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Such partnerships are extremely lucrative for EDF. Although EDF claims it does not accept direct funding from its corporate partners, this is less than true since it aggressively fundraises among the individuals on the Boards of Directors, in management, and who are investors in its partners. Meanwhile, the corporate partner such as [[Carlyle Group]] can [[greenwash]] itself by pointing to its partnership with one of the world's best funded [[Big Green]] environmental groups.
In the 1970s and 1980s EDF and other major environmental groups including [[Natural Resources Defense Council]] worked closely with the sewage industry and endorsed moves by the [[Environmental Protection Agency ]] to rename toxic [[sewage sludge]] as "[[biosolids]]" and dump the waste onto farmland. Until May, 2011, when EDF requested it be removed, the following quote appeared on a sludge industry website showing endorsement of this practice.
:"EDF and NRDC have been steadfast proponents of reusing biosolids of appropriate quality as the best biosolids management alternative. Biosolids can be a valuable natural resource."
:[[Fred Krupp|FRED KRUP]], Executive Director - [[John H. Adams|JOHN ADAMS]] Executive Director
