Action Update

So, your clicks urging President Obama to to stand up for whales worked! From the Humane Society:

It was a close call, but you made the difference: the attempt to sink the ban on commercial whaling was blocked!

At last week’s international meeting to determine the fate of the world’s whales, some nations and groups pushed for a deal that would have granted authority for Norway, Japan, and Iceland to kill whales. But they couldn’t drum up the support -- and that was because of an outpouring of public concern: You said that all whaling must end.

You told the Obama administration that protecting whales was more important than pleasing whalers, and they listened. Thank you.

Never doubt it for a minute: Your voices were heard.

You weren’t alone: Hundreds of thousands of activists from around the world told their governments to choose policies that protect whales, not kill them.

Together we held the line, and I hope you will celebrate along with me.

Click here to thank Mr. Obama.

Lots to do

California is on the verge of approving a very toxic gas for use in strawberry fields. Click here to sign a petition in opposition to the use of methyl iodide. More on methyl iodide here. Please note the comment period ends on June 29.

Even though I'm a vegetarian, I believe meat-eaters have the right to safe critters. Click here to send your Senators a message asking them to "beef up" the USDA's E. coli program.

Click here to urge Congress to support investments in quality, affordable childcare.

Click here to share your story: Why are paid sick days important to me?

Oxfam is asking you to urge Congress here to help end violence against women worldwide:

· Improve our government's ability to respond to systemic violence against women.

· Provide aid to women's groups on the ground working to help survivors.

· Support innovative programs that decrease acts of violence.

· Focus resources on prevention and ensure that dollars are used in the most effective ways possible.

Plant a virtual flag here to state your support for moving the U.S. away from oil dependence. (Kinda goofy, but what the heck?)

Let's not forget Darfur. 4.9 million people are displaced and violence is raging. Click here to help make a difference.

Click here to learn how to write an effective, attention-getting letter to your Representatives.

Urge Congress to pass the Safe Chemicals Act here.

Free shipping through June 30th at the Unitarian Universalist Bookstore. Click here.

I told you there is a lot to do!

Help realize Cesar Chavez' dream of safe food and justice for all a reality here.

Urge Elton John to give the money he received from Rush Limbaugh to marriage equality funds here.

Click here to urge Congress to fully fund NPR and PBS. Donate to your local stations if you haven't already.

Click here to urge Congress to bring all commercial dog breeders under federal oversight. This would be a huge step in puppy mill reform.

Click here to tell BP to quit burning the endangered sea turtles. Seriously. Gah. ^%#*&$^!

Tell President Obama "NO" last minute deals with whaling countries here.

Update on previous action:

On June 9th, EPA officials announced the end to use of the dangerous chemical endosulfan in this country. This is one step toward a global ban (you clicked to urge India to ban endosulfan here).

Lots to do

Click here to urge your Senators to confirm Judge Sotomayor.

Click here to stop the killing of whales.

Click here to ask Hershey to end child slavery in cocoa production and go Fair Trade.

Click here to allow Ohio milk farmers to label their products "rBGH free."

Click here to sign a petition in support of the Public Option.

Click here to sign a petition opposing coal.

Click here to demand that reproductive health care not be stripped from any health care plan. Women's health is not a bargaining chip. Gah!

Click here to protect Alaska national parks from industrial mining.

Join CREDO Mobile on Facebook for constant updates and actions. They are making this blog obsolete!

Click here for Sierra Club's green tips for summer.

Click here to protect families from toxic chemicals.

Click here for 3 ways to help Save Darfur.

Click here to take action on climate change.

Are you daily clicking at the Hunger Site? It takes seconds, really.

Save the Whales

Today let's talk about Whales. My neighbor's daughter was just in Japan and went to a commercial fish market. She saw whale meat there along with big signs forbidding photographs. Very interesting. If Japan is indeed only conducting "scientific whale hunts" and then selling the surplus meat, why no photographs?

Below is a link to Greenpeace where you can sign a petition to urge the use of cameras, not harpoons, in conducting research. If the Japanese are serious about whaling research, there are many non-lethal ways they can go about it. However, b.s. statements like this confirm my long-standing belief that they are using "research" as a shield to kill whales:

" Whales eat more fish than humans do and full-scale hunting should resume to protect stocks."

Right.

Click here to send a message that research need not equal death.