Stonyfield Farm, Inc - Lead Sponsor:

Stonyfield Farm, celebrating its 26th year, is the world's leading organic yogurt company. Its all natural and certified organic yogurt, smoothies, milk, cultured soy, frozen yogurt and ice cream are distributed nationally. The company advocates that healthy food can only come from a healthy planet. Its organic ingredient purchases keep over 100,000 farm acres free of toxic, persistent pesticides and chemical fertilizers that can contaminate soil, rivers and drinking water. To help reduce global warming, Stonyfield offsets all of the C02 emissions generated from its facility energy use. The company also started a nonprofit called Climate Counts (climatecounts.org) which shows people how they can help fight climate change by the way they shop and invest. Stonyfield also donates 10% of its profits to efforts that help protect and restore the Earth. For more information about Stonyfield Farm, its products and initiatives, visit www.stonyfield.com.

SUPERVALU:

As one of the largest companies in the United States grocery channel, SUPERVALU is committed to preserving and protecting the environment. In addition to promoting customer involvement in the company’s recycling programs and further reducing energy usage in its stores and offices, the company’s environmental stewardship council, ValuEarth, studies, recommends and oversees ways in which the company can minimize its environmental footprint. The company is active in the Food Marketing Institute’s Sustainability Task Force and Energy and Technical Services Committee. The company also recently entered the EPA’s GreenChill Partnership, which pledged to promote green technologies, strategies and practices that protect the ozone layer and reduce greenhouse gases. SUPERVALU was the official food sponsor for the 2008 Ellesmere Island Expedition.

Wild Harvest:

Wild Harvest Organics is committed to responsible stewardship of the environment and our communities.  We are privileged to, once again, be a food supplier for our friend Will Steger & Team as they attend this December’s International Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen. We understand shoppers want products that reflect their interest in health, nutrition and social/environmental responsibility, while also addressing their demands for value, selection and convenience.  Wild Harvest can be found in neighborhood grocers across the country, and we aim to make organic food affordable and available to all.  Our wide selection of over 300 products is created with one philosophy in mind — simply food, natural and delicious. We hope you’ll visit our website, www.wildharvestorganic.com or become our Facebook fan (www.facebook.com/wildharvest) to learn more about the Wild Harvest team, our products and the organic lifestyle.

Wild Things Gear:

Since 1981, Wild Things has been making state of the art lightweight climbing equipment and clothing for expedition, alpine, ice and rock climbers. We produce our gear "alpine style" by keeping our production runs small, we are able to constantly test new ideas with one thought in mind: making the best gear possible. Wild Things has provided gear for Will Steger's expeditions for over 20 years and is proud to support Expedition Copenhagen with their hybrid guide jacket.

National Education Association: The National Education Association (NEA) is the national association of more than 3.2 million teacher members dedicated to the advancement of professional education and public schools in the United States. NEA’s President has endorsed the Foundation’s educational program and the organization is lending support through their state affiliates, communication channels such as the NEA website and publications such as NEA Today. NEA will also work with Education International to promote the expedition’s K–12 educational content and Emerging Leaders program.

Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation: The mission of the Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation is to fund innovative projects that foster connections between individuals, communities, the environment and the world at large. The foundation funds in a broad range of focus areas and is most interested in projects that require and/or inspire those directly benefiting from the project to give back to their communities both during the project and into the future.

In addition, education outreach has been provided by:

• Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals
• National Environmental Education Foundation
• North American Association for Environmental Education
• Green Teacher

RE-AMP Strategic Media Fund & Media Center: For nearly 20 years, journalists have looked to Fresh Energy for reliable facts, expert analysis, and informed perspective on a wide range of energy issues. The mission of the RE-AMP Media Center is to change the current media dialogue on energy to one that supports the RE-AMP goal of reducing global warming pollution in the Upper Midwest by 80% by the year 2030. The vision of the Media Center is to offer maximum media relations services and support to organizations in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin working toward this attainable goal. We do so with the likeminded network of communications and public relations professionals who serve as the state partners in our work.

350.org: Established by author and environmentalist Bill McKibben, 350.org is an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis--the solutions that science and justice demand. Our mission is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis—to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet. Our focus is on the number 350--as in parts per million, the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. But 350 is more than a number--it's a symbol of where we need to head as a planet.

WWF Arctic Programme: World Wildlife Fund works with our partners around the circumpolar north to preserve the Arctic's rich biodiversity and combat threats from climate change. As well as lobbying arctic governments to accelerate conservation strategies and sustainable development in the Arctic, the Programme is also responsible for running a number of its own projects on, for example, the impacts of climate change in the arctic and ecotourism.

Bellona: A Norwegian-based NGO established by Frederic Hauge, Bellona works on international environmental threats, including climate change and nuclear contamination. The main objective of Bellona USA is to encourage the United States to tackle climate change now.

Climate Action Network (CAN International): The Climate Action Network (CAN) is a worldwide network of over 450 Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.

SustainUS: Founded in 2001, SustainUS is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of young people advancing sustainable development and youth empowerment in the United States. Through proactive education and advocacy at the policy-making level and at the grassroots, we are building a future in which all people recognize the inherent equality and interdependence of social, economic, and environmental sustainability. We strive to reflect our values through the diversity of members and projects, our ongoing commitment to educating ourselves and others, and the way we live our lives. SustainUS (or US youth for sustainable development) is the leading youth organization that brings delegations of U.S.based youth to conferences and summits related to international policy, primarily at the United Nations. Our delegates work with government delegates, fellow civil society members, and other youth to promote youth-friendly and future-focused policies related to sustainable development and climate change.

National Wildlife Federation: The National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology® program promotes climate leadership and sustainability among colleges and universities by providing resources and technical support, creating networking opportunities and organizing education events.

1sky: 1Sky was created in 2007 to focus the power of millions of concerned Americans on a single goal: bold federal action by 2010 that can stem global warming. The 1Sky Solutions are grounded in scientific necessity—they are the bottom line of what's needed to dramatically reduce carbon emissions while maximizing energy efficiency, renewable energy and breakthrough technologies. They also represent significant economic promise. By pivoting to a clean energy economy, we can relieve our dependence on foreign oil, unlock the potential of sustainable industry and usher in a new era of prosperity and green jobs. The 1Sky campaign is founded on a principle of nationwide inclusion. Our sole purpose is to unite, build, and catalyze the climate change movement behind a set of solutions that hold the promise of rapidly reducing carbon emissions while jumpstarting a green energy economy.

Indigenous Environmental Network: Established in 1990 within the United States, IEN was formed by grassroots Indigenous peoples and individuals to address environmental and economic justice issues (EJ). IEN's activities include building the capacity of Indigenous communities and tribal governments to develop mechanisms to protect our sacred sites, land, water, air, natural resources, health of both our people and all living things, and to build economically sustainable communities.

Sierra Student Coalition: The Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) is a broad network of high school and college-aged youth from across the country working to protect the environment. The SSC is the youth-led chapter of the Sierra Club, the nation's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization.

RE-AMP: RE-AMP is an eight-state network of nonprofits and foundations, striving for Midwest leadership in 21st century clean energy by reducing electricity sector global warming pollutants 80 percent by 2030.

Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition:The MSSC, founded in 2006 by youth climate leaders, is a coalition of students from across the state of Michigan working to improve the future by campaigning for the just, balanced distribution and use of social, economic, and environmental resources. It engages a diversity of organizations in an alliance to support and strengthen the student and youth sustainability movement in Michigan and the Midwest.

Clean Water Action (MI and MN chapters): A national citizens' organization working for clean, safe, and affordable water, and prevention of health-threatening pollution.

Clean Wisconsin: Clean Wisconsin, an environmental advocacy organization, protects Wisconsin's clean water and air and advocates for clean energy by being an effective voice for Wisconsin residents.

National Resources Defense Council: 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.

Michigan Environmental Council: The Michigan Environmental Council is a coalition of more than 70 organizations created in 1980 to lead Michigan’s environmental movement in achieving positive change through the political process. MEC combines deep environmental policy expertise with close connections to key state and federal decision makers, decades of experience getting things done in the political process, and an ability to rally broad and powerful alliances in support of reforms.

Fresh Energy: Fresh Energy is a regional environmental advocacy organization that works to enhance our economy, protect human health and communities, restore our environment, and establish energy independence. In our sustained and coordinated effort to promote a modern, innovative energy system for the 21st century, we provide research, advocacy and innovative policy models while engaging citizens to take action on the energy issues that affect us all.