Help Save the Last 130 Western Gray Whales! E-mail

WWF: "The Western North Pacific Gray Whale is critically endangered, with population numbers as low as 130 individuals, and with only around 30 breeding females remaining. Yet a major seismic survey – blasts of acoustic noise used to detect oil and gas deposits under the ocean floor – is due to start in just a few weeks in the gray whales’ main feeding habitat, off Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East... this seismic survey could result in serious damage to the survival and recovery of Western Gray Whales."  >>> Take Action

 

Eco Tip

Become a vegetarian or vegan, or at least eat less meat. Meat is a big waster of water and energy—and generator of greenhouse gasses. It also exacerbates world hunger. One acre of land yields almost 18 times as much usable protein from plant versus animal sources—356 pounds if used to grow soybeans, 20 pounds if used to raise cattle for slaughter. More tips...

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The packaging for a microwavable 'microwave' dinner is programmed for a shelf life of maybe six months, a cook time of two minutes and a landfill dead-time of centuries. — David Wann, Buzzworm, November 1990   >More quotes...