Action Alerts

Audubon: Ecosystem Restoration Funding in Jeopardy
Restoration of some of America’s most spectacular ecosystems is in the Senate’s hands. The committee in charge of funding ecosystem restoration projects will having a hearing this week this week. Please write to your Senator and urge her or him to help restore America’s natural resources by fully funding ecosystem restoration in fiscal year 2009.

DawnWatch: No kill and puppy mills in major papers — and Oprah follow-up. 4/6-4/7/08
Last weekend, Philadelphia Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky won a Genesis Award (www.GenesisAwards.com) for a number of animal friendly editions of his regular column. Today he is back on track, with a column headed “Local guy coaxed Oprah into show attacking puppy mills”.

Ecological Internet / Climate Ark: Protest Australia’s Continued Ancient Forest Logging in the Face of Abrupt Climate Change
Australia’s new “climate friendly” government preaches global forest protection for climate benefits internationally, while continuing to industrially clear its own native primary forests in Tasmania and elsewhere, and this unseemly hypocrisy must end.

Elaine Vigneault: 4 Ways To Help Foreclosure Pets
The foreclosure crisis is turning many people, and their pets homeless. Animal shelters are seeing an enormous increase in homeless pets due to foreclosures and lost jobs.

Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF): Support the Bear Protection Act
Introduced by Reps. Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and John Campbell (R-CA), H.R. 5534, the Bear Protection Act, would make it easier for the overwhelming majority of states that already ban the sale of bear parts to enforce those laws.

Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF): Watch HSUS’ Undercover Footage of U.S. Horses Exported to Mexico for Slaughter — Then Take Action
H.R. 503/S. 311 would both end the slaughter of American horses for human consumption and prohibit their export for slaughter in other countries.

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Protect Conservation and At-Risk Wildlife in the 2007 Farm Bill
Members of Congress say they are not hearing from enough constituents who care about conservation, so MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD!

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Tell Secretary Kempthorne to Put Polar Bears Before Big Oil
Despite public and congressional pressure, the Department of Interior has delayed the listing of the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, while at the same time continuing to sell oil and gas leases in important polar bear habitat. According to internal emails, the Interior Department has shunned pleas from even its own scientists, who have called for greater safeguards to protect polar bears from oil spills and other drilling threats.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Urge your representative to ensure permanent protection for our nation’s wildlands
Congress could vote as early as April 9th on a bipartisan bill that would formally establish a world-class conservation system for 26 million acres of wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers. Tell your representative to support the National Landscape Conservation System Act today.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Tell Congress to help end mountaintop removal mining and protect the beautiful Appalachian Mountains
Congress is considering legislation that would effectively restrict the destructive dumping of mountaintop removal mining waste into Appalachia’s streams and valleys. Send a message this week urging your representative to co-sponsor the bill and curtail mountaintop removal mining.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Urge New York Prosecutor to Throw the Book at Allegedly Abusive Groomer
When Igor Kisil went to pick up his Burmese cat, Nusha, from a grooming session at Furs, Fins, and Feathers on Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, the groomer—Bechir Bejaoui—reportedly handed the horrified Kisil a plastic bag containing his beloved companion animal. According to reports, Nusha’s face was drenched in blood and her eyes were discharging liquid.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Urgent: Neglected and Starved Dogs in Ohio Need Your Help!
Residents of Chillicothe, Ohio—desperate to get help for three adult pit bulls and at least four puppies who were reportedly denied adequate food, water, and shelter—contacted PETA for help. According to the complainants, all that these animals had for “shelter” was garbage cans. Even worse, a mother pit bull—who is horribly emaciated and giving her all to keep her puppies alive—has been seen rummaging through garbage in order to survive.

Public Citizen: Tell the NRC to Address Nuclear Waste
Ensure that All Environmental Impacts are Weighed

Public Citizen: Tell the Senate to Go Digital
All candidates need to file campaign finance forms showing who their donors are and how much they give. For years candidates for the presidency and the House of Representatives have given voters more access to their campaign information by filing their forms electronically – but candidates for the Senate have not.

The Sierra Club: Preserve the West’s Natural and Cultural Heritage!
Tomorrow, Congress has a chance to permanently protect America’s great western landscapes. Please take action and ask your member of Congress to vote for The National Landscape Conservation System Act.

United Farm Workers: New Gov. Report Shows FDA Fails to Protect the Public
Please take immediate action and tell your congress members to make food safety a priority. Let them know we are tired of the FDA putting our safety at risk.

Campaign Updates, Press Releases, etc.

National Public Health Week, April 7-13, 2008
This year’s theme - Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance

Vegan Soapbox: Win A Vegan Cookbook Here!
Your choice of reFresh, Vegan Express, The Asian Vegan Kitchen.

Carnivals

Green It! Carnival 1

Newsletters

Care2: Annie’s Green Living Series, April 8, 2008
Spring Clean Windows, Stop Cluttering, Green Car Wash, and more

The Sierra Club: Club Currents: Volume VI, #108, April 8, 2008
Going Green? All Your Questions Answered!

Petitions

Condemn the “Greatest Show on Earth”

Pledge to not travel to Canada while the Canadian Government allows the hunt and brutal murder

HELP ANIMALS FROM BAIA MARE CITY ZOO

Support Renewable Energy Tax Credits

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