5 Gyres Project (Founding Member; Non-profit). Conducts research and communicates about the global impact of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans and employ strategies to eliminate the accumulation of plastic pollution in the 5 subtropical gyres.

Adventure Ecology (Non-profit, Youth). Long-term vision is to create a global, youth-based community of change-makers that learn, share, speak and most importantly act to address our global sustainability issues in order to promote a greater respect, connection and responsibility for our Planet, its environment, species and people. http://www.adventureecology.com/

Martin Aelred (Musician). Scotland’s very own newly discovered sensational classical tenor.

Algalita Marine Research Foundation (Non-profit, Research, Founding Member). The Algalita Marine Research Foundation focuses on the “coastal ocean", specifically on the restoration of disappearing giant kelp forests and the improvement of water quality through the preservation and re-construction of wetlands along the California coast.

Ambatalia(Business). Ambatalia designs slow modern textiles for the new green linen closet. Focusing on the kitchen, transporting food, essential daily work and shopping.

Animal Collective (Musician / Composer). Band - Concrete / Soul / Visual - based out of NYC. http://www.myspace.com/animalcollective

ANSA (Civil Society). Artists for a New South Africa combats HIV/AIDS, advance human rights, assist children orphaned by disease, and educate and empower youth through the arts, culture, and social justice.

Apollo Alliance (non-profit, Labor). The Apollo Alliance is a coalition of labor, business, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution that will put millions of Americans to work in a new generation of high-quality, green-collar jobs. http://apolloalliance.org/

Aquasana (Business). Designs and produces home water filtration systems.

Around the Americas (Non-profit; Explore). Around the Americas is a 25,000 mile sailing circumnavigation of the American continents with the mission of inspiring, educating, and engaging citizens of the Americas to protect our fragile oceans.

Rosanna Arquette (Actor)

Art From Scrap (Civil Society; Youth). Provides the community with a Green Schools environmental education program, an Arts Center, and a Reuse retail store.

Astor Bake Shop (Business) Bakery serving Astoria in New York City, NY, owned and operated by Chef George McKirdy.

Axe Restaurant (Business) Restaurant serving the Los Angeles, CA area, featuring local farm direct organic ingredients.

Bagnetic (Business). Retailer of reusable shopping bags with magnets in the handles which can easily be hooked together.

Ban Plastic Bags Edinburgh (Youth; Civil Society). A nonpartisan global alliance between The Global We, The Plastic Pollution Coalition and many other individuals/organisations. We are working together to change our unsustainable pattern of consumption and re-connect with nature.

Bash The Trash (Civil Society; Youth; Art) combines science, music, and environmental awareness through performances, educational programs and social initiatives

Be Good Be Green (Business) BG2 is fun, innovative, and uber cool! We don’t believe buying green has to be boring or dull, so we always offer eco-friendly products that are attractive and fun to use. We go beyond just selling products that are good for you and the earth, 1% of our sales are donated to the cause of a greener planet.Through our social media presence and website, we also try to raise social responsibility and awareness about our environment and the rest of the world. Simply put - style, sustainability, health, and the opportunity of giving back.

Beach Plastic (Art; Civil Society). Our love of nature is combined with our interest in science to produce an on-going series of art works about the oceans and the environment. While the content of our work has a message about the spoiling of the natural world by the industrial world, our final intent is aesthetic and celebratory.

Marc Beauregard (Musician / Composer, Surfer). Marc B’s music is made to mellow you out. His “Sublime-on-Marley” (Kevin Ferguson, District Weekly) style is an honest representation of the laid back environment of the California coast. Marc was named as a nominee for Best Surf Artist at the 2009 Orange County Music Awards, standing alongside other nominees as The Offspring, Matt Costa, and The Vandals, all from OC.

Ed Begley, Jr., (Actor, Founding Member). Ed directed several episodes of the hit show “NYPD Blue” as well as a play that he wrote called “Cesar and Ruben” that won a Nos Otros Award and four Valley Theater League Awards. He currently has a reality show about green living called Living With Ed on Planet Green with his wife, Rachelle Carson. He promotes eco-friendly products like the Toyota Prius and Begley’s Best Household Cleaner. Begley is the author of Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life, published in 2008.

Alan & Marilyn Bergman (Musician / Composer). Lyricists for film, TV, and stage. http://www.alanandmarilynbergman.com

Bioneers (Youth; Civil Society; Health) Two primary goals: connect people with solutions by popularizing breakthrough ideas and practices; grow social capital by catalyzing, connecting, and strengthening strategic networks, including bioregional and community-based alliances.

BlooSee.com (Business). Sea-lovers community where you can geolocate and share information about the oceans.