W. Alton Jones Foundation

Sustainable World Program

1998 Grants to Promote Economics for a Sustainable Planet
General

Bank Information Center
Washington, DC $250,000
To provide citizens worldwide with timely information about environmentally destructive loan projects and policies of Multilateral Development Banks, especially the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank.

Both Ends
Amsterdam, The Netherlands $75,000
To increase transparency, accountability and environmental performance at the Multilateral Development Banks, especially the World Bank.

Clean Water Fund
Washington, DC $200,000
To promote Polluter Pay policies at the federal, state and local levels through targeted investments and tax shifting.

Environmental Defense Fund
New York, NY $200,000
To coordinate advocacy efforts to ensure that the World Bank's Forest Policy Implementation Process results in the maximization of biodiversity and primary forest protection.

United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc.
Washington, DC $200,000
To promote Polluter Pay policies at the federal, state and local levels through targeted investments and tax shifting.

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