Center for Biological Diversity: Save Panama Biosphere Reserve From Dams
Please join the growing international movement to protect this ecological jewel and voice your opposition to the proposed Hydroelectric Projects.

DawnWatch: UK media on meat and global warming 9/9/07
“Activists take Gore to task on his diet”

Defenders of Wildlife: Protect Utah Prairie Dogs and Other Wildlife
Fill out the form below to urge your Representative and Senators to support the Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 (H.R. 1422 and S. 700), important legislation that would help private landowners protect Utah prairie dogs and other imperiled wildlife that live on their property.

Earthjustice: Say No to the Blowing Up of Appalachia
Tell the administration to stop trying to diminish the buffer zone rule and start enforcing it!

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Tell the U.S. Navy to Stop Killing Whales!
Ear-splitting military sonar is needlessly killing whales and other marine mammals throughout the world’s oceans. Yet the Navy has refused to put effective safeguards in place during testing and training.

The Ocean Conservancy: Take Action Tell NMFS two wrongs don’t make a right whale safe
Tell NMFS to listen to the science and protect endangered whales from entanglement.

The Sierra Club: Tell Congress to Pass Sound Energy Policy This Fall!
Urge your Representative and Senators to pass sound energy legislation this fall!

Campaign Updates, Press Releases, etc.

United Poultry Concerns (UPC) Urges Money – Not Chickens – for Kapparot Ceremonies
United Poultry Concerns (UPC) is urging rabbis and other members of the Jewish community who perform the kapparot ceremony between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to use money instead of chickens. This year kapparot is scheduled for the week between Monday, September 17 and Friday, September 21.

Carnivals

Vegetarian Carnival #7 (September 10, 2007 @ Activist Mommy)

Newsletters

Hugs for Puppies: eNews & Action Alerts: September 10, 2007
Great News: More Restaurants Go Foie Gras Free! & more

The Sierra Club: Club Currents: Volume VI, #80: September 11, 2007
Sierra Club Currents — Study Shows Pollution Prevention is Economic Plus

Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary: September 2007 Newsletter
Animal Rescue Alert; Slaughterhouse Escapee Battles For His Health

Petitions

Hold the Antibiotics!

To the NFL: Help Pitt Bulls while Punishing Michael Vick!

“Yes!” to Stronger Dog-Breeder Kennel Regulations

Good News for Whales: Thank Iceland for Doing the Right Thing!

Protect Ancient Trees and Spotted Owls!

Support a Plastic Bag Ban in Los Angeles County

Reduce Pesticides on the IUB Campus [for residents in the Indiana University - Bloomington area]

Nuclear Free Alberta

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Center for Biological Diversity: Kempthorne Awarded Rubber Dodo
On Friday, August 24, we awarded the first annual Rubber Dodo Award to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in recognition of his one year and 90 days in office without listing a single new species as threatened or endangered. That’s a record.

DawnWatch: NY Times on meat and global warming link 8/29/07
“Trying to Connect the Dinner Plate to Climate Change”

DawnWatch: Bob Barker offers to pay for Maggie’s move to sanctuary — Anchorage Daily News, 8/28/07
“Bob Barker says price is right to move Maggie off to California.”

Defenders of Wildlife: Keep Bald Eagles Soaring!
Tell the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service to keep strong protections in place for bald eagles.

Greenpeace: Say Yes To Cape Wind
We need YOUR help to get Congress on track and make offshore wind a reality.

The People’s Email Network (PEN): WHO SHOULD CONGRESS IMPEACH FIRST?
Now that Alberto Gonzales has resigned, the question of who to impeach first is much simplified.

SaveOurEnvironment.org: Take Action for Cleaner Air
Urge EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to set stronger air quality standards that protect our health.

The Sierra Club: Protect communities’ air and water from polluting factory farms!
Take Action: Stop Tyson’s Dirty Water Bail-Out Bill!

Newsletters

The Ocean Conservancy: eNewsletter: August 2007
The International Coastal Cleanup: It’s not too late to lend a hand

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): VegCooking.com: Recipe of the Week
White Bean Soup

The Sierra Club: Club Currents: Volume VI, #78: August 28, 2007
Sierra Club Currents — Stop Tyson’s Dirty Water Bail-Out Bill!

Vegan Outreach: eNewsletter: August 29, 2007
A Truly Inconvenient Truth

Petitions

Please help get Michael Vick’s fines donated to Pit Bull and other animal rescues.

End the Canadian seal hunt boycott travel/seafood

Tell Your Governor to Invest in Transportation!

Send Congress Their Global Warming To-Do List!

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Audubon: Final Push for Renewable Electricity
Please ask your Representative to support the Udall-Platts amendment

Center for Biological Diversity: Keep Mercenary Training Camp Out of San Diego Backcountry!
Blackwater has proposed establishing a military training camp in eastern San Diego County

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): Help Pass the Dog Fighting Prohibition Act
Urge your reps to co-sponsor and support passage of S. 1880/H.R. 3219, the Dog Fighting Prohibition Act, and any legislation to crack down on dogfighting

In Defense of Animals (IDA): Urge USDA to Move Maggie to Sanctuary Before Winter
The Alaska Zoo Board Has Made Its Decision to Move Maggie; Please help make it happen before winter–write the USDA

In Defense of Animals (IDA): Survival of Wolves in Northern Rockies Jeopardized
“Take Action” by Aug. 6 to protect them from hunters

In Defense of Animals (IDA): Thank California retirement community for sparing deer
California Retirement Community Chooses to Spare Deer; Thank The Villages for using humane methods to manage wildlife

Oceana: Tell Congress: Protect Our Sharks!
The threat of shark extinction in a number of species is very real, and its consequences could be potentially disastrous to the world’s oceans.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Sign the Statement Against Dogfighting
I join Russell Simmons, The Rev. Al Sharpton, and Ingrid Newkirk in supporting animal protection groups and law enforcement officials in their fight against dogfighting in our local communities.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Defend Animals From Environmental Defense
The environmental group Environmental Defense (ED), notorious for pushing animal testing, is once again calling for a massive animal testing program

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): CDW Exploits Chimpanzees for Marketing Gimmick
Ask that CDW pledge never to use chimpanzees in its advertisements again.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Tell Supervalu to Stop Abusing Animals!
Tell Supervalu’s executives to follow the lead of Whole Foods, Safeway, and others and start improving the lives and deaths of the animals killed for its stores and also to stop selling foie gras.

Save the Manatee Club: Ask Governor Crist to Appoint New FWC Commissioners
Ensure Balanced and Science-Based Leadership on Manatee Protection Issues

Trust for America’s Health: Urge Congress to Combat Obesity and Support Federal Nutrition Programs
Urge your Senator to act now to combat the obesity epidemic by supporting federal nutrition programs during the reauthorization of the Farm Bill

The Wilderness Society: House to Vote on Energy Reforms
Urge your representative to support energy reform bill H.R. 3221, especially the oil and gas management reform provisions; also ask your Representative to support an amendment from Representatives Tom Udall (D-NM 3rd) and Todd Plats (R-PA 19th)

Newsletters

The Animals Voice eNewsletter, August 2, 2007
AnimalsVoice.com is the premiere online resource for animal rights and its defenders

Campaign for America’s Wilderness: Your Wilderness, August 2007
The Campaign for America’s Wilderness is singularly focused on achieving lasting protection for threatened wild lands

Compassion Over Killing (COK): Compassionate Action: August 1, 2007
NBC4′s “Veggie Options,” Nat’l Veggie Hot Dog Day updates and op-ed, and more!

In Defense of Animals (IDA): eNews, 8-1-07
IDA Action Alerts, Campaign News & Updates

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Weekly eNews, August 2, 2007
Sign the Dogfighting Petition; Pleather Yourself Contest

Save the Manatee Club: Paddle Tales eNewsletter, August 2007
Every other month, you’ll get the scoop on current manatee news (plus great photos), meet a manatee from our Adopt-A-Manatee program, discover fun games or activities, learn about special offers and events, and more!

Vegan Outreach: E-Newsletter, Aug. 1, 2007
Notes from Vegan Outreach

Petitions

Professionals Against Foie Gras – Philadelphia

Tell the Senate to Support the Massachusetts Ocean Act!

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Center for Biological Diversity: Oppose Aerial Herbicide Spraying on Public Lands

The Center for Food Safety: House to Vote on Farm Bill – Take Action Today!

DawnWatch: CNN’s Paula Zahn to cover dogfighting, Thursday 7/26/07

DawnWatch: Dan Mathews “Committed” summer tour — July-August 2007

DawnWatch tip: NBC Nightly news on calls for bullfighting bans 7/23/07

DawnWatch: Extraordinary coverage and commentary from NPR’s Scott Simon, Weekend Edition Saturday, 7/21/07

DawnWatch: Newsday piece on runaway steer and vegetarianism 7/22/07

Defenders of Wildlife: We Can End Aerial Gunning of Wolves: Sign the Petition Today!

Earthjustice: Adopt the Sky

Earthjustice: Restore Balance on Our Public Lands!

Environmental Defense: Tell Congress to Support Conservation Friendly Farming

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM): The “Fairness in Farm and Food Policy” amendment to the 2007 Farm Bill

Campaign Updates, Press Releases, etc.

The Animal Welfare Institute: “Barbaric, Barbaric, Barbaric!” / Vick Dog Fighting Charges Symptomatic of a Larger Problem

Carnivals

Carnival of the Green #87 (July 23 @ Hippy Shopper)

Newsletters

Earthjustice e-Brief: July 2007

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Animal Update Online: July 2007

Sierra Club Insider: July 24, 2007

Petitions

Felony indictment for dog fighting in Georgia

Please help stop brutal murders of dogs in Chernihiv!

The animal welfare in Romania – Street cleansing with poison – Braila 2007

Stop Animal Cruelty Now!

SAY NO TO JAPANESE SCHOOLCHILDREN VIEWING WHALES BEING BUTCHERED

I am not a nugget!

Fight Against Asthma by Adopting the Sky!

Pledge to Live a One Planet Life!

Tim Horton’s – Making the Cups Recyclable!!!

Is God Green?

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Support Protection for Penguins Threatened by Global Warming

This week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it’s officially considering protecting 10 of the 12 penguin species we petitioned to protect under the Endangered Species Act. The penguins are threatened with extinction due to global warming, industrial fisheries, and other threats.

The Service’s “positive finding” begins a 60-day public comment period on whether the penguins should advance to the next stage in the Endangered Species Act listing process, with a formal proposal to list them as threatened or endangered. Please submit your own comment today in support of protecting these magnificent birds!

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See also: Thank Gov. Bill Richardson for Halting the Mexican Wolf Killing!, from the Center for Biological Diversity.

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Via Defenders of Wildlife:

Howl Out for Governor Richardson’s Southwest Wolf Policy

Our Southwest wolves have some pretty powerful enemies — from local anti-wolf zealots who try to kill them to the politicians in Washington, who just weeks ago attempted to end federal wolf recovery efforts in New Mexico and Arizona.

Fortunately, our wolves also have some powerful friends….Late last week, our imperiled wolves found another powerful champion: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.

Governor Richardson has announced an immediate suspension of his state’s involvement in the so-called “three strikes” policy on the removal of wolves accused of killing livestock.

Citing deep concerns about the recent escalation in wolf removals, Richardson suspended state involvement in wolf removals pending further investigation and revision of the rules governing wolf removal.

The governor’s announcement comes on the heels of the killing of AF924, the Alpha Female of the Durango Pack who had been implicated in three livestock deaths. Her removal last week by federal agents resulted in conflict between state and federal officials and left the wolf’s pups without a mother.

With just 58 wolves in New Mexico and Arizona, the loss of AF924 — and the possibility that her pups could be lost as well — comes as a major blow to wolf recovery efforts.

Please take a moment right now to thank Governor Richardson for taking a stand for one of the Southwest’s most beloved and imperiled animals. Send your message to the governor online now!

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Protect Endangered Sea Turtles From Longline Fishing

The federal government is proposing to allow longline fishing for swordfish in the waters off California and Oregon. Longline fishing, in which a single vessel can lay out more than 60 miles of line and 1,000 hooks at a time, is one of the most destructive fishing practices ever invented. In addition to depleting the oceans of the targeted swordfish and tuna, longlines hook, entangle, and kill tens of thousands of seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks. The critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle has been reduced from more than 100,000 nesting females to fewer than 3,000 over the past 25 years, mostly because of longlining.

In 2004, following a successful lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, swordfish longlining was banned in the waters off the West Coast. Now, under pressure from the fishing industry, the National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to allow an experimental longline fishery in these waters.

Please let the Fisheries Service know that you oppose the introduction of this deadly fishing gear to the West Coast.

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Protect Endangered Species From Pesticides

Help us celebrate the centennial birthday of Rachel Carson by telling the Environmental Protection Agency and the Fish and Wildlife Service to protect endangered species from toxic pesticides!

The EPA continues to violate the Endangered Species Act by registering and allowing the use of hundreds of harmful pesticides in or near habitats for scores of endangered species — without first determining whether the chemicals jeopardize wildlife.

The Center filed a lawsuit last month to force the EPA to enter formal consultations with the Fish and Wildlife Service on the impacts of 46 pesticides on a dozen of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most endangered species. The affected species include the delta smelt, tidewater goby, California clapper rail, salt marsh harvest mouse, California tiger salamander, San Francisco garter snake, California freshwater shrimp, San Joaquin kit fox, Alameda whipsnake, valley elderberry longhorn beetle and bay checkerspot butterfly. Inappropriate pesticide use may also threaten an additional 19 of the 51 Bay Area animal species listed under the Endangered Species Act.

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Panama World Heritage Site In Danger!

La Amistad International Park is a World Heritage site shared by Panama and Costa Rica. It harbors the largest intact virgin rainforest in Central America and is home to more than 115 species of fish, 250 species of reptiles and amphibians, 215 species of mammals, and 600 species of birds, including the endangered harpy eagle and tapir. La Amistad’s rivers contain unique diadromous aquatic fish and shrimp that must migrate between fresh- and saltwater to complete their life cycles. Indigenous Naso and Ngobe peoples depend upon the biodiversity of the area, including fish species living in the Changuinola and Teribe Rivers.

But urgent action by conservationists is needed. This incredible World Heritage site is facing serious threats to its survival. Four pending hydroelectric dams will forever alter the free-flowing rivers so important to the park’s ecosystem and extirpate many diadromous species by acting as impassable barriers. The resulting flooding will displace human populations too, and armed conflict has occurred between government agents and indigenous peoples; the potential for future conflict is high. The park is further threatened by increasing human encroachment activities such as cattle ranching, and it faces a lack of effective law enforcement and inadequate management.

Therefore, a petition for the inclusion of La Amistad on the World Heritage “In Danger” list was submitted by the Center and 30 other environmental and indigenous groups of Panama and Costa Rica. An “in danger” listing can aid in securing international assistance to reduce the threats and better protect the site. Your action is needed now because the World Heritage Committee is meeting from June 23 to July 2, 2007, and will begin discussing La Amistad. Please join this urgent movement to protect this ecological jewel and voice your support for including La Amistad as a World Heritage Site “In Danger.”

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Support Wild & Scenic Status for Utah’s Rivers

Speak Out for Utah’s Outstanding Rivers!

Deadline: June 30th

There are more than 165 rivers in the National Wild and Scenic River system. Despite the fact that Utah has amazing rivers, ranging from serene, flat water to raging rapids and from high mountain streams to rivers passing through a red-rock world, Utah has absolutely zero Wild and Scenic Rivers.

Now is your chance to let the Forest Service know which rivers on Utah’s National Forests are the most incredible and should be Congressionally designated as Wild and Scenic. Please just take a few minutes to submit comments that will help provide permanent protection for these incredible rivers. Without your help these rivers stand little chance of receiving the protection they deserve.

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