A Force for Nature

The Story of NRDC and Its Fight to Save Our Planet

Biography & Memoir, Business, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy
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Author: John H. Adams, Patricia Adams ISBN: 9780811878753
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC Publication: July 1, 2010
Imprint: Chronicle Books LLC Language: English
Author: John H. Adams, Patricia Adams
ISBN: 9780811878753
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication: July 1, 2010
Imprint: Chronicle Books LLC
Language: English

The world's preeminent environmental organization began with a layer of soot on the windowsill of a Greenwich Village apartment. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) founder John H. Adams, a pioneer of environmental action, was working as a lawyer for the U.S. Attorney's office when he and fellow lawyers teamed up to form a grassroots environmental advocacy group. Since 1970, NRDC has grown into an international powerhouse with 1.2 million members and a staff of scientists and lawyers whose mission is to safeguard the planet. This inspiring memoir tells the story of the NRDC and the environmental movement it sparked.

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The world's preeminent environmental organization began with a layer of soot on the windowsill of a Greenwich Village apartment. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) founder John H. Adams, a pioneer of environmental action, was working as a lawyer for the U.S. Attorney's office when he and fellow lawyers teamed up to form a grassroots environmental advocacy group. Since 1970, NRDC has grown into an international powerhouse with 1.2 million members and a staff of scientists and lawyers whose mission is to safeguard the planet. This inspiring memoir tells the story of the NRDC and the environmental movement it sparked.

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