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News Room: John Muir Project Legal Victory
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Injunction of Eldorado National Forest Post-Fire Logging
Event: Can San Francisco Feed Itself?
Can urban food production be compatible with urban native habitat conservation and restoration?
Event: Women's Global Green Action Network’s Regional Training
The Biosand Filter (BSF) Training, Palawan, Philippines
Action Alert: Add Your Voice – Help Gain Full Protection for Corals
“Please write NMFS today and ask that it provide full protection for Caribbean corals through complete take prohibitions and by designating critical habitat as soon as possible.” From the Center for Biological Diversity.
News Room: House Votes to Protect Water and Wildlife
“In a giant victory for clean water, the House of Representatives voted [May 18] 222-198 to accept an amendment to the FY 07 Interior/EPA Appropriations bill that will force the U.S. EPA to stop using a policy that has put millions of acres of wetlands, streams, lakes and ponds at risk across the nation.” From the National Wildlife Federation.

Event: Transformative Advocacy: Exchange trip to Bolivia, October 2006
Advocacy Delegation. A project of Women's Global Green Action Network, in partnership with Global Exchange.

Action Alert: Governor Kempthorne is a poor choice to head Department of Interior
“In recent years, the Interior Department has served more as a vehicle for the commercial exploitation of the public’s resources than as an agent for preserving and protecting them. Kempthorne’s abysmal environmental voting record as a member of the Senate does not suggest that he would do anything to turn the department around.” From Earthjustice.
News Room: Recycling Lectures Conducted in Russia
Lecture trip to Moscow, Dimitrovgrad/Ulyanovsk, Murmansk/Apatity, and St. Petersburg. Sponsored by the Center for Safe Energy and the San Francisco Department of the Environment.
Action Alert: Ask Congress to Vote No on 4200 and Protect Our Forests
“The bill ignores important scientific research, threatens the Endangered Species Act, could increase the risk of wildfire and leaves roadless areas, old growth forests, and other special areas unprotected…” From the Wilderness Society.
Action Alert: Help a Mother! Urge Sears/Kmart and JCPenney to help clean up dirty gold jewelry
“This Mother's Day, please take action to help mothers around the world who are being harmed by destructive gold mining practices…” From Earthworks.

In the News: TIME magazine on captive dolphins in the Solomons.
“Since the facility was established in 2003, at least 22 dolphins have died, either in the pens or in catching operations…”
News Room: Letter from Kiev: Latest Facts About Chernobyl And Nuclear Power
“’There are lessons from Chernobyl that concern everyone however far they may live from a nuclear reactor.‘ We want to share some of these with you…” From the Center for Safe Energy.

Action Alert: Thank your senators for designating May 11, 2006, Endangered Species Day
“The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution designating May 11, 2006, “Endangered Species Day.” This is America‘s first national celebration of its commitment to protecting endangered species.” From Earthjustice.
Action Alert: Tongass National Forest Needs Your Help
“Within the next week, Congress will consider an amendment to prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to build new logging roads in the Tongass…” From the Wilderness Society.

News Room: Sonar Called Likely Stranding Cause
“Federal marine specialists have concluded that Navy sonar was the most likely cause of the unusual stranding of melon-headed whales in a Hawaiian bay in 2004.” From the Washington Post.