The Department of Gender Studies in Agriculture at Wageningen Agricultural University (WAU), the Netherlands, is pleased to announce the introduction of two new internet resources on gender, agriculture and rural development: First, an on-line, searchable BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATABASE on Gender, Agriculture and Rural Development - the first of its kind in the world - with more than 6000 entries, all of which can also be ordered on-line from WAU. The site is described and accessible through: http://www.sls.wau.nl/crds/bdp_gs.htm The first Web Page listing Internet resources on Gender, Agriculture and Rural Development in an international context, linking you to web sites and providing information on relevant discussion lists and conferences. We hope to expand the site to include educational programmes and job announcements in the same field. Visit the site, link your web pages and make your announcements through: http://www.sls.wau.nl/crds/irl_gs.htm Any comments or suggestions on the above new sites oriented toward improving their utility are most welcomed! Prof.dr. Patricia Howard-Borjas Chair, Gender Studies in Agriculture, WAU tel. 0031-317-483932 fax 0031-317-483990 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Jan 14 13:48:23 1998 Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:48:06 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (A. I. McCombs) Subject: Jan. 20 Intnl Call-In for sulfide Mining Moratorium ACTION ALERT! Jan. 20 International Call-In for SB 3, Wisconsin's Sulfide Mining Moratorium For wide distribution Date: January 14, 1998 From: Mining Impact Coalition <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help protect Wisconsin Northwoods, the Wolf and Wisconsin Rivers, and the Great Lakes and Mississippi Watersheds: Ask Wisconsin state officials to PASS SB3, the sulfide Mining Moratorium bill WITHOUT Amendments Across Wisconsin, citizens have overwhelmingly demonstrated their opposition to sulfide mining and their support for the sulfide Mining Moratorium: A poll conducted in October 1997 by Chamberlain Research Consultants for Wisconsin Wildlife Federation showed that 52.5% oppose Exxon's proposed Wolf River mine. 42 counties, cities, villages, and towns along the Wisconsin River have passed resolutions or have gone on record in opposition to the Crandon Mine and/or pipeline. 44 other counties, villages, towns, unions and organizations have passed resolutions or have gone on record in opposition to the Crandon Mine and/or pipeline. 13 counties, towns and organizations that have passed resolutions or legislation opposing mining in general. At least 76 Wisconsin municipalities and organizations support the Mining Moratorium. 40,000 Wisconsin citizens have signed a petition supporting the sulfide Mining Moratorium. Metallic sulfide mining of north Wisconsin would ruin the state's $6 billion tourist economy and transform the state's pristine northern forests into a region of Superfund sites. Sulfide mining in north Wisconsin would put the cultures and lifestyles of three federally recognized Wisconsin Indian Tribes, the Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa, the Forest County Potawatomi, and the Menominee Nation, at high risk. Sulfide mining in Wisconsin is not just a local state issue -- it is a national and international concern. Multinational companies, which have leased over 300,000 acres in Wisconsin for mineral prospecting and exploration, stand poised to make north Wisconsin a sulfide mining district. The Great Lakes and Mississippi watersheds would constantly be threatened with contamination by hazardous waste spills from trucks and trains carrying toxic chemicals to and from mine sites. In addition, a sulfide mining district would put the Great Lake and Mississippi watersheds at high risk for contamination by deposits of heavy metal air particulates, pipeline ruptures and acid mine drainage. Every sulfide ore mine ever built has caused dangerous pollution. More than 12,000 miles of U.S. rivers have been permanently damaged by mine pollution. Sport fishing has been destroyed and tourism damaged. The Mining Moratorium Bill, SB 3, is a practical approach to prevent a mine from being built until the mine technology can be proven safe. SB 3 provides that no permit for a metallic mine in a sulfide ore can be issued until the mining company shows evidence of a mine in a similar sulfide ore body that has operated for 10 years without pollution and evidence of a mine in a similar sulfide body that has been closed for 10 years without significant environmental damage. You can help protect Wisconsin, the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Watersheds, and Wisconsin Indian Tribes now and for future generations. The state Assembly is supposed to vote on SB 3 January 22. Your requests can help persuade Wisconsin officials to pass SB 3. Please take a moment on January 20 to email, phone and/or fax the following Wisconsin officials. Ask them to PASS SB3, the sulfide Mining Moratorium bill WITHOUT Amendments. If you live in Wisconsin please call toll free 1-800-362-9477; find out who your State Assembly Representative is and contact him/her; urge support of the Mining Moratorium Bill SB 3 WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENTS. And please cc a copy of your request to Mining Impact Coalition: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks in advance for your help! A. I McCombs Mining Impact Coalition --------------------------------- Wisconsin officials to contact: Governor Tommy Thompson Telephone: 608-266-1212 Fax: 608-267-8983 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Representative Scott Jensen, Assembly Speaker Telephone (608) 264-6970 Toll free (in Wisconsin only) 888-529-0032 Fax (608) 266-7038 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Representative Steve Foti, Assembly Majority Leader Telephone (608) 266-2401 Toll free (in Wisconswin only) 888-534-0051 Fax (608) 266-7038 (Staff member for Rep. Foti) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Representative Marc Duff Chairman, Assembly Environment Committee Telephone (608) 266-1190 Toll free (in Wisconsin only) (888) 534-0098 Fax (608) 266-3698 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Representative Lorraine Seratti Representative for the district where Exxon's proposed Wolf River Mine would be located Telephone (608) 266-3780 Toll free (in Wisconsin only) Fax (608) 267-0790 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************** For information about Exxon's proposed Wolf River mine you are invited to drop by Mining Impact Coalition at http://www.miningimpacts.net/index.html Mining Impact Coalition (MIC) works to educate people, conduct research and facilitate communication about the: *Social, economic and environmental impacts of unsafe mining and *Sustainable use of the world's mineral resources Resources available at the MIC site: The latest issue of their newletter, DownStream. Cartoons by Bill Krupinski. Photographs showing what metallic sulfide mining does to the environment. To subscribe to MIC, an international email listserv which discusses unsafe mining and the sustainable use of minerals, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with message: subscribe mic ****************************************************** "People have the power to redeem the work of fools." Patti Smith For Mother Earth. . . For Humanity. . . A. I. McCombs P.O. Box 573 Shawano, WI 54166 Ph: 715-524-5998 FAX (Phone first): 715-524-9958 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.earthwins.com When EarthWINS, Everybody Wins!
