[chapter-communicator] Newswire - Tuesday, November 25, 2003
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Audubon Newswire
Volume 1, Number 8
November 25, 2003
In this issue:
-- Portland Audubon's Bob Sallinger Opinion Piece on Cats Indoors
-- Audubon Oregon Comments on Klamath Fish Kill Report
-- Audubon Calls House Energy Bill "Polluter Paradise"
-- Audubon Coffee Launched
-- Ascutney Audubon Society Celebrates 30th Anniversary
-- Audubon Joins Supreme Court Battle To Uphold Clean Water Act
-- Miami Valley Audubon Society Offers New Education Programs
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Portland Audubon Society's Bob Sallinger Comments on Keeping Cats
Indoors as a Guest Columnist in the Oregonian
Portland, Oregon, November 20, 2003 - The Portland Audubon Society's
own Bob Sallinger was a featured guest columnist in the November 17th
edition of the Oregonian, Oregon's largest daily paper. Bob serves as
the Chapter's Urban Conservation Director, and his topic was the case
for keeping domestic cats indoors. To help make his case, Bob draws
on the extensive experiences gleaned at the Chapter's Wildlife Care
Center.
You can view his opinion piece at the Oregonian's website; you may be
asked to give your zip code, but registration is not required:
<http://www.oregonlive.com/public_commentary/oregonian/index.ssf?/base
/editorial/106890137150090.xml>
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US Fish & Wildlife Service Report On 2002 Klamath Fish Kill Confirms
That Near-Record Low Flows Were A 'Major Factor' In Losses
Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, November 18, 2003 - The US Fish and
Wildlife Service has released its long-awaited final scientific
assessment of the causes of the disastrous Klamath Basin fish kills in
September of 2002. During the massive die-off, more than 34,000
endangered salmon and steelhead perished in the Klamath River. The
report confirms that one of the primary causes of the losses was
indeed low water flows.
"It is time for the Bush administration to admit that their water
policy has failed, and failed badly," said David Eshbaugh, executive
director of Audubon Oregon, the state office of the National Audubon
Society. "Everyone who works the river, from wildlife biologists, to
tribal experts, to commercial fishermen, gave the same advice and
message to the administration: adult salmon cannot survive when you
cut off their water."
"This flawed water policy has resulted in putting fisheries worth
billions of dollars to lower river and coastal communities' economies
in doubt. The Fish and Wildlife Service report confirms the truth of
the California and Tribal agency assessments of the risks of this
action," Eshbaugh concluded. For more information, go to
www.audubon.org .
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Audubon Calls Energy Bill 'Polluter Paradise' -- Senate Bill Awards
Polluters, Undermines Environmental Protection
Washington, DC, November 18, 2003 -- National Audubon Society said the
energy bill that passed the House of Representatives last week created
a "polluter paradise" for energy producers and is a missed opportunity
for America's energy future. This version of the bill was defeated in
the Senate on Friday.
"From the way in which this administration's energy policy was built -
during more than two months of secret meetings and negotiations - to
the House's bill containing ill-considered and embarrassing industry
kickbacks and giveaways, it's obvious that first national energy
policy in more than a decade does little more than create a polluter
paradise," said Audubon Chief Operating Officer Bob Perciasepe. For
more information, visit www.audubon.org <http://www.audubon.org>
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Audubon, Rogers Family Coffee Companies, Rainforest Alliance Launch
Audubon Coffee: "Brew The Right Thing" with Shade-Grown, Certified
Organic Coffees
San Leandro, CA and New York, NY, November 24, 2003 - National Audubon
Society and Rogers Family Coffee Companies - last week announced the
launch of a line of habitat friendly, shade-grown, organic coffee
certified by the Rainforest Alliance.
Audubon (tm) Coffee features premium products offered at select retail
outlets, gourmet stores, pet stores, supermarkets, through corporate
service, and the Audubon Coffee Club,
<http://www.auduboncoffeeclub.com/shop/customer/audubon_home.php> .
This premium line of coffee reflects the goal of Audubon, the Rogers
Family, and the Rainforest Alliance to promote environmentally and
socially responsible products that protect bird species, wildlife
habitat, and dwindling rainforests, and which raise the quality of
life for people in the world's coffee growing regions. These
Rainforest Alliance-certified Audubon(tm) Coffees can also be
purchased by calling: 1-800-770-9381.
Audubon shade grown coffee is available at a discount for use as a
fundraiser by Chapters and Audubon program offices. See the upcoming
Chapter Networker for order details. To view the press announcement,
visit www.audubon.org
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Ascutney Mountain Audubon Chapter Celebrates 30 Years in Conservation
Springfield, Vermont, Tuesday, November 18, 2003 - The Ascutney
Mountain Audubon Society met to celebrate their 30th anniversary,
Friday, November 7th at the Chapter's annual dinner. The event was
held in Springfield's United Methodist Church and it attracted nearly
100 people, including eight Chapter past presidents and both current
and emeritii board members. The evening featured a visit from Veedor,
a free-flying Andean condor. View the Rutland Herald's story on the
Chapter milestone at
<http://rutlandherald.com/News/SouthernVermont/Story/74392.html>
Visit Audubon Vermont at www.vt.audubon.org
<http://www.vt.audubon.org>
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Audubon Joins Supreme Court Battle to Uphold Clean Water Act:
National Environmental Groups Jointly Submit Amicus Brief
Washington, DC, November 15, 2003 - A Florida regional water
management district that pumps dirty stormwater into the Everglades is
discharging a pollutant, and therefore must obtain a point source
permit under the Clean Water Act, seven national environmental groups
argued today in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. The
environmental groups filed a friend of the court brief in the case,
South Florida Water Management District v. Miccosukee Tribe, No.
02-626, a suit whose outcome could weaken federal protections for the
nation's waters, including the imperiled Florida Everglades.
"Allowing the discharge of polluted water into the Everglades is
giving polluters a free walk: the Supreme Court must recognize this
and uphold the rulings of the two lower courts," said Audubon's Chief
Operating Officer Bob Perciasepe. "If the court fails to support the
Clean Water Act, healthy drinking water and restoration projects
everywhere-especially in the Everglades-could be threatened by
polluters acting with virtual immunity." For more, visit
<http://www.audubon.org/news/press_releases/> .
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Audubon Miami Valley and Environmental Mobile Unit Offer Science
Programs for Elementary and Middle School Students; Participation for
2003-4 Surpasses Goals
Oxford, Ohio, Monday, November 24, 2003 - For ten years, the Audubon
Miami Valley Chapter has worked closely with the Environmental Mobile
Unit (EMU), a local non-profit organization, sponsoring hands-on
environmental science programs for elementary and middle school
students.
Last year, EMU naturalist Sharon Edwards presented 480 classroom
programs in Butler and Preble Counties. Building on the success of
these programs, this year Audubon Miami Valley is sponsoring a pilot
after-school Earth Club program designed to help young people increase
their environmental awareness, knowledge, and problem-solving skills
while developing a commitment to lifelong environmental activism. The
Chapter's target goal of involving thirty students more than doubled
when seventy-six children registered within a just a few days for this
exciting program.
As a result, the Chapter supports four monthly sessions at two
elementary schools. Topics for this year include insects, bird
box/feeder construction, mammals, rock collecting, and habitat
improvement projects. Club members will also be invited to join in
citizen science projects such as the Christmas Bird Count and the
Great Backyard Bird Count. The Chapter is even providing an
intergenerational internship program involving high school students,
university students, classroom teachers, and other interested adults.
For more information, contact Chris Parker, 513-422-8642,
<mailto:crsprkr@xxxxxxxxxxx> .
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