-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:messages@;dynamic.greenpeace.org] Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 6:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Greenpeace Activist News Vol. 2, No. 6
Greenpeace Activist News Vol. 2, No. 6 24 October 2002 This packed issue includes actions and links on endangered species, a Swedish betrayal, a victory against genetic engineering in Brazil, a letter to the board of climate-destroying ExxonMobil (Esso), opportunites to provide us with more input on a Youth Forum and cyberactivism, updates on European frankenseeds and Japanese plutonium, and an invitation to participate in discussions on a potential war in Iraq. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can change your email address, unsubscribe from this list, and have a forgotten cybercentre password mailed to you using the links at the bottom of this message. Please remember to delete these links before forwarding this message to anyone else. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRADING IN DESTRUCTION Jaguars, sloths, howler monkeys - these are the endangered species most commonly associated with the Amazon rainforest. But there is another one, a species that could be commercially extinct within two years. And this species is driving the forest destruction that threatens other Amazon species with extinction. It's mahogany. The wood oozes glamour and prestige in the gleaming showrooms of the north. But its plunder drives the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, corruption and even murder. The logging and trade is primarily illegal, invading indigenous lands and opening up areas of forest to further exploitation. The only effective way to ensure that all mahogany is harvested legally and develop international measures to control the market, is to regulate the trade of mahogany under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Next month member countries will meet in Santiago, Chile and among other issues, governments will decide whether to list mahogany in the convention in order to regulate its trade internationally. We need your help to put pressure on the Brazilian government which is so far resisting this move because of intense pressure from the industry. Take action and send a fax to the President of Brazil asking him to support listing mahogany on CITES Appendix II: http://act.greenpeace.org/ams/e?a=cities_mahogany&s=for Send your friends a recipe for destruction e-card: http://act.greenpeace.org/ecs/s2?sk=std&i=421 Read more about the illegal mahogany trade: http://www.greenpeace.org/features/details?features_id=47856 You can discuss this issue here: http://act.greenpeace.org/1035304001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SWEDEN: SPEAK OUT AGAINST PRO-WHALING VOTE BUYING On October 14, Greenpeace observers watched in horror as pro-whaling Iceland was admitted to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), by a vote of 19 to 18, as a member with a refusal to accept the ban on commercial whaling. The critical vote came from Sweden. The Swedish government is now claiming the vote was a mistake but the damage has been done. The best way for Sweden to help make up for its mistake is speak out about the way the Fisheries Agency of Japan has used fisheries aid to buy the votes of developing countries. Nine of the 19 votes to admit Iceland were obtained in this way. Every year the bloc of votes controlled by Japan increases. The anti-whaling governments know this, but none of them are willing to speak out. Please write to the Swedish prime minister and foreign minister from here: http://act.greenpeace.org/ams/e?a=iwc_se&s=whl We have also set up a Spanish version of this action alert here: http://act.greenpeace.org/ams/es?a=iwc_se&s=whl You can join a discussion on this issue here: http://act.greenpeace.org/1035218564 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENETIC ENGINEERING VICTORY IN BRAZIL We won!! Thank you all for your help. Over the last few months, your letters along with pressure in Brazil forced Perdig�o to announce on 12 September that it will eliminate GE ingredients from all its food products, including meat, and introduce by additional mechanisms to ensure its supplies are not genetically contaminated by December 1st . In letters we received, the company announced that it would review and strengthen its current methods of control for soya and maize, which have not been enough to avoid genetic contamination. This year, we found GE soya in five products sold by Perdig�o in Brazil. For more, see the web site story here: http://www.greenpeace.org/news/details?news_id=26036 The involvement of consumers from different countries has certainly contributed to this success. Thanks for helping keep Brazil GE-free! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EXXONMOBIL BOARD: STOP SABOTAGING CLIMATE PROTECTION ExxonMobil, best known worldwide through its Esso-brand petrol/gasoline, is one of the major barriers to action against global warming. The world's largest private oil company, ExxonMobil is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions and has a strong and alarming influence on the administration of US President George W. Bush, whose election campaign it heavily funded. The board of ExxonMobil is a broad slice of Corporate America, including directors associated with companies that produce telecommunications, software, vehicles, consumer products, and drugs. Many ExxonMobil board members serve on several other boards, creating a huge web of interconnections. Greenpeace believes that the ExxonMobil board should be held accountable for the actions of their company. Please write to the ExxonMobil board from here: http://act.greenpeace.org/ams/e?a=esso_board&s=blue2 You can find out more about the StopEsso campaign here: http://www.stopesso.org including links to a number of national campaigns. You can sign-up to receive more StopEsso updates and action ideas here: http://www.stopesso.org/m?st=0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOUTH FORUM AND CYBERACTIVISM FOLLOW-UP Over the last couple of months, we've had a great discussion on the future of Greenpeace cyberactivism on the Cybercentre. We've now posted a summary of the results and some follow-up questions here: http://act.greenpeace.org/1035417469 One of the key ideas discussed was the creation of a Youth Forum. We're very excited about the idea and want some more feedback on how it should work. You can join the discussion here: http://act.greenpeace.org/1035417106 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEEDS OF TROUBLE The plot to contaminate all European seeds with genetically engineered varieties is beginning to run into difficulties - thanks in part to the effort of Greenpeace cyberactivists. On 14th October a delegation of farmers and environmentalists including Greenpeace delivered the 'save our seeds' petition to the EU commissioners for Agriculture (Franz Fischler) and for Consumer protection (David Byrne) - the petition was signed by over 70,000 individuals and 300 organisations representing over 25 million members. In addition, about 2000 Greenpeace cyberactivists have written to their agriculture ministers about this issue. If you are from the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Luxembourg or Belgium, you can find out more about this issue and send a letter to your agriculture minister by clicking on the appropriate link here: http://act.greenpeace.org/ams/e?a=seeds&s=blue2 You can read and discuss the latest update here: http://act.greenpeace.org/1035219699 You can also alert residents of the above countries by sending them one of the e-cards described here: http://act.greenpeace.org/1034003072 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLUTONIUM UPDATE Thank you to the more than 12 thousand participants in our virtual flotilla actions in August and September. After our virtual and real flotilla actions, a series of nuclear scandals in Japan caused a collapse in support for the plutonium/MOX fuel cycle - a huge setback for the nuclear industry. Stephanie Mills, Greenpeace's international nuclear coordinator, has written an update which is posted on the Cybercentre. You can read and discuss it here: http://act.greenpeace.org/1035478566 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GREENPEACE STATEMENTS ON A WAR AGAINST IRAQ Greenpeace International and Greenpeace US have both issued statements opposing a war against Iraq. The statements have generated enormous discussion on the Cybercentre. You can read and discuss the international statement here: http://act.greenpeace.org/1032877480 and the US statement here: http://act.greenpeace.org/1035137010 VISIT THE CYBERCENTRE Please don't forget to visit the Greenpeace Cyberactivist Community at: http://act.greenpeace.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Delete everything past this point if you are forwarding this message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have you forgotten your Cybercentre account information? 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