Re: Help on Women and Environment in NAmerica

1995-09-25 Thread William Affleck-Asch
, as well as any Clearinghouse (e.g. links to other locations) Web Sites for all of Canada or Mexico. Please email such links to me at my Net address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] - thanks! William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect

Effective Govt Protest re French Nuclear Tests

1995-11-02 Thread William Affleck-Asch
as to where they are. And remember, email burns less than a letter ... William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions of any of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] | many organizations I belong to or represent. :-)

Re: email Clinton Week

1995-11-09 Thread William Affleck-Asch
hting back the anti-enviros "Takings" law. We won 60% to 40%. Thanks, Therese! William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions of any of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] | many organizations I be

Instead of UNSUB, use SET ECOFEM MAIL DIGEST

1994-09-26 Thread William Affleck-Asch
... :-( I just wish the Juliana Hatfield mailing list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] had a digest form, all the rest of my mailing lists are like that. William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions of any of the [EMAIL

Re: infiltration of women's groups (fwd)

1996-03-01 Thread William Affleck-Asch
just thought some of you might be interested in the Food Water portion of this. (Hope Laura doesn't mind) Has a 1-800 number and mail address and all. William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions

Breast Cancer Mailing List and other lists (was Re: WOAR)

1996-03-02 Thread William Affleck-Asch
feminists) primer, which covers Web, FTP, email, mailing lists, Gopher (enough to get you going on all if you're a feminist). Do you have a current email address for "BREAST-CANCER" listserve? I had an old one, but it does not access now. Thank you! Jackie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Willi

WANOW-LEG list is now PNWNOW-LEG

1996-03-18 Thread William Affleck-Asch
of: subscribe pnwnow-leg YourEmailAddress To get (or change to for those who've been waiting) the digest version, after subscribing (or in the same message), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with text of: set pnwnow-leg mail digest Thanks for being so patient! William Affleck-Asch | The above

Re: virus warning

1996-06-06 Thread William Affleck-Asch
ou install or expand this file, the virus WILL wipe your hard disk clean and affect modems at 14.4 and higher. This is an extremely destructive virus and there is NOT yet a way of cleaning up this one. REPEAT: DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY FILE NAMED PKZIP300 REGARDLESS OF THE EXTENSION William Af

Re: Snails in gardens

1996-07-04 Thread William Affleck-Asch
guess butter's more ok now) and then use the shells (if snails) for useful things. Tsk. William William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions of any of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] | many organizations I belong

Re: Abuse of women and animals

1996-09-28 Thread William Affleck-Asch
your children as you are showing them that with power, violence is ok. Research into why men and not women commit these atrocities (mostly) would be valuable. Kylie [EMAIL PROTECTED] William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle

Re: abuse of women and animals

1996-10-13 Thread William Affleck-Asch
and encourage practices that would discourage people from behaving in such a manner. How is that an argument that it's "ok" for the behaviour to continue? That's like the idea that you need to be cruel to hunt, or that one needs to hunt. William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal op

Re: ECOFEM digest 28

1994-10-01 Thread William Affleck-Asch
s the true word. William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions of any of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] | many organizations I belong to or represent. :-)

Re: Suggestion

1994-10-01 Thread William Affleck-Asch
on though, what does that mean? :) Tj. who apologizes for any errors in this message - her computer is messed up . . . yerm, 8 - like that - what's a yerm? William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions

How to handle flame mail to lists

1997-04-02 Thread William Affleck-Asch
) instead. Usually a command such as SET MAIL ECOFEM DIGEST (sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) will do it. If you're not sure how, send the command HELP or INFO to the originator. William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect

[AB: ] One Planet (fwd)

1997-12-28 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Thought this might be of interest to the list. Sorry if I haven't posted much this year, but running two lists for NOW members and other feminists in the Pacific NW takes up a lot of time William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle

AB: Luna Julia Butterfly (News)

1998-03-13 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[fwd News via Abigails - something for this list! Will] -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 20:36:17 -0800 (PST) From: Jennifer Gagliardi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] moderator ABIGAILS-L: thurdsday afternoon casey (the visionary activist show, kpfa,

intro to Feminism the Net now avail (FTP)

1994-10-16 Thread William Affleck-Asch
/ ). It covers some email, Mailing Lists, free UseNet News Clipping Service, UseNet, FTP, Gopher, and WWW sites. Enjoy! William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions of any of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] | many

Re: ECOFEM and all the covers/a/tions

1998-11-16 Thread William Affleck-Asch
if we _could_ be as silent as the angels in Wim Wenders' movies, and not feel the need to force our religion on each other. William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions of any of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] | many

The Pekinese Debate (was Re: Compassion to the animals!)

1998-11-19 Thread William Affleck-Asch
live quite well off of the small birds, as they can count on being patched up by vets. Even in the city the ecosystem continues. Hawks nest on our large buildings and swoop down on the pigeons every day. William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle

Re: Tolerance

1998-12-12 Thread William Affleck-Asch
to leave the list more than once - it would be best if you followed that intention, in my opinion. William Affleck-Asch | The above is my personal opinion only and does not Seattle | necessarily reflect the opinions of any of the [EMAIL PROTECTED] | many organizations I belong

New Seattle versions of classic Christmas songs (Humor)

1999-12-16 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[obligatory WTO songs for the season - Will - from Phil K] - forwarded message - Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 22:48:21 -0800 From: Phil-Cary Karasick [EMAIL PROTECTED] World Trade (sung to the tune of "Silver Bells") People clashing. Windows smashing. Chaos mile after mile. In the air we

AP: New Food Tag Codes Animal Treatment (News)

2000-09-21 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/2919/pl/humane_farms_1.html [links] Tuesday September 19 5:48 PM ET New Food Tag Codes Animal Treatment By PHILIP BRASHER, AP Farm Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Starting Wednesday, the government will allow farmers to display a seal on meat and dairy products

Reuters: POLL-US public supports humane treatment for hens (News)

2000-09-21 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/000919/n19399349.html [links] Tuesday September 19, 5:07 pm Eastern Time POLL-US public supports humane treatment for hens By Gail Appleson NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Most U.S. citizens oppose common but controversial techniques used by egg producers to stimulate

Reuters: Kraft Recalls Taco Bell Shells with Biotech Corn (News)

2000-09-23 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/2922/ts/food_kraft_dc_6.html [links] Friday September 22 7:28 PM ET Kraft Recalls Taco Bell Shells with Biotech Corn By Susan Kelly CHICAGO (Reuters) - Philip Morris Cos.' (NYSE:MO - news) Kraft Foods unit said on Friday it is voluntarily recalling all

NY Times: China Rushes to Adopt Genetically Modified Crops (News)

2000-10-10 Thread William Affleck-Asch
China Rushes to Adopt Genetically Modified Crops Despite safety concerns in Western Europe and the United States, China has embraced bioengineered crops faster than any other Asian nation, hoping that genetics can save its farmers from devastation.

NY Times: Poverty Deepening in Former Communist Countries (News)

2000-10-13 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Poverty Deepening in Former Communist Countries At least 50 million children in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union live in poverty and are exposed to tuberculosis levels usually associated with the third world. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/12/world/12EURO.html

AP: Bill Bans Dog, Cat Fur Imports (News)

2000-10-14 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://wire.ap.org/APnews/main.html?FRONTID=NATIONALSTORYID=APIS77JNKB80 OCTOBER 13, 17:10 EDT Bill Bans Dog, Cat Fur Imports WASHINGTON (AP) — Imports of products made from dog and cat fur would be banned under legislation that passed the Senate Friday. The fur measure, part of a

NY Times: Safeway Recalls Taco Shells After Test Questions Corn Origin (News)

2000-10-15 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/11/business/12CND-TACO.html Safeway Recalls Taco Shells After Test Questions Corn Origin By ANDREW POLLACK The unapproved genetically engineered corn connected with a nationwide recall of taco shells has been found in a second brand of shells as well, a

BBC News: Genetic testing first for UK, insurer can use results (Alert/News)

2000-10-15 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_968000/968443.stm Thursday, 12 October, 2000, 11:28 GMT 12:28 UK Genetic test first for UK Genetic tests can predict future illness Insurers in the UK are to be allowed to use genetic test results to

windenergyweekly: CA Electricity Crisis Spurs Sales of Home Wind Energy Systems (News)

2000-10-15 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[interesting result of wheeling - from the egroups list - Will] - forwarded message - Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 09:11:07 -0400 From: "Tom Gray" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CALIFORNIA ELECTRICITY CRISIS SPURS SALES OF HOME WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS

NY Times: Gene-Modified Corn Turns Up in U.S. Exports to Japan (News)

2000-10-27 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Gene-Modified Corn Turns Up in U.S. Exports to Japan The Consumers Union of Japan said Tuesday that it has found traces of a controversial genetically modified corn from the United States in snack foods and animal feed sold in Japan. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/25/world/25WEB-CORN.html

Mobilize Globally: Save rain forest land by clicking a button!

2000-10-28 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[a cool item found on the egroups Mobilize-Globally list - Will] - forwarded message - Date: 27 Oct 2000 13:27:21 - From: o l [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Save rain forest land by clicking a button! Please help me save the rain forest! Just click on the link below to save up to 25

Dick McManus: Mexico 's Toxic waste problems (Analysis)

2000-10-29 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message - Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:20:49 -0700 From: "Richard McManus" [EMAIL PROTECTED] News and Views you don't have to lose: MEXICO CITY, Sept 10 (Reuters) Mexico produces about 10 million tons of toxic waste a year, according to environmentalists, much of it disposed of

NY Times: A Farmer Learns About Mexico's Lack of the Rule of Law (News)

2000-10-29 Thread William Affleck-Asch
A Farmer Learns About Mexico's Lack of the Rule of Law A farmer's protest against deforestation and his subsequent arrest have shone a spotlight on Mexico's lack of the rule of law. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/27/world/27MEXI.html

NY Times: British Wrongly Lulled People on 'Mad Cow,' Report Finds (News)

2000-10-29 Thread William Affleck-Asch
British Wrongly Lulled People on 'Mad Cow,' Report Finds An official report released Thursday severely criticized the British government's "culture of secrecy" that deliberately played down the possibility that mad-cow disease could be transmitted to humans.

Reuters: No Link Between Fatty Diet and Breast Cancer (News)

2000-10-30 Thread William Affleck-Asch
NO LINK BETWEEN FATTY DIET AND BREAST CANCER Eating a high fat diet does not increase the production of hormones that bring a higher risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. Contrary to previous suggestions, women who consumed a higher fat diet seemed to have lower levels of estrogen

NY Times: A Sharper Warning on Warming (Opinion)

2000-10-30 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Despite mounting evidence that mankind's contribution to global warming is greater than originally believed, Congress persists in a policy of reckless inaction. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/28/opinion/28SAT1.html

NY Times: Bob Herbert: Warm and Warmer (Opinion)

2000-10-30 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Warm and Warmer By BOB HERBERT One of these days, probably after some catastrophe in which hundreds of people are killed, we'll start to take global warming seriously. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/30/opinion/30HERB.html

NY Times: Patching Up Morale at the World Trade Organization (News)

2000-10-31 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Patching Up Morale at the World Trade Organization Nearly a year after violent demonstrations in Seattle disrupted the World Trade Organization's meeting of ministers and shredded its image, the group's leader, Mike Moore, is still trying to pick up the pieces.

Sierra Club: Call to Action (Alert/Action)

2000-11-13 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[good advice, useful to all US citizens - Will] - forwarded message - Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 11:00:10 -0800 From: Tina Schulstad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Below please find a call to action from the Sierra Club National Office, sent to us by Michael McGinn, our Council delegate. Tina

NY Times: Canada's 'Gentle Giants' Await Vanishing Winter (News)

2000-11-13 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Canada's 'Gentle Giants' Await Vanishing Winter Polar bears, North America's largest land carnivores, are 10 percent thinner and have 10 percent fewer cubs than they did 20 years ago. Scientists say the culprit is climate change. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/12/world/12BEAR.html [or try

NY Times: Pivotal Discussions Aim for Resolution of Global Warming (News)

2000-11-13 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Pivotal Discussions Aim for Resolution of Global Warming On Monday, pivotal talks begin between officials from around the world on the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty aimed at curtailing global warming. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/13/science/13CLIM.html [ or try

Mobilize Globally: Aventis to quit - Gene Giant to sell AgBio Division (News)

2000-11-16 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message - Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 20:38:22 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AVENTIS TO QUIT - GENE GIANT TO SELL AGBIO DIVISION I post this because I think this is good news for everybody who cares about the fate of (small) farmers world wide. Besides ,to destroy

EF!: ACT NOW! Japan Whaling Fleet Readies for Another Hunt (Action)

2000-11-16 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:46:42 +0100 From: "secr(MG!)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ACT NOW! Japan Whaling Fleet Readies for Another Hunt - forwarded message - Subject: Re: [EF!] ACT NOW! Japan Whaling Fleet Readies for Another Hunt Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 19:09:23 -0800 (PST) From: Heather

MG: India: Dam Protesters Battle Police to Meet World Bank Chief (News)

2000-11-16 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:46:02 +0100 From: "secr(MG!)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Dam Protesters Battle Police to Meet World Bank Chief - forwarded message - Subject: [Asia-news] India: Dam Protesters Battle Police to Meet World Bank Chief Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 14:00:03 + From: f P

MG: Administration Weakens NW Forest Plan to Ramp Up Old Growth Logging (Alert)

2000-12-03 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[alert from Mobilize Globally - Will] - forwarded message - Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 13:46:19 +0100 From: "secr(MG!)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ALERT: Administration Weakens NW Forest Plan to Ramp Up Old Growth Logging - forwarded message - Subject: [gaia-l] ALERT: Administration

Mobilize Globally: URGENT! Stop K2/R4! ACT NOW (Alert)

2000-12-03 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message - Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 13:11:43 -0500 From: michael mariotte [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: URGENT! Stop K2/R4! ACT NOW The U.S. government is preparing to decide its position on funding for the proposed K2/R4 reactors in Ukraine, which are supposed to replace the last

MG: Soya trade war expected between EU and US following meat and bone meal ban (News)

2000-12-03 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 23:13:36 +0100 From: "secr(MG!)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Soya trade war expected between EU and US following meat and bone meal ban - forwarded message - Subject: B-GE:EU: Soya trade war expected between EU and US following meat and bone meal ban Date: Fri, 01

NY Times: Gene Altered Foods: A Case Against Panic

2000-12-08 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Gene Altered Foods: A Case Against Panic Ask American consumers whether they support the use of biotechnology in food and nearly 70 percent say they do. But ask, "Do you approve of genetically engineered (or genetically modified) foods?" and two-thirds say they do not.

[ecofem] NY Times: Europe Takes Toughest Steps to Fight Mad Cow Disease (News)

2000-12-10 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Europe Takes Toughest Steps to Fight Mad Cow Disease European Union agricultural ministers voted on Monday to ban the use of animal feed laced with animal products for six months, and a measure that may lead to the slaughter of two million cows.

[ecofem] NY Times: Gene-Altered Corn Changes Dynamics of Grain Industry (News)

2000-12-11 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Gene-Altered Corn Changes Dynamics of Grain Industry After recalls of food possibly containing a genetically engineered variety of corn that produces the Cry9C protein, nearly every major food and agriculture company is frantically testing, resulting in a costly disruption to the nation's

[ecofem] NY Times: Cutting Luna (Opinion)

2000-12-11 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Cutting Luna Someone made a 19-foot gash in the tree that the conservationist Julia Hill, known as Butterfly, had lived in for two years. This is the sometimes inherent cruelty of symbolic politics. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/09/opinion/09SAT3.html or if paranoid, try

[ecofem] NY Times: 100 French Cows Infected With Mad Cow Disease (News)

2000-12-17 Thread William Affleck-Asch
100 French Cows Infected With Mad Cow Disease http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/14/world/14COW.html or, if paranoid, try http://partners.nytimes.com/2000/12/14/world/14COW.html

[ecofem] NY Times: U.S. Crop Protest in France (News)

2000-12-17 Thread William Affleck-Asch
U.S. Crop Protest in France http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/14/science/14GENE.html or, if paranoid, try http://partners.nytimes.com/2000/12/14/science/14GENE.html

[ecofem] NY Times: Modified-Crop Studies Are Called Inconclusive (News)

2000-12-17 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Modified-Crop Studies Are Called Inconclusive http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/14/science/14BIOT.html or, if paranoid, try http://partners.nytimes.com/2000/12/14/science/14BIOT.html

[ecofem] NY Times: Modified-Crop Studies Are Called Inconclusive (News)

2000-12-17 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Modified-Crop Studies Are Called Inconclusive http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/15/science/14BIOT.html or, if paranoid, try http://partners.nytimes.com/2000/12/15/science/14BIOT.html

[ecofem] NY Times: Modified Corn Found in Japan (News)

2001-01-04 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Modified Corn Found in Japan About 28,000 tons of a genetically modified corn, StarLink, was imported from the United States and used in food in Japan this year, health officials said. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/29/business/29CORN.html or, if paranoid, try

[ecofem] NY Times: Eating Well: Labeling Foods With Designer Genes (News)

2001-01-04 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Eating Well: Labeling Foods With Designer Genes Much of the processed food in this country contains genetically engineered ingredients. And while surveys show that many Americans would like to decide for themselves whether they want to consume altered foods, they can't.

[ecofem] Reuters: Clinton Bans Logging, Roads in Vast Forest Areas (News/Victory)

2001-01-07 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010105/ts/environment_forest_dc_3.html Friday January 5 4:50 PM ET Clinton Bans Logging, Roads in Vast Forest Areas By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rounding out his environmental legacy, President Clinton on Friday declared a ban on logging and new

[ecofem] NY Times: Antibiotics on the Farm (News/Stats)

2001-01-10 Thread William Affleck-Asch
One of the most striking patterns in modern American agriculture is the increasing use of antibiotics as a regular supplement in the feed and water consumed by cows, pigs and especially poultry. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/09/opinion/09TUE2.html or, if paranoid, try

[ecofem] NY Times: Ford to make Hybrid Explorers (News)

2001-01-10 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Ford intends to use electric car technology to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions in a large number of Ford Explorers sold in 2004. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/09/business/09AUTO.html or, if paranoid, try http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/01/09/business/09AUTO.html

[ecofem] How to survive the Bush years: economic action on a global scale

2001-01-18 Thread William Affleck-Asch
I've been thinking of how we can survive through the Bush years, where, basically, very little of good for the planet and other countries will get through the US congress, senate, courts, and legislative branch. The first thing is this: We must _not_ be reactive. The second thing is this: We

[ecofem] NY Times: Altered U.S. Corn Found in Samples Sent to Japan (News)

2001-01-18 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Altered U.S. Corn Found in Samples Sent to Japan http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/18/business/18GENE.html or, if paranoid, try http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/01/18/business/18GENE.html

[ecofem] Salon.com: Green Activists Mobilize to Spike Bush's enviro nominees (News/Opinion/Action)

2001-01-18 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Baked Alaska?: Fearing a return to the days of James Watt, green activists mobilize to spike Bush's environmental nominees. By Anthony York http://bf.salon.com/X0RT07DEF28438FDB483

[ecofem] AP: Inaugural Demonstrators Arrested (News)

2001-01-18 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010118/el/inaugural_protests_9.html [links/websites] Thursday January 18 11:12 AM ET Inaugural Demonstrators Arrested By DAVID HO, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - In a preview of what may come on Inauguration Day, police arrested three protesters

[ecofem] Reuters: Clinton Names Monuments on Lewis And Clark Trail (News/Montana/Herstory)

2001-01-18 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010117/ts/clinton_monuments_dc_2.html [pics/links] Wednesday January 17 1:25 PM ET Clinton Names Monuments on Lewis And Clark Trail By Patricia Wilson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Clinton on Wednesday honored three members of the pioneering Lewis and

[ecofem] NY Times: Mad Cow Disease Is Claiming Some Political Victims, Too (News/Europe)

2001-01-22 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Mad Cow Disease Is Claiming Some Political Victims, Too Throughout Europe, fear of mad cow disease has thrown the beef industry into chaos while producers and consumers alike are demanding action from their governments. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/21/world/21COW.html or, if paranoid, try

[ecofem] windenergyweekly: Europe agrees on 22 percent renewables goal/CCCC news (Europe)

2001-01-22 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message - Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 18:54:42 -0500 From: "Tom Gray" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The following is the time-lagged electronic edition of WIND ENERGY WEEKLY, Vol. 19, #924, 8 December 2000, published by the American Wind Energy Association. The

[ecofem] Reuters: Anti-Fur Protesters Post Protest on Chanel Web Site (News)

2001-01-24 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010123/wr/fashion_protest_dc_1.html [links] Tuesday January 23 9:28 AM ET Anti-Fur Protesters Post Protest on Chanel Web Site PARIS (Reuters) - Animal rights activists hacked into French fashion house Chanel's Web site and posted a protest against fur clothes

[ecofem] ASES: Job Opportunity - Executive Director (Job/CO)

2001-01-26 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[saw this in Wind Energy Weekly - might be cool - Will] (Advertisement) Job Opportunity -- Executive Director ___ The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) seeks an experienced, full-time Executive Director. For more information about ASES and

[ecofem] MG: EF!: Brazilian farmers storm Monsanto, uproot plants (News)

2001-01-27 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message - Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 22:06:11 +0100 From: info [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Brazilian farmers storm Monsanto, uproot plants - forwarded message - Subject: [EF!] Brazilian farmers storm Monsanto, uproot plants Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:25:05 -0800 From: radman

[ecofem] NY Times: Endangered Isles (Opinion)

2001-01-27 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Endangered Isles The Galapagos Islands were once entirely free of human influence. Now they remind us that, tragically, such a thing can no longer be said of any place on earth. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/26/opinion/26FRI4.html or, if paranoid, try

[ecofem] MG: Don't Ever Eat Mad Cow Beef (News/USA/Europe/UN)

2001-01-28 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1904 01:15:39 +0100 From: info [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Don't Ever Eat Mad Cow Beef - forwarded message - Subject: [KashmirForum] Don't Ever Eat Mad Cow Beef Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 03:13:43 -0500 From: "InfoTimes" [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[ecofem] Reuters: Farm Groups Aim for Full Mad-Cow Rule Compliance (News/USA)

2001-01-29 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[they're heeere ... Will] http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010129/ts/madcow_usa_dc_5.html [links] Monday January 29 6:36 PM ET Farm Groups Aim for Full Mad-Cow Rule Compliance By Randy Fabi and Lisa Richwine WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Farm groups said on Monday they felt confident U.S.

[ecofem] NY Times: Galapagos Journal: Isles Rich in Species Are Origin of Much Tension (News)

2001-01-29 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Galapagos Journal: Isles Rich in Species Are Origin of Much Tension In the aftermath of a damaging oil spill, Ecuador's capacity to administer the Galapagos Islands, home to some of the world's rarest marine and bird species, is now being called into question.

[ecofem] NY Times: Thomas L. Friedman: Cyber-Serfdom (Opinion)

2001-01-30 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Cyber-Serfdom By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN If the Davos World Economic Forum is any indicator, there is a backlash brewing against the proliferation of technology in our lives. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/30/opinion/30FRIE.html or, if paranoid, try

[ecofem] Seattle Times: Long-Term Breast-Feeding May Shrink Cancer Risk (News)

2001-02-01 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[note the second theory - Will] LONG-TERM BREAST-FEEDING MAY SHRINK CANCER RISK A study of women in China found that those who breast-fed their babies for two years or more reduced their risk of breast cancer by 50%. The study did not explore why breast-feeding lowers the risk, but one theory is

[ecofem] Seattle P-I: Public Hearing to Focus on Makah Whaling (News)

2001-02-01 Thread William Affleck-Asch
PUBLIC HEARING TO FOCUS ON MAKAH WHALING Four alternative futures for Makah tribal whaling will be at the heart of a contentious hearing tonight as federal regulators consider plans that balance the lives of whales with the culture and safety of native whalers.

[ecofem] The PETA Ad they banned at the Super Bowl

2001-02-02 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://www.adcritic.com/content/peta-singing-cows.html Wow, that is really cool!

[ecofem] Seattle P-I: Public Hearing on Makah Whale Hunt brings out opposition (News/Seattle)

2001-02-02 Thread William Affleck-Asch
PUBLIC HEARING ON MAKAH WHALE HUNT BRINGS OUT OPPOSITION Skepticism and derision greeted the almost 100 Makah tribal members who made the five-hour drive to Seattle for a National Marine Fisheries Service hearing at which they had hoped to defend their age-old whaling culture.

[ecofem] Seattle P-I: AP: Americans concerned about energy but oppose oil giveaway (News)

2001-02-02 Thread William Affleck-Asch
AMERICANS CONCERNED ABOUT WEST'S ENERGY WOES WASHINGTON -- More than half of Americans are concerned that California-like energy problems could hit their communities, yet most oppose exploring for more oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to a poll by The Associated

[ecofem] Reuters: Melting Antartic Glacier Raising Sea Level (News/Study)

2001-02-02 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Study: Melting Antarctic Glacier Raising Sea Level http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010202/sc/environment_glacier_dc_5.html

[ecofem] Seattle Times: Globalization Makes Spread of Diseases Much Easier (News)

2001-02-02 Thread William Affleck-Asch
GLOBALIZATION MAKES SPREAD OF DISEASES MUCH EASIER As technological and transportation advances make the world seem smaller, a growing number of food-borne illnesses, such as mad-cow disease, are speeding along on what one scientist calls the "viral superhighway." At one time, food-borne disease

[ecofem] SF Gate: Combodian Black Market (News)

2001-02-04 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[from Personal Reader - Will] Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 16:26:53 -0800 From: "PersonalReader.com" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] World Reader from PersonalReader.com http://www.personalreader.com Speaking of Trade ... In Cambodia, a robust black market has developed for live monkeys, baby

[ecofem] RadTimes: GM Criticism Growing Worldwide / ELF (News)

2001-02-06 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message - Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 14:40:43 -0800 From: radman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [radtimes] # 141 [radtimes] # 141 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!"

[ecofem] RadTimes: Monsanto sees U.S. bio-crop growth despite GM row

2001-02-06 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 12:13:29 -0800 From: radman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [radtimes] # 145 === Tuesday January 30, 2001 Monsanto sees U.S. bio-crop growth despite GM row By Ben Hirschler DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 30 (Reuters)

[ecofem] Washington Post: Save the Planet. Keep Your Chopsticks. (News)

2001-02-07 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Save the Planet. Keep Your Chopsticks. China goes through more than 45 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks a year, cutting down about 25 million trees to make them. As the Washington Post reports on the front page today, the absurdity is sinking in: An environmentalist movement in favor of

[ecofem] MG: Global warming to cost $300 bln a year - UN report (News/Stats)

2001-02-10 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message - Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 17:06:18 -0800 From: radman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [radtimes] # 152 [this is just one of six articles - no, it's NOT the same group as resist.com, you need to email him/her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I guess - Will] Global warming to cost $300

[ecofem] Slashdot: US Sues Over Genetic Testing for Insurance Claims (Action/Alert)

2001-02-10 Thread William Affleck-Asch
US Sues Over Genetic Testing for Insurance Claims Posted by michael on 01:32 PM February 10th, 2001 from the first-blood dept. Marty writes "It appears the U.S. government is setting an excellent precedent when it comes to genetic testing and insurance claims. According to the Chicago Tribune,

[ecofem] NY Times: Genome Analysis Shows Humans Survive on Low Number of Genes (News)

2001-02-12 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[note they find that race has no genetic structure, but is just noise - Will] Genome Analysis Shows Humans Survive on Low Number of Genes Two rival teams of scientists this week present their first interpretations of the human genome. The teams report that humans do not possess many more genes

[ecofem] Seattle Times: Race gene does not exist, say scientists (News)

2001-02-12 Thread William Affleck-Asch
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/krseattle/20010212/lo/race_gene_does_not_exist_say_scientists_1.html The Seattle Times Monday February 12 03:00 AM EST Race gene does not exist, say scientists by Eric Sorensen, Seattle Times science reporter The human genome, to be published in nearly

[ecofem] MG: EF!: Groundup: new site for GE activists (WebSite)

2001-02-12 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 17:57:25 +0100 From: info [EMAIL PROTECTED] - forwarded message - Subject: [EF!] Groundup: new site for GE activists Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:21:29 -0800 From: radman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groundup: new site for GE activists NEW WEBSITE

[ecofem] MG: EF!: Urgent appeal to get comments in by 2/16 re Makah Whaling (Request)

2001-02-13 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[just in time for valentine's day - Will] - forwarded message - Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 20:20:43 +0100 From: info [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Urgent appeal to get comments in by 2/16 - forwarded message - Subject: [EF!] Urgent appeal to get comments in by 2/16 Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001

[ecofem] MG: EF!: Bare-Breasted Forest Activist Goes to Court (News/CA)

2001-02-13 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message - Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 07:34:28 +0100 From: info [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bare-Breasted Forest Activist Goes to Court - forwarded message - Subject: [EF!] Bare-Breasted Forest Activist Goes to Court Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 22:23:47 -0800 From: radman [EMAIL

[ecofem] HP's Grammen Bank and Direct Invest/Purchase Programs (Action)

2001-02-14 Thread William Affleck-Asch
[yeah, I know, say what you will, but at least here is a direct way you can loan $1000 to third-world women without all the intermediaries who suck off profit from the capital invested - note they also have a link to allow you to buy goods directly from such countries, including musicians and

[ecofem] NY Times: Europe Approves New Genetically Modified Food Control (News)

2001-02-15 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Europe Approves New Genetically Modified Food Control The European Union Parliament passed a measure that establishes strict rules on genetically modified organisms, preparing to end Europe's unofficial moratorium on bioengineered seeds and food.

[ecofem] MG: Political skills training! Enviro Justice STA (classes/USA)

2001-02-16 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message - Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:27:05 +0100 From: info [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Political skills training! - forwarded message - Subject: [starcgrassroots] political skills training! Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:16:26 -0500 From: Amy Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please

[ecofem] MG: gaia-l: National Day of Action Against Staples, March 28 (Action/Event)

2001-02-16 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message - Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:22:21 +0100 From: info [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: National Day of Action Against Staples, March 28 - forwarded message - Subject: [gaia-l] National Day of Action Against Staples, March 28 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 06:53:38 -0400 (AST)

[ecofem] MG: gaia-l: Forest Protection Efforts To Go Forward Despite GOP Admin (Alert)

2001-02-16 Thread William Affleck-Asch
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:21:59 +0100 From: info [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Forest Protection Efforts Will Move Forward Despite Republican Administration - forwarded message - Subject: [gaia-l] Forest Protection Efforts Will Move Forward Despite Republican Administration Date: Thu, 15 Feb

[ecofem] MG: radtimes: Spy agency braces for increase in protests against GM foods (News/Canada)

2001-02-17 Thread William Affleck-Asch
- forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 15:41:38 -0800 From: radman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [radtimes] # 161 [radtimes] # 161 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!"

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