---------- > From: News from Environmental Defense Fund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: *Hog Watch * Hogs In The News * Austin Air* > Date: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 3:57 PM > > EDF DISPATCH: From Environmental Defense Fund > * Hog Watch * Hogs in the News * Austin Air * > Tuesday, December 15, 1998 > More than 300,000 strong > > 1. Factory Farms are Focus of New 'Hog Watch' Web Site > 2. 'Hog Watch' Grabs the Attention of National Audience > 3. Austin Has a Plan to Clean Up Its Air > 4. Alliance Helps UPS Move Toward Green Packaging > 5. Look at and Learn About Endangered Species > 6. EDF's Oakland Office Signs Up for Clean Electricity > 7. Contest Deadline: Last Chance for Young Artists > 8. (To stop receiving this e-mail publication, please > send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with SIGNOFF * > in the body, not the subject, of the message.) > > > ****************************** > 1. NEW SITE ABOUT HOG FACTORIES IS A 'MUST VISIT' > > "Hog Watch," a powerful website launched by North Carolina EDF, > highlights the serious environmental and public health impacts of > factory hog farms and spearheads a new North Carolina campaign to > clean up the problem. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1998/Dec/e_hogs.html > > ****************************** > 2. HOGS MAKE NATIONAL HEADLINES AS EDF LAUNCHES SITE > > Even if you live in one of the big hog-producing states, chances > are you have a lot to learn about the environmental consequences of > hog farming. EDF�s new interactive "Hog Watch" site is catching the > attention of people in North Carolina and across the U.S. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/EDFinTheNews/hogwatch.html > > ****************************** > 3. AUSTIN ADOPTS EDF PLAN TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION > > EDF's Early Action Plan, a voluntary program to reduce ozone > pollution, has taken off in Central Texas. Under the plan, Austin's > government agencies will target key ozone-forming activities by > industries and local citizens. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/EDF-Letter/1998/Nov/p_Austin.html > > ****************************** > 4. UPS TAKES SUGGESTIONS FOR REDUCING PACKAGING WASTE > > NEWS FROM GREENWIRE: The EDF-Pew Alliance for Environmental > Innovation is helping UPS save money - and helping to save the > environment at the same time. > > http://plaza.edf.org/greenwire.nsf/lookup/19981213 > > ***************************** > 5. TAKE SOME TIME TO MEET THE SPECIES! > > How many Golden Lion Tamarins are left in the wild? How fast can a > Sonoran Pronghorn run? How much does a Galapagos Giant Tortoise > weigh? Find the answers to these questions and more, on EDF's > recently updated "Meet the Species" pages. > > http://www.edf.org/Want2Help/ES/ESgroup.html > > ****************************** > 6. YOU THOUGHT WIND ENERGY WAS FOR THE FUTURE? THINK AGAIN! > > EDF's office in Oakland, CA has signed up with a 'green' energy > provider under new state laws deregulating the electricity > industry. With 75% of the electricity in the new product coming > from renewable sources, EDF is helping to change how electricity is > produced. > > http://www.edf.org/programs/Energy/green_power/CAoffice.html > > ****************************** > 7. KIDS, SEND US YOUR ARTWORK TODAY! > > Today is the deadline for EDF�s 3rd Annual Wildlife Art Contest for > kids! If you�re a kid who likes to draw, send us your work in a > hurry. It could end up on our site. > > http://www.edf.org/Earth2Kids/alpha_bestiary/announcement.html > > ****************************** > 8. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES > > To stop receiving this e-mail publication, EDF DISPATCH, please > send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with > > SIGNOFF * > > in the body (NOT the Subject) of the message. > > To start receiving your own copy of EDF DISPATCH, just fill in this > simpleform on the web: > > http://www.edf.org/Join4Free/ > > ****************************** > Don't forget to check out past EDF DISPATCHES in our archive. > > http://plaza.edf.org/dispatches.nsf > > ****************************** > Thanks for checking in often! More news daily at: > > http://www.edf.org > > Copyright 1998 Environmental Defense Fund. All rights reserved.
