---------- > From: News from Environmental Defense Fund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: * Antibiotic Threat * Kids' Critters * What We Do * > Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 3:56 PM > > EDF DISPATCH: From Environmental Defense Fund > * Antibiotic Threat * Kids' Critters * What We Do * > Tuesday, March 16, 1999 > More than 300,000 strong > > 1 Agricultural Use of Antibiotics Threatens Humans > 2. Young Artists Depict 'Endangered Species at Home' > 3. What We Do: A Web Shortcut to EDF's Work > 4. Federal Plan to Regulate Factory Farms Falls Short > 5. Report Explores Business-Environmental Alliances > 6. 'Nature Journal' Finds March Beautiful > 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. HEALTH THREAT IS POSED BY AGRICULTURAL ANTIBIOTICS > > Nearly half the antibiotics fed to livestock and poultry are also > used by humans to treat disease. The problem is: New strains of > antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as Salmonella can be created, > making these diseases extremely difficult to treat in humans. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Mar/d_agriculture.html > > ****************************** > 2. 1999 ART CONTEST WINNERS CHOSEN! > > Kids from all over the world responded to EDF's call for drawings of > endangered species. Their artwork -- from sea otters to tigers to > butterflies -- will surprise and delight you. > > http://www.edf.org/Earth2Kids/ArtContest99/ > > ****************************** > 3. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE DO > > Curious to know exactly what the Environmental Defense Fund does with > its 170-person staff and 300,000 members nationwide? A series of new > pages on our web site, entitled 'What We Do,' will make it easier for > you to learn about your favorite environmental program and get > involved. > > http://www.edf.org/programs/ > > ****************************** > 4. FEDERAL PLAN FOR FACTORY FARMS IS NOT ENOUGH > > The final Federal plan for regulation of water and air pollution from > factory-style hog farms is a step in the right direction, says EDF, > but falls short of cleaning up the environmental mess. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/Mar/e_farms.html > > ***************************** > 5. THE ALLIANCE SHARES ITS SECRETS OF SUCCESS > > In a new report, the EDF-Pew 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. CELEBRATE MARCH WITH DENNIS PULESTON'S 'NATURE JOURNAL' > > "Sometimes March, the blustery month, comes in like a lamb, only to > remind us later of its unpleasant reputation, as if it were reluctant > to allow winter to slide gradually into spring..." The story > continues online. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/Books/NatureJournal/Mar/ > > ****************************** > 7. HONOR CHICO MENDES AND HELP SAVE THE AMAZON > > In commemoration of the death of Amazon hero Chico Mendes, EDF 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.
