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October 31, 2006

• News Room: Taiji, Japan: Dolphin trainers join slaughter
  “We arrived at the killing lagoon at 5:30 a.m. to find about 25 dolphin trainers milling about the area. They were gearing up for a dolphin capture. As the sun came up, they erected a huge blue tent along the shore line, which would be used to cover up their dirty little secret…”

October 25, 2006

• Action Alert: STOP ICELAND'S WHALE KILLERS
  The first fin whale was killed on October 23rd. These magnificent whales, the second largest in the world, have been hunted to near extinction throughout the world's oceans, and remain on every list of endangered species developed by scientific institutions, including the international Red List and the US Endangered Species List.
• Action Alert: The Cleanup of Inactive Mines and Abandoned Mines Act (S. 1848) has nothing good about it
  “If passed, this legislation would allow mining companies and others to conduct remediation activities at abandoned and inactive hardrock mining sites without taking basic steps to meet water quality and other environmental standards…” From Earthjustice.
• News Room: Taiji, Japan: Dolphin hunt underway
  “After being driven into the killing lagoon, the confused pod of dolphins spend the entire day swimming in a tight circle near the mouth of the lagoon. The fishermen have cut off their escape with two large nets…”
• Action Alert: Don't sell out our National Parks
  ”This sell-out scheme commercializes instead of conserves the best of our biological resources on public lands.…“ From Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

October 24, 2006

• Action Alert: Prop 90: Bad for California Wildlife, a Nightmare for Taxpayers
  “…a very sneaky, extreme initiative put together by the so-called "Wise-use Movement" to block environmental protection and health measures…” Send a free "No on Prop 90" e-card to at least seven friends, family members, neighbors, and coworkers.
• News Room: Beware smoke that hides Proposition 90's aims
  From the Sacramento Bee.
• Action Alert: Sign the Pledge to Fix Our National Parks
  From the National Parks Conservation Association
• In the News: Tales of the City: Animal rights activist speaks for the voiceless
  Earth Island Coördinator Trixie Concepcion featured in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

October 19, 2006

• Action Alert: Tell ANZ, Australia’s third largest bank, not to fund a new pulp mill in Tazmania's Forest
  "ANZ still has the opportunity to do the right thing by backing away from any funding or support for this environmentally egregious project." From Rainforest Action Network.
• News Room: Iceland to resume whaling
  "By choosing to hunt endangered fin whales, the Icelandic government is drawing a line in the sand," said Dr Susan Lieberman, Director WWF's Global Species Programme. From the World Wildlife Fund.
• Action Alert: Low Frequency Active Sonar alert! Help stop the Navy noise!
  The National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed issuing the Navy an 'incidental take' permit
• News Room: Futo, Japan dolphin hunt annonuced
  Weblog update

October 12, 2006

• Event: EcoVillage Farm Learning Center Fall Festival
  10 Environmental and good health workshops including: EcoVillage Cuisine: From the Farm to the Table; Beekeeping How-tos; Growing Organic Fruits and Veggies; Pony Rides; & more!

October 11, 2006

• Action Alert: Prevent Return of Longlines to U.S. Pacific Waters
  Your Help is Needed to Urge the Pacific Fisheries Council Not to Strip Sea Turle Protections. From the Sea Turtle Restoration Project.
• Event: Nature in the City Talk: Trash and Toxics
  How do we make meaningful change with respect to the growing mountains of waste?
• In the News: Leading CA Green Groups Embrace Planktos Ecorestoration to Erase Their Carbon Footprints
  "Two Premier Enviro Communities Take Ecorestorative High Road to '07 Carbon Neutrality." From Business Wire.
• Action Alert: Help Protect Boreal Habitat in the Adirondacks
  "The New York State Department of Conservation (DEC) has released a Draft Unit Management Plan (UMP) for the Raquette Boreal area in Adirondack Park, which promotes the use of off-road vehicles in sensitive habitat."
• Event: Save Your Vermont!
  Students in Vermont have teamed up with local activists and luminaries to organize an innovative and exciting campaign for this year’s International Day of Climate Action on Nov. 4. From Energy Action.
• Action Alert: Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act?
  Take action now to make sure politicians do not turn natural cycles into "catastrophic" excuses for more logging! From the Siskiyou Wild Rivers Campaign.
• Event: In Search of the Wild Panda
  Join the Red Panda Project as we search the Himalayan cloud forest for the elusive Red Panda, taste the highest grown organic tea in the world and explore the cultural heart of South Asia.

October 4, 2006

• News Room: The Good and Evil of Hunting Dolphins
  From Kansai Time Out
• Event: BAWT Charity Fundraiser for The Amy Chamberlain Scholarship Fund
• In the News: MTV and the Campus Climate Challenge battle global warming
  "...designed to educate students on global warming and to challenge them to stop it." From the Collegiate Times
• Action Alert: Speak Up for Endangered Species and Environmental Protections!
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