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 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY GROUPS New Jersey Clean Ocean Action Sandy Hook-based organization. Thier goal is to improve the degraded water quality of the marine waters off the New Jersey/New York coast. NY/NJ Baykeeper Dedicated to the protection of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary. National/International Earth First Radical environmental movement. Uses civil disobedience. Grassroots organization. Supports legislative changes. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Founded in 1967 by volunteer conservationists on Long Island to ban the use of the pesticide DDT. Broad range of regional, national and international environmental issues. In recent years EDF has become a leading advocate of economic incentives as a new approach to solving environmental problems. Greenpeace Proclaimed purpose: to create a green and peaceful world. International organization provides action alerts. Formed in 1971, famous for drawing media attention to causes in the marine ecosystem. Embraces non-violence and non-political act. Izzak Walton League of America Dedicated to protecting our nation's soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife. Major goal: to protect and use sustainably America's rich resources to ensure a high quality of life for all people, now and in the future. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Nonprofit organization with more than 350,000 members nationwide. Dedicated to preserving the environment, protecting the public health, and ensuring the conservation of wilderness and natural resources. National Resources Defense Council Good site for overview of national issues, related links. Sierra Club The Sierra Club is a member-supported, public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions --legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral. over 600,000 members nationwide. The Wilderness Society Nonprofit membership organization devoted to preserving wilderness and wildlife, protecting America's prime forests, parks, rivers, deserts and shorelands, and fostering an American land ethic. |
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