---------- > From: News from Environmental Defense Fund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: * Humane Testing * NC Rivers * Amazon Fires * > Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 3:45 PM > > EDF DISPATCH: From Environmental Defense Fund > * Humane Testing * NC Rivers * Amazon Fires * > Tuesday, March 2, 1999 > More than 300,000 strong > > 1. 'TestSmart' Seeks Better Chemical Testing Methods > 2. North Carolina Rivers Get Much-Needed Respite > 3. See Satellite Photos of Fires in the Amazon > 4. EDF's Bill Davis Leads Great Lakes Effort > 5. Save Paper and Postage. E-Mail Your Greeting Cards. > 6. Calling all Newbies. Learn to Walk the Web. > 7. Make a Power Connection. Join the Action Network. > 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. EDF WORKS FOR HUMANE TESTING OF CHEMICAL TOXICITY > > EDF will take part in a new project searching for more efficient and > humane lab tests to screen chemicals for toxicity. The search will > speed an initiative, launched last year, to gather basic information > on the health and environmental effects of nearly 3,000 > high-production volume industrial chemicals. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Feb/g_testsmart.html > > ****************************** > 2. RESTORATION PROGRAM WILL BUFFER NORTH CAROLINA RIVERS > > EDF praises the approval of North Carolina's Conservation Reserve > Enhancement Program, which will help farmers restore natural habitat > along state rivers and streams threatened by agricultural runoff. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Mar/a_ncrivers.html > > ****************************** > 3. SEE THE FIRES BURNING THE AMAZON RAINFOREST > > The average number of fires per day in the Amazon rainforest has been > increasing dramatically since 1996. The scope of the burning is > revealed in actual satellite images of sections of two Brazilian > states, taken last year. > > http://www.edf.org/programs/International/chico/burninghome.html > > ****************************** > 4. LEADERSHIP IS KEY FOR THE POLLUTION PREVENTION ALLIANCE > > EDF Attorney Bill Davis works to improve the environmental strategies > of Great Lakes businesses and industries. With a strong background in > ecology and management, Davis aims to make pollution prevention a > standard practice. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/EDF-Letter/1999/Jan/q_Davis.html > > ***************************** > 5. SEND A FREE E-MAIL GREETING CARD AND REDUCE PAPER WASTE > > Electronic greeting cards reduce paper waste. There's no envelope, no > heavy paper, and you don't even need to buy a stamp! You can support > EDF by sending an e-mail greeting card from Care-Mail. It won't cost > you anything, and there's a selection of colorful cards to choose > from. > > http://www.edf.org/ads/caremail.html > > ****************************** > 6. EARTH 2 KIDS (AND GROWN-UPS): LEARN WEB BASICS > > If you're fairly new to the web and don't quite understand how it all > works, try our step-by-step tutorial. Whether you're in grammar > school or mid-career, these pages may help you out. > > http://www.edf.org/Earth2Kids/walking/ > > ****************************** > 7. MAKE YOUR E-MAILS COUNT. BECOME AN EDF ACTIVIST. > > Sign up for EDF's Member Action Network and influence environmental > change. It's an easy - and highly effective - way to get involved. > > http://www.edf.org/Want2Help/ActivistNetwork/BecomeAnActivist.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.
