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BAH, HUMBUG! Sorry, Virginia, But Santa Claus Won't Be Writing to You
Society & Culture  (tags: freedoms, culture, family, SANTA, USPS, children, society, sadness )

Cal
- 22 hours ago - theglobeandmail.com
U.S. Postal Service halts program that answered flood of children's letters sent to Santa at North Pole, Alaska
Alliance for Climate Protection | Send a Message to the EPA-Take Action
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, Petition, conservation, ecosystems, environment, globalwarming, humans, nature, pollution, science )

Daphna
- 23 hours ago - acp.climateprotect.org
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new standards that will improve the gas mileage of new cars and light trucks. The deadline to submit comments is Wednesday, November 25th. Add your name by filling out the form on the right and we will deli
Sierra Club Petitions for Panther Habitat Protection North of Caloosahatchee River
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, panther, habitat, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 20 hours ago - m.naplesnews.com
The Sierra Club called on the federal government to offer more protections for the Florida panther by expanding its habitat to areas north of the Caloosahatchee River.
80 Donkeys Saved - Can You Help a Bit More?
Animals  (tags: burros, donkeys, nevada, rescue )

Eureka
- 2 days ago - donkeyrescue.org
Without Peaceful Valley these burros had no future, Peaceful Valley is the leader in the safe capture and placement of wild burros in the United States. We still need around $7,500 to cover vaccines, blood work and castrations. Please help if you can.
Latin America Demands The Ending Of Scientific Whaling
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, whales, whaling, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 1 day ago - wdcs.org
Forty environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in Latin America requested their governments to take diplomatic actions against the killing of whales under supposed scientific purposes.
Ask North Dakota State University to End the Use of Live Pigs in Trauma Training Courses
Animals  (tags: animals, animalcruelty, sadness, suffering, protection, cruelty )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - secure2.convio.net
Please take a minute to let Philip Boudjouk, Ph.D., know that you want North Dakota State University (NDSU) to stop its use of live animals in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses. In an April 15, 2009, Fargo Forum article, Dr. Boudjouk was paraph
Is Eighty-Year-Old Mistake Leading to First Species to Be Fished to Extinction?
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, extinction, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 1 day ago - wildlifeextra.com
A species of common skate is to become the first marine fish species to be driven to extinction by commercial fishing, due to an error of species classification 80 years ago, reveals research published in the journal Aquatic Conservation.
700+ Whales and Dolphins Seen From Scilly Ferry
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, whales, dolphins, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 1 day ago - wildlifeextra.com
Cornish marine survey records 8 species from ferry November 2009. Marine life surveys conducted onboard Scillonian III this season by the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust have turned up some fantastic results, confirming that this route between Penzance
13,400 Species on RSPB Reserves - Less Than 3% Are Birds
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, reserves, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 1 day ago - wildlifeextra.com
For the first time the RSPB's annual report on its 200 reserves across the UK has collated records of all species together - and come up with some surprising results. Of the 13,400 species recorded on our reserves, more than half are insects, almost a
Tell Calvin Klein, Coach, and Marc Jacobs to Follow Gucci's Lead and Stop Bagging Indonesia's Rainforests ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, Indonesia rainforest, habitat, nature, protection )

Cher
- 1 day ago - ga3.org
Indonesia's rainforests are world-renowned for their social and ecological value. They comprise some of the most biodiverse forests on the planet and are home to millions of Indigenous people. They are also key to reigning in climate change but are
 
 
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