What is the mission statement of each organization
NSCI environmental changes and sustainable
Briefly, you will select two of the environmental organizations listed below (or e-mail me for approval of a relevant group not listed). You will then prepare an essay (3-4 pages, double-spaced) comparing and contrasting the two environmental organizations you have selected. Please cite accordingly and list any sources or websites used to prepare your essays. Please compare and contrast the two organizations based on the following criteria:
What is the mission statement of each organization? Is each organization a grassroots group, nonprofit organization, trade association or professional society?
When was each organization founded? How many members are associated with the organizations?
What environmental issues does each organization focus on? Describe two current initiatives of each organization.
What do you find are the major differences between the two environmental organizations that you have selected?
How does each organization reflect (or contrast with) your own environmental worldview? Which of the two would you rather get involved with, and why?
Some Examples of Environmental Organizations:
Alaska Wilderness League (www.alaskawild.org/about_awl.html)
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (www.aceee.org)
Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against Misuse of Pesticides (www.ncamp.org)
Center for Environmental Citizenship (www.envirocitizen.org)
Center for Environmental Health (www.cehca.org)
Center for Health, Environment and Justice (www.chej.org)
Children’s Environmental Health Network (www.cehn.org)
Clean Water Action Project (www.cleanwateraction.org/)
Conservation International (www.conservation.org)
Earth First! (www.earthfirstjournal.org/efj/contact.cfm)
Environmental Defense (www.edf.org)
Friends of the Earth (www.foe.org)
Greenpeace USA (www.greenpeace.org)
Izaak Walton League of America (www.iwla.org)
League of Conservation Voters (www.lcv.org)
National Audubon Society (www.audubon.org)
National Park Foundation (www.nationalparks.org)
National Resources Defense Council (www.nrdc.org)
National Wildlife Federation (www.nwf.org/)
The Nature Conservancy (www.tnc.org)
North American Association for Environmental Education (www.naaee.org)
Organic Consumers Association (OrganicConsumers.org/)
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (www.peta-online.org/)
Physicians for Social Responsibility (www.psr.org)
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (www.plannedparenthood.org)
Population Action International (www.populationaction.org)
Rainforest Action Network (www.ran.org)
Sierra Club (www.sierraclub.org)
Tree-Sit (www.tree-sit.org)
The Wilderness Society (www.tws.org)
World Wildlife Fund (www.wwf.org)
Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org)
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