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Rock the Earth is a not-for-profit, national public interest environmental organization dedicated to protecting and defending America's natural resources through partnerships with the music industry and the world-wide environmental community. We act as advocates to ensure the existence of a sustainable and healthy environment for all and represent those individuals and communities whose environment or natural surroundings are directly and adversely affected by others.

Founded in 2002 by environmental attorney Marc Ross, Rock the Earth’s members include environmental attorneys, technical consultants, public relations, marketing and media relations experts, as well as a fundraising team. Many of the members have more than ten years experience in their various areas of expertise.

Rock the Earth's Volunteer Staff includes environmental professionals with a broad base of knowledge and expertise in environmental science and law. Of the Volunteer Staff, two are environmental attorneys. In addition, Rock the Earth has three other environmental attorneys consulting on a variety of issues, from time to time. Our legal expertise includes, but is not limited to: water quality, surface and underground mining, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, remediation, air quality, endangered species, remediation and environmental impacts due to land development and urban sprawl.

The Technical Committee is a multi-disciplinary unit that consists of five professionals with a combined experience of approximately 48 years. Most members of the Technical Committee have advanced educational experience (Masters and Doctoral degrees), are registered and/or certified in nationally accredited programs, and are members of national professional organizations. The Technical Committee’s professional expertise includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: hydrogeology, engineering, environmental science, toxicology, geochemistry, regulatory compliance, environmental sampling and analysis, remedial investigations, risk assessment, pollution prevention and environmental management systems.

The remainder of the Organization's members are all informed, passionate, and active in environmental advocacy and education; they include an educational coordinator for a nature center, the director of a community action program for a state university, a fundraising officer for a state university, two experienced Internet Technology professionals, and a transactional attorney with experience working with nonprofit organizations.

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CURRENT PRESS RELEASES

4-19-07 | Nugs.net Rocks the Earth with New Double LIVE CD

4-19-07 | Rock the Earth Announces 2007 Planet Defenders

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PROJECTS

	Target: Defending the Colorado River The segment of the Colorado River that flows through Grand Canyon National Park is currently managed in a way that unacceptably favors commercial interests over the public. To protect the river for future generations, we have sued the National Park Service to modify the Management Plan, restore natural flows to the River, eliminate motorized transport, and equalize access to the river that does not favor commercial interests over others. Click here for more details
	Target: Military Proposals Without Proper Review The Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS) supports a diverse ecosystem with large numbers of big and small game, fisheries, non-game wildlife, forest, rangeland, mineral resources, as well as containing significant archeological and paleontological resources. Rock the Earth is opposing the Army’s proposed expansion of the PCMS as the plan lacks the necessary environmental evaluation to go forward, fails to review other reasonable alternatives to expansion, and fails to take all measures necessary to protect the important environmental, archeological and paleontological resources found in this area. Click here for more details
	Target: Protecting Native Resources in Hawaii With support of musical artist Jack Johnson, Rock the Earth is working with local conservation groups to protect an important marine ecosystem off the coast of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. The NW HI Islands ecosystem contains over 3.5 million acres of some of the world's oldest living coral colonies and encompasses tremedous biodiversity. Click here for more details
	Target: Protecting Wilderness from Drilling Drilling for oil and natural gas occurs on millions of acres of public lands that are administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The agency has proposed a plan that would open up Colorado's Roan Plateau to drilling. In April, 2005, RtE argued that the proposed plan violated federal law, and advocated that BLM select an alternative which honors the community-supported compromise solution for the Roan Plateau, that protects the area's top and cliffs and utilizes state of the art drilling techniques readily available and applicable to the Roan. Click here for more details

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OFFICIAL WEBSITE

www.rocktheearth.org

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