The National Resource Defence Council

“The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.” http://www.nrdc.org/


“Greenpeace is an environmental activist group founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1971 to oppose the United States testing nuclear devices in Alaska. The focus of the organization later turned to other environmental issues, and it has become known for its campaigns against whaling, bottom trawling, global warming, ancient forest destruction, nuclear power, and genetic engineering. Greenpeace has national and regional offices in 42 countries worldwide, all of which are affiliated to the Amsterdam-based Greenpeace International. The global organization receives its income through the individual contributions of an estimated 2.8 million financial supporters, as well as from grants from charitable foundations.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpeace


"Wild Spots Foundation is uniquely dedicated to saving valuable habitats around the world through a variety of programs that promote, defend, and protect biodiversity through education, visual arts, ecotourism, science and technology. Specifically, the doctrine of the Foundation is to serve conservation beyond utilitarian reasons by incorporating a sense of stewardship and ownership, which protect the world's valuable wild spots (ecosystems and associated biodiversity) in return for the physical, aesthetic and spiritual sustenance it offers for generations to come." http://www.wildspotsfoundation.org/

"Curb Global Warming

Our atmosphere is overloaded with heat-trapping carbon dioxide, threatening large-scale disruptions in climate. If we continue pumping carbon into the atmosphere at current rates, then a drastic temperature hike of 3 to 9 degrees by century's end will become inevitable, with disastrous consequences. We must act now to speed the wholesale adoption of cleaner sources of energy both at home and abroad.

Save Endangered Wild Places

Across the Americas, the last large remnants of wild nature are under siege by chain saws, bulldozers and oil rigs. If we allow these natural treasures to be destroyed, humankind stands to lose vast troves of biological diversity, critical regulators of global climate, and irreplaceable sanctuaries for recreation and contemplation. NRDC's BioGems Initiative combines expert advocacy, online citizen activism, and front-line work by local partners in defense of our hemisphere's most imperiled ecosystems.

America Beyond Oil

Our gasoline habit is a major environmental liability, and is fast becoming an economic and national security risk as well. Burning oil in our cars and trucks releases global warming pollution, toxic air pollutants and makes us dangerously dependent on some of the world's most oppressive regimes. NRDC is pushing for federal legislation to cut oil use, expand the market for fuel-efficient vehicles and to ramp up production of sustainably grown biofuels as an alternative to oil.

Revive the World's Oceans

Ninety percent of the large fish like tuna and swordfish are already gone. Every year, high-tech fishing trawlers scrape bare an expanse of ocean floor 75 times larger than all the forests clearcut on land. All six species of sea turtle in U.S. waters are threatened with extinction, and marine mammals are increasingly assaulted by lethal noise from high-intensity military sonar and industrial activity. NRDC is working to create and implement a visionary, comprehensive strategy to revitalize the world's oceans, using proven solutions to restore and sustain diverse ocean life.

Stem the Tide of Toxic Chemicals

Medical science tells us that we can prevent cancers, asthma and brain impairments simply by reducing exposure to environmental pollutants. Yet our economy continues to drive the proliferation of disease-causing chemicals in consumer products: toxic mercury in batteries; carcinogenic chemicals in baby bottles and toys; neurologically damaging pesticides in garden products. NRDC is working to eliminate 10 major families of toxic chemicals by guiding major retail chains to substitute less-toxic alternatives in their key products.

Accelerate the Greening of China

China is about to overtake the United States as the world's largest global warming polluter. Its thirst for oil will double by 2010, requiring another Saudi Arabia to meet its needs. Its air pollution is poised to quadruple in 15 years. Up to 40 percent of the toxic mercury in U.S. soil comes from China. And China's soaring demand for timber makes it the world's biggest driver of rainforest destruction. Fortunately, China's leaders recognize this emerging ecological disaster and are inviting outside help to avert it. NRDC is helping China's leadership shift toward sustainable policies that will balance economic and environmental progress."

NRDC: The Earth's Best Defense. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from National Resource Defense Council Web site: http://www.nrdc.org/issues/

The globally portrayed mission of the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC), in my opinion is to protect the Earth today for our future generations tomorrow. The NRDC was created due to the massive changes within our ozone layer, and the contribution of countries all over the world to this ongoing eminent treats. I.e. our wild life, pollution within our oceans, massive production of toxic chemical distributions, and global warming which is the most controversial today, just to name a few. In addition, the NRDC maintain and priorities over 60 of the Earths deadliest threats like, Global warming, oil and energy, air, wild lands, wild life, health, nuclear weapons, oceans, and environmental Justice, just to name a few. It is noted that if we don’t try to put a halt or reduce the constant release of deadly chemicals in the Earth’s atmosphere we could soon experience life threatening repercussions.

Secondly, in countries like the United States and other continents across the world wild life has also captured the media’s attention. With the battle for oils to run vehicles, and factures more and more animals are winding up on the endangered species list each and every day. Furthermore, this is due to the plowing and mass destruction of their habitats, for lumber, oil, homes, and numerous other resources. However, as these problems arise and become more clear countries like China for example, supply the United States with over 40 percent of mercury soil. These are issues that the world is currently facing today, and if we don’t put a stop to it now, the world will eventually become a very unfit place to inhabit.