Through a partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council the Festival’s forums and events will provide platforms to educate audiences, filmmakers, government leaders and studio executives on ecologically sound life practices and on environmentally responsible film production techniques.
NRDC participates in litigation in federal and state courts to assure the faithful implementation and enforcement of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and many other federal and state laws protecting the environment.
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NRDC was also one of the only major national environmental organisations to become and stay involved with community activists on the ground in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
In addition to many local townspeople, a number of famous personalities have been guests around the kitchen table in Sabrina Artel's trailer: singer Joan Osborne, television show host Rosie O'Donnell, activist historian, Allan Berube, John Adams, founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Arianna Huffington, choreographer Elizabeth Streb, and Laura Flanders, author of Bushwomen.
United States Department of Defense | National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty | Second Vatican Council | American Museum of Natural History | World Boxing Council | United States National Research Council | National Research Council | Natural History Museum | Israel Defense Forces | Privy Council of the United Kingdom | British Council | United States Secretary of Defense | Council of Trent | Council of Europe | natural history | National Security Council | Legislative Council | Field Museum of Natural History | Privy Council of England | Greater London Council | Council on Foreign Relations | natural gas | Natural environment | National Defense Service Medal | Lord President of the Council | United States National Security Council | National Museum of Natural History | Legislative Council of Hong Kong | City Council | World Council of Churches |
Though exact numbers are hard to establish, research done by the Natural Resources Defense Council suggests approximately 180 are deployed with United States Air Force Europe units.
Earthdance events have supported hundreds of charitable organizations including:Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sierra Club, Salvation Army, Orphanage in Kijaszkowo, Natural Resources Defense Council, Amnesty International, Aboriginal Health Center, Aqua for All, Circle of Life, Citizens for Peace, Friends of the Mississippi River, Jerusalem Peace Makers, and the Oshkosh Rhythm Institute.
She is married to Ralph Cavanagh, a senior attorney and co-director of Natural Resources Defense Council's energy program.