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{{#Show badges:|CoalSwarm}}{{#Show badges: | ToxicSludge}}'''Natural Resources Defense Council''' is considered a [[Big Green]] environmental group, one of the largest and most prominent in the world. NRDC describes itself "the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of more than 1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. Worth Magazine has named NRDC one of America's 100 best charities, and Charity Navigator has given NRDC four stars (out of a possible four)." <ref>[http://www.nrdc.org/about NRDC website]</ref> It was founded by [[Michael A. McIntosh, Sr.]] It is formally allied with [[350.org]].
As one of the largest environmental groups, NRDC has often been singled out for criticism by industry funded groups such as the [[Center for Consumer Freedom]].
It is interesting to contrast the NRDC position on [[sewage sludge]] with that of the [[Environmental Defense Fund]]. EDF creates formal corporate partnerships between itself and major corporations, such as the [[Carlyle Group]] with which it partnered in March, 2010. <ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2010/03/18/carlyle-group-teams-up-with-edf/ Carlyle Group Teams Up With EDF], The Wall Street Journal, March 18, 2010. </ref> The Carlyle Group, a private investment corporation, owns [[Synagro]], the world's largest company producing [[sewage sludge]] "compost" and "fertilizer," often called "[[biosolids]]," that is dumped on farms and gardens.
According to its own guidelines <ref>[httphttps://www.sourcewatch.org/images/3/3b/Corporate_Guidelines.pdf EDF Corporate Funding Guidelines, 2011]</ref>, EDF does not accept direct funding from corporations that are engaged "in any significant activities that are in direct conflict with EDF’s environmental protection objectives or activities." This is misleading, since EDF does aggressively seek funding from employees, board members and investors in such corporations, including its formal corporate partners such as Carlyle Group. And EDF also considers on a case by case basis donations from foundations set up by such corporations.
It would seem that by partnering with [[Synagro]] EDF is in fact endorsing the practices of Synagro in dumping sludge on farms and gardens, and in misleading millions of people by selling its sewage sludge products as "compost" and "natural organic fertilizer."
*[[Patricia Sullivan]] - Deputy Director
*[[Marcella Eversole]]
*[[Graciela Chichilnisky]] - trustee
*[[Lisa Speer]] - Ocean Program
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