VIDEO OF NRDC'S ENVIRONMENTAL VICTORIES IN 2011

FOR everyone who participated in any of the NRDC's environmental campaigns in 2011....check out the video on the battles won.....

Watch this inspiring 90-second video of all the victories you made possible over the past year. Then please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible gift so that NRDC can go right on defending wildlife and wild places in 2012. Your support of NRDC made a world of difference to endangered wildlife and wild places in 2011. I hope you’ll watch this short video of all the important victories you made possible over the past 12 months. This inspiring footage is narrated by NRDC Member and Academy Award nominee David Strathairn. David enumerates campaign after campaign where your online actions and your generous support made the critical difference … ... You helped us prevail in court over trophy hunters, who wanted to strip the polar bear of its federal protection. ... You helped us save almost 10 million acres of the Alaskan Rainforest from logging and road building. ... And together, we helped persuade President Obama to put a hold on the destructive Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which threatens our forests, our climate and our health. There were big wins as well for beluga whales, Yellowstone’s buffalo, the Boreal forest and many more -- all made possible thanks to your strong support. You see, even as this year winds down, our fight for nature is not slowing down at all. We’ll continue working -- even through the holidays -- to protect wildlife and wild places that are now under attack: We’re mobilizing continent-wide opposition to the Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline that would endanger some of the world’s last Spirit Bears and their rainforest home along the rugged coast of British Columbia. We’re waging several courtroom battles to stop Shell from drilling next summer in Alaska’s Polar Bear Seas. We’re fighting to stop Anglo American and other foreign companies that want to build one of the world’s biggest open-pit mines in the heart of Alaska’s Bristol Bay wilderness. That’s why, after you watch this impressive video wrap-up of the past year’s victories, I hope you’ll feel moved to make a tax-deductible gift today so that NRDC can go right on defending wildlife and wild places in 2012. Make no mistake: It’s because of you that NRDC is so highly regarded -- by friend and foe alike -- as America’s most effective advocate for the environment. It is your online activism and financial support that stand behind every single victory we won in 2011. And that is why I look forward to having you fighting alongside us again in 2012. Sincerely, Frances Beinecke President Natural Resources Defense Council

DEFENDERS WILDLIFE E NEWS: 100,000-Strong for Polar Bears 7OKT11

THIS issue includes their campaign to protect the coastal plain of the ANWR, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, from exploitation and destruction by the oil and gas industries, and to protect vital Polar Bear breeding habitat there. Click the link to send your comments, below are mine sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  http://dfnd.us/n25qg4 Other articles on bison in Montana, wolves in Oregon, wildlife postage stamps and more...
The oil industry and the U.S. and Alaskan governments are not prepared for the environmental damage and destruction that will result from any oil spill in the Arctic. The U.S. and Alaskan governments can not afford the cost of cleanup that will never be completed from such a spill and the oil companies, with little legal obligation, will walk away from their responsibilities rather than cut into their profit margins.You need to adopt Alternative C as part of the Comprehensive Conservation Plan for ANWR.

View in Browser   |   Donate Now   |   Sign Up   |   Share: Take Action 100,000-Strong for Polar Bears The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the most important onshore denning habitat for polar America’s vanishing bears. Yet, year after year, Big Oil and their allies in Congress push to industrialize this special place. Right now, Defenders of Wildlife and our allies are engaged in an all-out effort to secure wilderness protections for the sensitive coastal plain of the Refuge -- and we need your voice to save this special place and the polar bears that make their home there. Please take action today and urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to strengthen protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Feature Farewell to Rodger After 20 years at the helm, Rodger Schlickeisen welcomed Jamie Rappaport Clark on Oct. 1st as the new president of Defenders of Wildlife. Read Rodger’s farewell blog post. Learn more about Jamie. Wins for Wildlife Wolves Make Headway in Oregon Oregon wildlife officials have confirmed that two new wolf pups were born into the Walla Walla pack as wolves continue to reclaim their native homes in the Northwest. Defenders is a leading voice in the fight to return wolves to their historic habitat in the Pacific Northwest. >> Learn more about these wolves from the Salem Statesman-Journal New Homes for Bison A new Montana plan could mean that nearly 150 quarantined Yellowstone bison will be able to roam free on state and Native American lands. Defenders is working on the ground and behind the scenes to restore and increase bison herds on public and tribal lands. >>Learn More Stamp Helps Vanishing Wildlife You can help save struggling wildlife by purchasing Save Vanishing Species stamps at your local post office. Defenders and our allies worked to make this beautifully illustrated stamp possible. >>Learn More Defending Wildlife In Defense of the Vulnerable Nearly 40 years ago, the federal government made a bold commitment to our nation's most vulnerable wildlife: to preserve all endangered species for future generations. Defenders President Jamie Clark makes the case that keeping this commitment isn't a luxury to be tossed aside -- even in stark economic times and tightening federal budgets. Read Jamie's post on the value of protecting a lizard, a fly or any other wildlife in danger of extinction. Download our latest report Congress's attacks on our endangered wildlife: Assault on Wildlife (PDF) Help Save Something Wild with the Defenders of Wildlife Visa ® credit card from Bank of America! Bank of America will contribute $50 to Defenders for each new qualifying account.* *For information about the rates, fees, other costs and benefits associated with the use of this card, click on the link above. This credit card program is issued and administered by FIA Card Services, N.A. Show your support for wildlife with Defenders Holiday Cards. Snowy Owls These mesmerizing birds depend on places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for survival. Learn More About Snowy Owls. Adopt a Snowy Owl. Download our latest wallpaper for your computer desktop! Connect with Defenders! Defenders is on flickr! Join our group to share your wildlife photos Defenders’ Brian "Bleh, Bleh" Bovard shares a tip on ridding your home of pesky vampires. Watch the video. Get other simple steps to improve your WildLifeStyle. Whether you are an activist looking for ways to make your voice heard or a biologist seeking a conference where you can share your latest paper, Defenders has an event for you. Click here for the latest upcoming events. © Copyright 2011 Defenders of Wildlife Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. Defenders of Wildlife can be contacted at: 1130 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036