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Thursday, June 03, 2004
Trading Endangered Species, Dirty Gold and Shooting Wolves:: Online Actions for June 3
Bush opens up trade in Endangered Species
Once again the Bush administration is trying to gut another environmental regulation. This time they want to allow for the importation of endangered species (whole or in parts) into the United States. This would only increase the rate of extinction for these species as they would once again become valuable commodities. Stop them here.
You know about Dirty Diamonds but what about Gold?
The Center for a New American Dream(a great resource for families and conscious consumers) is hoping you'll sign their pledge not to buy dirty gold. In many instances gold mining is wrecking the environment, ruining communities and exploiting workers. Join them in calling for reform of the gold mining industry.
Stop the Right-wing take over of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
We all know there's not too many great news shows on television, and now the best one has been cut in half. NOW with Bill Moyers has been reduced from 1 hour to 30 minutes and two new shows hosted by conservatives will be airing this year. Bush has packed the CPB with big donors to the Republican party. Join CommonCause in telling the CPB that we won't stand for politicizing Public Broadcasting.
Two quick actions from Defenders of Wildlife
It's hard to believe that people actually do this, but in Alaska they are gunning down wolves from the air; 147 dead this year and more to come. Sign this petition to President Bush to have him stop the killing. Also, the federal Bureau of Land Management is working on plans that
could allow road building, drilling, pipelines and more to invade
Montana's Rocky Mountain Front. This is area is rated as the top 1% of wildlife habitat in the United States. Stop these harmful plans.
Once again the Bush administration is trying to gut another environmental regulation. This time they want to allow for the importation of endangered species (whole or in parts) into the United States. This would only increase the rate of extinction for these species as they would once again become valuable commodities. Stop them here.
You know about Dirty Diamonds but what about Gold?
The Center for a New American Dream(a great resource for families and conscious consumers) is hoping you'll sign their pledge not to buy dirty gold. In many instances gold mining is wrecking the environment, ruining communities and exploiting workers. Join them in calling for reform of the gold mining industry.
Stop the Right-wing take over of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
We all know there's not too many great news shows on television, and now the best one has been cut in half. NOW with Bill Moyers has been reduced from 1 hour to 30 minutes and two new shows hosted by conservatives will be airing this year. Bush has packed the CPB with big donors to the Republican party. Join CommonCause in telling the CPB that we won't stand for politicizing Public Broadcasting.
Two quick actions from Defenders of Wildlife
It's hard to believe that people actually do this, but in Alaska they are gunning down wolves from the air; 147 dead this year and more to come. Sign this petition to President Bush to have him stop the killing. Also, the federal Bureau of Land Management is working on plans that
could allow road building, drilling, pipelines and more to invade
Montana's Rocky Mountain Front. This is area is rated as the top 1% of wildlife habitat in the United States. Stop these harmful plans.
posted by Tom, 6/03/2004 11:43:00 AM
