Advocates for the Environment is a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) non-profit law firm and environmental advocacy organization.  They litigate, provide legal advice, and advocate on behalf of the environment. They also focus on developing legal tools that activists and other lawyers can use to protect the environment.  They are currently working with the Santa Monica Mountains Task Force of the Sierra Club to sue the California Coastal Commission for issuing a permit for the Edge Development in the hills of Malibu.  For information about the lawsuit or to make a donation, go to http://aenv.org/coastal.html