Entertainment Environmental Groups |
Jewish Hiking / Backpacking Miscellaneous |
News Photography Streaming Audio |
| Automobiles | |
| Edmunds.com | Best independent car oriented website |
| Charities | Where I recommend you donate money to. |
| Doctors Without Borders | "International medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe." |
| EarthJustice | "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." |
| Israel Union for Environmental Defense | "The Israel Union for Environmental Defense (IUED) is Israel’s leading environmental advocacy organization." |
| National Resources Defense Council | "NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professionals." |
| The New Israel Fund | Funds progressive organizations in Israel in the areas of civil & human rights, social & economic justice, religious pluralism & tolerance, the environment, women's rights, immigrant's rights,... |
| Sierra Club | "We are the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States." - Not tax deductible! |
| Entertainment | |
| Metacritic.com | A clever compilation of reviews about movies, DVD's, music and books. |
| Environmental Groups | |
| Earthjustice | "Nonprofit law firm for the environment." |
| Israel Union for Environmental Defense | Israel based environmental advocacy group (similar in concept to the NRDC, known as Adam Teva V'din in Hebrew) |
| NRDC - National Resources Defense Council | "NRDC uses law, science, and the support of more than 500,000 members nationwide to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things." |
| Sierra Club | "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." Also sponsors hikes and other outings around the county (including in the NYC area). |
| Hiking / Backpacking | |
| AMC - Appalachian Mountain Club | "The Appalachian Mountain Club promotes the protection, enjoyment, and wise use of the mountains, rivers, and trails of the Northeast." Sponsors many hikes and other outings around the country (including many in the NYC area). |
| Backpacker Magazine | Best magazine devoted to hiking and backpacking. "The website of wilderness travel". |
| Campmor | Excellent NJ based vendor (very large store) |
| GORP.com | "hiking, biking, rafting, camping, fishing,... Information on attractions, outdoor gear, adventure travel,..." |
| L. L. Bean | Excellent vendor (with some stores) |
| Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America | "Network of non-profit organizations dedicated to organizing outdoor, active, and/or environmental activities for Jewish adults." |
| New York-New Jersey Trail Conference | "Federation of more than 85 hiking clubs and environmental organizations and 10,000 individuals dedicated to building and maintaining marked hiking trails and protecting related open space in the bi-state region. Our constituent clubs have a combined membership of over 100,000." |
| REI - Recreational Equipment, Inc. | Excellent vendor (with multiple stores, not all carry entire line). |
| Sierra Trading Post | Discount vendor of name brand outdoor clothing and equipment. |
| SOLO | "School dedicated to teaching Wilderness and Emergency Medicine" |
| Jewish | |
| Ansche Chesed | Egalitarian Conservative synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan (NYC). |
| Miscellaneous | |
| FreeCycle.org | "grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns" |
| News | |
| DEBKAfile | "Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security" |
| The New Republic | "An intelligent, stimulating and rigorous examination of American politics, foreign policy and culture. ... America's best and most influential journal of opinion." |
| The New York Times | "All the news that's fit to print" |
| Photography | |
| Adorama | Excellent NYC based vendor |
| B&H Photo | Excellent NYC based vendor (amazing store!) |
| Digital Photography Review | Digital photography equipment oriented website |
| The Luminous Landscape | Outdoor / nature / landscape photography oriented website |
| Photo.net | multi-faceted photography oriented website |
| byThom | Nikon / outdoor / digital Photography oriented website by Thom Hogan |
| Streaming Audio | |
| WNYC | New York City's National Public Radio station with (different) AM & FM audio streams |
Disclaimer: This is to state that I have no financial interests in any products, companies or organizations mentioned above.
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