Natural Resources Defense Council
| Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) |
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|---|---|
| founding | 1970 |
| founder | John H. Adams, John Bryson , James Gustave Speth |
| Seat |
New York City United States
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| main emphasis | Preservation of the natural environment |
| Action space | worldwide |
| sales | $ 123 million USD |
| Members | 1.4 Million |
| Website | nrdc.org |
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an international non-profit environmental protection organization based in New York City .
The association has offices in Washington, DC , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Chicago and Beijing, and totaled sales of more than $ 75 million in 2007, of which more than $ 59 million was spent on project work. The organization received four out of four possible evaluation points from the Charity Navigator test center .
history
The organization was founded in 1970 and in 2017 employs more than 500 scientists, lawyers and other specialists. The goal of the NRDC is to preserve the natural environment. It combats urban sprawl , pollution and the destruction of animal habitats. It promotes measures to mitigate global warming and the use of renewable energies . With the help of lobbyists , the NRDC asserts its influence in the US Congress and also with high officials.
In 2001, the BioGems initiative was launched to mobilize people affected by the destruction of ecosystems .
At the end of 2001, a report was published on the environmental and health effects of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks .
The organization is one of the few large environmental organizations that continues to support local groups and activists in New Orleans in eliminating the consequences of Hurricane Katrina .
In December 2006, Green Day and the NRDC launched a website to promote awareness of the US's dependence on oil . At the same time, the NRDC rejects the expansion of the use of nuclear energy .
The organization operates seven individual projects with different priorities. In the United States , it has around 1.4 million members.
Judiciary
Lawsuits against companies and government agencies that are not on the Clean Air Act of the California Air Resources Board or the Clean Water Act have held, led to some important decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States . Most of these decisions were against the NRDC; see the case of Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense Council .
Web links
- Official website (English and Spanish)
Individual references, footnotes
- ↑ Consolidated Statement of Activities for the year ending June 30, 2013
- ↑ Finances 2007 , nrdc.org
- ↑ Charity Navigator
- ↑ About BioGems , savebiogems.org
- ^ The Environmental Impacts of the World Trade Center Attacks, A Preliminary Assessment , nrdc.org
- ^ New Orleans Environmental Quality Test Results , nrdc.org
- ^ Green Day Authority
- ^ New Nuclear Power Plants Are Not a Solution for America's Energy Needs , nrdc.org
- ↑ NRDC's Programs , nrdc.org
- ↑ Who we are , nrdc.org
- ^ Air, Energy & Global Warming , nrdc.org