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" Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever. "

Leonardo DiCaprio

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" We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group. "

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