---------- > From: News from Environmental Defense Fund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: * Monarchs Imperiled * Tailpipe Tally * Funding Disasters * > Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 4:55 PM > > EDF DISPATCH: From Environmental Defense Fund > * Monarchs Imperiled * Tailpipe Tally * Funding Disasters * > Tuesday, May 25, 1999 > More than 300,000 strong > > 1. Genetically Altered Corn Could Kill Monarch Butterflies > 2. 'Tailpipe Tally' Lets You Gauge Your Vehicle's Pollution > 3. Export Credit Agencies Finance Environmental Destruction > 4. Speaking for the Fish at an Upcoming Conference > 5. Alliance Explains How To Get Businesses to Go Green > 6. Browse Our Online Listings for the Latest Jobs > 7. Support Our Ecosystem Restoration Program > 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. MONARCH BUTTERFLIES THREATENED BY GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CORN > > Pollen from genetically engineered corn is toxic to Monarch > butterflies, a "Nature" magazine study reveals. The larvae feed on > plants dusted with the pollen during the Monarch's breeding cycle in > corn-growing areas. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/May/f_monarch.html > > ****************************** > 2. 'TAILPIPE TALLY' TOTES UP YOUR CAR'S POLLUTION > > Concerned about the environmental impact of your vehicle? This new > interactive feature calculates the pounds of pollutants your make and > model sends into the air each year. > > http://www.edf.org/cgi-bin/TailpipeTally.pl > > ****************************** > 3. EXPORT CREDIT AGENCIES FINANCE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS > > China's Three Gorges Dam is only one of many environmentally and > socially destructive projects being financed by huge publicly > supported export finance agencies. An international coalition that > includes EDF is demanding reform. > > http://www.edf.org/programs/international/ECR/corruption.html > > ****************************** > 4. WORKSHOP TEACHES CITIZENS TO SPEAK FOR THE FISH > > On June 12 a one-day workshop in Florida aims to give citizen > conservationists the tools they'll need to reverse the decline of > U.S. marine fish populations. The workshop will bring together > citizen advocates, environmental leaders, fishery participants and > managers. > > http://www.edf.org/Events/a_info.html > > ***************************** > 5. THE ALLIANCE SHARES ITS SECRETS OF SUCCESS > > In a new report, the Alliance for Environmental Innovation shares > lessons learned from its work with companies such as SC Johnson, > Starbucks, and UPS and suggests strategies for advocacy groups > interested in such partnerships. > > http://www.edfpewalliance.org/kaplan_report.html > > ****************************** > 6. VIEW OUR UPDATED JOB LISTINGS ONLINE > > Interested in an environmental job? The Environmental Defense Fund is > looking for bright, enthusiastic people dedicated to making a > difference. Check back regularly, as our jobs list is continuously > updated as new positions become available. > > http://plaza.edf.org/jobs.nsf/ > > ****************************** > 7. SUPPORT OUR ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROGRAM > > Contributing online is the fastest way to support the Environmental > Defense Fund and its Ecosystem Restoration Program. You can also > contribute by phone, fax, or mail. Please help. > > https://www.edf.org/secure/Want2Help/donate_ecosystems.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.
