from  League of Conservation Voters August 1, 2000

GOP Convention, Philadelphia - Tonight, Theodore Roosevelt IV will
highlight the Republican Party. s legacy on conservation and environmental
issues on-stage at the Republican National Convention.  The five-minute
speech, slated to occur between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., will focus on
Republican environmental accomplishments from the past and present, and
encourage the GOP to promote environmental concerns into the future.

Statement by Mr. Roosevelt about the opportunity to speak at the GOP
convention:

. At the turn of the century, it was a Republican, President Theodore
Roosevelt, who promoted conservation of our lands and natural resources as
a top national priority.  In the 1960. s, it was Republican President
Richard Nixon who signed into law the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and
the National Environmental Policy Act and directed the creation of the
Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Council on
Environmental Quality.  Today, Republican elected officials like Governor
George Pataki, Senator Lincoln Chafee and Congressman Sherry Boehlert work
to promote and protect the environment because it is the right thing to
do..

. From the voters. perspective, the environment is not a partisan issue.
Forward progress on conservation issues requires bipartisan commitment,
leadership and thoughtfulness from all our elected leaders.  Only by
working together can we confidently guarantee that future generations will
enjoy the rich natural heritage our nation has to offer..
      
. It is encouraging that the Republican Party is granting prime-time
attention to issues concerning environmental protection and conservation
of our natural resources.  Few issues so closely affect our quality of
life.  By providing a high-profile venue to focus on clean air, clean
water and conservation concerns, the bar is raised for candidates to
address these issues and legislators to vote responsibly on these issues
of critical importance..

Roosevelt, an investment banker and chairman of the League of Conservation
Voters, is the great-grandson of Republican President Theodore Roosevelt
and a member of the New York delegation to the GOP convention.
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BRAZILIAN OIL GIANT SPILLS TOXIC MTBE NEAR RIO

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, August 1, 2000 (ENS) - Two weeks after Brazil's
biggest oil spill in 25 years, the government owned oil company Petrobras
admits another of its pipelines leaked Saturday, spilling 1,000 litres (270
gallons) of toxic fuel additive near Rio de Janeiro.

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SHIFTING SANDS THREATEN CARIBBEAN COASTS

By Diane Jukofsky
MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico, August 1, 2000 (ENS) - It is a fact of nature. As
sure as the sea crashes onto the beach and then drags slowly away, the
sands of the Caribbean are altered every minute of the day.

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SHELL OIL CHIEF TO CO-CHAIR GLOBAL TASK FORCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

LONDON, England, August 1, 2000 (ENS) - The chairman of one of the
world's largest oil companies will co-chair a task force on renewable
energy. The task force was created by the G8 nations when they met in
Okinawa late last month. It was given a mandate to report to next year's
summit in Genoa, Italy.

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BIDS WANTED TO CLEAN UP TROUBLED UK NUCLEAR PLANT

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom, August 1, 2000, (ENS) - The UK's Atomic Energy
Authority (UKAEA) announced Tuesday that it is looking for companies to
clean up its nuclear waste dump on the northern coast of Scotland.

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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ADOPT GM LABELLING STANDARDS WITH LOOPHOLES

By Bob Burton
CANBERRA, Australia, August 1, 2000 (ENS) - Bowing to overwhelming public
pressure, health ministers from Australia and New Zealand rejected lobbying
by the food industry and agreed to adopt a zero threshold standard for the
labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods.

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CONSUMPTION OF BUSH MEAT WIPING OUT AFRICAN WILDLIFE

WASHINGTON, DC, August 1, 2000 (ENS) - The use of and trade in meat from
wild animals, called bush meat, is one of the greatest direct causes of the
decline of wild animal populations in many parts of Africa, according to a
new comprehensive survey of seven east and southern African countries.

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: AUGUST 1, 2000

EPA Must Pay Mill Owner for Wrongful Prosecution

West Nile Virus Found in Boston Area Crow

U.S., Canada Asked to Approve Ocean Wilderness

Florida Keys Coral Reef Could Disappear

EPA Launches Study of Lobster Die Off

Pipeline Leak Contaminates Ground in Washington

Missouri Panel Rejects Mandatory Rules for Chip Mills

Florida Researchers Develop Cheaper Paper Recycling Process

Dune Restoration Process Could Reduce Erosion

Suit Filed to Force Endangered Listing for Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Whooping Crane Pair Nests on Reclaimed Michigan Bog

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     Cheetahs Won't Be Cheated Out of Protection, Reports the Fund for Animals

       WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -/E-Wire/-- On Friday, July 28, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service issued their decision to uphold the current status of cheetahs, the world's fastest
land mammal, as "endangered" under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The decision came
in response to a petition from the Safari Club International, an extremist trophy hunting
organization, requesting that the Namibian population of cheetahs be downgraded from
"endangered" to "threatened" in order to allow for more trophy hunting of the rare species.
       /CONTACT:  Christine Wolf of the Fund for Animals, 301-585-2591 ext. 208/
       /Web site:  http://www.fund.org/  
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             National Symposium on Schools and Indoor Air Quality

    What:      Experts from major school-based associations, health
               organizations, and state, county and city officials gather to
               discuss school year 2000-2001 (and beyond) nationwide
               implementation of an EPA initiative called Tools for Schools.
               Tools for Schools helps schools assess, resolve, and prevent
               increasing health problems related to indoor air quality in
               schools.
    CONTACT:  John Castagna of The Cadmus Group, 703-247-6128
(jcastagna@cadmusgroup.com).
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        AT&T Invites Proposals for its Industrial Ecology Grants

      NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -/E-Wire/-- AT&T today invited proposals for its 2000 AT&T Industrial
Ecology Faculty Fellowship program by university faculty members.  Faculty members at six universities
will be selected to receive fellowship grants totaling $150,000 as part of an AT&T Foundation effort to
encourage academic activity in the emerging field of industrial ecology. Fellowship winners will be
selected after a competitive evaluation process by the AT&T Foundation and AT&T technical experts.
     /CONTACT:  Cynthia Neale of AT&T, 908-221-7249, or cneale@att.com /     (T)
     /Web site:  http://www.att.com/ehs /
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          EPA Finishes First Phase of Two-Part Strategy for Cleaner
Heavy-Duty Trucks and Buses

    WASHINGTON, August 1, -/E-Wire/--  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today
issued a final rule for the first phase of its two-part strategy to significantly reduce harmful
diesel emissions from heavy-duty trucks and buses.  The first phase deals exclusively
with cleaner truck engines.  Under this phase of the strategy, diesel truck and bus engines
will emit 40 percent less air pollution beginning in 2004.
    CONTACT: Cathy Milbourn of the Media Relations Office, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, at 202-564-7824.
    /Web site:  http://www.epa.gov/
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SCALLOP DREDGING OFF NEW ENGLAND TARGET OF CONSERVATION LAWSUIT

By Donald Sutherland
WASHINGTON, DC, August 2, 2000 (ENS) - Two marine conservation
organizations have filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, DC charging the
National Marine Fisheries Service with allowing New England groundfish
habitat to be damaged by scallop dredgers.
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EAST COAST SWORDFISH CATCH BANS IMPOSED, GROUPS SUSPEND BOYCOTT

WASHINGTON, DC, August 2, 2000 (ENS) - New regulations restricting long
line fishing could dramatically reduce the number of undersized swordfish,
billfish and other species caught and killed accidentally. The announcement
Tuesday by the National Marine Fisheries Service was applauded by
environmental groups who promised to suspend their campaign against the
purchase of swordfish.
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KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE TO LICENCE BIRD SHOOTING

By Naftali Mungai
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 2, 2000 (ENS) - Kenya is to allow bird hunting in
its national parks.  The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) announced last week that
it will licence anyone interested in shooting birds but only on land leased by the
KWS from landowners living adjacent to national parks and game reserves.
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CALIFORNIA RUNOFF PLAN WINS FEDERAL APPROVAL

SAN FRANCISCO, California, August 2, 2000 (ENS) - California has received
the final federal seal of approval on a state control program for polluted
water that runs off contaminated sites into streams, rivers and the Pacific
Ocean.
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BIOTECH FOODS "CONQUERING" GERMAN SUPERMARKETS

BERLIN, Germany, August 2, 2000 (ENS) - A German government backed consumer
foundation has reported that over one-third of food products it tested
contained either genetically modified (GM) soya or maize (corn).  
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GALAPAGOS BETTER PROTECTED THANKS TO TWO WAY RADIO

PUERTO AYORA, Galapagos, Ecuador, August 2, 2000, (ENS) - A two way radio
system that took four years to build is up and running on the Galapagos
Islands today.
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ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: AUGUST 2, 2000

EPA Finalizes Diesel Truck Rule

Six Diesel Engine Companies Called Clean Air Villains

DuPont Will Pay $1.5 M for Kentucky Chemical Spill

Sierra Club Website Highlights Green Congressional Candidates

IBM Plant Cuts Energy Use, Greenhouse Gasses

Ford, Purdue Developing Clean Engine Electronics

Solar Project Goes Online in Oregon

Revisions in Store for Salton Sea Plan

Hanford Fire Burned Sagebrush, Threatened Native Species

Tooele Authorized to Resume Chemweaps Disposal

Bears Invade Homes in Colorado

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TO NATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS:

                     The Sport Fish Restoration Program:
                   Working for America's Anglers Since 1950

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -/E-Wire/-- The Sport Fish Restoration Act
celebrates 50 years of success on Aug. 9, 2000. Since its passage in 1950,
this landmark legislation has improved nearly every facet of the American
fishing experience. In tribute, thousands of anglers and boaters across the
country are expected to join the year-long celebration.
    /CONTACT: Mary Jane Williamson of International Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies, 202-624-7890, or Ken Burton, Public Affairs, of U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 202-208-5634/
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TO BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS:

Care2.com Donates Over $100,000 to the Nature Conservancy as Race for the Rain
Forest II Draws to a Close

More Than 600,000 Racers Saved Over 4,000 Acres to Benefit the Nature
Conservancy's Adopt-an-Acre Program

    MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 2 -/E-Wire/-- Care2.com (www.care2.com), the
leading online site for environmentally conscious consumers with over
1.3 million registered members, announced today the completion of its second,
highly successful 100-day-long Race for the Rain Forest(TM) and the launch of
the third Race for the Rain Forest. The ongoing online race is a collaborative
effort of both Care2.com and The Nature Conservancy (www.tnc.org), the world's
leading private, international conservation group. Through Care2.com's
sponsors, over $100,000 has been donated to The Nature Conservancy in support
of its popular Adopt-an-Acre program since the first Race for the Rain Forest
began January 18, 2000.
    /CONTACT:  Traci Collins of The Terpin Group, 310-821-6100, ext. 107, or
tcollins@terpin.com, for Care2.com; or Kathleen Greene of Care2.com,
650-328-0198, ext. 131, or kathleen@earth.care2.com/
    /Web site:  http://www.tnc.org/
    /Web site:  http://www.LOHASjournal.com/
    /Web site:  http://www.care2.com/
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TO BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:

Blue292 Chooses Vignette Technology to Enhance E-Marketplace Functionality

Vignette Solutions Enable Faster, Easier Transactions and Detailed Product Information

    DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 2 -/E-Wire/-- Blue292, the world's leading
business-to-business  e-marketplace for environmental, health and safety (EHS)
products and services, today announced that it has chosen Vignette Corp.,
(Nasdaq: VIGN), the leading supplier of e-business applications to provide
additional information viewing and transactional functionality through
Vignette's eContent and eBizXchange solutions.
    /CONTACT:  Anita Bose, 212-484-7699, or abose@rlmnet.com, for Blue292/      (VIGN)
    /Web site:  http://www.blue292.com
    /Web site:  http://www.vignette.com/
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TO STATE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND BUSINESS EDITORS:

NIER Delivers Computer Models for Watershed Management to
Environmental Protection Agency

    MAYFIELD, Pa., Aug. 2 -/E-Wire/-- The National Institute for
Environmental Renewal (NIER) recently delivered computer models for the
management of the Wissahickon Creek watershed to the federal Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
    /CONTACT:  Robert Sabbato Jr. of the National Institute for Environmental
Renewal, 717-436-2242/
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from League of Conservation Voters August 3, 2000

WASHINGTON . Noting Richard Cheney. s failure to address the environmental and public health concerns of American voters in his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today called on the vice presidential nominee to share his vision for America. s future as it relates to conservation and the environment.

. The next administration will direct and set the tone for national and global efforts concerning conservation and the environment,. said LCV President Deb Callahan.  . Policy direction on these issues influences our quality of life, our economy and our strength as a world leader.  We are disappointed that Richard Cheney passed up a perfect opportunity to present his environmental policy visions to the American people, and we can only hope that he will address this vitally important issue in the near future..

Cheney was elected the U.S. Representative from Wyoming in November 1978 and served until March 1989 when he became secretary of defense for the Bush administration.  He earned a lifetime LCV environmental voting score of 13 percent. While in Congress, Cheney in voted against the 1979 Udall-Anderson amendment (H.R. 39) . dubbed the . conservation bill of the century. by President Carter . to create 129 million acres of national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests and wilderness areas in Alaska.   In 1981 and again in 1984, Cheney voted to cut funding for the Interior Department.  In 1985, he voted against an amendment requiring polluters to report any significant releases of hazardous chemicals. In addition, he co-sponsored a measure (H.R. 1082) in February 1987 to allow oil drilling in Alaska. s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.  Also that year, he voted to sustain President Reagan. s veto of amendments to the Clean Water Act.  

. To quote from Cheney. s acceptance speech, . This is a great country & and it deserves great leadership,. Callahan said.  . However, when it comes to taking the lead on environmental issues, Cheney. s record is far from stellar.  With the 2000 elections fast approaching now is the time for Cheney to show American voters where he stands on critical environmental issues that affect every family in this country..     

The League of Conservation Voters is the political voice for the national environmental and conservation community. LCV works to elect pro-environment candidates to federal office, and is the only group dedicated full-time to holding federal officials accountable on the environment.  On May 30, 2000, LCV became the first national environmental organization to endorse Vice President Al Gore for president.  Environmental information about the presidential campaigns can be accessed at the LCV web site at http://www.lcv.org.
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FOREST CONSERVATIONISTS TARGET CANDIDATE GORE

By Suzanne Pardee
SEATTLE, Washington, August 3, 2000 (ENS) - Forty environmentalists
demonstrated in front of Vice President Al Gore's campaign offices in
Seattle today, demanding that the Democratic presidential hopeful take a
pledge to end the logging of old growth forests on federal lands.  
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WILDFIRES BLAZING ACROSS NINE WESTERN STATES

BOISE, Idaho, August 3, 2000 (ENS) - At least 27 fires are now burning
almost half a million acres in nine Western states as the United States
faces what experts are calling the worst wildfire season in 30 years.
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OIL SPILL CUTS OFF CANADIAN TOWN'S WATER SUPPLY

CHETWYND, British Columbia, Canada, August 3, 2000 (ENS) - A ruptured
pipeline that spilled up to 1,000 cubic meters (6,300 barrels) of crude oil
into British Columbia's Pine River Monday morning, reached the town of
Chetwynd today.
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DEFORESTATION IN HIMALAYAS BLAMED FOR KILLER FLOOD IN INDIA

By Tara Chand Malhotra
NEW DELHI, India, August 3, 2000 (ENS) - More than 150 people have died and
many others are injured after an unprecedented wave of flash floods swept
across the banks of the Sutlej River in northern India Monday night. For
four hours the Sutlej rose about 45 feet above normal and washed away
everything in its path, changing the face of the riverbanks permanently.  
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AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES PIONEERING MARINE STUDY

SYDNEY, Australia, August 3, 2000, (ENS) - The resource rich Northwest
Shelf, off the northern coast of Western Australia, will be the subject of
a A$6 million (US$3.5 million) environmental research study, the Australian
government announced today.
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AFRICAN NATIONS SEEK GLOBAL HELP FOR LAKE CHAD

NDJAMENA, Chad, August 3, 2000 (ENS) - Five African nations have signed an
agreement to conserve Lake Chad, the continent's most endangered wetland.
They are seeking global conservation status for the shrinking lake under
the Ramsar Convention, an international agreement that protects the
wetlands of the world.
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GM PLANS HYBRID GAS-ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCKS BY 2004

PONTIAC, Michigan, August 3, 2000 (ENS) - General Motors Corporation has
announced plans to produce a full size pickup truck featuring a hybrid
gasoline-electric powertrain starting in 2004. Wednesday's announcement
came just a week after rival Ford Motor Company pledged to improve the fuel
efficiency of its entire fleet of sport utility vehicles by 25 percent.
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ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: AUGUST 3, 2000

U.S. Wants Kyoto Credit for Planting Trees

Phoenix Warehouse Fire Forces 100 to Evacuate

Researchers Pinpoint Effects of Lead on the Brain

New Mexico Ordered to Provide Water for Endangered Fish

Guidebook Offers Energy Saving Advice for Commercial Buildings

Californians Want Protection for Yosemite Valley, Poll Shows

Montana Environmentalists Win Reevaluation of Timber Sale

Tracy Chapman Donates Tickets to Benefit Organic Farming

Refinery Fined $600,000 for Air Pollution

Hawai'i Plants 40 Acre Sustainable Use Forest  

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JAPAN RESPONDS TO CRITICISM OF ITS WHALE RESEARCH PROGRAM

     TOKYO, JAPAN, August 4, -/E-Wire/--  The Government of Japan's Fisheries Agency today responded to criticism of its whale research program. Masayuki Komatsu, Counsellor for Fisheries Policy of the Fisheries Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said "It is unfortunate that the politicians in the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand have criticized Japan's whale research program.  In doing so they have chosen to ignore science and international law as a result of pressure from certain radical, non-governmental environmental organizations."
     /CONTACT: Joji Morishita, Deputy Director, Far Seas Fisheries Division, Fisheries Agency
Tel: 03-3502-8111 (ext: 7242) Direct Tel: 03-3502-2443
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TO BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:

Environ.com and eCaribou.com Sign E-Business Marketing Agreement

    MESA, Ariz., Aug. 3 -/E-Wire/-- Environ.com, the leading internet
environmental compliance portal has signed an E-Business Marketing Agreement
with eCaribou.com, adding e-business HVAC solutions to the Environ.com
website.
    /CONTACT: Robin Suzelis of Environ.com, 480-964-5043 ext. 24,
robin_suzelis@environ.com/
    /Web site:  http://www.eCaribou.com/
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-- NEWS ADVISORY --
TO NATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLITICAL EDITORS:

                           Latest EPA Developments

EPA AND DOJ ISSUE RULES ON CHEMICAL-ACCIDENT INFORMATION

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES TO STUDY SLUDGE

EPA APPROVES SIX STATES' PROGRAMS TO CLEAN UP GREAT LAKES

IBM PLANT IN VERMONT TO USE INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

GEMTEK PRODUCTS AGREE TO DEVELOP SAFER DETERGENTS AND CLEANERS

                    E N F O R C E M E N T    W R A P - U P

KENTUCKY PLANT SETTLES ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSUIT OVER SULFURIC ACID EMERGENCY

KENTUCKY COMPANY AND EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR AIR VIOLATIONS

RACKETEERING CHARGES BROUGHT IN MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL CASE

    CONTACT:  Lauren Mical, 202-546-7841, or Robin Woods, 202-564-7841, or
Luke C. Hester, 202-564-7818, or Martha Casey, 202-564-7842, or Tanya Meekins,
202-564-7819, both of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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from League of Conservation Voters August 4, 2000

Convention Speech for Theodore Roosevelt IV ============================
As I look out on this room of good Republicans, I see a group of . . .
history buffs.

Why?  Because you know the United States is the global standard bearer of
conservation largely due to the actions of Theodore Roosevelt.
You know clean air, clean water, and the EPA, all found their champion in
President Nixon.

And you know, in my home state of New York, Governor Pataki is a visionary
environmental leader.

But in reciting these well-known names in conservation, we overlook the
real movers in protecting America. s environment:  the American people.

Yes, TR established our nation. s wildlife refuge system.  
But it really began with one stubborn Florida gentleman, Ray Kroegel, who
just had enough of the senseless killing of pelicans in his backyard.
With a ten-gauge double-barrelled shotgun, Ray stood guard over those
pelicans until the man in the White House took notice.

That man was no stranger to shotguns and determination.  

When asked to intercede on behalf of the muddy 3-acre dollop of pelican
breeding ground, President Roosevelt essentially asked, . Can anyone stop
me?.

Apparently, no one could.  

There are still many Ray Kroegels among us, like the Mississippi Delta
farmer, Lutus Burns.

When the forests in his part of the world were being bulldozed into the
earth, Lutus Burns came forward.

Hard work and hard times etched in his face and body, that farmer said:
. We will not see the lands we love go down to the dozers..

And together with his neighbors, he fought the hard fight and saved what
became Tensas National Wildlife Refuge in Louisisana.

I could recount dozens of these stories.  So could many of you.
And ask me: do I love these Americans.  You bet I do.
Because this country was not built on the greed of what TR called
landskinners; this country was built on the love and service of Americans
like these -- like yourselves.

Beat

Back in the 50s, the Pelican Island that Ray Kroegel fought so hard to
protect was under siege again, this time from developers.
The cry went out:  . Are you for pelicans or progress?.   
As it turned out the American people were for pelicans.  In Florida they
got both.

But you all recognize this scenario: the threat that economic growth will
be stunted by protecting biodiversity, climate, public health.
I know it well.  On Wall Street, it used to be that all you had to do was
mention two words . . environment or regulation. -- and every banker within
earshot hit the deck.

Beat

No more.  We realized that toxic waste doesn. t show up on balance sheets
until the shareholder or the taxpayer, in other words you out there, are
paying for the clean-up.

We realized that companies that don. t deny present realities, such as
global warming, are the ones with a future.

In short, environmental drivers bring innovation and profit to American
companies and high paying jobs to the American people.
Jobs, shareholder value, GDP -- all served.

Beat

Whiners and belly-achers may tell you otherwise.  The fact is a healthy,
intact environment is one of our nation. s greatest strategic assets.  It
is the bedrock . the bedrock -- of a strong economy and a strong nation.

The world. s best scientists give us twenty, maybe thirty years, to turn
back the tide on ecological devastation.

But, I daresay, most conservation advocates are not driven simply by a
desire to see our species survive a few more years.
No.  Humankind as the great exterminator is simply not a role with which
we can live.

We recognize that we also have an ethical obligation toward one of God. s
most magnificent gifts, this planet, our home.


The Republican Party is not the party of waste, but the party that
conserves.

I believe that our party can craft a clear strong vision for our
environment. s future because we have the courage to acknowledge today. s
realities.

Our party will listen to the American people and not let our country go
down to the bulldozers, go down to the landskinners, go down to the
shortsighted and the fearful.

There are many Ray Kroegels and Lutus Burns in this room tonight and, with
your help, our party will honor its past leadership and fulfill its
promise.

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Idaho Falls Post Register
August 4, 2000, Friday
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LENGTH: 833 words
HEADLINE: Our View

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JEERS to U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage, R-Idaho. Just when you think she
can't embarrass this state any further, Chenoweth-Hage pulls another
stunt. Thistime, she's trying to stop the grandson of Republican President
Theodore Roosevelt from addressing the Republican National Convention.

Chenoweth doesn't like Theodore Roosevelt IV's politics. Following the
family tradition, Roosevelt is a conservationist and is tied to the League
of Conservation Voters. Roosevelt's grandfather was the first president to
embrace conservation.

Chenoweth-Hage is not a conservationist and is one of the League of
Conservation Voters' foes. So she wrote GOP National Committee Chairman
Jim Nicholson asking him to bounce the younger Roosevelt.

Nicholson either didn't get Chenoweth-Hage's letter - or didn't bother to
respond.
   
In any event, here's what Chenoweth-Hage tried to stop TR's grandson from
telling the American people:

The GOP "is not the party of waste, but the party that conserves. ... Our
party will listen to the American people and not let our country go down
to the bulldozers, ... go down to the shortsighted and the fearful."

What's wrong with that, Helen?

from Sierra Club August 5, 2000

SC-ACTION Vol. II, #240
     DEFENDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA
     July 31, 2000

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                                       QUOTE OF THE DAY

     "The poll speaks for itself. In all demographic groups, the majority
     support the concept of a national park."

     Karen Woodsum, regional representative for the Sierra Club's Maine
     Woods Campaign, which is campaigning for a Maine Woods National Park.
     Front Page of Portland Press Herald, July 25, 2000
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     Table of Contents:

     1. Take Action!:           Our Children Need Good Schools AND Healthy
                                National Forests
     2. From the Field:         ME Poll on Maine Woods National Park!
     3. From the Field:         NJ EVEC Scores 700 Signatures
     4. From the Field:         MI EVEC Abraham - Baseball Game Hit

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     1. Take Action! Our Children Need Good Schools AND Healthy National Forests

     Almost a century ago, Congress passed a law requiring the U.S. Forest
     Service to turn over 25 percent of its logging revenues to rural
     counties to fund schools and roads.  In recent years payments to
     counties have declined due to reliance on an unsustainable logging
     program.  Rural schools deserve steady education funding, but funding
     should not be tied to logging our National Forests.

     Unfortunately, Senator Wyden has teamed up with Sen. Larry Craig
     (R-ID) to introduce a bill known as S. 1608, the "Secure Rural
     Counties and Community Self-Determination Act," that would increase
     logging incentives and give control of National Forest lands to local
     interests.

     Oppose S. 1608.  Clearly schoolchildren should not be held hostage by
     an unsustainable logging program.

     The bill ignores the contributions of National Forests to recreation,
     wildlife, fishing and water quality. Nationally, recreation generates
     nearly $40 to the economy for every dollar generated by logging, and
     creates more than 30 times as many jobs. And increased logging
     destroys recreation opportunities.  Rural communities rely on National
     Forests for clean drinking water and logging can clog streams with
     silt and run-off. Communities should not have to sacrifice clean
     drinking water, jobs and wildlife habitat to fund their children's
     education.

     **  Call your Senators TODAY and ALL WEEK at (202) 224-3121 and urge
     them to OPPOSE S. 1608. **

     For more information call Sean Cosgrove at (202) 547-1141.
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     2. FROM CHRIS BALLANTYNE, NE FIELD STAFF

     Maine Woods National Park Campaign Releases Poll,

     BANGOR DAILY NEWS - "MAINERS FAVOR A NORTH WOODS PARK"

     LEWISTON SUN JOURNAL - "SIERRA CLUB: MAINERS WANT A NORTH WOODS PARK"

     PORTLAND PRESS HERALD - "POLL SAYS MAINERS BACK BID FOR PARK"

     At the press conference held this past Monday July, 24th, the Sierra
     Club Maine Woods Campaign announced the release of the Maine Woods
     Poll. The polls results showed that Maine voters overwhelmingly support
     the creation of a National Park to protect Maine's North Woods. Sixty
     three percent of those polled favor creating the park compared to only
     22% who oppose it. In addition, by a 2-to-1 margin, voters support
     protecting Maine's North Woods by gradually purchasing land for
     eventual inclusion in a National Park over purchasing development
     rights from multinational corporations.

     The press conference was covered by all of Maine's major TV networks,
     newspapers and National Public Radio. "This poll reveals that Mainers
     want the special qualities of Maine's forests to be preserved for
     future generations" said Karen Woodsum, director of the Maine Woods
     Campaign. "Mainers want their children and grandchildren to be able to
     appreciate the beauty, the wildlife--bald eagles, salmon and
     moose--and the recreation opportunities Maine's North Woods offer all
     of us now."

     Mary Adams and others in the Maine property rights movement rushed to
     discredit the poll with accusations of push polling but to no avail.

     On the website adamsreport.com  Mary Adams launched a vicious attack
     on the "radical" Sierra Club and pollster.

     "A poll was announced yesterday by the radical Sierra Club which
     indicates that Maine people want a Summer Complaint National Park.
     That's rubbish. A park would be economic and social suicide. We may
     talk funny in Maine, but we haven't lost our minds. It's more likely
     that the left-leaning pollster, Janet Grenzke, of Abacus Associates in
     Hatfield, Massachusetts, framed the questions to get the results of
     the people who paid them, the Sierra Club."

     Overall, this event was a huge success!
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     3.   FROM NJ EVEC ORGANIZER, LORI HERPEN

     This past weekend NJ EVEC spent 3 days tabling and working the massive
     crowd at the NJ Festival of Ballooning, distributing over 5,000 voting
     charts and collecting 715 signed postcards.

     All eyes were on the Sierra Club table thanks to our "NJ healthy fish"
     mascot, who greeted the crowd and asked for clean water.

     Throughout the weekend, 20 volunteers took shifts working our
     information table at the Balloon Festival, held in Rep. Rush Holt's
     district at Solberg Airport, Readington, NJ.  Volunteers educated
     folks about Holt's efforts for protecting NJ's drinking water and
     coastline, distributed voting charts, and collected postcards. Our
     table provided folks with a fact sheet, "Facts About Arsenic In Our
     Drinking Water", with a call to action to encourage Rush Holt to keep
     voting to reduce arsenic in our drinking water.  Also at the table,
     folks got a chance to see an actual murky, contaminated sample of
     dredged material from the NY Harbor, scheduled to be dumped off the
     coast of NJ, and understand the alternative solutions to ocean dumping
     from our picture board. On foot, volunteers worked their way through
     the crowds with clipboards.

     Special thanks to Rachel Jakubovitz for dressing up in a crazy fish costume
     on a hot, humid, east coast day! AND to the following volunteers; Robert
     Broach, Kathy O'Hearn, Debbie Picard, Vicky Stone, Mary Penney, Joanne
     Decandia, Lois Veronin, Steve Ember, John and Sandra DeMurley, Bob Johnson,
     Janet Black, Devan Malore, Corrine Egner, Grace Gambino, Jim Bennett,
     Michael and Martha Pratt, Xai Moua, and Ying Zhu.
     ___________________________________________________________________________

     4.  FROM DANIEL FAROUGH, MI EVEC  ORGANIZER

     The EVEC Abraham campaign made its 3rd and final baseball game
     accountability hit this weekend at the Lansing Lugnut's stadium.
     Volunteers greeted fans with our classy Spence Abraham collector's
     edition baseball cards (kudos to the  folks in Washington who came up
     with this idea).  Other events featuring our baseball card occurred at
     Tiger Stadium and West Michigan Whitecaps stadium.

     The CBS and NBC affiliates covered our effort at the Lugnuts game.
     Because of our timing, the Abraham campaign was unable to respond
     giving us the spin.

     All together, 9,000 giant-sized cards were distributed and 60
     volunteers from our local groups (many new faces) participated at
     these three events.

     Thanks to our local group volunteers and EVEC steering committee
     members who made this a success.

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     White House Comment Line - 202-456-1111
     White House Fax Line - 202-456-2461
     Clinton's e-mail - president@whitehouse.gov
     Gore's e-mail - vice-president@whitehouse.gov
     White House Address - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20500

     US Capitol Switchboard - 202-224-3121
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     To contact your representative - http://www.house.gov/writerep/
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SC-ACTION Vol. II, #241
DEFENDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA
August 2, 2000
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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"The race for cleaner vehicles is about the future, not the past.....That's why
we look forward to seeing action from automakers rather than squabbles about
numbers."

Daniel Becker, director of the Sierra Club's Global Warming and Energy Program


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Table of Contents:

     1. Sierra Club Welcomes GM Announcement, Looks Forward to Details

     2. In New Ad, Texas Republicans Tell Bush: "No More"

     3. When (Rock) Stars Shine Brightly

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1. SIERRA CLUB WELCOMES GM ANNOUNCEMENT, LOOKS FORWARD TO DETAILS

On the heels of Ford's announcement that it would improve the gas mileage of
its sports utility vehicles by 25 percent over the next five years, General
Motors Corporation made a similar pledge. While the Sierra Club appreciates
GM's interest in joining the race for increased fuel economy, this optimism is
tempered by the lack of specifics in the announcement.

"While we welcome GM's recognition that Americans want to improve
fuel economy and curb global warming pollution, the company's announcement is
underwhelming," said Daniel Becker, Director of the Sierra Club's Global
Warming and Energy Program. "In recent years, Ford followed through on a
promise to curb smog pollution, while GM has promised little and delivered even
less," said Becker.

The Sierra Club looks forward to GM revealing the rest of its plan and hopes to
work with the company to create cleaner vehicles for consumers. One missing
element of GM's plan is the number of vehicles that they will make with
improved fuel economy.

"The race for cleaner vehicles is about the future, not the past," said Becker.
"That's why we look forward to seeing action from automakers rather than
squabbles about numbers. We urge DaimlerChrysler to join the race before
they're left in the dust."

The Club also hopes GM will match Ford's commitment to achieve this goal
without relying on loopholes in the law or using diesel engines which increase
smog and carcinogenic particulates in the air.


2. IN NEW AD, TEXAS REPUBLICANS TELL BUSH: `NO MORE'

In a new ad airing in Philadelphia during the Republican National Convention,
Texas Republicans ask Gov. George W. Bush to improve air quality. The ad urges
Philadelphians to call on Bush to heed three women's pleas for cleaner air.

The ad, titled "No More," features three women from suburban Houston: Lucille
Griffth, Diane Kemetz, and Tamara Maschino. Griffith and Kemetz are registered
Republicans, Maschino is an Independent.

"I'm a registered Republican. I actively campaigned for Gov. Bush's father
and I'm really disappointed in our air quality here in Houston, Texas," says
Kemetz in the ad.

Although Houston has the worst air quality in the nation, Bush has not opposed
a proposed American Acryl plant that would add to the pollution in the region.
When these women asked Bush to protect their community from the 1,500 pounds of
nitrogen oxides that would be emitted by the plant daily, his office turned a
deaf ear.


3. WHEN (ROCK) STARS SHINE BRIGHTLY

The good news was that a judge decided to halt the logging of redwood trees on
private land adjacent to the Headwaters Preserve in California while he
considered a challenge by the Sierra Club and the Environmental Protection
Information Center.

The bad news was that to keep the injunction in place until trial, Judge
Quentin Kopp ordered the environmental groups to post a $250,000 bond that
would go to the timber company if the 705-acre logging plan was eventually
approved.

The groups were stunned, but went into high gear to raise the money for the
bond.

"It took a Herculean fundraising effort, the high profile of the Headwaters
forest and the extreme generosity of people like Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt and
James Garner for us to raise this bond in such a short period of time," said
Club activist Kathy Bailey. Rock Musician and environmentalist Henley donated
all of the proceeds from a concert in Berkeley to help raise more than half of
the money.

"This extreme generosity in the name of justice and protection of the forests
is truly inspiring," said Bailey.

"EPIC and the Sierra Club never would have been able to bring the dozens of
successful cases in the public interest if we regularly had to post such
bonds," said Alex Levinson, the Club's Environmental Law Program Director. If
we continue to be called upon to post such large bonds, we will face a huge
obstacle to citizen enforcement of public interest environmental laws."


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Sierra Club Legislative Hotline - 202-675-2394
Sierra Club National Headquarters - 415-977-5500
Sierra Club World Wide Web - http://www.sierraclub.org
Sierra Club Vote Watch Website - http://www.sierraclub.org/votewatch/

White House Comment Line - 202-456-1111
White House Fax Line - 202-456-2461
Clinton's e-mail - president@whitehouse.gov
Gore's e-mail - vice-president@whitehouse.gov
White House Address - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20500

US Capitol Switchboard - 202-224-3121
To contact your senators - http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index.cfm
To contact your representative - http://www.house.gov/writerep/

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SEED GIANT NOVARTIS PHASING OUT GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS

By Neville Judd

CAPE COD, Massachusetts, August 4, 2000 (ENS) - Novartis, one of the
world's leading producers of genetically engineered seeds, has been
phasing out genetically engineered ingredients in its food products
worldwide for over a year.

For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/aug2000/2000L-08-04-10.html

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REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL BUSH IGNORES ENVIRONMENT

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, August 4, 2000 (ENS) - The environment appears
to be a non-issue for the Republican presidential nominee, Texas Governor
George W. Bush.

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RECORD HIGH NUMBER OF AMERICAN BEACHES CLOSED DUE TO POLLUTION

WASHINGTON, DC, August 4, 2000 (ENS) - Untreated sewage continues to
contaminate a record number of popular beaches, according to the 10th
annual beach report from the Natural Resources Defense Council released
today.

For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/aug2000/2000L-08-04-07.html

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SCORCHING CALIFORNIA THREATENED WITH ROTATING BLACKOUTS

SACRAMENTO, California, August 4, 2000 (ENS) - California power system
officials issued a Stage One electrical emergency between the hours of 2
and 8 pm today, due to the mechanical failure of two Southern California
generating units.

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MOROCCO STAKES ENERGY FUTURE ON WIND POWER

RABAT, Morocco, August 4, 2000 (ENS) - Morocco has set a November 1
deadline for bids to build two wind farms on the west coast of Africa.

For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/aug2000/2000L-08-04-11.html

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RAINFOREST PLANTS HELP BATTLE TUBERCULOSIS

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, August 4, 2000 (ENS) - Plants from the Peruvian
rainforests could help doctors in their fight against deadly tuberculosis,
researchers said this week. In a study of about 1,250 plant extracts from
Peru, about 46 percent showed an ability to inhibit the growth of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), the bacterium that causes
tuberculosis.

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THIRST GRIPS HALF THE POPULATION OF IRAN

GENEVA, Switzerland, August 4, 2000 (ENS) - The Islamic Republic of Iran is
facing a severe drought that has affected 37 million people - about one
half of the country's population.

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: AUGUST 4, 2000

Monsanto Offers Free Information on Biotech Rice

$400 Million Proposed to Boost Bioenergy Production

Crystalline Ceramics Could Help Store Radioactive Wastes

Protesters Target Florida Senator Over Proposed Airport

Mid-Sized Carnivores Doing Well in Northeast

Florida Proposes Breaching Dam to Restore Ocklawaha River

Nuclear Regulators Take Public Meetings Online

Wind Energy Predicted to Increase in Next 18 Months

Reward Offered in Shooting of Baby Beluga Whale

Potomac River Fish Passage Project Wins Award

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from Rainforest Action Network August 7, 2000

COME TO LOS ANGELES TO DEMAND JUSTICE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY!

AUGUST 14TH

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March Against Big Oil's Buy Out of Al Gore

For years, we and the U'wa people have demanded to know:

Who is Al Gore?
Environmental Champion or Petroleum Politician?
TIME TO FIND OUT!

MARCH WITH THE U'WA PEOPLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND VICTORY AGAINST
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM

JOIN LEADERS OF THE U'WA PEOPLE OF COLOMBIA FOR A RALLY AND MARCH

Monday August 14th
Pershing Square (5th and Hill downtown L.A.)
RALLY AT PERSHING SQUARE at 9 a.m.
MARCH at 10 a.m.


AL GORE AND BIG OIL:

Gore controls up to $1,000,000 in Occidental stock and has enjoyed the
sponsorship of Oxy throughout his political career. He and his family have
earned much of their wealth through their connections with Oxy.  According
to the Center for Public Integrity: "There is no corporation closer to the
Vice President".  Gore wants the environmental and human rights vote: let's
challenge him to put his money where his mouth is.

GORE'S RELATIONSHIP WITH OXY IS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH POLITICS TODAY

Vice President Gore needs to make a decision: continue to support
Occidental Petroleum's disastrous oil project in Colombia through his
silence, or use his influence to help bring peace to the U'wa people.
What he does now will tell the U'wa people, and all of us, who he really is.

"We ask people around the world who value the Earth and indigenous peoples
to speak out against the multinational oil company Oxy through protests,
letters and other actions of solidarity."
- Statement from the U'wa People, November 17, 1999

Co-sponsored by: Direct Action Network/Rise Up! LA, Action Resource Center,
Amazon Watch, Burma Forum, CISPES, EarthWays Foundation, LA Eco Village,
National Lawyers Guild, Office of the Americas, Project for Human Economic
and
Environmental Defense (HEED), Rainforest Action Network, Project
Underground, SEE, Shundahai Network, Youth Organizing Communities (YOC)

Community Convergence August 5th - 13th days and evenings - Form an affinity
group, get non-violence training, create art! 1919 7th st.  More info:
(323) 993-7212   www.d2kla.org/dan.html

For more information on Gore, Oxy, and the U'wa, call Amazon Watch at
310-456-1340
web info: www.amazonwatch.org    www.ran.org     www.arcweb.org

To help with the organizing call Natalie at (310) 456-8300

Getting there:  Pershing square is on the red line. For bus info you can
check out the route finder on the MTA website www.mta.net .  There are paid
parking lots across the street from Pershing Square and under Pershing
Square.  Please try to arrive early in case parking is limited or there is
more traffic than usual due to DNC activities.

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from League of Conservation Voters August 7, 2000

August 4, 2000   
George W. Bush Ignores Environment in GOP Convention Speech

(WASHINGTON) - In his speech accepting the Republican nomination for
president, Texas Governor George W. Bush ignored the environmental
concerns facing the nation and the world.  This was the assessment by the
League of Conservation Voters, who noted that Bush managed to avoid
speaking about the environment, other than to call on corporations to
"treat their workers fairly and leave the air and waters clean."

To read the full story, see the LCV Media Center at the following link
http://lcv.org/news/releases.htm  

from Greenpeace August 7, 2000

Earlier today, 6 Greenpeace activists boarded a barge carrying drilling
equipment for BP's Northstar project in the Arctic Ocean.

You can read more about the action, listen to audio clips direct from the
barge, and send a letter to BP CEO John Browne by going to our Arctic
Action site at http://greenpeace.org/arctic.

I've attached a good AP story about the action.

Cheers,
Kevin

Kevin Jardine
Greenpeace International

AUGUST 07, 11:59 EDT

Greenpeace Activists Board Oil Barge

BARROW, Alaska (AP) Environmental activists boarded a barge carrying oil
drilling equipment early Monday in the Arctic Ocean to protest BP Amoco
exploration plans, Greenpeace said.

BP spokesman Paul Laird said he did not know how many people had
boarded the barge, under tow about 70 miles east of Barrow, Alaska, but a
statement faxed by Greenpeace said six activists had boarded the vessel.

The captain of the tug pulling the barge, which carried components of a
drilling platform, was give the option of finding ``a safe place to park'' or
heading to port in Barrow, Laird said. It was not clear whether BP Amoco
would attempt to remove the activists.

Greenpeace is protesting BP's Northstar offshore drilling platform, which is
under construction off the north coast of Alaska in the Arctic Ocean.
Northstar would be the first offshore drilling operation in the Arctic Ocean,
and Greenpeace maintains that it would threaten the Arctic ecosystem.

The Greenpeace statement said the activists boarded the 420-foot barge in
the middle of the night and were using a control room as a ``campaign and
communications center.''

Greenpeace wants BP to cancel the Northstar project and use the proceeds
to fund solar power initiatives. It managed to get 13 percent of BP's
shareholders to vote to stop the project in April.

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Kevin Jardine
Greenpeace International
New Media Campaigner
Keizersgracht 176
1016 DW Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: + 31 20 523 6660
Fax: + 31 20 523 6200
E-mail: kjardine@ams.greenpeace.org
WWW: Check out Arctic Action at http://greenpeace.org/arctic
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Greenpeace Arctic Activists List
NO NEW OIL
http://greenpeace.org/arctic

from Environment News Service August 7, 2000

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GORE TO NAME SENATOR LIEBERMAN AS RUNNING MATE

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, August 7, 2000 (ENS) - Vice President Al Gore has
chosen Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut as his running mate, a
source within the Gore campaign has confirmed. Lieberman's reputation for high
moral standards and his impeccable environmental record could help Gore win
votes from both Republican and Green Party rivals.
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MAN KILLED AS DESPERATE ANIMALS ESCAPE KENYAN PARKS

By Tervil Okoko
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 7, 2000 (ENS) - The severe drought parching the
range sections of Kenya is bringing wildlife into dangerous conflict with
human beings.
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BP'S ARCTIC OIL PROJECT STALLED AS GREENPEACE OCCUPIES BARGE

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, August 7, 2000 (ENS) - Environmental activists have
occupied a barge transporting equipment to the Arctic Ocean's first
offshore oil installation.
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OCEAN USES, ABUSES TARGET OF NEW U.S. COMMISSION

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Massachusetts, August 7, 2000 (ENS) - Legislation signed
today will create a national Oceans Commission to bring together ocean and
coastal experts, policy makers, environmental groups and industry
representatives to take a comprehensive look at America's ocean and coastal
policies. The Oceans Act of 2000 could prompt the revamping of U.S.
fisheries management and marine protection laws.
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OIL PUMPING FROM SUNKEN TANKER ERIKA NEARLY COMPLETE

PARIS, France, August 7, 2000 (ENS) - Most of the oil has now been removed
from the sunken oil tanker Erika off the west coast of France.
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EXPENSIVE AFRICAN RHINO CONSERVATION PAYING OFF

GLAND, Switzerland, August 7, 2000 (ENS) - African rhinos are trotting back
from the brink of extinction according to figures released today by the
World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Once
hunted into oblivion for their horns, rhinos are now the beneficiaries of
successful conservation efforts. But conservation of rhino habitat is
expensive - as much as US$2,600 per square mile annually.
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ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: AUGUST 7, 2000

Global Warming Called Serious Threat by Voters

Internet Access to Chemical Accident Information Limited

National Academy of Sciences to Study Sludge

Bird Strike 2000 Aims to Reduce Aircraft Accidents

Endangered Hawai'ian Bird Hatches First Captive Bred Chick

Short Tailed Albatross Protected in U.S.

Euthanized Mockingbird Chicks Draw Federal Investigation

Food Recycling Subject of Three Day Conference

Cleaner, Greener Laundry Detergent On the Way

Grizzly Bears Still in Trouble After 25 Years

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TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDITOR:

Environ.com to Speak on Refrigerant Regulations at Upcoming National
Buildings & Grounds Maintenance (NBGME) Conference

    MESA, Ariz., Aug. 8 -/E-Wire/--  Environmental Support Solutions
(Environ.com) Vice-President of Compliant Services Division, Steven Ehrlich
will be speaking at the National Buildings & Grounds Maintenance Conference on
September 26th in Las Vegas, NV.  The conference, titled NBGME Expo 2000, will
be held September 26-27th.
    /CONTACT:  Robin Suzelis of Environ.com, 480-964-5043, ext. 24,
robin_suzelis@environ.com/
    /Web site:  http://www.totalmaintenance.com/
    /Web site:  http://www.environ.com/Speaking%20Engagements.htm/
    /Web site:  http://www.environ.com/
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Anderson announces $500,000 for Vancouver Island Marmot recovery

    VICTORIA, BC, Aug. 5 -/E-Wire/--  Canada's Environment Minister David
Anderson announced today that Environment Canada is investing $500,000 over
the next three years to assist with the recovery efforts for the Vancouver
Island Marmot.
    /CONTACT: media may contact: Johanne Beaulieu, Press
Secretary, Office of the Minister of Environment, Tel: (819) 953-8239/
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TO NATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS:

EPA Report Stresses Need for Continued Air Quality Improvement

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -/E-Wire/-- EPA today released its annual air
quality trends report showing that air quality nationally continues to
improve.  Even so, in 1999, 62 million Americans lived in areas that had
unhealthy air for at least one of six major pollutants.
   /CONTACT:  Dave Ryan of the Environmental Protection Agency,
202-564-7827/
    /Web site:  http://www.epa.gov
   /Web site:  http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/
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