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TOP ENVIRONMENTAL CHARITIES 1. Union of Concerned Scientists 2. Natural Resources Defense Council 3 Environmental Working Group 4. Greenpeace Fund 5. Friends of the Earth 6. Rainforest Alliance 7. Earthjustice 8. Earth Island Institute 9. The Sierra Club Foundation 10. The Marine Mammal Center

TOXIC CHEMICALS Since 1930, the world’s chemical production had increased 400 fold. Chemicals have made much of modern life possible, but they have also contaminated many of our most important natural environments. • The use of pesticides and fertilizers on farms has increased by 26-fold over the past 50 years, fueling increases in crop production globally.

• The burning of fossil fuels, in both energy plants and vehicles, releases massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, causing climate change. Industrial processes also emit particulate matter, such as sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and other noxious gases adding to an increase in poor health. NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION Artificial light and noise often drown out natural landscapes. In the Arctic, the sounds of oil and gas explorations are so loud that belugas, bowhead whales, and other sea life have difficulty feeding and breeding. Light pollution disrupts body clock rhythms for both humans and animals alike and may even

contribute to the development of cancer. SOURCE: United States Environmental Protection Agency. DID YOU KNOW?

Nearly 124,000 WWF activists from 49 states reached out to their member of Congress to support a bipartisan bill to take a stand on ocean plastic, and their impressive efforts paid off. SOURCE: World Wildlife Fund.

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