302 The Environmental Debate
Earth First! is a radical advocacy organization that uses a wide range of techniques from legal
action to civil disobedience to protect the environment. Philosophically, it is aligned with the
Deep Ecology Movement and has a biocentric view of the world.
Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
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http://www.earthjustice.org
The Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund is a public interest law firm that provides free legal repre-
sentation to citizen groups working to protect wildlife, natural resources, and special places and
to ensure the enforcement of environmental laws.
Environmental Defense Fund
http://www.edf.org
The Environmental Defense Fund strives to develop solutions to environmental problems based
on sound science, economics, and the law. Its activities focus on land, water, and wildlife, global
warming, oceans, and health.
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth is an advocacy organization that lobbies for legislative change to further
environmental justice.
Greenpeace U.S.A.
Greenpeace is a campaigning organization that uses peaceful protests to expose global environ-
mental problems.
League of Conservation Voters
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http://www.lcv.org
League of Conservation Voters works to find sound environmental policy solutions and to elect
candidates who support such policies.
National Audubon Society
http://www.audubon.org
Founded in 1905, the National Audubon Society is a conglomerate of local chapters, state
offices, and Audubon centers working to protect natural ecosystems with a special emphasis on
birds. Formed from Audubon Society, which was founded in 1886.
National Coalition for Marine Conservation
http://www.savethefish.org