tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9938917190857984892024-02-07T21:49:20.752-05:00Tampa Bay Conservation LeagueTampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-10687546479875633382014-08-14T18:36:00.003-04:002021-09-30T09:39:49.155-04:00Environmentally-friendly (100% lead-free) ammunition<div><i>Note: This is an old post and things have changed. There are some comments with some updated links by readers posted on the bottom. There have been some exciting evolutions in the lead-free shooting world, including what might be (finally) totally lead-free .22 rimfire ammo. Do your research, remembering that if you want totally lead-free, you need lead-free primers as well as lead-free bullets. When we get time, we'll see about updating this post. For now, see some of the links on the bottom as well. </i></div><i><div><i><br /></i></div>In pursuit of 100% lead-free, non-toxic ammunition. </i><br />It may surprise some of our readers, but we're open about it: We here at the Tampa Bay Conservation League are all active shooters and believe, <i>without boundaries, </i>in gun rights. <br /><br />However, we are, at the core, <i>conservationists</i>. And we cannot overlook the danger and health issues with lead-based ammunition. Without getting into the endless debates about whether or not it's really right to leave lead in our hunting areas, we believe the debate really should look at something else as well: The effect not only on animals, but on <i>humans. </i> And, not necessarily you, but children, most notably, children 6 and under, where even small amounts of lead ingestion can have harmful results. So if you have kids, or are around kids, it's worth being considerate about lead. <br /><br />Countless studies have proven, without any doubt at all, that shooting lead ammunition is, simply, bad for your health. When you shoot, you get lead dust on yourself and bring it into the house, into your car, into your workplace, and so on.<br /><br />You can take <a href="http://gundata.org/blog/post/shooting-and-lead-exposure/" target="_blank">simple precautions</a>, starting by starting by realizing that you, your clothes and your shoes are covered in fine lead dust when you leave the range. <br /><br />However, it's worth understanding where the lead danger actually <i>is </i>in your ammo<i>. </i><br />
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First, we'll start with the bullet. Most bullets are made of lead, and upon firing. release lead dust. You can reduce (but not eliminate) lead exposure by using any form of jacketed bullet, but most noticeably with a TMJ (Total Metal Jacket), where the lead core is totally surrounded by a copper jacket. Jacketing reduces lead exposure, but even with TMJ, it will not be eliminated. <br /><br />Another method is to move to lead-free bullets, such as the ones offered by <a href="http://www.barnesbullets.com/" target="_blank">Barnes </a>or <a href="http://www.nosler.com/ballistic-tip-lead-free-bullet/" target="_blank">Nosler</a>, or to frangible ammunition.<br />
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However, the bullet is only part of the problem. The primer (the part that gets hit by the hammer, exploding the gunpowder) also uses lead -- in particular, a compound known as lead styphenate. So, even if you go for a lead-free bullet, you're still going to get lead ingestion, through the primer (older, so-called "corrosive primer", used a mercury compound).<br />
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Even so-called "non-toxic" ammunition may have lead-primer. You really have to check. For example, CCI makes a "non-toxic" 22LR rimfire cartridge, but it's actually only the bullet that's lead-free. The primer uses lead.<br />
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Lead-free primer has controversy: There is a general belief that the shelf-life is shorter than normal lead primer, or that it's not as reliable. All we can say is that we've shot with lead-free primer extensively and it's never posed a problem. High-end lead-free primers, such as <a href="http://www.ruag.com/Ammotec/Defence_and_Law_Enforcement/Further_information/SINTOX-Primers" target="_blank">Sintox </a>by RWS, seems to be very much in the lead in technology. However, I suppose time will tell how well they hold up; but I very much suspect that you'll find lead-free primer, adequately stored, lasting plenty of time.<br /><br />One thing you will notice going lead-free: Man, is it easy to clean your gun. There's no lead fouling, which is actually the most difficult thing to get out of a gun.<br />
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So, if you want to be 100% lead-free -- bullet, primer, the works, we thought we'd give you what we know of the current market for popular ammo. We'll try and keep this updated as we get more information.<br />
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Note -- you <i>really </i>have to be very careful to insure your ammo doesn't have lead primer. We've even been fooled into buying a "lead-free" round, only to find out it has lead primer. Manufacturers use terms like "non-toxic" or "virtually eliminates lead". For example, a range we know bought the CCI "non-toxic" load thinking it was lead-free, but it has a lead primer. We ourselves bought some "lead-free" ICC ammo, but it needs to have the "NT" label at the end to have a lead-free primer; we made a similar mistake with the RWS, which has to have the NTF label (and Fiocchi has to have SFNT... you get the idea). You have to check and double-check. We now do.<br />
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No available 100% lead-free ammo (there are so-called "lead-free" or "non-toxic" rounds offered by CCI and Winchester, but these use lead primer). You would need to figure out how to handload with lead-free rimfire primer, which is hard to get but has been <a href="http://www.winchester.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/pdf/msds/Lead%20Free%20Rimfire%20Primed%20Shellcases.pdf" target="_blank">manufactured</a>. <br />
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<b>5.7x28</b><br />
FN <a href="http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/ammunition/" target="_blank">SS195LF </a><br />
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<b>.223</b><a href="http://iccammo.com/files/2014/01/Green-Sport-Rifle.pdf" target="_blank">ICC Green Elite NT </a><br />
Federal Ballisticlean RHT (<a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/federal/rifle/details.aspx?id=690" target="_blank">42gr</a> or <a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/federal/rifle/details.aspx?id=691" target="_blank">55gr</a>)<br /><a href="http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=RUAG-CM223-37" target="_blank">RWS (or Ruag) Copper-matrix NTF</a><br /><a href="http://www.nfdnetwork.com/fiocchi/fiocchi.fiocchi-exacta-223-rem556-nato-non-toxicfrangible-45-gr-50-box-95" target="_blank">Fiocchi SFNT</a><br /><a href="http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/AMM-286" target="_blank">Sinterfire Greenline</a><br /><a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a><br />
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<b>.380</b><br />
<a href="http://iccammo.com/files/2014/01/Green-Sport-Pistol.pdf" target="_blank">ICC Green Elite NT </a><br />
<a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/speer/handgun/details.aspx?id=53382" target="_blank">Lawman RHT Clean-Fire </a><br />
<a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a><br />
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<b>38 Special</b> <br /><a href="http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=RUAG-CM38" target="_blank">RWS (or Ruag) Copper-matrix NTF</a><br /><a href="http://www.remington.com/products/archived/handgun/disintegrator-ctf.aspx" target="_blank">Remington Disintegrator CTF</a><br /><a href="https://www.sinterfire.com/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Sinterfire Greenline</a><br /><a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a><br />
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<b>9mm</b><a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/federal/handgun/details.aspx?id=551" target="_blank">Federal Ballisticlean RHT</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nfdnetwork.com/fiocchi/fiocchi.fiocchi-centerfire-9mm-non-toxicfrangible-100-gr-50box" target="_blank">Fiocchi SFNT</a><br />
<a href="http://iccammo.com/files/2014/01/Green-Sport-Pistol.pdf" target="_blank">ICC Green Elite NT </a><br />
<a href="http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=RUAG-CM9" target="_blank">RWS (or Ruag) Copper-matrix NTF</a>Fiocchi SFNT<br /><a href="http://www.remington.com/products/archived/handgun/disintegrator-ctf.aspx" target="_blank">Remington Disintegrator CTF</a><a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/speer/handgun/details.aspx?id=53365" target="_blank">Lawman RHT Clean-Fire</a><br />
<a href="https://www.sinterfire.com/Shop/Ammunition.aspx" target="_blank">Sinterfire Greenline</a><br /><a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a><br />
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<b>.357 SIG (not magnum)</b> <br /><a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/federal/handgun/details.aspx?id=531" target="_blank">Federal Ballisticlean RHT</a></div>
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<a href="http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=RUAG-CM357S" target="_blank">RWS (or Ruag) Copper-matrix NTF</a></div>
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<a href="http://iccammo.com/files/2014/01/Green-Sport-Pistol.pdf" target="_blank">ICC Green Elite NT </a></div>
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<a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/speer/handgun/details.aspx?id=53368" target="_blank">Lawman RHT Clean-Fire </a><br /><a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a> </div>
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<b>7.62x39 </b></div>
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<a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a> </div>
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<a href="http://iccammo.com/files/2014/01/Green-Sport-Rifle.pdf" target="_blank">ICC Green Elite NT</a></div>
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<b>308 Winchester</b></div>
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<a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a></div>
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<a href="http://iccammo.com/files/2014/01/Green-Sport-Rifle.pdf" target="_blank">ICC Green Elite NT</a></div>
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<a href="http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=RUAG-CM308" target="_blank">RWS (or Ruag) Copper-matrix NTF</a></div>
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<b>10MM</b></div>
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<a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/federal/handgun/details.aspx?id=528" target="_blank">Federal Ballisticlean RHT</a></div>
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<b>.40 S&W</b> <br /><a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/federal/handgun/details.aspx?id=532" target="_blank">Federal Ballisticlean RHT</a></div>
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<a href="http://iccammo.com/files/2014/01/Green-Sport-Pistol.pdf" target="_blank">ICC Green Elite NT </a><br />
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<a href="http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=RUAG-CM40" target="_blank">RWS (or Ruag) Copper-matrix NTF</a></div>
<a href="http://www.nfdnetwork.com/fiocchi/fiocchi.fiocchi-centerfire-40-sw-non-toxicfrangible-125-gr-50box-45" target="_blank">Fiocchi SFNT</a><br /><a href="http://www.remington.com/products/archived/handgun/disintegrator-ctf.aspx" target="_blank">Remington Disintegrator CTF</a><br /><a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/speer/handgun/details.aspx?id=53375" target="_blank">Lawman RHT Clean-Fire </a></div>
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<a href="https://www.sinterfire.com/Shop/Ammunition.aspx" target="_blank">Sinterfire Greenline</a><br /><a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a> </div>
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<b>45 GAP (Glock Automatic Pistol)</b></div>
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<a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/speer/handgun/details.aspx?id=53396" target="_blank">Lawman RHT Clean-Fire </a></div>
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<a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a> </div>
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<b>45 ACP</b> <br /><a href="http://iccammo.com/files/2014/01/Green-Sport-Pistol.pdf" target="_blank">ICC Green Elite NT </a></div>
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<a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/federal/handgun/details.aspx?id=547" target="_blank">Federal Ballisticlean RHT</a></div>
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<a href="http://le.atk.com/ammunition/speer/handgun/details.aspx?id=53395" target="_blank">Lawman RHT Clean-Fire </a><br /><a href="http://letargets.com/estylez_item.aspx?item=RUAG-CM45" target="_blank">RWS (or Ruag) Copper-matrix NTF</a>Fiocchi SFNT<br /><a href="http://www.nfdnetwork.com/fiocchi/fiocchi.fiocchi-centerfire-45-acp-non-toxicfrangible-155-gr-50box" target="_blank">Fiocchi SFNT</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.remington.com/products/archived/handgun/disintegrator-ctf.aspx" target="_blank">Remington Disintegrator CTF</a><br /><a href="https://www.sinterfire.com/Shop/Ammunition.aspx" target="_blank">Sinterfire Greenline</a></div>
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<a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a> </div>
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<b>12 Gauge Slug</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.ammunitiondepot.com/Remington-Disintegrator-12-Ga-2-75-5-8-Frangible-p/lf12fss25.htm" target="_blank">Remington Disintegrator 12 Ga 2.75" 5/8 oz Lead Free Frangible Sabot Slug</a> </div>
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<a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a></div>
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<b>12 Gauge Buckshot </b><a href="http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/product_info.php/pName/25rds-12-gauge-remington-disintegrator-2-34-lead-free-frangible-00-buckshot-ammo/cName/12-gauge-2-34-buckshot" target="_blank">Remington Disintegrator 2 3/4" Lead Free Frangible 00 Buckshot</a></div>
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<a href="http://npee.org/products" target="_blank">National Police Ammunition</a></div>
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All of the ammo listed above is <a href="http://iccammo.com/files/2014/01/FRANGIBLE-ammunition.pdf" target="_blank">frangible</a><u>, </u>meaning, it's basically bonded, or "sintered" metal dust). It's surprisingly powerful, suitable for defense and training (and can be quite nasty, as a Sinterfire video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lZXDGBmSXI" target="_blank">demonstrates</a>). It won't ricochet and has a harder time going through walls. <br /><br />The only totally lead-free round that we know of that is <i>not </i>frangible is the 5.7x28mm lead-free (model SS195LF, itself a surprisingly powerful little round). If you want to have a "real" hunting or duty round that is 100% lead-free, you can always make your own by reloading. It's trivially easy to reload, even just using a cheap reloading kit (like a <a href="http://leeprecision.com/reloading-kits/lee-loader-pistol/" target="_blank">Lee Loader</a> or a <a href="http://www.lanesreloading.com/12gauge.html" target="_blank">Lanes shotgun reloader</a>), buying fresh brass, lead-free primers, and lead free bullets. A bit of basic googling... </div>
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I have personally bought Fiocchi (it's cheap), the Remington shotgun loads, and a lot of RWS copper-matrix NTF (the RWS is well known, and is the standard training round for a major US federal agency). I use the ICC NT rounds for my .380. The Remington is very expensive and I don't see much reason to buy it, except in the shotgun loads. The Lawman RHT is just very hard to find (except at <a href="http://www.venturamunitions.com/" target="_blank">Ventura Munitions</a>). I suppose you could buy a few boxes of each one and see what you like. </div>
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Frangible Bullets (www.frangiblebullets.com)</div>
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Ammunition Depot (www.ammunitiondepot.com)</div>
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Ammunition To Go (www.ammunitiontogo.com)</div>
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RP Tactical (www.rptactical.com)</div>
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Surplus Ammo (www.surplusammo.com)<br />LE Targets (www.letargets.com)</div>
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Rare Ammo (www.rareammo.com)</div>
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Ventura Munitions (www.venturamunitions.com)</div>
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Lucky Gunner (www.luckygunner.com)</div>
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Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-76475074106341236442013-06-13T15:51:00.001-04:002013-06-13T15:51:17.242-04:00Lead Free Christmas Tree LightsChristmas tree lights <a href="http://www.environmentallights.com/led-christmas-lights/lead-free-led-christmas-lights.html" target="_blank">may have lead</a>. This generally comes from the plastic (PVC) wire used. <br /><br />Our staff has been looking for lead-free alternatives, and we would recommend looking at Environmental Lights. They have a wide selection of LED lights and it appears they do their best to bring the level of lead in their lights to either non-existent levels or extremely low levels.<br />
<br />Link <a href="http://www.environmentallights.com/led-christmas-lights/lead-free-led-christmas-lights.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-80500744562951376672011-11-07T18:25:00.002-05:002011-11-07T22:24:20.488-05:00Is Apple playing games with its environmental certifications?Apple <a href="http://www.apple.com/environment/faq.html" target="_blank">claims on its website</a> that it is RoHS (pronounced "rose") compliant. <br />
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RoHS is a fairly straightforward European environmental regulation and, generally, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive" target="_blank">mandates limits</a> on the amount of certain toxic substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, and certain flame retardants) used in many electronics products. <br />
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Generally, the maximum permitted concentrations are 0.1% or 1000 ppm (except for Cadmium, which has an even more severe limit).<br />
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<b>So, 0.1% is the limit. </b><br />
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Now here's what's interesting. There is a <a href="http://www.ee.sgs.com/documents/sgs-cts-sj-t-11364-2006-en-10.pdf" target="_blank">separate environmental law</a> in China, referred to as "China RoHS", which currently mandates that if a manufacturer is above the 0.1% limit, they have to make a disclosure in the product's manual (it currently only mandates<i> disclosure</i>, not the actual elimination of the toxic substance).<br />
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Which brings me to this disclosure hidden in the back of the current iPAD 2 docking station user manual:<br />
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To translate, this document says that the circuit board and the "enclosure" (whatever that means) have lead concentrations higher than 0.1% (denoted by the "x").<br />
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In addition, the "10" with a circle on the bottom is mandated by China's law to describe how long the manufacturer believes that the product will not degrade or leach the toxic substance (the number 10 means 10 years).<br />
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Which brings us to the perplexing question: Why is Apple saying they are RoHS compliant, when in fact, they are separately disclosing that they aren't? <br />
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It appears that Apple is playing games.Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-76348247742082270712011-08-15T21:38:00.001-04:002011-08-16T08:46:03.731-04:00Gatwick Airport: The road is littered with good intentions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfPffRXu1IQUijGqT3KqDLCbGFTPSkpe8Mf7FfMw_WSRMYV3P8S31V3yMcl4gjv2HYlTQMs6wUZ45R-oNYp8yYdtf8qnAMJZqfVemXuHNcRez7A5NAGLAQaTSXpQn3OcAva0dHps_D1o/s1600/gatwick1212388123.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfPffRXu1IQUijGqT3KqDLCbGFTPSkpe8Mf7FfMw_WSRMYV3P8S31V3yMcl4gjv2HYlTQMs6wUZ45R-oNYp8yYdtf8qnAMJZqfVemXuHNcRez7A5NAGLAQaTSXpQn3OcAva0dHps_D1o/s400/gatwick1212388123.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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On a recent trip to London, we noticed something odd at the North Terminal at <a href="http://www.gatwickairport.com/">Gatwick Airport</a>: Very large rust-colored stains near large electrical recharging stations. <br />
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This struck us as interesting, as these type of stains are not actually rust, they are usually stains from battery acid leaks. We've seen a lot, but we were astonished at the sheer quantity of leakage, which has immediate environmental and health consequences, both to local water and soil quality, as well as workers at Gatwick. It's possible that the charging stations have banks of lead-acid batteries, and hence are leaking at an unacceptable rate.<br />
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To explain, battery acid is sulfuric acid and is used in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead%E2%80%93acid_battery">lead-acid batteries</a>. Since the lead plates are immersed in acid, the acid itself becomes highly concentrated with lead. Typically, when batteries are recycled, the lead content is so significant that the acid is first leached through a contained soil mixture, encased in concrete and sent to a landfill. It's certainly not something to casually allow to spill.<br />
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Curious, we did a bit of research and found that several years ago, Gatwick had <a href="http://www.gatwickairport.com/Documents/business_and_community/Misc/Air_Quality_Action_Plan_Final.pdf">initiated </a>a highly laudable program to improve air quality, and one of the initiatives was to replace all gas vehicles at the North Terminal (not the South Terminal) with electric vehicles. Unfortunately for British Airways, it appears that the charging stations were all put right there in the BA area. <br />
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(Most modern electric vehicles of the type used in an industrial capacity use lead-acid batteries, as they are far cheaper than the NiCad or Lithium Ion batteries used on modern electric cars). <br />
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Unfortunately, one has to assiduously manage large-scale implementations of electric vehicles so that a) the vehicles don't leak battery acid (which they commonly do, unless one is using one of the more modern sealed types), and b) that banks of batteries don't leak acid as well.<br />
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We also noticed numerous other battery stains, throughout the tarmac and in various parking areas, indicating that the electric vehicles are also leaking. <br />
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London Gatwick Airport has a problem, and they need it clean this up. If the charging stations are leaking, they need to be cleaned up and sealed; and the batteries in the vehicles must be sealed, replaced or replaced with modern sealed AGM type batteries.<br />
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To wit, this is something even clearly perceivable from satellite: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Gatwick+Airport+(LGW),+London,+UK&hl=en&ll=51.15982,-0.179506&spn=0.000292,0.000817&sll=30.486551,-84.462891&sspn=26.130474,53.569336&vpsrc=6&t=h&z=21">Google Maps</a>. <br />
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We'd prefer the use of gas or diesel if this is what you get instead.Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-63324237112122637752011-08-15T20:56:00.000-04:002011-08-15T20:59:42.770-04:00Pasco eco-fest coming up...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4puaod4FcjlyzMcrovD1XOFVi9WsgeTo6ok7xdwLolgycvhP9IztxRexzY5obzrfpfSKzCTJop1E2ImWaBqx-WzZMLGdaG7dXC2uoSQGTmEnRSKMaYzVSUsG7hqT37IgEJTyusgyMLlQ/s1600/starykey12123881230808.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4puaod4FcjlyzMcrovD1XOFVi9WsgeTo6ok7xdwLolgycvhP9IztxRexzY5obzrfpfSKzCTJop1E2ImWaBqx-WzZMLGdaG7dXC2uoSQGTmEnRSKMaYzVSUsG7hqT37IgEJTyusgyMLlQ/s400/starykey12123881230808.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641252061017068866" /></a>
<br />This looks cool. November 19-20 will be the Pasco Eco-Fest, at the <a href="http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/starkey-park.html">Jay B. Starkey</a> wilderness park in New Port Richey. More <a href="http://florida.sierraclub.org/tampabay/display.asp?id=2015">here</a>. <div>
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<br /></div><div>This is a great day for water quality in the Tampa Bay!</div>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-91505202643869960402011-05-24T20:52:00.000-04:002011-08-15T20:53:29.437-04:00Manatee County passes fertilizer ordinanceThis is great news. Manatee County is now the 36th local government banning the use of fertilizers during the rainy season. City of Tampa, Charlotte and Collier County in the process of debating similar bills. Show your support. Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-91722507911421708652011-03-23T20:48:00.000-04:002011-08-15T20:51:56.319-04:00Water Quality Fight Update<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>From the <a href="http://florida.sierraclub.org/water_quality.asp">Sierra Club</a>:</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><blockquote></blockquote></b></span></span></div><blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b> </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: medium; ">March 23, 2011: HB 457, a bill that would preempt and gut fertilizer regulation ordinances adopted by 40 local governments throughout Florida, passed this morning in the House Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee by one vote. The 8 to 7 vote count is below (all democrats and two republicans voted no).</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: medium; "></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: medium; ">
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Now the fight goes to the senate...</span></div></div>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-46119754098746689672011-01-15T19:55:00.000-05:002011-08-15T19:59:39.481-04:00If you're in Cedar Key, remember John Muir<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKcitNvJY7-CHCTsOtaLw0bJs5ZrLp4pmyPFvll6cBdYYvLyxwg98m5A-GqHdKMHg4dC1da_zER53PwhWD-2XVNWkqsCrhd-_XUwozycfrRNTPYoc7vongdRspL5d9zpY493U8A2_1q0/s1600/marker_largest.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKcitNvJY7-CHCTsOtaLw0bJs5ZrLp4pmyPFvll6cBdYYvLyxwg98m5A-GqHdKMHg4dC1da_zER53PwhWD-2XVNWkqsCrhd-_XUwozycfrRNTPYoc7vongdRspL5d9zpY493U8A2_1q0/s200/marker_largest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641236532824821170" /></a>
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<br /></div>One my favorite naturalists, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Muir">John Muir</a>, spent time here in Florida -- actually, several months in 1867. He arrived at Cedar Key in October, seven weeks after setting out from Indiana on a "<a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/a_thousand_mile_walk_to_the_gulf/">thousand-mile walk to the Gulf</a>." <div>
<br /></div><div>If you're in Cedar Key, you can go by John Muir historical marker. More <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/geography/florida/cedar_key_marker.aspx">here</a>. </div>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-76051393275493053772007-06-12T12:17:00.000-04:002007-06-12T12:15:38.492-04:00Renewable Electricity Standard Amendment <P align=left><STRONG><EM>More jobs... <BR>Less pollution...<BR>Cheaper electricity bills...</EM></STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG><EM>We're closer than ever before!</EM></STRONG></P> <P align=left>The <STRONG>Senate votes</STRONG> on a Renewable Electricity Standard Amendment <STRONG>THIS WEEK!</STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG><A title=http://action.lcv.org/campaign/res_petition/w7n8dxe2ve7bxti? href="http://action.lcv.org/campaign/res_petition/w7n8dxe2ve7bxti?"><FONT color=#003366>Click here to write your Senators now.</FONT></A></STRONG></P>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-44446513106337084382007-06-08T23:03:00.000-04:002007-06-08T23:01:12.261-04:00World Ocean Day<DIV> <TABLE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 40px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=170> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; BACKGROUND: rgb(8,58,129) 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">Sign Our Petition</TD></TR> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(127,142,179) 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(127,142,179) 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; BACKGROUND: rgb(217,234,244) 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(127,142,179) 1px solid; COLOR: rgb(8,58,129); PADDING-TOP: 10px; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(127,142,179) 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">Tell the United Nations to officially declare June 8 as "World Ocean Day." <BR><BR> <TABLE style="BACKGROUND: rgb(8,58,129) 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" height=24 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=center> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://takeaction.oceana.org/Templates/email/images/Email_Submit_Button_Left.jpg)" width=11> </TD> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><A title=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=COIyXWA98%2F678GWkExlapPLPXmhL2YU8 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=COIyXWA98%2F678GWkExlapPLPXmhL2YU8">Make it Official</A></TD> <TD style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://takeaction.oceana.org/Templates/email/images/Email_Submit_Button_Right.jpg)" width=11> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-73344898345285202062007-06-07T22:44:00.000-04:002007-06-07T22:42:08.198-04:00Peru's forests<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=bodytext>In a major advance in our campaign to halt Peru's export of endangered mahogany, Congress and the Bush administration have agreed to include key protections against illegal logging in the U.S.-Peru trade agreement. Each year, loggers cut down thousands of majestic mahogany trees, laying waste to the lush habitat of the squirrel monkey and threatening the survival of indigenous peoples. More than 80 percent of this tropical timber -- much of it illegally harvested -- is bound for the United States. Congressional negotiators also insisted on measures that would prevent illegal mahogany from passing through U.S. Customs. Now, we must keep the pressure on the Peruvian government to ensure that all export mahogany is logged legally and sustainably.<BR><BR><FONT color=#660000>» <A title=http://www.nrdconline.org/ct/s1LFbrp1UPEV/ style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #660000; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.nrdconline.org/ct/s1LFbrp1UPEV/">Tell the Peruvian government to do its part to curtail illegal mahogany exports.</A></FONT> </SPAN><BR></FONT></DIV>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-14839911349932013832007-06-02T23:52:00.000-04:002007-06-03T11:32:52.695-04:00TCBL director Alex Eckelberry argues that manatees should not be "downlisted"<span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9;color:black;"><a href="http://www.conservetampabay.org/about.html">Alex Eckelberry</a>, director of the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9;color:black;"><a href="http://www.conservetampabay.org">Tampa Bay Conservation League</a>, argues that Manatees should not be “downlisted” by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. <span style="font-size:0;"></span><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><o:p></o:p></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9;color:black;"><o:p>More <a href="http://www.conservetampabay.org/manatees.html">here</a>. </o:p></span></p>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-33235781245682744102007-06-01T21:23:00.001-04:002007-06-01T21:23:48.984-04:00Action alert!<DIV> <TABLE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 40px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=170> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13px; BACKGROUND: rgb(8,58,129) 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-TOP: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">SEND YOUR LETTER TODAY!</TD></TR> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(127,142,179) 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; BORDER-TOP: rgb(127,142,179) 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-SIZE: 11px; BACKGROUND: rgb(217,234,244) 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(127,142,179) 1px solid; COLOR: rgb(8,58,129); PADDING-TOP: 10px; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(127,142,179) 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">Ask your representative to vote YES on House Resolution 94 and help us eliminate fishing subsidies. <BR><BR> <TABLE style="BACKGROUND: rgb(8,58,129) 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" height=24 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=center> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://takeaction.oceana.org/Templates/email/images/Email_Submit_Button_Left.jpg)" width=11> </TD> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><A title=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jOhvgmyo2vDosxdBtpOdV2JiAGLPQc5g style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jOhvgmyo2vDosxdBtpOdV2JiAGLPQc5g">TAKE ACTION</A></TD> <TD style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://takeaction.oceana.org/Templates/email/images/Email_Submit_Button_Right.jpg)" width=11> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-8268314619370017232007-05-28T21:04:00.001-04:002007-05-28T21:07:12.536-04:00Tampa Bay Conservation League Director Alex Eckelberry speaks in support of the Brooker Creek Preserve<a href="http://www.prleap.com/pr/78553/">Alex Eckelberry </a>speaks in support of the Brooker Creek Preserve. More <a href="http://www.1888pressrelease.com/alex-eckelberry-7140-company-pr.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.pr.com/press-release/39853">here</a>.Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-8202976165771230372007-05-28T10:53:00.001-04:002007-05-28T10:53:37.511-04:00Protect Yellowstone from Snowmobiles <P align=left><STRONG>Protect Yellowstone from Snowmobiles <SPAN class=451585214-28052007> </SPAN></STRONG><STRONG>Hurry<SPAN class=451585214-28052007>...t</SPAN></STRONG>he deadline is <STRONG>June 5th.</STRONG> <A title=http://ga3.org/campaign/yellowstone_snowmobiles/w87788n2re757kt? href="http://ga3.org/campaign/yellowstone_snowmobiles/w87788n2re757kt?" target=_blank><STRONG title=http://ga3.org/campaign/yellowstone_snowmobiles/w87788n2re757kt?><FONT color=#0033cc>Click here to send your comments now.</FONT></STRONG></A></P>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-83813447102813750992007-05-28T00:35:00.000-04:002007-05-28T00:36:20.414-04:00Urge Congress to help bring clean drinking water to the world's neediest children<a href="http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/nrdcaction_050207_b">Urge Congress to help bring clean drinking water to the world's neediest children</a><br /></a>More than one billion people don't have access to safe drinking water, even though cost-effective solutions to the problem are available now. Urge Congress to include funding in upcoming appropriations bills to help ensure safe drinking water throughout the world.Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-82751188115121755522007-05-28T00:34:00.000-04:002007-05-28T00:35:31.380-04:00Tell the Bush administration to halt its dangerous nuclear energy planThe Department of Energy is accepting public comments on its dangerous Global Nuclear Energy Partnership proposal until June 4th. Send a message right away urging the agency to abandon this unsafe, uneconomical and environmentally unsound plan.<br /><br />Take action <a href="http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/nrdcaction_052307">here.</a><br /> <br /><br /><a href="javascript:LearnMoreWindow("></a>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-26317977350052530162007-05-26T13:19:00.005-04:002007-05-26T13:19:34.556-04:00Help Stop Aerial Gunning in Alaska<DIV> <H3> </H3> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><A href="http://action.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=432&s_einterest=C3C4"><IMG height=100 alt="Alaska Wolf Close Up" src="http://action.defenders.org/images/content/pagebuilder/12299.jpg" width=104 border=0></A><BR><BR><A href="http://action.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=432&s_einterest=C3C4"><IMG height=26 alt="Take Action" src="http://action.defenders.org/images/actionpage/btn_takeaction_small.jpg" width=97 border=0></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P>Alaska's majestic gray wolves are in grave danger. Marksmen use low-flying planes to chase the wolves, run them to exhaustion and shoot them to death at point-blank range. <BR></P></DIV>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-29971085567531493102007-05-26T13:19:00.003-04:002007-05-26T13:19:23.366-04:00Save Great Cats and Rare Canids<DIV> <H3> </H3> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><A href="http://action.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=687&s_einterest=C3C4"><IMG height=88 alt="Clouded Leopard (Photo: Nancy vandermey)" src="http://action.defenders.org/images/content/pagebuilder/21021.jpg" width=94 border=0></A><BR><BR><A href="http://action.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=687&s_einterest=C3C4"><IMG height=26 alt="Take Action" src="http://action.defenders.org/images/actionpage/btn_takeaction_small.jpg" width=97 border=0></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P>Great cats and wild canines around the world need your help. Legislation in Congress would give much needed support to people around the world who are working to save clouded leopards, jaguars, wolves and other rare cats and canines in the wild. </P></DIV>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-67217228764751409792007-05-26T13:19:00.001-04:002007-05-26T13:19:10.800-04:00Save Peruvian Jaguars<DIV> <H3> </H3> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><A href="http://action.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=623&s_einterest=C3C4"><IMG alt=Jaguar src="http://action.defenders.org/images/content/pagebuilder/12143.jpg" border=0></A><BR><BR><A href="http://action.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=623&s_einterest=C3C4"><IMG height=26 alt="Take Action" src="http://action.defenders.org/images/actionpage/btn_takeaction_small.jpg" width=97 align=right border=0></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P>The Peru Free Trade Agreement would sanction the destruction of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest -- home to jaguars and other endangered species. Tell your elected officials that free trade shouldn't mean illegal trade!</P></DIV>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-3232327881257647822007-05-26T13:18:00.003-04:002007-05-26T13:18:49.621-04:00Turn up the Heat!<DIV> <H3> </H3> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><A href="http://action.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=689&s_einterest=C3C4"><IMG height=88 alt="Polar Bear" src="http://action.defenders.org/images/content/pagebuilder/11229.jpg" width=94 border=0></A><BR><BR><A href="http://action.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=689&s_einterest=C3C4"><IMG height=26 alt="Take Action" src="http://action.defenders.org/images/actionpage/btn_takeaction_small.jpg" width=97 border=0></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P>According to scientists, climate change could doom more than a million species to extinction by 2050. Please urge your Senators and Representative to support legislation to address global warming.<BR></P></DIV>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-16898909440919196662007-05-26T13:18:00.001-04:002007-05-26T13:18:33.525-04:00Oppose Harmful New Offshore Drilling<DIV> <P>Officials in the Bush/Cheney Interior Department intend to allow harmful new drilling in more than 84 million acres off the coasts of Alaska, Virginia and Florida. These areas are teeming with wildlife, including imperiled whales, sea otters and sea turtles. New drilling could destroy these sensitive coastal ecosystems and the wildlife and tourist economies that depend on them.<BR></P> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=300 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=middle><A href="http://action.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=713&s_einterest=C3C4"><IMG alt="Take Action red" src="http://action.defenders.org/images/content/pagebuilder/10305.jpg" border=0></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993891719085798489.post-800726738830449032007-05-26T13:17:00.005-04:002007-05-26T13:17:52.544-04:00Take Action to Reverse Global Warming<DIV> <DIV class=wacActionBodyTextBig>Scientists are telling us that a rise of more than two degrees Fahrenheit threatens to trigger the irreversible melting of the Greenland ice sheet, a 20-foot rise in sea levels, and the extinction of innumerable species. Congress must act this year to pass legislation that will cut our nation’s global warming pollution 25% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. Tell Congress to pass tough global warming legislation now!</DIV> <P></P> <P><A href="http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/actionfund_globalwarming107"><IMG height=39 alt="Take Action Now!" src="http://www.nrdcactionfund.org/assets/images/button_takeaction.gif" width=174 border=0></A></P></DIV>Tampa Bay Conservation Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08658289053120690415noreply@blogger.com0