---------- > From: News from Environmental Defense Fund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: * Safe Harbor * Dams of the World * Transportation Choices * > Date: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 4:55 PM > > EDF DISPATCH: From Environmental Defense Fund > * Safe Harbor * Dams of the World * Transportation Choices * > Wednesday, August 18, 1999 > More than 300,000 strong > > To unsubscribe from this weekly digest, see the instructions in #8 > below. > > 1. New Transportation Choices Could Cut Congestion > 2. Calculate the Consequences of Your Electricity Use > 3. Conservation Incentives for Private Landowners > 4. Endangered Species Making Steady Progress Toward Recovery > 5. Online Resource Profiles 50 Dams Around the World > 6. Great Lakes Water Removal Ban Proposed > 7. Help EDF Clear the Air > 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 CALLS NEW PLAN FOR SUNOL GRADE OBSOLETE > > In a new report, EDF urges California to create commuter > options along the most congested corridor in the Bay Area - > Interstate-680, the Sunol Grade. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/Reports/SunolGrade/index.html > > ****************************** > > 2. FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR ELECTRICITY > > The Electricity Label Generator can tell you how electricity is > produced in your area. See how much pollution is caused by your > energy use and what you can do to minimize the consequences. > > http://www.edf.org/programs/energy/green_power/x_calculator.html > > ***************************** > > 3. ONLINE LIBRARY HELPS PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES ON PRIVATE > LAND > > Endangered species often make their homes on private land. EDF's > electronic library helps landowners take care of such irreplaceable > creatures. > > http://www.edf.org/programs/Ecosystems/SafeHarbor/index.html > > ***************************** > > 4. ENDANGERED SPECIES UPDATE > > Many endangered species have reversed their decline, including the > gray wolf and the California sea otter. These and many more are > profiled in an Environmental Defense Fund report. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/Reports/Road2Recovery/ > > ***************************** > 5. DAMS OF THE WORLD > > Large dams are destroying rivers and the communities that depend on > them. Dams Around the World 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. NEWS FROM GREENWIRE: BILL INTRODUCED TO PRESERVE GREAT LAKES > > A recent computer model by the National Atmospheric and Oceanic > Administration suggests global warming could dramatically reduce the > water levels of the Great Lakes. A bipartisan group of congressmen > from the region introduced a bill last week to ban bulk removal of > water from the American side of the lakes > > http://plaza.edf.org/greenwire.nsf/lookup/19990809 > > ****************************** > 7. SUPPORT EDF'S GLOBAL AND REGIONAL AIR PROGRAM > > Both domestically and internationally, the Environmental Defense Fund > works to improve global and regional air quality. You can help by > contributing to our program. Donate online via our secure server or > by phone, fax, or mail. > > https://www.edf.org/secure/Want2Help/donate_grap.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.
