Citizen groups working on coal issues
International groups
- 350.org
- African Energy Policy AFREPREN
- Bank Information Center
- CDM-Watch.org
- Changents
- Circle Up Now!
- Cultural Survival
- Earth First!
- EARTHWORKS
- Future Generations
- Global Exchange
- Global Oneness Project
- Global Warming 101
- Global Warming Images
- International Accountability Project
- International Forum on Globalization
- Islands First
- Kyoto 2
- Live Climate
- London Mining Network
- Mines and Communities
- Open Source Coal
- Red Internacional Mujeres y Mineria (International Women and Mining Network)
- TakingITGlobal
- Tällberg Forum
- What'sMyCO2
- Women's Environment & Development Organization
- World View of Global Warming
- WWF
Australia
See also Australia and coal
- Aid Watch
- Anvil Hill Alliance
- Bickham Coal-Mine Action Group
- Barrington-Glouster-Stroud Preservation Alliance
- Caroona Coal Action Group
- Citizens' Climate Campaign
- Climate Action Network Australia
- Climate Action Newcastle
- Enviornment Victoria CoalWatch
- Hunter Community Environment Centre
- FoE Australia
- Greenpeace Australia Pacific
- Indigenous Justice Advocacy Network
- Marrickville Climate Action Now
- Mineral Policy Institute
- MWcan - Mid Western Community Action Network
- Nepean Action Group
- NSW Greens
- Oxfam Australia
- Rising Tide Australia
- Rivers SOS
- Save the Drip and Goulburn River
- Six Degrees
- Stop CSG (Coal Seam Gas) Illawarra
- Western Downs Alliance
- WWF Australia
- Southern Downs Protection Group
Bangladesh
See also Bangladesh and coal
- Cultural Survival
- International Accountability Project
- Mangrove Action Project
- Phulbari Resistance
- Phulbari Resistance, Facebook group
- Society for Environment and Human Development (SEHD)
Bulgaria
See also Bulgaria and coal
Burma
Canada
See also Canada and coal
- Citizens Against Strip Mining
- CoalWatch Comox Valley Society
- David Suzuki Foundation
- Mining Watch Canada
- Ontario Clean Air Alliance
- Wilderness Committee
China
See also China and coal
India
See also India and coal
- Conservation Action Trust
- Environmental Protection Group, Orissa
- India Youth Climate Network
- Jharkhand Mines Area Coordination Committee
- Kalpavriksh Environment Action Group
- Kuntala Lahiri Dutta Australia
- Mines, Minerals and People
- Samata
- Vasudha Foundation
Indonesia
See also Indonesia and coal
- Greenpeace SE Asia/Indonesia
- Mining Advocacy Network
- WALHI, Indonesian Forum for Environment / FoE Indonesia
Italy
See also Italy and coal
Japan
See also Japan and coal
Malaysia
See also Malaysia and coal
Mongolia
See also Mongolia and coal
Philippines
See also Philippines and coal
- Cordillera Peoples Alliance
- Philippine Indigenous Peoples Links
- Kalikasan PNE
- KAMP
- Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center-Kasama sa Kalikasan (LRC-KSK)/ FoE philippines
- NGO Forum on the ADB
- Philippine Climate Watch Alliance
- Tebtebba
- People of Pulupandan Against the Coal Plant
- Banatenhons Against the Coal Fired Plant
- Pinoy Kontra Coal: National Coalition of NGOs and Communities Against Coal
Scotland
See also United Kingdom and coal
South Africa
See also South Africa and coal
- Alliance to Save Energy South Africa
- Earthlife Africa
- Climate Justice Now
- groundWork
- Federation for a Sustainable Environment
South Korea
Thailand
See also Thailand and coal
- World Wildlife Fund Thailand
- Alternative Energy Project for Sustainability
Turkey
See also Turkey and coal
- 350 Türkiye the Turkish part of the 350.org anti fossil fuel campaign
- Adana Ekoloji Dernegi campaign against coal plants in the Adana region
- Bartin Platform campaign against the HEMA Amasra power station
- Eskişehir Environment and Life Platform campaign against the Eskişehir Alpu power station
- Greanpeace Akdeniz (Greanpeace Mediterranean)
- TEMA The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats
- Northern Forests Defence: campaigns against threats to forests near Istanbul and the Black Sea, including proposed coal-fired power stations in Thrace
Ukraine
See also Ukraine and coal
United Kingdom
See also United Kingdom and coal
- Climate Justice
- Coal in the UK (activist mapping project)
- The Coal Hole
- Greenpeace UK
- London Mining Network
- Coal Action Network
- Garswood Opencast Action Group
- Huntington Lane Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Minorca Opencast Protest Group
- No New Coal
- North East Opencast Action Group
- Notts Against New Coal
- Residents Against Ffos-y-Fran
- Save Fairburn Ings
- Scotland Against New Coal
- Telford Against New Coal
- Yorkshire Against New Coal
United States
See also United States and coal
National groups
- 1Sky
- Architecture 2030
- Brighter Planet
- Cape Farewell
- Carbon Rally
- Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA)
- Center for Biological Diversity
- The Chewoniki Foundation
- Citizen's Climate Lobby
- Citizens Coal Council
- Citizens Lead for Energy Action Now (CLEAN)
- Clean Air Watch
- Clean Water Action
- Clear the Air
- Climate Ride 2008
- Climate Ground Zero
- CO2Kills.org
- CoalSwarm
- Coal Moratorium Now!
- Co-op America
- Co-op Conversations
- CREDO Mobile/Working Assets
- Earth First!
- Earthjustice
- Earth Policy Institute
- Earthworks
- EcoEquity
- Energy Action Coalition
- Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative
- Energy Justice Network
- Environmental Defense
- Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2)
- Environmental Integrity Project
- Global Climate Campaign
- GoLoco
- Greenpeace USA
- Heartwood
- Izaak Walton League
- Mercury Policy Project MPP
- Mobilization for Climate Justice
- National Parks Conservation Association
- NRDC
- The Partnership Project
- Power Past Coal
- Public Citizen
- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
- Rainforest Action Network
- Religious Witness for the Earth
- Rising Tide North America
- Ruckus Society
- Save Our Environment.org
- Sierra Club
- Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
- Susty
- Taxpayers for Common Sense
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- U.S. Climate Emergency Council
- Wind Power Solutions
Regional Groups
- 700 Mountains
- The Alliance For Appalachia
- Appalachian Mountain Advocates formerly Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment
- Appalachian Citizens Law Center
- Appalachian Voices
- Cascade Climate Network
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Chesapeake Climate Action Network
- Center for Coalfield Justice
- Christians for the Mountains
- Conservation Law Foundation
- Dave Cooper’s Mountaintop Removal Road Show
- Environment Northeast
- Environmental Law and Policy Center
- Friends of the Mountains
- Grand Canyon Trust
- Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light]
- Heartland Coalfield Alliance
- iLoveMountains.org
- Indigenous Environmental Network
- Land Stewardship Project
- Mountain Justice
- Mountain Justice Summer
- Northwest Energy Coalition
- RAMPS Campaign (Radical Action for Mountain Peoples' Survival)
- RE-AMP
- Renewable Northwest Project
- San Juan Citizens Alliance
- Skytruth
- Southern Energy Network
- Southern Environmental Law Center
- SouthWings
- Southern Sustainable Resources
- Toxics Action Center (New England)
- Valley Watch
- Western Clean Energy Campaign
- Western Environmental Law Center
- Western Mining Action Network
- Western Organization of Resource Councils
- Western Resource Advocates
- Wild Earth Guardians
Alabama
See also Alabama and coal
- Black Warrior Riverkeeper
- GASP (formerly Alabama First)
Alaska
See also Alaska and coal
- Alaskans for Clean Water
- Castle Mountain Coalition
- Cook Inletkeeper
- Friends of Mat-Su
- MEA Ratepayers Alliance
- Sierra Club Alaska Chapter
- UtilityWatch
- UAF Beyond Coal
Arizona
See also Arizona and coal
- Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest
- Black Mesa Indigenous Support
- Black Mesa Water Coalition, Enei Begaye, eneibegaye [at] mac.com
- Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment
Arkansas
See also Arkansas and coal
California
See also California and coal
Colorado
See also Colorado and coal
- Clean Energy Action
- Environment Colorado
- Rate Payers United of Colorado
- Sierra Club Rocky Mountain Chapter
- Wind Power Solutions
Delaware
See also Delaware and coal
Florida
See also Florida and coal
- Big Bend Climate Action Team
- Conservancy of Southwest Florida
- Environment Florida
- Florida Wildlife Federation
- Save It Now, Glades
- Sierra Club Florida Chapter
Georgia
See also Georgia and coal
- CleanPower4Georgians
- Cobb Alliance for Smart Energy
- Co-op Conversations Georgia
- Fall-line Alliance for Clean Environment
- Friends of the Chattahoochee
- GreenLaw
- Sierra Club Georgia Chapter
Illinois
See also Illinois and coal
- Canton Area Citizens for Environmental Issues
- Chicago Clean Power Coalition
- Citizens Against Longwall Mining
- Eco-Justice Collaborative
- Faith in Place
- Heartland Coalfield Alliance
- Illinois Environmental Council
- Illinois PIRG
- Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO)
- Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization (PERRO)
- Prairie Rivers Network
- Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago
- Sierra Club Illinois Chapter
- Stand Up to Coal
Indiana
See also Indiana and coal
- Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana
- Hoosier Environmental Council
- Heartland Coalfield Alliance
- Polk & Associates
- Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter
Iowa
See also Iowa and coal
- Community Energy Solutions
- Iowa City Sierra Club
- Iowa Interfaith Climate & Energy Campaign
- Plains Justice
- Sierra Club Iowa Chapter
Kansas
See also Kansas and coal
Kentucky
See also Kentucky and coal
- Coal River Mountain Watch
- Heartland Coalfield Alliance
- Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
- Kentucky Environmental Foundation
- Kentucky Riverkeeper
- New Power
- Kentucky Environmental Foundation, Berea, KY, phone: (859) 986-7565
- Sierra Club Cumberland Chapter
Louisiana
See also Louisiana and coal
- Alliance for Affordable Energy
- Gulf Restoration Network
- Louisiana Environmental Action Network
- Sierra Club Delta Chapter
Maine
See also Maine and coal
Maryland
See also Maryland and coal
Massachusetts
See also Massachusetts and coal
Michigan
See also Michigan and coal
- Citizens for Environmental Inquiry
- Clean Energy Now
- Co-op Conversations
- East Michigan Environmental Action Council
- Ecology Center
- Environment Michigan
- Environmental Law and Policy Center
- Jobs and Energy in Michigan
- Lansing Can Do Better
- Lone Tree Council
- Michigan Clean Water Action
- Michigan Energy Alternatives Project
- Michigan Environmental Council
- Michigan Land Use Institute
- Michigan League of Conservation Voters
- MidlandCARES
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council
- ProgressMichigan
- Saginaw Chippewa Tribe
- Quit Coal (Greenpeace)
- Sierra Club Mackinac Chapter
- West Michigan Environmental Action Council
Minnesota
See also Minnesota and coal
- Citizens Against the Mesaba Project
- Clean Energy Minnesota
- Fresh Energy
- Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
- Sierra Club North Star Chapter
Mississippi
See also Mississippi and coal
Missouri
See also Missouri and coal
- Burroughs Audubon Society
- Clean Energy Works for Missouri
- Climate Action St. Louis
- Columbia Climate Change Coalition
- Concerned Citizens of Carroll County
- Concerned Citizens of Platte County
- Labadie Environmental Organization
- Missouri Coalition for the Environment
- Missourians for Cleaner Cheaper Energy
- Renew Missouri
- Sierra Club Missouri Chapter
Montana
See also Montana and coal
- Citizens for Clean Energy
- Keep It Rural: Southwestern Montana
- Montana Environmental Information Center
- Northern Plains Resource Council
- Northern Rockies Rising Tide
- UM Climate Action Now!
Nevada
See also Nevada and coal
- Bristlecone Alliance
- Friends of Nevada Wilderness
- Nevada Clean Energy Coalition
- Nevada Conservation League
- Sierra Club Nevada Chapter
- Stop Toquop
- Western Shoshone Defense Project
New Jersey
See also New Jersey and coal
- The COALition to STOP PURGEN
- Linden Society for Sustainable Development: 908-494-8448
- Green Hearts Environmental Movement/Bloomfield College
- People's Organization for Progress
- Cornucopia NJetwork of NJ
- NJ Sierra Club
- Essex County Greens
- N.J. Environmental Justice Alliance
- Environmental Research Foundation
- BlueWaveNJ
New Mexico
See also New Mexico and coal
New York
See also New York and coal
- Community Advocates for Safe Emissions
- Environmental Advocates of New York
- New York Climate Action Group
- New York Loves Mountains
- Scriba Coalition of Responsible Citizens
- Sierra Club New York Chapter
- Clean Energy for Jamestown
North Carolina
See also North Carolina and coal
- Asheville Rising Tide
- Canary Coalition
- North Carolina Waste Awareness And Reduction Network
- Sierra Club North Carolina Chapter
- StopCliffside.org
- Western North Carolina Alliance
North Dakota
See also North Dakota and coal
Ohio
See also Ohio and coal
- Cleveland Climate Watch
- Counter COALture Coalition
- EarthWatch Ohio
- Free the Planet! - Ohio State University
- Meigs Citizens Action Now
- Ohio Citizen Action
- Ohio Environmental Council
- OU Beyond Coal
- Sierra Club Ohio Chapter
Oklahoma
See also Oklahoma and coal
Oregon
See also Oregon and coal
Pennsylvania
See also Pennsylvania and coal
- Action Pennsylvania
- Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
- Center for Coalfield Justice
- Group Against Smog and Pollution
- Mountain Watershed Association
- Residents Against the Power Plant
- Schuylkill Taxpayers Opposed to Pollution
- Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter
- Ten Mile Protection Network
- Truth About Gob
South Carolina
See also South Carolina and coal
- Coastal Conservation League
- Conservation Voters of South Carolina
- Sierra Club South Carolina Chapter
- South Carolina Wildlife Federation
South Dakota
See also South Dakota and coal
Tennessee
See also Tennessee and coal
- LEAF - Lindquist Environmental Appalachian Fellowship
- SOCM - Statewide Organizing for Community Empowerment
- Tennessee Coal Ash Survivors Network
- United Mountain Defense
Texas
See also Texas and coal
- East Texas Environmental Concerns Organization
- Houston Climate Protection Alliance
- No Coal Coalition
- Robertson County Our Land Our Lives
- Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter
- Stop the Coal Plant
- Sustainable Energy & Economic Development Coalition (SEED)
- Stop the Coal Plant
- Texans Protecting Our Water, Environment, and Resources
- Clean Economy Coalition
Utah
See also Utah and coal
- Citizens for Dixie's Future
- Less Coal (Petition to Warren Buffet)
- Peaceful Uprising
- Sevier Citizens for Clean Air and Water
- Sierra Club Utah Chapter
- Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
- Utah Moms for Clean Air
- Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment
Virginia
See also Virginia and coal
- Blue Ridge Earth First
- The Clinch Coalition
- Concerned Citizens of Giles County
- Mountain Justice Blacksburg
- RRENEW Collective
- Sierra Club Virginia Chapter
- Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards
- Surry Justice, surry-justice AT googlegroups.com
- Virginia Tech Beyond Coal
- Wise Energy for Virginia
- Williamsburg Climate Action Network
Washington
See also Washington (state) and coal
- Coal-Free Washington Campaign
- Coal Train Facts
- Columbia Riverkeeper
- Communitywise Bellingham
- Earth Ministry and Washington Interfaith Power and Light
- Landowners and Citizens for a Safe Community
- Rosemere Neighborhood Association
- Sierra Club
- Sierra Club Cascade Chapter
- Washington Environmental Council
- Whitman College Campus Climate Challenge
- Willapa Hills Audubon Society
West Virginia
See also West Virginia and coal
- Aurora Lights
- Citizens for Alternatives to Longview Power
- Coal River Mountain Watch
- Coal River Mountain Wind Project
- Greenbrier River Watershed Association
- Keeper of the Mountains Foundation
- Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
- Sierra Club West Virginia Chapter
- Taylor Environmental Advocacy Network
- West Virginia Environmental Council
- West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
- West Virginia Rivers Coalition
Wisconsin
See also Wisconsin and coal
Wyoming
See also Wyoming and coal
- Powder River Basin Resource Council
- Sierra Club Wyoming Chapter
- Wyoming Conservation Voters
- Wyoming Conservation Voters Education Fund
- Wyoming Outdoor Council