---------- > From: News from Environmental Defense Fund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: * Autos Ranked * Road Dollars Rise * Condor's Shadow * > Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 3:07 PM > > EDF DISPATCH: From Environmental Defense Fund > * Autos Ranked * Road Dollars Rise * Condor's Shadow * > Tuesday, May 18, 1999 > More than 300,000 strong > > 1. Auto Plants Ranked By Pollution Prevention Success > 2. Study Shows Alameda County Highway Spending Is Up > 3. 'Condor's Shadow' Named One of Year's Important Books > 4. Ballast Water Seen as Source of Alien Species > 5. Wild Weather Takes Center Stage in a Kids' Poem > 6. Take a Position: Become a Message Board Regular > 7. Remember Chico Mendes. Support Sustainable Forests > 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. AUTO FACILITIES RANKED BY POLLUTION PREVENTION > > A new online tool ranks auto assembly plants nationwide by their > success at preventing pollution and puts information about local > facilities into the hands of concerned citizens. > > http://www.edf.org/programs/PPA/vlc/va_rankings.html > > ****************************** > 2. ALAMEDA COUNTY HIGHWAY SPENDING IS UP OVER LAST DECADE > > An Environmental Defense Fund report shows that spending for highways > in California's Alameda County is way up over the last decade, but > mass transit has suffered. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/May/e_highway.html > > ****************************** > 3. NEW BOOK ON AMERICA'S BIODIVERSITY CALLED A 'MUST READ' > > Environmental Defense Fund senior ecologist David Wilcove's new book, > "The Condor's Shadow: The Loss and Recovery of Wildlife in America," > assesses the history and current status of ecosystems in this > country. The reviews are in, and they're glowing. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Apr/b_condorbook.html > > ****************************** > 4. SHIP'S BALLAST SEEN AS SOURCE OF NON-NATIVE SPECIES > > NEWS FROM GREENWIRE: The federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force > has announced that it wants to accelerate efforts to prevent > non-native aquatic species from entering U.S. harbors through ballast > water pumped from ships. > > http://plaza.edf.org/greenwire.nsf/lookup/19990510 > > ***************************** > 5. BOY'S POEM MEMORABLY EVOKES TORNADO'S AFTERMATH > > Specially selected for this web site, a third grader's poem > powerfully depicts nature at its fiercest -- and most beautiful. > > http://www.edf.org/Earth2Kids/kidspoem/weather.html > > ****************************** > 6. GET INVOLVED: JOIN OUR MESSAGE BOARD COMMUNITY > > If you're looking for an alternative to what you read in the news, or > you want to express an opinion based on your own experience, take > your pick of our six environmental Message Boards. > > http://plaza.edf.org/discussion.nsf/ > > ****************************** > 7. HONOR CHICO MENDES AND HELP SAVE THE AMAZON > > In commemoration of the death of Amazon hero Chico Mendes, the > Environmental Defense Fund is asking for your help. Donate to the > Sustainable Rainforest Campaign while learning about the fate of the > forest. > > https://www.edf.org/secure/Want2Help/chicocontrib.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.
