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What's New Archives, February 2007
February 28, 2007
February 22, 2007
February 21, 2007
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In the News: Japan Times 2/21: The Samurai Dolphin Man – A campaigner slams the world's greatest slaughter of cetaceans
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Action Alert: US Navy Sending Dolphins to Cold Waters of Puget Sound
The US Navy has announced they are sending bottlenosed dolphins – a warm-water species of dolphins – to the Pacific Northwest to "guard" Navy installations in the chilly waters of Puget Sound. This use of intelligent dolphins to fight our human wars threatens their lives and their quality of life in captivity.
- News Room: Navy rejects California panel's restrictions on use of sonar
"The Navy acknowledges mid-frequency active sonar can contribute to marine mammal injury, or even death…" From AP.
February 15, 2007
- In the News: Japan Times 2/14: Eyewitness to slaughter in Taiji's killing coves – A gruesome fate befalls thousands of dolphins in Japan every year
- Action Alert: Save the Wild Rogue!
Under the federal Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Acts, the Wild Rogue area would receive lasting protections that safeguard the land’s fish and wildlife, scenery, and recreational values. From the Siskiyou Project.
- Action Alert: Help Stop US Funding of Environmental and Health Contamination in Colombia!
Alternative development programs that don't threaten Colombian biodiversity or human health have proven to be much more effective for fighting drug crop cultivation. From Earthjustice.
February 14, 2007
- News Room: Cruise ship waste: All ashore?
Port urged to consider treating it for farms. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
February 13, 2007
- Get Involved: Publishing Director \ Executive Editor, Earth Island Journal
February 8, 2007
- News Room: Victory!
Salt River Project Abandons Attempt to Re-open Mohave Generating Station. From the Sacred Land Film Project.
- Action Alert: Tell Target their Gold Policy is Off the Mark
"Valentine's Day is around the corner, and we're pleased to announce that 19 jewelry retailers have made a commitment to responsible gold sourcing… Unfortunately, Target, one of the largest retailers of gold jewelry, is not on this list…" From Earthworks.
- News Room: The Save Japan Dolphins Coalition is back on the ground in Taiji, Japan.
"The dolphin hunters appear to be extremely angry, even more so than we have ever seen them in the past…"
- Action Alert: Save America's Rainforest from the Timber Industry
One of our greatest natural treasures – Alaska's Tongass National Forest – is targeted for massive clear-cutting. From the Wilderness Society.
- Press Release: Automakers Continue Move to Go Lead-free; Aftermarket Lags
2006 Lead Free Wheels Vehicle Survey Released. From Lead-free Wheels.
- News Room: Florida Waives Water Pollution Reporting Rules
Industry Told Not to Bother Submitting Data Qualifiers on Pollution Reports. From Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility.
- Action Alert: Act Today to Protect California Desert Wilderness
In an astoundingly arrogant move, San Diego Gas and Electric has proposed construction of a massive new electricity transmission line through the heart of California's largest state park, Anza-Borrego, and designated wilderness. From the Center for Biological Diversity.
February 7, 2007
- In the News: Dominican President will be asked to halt dolphin imports
From Dominican Today
February 1, 2007
- Press Release: Food Lion Suspends All Purchase of Tuna from Mexican Dolphin-Deadly Brand
"Food Lion LLC, based in Salisbury, North Carolina, has agreed to immediately cease all purchases from Dolores Tuna, packed by PINSA of Mexico. The suspension was the result of documentation provided by Earth Island that the tuna is caught by the intentional chasing and capture of dolphins."
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