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Volume 6, Number 9 - October 2006

Iceland resumes commercial whaling
Iceland has decided to defy world opinion, granting a license to kill 30 minke and 9 endangered fin whales: the first commercial whale hunt the country has undertaken since the 1980s. Three years ago, we successfully battled back an attempt by Iceland's Fisheries Ministry to set a quota of 500 whales. We did it by showing Iceland that whales are worth more alive than dead: tens of thousands of us took the Iceland Whale Pledge -- a promise to visit Iceland if, and only if, the whaling ends. To date, nearly 90,000 people have taken the pledge. That represents a potential income to Iceland of more than 100 million US Dollars (80 million Euros), against a whaling industry that is today effectively worthless, and which even at its peak made only 4 million dollars per year. We've seen 20,000 new pledges in the last few days as news of the hunt has spread: we need to show the Icelandic government just how much we value keeping whales alive.

Your travel plans could save a whale.
Take the Iceland Whales Pledge.
Already pledged? Send a message to Icelandic officials.
Send a video e-card to a friend and ask them to take the pledge.

Do-it-yourself activism: the return of the Greenpeace Forum

Mouse on over to http://forum.greenpeace.org and register to join other Greenpeace supporters discussing our campaigns along with environmental and peace news in the new Greenpeace Forum: "Louder than Words." It's the successor to the Greenpeace Cyberactivist Community, and one of our goals is to encourage and provide resources for supporter activism. Lisa, or "bermewjan" writes about a campaign she's working on:

"The Government of Bermuda recently decided to destroy a third of our botanical gardens, one of the few open spaces left on the island, to build a new hospital. Many of us believe they should rebuild on the existing hospital site instead. In order to focus public support for saving the gardens, I launched a campaign using Flickr and a simple weblog - http://www.savethegardens.com. Support for the campaign has been great, with thousands of Bermudian residents signing a petition and many people including kids, and even a pop star joining the 'virtual march' I set up, inspired by Greenpeace's 2005 Virtual March for the Whales. And guess what? In light of the massive outrage, the government has announced it will reconsider!"

If you're a Do-it-yourself activist and want to get support, share lessons learned, or find other activists and resources to help you out, sign up at Louder than Words and post to our "DIY Activism" thread.

Bottom trawling moratorium within reach

Over the past year, all of us who have been taking online action have helped convince governments around the world to support a moratorium on unregulated high seas bottom trawling. That includes the US, Brazil, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Germany, New Zealand and Australia.

Bottom trawling tears up an area of seabed larger than Canada each year - large metal plates and rubber wheels attached to bottom trawl nets crushing nearly everything in their path.

But Canada is still trying to block the UN from taking action. We need to turn one more ocean destroyer into an ocean defender to protect deep sea life. Here are two ways you can help:

Click here to send an email to the Canadian Prime Minister.
Click here to call your local Canadian embassy or consulate.

TAKE ACTION!


		Take the Iceland Whales Pledge
		Your travel plans could save whales.
		Ban bottom trawling
		Tell the Canadian government to do the right thing, eh?
		Check out the new Greenpeace Forum
		DIY activism and sounding board for a green and peaceful future.
		Making Waves: the Greenpeace blog
		From behind the scenes and below the decks: a more personal view from Greenpeace staff and volunteers.
		Donate now!
		and help us to keep winning campaigns.

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