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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.wvu.edu>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>,
Cyberculture <cyberculture@zacha.org>
Subject: The Center for Biological Diversity's Annual Report (good news for
a change - Alan)
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:54:22 -0400 (EDT)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:52:47 From: Center for Biological Diversity <kieran@biologicaldiversity.org> To: sondheim@panix.com Subject: The Center for Biological Diversity's Annual Report [AlertHeader626.gif] 2011 Center Annual Report Dear Alan, With thanks for your generous support, I'm pleased to share with you the web version of the Center for Biological Diversity's 2011 Annual Report. The Center tackled a wide range of challenges in 2011 and made substantial progress on multiple fronts. From saving species to addressing global warming, we put your investment in the Center to work with maximum efficiency -- winning scores of new protections for wildlife and ambitiously engaging global-scale threats like climate change and ocean acidification. We couldn't do this critical work without your support and activism, so as you enjoy reading about the Center's 2011 accomplishments, please know that you were very much a part of them. Here are some of our key achievements in 2011: * We signed the largest agreement in history to speed up protections for 757 animals and plants under the Endangered Species Act. * We obtained new, final critical habitat protection on more than 2 million acres in Alaska, California and beyond, as well as proposed protected habitat on another 9 million acres -- from Hawaii to Mississippi. * We helped kill an "extinction rider" that would have done away with funding for new species listings and habitat protection. * We launched a campaign, 7 Billion and Counting, making a public connection between human overpopulation and species extinction; we gave away 100,000 free Endangered Species Condoms across the country and published a report on the 10 U.S. species most threatened by human population growth. * We were instrumental in securing from the Obama administration a 20-year ban on new uranium mining across 1 million Grand Canyon acres. * After 10 years of fighting, we also won new protections for more than 40 threatened and endangered species on four national forests in Southern California. * Our Climate Law Institute launched an innovative national campaign, Clean Air Cities, that's had stellar success to date in rallying 27 cities across the United States to sign resolutions in support of clean air and a healthy climate. * In the high-profile fight against the destructive Keystone XL Pipeline, we led a lawsuit to halt illegal construction along a 100-mile corridor of Nebraska. * In our toxics work, we filed to protect more than 200 species from hundreds of pesticides -- the most comprehensive legal action ever brought under the Endangered Species Act. * In our creative media and outreach work, we helped supporters take 1.3 million online actions to save wildlife and wild places; we launched our new Species Finder Android app, containing instantly accessible information on more than 1,000 imperiled plants and animals. Despite the continuing market downturn that has battered so many nonprofits in recent years, we ended 2011 in a secure financial position, and we foresee another solid financial year in 2012 with the strong support of our growing membership, our continued careful management of our costs, and our move toward more online and email communications. Thank you for all your support and enjoy this report. Sincerely, Kieran Suckling [kieran-sig.jpg] Kieran Suckling Executive Director Center for Biological Diversity P.S. If you prefer we send future Annual Reports by mail, please contact us to learn more about joining the Leadership Circle -- jragland@biologicaldiversity.org or 520-623-5252 x 304. P.P.S. You can also access the 2011 Annual Report by copying and pasting this text into your browser: http://biologicaldiversity.org/publications/reports/AnnualRpt_2011.pdf ____________________________________________________________________________ This message was sent to sondheim@panix.com. Cover of the Center for Biological Diversity's Annual Report, 2011. When donating online to the Center for Biological Diversity, always confirm that the donation page is located at DemocracyinAction.org or BiologicalDiversity.org. Let us know if you'd like to change your email list preferences or stop receiving action alerts and newsletters from us. ____________________________________________________________________________ Center for Biological Diversity P.O. Box 710 Tucson, AZ 85702 1-866-357-3349 www.BiologicalDiversity.org [TrackImage?key=2231238334