Since the start of the Industrial Revolution during the 19th century, humanity has rapidly stripped the earth of its natural resources and dumped countless by-products into our environment. Although 97% of climate scientists agree that climate change is real as well as man-made (Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences), there is still debate about the validity of this in public debate. Philanthropic individuals and organizations play an important role in influencing public opinion and directly conserving lands and species at risk, as well as fighting projects that could have disastrous environmental impacts. These individuals play an important role in providing funding to environmental groups due to the general lack of government subsidies available for the issue compared to subsidies provided for many other issues. (Kimble Pg. 2) These philanthropists come from diverse industries including finance, alternative energy, high technology, broadcasting, development, and real estate. In addition to individuals using their wealth and influence to try to save the environment, there are also many individuals and organizations on the other side of the issue. These individuals and organizations are not necessarily anti-environmentalists, rather they are those who have a large stake in sectors such as manufacturing and fossil fuel energy or those who believe that the high initial cost of changing existing infrastructure and seeking new technologies are not worth any gains. for the environment. Jeremy Grantham is the founder and chief investment strategist of Grantham Mayo van Otterloo, a wealth management fund that manages $106 billion a year for approximately 1,000 clients. He is also one of the founders, together with his children, of Grant...... middle of paper...... May 5, 2014, from http://www.unfoundation.org/what-we-do/ issue /energy-and-climate/tackling-global-climate-challenge.htmlTed Turner. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.tedturner.com/foundations/The Captain Planet Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://captainplanetfoundation.org/Turner Endangered Species Fund. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.tesf.org/United Nations Foundation - Connecting You with the United Nations. (n.d.). United Nations Foundation. Retrieved May 5, 2014, from http://www.unfoundation.org/Wile, R. (July 30, 2012). Everyone's talking about the Koch brothers-funded study that proves climate change is real Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/koch-brothers-funded-study-proves-climate-change-2012-7#ixzz30ssBeLyg . Company interior. Retrieved from http://www.businessinsider.com/koch-brothers-funded-study-proves-climate-change-2012-7#!I8rla