---------- > From: News from Environmental Defense Fund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: * Overfishing * Voluntary Reductions * E-Mail Instead * > Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 2:53 AM > > EDF DISPATCH: From Environmental Defense Fund > * Overfishing * Voluntary Reductions * E-Mail Instead * > Tuesday, February 16, 1999 > More than 300,000 strong > > 1. Oceans Programs Works to Halt Overfishing > 2. EDF Pushes for Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reductions > 3. Cut Down on Snail-Mail Waste. Use E-Mail. > 4. World Bank Must Reverse Water Policies to Avert Crisis > 5. This Year Plan to Make Your Garden Wildlife-Friendly > 6. Tour an 'Extractive Reserve' in the Amazon Rainforest > 7. Support Practical Solutions. Donate to EDF. > 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. STEMMING THE TIDE OF OVERFISHING > > In the U.S., some regional fisheries management councils are > considering closing large areas of the sea to fishing -- an > economically undesirable step, but one that may be necessary for > species recovery. EDF's Oceans program staff continue to be involved. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/EDF-Letter/1999/Jan/ih_ocean.html > > ****************************** > 2. EDF CALLS ON COLORADO TO SUPPORT EMISSION REDUCTIONS > > Colorado's clear blue skies may look clean and pristine, but EDF > attorney Vickie Patton points out that the state is "...a significant > contributor to the United States' overall emissions of greenhouse > gases." EDF is calling on Colorado's Congressional delegation to do > something about it. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Feb/d_emissions.html > > ****************************** > 3. REDUCE PAPER WASTE. SEND US YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS. > > EDF members can help save paper and reduce waste by letting us use > e-mail instead of postal mail to send you occasional membership > notices and information. If you're already a dues-paying member, > please take a minute to send an e-mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], > mentioning your nine-digit Member ID number from the back page of > your printed EDF newsletter. Thank you! > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/EDF-Letter/1999/Jan/d_email.html > > ****************************** > 4. EDF WARNS THAT WORLD BANK WATER MANAGEMENT MUST CHANGE > > NEWS FROM GREENWIRE: EDF economist Korinna Horta and International > Rivers Network expert Lori Pottinger have called on the World Bank to > forego "huge, old-style water schemes" to avert a growing worldwide > crisis that could lead to "water warfare." > > http://plaza.edf.org/greenwire.nsf/lookup/19990214 > > ***************************** > 5. SPRING IS COMING! GET READY TO GARDEN. > > Browse our special selection of books on wildlife-friendly gardening > and learn how to make your own backyard a haven for nature this > season! With tips on butterfly-attracting plants and safe pesticides, > these books help the environment and support EDF at the same time. > > http://www.edf.org/EarthMall/Bookstore/specials/wildlifegardening.html > > ****************************** > 6. TOUR A SUSTAINABLY MANAGED RAINFOREST RESERVE > > This original slide show takes you to an "extractive reserve" in the > heart of Brazil's Amazon forest. Part of our campaign honoring > rainforest hero Chico Mendes, the show demonstrates the sustainable > methods for which he fought and died. > > http://www.edf.org/programs/International/chico/slideshow/ERslide01.ht > ml > > ****************************** > 7. DONATE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND > > The EDF website is now set up to receive credit card contributions > via a secure server. It's a simple, convenient and very safe way to > give to the environment. > > https://www.edf.org/secure/Want2Help/Membership.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 > simple form 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 1999 Environmental Defense Fund. All rights reserved.
