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What Is Environmental Defense?

Environmental Defense is a leading national nonprofit organization representing more than 400,000 members. Since 1967, we have linked science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems.

Our Mission

Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are clean air, clean water, healthy food and flourishing ecosystems.

We work to create solutions that win lasting economic and social support because they are nonpartisan, cost-effective and fair.

My Interests



Enjoy the sea wisely and choose seafood carefully.
Oceans Alive
The eagle is back. Help other rare wildlife recover.
Back from the Brink

Where is air the worst? Tell us how pollution affects you.
Clean Air for Life

There's still time. Our hard-hitting ads are a wake-up call.
Global Warming

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Is Your Health at Risk Due to Global Warming?

  Knowing about the risks you face will help you better prepare for climate change dangers. Do you have children? Because they are still developing physically, breathe faster than adults and rely...
Posted by Environmental Defense Fund on Thu, 08 May 2008 11:55:00 PST

Algae: A Promising Source of Fuel?

    This post is by Miriam Horn, a writer at Environmental Defense Fund and co-author of the New York Times bestseller, Earth: The Sequel. Who would have thought that algae (a.k.a....
Posted by Environmental Defense Fund on Thu, 08 May 2008 11:46:00 PST

What Will it Cost to Protect Ourselves from Global Warming

  This post is by Nat Keohane, Ph.D., Director of Economic Policy and Analysis at the Environmental Defense Fund. We just released a new report on how climate change legislation will impact the e...
Posted by Environmental Defense Fund on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:20:00 PST

American Manufacturers Say "Fix Climate Change, Create Jobs"

.. In a new national ad campaign, the CEOs of John Deere and Eaton Corp and a small business leader see solving climate change as a real opportunity to create jobs and jumps...
Posted by Environmental Defense Fund on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:05:00 PST

Earth: The Sequel

This post is by Sheryl Canter, an Online Writer and Editorial Manager of Climate411 at the Environmental Defense Fund. There's a new book coming out on Monday that explores the hopeful side of globa...
Posted by Environmental Defense Fund on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:38:00 PST

Earth: The Trailer

Earth: The Sequel is the riveting story of the next new thing that none of us can afford to miss: how the multi-trillion dollar energy sector is being transformed - right n...
Posted by Environmental Defense Fund on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:28:00 PST

9 Dangerous Tipping Points of Global Warming

This post is by Lisa Moore, Ph.D., a scientist in the Climate and Air program at Environmental Defense, and can also be viewed at Climate411. The term "tipping point" refers to a critical threshold at...
Posted by Environmental Defense Fund on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:52:00 PST

This is your last chance!

This is your last chance to help Environmental Defense win $1,000 to fight global warming!  From 3:00 pm ET (noon PT) today through the same time tomorrow, we're in the running for a $1,000 ...
Posted by Environmental Defense Fund on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:46:00 PST

Global Warming by the Numbers

Global warming is the most serious environmental threat of our time. As these facts show, affordable options are available. And America cannot afford to fall behind any more in the race to invent clea...
Posted by Environmental Defense Fund on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:08:00 PST

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Posted by Environmental Defense Fund on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:51:00 PST