The Blackstone Ranch Institute is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to create positive environmental changes worldwide. The organization supports those who are engaged in solution-oriented conversations about the most important environmental challenges of our time. Participants in institute programs address urgent concerns such as global warming, water supply, air quality, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, biodiversity, and population growth, and challenge themselves to come up with innovative steps for the way forward. The institute is located ten minutes from downtown Taos, New Mexico, on a 170-acre ranch.