This issue of the It's About Time newsletter is dedicated
in loving memory of Kim Vickers
IAT NEWSLETTERMarch 2002
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"IT'S ABOUT TIME WE BEGIN IT,
TO TURN THE WORLD AROUND . . . "
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ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
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Co-Founder/Former President - Marcelle Orswell
Co-Founder and Secretary -- Theresa Shea (Tree1A@aol.com)
Co-Founder/Webpage Designer-Sandy Clark (tybrenn@attbi.com)
Co-Presidents -- Ann Schnitz (aerie01@sprynet.com)
and
Mary Ledford (eagleshorses@yahoo.com)
Web Site -- -- http://home.attbi.com/~tybrenn/iat/
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
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Dear Friends,
I wanted to tell you all about an experience I had this month, that made events of
the recent past feel "all new" again. Members of the Peace Cloth Board
and I decided that we wanted to make a panel to commemorate those who perished on
Sept 11. Eve, who lives in New York City, solicited fire and police stations for
badges and shirts to honor their fallen. Deb, the board's chairperson, and I were
sent a website that listed the names of all the victims -- but how to get that on
cloth? We decided to create a Word document, and then scan the pages onto iron-on
transfers.
Sounds simple? Well, it might've been if the task hadn't been so large. Once printed,
it spanned 143 pages. And without warning, I found myself immersed in the enormity
of it all. Although I didn't know anyone personally who had died (and studying the
list confirmed that), all of these people began to come alive for me. They had loved
ones. Hopes and dreams for the future. Suddenly, Cantor Fitzgerald and Marsh &
McLennan weren't just the names of companies I'd heard on the news. Their losses
were huge, made very obvious by this list that seemed to go on for miles. Most were
young, many seemingly at their first job out of college. I noticed that for those
who were at the World Trade Center, the majority were from the suburbs of New York,
New Jersey or Connecticut, and traveled into the city daily -- hence, those that
had to travel the furthest were already at their desks at 8:46 AM, whereas the locals
were probably still on the subway or buses when the first jet hit the Towers.
The list rolled on and on, so many unwitting accomplices to this singularly heinous
crime. In your mind, you could almost invent their lives and what they were doing
or where they were going on Sept 11. Charles Burlingame piloted the doomed American
Airlines Flight 77. Charles S. Falkenberg appeared to be traveling on that same
flight with his two young daughters: Dana, 3, and Zoe, 8. There were twin brothers
who were firefighters. There were many sets of spouses on the planes, possibly
on their way to a vacation in the sun in California or going home from visiting their
children in the east. There were college students, elementary school kids. Chinese.
Australians. Germans. Each a unique contribution to humankind.
That weekend, CBS aired its remarkable documentary "9/11" -- the work of
two French brothers who had been coincidentally filming the story of an FDNY "probie",
i.e., a rookie fireman, at the time of the attacks. And in that film, faces began
to match some of the names that I'd been painstakingly adding to my Word document
during the week. Faces of firefighters who had stood dumbfounded in the lobby of
One World Trade, total confusion in their eyes as they failed to grasp what was going
on around them. It was almost like watching a movie in which the audience knows
the "punch line" before the characters in the story do. But this wasn't
a movie. It was heart-breakingly real.
I kept remembering the line in "Schindler's List", spoken by Ben Kingsley
when the document was completed: "The list is life". Unfortunately, my
list was its antithesis. My list identified those who had simply been snuffed out
on that beautiful September day when all had seemed right with the world and the
sky was such a crystalline blue. It still seemed so inconceivable, even six months
later, that this had occurred.
But every day, we who are the survivors shoulder on. We try not to let fear rule
our lives. We try to honor those who left us on that terrible day. And we continue
to fight for peace...because in honoring those who departed, we ultimately honor
ourselves by seeking "higher ground". I invite all of you to be a part
of this 9/11 panel -- send your Cloth donations to: Debra Chilton, 2817 N.E. 48th
St., Vancouver, WA 98663.
My heart to yours,
Ann
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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March 21-April 30, 2002 -- "Almost Heaven",
Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO
April 7, 2002 -- Highway Cleanup, Lancaster, PA
April 13, 2002 -- John Adams in Concert, Arvada, CO
April 20, 2002 -- Earth Day Celebration, Annapolis, MD
April 20, 2002 -- John Denver Tribute Concert, Ontario, CA
April 27, 2002 -- Dedication of the John Denver Nature Exhibit and Memorial, Austin,
TX
May 3-5, 2002 -- John Denver Spring Retreat - Lebanon, PA
May 4, 2002 -- Chris Westfall in Concert, Gwynedd, PA
May 24-26, 2002 -- Windstar Volunteer Work Weekend
June 28, 29 -- 2002 -- A Tribute to John Denver: The Man and His Music, 2002, Coatesville,
PA
July 20 -21, 2002 -- Country Roads Folk Festival, Almost Heaven Farm, WV
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SEE DETAILS ON CALENDAR EVENTS IN NEWSLETTER
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
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"If the world were miniaturized to a town
of 1000 people, there would be 564 Asians, 210 Europeans, 80 South Americans and
60 North Americans. 700 of the 1000 would be illiterate and 500 would be hungry..."
From "Why In The World: Adventures in Geography, by George J. Demko et al.
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LETTERS
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(Ed. Note: A few weeks ago, we lost our
friend, Kim Vickers. Kim was an old soul with great heart and was a tremendously
talented writer -- here's a sample of her amazing work, prefaced by a few words from
Kim -- AS)
Hi All,
I wanted to share this story with all of you....it's rather poignant, but illustrates
(I hope) endings and new beginnings,
passages and hope. Life is a circle, and nothing ever dies.
Love, Kim
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© Kim Collard
March 21, 1998
Eagles and Foals
In the last tick-tock of this March night's end, with midnight approaching on fleet
wings, I'm off to work for another night shift. It's a beautiful evening, the stars
twinkling brightly beneath their lightly cloudy down-like coats. It's the last moments
of this 21st day of March 1998, and my heart thrums with life-force feeling that
the new season will soon dawn. The winter night, with its chill winds will soon sleep,
and I am eager to embrace the sun. Its warmth has been sorely missed. Soon, I tell
myself, soon!
While driving this small country road, I'm dodging the little mouse souls so intent
on their quest for the wheat morsels left behind from last fall's harvest. They know
no fear of the dangers of the road. They're waking up too, and as the sun warms the
grasses they will soon build their nests, raise their babies, and a new generation
will carry forth their ancestor's tasks. I notice a dark shape in the road, I slow
and swerve around it. I can't see what it is, so I shrug my shoulders and go on my
way. I thought perhaps a hay bale lost from the back of some farmers truck, broken
open from the impact of the fall.
The clock spins the hours with its hands, the seconds, the minutes, they slowly pass
by. The morning is gloriously bright, with the sun un-shrouded from the clouds of
the night. I embrace the day, it's so beautiful outside, my spirit sings with the
warmth of spring. I'm sitting on the steps outside of work, letting the sun warm
my worn body and soul, and I'm thinking about the hours ahead, soon sleep, then children,
then supper, then work. My orderly procession of time on the clock, the treadmill
of life, how I long to get off. It's time to go and start the stopwatch of my day,
but the green of the fields, the song of the birds, and the blue of the sky lifts
my spirits. So what about the hours ahead! Leave them in the future where they
belong; revel and live in the moments of now.
I remember the dark object in the road ahead, seen only those mere eight hours before.
I can see it now, an indistinct dark blot on the road, and as I come closer my senses
can't make sense of what I'm seeing. I know that it's not a lost bale of hay, I worry
that it's a deer, a porcupine, or a coyote. Sacrificed from the speed of man's wheels.
The shape is all wrong, the textures all wrong, and my heart begins to know dread.
"What is this?" I ask in my mind. I pull off the road and park on the shoulder,
thank goodness for the earlyness of the day. My nerve endings are screaming, I don't
want to see, by now I know that this moment will change forever my perception of
what the meaning of "time passing" truly means.
I take my first hesitant step onto the road, my shoulders are heavy, and my joy in
this day is rapidly fading away. Each step that brings me closer reveals more then
the last, the colors no longer indistinct. The fur, it's not fur, I can see ridges
and whorls. Oh Lord, there are feathers colored of deep burnished copper. My eyes
start burning with the tears of great loss, an anguished cry gathers with my breath,
a horrible feeling of anger and regret. I gather this great broken body in my arms,
my tears falling on the deep golden feathers, creating darker circles of umber on
amber. With his feather light body cradled close to my chest, this glorious young
eagle no longer draws breath. I sink to my knees on the side of the road, gently
rocking and rocking. I'm grieving so! My memories are sweet, the short time that
we had, each sighting, what glory to see!
I watched this young bird, from a clumsy fledgling until recently. Only two years
these golden wings beat the winds. His first winter alone. He lived it alone, his
parents long left him the spring before. They raised a new family, while he flew
towards the clock of destiny. Circling the canyons, eagle eyes to the floor, piercing
yellow gazes for the prey, searching. He only lived one year on his own; the winter
and its challenges were past. His future so bright, on the strength of his wings,
lifting aloft fleet wings to the wind. In mere moments of time, no time for the seconds
to show on the clock, his wings could not lift him aloft, no time to lift him aloft.
The wheels of fate, the engines of men, this broken body I now cradle, lost on the
highway of man.
I slowly climb to my feet, my spirits depleted, my eyes still stinging from tears
of disbelief. Still holding his body, close to my chest, how I long to share heartbeats
and bring life to his breast! I walk 'til I find a place where I could sit smoothing
his feathers, my hand clenching a fistful of soil. The new grasses of spring, the
green not for long, on our Mother's sweet soil, I gently give her this son of the
air. With my hand on the ground, a connection I seek, to feel our Mother's strong
spirit. With the thrum of her heartbeat felt on my palm, the energy of life still
pulses. I give her his now quiet, broken body. On her breast I lay her sweet son.
The rest of my drive back to my home, a misery of tears to be borne. This day I will
plead to forget. I come in the house, the walls too confining, no peace to be had
in my home. The land calls to me, the creek offers solace, I need time to be soothed
in Spirit. Walking a task, breathing no joy, I pray that I find simple comfort. What
I find on my search breathes new life to this day! Our mare, sweet Liberty, her great
body straining, brings hope and new peace to my heart. Her foal, just come, still
connected by cord, swings his small head, takes breath! He is born! While mare nurtures
her newly born son, I lay on the ground with my face to the sun. I'm watching the
clouds do their dance on the wind, they are pushed and they wheel on by. Time. It
wheels on by.
The eagle we lost lies on our Mother's breast; the foal, Eagle just born, nourished
from his Mother's breast. Soon walking, soon trotting, then flying he goes, the wind
in his mane, the wind in his nose, only safety and peace this new foal knows. A life,
he was lost, with life he is found, and with wonder, I re-greet this fine day.
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From Susan Leaver (susanleaver@yahoo.com):
Hello everyone,
The news just keeps getting better. I received an email from Jake Shand, creative
director of BMG Aristra, the company that compiled the New Zealand John Denver Collection
compact disc. He advised that the disc has gone GOLD in New Zealand this week, and
is heading to Platinum Gold !!
My heart to yours,
Susan.
International John Denver Memorial Foundation
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(And continuing with our eagle theme....)
From Jenny Hunter (jenden1099@yahoo.com)
My first eagle sighting was when I was about 15 with my dad. We were whitewater canoeing
in Northern Wisconsin and there was a mature bald eagle perching in a dead tree limb
overhanging the river. We sat still in awe and as we drifted by and the eagle just
spread his winds and took off right over us on a bright sunny day. It gave me goosebumps.
(that was a calm part of the river.) The next year, I'd earned my driver's license,
so I got to take the station wagon to the canoe take out landing and I sat there
and right in front of me an eagle picked a huge fighting fish out of the river. Effortlessly
it rose up above the trees with a large muskie about the same length as the eagle
was from beak to tail. I was alone there in the wilderness and I'd also just seen
a beautiful buck bound across the gravel road as I'd driven there.
In the 80's, I had a friend who got a professorship at the University of Minnesota
at Minneapolis/St. Paul where they have a raptor rehabilitation center. He made arrangements
for me to visit and see the work they did. I helped hold an owl during treatment.
At that time their success rate was about 40% would be re-released to the wild. Often
infection would kill the bird or the wing had to be amputated to save its life. Many
raptors in zoos are one winged.
I got to sit in the rooms with loose eagles and watch and sketch them for hours.
Then there was the bald eagle they let fly through the corridors for exercise. His
7 foot wingspread touched the walls on both sides. They let me hold him on my arm
and feed him scraps of meat. He had both wings, but had been injured with a separated
shoulder and was being tamed for a captive breeding program. An eagle on your arm
is real heavy weighing 8 1/2 lbs. He had actually stepped off the glove onto my arm,
but he didn't hurt me. It's an amazing thing to look in their intense yellow eyes
from a foot away. Like John said, they pretty much size you up and know all about
you.
The loose eagles in the rooms weren't afraid of me and they had figured out that
the people in the white coats were the ones who would grab them, so they went about
their business and bickered amongst themselves. I guess they decided I was a friend.
I had a vision of eagles and horses... Jenny
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And one more about eagles......
From Kathy Lill (denver@southwind.net):
There are eaglets in the nest! Go to http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/viewing/wildcam/eaglecam/ for the Eagle Cam!
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From: Deb Chilton (wilco@paclink.com)
The John Denver Memorial Peace Cloth Board of Directors is proud to announce the
launch of the new Yahoo group "kids4peace". Here, kids can get together
in a moderated space to talk about peace, the environment, or anything else that
affects their lives and their worlds. To subscribe your children, send an email to:
kids4peace-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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COMING EVENTS
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ALMOST HEAVEN - Denver Center for Performing
Arts
STAGE THEATRE - March 21, 2001 to April 30th
General admission tickets go on sale February 3, 2001
Songs and Stories of John Denver
This world-premiere theatrical event celebrates the music and ethos of our State's
adopted son.
With sparkling new arrangements of his best-known ballads - and some surprising discoveries
- a 14-member ensemble explores the work of this internationally-acclaimed songwriter.
John Denver spoke to millions around the world with such songs as "Country Roads,"
"Sunshine on my Shoulders," "Rocky Mountain High." It will bring
you back home again - and send you out singing.
For more information: http://www.dcpa.org
Discounted tickets for the March 28 performance are available through Colorado Friends
of JD - Contact Evelyn Pinney evepin@colorado.net
Single tickets are now on sale.
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HIGHWAY CLEANUP
April 7, 2002
Lancaster, PA (Sunday) at 1:00 PM
With this being the first clean up after the long winter months, we really do need
your help. If at all possible, please consider joining us. Write to liddic@lancnews.infi.net
for more information
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JOHN ADAMS IN CONCERT
APRIL 13, 2002
Pomona High School in Arvada, CO (near Denver) from 7-10 pm.
Tickets are $20 and are tax-deductible.
Contact Feather Berkower at featherberkower@msn.com for tickets or you can phone her at (303) 673-9558.
Front Range Center for Assault Prevention
P.O. Box 270208
Louisville, CO 80027
(303) 266 - 9019
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EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
(NOTE: WE NEED YOU! Please let me know as soon as possible via email if you plan
on attending our event. If we don't have enough tickets sold by April 13, we will
be forced to cancel -- AS)
April 20, 2002
11-3 PM
The Rams Head Tavern (http://www.ramsheadtavern.com)
Annapolis, MD
Come join us to celebrate the earth! Our guests this year will be Mack Bailey, Christina
Muir, Chris Westfall and Side By Side. Tickets are $30, and all proceeds will benefit
Kids For A Clean Environment (F.A.C.E.) -- http://www.kidsface.org
For tickets, send a check made out to Ann Schnitz to:
Ann Schnitz
P.O. Box 483
Lionville, PA 19353
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JOHN DENVER TRIBUTE CONCERT AT BETHEL CHURCH APRIL 20TH
April 20, 8PM
Jim and Anne Curry will be performing a John Denver Tribute Concert to benefit the
Claremont Folk Festival. Doors open at 7:30. Bethel Church is located on the Southeast
corner of Euclid and "F" Streets in Ontario, California. For information,
call 909-987-5701. Tickets are $12.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door. You can mail
your ticket request to: 8755 La Vine St., Alta Loma, CA 91701. Make checks payable
to CSF, send them your check, the number of tickets you are requesting, and your
return address, please.
And from Anne Curry:
I'd like John's fans to send a photo of themselves, and one line of copy. If you
have a picture of yourself with John, even better! Or maybe you have a photo of yourself
at Monterey or Maroon Bells or with your favorite fellow JD fan (or fans). I have
a great photo of my son in the JD sanctuary in Aspen that we'll use. It will be like
postcards from John Denver Fans all over the world.
We'll show these "postcards" while Jim Curry performs the Montana Tunesmith's
tribute song, "Brother John." This is a great way to be a part of the tribute,
even if you can't attend. Want to check out the song? Go to
www.montanatunesmith.com.
Get your photos to us as soon as you can, we'll need to have it all put together
by the end of March. Remember to include one line of greeting, and who is in the
picture, and where the picture is taken. You can e-mail your photos to jbcurryiam@aol.com or snail mail to Jim Curry 329 South First Ave, Upland,
CA 91786.
Do you have a picture of John that you would like to share? If we get enough pictures,
we could put together another group that just features John.
Thanks Everybody!
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JOHN DENVER RETREAT
May 3-5, 2002
Camp Gretna Glen, Lebanon, PA
JD Fellowship and inspiration. $50 due by April 1, 2002.
For more information, email Pat Liddic (liddic@lancnews.infi.net)
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CHRIS WESTFALL IN CONCERT
Gwynedd Friends Coffeehouse, Gwynedd, PA
May 4, 2002
8:00 PM
Gwynedd, PA Friends Coffeehouse at the Gwynedd Quaker Meeting House on Route 202
& Sumneytown Pike in Gwynedd Valley, PA (Across from the William Penn Inn). This
Bucks County folk concert series is held on the 1st Saturday of the month except
for holidays. $3 donation requested - 50% goes to charity. Refreshments will be
available for a nominal fee. Doors open at 7:30 and the concert starts at 8:00 PM.
Christopher is thrilled to be their performer before they break from presentations
for four months! For directions or more information, email donnapinto@yahoo.com
Friends' Info: (215) 646-6890.
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WINDSTAR VOLUNTEER WORK WEEKEND
May 24-26, 2002
PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE AS THE REGISTRATION PROCESS HAS CHANGED
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE ON THE "WINDSTAR GLOBAL FAMILY" - MEMBERS ONLY PAGE
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A TRIBUTE TO JOHN DENVER: THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC 2002
June 28 and 29, 2002
Hibernia County Park in Chester Co., PA and 29.
Performing will be Mack Bailey, Christopher Westfall, Charlie Zahm and Frank DeLaMarre.
In addition, the singer/songwriters Amy and Tim Dabb will join us. Tim has put Joe
Henry's poem "Ascension" to music. And of course a video retrospective
of John's career will be shown. There may also be some special surprises so the
program is subject to change.
An extra special treat--John's friend Bruce Gordon, pilot and environmentalist, will
join us to talk about John. Max Langstaff, who has joined us the last few years and
was creator and producer of "The Wildlife Concert" will again speak about
John.
Contact Judith at 610-371-9122 or email her at judithgabriel@msn.com
if you have questions.
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COUNTRY ROADS FOLK FESTIVAL
July 20-21, 2002
Almost Heaven Farm, WV
See www.mofolk.com for details
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FOR SALE
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Wildlife Creations (http://www.geocities.com/wldlifecreation/) has lots of wonderful items that
make great gifts for yourself or others. Stay tuned for more new products! Remember,
your
purchase helps the National Wildlife Federation, in John's name, with wolf education
and the
Windstar Foundation. Any questions, email us at wldlifecreation@wildmail.com.
Thanks!
Diana and Susan
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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
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DENlines
Defend Environment Network (DEN)
Wednesday, March 6, 2002
To Access the HTML version of DENLines,
Click here: http://www.defenders.org/den/dl00061.html
1. THREAT TO ARCTIC REFUGE: Jimmy Carter, religious
leaders urge Senate not to drill
Former President Jimmy Carter has joined the chorus of those speaking out against
drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as the Senate debates national
energy policy. Carter urged senators to adopt a balanced plan that protects our greatest
wildlife sanctuary. And 1,200 leaders of major U.S. religious groups announced their
opposition to drilling and called for more conservation and renewable energy. As
the Los Angeles Times pointed out in an editorial: "The nation doesn't need
a muscle-bound energy policy, it needs a smart one -- one that does not rely so heavily
on fossil fuels and fossil thinking." Interior Secretary Gale Norton, meanwhile,
repeated her false claim that drilling would impact only 2,000 acres of the refuge.
For more about her 2,000-acre hoax, read the column by Defenders of Wildlife President
Rodger Schlickeisen at http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/arctic/hoaxa.html.
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Our efforts are succeeding. Even Big Oil's congressional allies
acknowledge they don't yet have enough votes to open the refuge to drilling. Go to
www.SaveArcticRefuge.org to send a free e-mail urging your senators to save the Arctic
refuge for future generations. And to spread the word about the danger to America's
last great wilderness, send this issue of DENlines to your e-mail address book.
2. TOXIC TUNDRA: Lessons to be learned from drilling in Alaska
While Big Oil claims it can drill in the Arctic refuge in an environmentally friendly
manner, a new report by Defenders of Wildlife and the Audubon Society catalogs the
disastrous impact of drilling in Alaska's Kenai National Wildlife Refuge south of
Anchorage. There have been more than 350 spills, fires and explosions, contaminating
more than 100,000 tons of soil with toxic chemicals. Scientists have found frogs
with crippling deformities. Frogs are considered a "canary in the mine,"
providing early-warning signals of danger to other wildlife because their porous
skin makes them sensitive to environmental changes. To read the report, visit http://www.defenders.org/habitat/toxictundra.pdf
3. ENERGY SECURITY: Congress should raise fuel economy standards
Raising the fuel efficiency of new cars and SUVs is the single biggest step we can
take to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and to combat global warming. It would
also save many times over the amount of oil ever expected from the Arctic refuge.
Energy legislation now being considered by the Senate would raise the current miles-per-gallon
standards. But we have learned that some senators from auto-producing states are
trying to kill that provision. To learn more, visit http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/arctic/images/energyfacts.pdf
4. STOP THE SLAUGHTER: Japan plans to double whale kill
Japan plans to double the number of whales it kills in the North Pacific each year.
Its government has notified the International Whaling Commission that it will kill
50 minke whales and 50 endangered sei whales on top of the 100 minkes it already
has been hunting annually. Japan kills whales under the guise of "scientific
research," but the whale meat winds up in gourmet markets and expensive restaurants.
To sign our petition urging President Bush to impose economic sanctions against Japan
until they stop slaughtering whales, go to www.saveourwhales.org.
5. STATE SECRETS: Corporate Trojan Horse pushes anti-environmental legislation
If you ever wondered who dreams up some of our laws, there's a new report that helps
answer that question. It turns out that major corporations are operating behind-the-scenes
in state capitals across the country through a purported "good government"
group that pushes industry-friendly legislation. In addition, concludes a just-released
report by Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council, this group,
the American Legislative Exchange Council, provides gifts and free trips for elected
officials and acts as a conduit to get special-interest legislation from corporations,
including Enron, to key state legislators. Ask your state legislators whether they
belong to ALEC, and read the report at www.alecwatch.org. Click
here http://www.defenders.org/den/cartoons/alec.jpg to see the DENLines cartoon.
6. PLEASING POLLUTERS: EPA official resigns to protest rollbacks
A senior official with the Environmental Protection Agency has resigned to protest
Bush administration attempts to allow heavily polluting power plants to violate the
Clean Air Act. In resigning, Eric Schaeffer, a 12-year EPA veteran, said the Bush
administration has been kowtowing to the power industry and interfering with EPA
efforts to enforce the law. To read Schaeffer's letter laying out the reasons for
his resignation, go to http://www.defenders.org/newsroom/letter.html.
As the Bush administration scales back enforcement action against aging coal-fired
power plants that are violating the law, researchers in a study published this week
have linked long-term exposure to fine particles of air pollution to an increased
risk of dying from lung cancer.
7. KIDS ESSAY CONTEST: Students writing about black bears, sea otters
School children participating in essay contests sponsored by Defenders of Wildlife
are learning about the Florida black bear and the California sea otter. Writing about
the imperiled species, student essayists are competing for prizes of $1,000, $500,
and $250 savings bonds. The Black Bear Insurance Co. is donating prize money in Florida.
"We felt this contest would be an ideal way not only to encourage students to
learn about the bears and sea otters, but also about the important ways that different
species depend on one another," said Defenders of Wildlife's education associate,
Yvonne Borresen. To learn more, go to www.kidsplanet.org/contest.
8. SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR OUR SUPPORTERS
Help save the lives of America's wolves. Adopt a wolf today and your contribution
will be used to stop the lifting of federal protections for these magnificent animals.
With your adoption you'll receive your very own wolf adoption kit including an adoption
certificate, a cuddly plush wolf toy and a year's subscription to our award-winning
Defenders magazine.
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". . . IT'S ABOUT TIME WE START TO LIVE
IT,
THE FAMILY OF MAN,
IT'S ABOUT TIME
AND IT'S ABOUT CHANGES . . .
AND IT'S ABOUT TIME."
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