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The EPA is a government agency of the United States. Its mission is to
protect human health and safeguard the natural environment - air, water
and land - upon which life depends. It uses tax dollars to protect
Americans from water pollution, global warming, air pollution, waste materials and ozone depletion .
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The World Wildlife Fund is the world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organization, with around 5 million supporters and a global network of 27 national organizations, 5 associates, and 21 programme offices. WWF relies on donations and world wide activism to monitor threatened ecosystems , resource allocation , global warming , and endangered species .
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NWF, an independent organization in the United States, focuses its efforts
not only on protecting the environment but also on examining relationships
among economics, politics and the environment. NWF concentrates its efforts
on endangered species and their habitats, wetlands, water, climate change,
population and land stewardship. Understanding that the environment is
closely tied to the economy, NWF also studies the interplay between finance and the environment and between trade and the environment .
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Rainforest Action Network, another independent organization, focuses its
efforts on protecting rain forests and their inhabitants. RAN supports
their rights through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent
direct action.
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Alive with heat, growth and movement, our planet is a dynamic source of energy. Imagine the wind lighting your home. Consider the geothermal potential of the earth's core heating the water for your bath. What if you could fill your car's tank with biomass and drive across country on dead leaves and grass clippings from your lawn? Envision solar power letting you browse the web all night. Imagine cooperating with this planet, combining our energy with the earth's, to unify instead of destroy.
