---------- > From: News from Environmental Defense Fund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: * Global Guidelines * Rainforest Fun * Pesticides in Schools * > Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 4:20 PM > > EDF DISPATCH: From Environmental Defense Fund > * Global Guidelines * Rainforest Fun * Pesticides in Schools * > Tuesday, September 7, 1999 > More than 300,000 strong > > To unsubscribe from this weekly digest, see the instructions in #8 > below. > > 1. Progress on Common Global Environmental Guidelines > 2. Earth to Kids: New Rainforest Wordsearch and Quiz > 3. Are Pesticides Being Sprayed In Your Child's School? > 4. Woodpecker Habitat at Risk in Georgia > 5. New EDF Tools Help Industry Neighbors Determine Y2K Safety > 6. Low-Cost Solar Power Cells on the Horizon > 7. Join the Discussion. Find Out What Others Are Thinking > 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. INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES > > EDF and other groups achieved a major breakthrough in June, when > leaders of the major industrialized nations agreed at their annual > summit to work toward common environmental guidelines. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/EDF-Letter/1999/Sep/k_dams.html > > ****************************** > 2. NEW RAINFOREST QUIZ AND WORDSEARCH GAME > > Locate rainforest terms in our new interactive wordsearch (requires > Java-enabled browsers). Play the game and learn about the people, > animals and plants of tropical rainforests. Or take the quiz and see > how much you know. > > http://www.edf.org/Earth2Kids/Games/ > > ***************************** > 3. SURVEY: PESTICIDES IN SCHOOLS > > This survey of pest control practices in Connecticut public schools > raises disturbing questions and offers useful recommendations. > > http://www.ehhi.org/Pesticides.html > > ***************************** > 4. GEORGIA HABITAT PLAN COULD ENDANGER WOODPECKER > > A new habitat plan in Georgia may put red-cockaded woodpeckers at > risk. The plan would allow landowners to destroy the endangered > woodpeckers' habitat. If approved, the plan could lead to similar > actions in other states. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Aug/g_georgia.html > > ***************************** > 5. Y2K CHECKLISTS FROM EDF > > With the year-end deadline closing fast, EDF has developed checklists > that help target facilities at higher risk for Y2K-related chemical > accidents. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Aug/h_Y2KcheckAC2.html > > ****************************** > 6. ADVANCES COULD MAKE SOLAR CELLS VIABLE ALTERNATIVE > > NEWS FROM GREENWIRE: Scientists are closing in on new technologies > that could make low-cost solar power cells a reality within the next > few years. > > http://plaza.edf.org/greenwire.nsf/lookup/19990904 > > ****************************** > 7. JOIN OUR ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUM > > Whether you're interested in biodiversity or business development, > EDF's online discussion groups provide a place to learn what others > around the nation are thinking -- and to put in your own two cents. > > http://plaza.edf.org/discussion.nsf/ > > ****************************** > 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.
