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Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 10:07 AM
Subject: January Successes!
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 10:07 AM
Subject: January Successes!
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This month, the Obama administration banned uranium mining at the perimeter of the Grand Canyon for the next twenty years. More than 15,000 Care2 members, concerned about the effects of uranium mining on this world-famous region, signed the petition. 
This month, President Obama denied the permit for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. This was a huge victory for environmentalists across the country. Thank you, President Obama, for protecting our natural resources! 
In November, disabled Hy-Vee employee Kyle Dowie was fired from his job of twenty-five years for "stealing" twenty cents' worth of bottle deposit credits. Dowie said, “I am mentally retarded, but Hy-Vee did not take that into account when ending my employment over twenty cents.” Thanks to pressure from Care2 members like you, Kyle has been offered another job. 
Until recently, Burger King, McDonalds, and Taco Bell all used ammonium hydroxide (pink slime) in their beef, which is a paste made of compressed fatty droppings from the slaughterhouse floor. Thanks to the efforts of Care2 members like you, these fast food joints have discontinued their use of pink slime. 
This month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) set fishing limits on the species that it manages. This will make our fishing industry more sustainable, so that we can enjoy grilled salmon dinners for many, many years to come. Thank you, Care2 members! 
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