FRIENDS OF THE EARTH Annual Report 2001

Member GroupsArgentina: Amigos de la TierraAustralia: Friends of the Earth Austria: Global 2000Bangladesh: IEDS Belgium: Les Amis de la TerreBenin: Les Amis de la TerreBrazil: Núcleo Amigos da TerraBulgaria: EcoglasnostCameroon: Centre for Environment and

DevelopmentCanada: FoE/Les Amis de la TerreChile: CODEFFColombia: CENSAT Agua VivaCongo, Democratic Republic of: CADICCosta Rica: COECOCEIBACroatia: Green ActionCuraçao: Amigu di Tera Cyprus: Friends of the EarthCzech Republic: Hnutí DuhaDenmark: NOAHEcuador: Acción EcológicaEl Salvador: CESTAEngland/Wales/Northern Ireland: Friends of the

EarthEstonia: Eesti Roheline LiikumineFinland: Maan ystävät ryFrance: Les Amis de la TerreGeorgia: Sakhartvelos Mtsvaneta ModzraobaGermany: BUNDGhana: Friends of the Earth Greece: Neo EcologiaGrenada: Friends of the Earth Haiti: COHPEDAHungary: Magyar Természetvédok SzövetségeIndonesia: WALHIIreland: EarthwatchItaly: Amici della TerraJapan: Chikyu no TomoLatvia: VAK Latvian Environmental Protection

ClubLithuania: Lietuvos Zaliuju JudejimasLuxembourg: Mouvement EcologiqueMacedonia: DEMMalaysia: Sahabat Alam MalaysiaMali: GUAMINAMalta: Moviment ghall-AmbjentMauritius: MaudescoMiddle East: Friends of the Earth

(Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Palestine)Netherlands: Vereniging MilieudefensieNew Zealand: Friends of the EarthNicaragua: Centro HumboldtNigeria: Environmental Rights ActionNorway: Norges NaturvernforbundParaguay: SobrevivenciaPeru: Labor

Philippines: Legal Rights & Natural ResourcesCenter

Poland: Polski Klub EkologicznyScotland: Friends of the Earth Sierra Leone: Friends of the Earth Slovakia: Friends of the Earth Spain: Amigos de la TierraSri Lanka: Environmental Foundation Ltd.Sweden: Miljöförbundet Jordens VännerSwitzerland: Pro NaturaTogo: Les Amis de la TerreTunisia: ATPNEUkraine: Zelenyi SvitUnited States: Friends of the EarthUruguay: REDES

International AffiliatesAustralia: Mineral Policy InstituteAustralia: Rainforest Information CentreBrazil: Amigos da Terra AmazoniaBrazil: Grupo de Trabalho AmazonicoJapan: Peace BoatLatin America: REJULADSNetherlands: Action for Solidarity, Equality,

Environment and Development EuropeNetherlands: Stichting De NoordzeeNetherlands: Corporate Europe ObservatoryUnited States: International Rivers NetworkUnited States: Project UndergroundUnited States: Rainforest Action Network

We are proud to be part of the world’s largest federation of environmental groups,uniting 1 million activists in 69 countries.

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Our new international logo was adopted by a vote ofmember groups in 2001.

Friends of the Earth Europeactivists protested Bush’s rejectionof the Kyoto protocol and crashedthe White House server five times

in one week with over 100,000 e-mails.

Toxic pesticides poison theair. Genetically engineeredcrops invade farm fieldsand food aid. The WorldBank and Congresspromote dangerous oil,coal and nuclear energies

in the face of terrorist threats. All this at atime when the Bush administration isshaping up to be one of the most anti-environmental in U.S. history.

Fortunately for the environment, Friendsof the Earth is on the job. We’re a bold,influential force in arenas ranging fromhigh-level international meetings to localfarm fields.

A Strong Voice Against theLopsided Bush Energy PlanOne of our most significantaccomplishments in 2001 was that weslowed down the juggernaut of the Bushenergy plan. Our timely analysis of the plan— showing more than $33 billion inhandouts to oil, coal and nuclear energycompanies — prompted newswire servicestories and an L.A. Times editorial. Ouranalysis was also helpful to our allies, andformed the basis for our full-pagenewspaper ads targeting members of theU.S. House who voted in favor of the Bushplan. One ad even garnered a mention inan influential Capitol Hill newspaper’sreport on a challenging 2002 Senate race.

Success in Congress on GreenAmendmentsWe worked with Republicans andDemocrats alike to score three majorvictories on the Interior Departmentspending bill this year. Teaming with otherconservation groups, we convincedCongress to pass amendments protectingour national monuments from energyexploration, prohibiting drilling for oil offthe coast of Florida and upholding strongenvironmental standards for miningoperations. In addition, The WashingtonPost ran a story leaked by our new InteriorDepartment Watchdog Kristen Sykes that

the department created a high-level postfor coal and oil industry insider James E.Cason — a “James Watt clone” who wasrejected by the U.S. Senate 10 years ago.

Forcing Unprecedented Actionfrom the World BankFriends of the Earth and our network ofmember groups in 69 countries pressuredthe World Bank into admitting to theenvironmental and social problemsassociated with its fossil fuel and miningprojects. For the first time ever the Bankagreed to a high-level review of itsinvestments in the oil, gas and miningsectors.

Spurring an Investigation of aToxic Pesticide in FloridaFriends of the Earth continued to take thelead on farm and food safety. Wespearheaded a campaign in Florida tomonitor the air for methyl bromide, ahighly toxic pesticide that also destroys theozone layer. After we discovered it in theair, the Florida legislature initiated aninvestigation into agricultural practices forhandling this pesticide.

We also spearheaded the lab tests thatdetected illegal, genetically engineeredcorn in Kraft Taco Bell taco shells, leadingto massive recalls and billions in impact onthe biotech industry. After we offeredtestimony on StarLink’s potential to causeallergic reactions, an EnvironmentalProtection Agency science panel agreed thegovernment’s allergy studies were flawed.

These are just a few vivid examples ofbreakthroughs in 2001. Our job is far fromdone, and we are up to the challenge.Friends of the Earth is committed to makingthe world a cleaner, healthier and morelivable home for all its inhabitants. Wethank you for your past support andwelcome your continuing partnership in ourendeavors.

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A Message fromOur Leadership

Ann Hoffman, Board Chair

Brent Blackwelder, President

Norman L. Dean, Executive Director

Globalization is a tornadowreaking havoc acrossborders. The World Bankfunds multinationalcorporations to build dirtyenergy projects abroad.Trade agreements grant

corporations the power to sue countriesover their environmental rules. Andinvestors are not told about theenvironmental destruction corporationscause around the world. Our InternationalProgram teamed with the Friends of theEarth network in 69 countries to pioneersuccessful counter strategies here at homeand to score significant breakthroughsaround the globe.

Corporations Paid to PolluteAbroad Friends of the Earth analyzed andcampaigned against the lending policies ofkey international financial institutions likethe World Bank and export credit agencies.These institutions finance billions of dollarsin environmentally destructive fossil fuelprojects, when they could instead beleaders in catalyzing new and growinginvestments in renewable energy andenergy efficiency.

In September 2000, Friends of the Earthattended the World Bank/InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings inPrague. There, we released a new report,Dubious Development, on the World Bank’scorporate lending arm. In a meeting withthe World Bank’s president, we called onhim to review the Bank’s disastrous recordand assess its role in the environmentallyharmful oil, gas and mining sectors.

The Bank’s corporate lending armresponded to our critique by launching anew initiative aimed at promoting greaterenvironmental sustainability in its practices.And the export credit agencies, underpressure from Friends of the Earth,improved their energy portfolio by fundinga wind project in China and a solar project

in Thailand, while rejecting a coal powerplant in Thailand and a large dam inTurkey.

We also scored a key victory for publicaccountability when the IMF agreed toestablish its first-ever independentevaluation office. Friends of the Earth’sInternational Program played a lead role ingenerating the political pressure for thisoffice, and helped shape its structure androle, thereby making it more accountablethan originally proposed.

Fair Trade, Not Free Trade In April 2001, Friends of the Earth joinedcolleagues and activists from around theworld in Quebec City to call for a halt to anagreement that was being negotiatedthere. This agreement would expand freetrade rules from Alaska to Chile and wouldbe used to weaken environmentalstandards. Trade Policy Analyst DavidWaskow fielded reports to a respectedonline magazine, Grist, about the tradenegotiations.

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International Program

Instead of participating in theGenoa protests, we were in Bonn,

Germany, at the U.N. climate talks.Friends of the Earth Germany led amass action, which was describedas a “model of peaceful protest”

in The Financial Times.

We co-filed a shareholder proposal urging ExxonMobilto invest in renewable energy and received 40 percentmore votes than last year.

To negotiate deals like this withoutcongressional input, President Bush wouldlike to have “fast track” authority. In 2001,Friends of the Earth — together with ourpolitical sister arm Friends of the EarthAction and the AFL-CIO — targeted swingmembers of Congress on the fast track issuewith powerful newspaper ads. We lost by asingle vote in the House of Representativesand plan to target senators with morenewspaper ads in the next session.

With a firm commitment to non-violentstrategies, Friends of the Earth partneredclosely with labor, faith-based anddevelopment groups to challenge thesupposed benefits of free trade. Our jointopposition to the trade rules and governingbodies that promote uncontrolledglobalization and unsustainable extractionof natural resources continues to galvanizeactivists in the United States and aroundthe world.

International Right to KnowFriends of the Earth also initiatedan exciting new campaign aimed atextending U.S. right to know laws,which have a proven track recordof success. These laws requirecompanies operating in the UnitedStates to report such things astoxic releases. But when the samecompanies operate abroad, theydon’t have to report releases thatjeopardize the environment andhuman health. In coalition withlabor and human rights groups,we launched a Web site,www.irtk.org, that highlightsthe harmful activities of badcorporate actors, and showscitizens how to get involved.We also garnered the interest of keymembers of Congress who plan to take upthis issue.

Greening Wall StreetFriends of the Earth’s ongoing work toprovide critical environmental and socialinformation to Wall Street financial analystsand money managers serves as a model forother projects.

For example, our work is utilized onwww.redlisted.com. This new Web siteprovides information on potential problemprojects in Latin America. The site profiles aproposed heavy crude oil pipeline inEcuador this way: It costs $1.1 billion;stakeholders include Occidental Petroleumand Alberta Energy; unstable terrain posesrisks to the pipeline along with pipebombing as a result of political unrest; andit’s expected to be completed by July 2003.

We also expanded training activities,educating activists from around the worldon private finance advocacy and producinga guide to shareholder activism. Theseinitiatives will greatly expand our networkof supporters and collaborators and makeour campaigns even more effective.

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“When it comes to climate, big oil has President Bushon a short leash.” We delivered that message toPresident Bush when he traveled to Sweden for an E.U.-U.S. summit on climate change.

A member of Congress had torethink his position on fast trackafter Friends of the Earth Actionand allies ran this full-page ad.

The unprecedented, U.S.House-passed Bush energyplan proposes $38 billionin handouts to the coal,oil and nuclear industries.Taxpayers already spend$350 million on a sonar

technology that at full deployment wouldcover 80 percent of the ocean withdamaging sound waves that harm dolphinsand whales. And the government is stillattempting to build billion-dollar roadprojects instead of looking to alternativetransportation choices. Our Economics forthe Earth Program earns headlines for itstimely work at picking apart cruciallegislation, analyzing state and federalspending programs and campaigning withlocal groups to stop damaging projects.

Drilling Through the Energy PlanAfter secret consultations with industryleaders, Vice President Dick Cheneyprepared a dangerous energy plan thatwould give billions of dollars in newsubsidies to the fossil fuel and nuclearindustries. The resulting bill carried forwardby Republican leadership in the U.S. Houseis the most damaging, wide-reachinglegislation on the environment in decades.

The Green Scissors Campaignimmediately made the energy subsidies ourhighest priority for legislative advocacy andmedia outreach. We developed severaldetailed analyses of the energy proposalsand uncovered many hidden provisions. Weworked to build a broad coalition tooppose the energy subsidies and forgealliances with environmental groupsworking to save the Arctic National WildlifeRefuge and other vulnerable natural areas.

We were successful in generating mediacoverage on the cost of the energy plan,including stories in The New York Times,The Los Angeles Times, Washington Post,Wall Street Journal and a Reuters wirestory that ran in many other news outlets.

Snipping Government SubsidiesThe 2001 Green Scissors report highlighted74 environmentally harmful governmentprograms (such as the Navy’s sonartechnology) that, if cut, would save morethan $55 billion in taxpayer money overfive years. Green Scissors 2001 targeted anumber of new federal programs rangingfrom Army Corps of Engineers constructionprojects to new nuclear energy subsidies.The multi-year, coalition-backed GreenScissors efforts scored several victories onenergy issues in 2001.

The Boston Herald produced twoeditorials highlighting Green Scissors,including one entitled “Green Scissors atWork.” And a Friends of the Earth staffmember appeared on an NBC Nightly News“Fleecing of America” segment to discusswasteful projects of the Army Corps ofEngineers.

Friends of the Earth also hosted the first-ever, three-day Green Scissors Conference inWashington, D.C. Activists from around thecountry gathered to discuss strategy andshare information about ways to stopdestructive highway and waterinfrastructure projects. In one of the mostpopular sessions, congressional staff fromthe offices of Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wisc.)

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Economics for the Earth Program

“Do they [oil, gas, coal and

nuclear industries]need, as Friends of the

Earth has calculated, 83cents in tax breaks forevery 17 cents allottedto solar research, wind

power, fuel cells andother sources of energy

that don’t turn ourskies into toxic dumps

and our public landsinto industrial parks?”

— The Los Angeles Times

Green Scissors Success Stories:

• Saved $35 million a year, with thedeactivation of a Washington statenuclear plant.

• Saved $340 million over five years,with the reform of royalty rulesgoverning oil companies.

• Saved $70 million a year, from abudget cut for the promotion ofthe nuclear power industry.

David Hirsch, Friends of the Earthtransportation policy expert,

warned viewers about the dangersof sport utility vehicles on MSNBC.

and Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.)advised activists on how to communicatemore effectively with policymakers.

And in another approach to state-levelissues, the California Green Scissorscoalition released Green Watchdog, whichoffered environmentally sound budgetrecommendations at the height of thestate’s energy crisis. The report earnedsignificant media coverage in California,including an article in The Los AngelesTimes. Already, the California legislaturehas adopted one of the report’srecommendations, instituting higherproperty tax rates on polluting powerplants.

Stopping Roads Through Forestsand FarmsFriends of the Earth collaborates with localgrassroots groups to stop wasteful highwayprojects. One road that stands out is theproposed expansion of I-69 in southwestIndiana. This 140-mile, billion-dollar projectwould demolish thousands of acres of farmsand forests and bisect an Amish community.We have worked with Citizens forAppropriate Rural Roads, the HoosierEnvironmental Council and theEnvironmental Law and Policy Center of theMidwest to promote the idea of upgradingexisting roads instead.

Our Economics for the Earth Program ranfull-page newspaper ads in Evansville andIndianapolis to educate citizens about the I-69 project. We also ran several weeks ofradio ads that criticized the project andadvocated alternatives. Additionally, we

created a public education piece for ruralDaviess County, Ind., which was mailed toevery resident of the county.

Friends of the Earth is deeply involved inthis road fight, and we will stay active overthe next year. In the summer of 2002,Indiana officials are next expected to issuea revised draft Environmental ImpactStatement (EIS). Friends of the Earth isworking with our Indiana coalition partnersto develop an ambitious plan of direct mail,advertising and media events to generatemajor public input on the EIS andopposition to the proposed highway.

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Our full-page issue ads receivedwidespread news coverage andurged policymakers to make theright decisions.

Over 200 people sent slogans infor our sport utility vehicle bumpersticker contest. Visit our Web siteto get one of your own.

People suffered allergicreactions from geneticallyengineered corn found ongrocery store shelves. TheWorld Food Programdelivered food aid toEcuador contaminated

with genetically engineered ingredients.And a minister had to evacuate all 90members of her church in Florida when ahighly toxic pesticide, methyl bromide,drifted into a building during a service. Ineach case, Friends of the Earth’s Community,Health and Environment Program was afrontline advocate exposing and acting toeliminate these threats to human healthand the environment.

Exposing Illegal CornFriends of the Earth stepped up ourgenetically engineered food campaign thisyear after our breakthrough discovery ofillegal genetically engineered StarLink corncontaminating Taco Bell brand taco shells.

Working with partners in the GeneticallyEngineered Food Alert Coalition, we

generated unprecedented media coverageon the testing and subsequent recall ofmore than 300 consumer productscontaminated by StarLink corn. Thisdramatically curbed the biotech industry.

Following our findings, we receivednumerous calls and e-mails from individualswho reported unexplained food allergies.Some of the reactions were severe enoughto send people to the emergency roomwith respiratory distress and elevated bloodpressure. All told, more than 200 othersreported to the Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) and the food industrythat they had suffered unexplained cornallergies.

After we testified at a November 2000hearing to fight Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) approval of StarLink corn, EPAofficials agreed with us to furtherinvestigate complaints of allergic reactions.

We have worked with the grassroots togather thousands of petition signaturescalling for a moratorium on geneticallyengineered foods. All told, we havegathered over 10,000 signatures calling onthe FDA to strengthen its policies governinggenetically engineered foods.

Protecting Food AidInternationally, we sent kits to Friends ofthe Earth member groups to test forgenetically engineered ingredients inproducts abroad. We worked with Friendsof the Earth Ecuador to report that foodaid was contaminated with engineered cornand soy that has not been approved forhuman consumption. The government ofEcuador responded with a switch to locallygrown, non-engineered crops for its foodaid for children and issued anadmonishment to the World Food Program,which is largely supported by the U.S.government.

Cleaning Up Pesticide-Poisoned Air The toxic pesticide methyl bromide ispoisoning the air in Florida, and it is

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Community, Health andEnvironment Program

Larry Bohlen, director of our Community, Health andEnvironment Program, initiated the testing of Taco Belltaco shells that resulted in a recall of 2.5 million boxes.

“StarLink was approvedfor use as animal feed

but not for humanconsumption because

of concern it mightcause allergic reactions.

But last September,Friends of the Earth

found traces of the cornin taco shells.”

- The New York Times

hurting farmworkers, children and otherresidents. This pesticide also destroysthe ozone layer. Friends of the Earthformed the No Toxic Drift Campaign,to protect the health of citizensliving near farm fields treated withtoxic pesticides. The coalition foundpesticide drift on two churchproperties in the Homestead andNaranja areas.

The Rev. Gladys Herreradescribed her run-in with thepesticide at a bilingual newsconference convened by Friends ofthe Earth. “The kids startedcoughing, to vomit, all the peoplein my church started to feel dizzy,bad,” Herrera said. “And thepeople felt like tickling in their

throats and they say, ‘Sister, I feel sick, I feelbad.’ And the kids said to me,‘Grandmother, I feel something in mythroat. My ears and eyes itch.’”

The project generated media coverage,through five Miami television stations, thearea’s largest radio news show and theMiami Herald and Panorama — Voz deMejico en America, a widely publishedSpanish language paper. Momentum grewas victims of pesticide drift came forwardwith their own stories.

The elevated attention prompted FloridaGov. Jeb Bush’s office to announce aninvestigation into the pesticide drift. Itopened a dialog with officials throughwhich we will pursue policy changes, likeestablishing minimum distances fromneighborhoods and requiring farmers toinform people before applying methylbromide. It also strengthened therelationship between farmworkers,consumer interest groups andenvironmentalists.

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Francisco Garza of the Farmworker Association ofFlorida, holding a test canister used to measure pesticidedrift, teamed with us to convince policymakers to protectpublic health from methyl bromide. At a rally in Seattle, Friends of the

Earth inflated a giant geneticallyengineered salmon to show thesefast-growing fish pose potentialthreats to human health, wildsalmon and their ecosystems.

The Bush White House is themost anti-environmental inrecent history. Theadministration is pushing adirty energy bill that handsover billions to polluterswhile shortchanging the

environment. It is attempting to roll backcritical environmental regulations, delayingsteps to protect our air, land and water. Andthe administration is pushing internationaltrade agreements that put corporateinterests ahead of environmental laws.Friends of the Earth’s Legislative Programtook these concerns to Capitol Hill,advocating for stronger environmentalprotections and fending off attacks onexisting environmental laws.

Fighting Polluting Energy PolicyPresident Bush unveiled a national energyplan in April, and House Republican leadersfollowed suit by introducing similarlegislation. Friends of the Earth teamedwith other environmental groups to fightagainst drilling in Alaska’s Arctic NationalWildlife Refuge (ANWR) and to promotestronger fuel efficiency standards. We alsotook the lead in highlighting the $38 billionin taxpayer handouts that the House billwould give to the coal, oil and nuclearindustries.

Friends of the Earth took this message tothe media and Capitol Hill, and soon theenergy debate shifted from one simplyabout ANWR and fuel efficiency to abroader discussion about the government’scontinued support of wasteful and dirtyenergy sources. When the House passed theenergy bill, we ran full-page newspaper adsholding members accountable for theirsupport of taxpayer-subsidized pollution.

Defeating Bush’s EnvironmentalRollbacksWhile the 2000 election resulted inRepublican control of Congress, thefollowing months demonstrated that the

real majority in Congress was often anenvironmental one. In fact, moderateRepublicans proved to be the biggestFriends of the Earth, helping win key votesin the House and rebuffing presidentialattempts to roll back environmentalstandards.

When the White House signaled itsintent to block scores of newenvironmental regulations, members ofCongress responded with a resounding“no.” Friends of the Earth supportedsuccessful appropriations amendmentspreventing oil drilling off Florida’s coast, innational monuments and in the GreatLakes.

When President Bush signaled his intentto repeal a mining regulation issued afteryears of deliberation and thousands ofpublic comments supporting stricterstandards, Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) andSteve Horn (R-Calif.) marshaled a bipartisanmajority to preserve the mining regulations.

And after the administration’s high-profile decision to delay implementation ofstrict new standards limiting the amount ofarsenic in drinking water, Friends of theEarth supported Rep. David Bonior’s (D-Mich.) successful campaign to uphold theregulation.

Fighting Sneak Attacks on theEnvironmentIn an attempt to circumvent the normallegislative process, members of Congressoften sneak anti-environmental provisionsinto must-pass spending bills. Battling theseharmful riders has become an annual ritual,and 2001 was no different. Friends of theEarth took aim at a number of damagingriders.

During consideration of the bill fundingthe Interior Department’s 2001 activities,then-Sen. Slade Gorton (R-Wash.)attempted to undermine efforts to saveendangered Pacific Northwest salmon.Despite overwhelming scientific evidencethat removal of hydroelectric dams is the

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Legislative Program

After Legislative RepresentativeSara Zdeb led district lobby visits

with seven Pacific Northwestmembers of Congress, all seven

opposed anti-environmentallegislation known as “fast track.”

best way to save salmon, Sen. Gorton’s riderwould have blocked studies, discussion andconsideration of dam removal onWashington’s lower Snake River. Thanks toour work and a veto threat from then-President Clinton, the rider was removedfrom the bill during last-minutenegotiations.

We worked with Rep. SherwoodBoehlert (R-N.Y.) to defeat a rider thatwould have forced the Army Corps ofEngineers to expedite permitting fordevelopment on fragile wetlands at theexpense of environmental considerations.We also helped eliminate a Senateprovision that would have prevented theCorps from altering its operations on theMissouri River in order to comply with theEndangered Species Act.

Lobbying for Greener TradeAgreementsInternational trade agreements were onceintended simply to facilitate the flow ofgoods between countries. Now, these dealsgo far beyond matters of internationalcommerce, and have broad impacts on theability of countries to maintain strongenvironmental laws. Case in point: theNorth American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA) includes a provision that enablesforeign corporations to sue governmentsif an environmentallaw gets in the way oftheir profits. ACanadian company is

currently suing the U.S.government for nearly $1billion, charging thatCalifornia’s ban of the toxicgasoline additive MTBE has puta dent in its bottom line.

Friends of the Earth playedan instrumental role inbringing these concerns toCongress, educating membersabout the impacts internationaltrade can have on localenvironmental laws. We ranradio and newspaper ads intargeted regions, conducted in-district visits with members,and ran an intense lobbyingcampaign on Capitol Hill. Ourwork is paying off. Members ofCongress who have alwaysvoted for trade agreements arebeginning to question their environmentalimpacts. For example, members from theWashington State delegation sent a letterto President Bush, demanding that futuretrade agreements fix the NAFTA provisionallowing corporate lawsuits challengingenvironmental laws.

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Our campaign against the Bushenergy plan, which began in thespring of 2001, included this full-page ad aimed at Sen. DanielAkaka (D-Hawaii), considered aswing voter.

We delivered bottles of this“Presidential Springs Tap Water”to President Bush and EPAAdministrator Christine Whitmanto combat $500 million in cuts tothe EPA budget and the attemptto repeal new standards forarsenic in drinking water.

At least 4 million birds,and possibly 10 timesthat many, are killedannually in collisionswith cell phone towers.Each year sprawl isdestroying 100,000

acres of wetlands. And wetland loss, coastalerosion and air pollution are beingcompounded by climate change. The Friendsof the Earth Legal Program’s innovativestrategy uses environmental laws like theEndangered Species Act, NationalEnvironmental Policy Act and the CleanWater Act to combat new threats to theenvironment.

Cell Towers Kill BirdsFriends of the Earth asked the FederalCommunications Commission (FCC) to denyabout 40 cell tower applications until theagency complied with the EndangeredSpecies Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act andthe National Environmental Policy Act whenauthorizing cell towers. Friends of the Earthalso asked the FCC not to approve anyother permits in ecologically sensitive areasuntil the agency assessed the cumulativeenvironmental impact of approximately50,000 lighted, existing towers and theadditional 50,000 planned to be built in thenear future. The FCC dismissed the petitionswe submitted and the next step is to appealthat decision.

How Government Aids SprawlAnother effect of the government’s failureto enforce environmental laws is urbansprawl. How the Federal HighwayAdministration plans new highways, theArmy Corps of Engineers authorizes thefilling of wetlands, the General ServicesAdministration locates new federalfacilities, the U.S. Postal Service sites newpost offices and the Small BusinessAdministration grants loans to start orexpand businesses can all either contributeto sprawl or promote smart growth.

Friends of the Earth initiated its anti-sprawl effort in the D.C. Metro Area bysuing the Army Corps of Engineers andSmall Business Administration, for amongother things, failing to comply with well-established environmental laws.

Compelling Action on GlobalClimate ChangeThe New York Times reported our plans tospearhead an innovative legal case tocompel federal agencies to take action onglobal climate change. At the time,President Bush had already abandoned theKyoto protocol, reneged on a campaignpromise to control carbon dioxide emissionsand proposed an energy plan that fostersdependence on fossil fuels. Our legalstrategy includes asking Friends of theEarth members to tell us how climatechange is impacting their lives. It isimportant to document complaints frompeople who are directly injured by climatechange in order to force federal agencies toconform with environmental laws.

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Legal Program“‘The FCC’s actions are

supposed to begoverned by various

federal environmentallaws, like the CleanWater Act and the

Endangered Species Act,but it’s readily apparent

that the laws aren’tbeing followed fully and

in some cases aren’tbeing followed at all,’

said Brian Dunkiel withFriends of the Earth.”

- The Wall Street Journal

New York Times reporter Jack Cushman and Brian Dunkiel,our legal counsel, taught a class on environmental law and journalism at Vermont Law School.

An estimated 800,000cars commute intoWashington, D.C. daily,causing some of theworst congestion in thecountry. Commuterspass over rivers with as

much as 3 billion gallons of polluted storm-water and raw sewage dumped into themeach year. Children who live in the nation’scapital breathe some of the worst air and visitors witness a city that has lost 64 percent of its tree canopy. The D.C.Environmental Network teams with localcitizen activists to protect the district fromenvironmental destruction by planningmedia campaigns, writing reports andproposing legislation.

Cross the Road to CleanTransportationThe D.C. Environmental Network publishedD.C. at the Crossroads, which providesCongress and city leaders with a blueprintfor transportation investments and policiesthat will enhance safety, increase options,reduce traffic, diminish air pollution andpromote economic development. Reportrecommendations helped catalyze localgovernment to fill much neededtransportation positions and move forwardon plans to improve services for transitusers, pedestrians and bicyclists.

Protect Existing Water StandardsWhen local government threatened toundo existing standards for clean waterrequired under federal law, DCEN’s CleanWater Campaign mobilized over 26 localand national environmental organizations.With irreverent yet serious slogans such as“Cut the Crap,” we waged an aggressivecampaign that forced local government tobring environmental concerns to theforefront. Our media campaign resulted in

so much focused coverage that a prominentcongressman quipped that DCEN waswinning the media battle.

Luncheons with a PurposeThe DCEN monthly luncheons continue topush the limits on the number of seatsavailable and, as a result, expand ourmembership. Presentations on theenvironmental health of children in D.C.and making D.C. bicycle-friendly brought inscores of new activists. The Network alsooffered trainings on how to organizegrassroots efforts and meet with publicofficials.

At one of the luncheons,Councilman Phil Mendelson (D-AtLarge) announced that he wasintroducing twoenvironmental bills aimedat improving thedistrict’s air quality.The UrbanForestryPreservationAct of 2001would restorethe district’sdiminished treecanopy and TheAlternative Fuel VehicleAct of 2001 wouldauthorize up to $3 millionannually in tax credits toincrease the market for alternativefuel vehicles in the district. Friends ofthe Earth helped lobby for and developthese pieces of legislation and will work toget them passed and signed by the mayor.

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D.C. EnvironmentalNetwork

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Aplanned 16-mile roadproject in Vermont willcost over $10 million oftaxpayer money tobuild each mile of newroad. Only 15 percentof Vermont’s federal

money goes toward alternativetransportation. The Lake Champlain basin,home to 81 fish species and breedinggrounds for 318 bird species, is beingdestroyed by urban sprawl. Friends of theEarth’s office in Burlington, Vt., partneredwith grassroots groups and met with stateofficials to forward initiatives aimed atprotecting our land, air and water in NewEngland.

Alliance Against Building RoadsWith the Vermont Transportation Alliance,Friends of the Earth built momentum tooppose construction of the 16-mileCircumferential Highway (Circ). TheNortheast Office joined the stakeholdernegotiation process established byVermont’s Gov. Dean, at ourrecommendation, to discuss if the Circmakes sense, and if better alternatives exist.We investigated and evaluated how theCirc could result in more water pollutionand sprawl, and whether the highwaysatisfies all applicable environmental laws.

Economics to Clean theEnvironmentThe Northeast Office co-founded theVermont Fair Tax Coalition. The coalitionpromotes tax and budget reforms that sendthe right economic signals to protect cleanwater, reduce air pollution and pesticide use,and control sprawl and traffic congestion.

To further the campaign we publishedTaxing Pollution, which explores the use oftaxing carbon pollution to reduce airpollution. To foster other new ideas, thecoalition met with groups as diverse asCentral Vermont Public Service, IBM, theVermont Ski Areas Association and otherinterested parties.

The Northeast Office published TheCommuter Choice Scorecard for NewEngland and New York. We rated eachstate on how much of taxpayer money getsinvested in alternative fuel vehicles, publictransportation like rail and bus, car andvanpools, business trip reduction programs,pedestrian and bicycle projects, rural publictransit and job access for the working poor.

Since the Governor’s Committee toEnsure Clean Air involves making tax andbudget changes intended to help solve airquality problems in Vermont, the NortheastOffice participated in the discussions. The committee recently sent more than 40 recommendations to the governor andlegislature on how to better protectVermont’s air quality.

Lifeguarding the LakeThe Northeast Office launched an initiativeto increase the environmental health andquality of the Lake Champlain Basin byensuring that the agencies comply withrelevant environmental laws andregulations. For example, the Army Corpsof Engineers’ sprawl-style developmentharms wetlands and ecosystems and impairswater and air quality in the Lake ChamplainBasin. We are using global informationsystem mapping technology to show thecorrelation between the permits to dredgeand fill wetlands issued by the Army Corpsof Engineers and sprawl.

This scorecard we did for NewYork and New England drives

home why we need to campaignso hard for greener transportation

alternatives.

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

Urban development andlogging activities aredestroying vital salmonhabitat. Dams can kill up to95 percent of the salmonthat pass through them.And scientists are

genetically engineering “Frankensalmon,”which grow 10 to 30 times faster thanregular salmon. Friends of the Earth’sNorthwest Office takes national issues suchas salmon protection, dam removal andgenetically engineered foods and advocatesabout them at a local level in the PacificNorthwest.

Salmon Restoration withGrassrootsFriends of the Earth’s Northwest officeproduced and distributed SalmonRestoration Is for Everyone, a citizens’handbook that provides information on thesalmon’s life cycle, causes of decline andways individuals can help restore fish intheir local community. We also created amore detailed, Web-based salmon activisttoolkit (www.salmonactivist.org) to provideassistance on a range of advocacy efforts,from how to campaign for adequatefunding of enforcement efforts to how tochallenge agency permits and practices.

Dams Damaging SalmonIn Washington State, staff and volunteersfrom our Northwest office helped remove asmall dam, which had devastated thesalmon stream for over a century. Onnumerous rivers throughout the PacificNorthwest, poorly designed dams block themigration route for salmon on their journeyfrom freshwater to the ocean and back.

Our long-running campaign to removethe two dams blocking the Elwha Rivergarnered strong bipartisan support as wedefeated efforts by Sen. Slade Gorton (R-Wash.) to delay this vital salmonrestoration project for several years.

We also joined a broad coalition ofconservation, fishing and business groups in

filing a major Endangered Species Actlawsuit, in an effort to significantly improvehow the federal government operates damson the Columbia and Snake Rivers.

“Frankensalmon” Jolt to LifeA Purdue University study showed that therelease of just 60 engineered fish into apopulation of 60,000 naturally occurringfish would cause the wild fish species tobecome extinct within only a fewgenerations.

Friends of the Earth, along with theCenter for Food Safety and a coalition ofover 60 consumer groups, environmentalorganizations, fishing companies andfishermen, filed a legal petition withseveral U.S. agencies, including the Foodand Drug Administration and the Fish andWildlife Service. The petitions demand amoratorium on the domestic marketing andimportation of genetically engineered fishuntil the federal government adequatelyaddresses the impacts to the environmentand human food safety. In addition, thepetitions requested that each federalagency with jurisdiction over an aspect ofaquaculture take regulatory actionconsistent with the requests in the petition.

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Northwest Office While Snake River salmon runscontinue to be decimated byfederal hydropower dams, Friendsof the Earth staff and volunteershelped relocate fish inGoldsborough Creek beforeofficials removed a dam thatblocked the creek for more than100 years.

June 30, 2001 June 30, 2000Unrestricted Unrestricted

Operating Temporarily Operating TemporarilyFund Restricted Total Fund Restricted Total

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:Cash and cash equivalents $750,622 $750,622 $895,642 $895,642Accounts receivable:

Grants, contributions and bequests $175,624 18,790 194,414 $10,379 8,290 18,669Other 66,146 66,146 51,448 51,448

241,770 18,790 260,560 61,827 8,290 70,117Due from other fund 68,987 * 125,293 *Due from Friends of the Earth (Action), Inc. 6,689 6,689Promises to give, current 1,109,467 1,109,467 50,000 604,962 654,962Prepaid expenses and other assets 53,347 53,347 53,444 53,444

Total current assets 295,117 1,947,866 2,173,996 297,253 1,508,894 1,680,854

FIXED ASSETS:Furniture and equipment 510,144 510,144 501,996 501,996Leasehold improvements 38,596 38,596 38,596 38,596

548,740 548,740 540,592 540,592Less accumulated depreciation & amortization 439,330 439,330 392,733 392,733

109,410 109,410 147,859 147,859

OTHER ASSETS:Promises to give, net of current portion 68,000 68,000Pooled income fund 90,930 90,930 97,731 97,731Charitable gift annuity 49,303 49,303 52,095 52,095Deposits 18,400 18,400 66,778 66,778

67,703 90,930 158,633 66,778 217,826 284,604

Total assets $472,230 $2,038,796 $2,442,039 $511,890 $1,726,720 $2,113,317

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES:Accounts payable and accrued expenses $60,366 $60,366 $148,160 $148,160Accrued leave 76,596 76,596 84,703 84,703Due to Friends of the Earth (Action), Inc. 4,262 4,262 -Due to other fund 68,987 * $125,293 *Retirement benefit, current portion 10,101 10,101 23,037 23,037Deferred lease liability, current portion 15,948 15,948 15,948 15,948

Total current liabilities 236,260 167,273 271,848 125,293 271,848

OTHER LIABILITIES:Deferred revenue - pooled income fund $37,851 37,851 30,458 30,458Retirement benefit, less current portion 131,311 131,311 150,264 150,264Deferred revenue - charitable gift annuity 31,825 31,825 22,694 22,694Deferred lease liability, less current portion 25,391 25,391 42,034 42,034

188,527 37,851 226,378 214,992 30,458 245,450Total liabilities 424,787 37,851 393,651 486,840 155,751 517,298

COMMITMENTS

NET ASSETS:Unrestricted 47,443 47,443 25,050 25,050Temporarily restricted:

Operating fund 1,802,524 1,802,524 1,372,548 1,372,548Reserve fund 145,000 145,000 145,000 145,000Endowment fund 53,421 53,421 53,421 53,421

47,443 2,000,945 2,048,388 25,050 1,570,969 1,596,019

Total liabilities and net assets $472,230 $2,038,796 $2,442,039 $511,890 $1,726,720 $2,113,317

* Interfund assets and liabilities have been eliminated

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Financials

Programs 80%

Foundations 67%

International 27%

Fundraising 10%

Memberships/Gifts 29%

Other 4%

Economics for the Earth

25%

Membership 3%

Outreach 28%

Community, Health &

Environment 17%

Management & General

10%

Expenses

Revenues

Programs

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DonorsFriends of the Earth thanks our supporters, includingboth those who could not be listed due to spaceconstraints and those who chose to remain anonymous.

Fiscal Year 2001July 1, 2000-June 30, 2001

$250,000 and upBunny and Dan GabelW. Alton Jones FoundationCharles Stewart Mott FoundationThe Pew Charitable Trusts

$100,000 - $249,999Beldon FundJayni and Chevy ChaseNathan Cummings FoundationFord FoundationAvis Ogilvy Moore1 anonymous donor

$50,000 - $99,999The Center for Public Interest

Research, Inc.Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen

FoundationJessie B. Cox Charitable TrustC.S. FundClarence Heller Charitable FoundationWendy P. McCaw FoundationMerck Family FundThe Morris FoundationRockefeller Brothers FundThe Summit Fund of WashingtonValley Crest Production, Ltd.

“Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” The Wyss Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999The Bullitt FoundationHKH FoundationSteven and Michele Kirsch FoundationThe John Merck FundThe Moriah FundCurtis and Edith Munson FoundationRockefeller Family FundRockefeller Financial ServicesSave Our Wild Salmon CoalitionThreshold Foundation3 anonymous donors

$5,000 - $24,999Grant Abert and Nancy WardAmazon WatchDaniel AttiasBlythmour CorporationThe Brownington FoundationThe Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz

FoundationCalifornia Community FoundationThe Community Foundation for the

National Capital RegionCompton Foundation Compton Foundation-Third

Generation CommitteeConservation, Food and Health

FoundationCoolfont RecreationJohn Michael and Anne-Marie

Crichton Family FoundationDavid CrosbyHarriett Crosby

The Crosby Family FoundationJohn de CuevasEdwards Mother Earth FoundationThe Fairview FoundationFriends of the Earth, InternationalGoldman Environmental FoundationRichard and Rhoda Goldman FundThe Homeland FoundationMichael J. HerzTom and Rampa HormelMarion and Allan Hunt-BadinerThe Roy A. Hunt FoundationJanelia FoundationLear Family FoundationLintilhac FoundationEugene and Agnes E. Meyer

FoundationThe Morningstar FoundationJosephine MurrayPaul L. Newman Northwest Fund for the EnvironmentThe Philanthropic CollaborativePrince Charitable TrustsSandy River Charitable FoundationMichael and Steven SapournThe Seattle FoundationJacquelyn SpielmannMr. and Mrs. Fred Stanback Jr.Cathy Berry SuttonChanging Horizons Fund of the Tides

FoundationHappy Planet Fund of the Tides

FoundationUnderdog Fund of the Tides

FoundationUnited Auto WorkersU.S. Environmental Protection Agency Robert B. Wallace and Raisa ScriabineWiancko Charitable FoundationBoz Williams4 anonymous donors

$1,000 - $4,999The Archibald Family FoundationKatherine BachmanVirginia Price BarberRichard Barsanti Olivia Bernard Frank and Mary Blackwelder Bracy Tucker BrownMary Breasted and D. Edward SmythClarita Heath BrightTed Danson and Mary SteenburgenFrances DubrowskiEarth Friends Edwards Mother Earth FoundationBarbara Elliot Emerald Valley Kitchen, Inc.Chris EvertMark and Emilyn FeldbergJohn and Marianne Gerhart Fund of

the Tides FoundationLisa and Douglas Goldman FundMr. and Mrs. Francis W. HatchCarl and Marian HaussmanHawley Family FoundationThe William Talbott Hillman

FoundationAnn HoffmanAlan and Cindy HornLaura E. Ingham

International Brotherhood ofTeamsters

Philip JohnsonLinda Heller KammThe Keker Family FoundationZ. Drescher KripkeKenneth and Eugenia Lange Marc and Linda Lawrence Family TrustDorothy Wyatt LawsonDoug LegumThe Helaine Heilbrunn Lerner Fund, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Don LichtyRichard Mark and Ellis RobinsonDr. and Mrs. John B. MarksGeorge MartinHarry McAndrewCynthia McClintockLauren McKeown and Douglas

ImbrognoMarilyn McKeownBarbara MeislinGerry MillikenDavid MorrisonKatharine MountcastleMark MurraySandra NowickiMary E. PennockPilgrim Baxter and AssociatesR.E.M.Joel RosenthalToni Ross and Jeff SalawayDonna ScheuringLaura ScriabineService Employees International UnionHelen SeveringhausVictor M. SherRobert SmithElizabeth SteeleTed and Cynthia StoryJonathan TischUnited Steelworkers of AmericaUnited Way of King CountyCristina and Evan VallianatosValerie Vanderheyden Jann Wenner9 anonymous donors

$250 - $999Rosaline AbernathyMolly M. AndersonDr. Kenneth ArmitageBarbara AronsonRichard AultMr. and Mrs. Richard AustinMargery AvirettJoseph BaggettDr. and Mrs. David BankEdie Baskin BronsonPeter BenedictAlan and Susan BerlowHeinz BertelsmannSandra BilsonEdith S. BinghamBruce BodnerMarilyn and Joseph BowlerRobert BrandAnne BrendonBarry BrownSonya BurgherDort Cameron IIIMrs. Roderick CassidyDavid and Dana Charron

$250 - $999 continuedSarah ClarkMrs. Robert ClevengerClaudia CohlCombined Charity Campaign for

Baltimore CityCommunity Foundation of Greater

Memphis Joan CoxMarguerite CraigWilbur CurrierDorothy CuttingBlythe Danner and Bruce PaltrowRonald and Ellin DelsenerLynn DiamondLinda DrakePatrick DunleavyEarthbound FarmStephen EasleyEast Bay Community FoundationShirley EatonLydia EdisoneGrants.orgM. EisnerGeorge EllisArline and Joel EpsteinDavid EvansLouis EvansCarl FeldmanAlan FieldC.S. FowlerDavid FriedmanWalter GanderMrs. Ute GannettMaxine Gerber and Brendan DoyleRichard Gilfillan and Carmen CanedaHelen GjessingHarry GoulderBrandon and Virginia GoveFrances GrahamCecily GrandLumina GreenwayJoan GussowMrs. Randall Hagner Jr.Hunter and Hildegard HannumDina and Ted HartleyGlenn Heeter

June HeilmanAlexander HittleDouglas HodgeWolfgang HoehenwarterAlan HoffmanAnnettte J. HollanderVictoria HoltRichard HorvitzHouse of Musical TraditionsNancy HylbertHugh IltisElizabeth A. JohnsonMatthew JohnsonDelores JordanHenry JordanLouis M. and Sally B. KaplanMike KappusMr. and Mrs. Arthur KaufmanKatharine KingHelen KirkC.A. KondonJeff and Joan KonigsbergArdell KuchenbeckerHelen LaddDick LavineDouglass Lee Jr.Dorothy LeMessurierJeffrey LewisStuart LiebowitzRuth LockhartHenry Luce FoundationNancy LundPeter LymanD. Luke MagnottoMain Street LandingGrace MalakoffJoan MangumMaryland Charity CampaignJunius A. McCartneyMcKinsey and Company, Inc.H.T. Mead FoundationJ.W. MealyMarilyn MeyersSara MichlHelen H. MillsSamuel MillsThe Mitzvah FoundationMignonet Montez

Alden and Jane MunsonRuth NashNatural Selection FoodsGary NelsonLinda NicholesRick NicitaRuth NiswanderJohn Noel IIIMargaret NorthrupMrs. Richardson OkieElizabeth PageAndrew and Patricia PanelliSally ParkerThomas ParkerMichael PerloffJohn PhillipsStuart PhillipsWillamay PymCarol RayGail RaywidMark and Lori ReinhardtEdwardo RhodesB.S. RidgelyHans RisArlene Rodenbeck and Rick MorganJ. RogersJill and Ron RohdeSarah RosenStuart RossWilliam M. RothMary RowerStephanie RugoffDan RussellPaul SabinJames SadwithDeb SawyerBernadeen SchollB. SchrefflerMr. and Mrs. W. Ford SchumannBradley SegalCarla and Michael ShambergRobert SharrerAllen SheltonSamuel SingerMr. and Mrs. David SiveEmmons SmithPatricia SmithPeter Spiro16

Comedian Chevy Chase appearedon a special celebrity edition of

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?He made his way into the hot seat

and correctly answered 12questions, earning him a grand

total of $125,000 for charities ofhis choice. He generously donatedhalf to Friends of the Earth and the

other half to The Center forEnvironmental Education, which

was founded by our former BoardChair Jayni Chase. We would like

to thank both Jayni and ChevyChase for this generous

contribution to Friends of the Earth.

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

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$250 - $999 continuedSylvia StanatReynolds SteigerElizabeth SteinBruce SteinbergDwight TaylorEvelyn TecoskyJurgen and Donna TobysPeter Van DemarkChristopher WatsonRichard WattJames V. Waugh and Kate Meenan-

WaughKim WenneslandKatie WhiteMichael WoodH. WrightShannon WrightMortimer Zuckerman8 anonymous donors

BequestsEstate of Harry X. CohenEstate of Charlotte M. FoxEstate of Clare MillikanEstate of Lola M. Zook

In-Kind GiftsFrank BangoLu BangoBest Western HotelsBill BarattaJohn D. BellEric Brace and Last Train HomeJanet and Norman BrownJude BuffmanRick ClarkContinental AirlinesAlice DespardD’Arcy Macius Benton & BowlesStephen J. EasleyFranklin’s PrintingBunny and Dan GabelHomart PressHouse of Musical TraditionsMichael Jaworek and The BirchmereJML DesignKarl Straub and the GraverobbersGeff KingMatt LevineBill LloydMartin GuitarsPatricia and Edwin S. MatthewsGreg and Sharon McGregorScott McKnightNot Lame RecordingsGrace Ogden

Akira OtsukaradioblueBoo ReinersPete SeegerEtena SkyeEric SorensonJohn StarlingDoria SteedmanTravel ExpertsRobert B. Wallace and Raisa ScriabineBuddy Woodward

Employee Matching GiftsAmerican Express FoundationARCO FoundationBecton DickinsonChase Manhattan FoundationCompaq Computer CorporationFannie Mae FoundationFM Global FoundationJ. Paul Getty TrustMcKinsey&Company, Inc.Microsoft CorporationMutual of AmericaPrudential FoundationSilicon GraphicsThe William Penn FoundationUS West FoundationWashington Mutual Foundation

“It is not absurd to mention him in the samesentence as Martin Luther King, Jr., andthere are precious few Americans of whomthat is true: the greatest conservationist ofthe century, the most passionate defenderof wild places—but even more, the manwho turned conservationism intoenvironmentalism, who took the insights ofRachel Carson and built from them apowerful idea that may yet transform theplanet,” environmentalist and author BillMcKibben said in Rolling Stone magazine.

David Ross Brower died on November 5,2000 at his home in Berkeley, Calif., at theage of 88. His wife Anne, also a dedicatedconservationist, passed away a year later.

Brower helped start Friends of the Earthin 1969, from a firehouse in San Francisco.When Yosemite’s famous wawona tree fell,a group of conservationists, includingBrower, collected the seeds and framedthem to send to charter members of Friendsof the Earth. And that’s how Friends of theEarth started, with A Gift from a Tree.

In the first issue of Not Man Apart,December 1970, Friends of the Earth’soriginal news magazine, David Broweroffered these timeless insights.

“Thinking back to A Gift From a Tree, Ithought of still an older tree and its seed.Wherever a bristlecone pine seed falls, if itis viable and is fortunate enough to fallwhere the life system can support it, thatseed develops into a wholly familial butunique bristlecone. Whatever the adversityit must contend with, it succeeds in its ownway because of the miraculous guidancesystem within it. With any luck, thisbristlecone has the stuff to last as long asthe great pyramids have so far. Whether itfalls on the White Mountain Peak, inCalifornia, or near Wheeler Park, Nevada,the seed knows what to do. There doesn’thave to be a whole lot of outsidecoordination. Just an idea, a shared idea.

“And it seems to me that people withtheir planet at stake, have the samecapability. It is true that people are, or thinkthey are, more complicated than bristlecones.But people have within them a coordinatingforce the likes of which I have never heardattributed to bristlecones: the ability not onlyto be aggressive, but also to love.”

We continue to carry on Brower’sprescription of CPR for a planet in trouble –conservation, preservation and restoration.

In Memory of Anne and David Brower

Friends of the Earth founder DavidBrower with his wife, Anne.

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Board of DirectorsEd Begley Jr.Jayni ChaseHarriett CrosbyClarence DitlowFrances DubrowskiDan GabelMichael HerzAnn Hoffman, ChairMarion Hunt-BadinerDoug LegumRichard Mark, Vice ChairPatricia MatthewsAvis Ogilvy Moore, SecretaryCharles MooreEdwardo Lao RhodesArlie ShardtDoria SteedmanRick TaketaDavid Zwick, Treasurer

StaffBrent Blackwelder, PresidentNorman Dean, Executive

DirectorSandra Adams-Morally,

Membership AssociateLisa Archer, Safer Food, Safer

Farms Grassroots CoordinatorLarry Bohlen, Director,

Community, Health andEnvironment Program

Shawn Cantrell, Director, NWOffice

Michelle Chan-Fishel,International Policy Analyst

Hugh Cheatham, ChiefFinancial Officer

Keira Costic, PublicationsManager

Leslie Fields, Director,International Program

Colleen Freeman, InternationalGrassroots Coordinator

Vonetta Harris, AccountantMark Helm, Director of Media

RelationsSteve Herz, International Policy

AnalystMitch Hinz, Director of

Membership and MarketingDavid Hirsch, Director,

Economics for the EarthProgram

Cheryl Johnson,Receptionist/Office Assistant

Lisa Martin, Executive AssistantDiane Minor, Director,

Communications andDevelopment Program

Harriet Nash, FisheriesCampaigner

Parisa Norouzi, D.C.Environmental NetworkGrassroots Organizer

Sherri Owens, Office ManagerChris Pabon, Director of

Foundation RelationsErich Pica, Economics Policy

AnalystLisa Ramirez, Policy Associate,

NW Office

Jon Sohn, International PolicyAnalyst

Kristen Sykes, InteriorDepartment Watchdog

David Waskow, Trade andInvestment PolicyCoordinator

Chris Weiss, Director of D.C.Environmental Network

Carol Welch, Deputy Director,International Program

Sara Zdeb, LegislativeRepresentative

FellowLauren Pagel

InternsRyan VisserDanielle DiPiperSarah Pounders

Consultants/AdvisorsBrian Dunkiel, Legal CounselBill Freese, Genetically

Engineered FoodsDorothee Krahn, Policy Advisor,

Agriculture and Environment

Graphic DesignJML Design

Our 2002Board and Staff

We would like to thank FY2001Board Chair Jayni Chase for her

leadership and ongoing support.

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

Message to our Membership: We arepleased to send you the new Friends of

the Earth Annual Report. Your next issueof Earth Focus will be arriving in June 2002.

Thank you!