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"cif". ..-:4ir <br /> TheyNature"Conservancy at.a Glance <br /> ,i,Al$•&;h .A rt• ..,aS -:_.,.. ... a.�hfr;.-. -:ye <br /> — -------.----_------—-------_----_----._. <br /> Total acres protected since 1955 Total membership <br /> rJ� T gTMc <br /> S �Y 8 8OQ <br /> 8,143, 3> Yzx <br /> 741 <br /> I 644,685 <br /> #: 533,113 <br /> I <br /> x <br /> F; <br /> Annual operating budget)in thousands) <br /> L � <br /> 2,300,000 <br /> 895,200 $110,368 . _ <br /> $77,960 r <br /> 513 <br /> 59,000 °• '- e <br /> 5,060 <br /> EKz ,as.4 r�r fyBB <br /> 1 <br /> ergy conservation and the search for less-polluting either-or choices. And on the sidelines, lots of 1 <br /> methods of operation. Perhaps the bigger problem lawyers cheering the combatants on. t <br /> is the perception that environmental protection t <br /> and economic vitality are at odds with each other. How do your new strategies break the gridlock? r <br /> An unfortunate legacy of the 1980s seems to be 1, <br /> that many in the business community still perceive We try to help companies find a constructive ap- r <br /> environmentalism as a dirty word.At the same time, proach to what they want to do. If an oil company S <br /> many environmentalists seem to have nothing wants to drill in an environmentally sensitive area, e <br /> good to say about the corporate world. we won't say, Don't drill. Instead we ask, Is there <br /> You might call the result of these hostile percep- any way you can drill and not harm the area's eco- F <br /> ?ions the "spotted owl syndrome": a kind of eco- logical integrity?Let's try to develop a drilling plan h <br /> nomic-environmental gridlock. The symptoms are that won't disturb the wildlife habitat. We believe g <br /> easy enough to detect.Endless litigation.Stubborn, in partnerships. Consequently, we seek to work A;: c <br /> entrenched interests. All-or-nothing thinking and with a broad variety of people and organizations: C <br /> 114 HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW September-October 1995 <br /> H <br />