New at Earth Island

News Room: Updated weblog from Taiji
“They left two in the killing cove, alive. These two had been inspected by dolphin trainers – who work closely with the Taiji dolphin hunters – and labeled suitable for captivity…”

In the News: Taiji Dolphins in today's New York Times
Earth Island Institute's International Marine Mammal Project, One Voice – France, and Elsa Nature Conservancy of Japan are running a full page ad on page 13 condemning the Japan dolphin slaughter in Taiji. An Adobe Acrobat .pdf of the poster is available at www.saveTaijiDolphins.org.
Event: BAIDO sponsors Bay Area NGO-Media Dialogue
Join an interactive discussion with a pair of Bay Area journalists and two NGO professionals whose work is affected by--and even focuses on--global security and political concerns

Press Release and Event: ABC News “Primetime” Features Story about Dolphin Trafficking and the Fight to Protect Japan’s Dolphins
October 27, 2005 10 p.m. East & West Coast; 9 p.m. Central & Mountain

News Room: Judge tells Forest Service it went too far
“The U.S. Forest Service went overboard when it suspended mushroom picking, the cutting of Christmas trees and other activities…’ From the Corvallis Gazette Times.
Press Release: Groups Vow to Stop Japan Dolphin Slaughter
“(Tokyo) An international consortium of environmental organizations, fighting to end the world’s largest dolphin slaughter, today announced their ongoing dedication to bringing the horror and shame of the Japan dolphin killing to the world’s attention…”

In the News: Man's Inhumanity to Mangrove
Alfredo Quarto, director of Earth Island’s Mangrove Action Project (MAP), was featured in “InterActivist,” a regular section in Grist Magazine. Quarto answers questions from the editors of Grist as well as those posted by online readers.
Event: San Francisco Green Festival
“Green Festivals is a movement building event. Our intent is to diffuse an economic model based on life affirming values, an economy built on human rights, equity, art and an understanding that all life is interconnected and interdependent.”
November 5 & 6, 2005 San Francisco, California
Event: “Last Journey for the Leatherback?”
The new documentary “Last Journey for the Leatherback?” by Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Stan Minasian (director of “The Last Days of the Dolphins?,” and “The Free Willy Story: Keiko’s Journey Home”) will be screened at Uncommon Café, 2813 7^th Street in Berkeley, California on October 27.
Press Release: French Activists Drive Home Their Position on the Nuclear Industry
“The response of the government kills any hope of a debate on the risks connected with the nuclear industry in our country…, ” says Yannick Jadot, campaign director of Greenpeace France. “We are far from the transparency that the brochures of the industry and ministers vaunt.”

Press Release: Setting the Record Straight on the Earth Island Institute/Forest Service Lawsuit
Conservation Groups Ask US Forest Service to Stop Playing Politics with Americans’ Lives. From the Sierra Club.

Action Alert: Save Our Last Wild Forests: Restore the Roadless Rule
Conservationists throughout the country are joining together to file an official petition with the Bush administration to demand the reinstatement of the 2001 rule. From the Center for Biological Diversity.

Press Release: Memo Reveals Japan Aquarium Industry's Secret Sponsorship of Dolphin Slaughter
“…an internal memo prepared by the Japan Cetacean Conference on Zoological Gardens and Aquariums to its member aquariums encouraging the buying of more dolphins from the Taiji drive fishery.” From the Save Taiji Dolphins Campaign.
Action Alert: Stop the "No Relief" Energy Bill
Stop clean air rollbacks - reject H.R. 3893. From SaveOurEnvironment.org
Event: IDS Panel: Avoiding CAFTAstrophe: What is CAFTA, Why is it so controversial, and Who will benefit from this landmark trade deal?
Co-sponsored by BAIDO.
News Room: Green Groups Oppose Bush Pick for Fish & Wildlife Service
Illegal Orders, Altering Scientific Findings and Developer-Friendly Pattern Cited. From PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility).
Event: United Nations Association Film Festival: A Statement of Hope and Courage
Co-sponsored by BAIDO.