New at Earth Island

Event: Last Whaling Station in America
KQED (Channel 9 and other cable channels in the San Francisco Bay Area) has a new science program called QUEST. QUEST will air a story on the last whaling station in America, at Richmond, California, that was shut down in 1971. The show features Mark Palmer of Earth Island Institute being interviewed at the location of the station, our colleague Stan Minasian, and some of the people associated with the whaling operation.
Event / Action Alert: Step It Up 2007
"This April 14th, tens of thousands of Americans will gather all across the country at meaningful, iconic places to call for action on climate change. We will hike, bike, climb, walk, swim, kayak, canoe, or simply sit or stand with banners of our call to action: Step It Up Congress! Cut Carbon 80% by 2050!"

News Room: Groups dismissed from timber lawsuit
"They've been dismissed from the case," Rachel Fazio -- an attorney with the John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute, one of the environmental groups suing the Forest Service -- said of the Tuolumne County groups. From the Union Democrat.
Event: Brower Youth Awards application deadline approaches!
Applications must be received by May 15; the ceremony is on October 24.
In the News: The mountain that will spit poison
"In 2005, the Western Shoshone council filed a lawsuit claiming the land is theirs under an 1863 treaty. They further claim that the Bush administration's 2002 approval of one tract of the land -- Yucca Mountain -- for a nuclear waste repository, violates both the treaty and, in turn, the U.S. Constitution, which their lawsuit points out makes treaties 'supreme.'" From the Daily Southtown.

Event: Fifth Annual BALLE Conference
Join entrepreneurs, innovators, community organizers, government officials, investors, and green business pioneers to explore cutting-edge social and environmental innovations, learn practical business skills, share best practices for network development, and connect with others in the flourishing movement toward local economies!

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.
News Room: National Memorial for the Mountains
On March 12th, the National Memorial for the Mountains, an online memorial that identifies and tells the stories of more than 470 mountains destroyed by mountaintop removal, was included as featured content in Google Earth - a popular free software program with almost 200 million users. From Appalachian Voices.
News Room: GMO corn causes liver, kidney problems in rats
"...rats fed for 90 days on Monsanto's MON863 maize showed "signs of toxicity" in the liver and kidneys." From Scientific American.

Event: Twin Peaks: Habitat for the Endangered Mission Blue Butterfly
Butterfly naturalist and educator Summer Lidzey will discuss the unique habitat of Twin Peaks and her work tracking the survival of this species.
Event: Climate Crisis Action Day
Your opportunity to ensure that Congress hears your concerns about your climate, your quality of life, and America's fragile Arctic wilderness.

News Room: Thousands of dolphins die in annual Japanese hunt
From Jurnalo.