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Sites for Think Tanks

Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) - globalresearch.ca
The Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) is an independent research and media group of writers, scholars, journalists and activists. Based in Montreal. In addition to the Global Research website, the Centre is involved in book publishing and educational outreach activities including the organization of public conferences and lectures. The Centre also acts as a think tank on crucial international and geopolitical issues.

Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs - www.couch.ca/
Canada's oldest public affairs forum. Mission is to increase the awareness and understanding of domestic and international issues amongst people in Canada, through open and inclusive discussion, without advocacy or partisanship. Margaret Lefebvre is a past-President

Earth Policy Institute - www.earth-policy.org/
The Earth’s capacity to support the economy continues to deteriorate. The gap between what we need to do to arrest the deterioration of the Earth and what we are doing continues to widen. Somehow we have to turn the tide. The purpose of the Earth Policy Institute is to provide a vision of what an environmentally sustainable economy will look like and a plan for how to get from here to there.

International Institute for Sustainable Development - www.iisd.org/about/
IISD is in the business of promoting change towards sustainable development. As a policy research institute dedicated to effective communication of our findings, we engage decision-makers in government, business, NGOs and other sectors in the development and implementation of policies that are simultaneously beneficial to the global economy, the global environment and to social well-being.

Michael Adams - www.michaeladams.ca/
Michael Adams is a noted commentator on social values and social change in North America. The founding president of the Environics group of research and communications consulting companies, Michael has written five books. The Environics Institute for Survey Research was established in 2006 to sponsor relevant and original public opinion, attitude and social values research related to issues of public policy and social change. We wish to survey those not usually heard from, using questions not usually asked. The Institute was also charged with disseminating its research into the public domain to stimulate discourse and the development of informed responses to social and political challenges.

Montreal Economic Institute - www.iedm.org
Independent, non-profit, non-partisan research and educational institute. Since 1999, it endeavours to promote an economic approach to the study of public policy issues.

Pew Research Center - pewresearch.org/
The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take positions or make recommendations on policy issues. The Center provides facts and data that help inform the national dialogue. It collects information and disseminates it in an understandable and analytical way, rather than producing expert opinion on policy subjects." The Center's work is often cited by policy-makers, journalists and academics, as well as advocates from across the political spectrum.

Southern Center for International Studies - www.southerncenter.org/about.html
SCIS, founded in 1962, is a nonprofit educational institution based in Atlanta, Georgia and dedicated to increasing the public's awareness and understanding of other countries, international issues and the global environment. Its primary mission, therefore, is to internationalize the thinking of Americans. The Center seeks to inform. It does not take political positions or attempt to influence policy. Peter C. White is President