Fwd: Save whales from slaughter -- NRDC's Save BioGems News, September 2011

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From: NRDC BioGems News <biogemsnewsletter@savebiogems.org>
Date: 2011/9/12
Subject: Save whales from slaughter -- NRDC's Save BioGems News, September 2011

If you have problems viewing this email, read BioGems News online   Hello, Anne! Thanks for being an NRDC BioGems Defender! Share Your Nature Sightings -- and Contribute to Science Join Us on Facebook! Connect with other BioGems Defenders and get the latest campaign updates on Facebook. "Keep up the great work by spreading the word and fighting the good fight!" -- from our Facebook wall BioGems Update A BIG thank you to BioGems Defenders who sent more than 42,000 messages to keep rampant industrial development out of Wyoming's Bighorn Basin. » See the timeline of victories we've won. To Do Even More You can support NRDC's BioGems campaign to save these and other threatened wild places. » Donate Whales in Danger Help Us Build Pressure on the White House to Stop Icelandic Whaling As part of our campaign to stop Iceland's illegal slaughter of whales, we're ramping up the pressure on the White House to impose sanctions on that nation. Since 2006, Iceland has killed hundreds of whales for profit -- including 280 endangered fin whales -- in defiance of an international moratorium on commercial whaling. So far, BioGems Defenders have sent more than 97,000 messages to President Obama, urging him to impose tough economic sanctions on those Icelandic seafood companies that are directly tied to the whaling industry. Long-time whale activist Pierce Brosnan is leading our fight, lending his voice to a short but compelling video on the unconscionable slaughter of endangered fin whales. You can help us alert millions more Americans and build overwhelming pressure on the White House to take decisive action before more whales are killed. » Help spread the word by telling your friends and family about the need to make our voices heard now. In the News   BAD NEWS FOR WYOMING'S WOLVES Last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Wyoming officials reached an agreement over that state's long-disputed wolf management plan, paving the way for Wyoming's almost 350 wolves to be removed from the endangered species list in the near future. The agreement is even worse than the wolf management plans in place for Idaho and Montana, where state officials have declared their intentions to kill hundreds of wolves through public hunts. Wyoming's plan will designate wolves as predators in all areas of the state except for the northwest corner, meaning they can be shot on sight at any time in those designated areas. Stay tuned for more details on how you can help NRDC oppose this disastrous plan. SHELL GETS GO-AHEAD TO DRILL IN BEAUFORT SEA The Obama Administration has given the Shell oil company tentative approval to begin drilling next summer in the Beaufort Sea, off the coast of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oil companies have no proven method for cleaning up spills in ice-filled waters, and a spill could be catastrophic for the polar bears, whales, seals and other wildlife that thrive in this pristine Arctic environment. The go-ahead came just days before reports of a massive oil spill in the North Sea, where a leaky pipeline also operated by Shell released more than 55,000 gallons of oil into the icy waters. To date, more than 76,000 BioGems Defenders have sent messages to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in opposition to Shell's plans for drilling in the Beaufort. NRDC will fight on all fronts -- including in court, if necessary -- to stop Shell from drilling. Action Insider   THIS GREEN LIFE: BECOME A CITIZEN SCIENTIST New websites make it easier than ever to put your wildlife photos and observations at the service of science. In this issue of This Green Life. Sheryl Eisenberg shows you how. GOOD NEWS FOR WILDLIFE Read Andrew Wetzler's latest roundup on good news for wildlife around the world. Photo credits: Corbis (whale, wolf). » To read this newsletter on the BioGems website, go to http://www.savebiogems.org/newsletter

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Anne Brito

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