Natural Resources Defense Counicl (NRDC) On Your Side
On its website, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) calls itself the nation’s most effective environmental action group that combines the grassroots power of its members and online activists with courtroom clout and expertise of lawyers, scientists, and other professionals. This claim sells the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) short! The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) may be the most effective environmental action group in the world.
Everglades Betrayal – The Issue that Defeated Al Gore is one illustration of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s effectiveness. It is a story of the proposal to redevelop the Homestead Air Force Base in south Florida into an airport that would have affected the habitat of and experiences in two national parks, Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park. Astute lawyers from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) stepped in to develop strategies and execute legal challenges that prevailed in all cases.
Everglades Betrayal combines south Florida’s infamous political scene with dedicated environmentalists joining together in a complex, multi-million dollar struggle. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) worked in tandem with the Sierra Club, National Audubon Society, National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA) and numerous individuals in a saga that lasted eight years. No one could have predicted that challenging the proposed airport would affect the 2000 presidential election, however the two events collided dramatically. Al Gore’s stance on the proposal disillusioned many environmentalists hungry for his assistance, and every third party candidate earned more votes in Florida than the number that separated Al Gore from George Bush.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has many success stories, and Everglades Betrayal is a complete account of one of its more fantastic and steamy undertakings. Everglades Betrayal will enlighten those interested in protecting our environment as it illustrates the strength of the Natural Respouces Defense Council (NRDC).
The Everglades Betrayal – The Issue that Defeated Al Gore is now available to you online.
