FreethePlanet.org is fighting to protect public health and the environment from an anti-environmental congress.  They have been very successful with their petition drives.  Their site has a variety of ways to get involved. Take action!

Take action to save rainforest!

Did you know that if every AOL subscriber switched to Red Jellyfish Internet they'd collectively save 13,350,000,000 square feet of rainforest every month? They'd also save $160,200,000 a month in charges as well. Kind of makes you wonder what they're waiting for, eh?

North Carolina Residents!

Visit the North Carolina Conservation Network --they are working hard to protect North Carolina's air, water and quality of life, in a state where development is increasing at a rapid pace!

Check out these other alerts that need your attention!

Florida Manatees need your help!
(Defenders of Wildlife)

Tell your Senator to stop toxic pollution in our Oceans!
(Oceana)

Help save the Wolves!
(Defenders of Wildlife)

Protect the Tongass National Forest from logging!
(National Resources Defense Council)

NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION

NPCA is uniting grassroots groups at the national, regional and local levels to form one powerful voice for parks.

For more than a generation, parks have been on a budgetary starvation diet. Even though visits to parks are climbing, funding for resource preservation, visitor services, public safety, and other aspects of park operations remains dangerously low.

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OCEANS AT RISK

An estimated 44 billion pounds of fish are wasted annually – 25 percent of the entire world catch.

We need your help to end this senseless destruction of ocean life. Please take 30 seconds to visit www.OceansAtRisk.com and send your letter to President Bush. We take so much from the oceans; let’s give something back.

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New Ocean Group Launches OceansAtRisk.com!

Massive Waste of Marine Life Puts Oceans At Risk

Every day, thousands of fish, whales, dolphins, turtles, and other endangered marine life are drowned, crushed, and suffocated after being caught on fishing hooks and nets meant for other species. They are often tossed back into the ocean, dead or dying.

An estimated 44 billion pounds of fish are wasted annually – 25 percent of the entire world catch.

Four Federal laws clearly require the U.S. to end this senseless waste of our valuable ocean species. But, the government agency in charge has failed to put these laws into action.

That’s why Oceana is launching a campaign, OceansAtRisk.com, to end the massive waste of marine life by U.S. fishing operations.  Oceana is a new international group dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans from destructive fishing and pollution.

A few examples of ocean life at risk due to destructive fishing:

Harbor Porpoises. Each year in the US, more than 1,200 of these intelligent creatures become entangled in thin mesh nets, where, trapped underwater, they suffocate and drown.

Pacific Sea Turtles. These giant turtles often fall victim to hooks baited for other species or become entangled in fishing nets floating in the ocean. Thousands of turtles die needlessly each year, pushing them closer to extinction.

Alaska Seabirds. Each year 20,000 Alaska seabirds are caught on huge fishhooks that rip through their mouths, holding them under water as they struggle to stay afloat, until they finally sink and drown.

“Industrial fishing vessels strip mine the ocean of life,” explained Dr. Michael Hirshfield, Oceana’s Vice President for Science. “From disappearing sea otters in Alaska to dying coral reefs in Florida, our oceans and the circle of life are clearly more at risk than ever.  When we take too much life out of the oceans, we put our food supplies, our coastal economies, and even ourselves at risk.”

OceansAtRisk.com is a great new resource for people concerned about the fate of our oceans. At the site, visitors can:

• Learn more about the threat to sea creatures like the harbor porpoise, Alaskan seabirds, and endangered sea turtles. 
  

• Take an interactive quiz that teaches visitors about destructive fishing gear.
  

• Explore a dynamic map that illustrates local destructive fishing practices around the U.S.
  

• Send a free letter to President Bush in support of protecting ocean life. 
  

• Spread the word via free e-cards with unusual photographs of birds, sea turtles and porpoises (a few even show actual animals entangled in fishing gear).

We need your help to end this senseless destruction of ocean life. Please take 30 seconds to visit www.OceansAtRisk.com and send your letter to President Bush. We take so much from the oceans; let’s give something back.

Oceans provide 95 percent of the living space for the earth’s animals and plants, and are the largest source of protein in the world, feeding billions of people around the globe.