---------- > From: News from Environmental Defense Fund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: * Woodpecker Haven * Climate Gains * Green Office * > Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 5:18 PM > > EDF DISPATCH: From Environmental Defense Fund > * Woodpecker Haven * Climate Gains * Green Office * > Tuesday, February 23, 1999 > More than 300,000 strong > > 1. New Plan Conserves Endangered Woodpecker Habitat > 2. EDF Climate Program Makes Major Strides > 3. News You Can Use: How to Make Your Office Greener > 4. Jump into the Fray: Visit EDF's Message Boards > 5. Dams Around the World: An Interactive Resource > 6. What's Up With Compost? Take the Quiz > 7. This Credit Card Has an 'Affinity' for the Environment > 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. PAPER COMPANY HELPS PROTECT WOODPECKER HABITAT > > Listed as an endangered species since 1970, the red-cockaded > woodpecker may now have a real chance to increase its population. > Using a plan EDF helped develop, the International Paper Company has > agreed to conserve critical woodpecker habitat in Georgia. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Feb/e_RCW.html > > ****************************** > 2. LEARN ABOUT EDF�S CLIMATE WORK IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT > > In 1998, to the surprise of many, a major oil company broke ranks > with the oil industry and agreed to reduce its own greenhouse gas > emissions. EDF was involved in this and other innovative > opportunities to clean up the air and fight global warming. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/AnnualReport/1998/d_clim.html > > ****************************** > 3. EASY-TO-IMPLEMENT TIPS FOR A GREENER OFFICE > > More than 50 million Americans spend their working hours in an > office. EDF offers tips to save trees, water, and electricity -- all > before going home for the night. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/EDF-Letter/1998/Sep/o_office.html > > ****************************** > 4. WANT A SECOND OPINION? TRY EDF�S MESSAGE BOARD > > EDF's online discussion forum makes it easy and fast to find out what > others around the world are thinking about stories in the news. > Whether your passion is rainforests or recycling, EDF gives YOU the > chance to respond. > > http://plaza.edf.org/discussion.nsf/ > > ***************************** > 5. LEARN ABOUT DAMS AROUND THE WORLD > > Large dams are destroying rivers and the communitites that depend on > them. EDF's new online "Dams Around the World" section offers > easy-to-use clickable maps and descriptions to illustrate the scope, > geographic distribution and issues surrounding 50 of these > controversial projects. > > http://www.edf.org/programs/International/Dams/ > > ****************************** > 6. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT COMPOSTING? TAKE THE QUIZ! > > Take the interactive true-false quiz about this natural process. It's > a fun way to find out what you know -- and how you can get involved > -- with nature's original recycling plan. > > http://www.edf.org/heap/a_compost/o_quiz.html > > ****************************** > 7. USE A NATURECARD VISA AND SUPPORT EDF'S WORK > > By the terms of an "affinity" agreement with EDF, our beautiful > penguin-bedecked NatureCard VISA helps the environment every time you > use it. You can apply today! > > http://www.edf.org/ads/card.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.
