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Everglades Saved! 18 y
Bush Administration plan to mine in the Florida Everglades thwarted!
American Crocodile
Sunset at Snake Bight
Alligator All Photos: http://www.nps.gov/ever/ National Park Service
Dear NRDC Member, I am thrilled to report a major victory in our long courtroom battle to block one of the Bush administration’s most dangerous attacks on the environment: a proposed massive rock mining project in Florida’s fragile Everglades. Four years ago, the administration issued permits for the first phase of this gargantuan scheme that would have bulldozed and dynamited 30 square miles of the world’s most famous wetland ecosystem in order to prod ... read more Nature Photos 18 y
Beauty from Nature
Virtual Wild Places 18 y
Take a Virtual Tour of North/South America's Wild Places, sponsored by National Resources Defense Council/BioGems--Gorgeous photography. Here's a chance to TAKE ACTION to help save 12 endangered wild places in the Americas!
Spanning Florida’s northwestern shore, the Emerald Coast encompasses nearly 10 million acres of pristine beaches, longleaf pine forests, cypress swamps and wetlands. One of the last remaining unspoiled areas in Florida, this region offers natural protection against Gulf Coast hurricanes and provides an idyllic habitat for sea turtles, American alligators, red cockaded woodpeckers, Florida black bears and other imperiled wildlife.
... read more Save Arctic Again! 18 y
Help Save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Again!
TAKE ACTION: https://secure2.convio.net/dow/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=123
Actions taken:
121,438
Actions needed:
200,000
... read more Laughing Babies--VIDEO 18 y
Cute, Happy, Laughing babies Videos! 3-in-1 from YouTube! The third one is about quadruplets!!
http://www.youtube.com/v/x3Rw_3ky-uo&hl=en
This is guaranteed to make you giggle! visit the page 50+ MPG Car 18 y
"A car that can go from zero to 60 in four seconds and get more than 50 miles to the gallon would be enough to pique any driver's interest. So who do we have to thank for it. Ford? GM? Toyota? No — just Victor, David, Cheeseborough, Bruce, and Kosi, five kids from the auto shop program at West Philadelphia High School."
-- CBS News, 2/17/06
This message is available online at http://www.WantToKnow.info/060303carenginebreakthrough
Dear friends,
The CBS news article below reveals a major breakthrough in car engine design. This car engine gets over 50 mpg, goes from zero to 60 in four seconds, and runs on soybean oil! So why isn’t this remarkable breakthrough making front page headlines in all major media? For the same reason that many other major energy breakthroughs have been reported but never given the headlines they deserve. Those who are reaping huge profits from oil sales have much more political and media influe ... read more Nat'l Monument Saved from New Oil Drilling 18 y
Oil exploration halted at Carrizo Plain National Monument near New Cuyama, California!
News Release--The Wilderness Society: http://www.wilderness.org/NewsRoom/Release/20060226.cfm
Oil Company Withdraws Plans To Drill In Carrizo Plain National Monument
Poppies, goldfields, and Douglas’ lupines at Carrizo Plain National Monument
photo by Larry Ulrich http://www.wilderness.org/NewsRoom/Release/20060226.cfm
CARRIZO PLAIN, CA, Feb. 26, 2006 -- The federal Bureau of Land Management has announced that a Bakersfield oil exploration firm will not drill for oil in the Carrizo Plain National Monument near New Cuyama.
Last November, Richard D. Sawyer, the leas ... read more Harmonize w/Earth 18 y
Time to put down the sword and stop fighting. I don't have the will nor the desire to do so anymore. I want to love Gaia as She loves me, and appreciate Her in all Her glory. I am grateful to all the environmentalists and organizations out there who will continue to advocate for Her.
Earth by Apollo 17 Crew
"Gaia & Christ"
In this wonderful message channeled through Isaac George, The Christ Presence tells us to practice " spiritual ecology"--being in gratitude to the Mother Planet for all She has provided us, and acknowledging that we and the Planet are One: http://curezone.com/blogs/m.asp?f=356&i=83
I sent this message out as an e-mail and received this comment from "Lily":
"Thanks for this lovely reminder! It’s in nice
contrast to the usual death and doom
messages you usually p ... read more Bald Eagles Recover 18 y
The bald eagle, a national symbol of majesty from the country's earliest days, may be taken off of the list of threatened or endangered species.
Steps Taken to Help Eagle Leave Endangered List
The New York Times
By FELICITY BARRINGER
Published: February 14, 2006
Eli Lucero/The Herald Journal, via Associated Press
A bald eagle flies above Wellsville, Utah. The federal Fish and Wildlife Service announced a series of decisions toward declaring the bird’s population safely restored.
Heather Forcier/Associated Press
Bald eagles are thriving in Alaska, where a group perched on ice near Homer, and are gaining ground in the contin ... read more Beyond Oil 18 y
National Resources Defense Council: Sign a pledge to Move America Beyond Oil
With every passing day, our last wild places and their wildlife grow more embattled by rampant oil and gas development, and our planet’s fragile web of life unravels even more from the impacts of global warming. The Move America Beyond Oil campaign is going to break Big Oil’s stranglehold on energy policy. Endorse the principles of Move America Beyond Oil by signing your Pledge now. We will use your signed Pledge to advance legislation that would cut America’s dependence on oil by 2.5 million barrels a day within 10 years:
http://www.nrdcactionfund.org/beyondoil/action.asp?step=2&i ... read more BreastCancer & Environment 18 y
"State of the Evidence" Report Finds Half of Breast Cancers May Be Environmental
Women in the United States still have a high risk of breast cancer even if they have no genetic predisposition or other commonly-accepted risk factors for the disease, according to a report released by the Breast Cancer Fund and Breast Cancer Action.
This fourth edition of “State of the Evidence” includes research linking breast cancer to X-rays, pesticides, hormone replacement therapy, chemicals in plastics, ingredients in household products and more from nearly 350 scientific studies. Also included is a 10-point plan for reducing the risk of breast cancer.
... read more Valentine's Flowers 18 y
Buy organic flowers for Valentine's day and every day. TAKE ACTION to support and show solidarity to Ecuadorian flower workers who seek labor rights and a healthy work environment.
PAN ALERT: What Do Your Valentine’s Flowers Mean?
Show the true meaning of love this Valentine’s Day - buy organic flowers as an action that supports a healthy, pesticide-free environment for all of our loved ones, and show the workers who grow millions of cut flowers sold in U.S. that you support their right to a healthy work environment.
Take Action! http://ga4.org/campaign/valentines2006?rk=WpapIWn1zmEOE
Ecuadorian flower workers enable millions of cut flowers to be available to U.S. customers. At the Rosas del Ecuador flower plantation, workers were denied wages, and the o ... read more Spirit Bears Protected 18 y
Canada agrees to protect over 5 million acres of what is known as the Great Bear Rainforest, home of the Spirit Bear
The Great Bear Rainforest Agreement, which protects 5.2 million acres of rainforest from all logging, became official today! Photo by ForestEthics http://forestethics.org.
New York Times
February 7, 2006
Canada to Shield 5 Million Forest Acres
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
HARTLEY BAY, British Columbia, Feb. 4 — In this sodden land of glacier-cut fjords and giant moss-draped cedars, a myth is told by the Gitga’at people to explain the presence of black bears with a rare recessive gene that makes them white as snow.
The Raven deity swoop ... read more Eden Found-PHOTOS! 18 y
New Species found in pristine wilderness area of New Guinea! Great Photos of new animal species!
"A little joy and beauty to sustain you as we protect Alaska again." --Deena Metzger
The long-beaked echidna, which was so docile that the scientists picked up a pair and carried them back to camp for study.
The team found the elusive Berlepsch’s six-wired bird of paradise, including the first male scientists had ever seen. Photo by Bruce Beehler/Conservation International
Scientists discovered what’s believed to be a new species of treefrog during their expedition. Photo by Conservation International
Indonesia’s Papua province had been the refuge of this Smoky honeyeater, a new species discovered during the scientific survey. ... read more Arctic Refuge--Again!! 18 y
President Bush does it again! He has slipped into the federal budget revenue from drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge! TAKE ACTION today--call or e-mail your U.S. Senators and Congressman today!
Port Pollution 18 y
Dockworkers union says it will pressure shipowners to cut diesel fumes at all West Coast facilities in California. Diesel fumes, a carcinogen, have been linked to asthma & heart disease
Labor Lends Its Clout to Port Pollution Battle
January 28, 2006 Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-docks28jan28,0,7388...
By Deborah Schoch, Times Staff Writer
The powerful union representing 60,000 West Coast dockworkers is stepping publicly into the port air pollution arena for the first time, saying it will pressure seaports and shipowners to slash emissions.
Leaders of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on Monday will join Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in Long Beach to announce a campaign to reduce pollution ... read more Evangelicals Un-Green Themselves 18 y
Evangelicals state they will not take a stand on global climate change, disappointing environmentalists
Evangelicals Will Not Take Stand on Global Warming
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/01/AR20060201021...
By Alan Cooperman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 2, 2006; Page A08
The National Association of Evangelicals said yesterday that it has been unable to reach a consensus on global climate change and will not take a stand on the issue, disappointing environmentalists who had hoped that evangelical Christians would prod the Bush administration to soften its position on global warming.
Over the past four years a grow ... read more |