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The Natural Resources Defense Council: Mission: “NRDC is the nation’s most effective environmental action organization. With the support of our members and online activists, NRDC works to solve the most pressing environmental issues we face today: curbing global warming, getting toxic chemicals out of the environment, moving America beyond oil, reviving our oceans, saving wildlife and wild places, and helping China go green.”
The Wilderness Society: Mission: “To protect wilderness and inspire Americans to care for our wild places.”
The Center for Biological Diversity: Mission: “We believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature — to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. We work to secure a future for all species. We want those who come after us to inherit a world where the wild is still alive.”
Oceana: Mission: “To make our oceans as rich, healthy and abundant as they once were. Oceana is the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation.
The League of Conservation Voters: Mission: “To secure the environmental future of our planet, LCV’s mission is to advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies.”
350.org: Mission: “Our mission is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis—to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet. Our focus is on the number 350–as in parts per million, the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. But 350 is more than a number–it’s a symbol of where we need to head as a planet.”
MoveOn.org: Mission: “We are engaged in a campaign to reform the media and other work aimed at bringing real people back into the democratic process by making sure legislators hear their voices.”