In the United States, more than 30,000 citizens' groups
In the United States, more than 30,000 citizens' groups, nongovernmental organizations, and foundations are addressing the issue of social and ecological sustainability in the most complete sense of the word. Worldwide, their number exceeds 100,000.
Source: Hawken, Paul, "The Resurgence of Citizens' Movements," http://www.organicconsumers.org/Corp/PaulHawken.cfm, Aug 18, 2004.