On Dec. 1, 1999, the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO unanimously adopted a report that concluded Mitsubishi's salt factory plan "could threaten the conditions of integrity" of the World Heritage Site. No wonder NRDC and ally International Fund for Animal Welfare oppose Mitsubishi. Together they've launched a campaign: "Mitsubishi. Don't buy it."
Mitsubishi is a family of more than 700 businesses companies including some you may know well: Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Motors, Union Bank of California, Kirin Beer and Nikon Corp.
NRDC is encouraging conservationists to write a letter to Mitsubishi Electronics America, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, or both, telling them you won't buy their products until they dump their development plan.
NRDC's other topics include the following link titles: Mexican activists, Sea turtle deaths in brief, Meet a student activist, Whale-watching Closeup, Travelogue, Photo journal, Kids-eye view, and Sea turtle deaths in depth.
In addition, NRDC's main links include news, guides, backgrounders, faqs and facts, links, magazine, clippings, poetry, publications and programs.
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is another old friend. One of its most interesting projects these days is its Hog Watch. No kidding. After all, with North Carolina's hogs producing 19 million tons of feces and urine a year, there's a big environmental problem-and that's no hogwash.
The EDF Resource Center on hogs offers the following links: RealAudio Citizens' Stories, Hog Factory Facts, Waste Lagoon Phaseout Plan, America's Animal Factories, NC Poop Counter, Hog Factory Laws in NC, NC's Largest Hog Producers, Reference Library, Links to Other Websites, Hog Watch Games, Glossary of Terms and About Hog Watch.
The NC Poop Counter is interesting. It's a real-time counter that compares hog waste to people waste. Also of interest is an interactive Word Search Activity, and Hangman.
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