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October 24th, 2007 5:46 pm by Kelly

Action Alerts

Act for Change: Tell the Senate: Stop Bush’s Wiretapping Program
Tell Your Senators: No Amnesty for AT&T and Verizon Lawbreaking

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Oppose Telecom Immunity, Uphold the Constitution
American voters strongly oppose amnesty for phone companies. But instead of pushing to hold phone companies accountable for violating Americans’ privacy, Sen. Rockefeller is rushing to give them immunity.

DawnWatch: Plans to help endangered whales stalled — Washington Post 10/21/07
“The Wrong Way to Save Right Whales? Plan to Slow Ship Speeds in East Coast Waters Stalls as Agencies Fight Over One of World’s Most Endangered Mammals”

Defenders of Wildlife: WOW - Watch out for Wildlife
This week, Defenders of Wildlife launched a new initiative, Watch Out for Wildlife (WOW), in an effort to educate drivers across the nation on how to avoid dangerous, costly and heartbreaking collisions with wildlife and on what to do if one occurs.

MoveOn.org: Hold Lawbreakers Accountable
President Bush is pressing the Senate to help him cover up his illegal wiretapping, and the Senate may well go along with his plan if they don’t hear from you right away.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Tell Congress To Pass A Clean Energy Bill
Help counter the auto lobbyists and deliver a clean energy future by urging your members of Congress to obey the people, not the polluters.

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM): Urge Your Senators to Vote YES on the FRESH Act
Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) have introduced the FRESH Act, a bill that would reduce federal subsidies that fund foods high in fat, cholesterol, and sugar.

The Sierra Club: Cypress Trees Need Our Help
Our Cypress forests provide valuable habitat for wildlife and help improve water quality, but they also provide much needed hurricane protection along the coast.

The Sierra Cub: Call Your Representative About the Energy Bill
To turn this legislation into progress, we need you to call your representative and tell them to include both the Senate corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) provision and the House renewable electricity standard (RES) in the final energy bill this fall.

United Farm Workers: Stop toxic methyl iodide from being used in California
On October 5th, the EPA approved the use of a new toxic pesticide (methyl iodide) by fruit and vegetable farmers, after more than fifty prominent scientists objected that the chemical was too dangerous.

The Wilderness Society: Help Protect Our Nation’s Watersheds
Aging Forest Service roads are increasingly in danger of erosion, landslides, and other environmental damage that results from lack of proper funding.

The Wilderness Society: Protect the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains
The House will vote soon on legislation that would permanently protect wilderness areas in the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains of Virginia. This is a rare chance to win permanent protection for these last natural areas.

Campaign Updates, Press Releases, etc.

Alley Cat Allies: Learn What Americans Really Think is Humane (.pdf)
Eighty-one percent of Americans believe that leaving a stray cat outside to live out his life is more humane than having the cat caught and killed, according to a national survey conducted for Alley Cat Allies by Harris.

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): Great Holiday Gifts that Help Animals, Too
This holiday season, give the gift that helps animals, too.

United Poultry Concerns (UPC): Regina Hyland, Author of “God’s Covenant with Animals,” has Passed Away
She asked that donations in her memory be sent to United Poultry Concerns

Carnivals

Vegetarian Carnival 10 (October 22, 2007 @ Kids Dish)

Newsletters

Friends of Animals (FoA): Act*ionLine: Fall 2007
What’s new at Primarily Primates? and more

The Sierra Club: Club Currents: Volume VI, #86: October 23, 2007
Sierra Club Currents — Demand Clean Energy!

Vegan Outreach: E-Newsletter, Oct. 24, 2007
Notes from Vegan Outreach

VegCooking.com: Recipe of the Week
Caramel Apples!

Petitions

W.O.L.F. Sanctuary Expansion Needs Your Support

Stop the Dangerous Privatization of Oceans!