SahuaDjet
May 9th, 2001, 06:27 PM
Em Hotep, I thought this might interest everyone...........
I. NEW ALERT: Protect Vieques Island
Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, has some of the most
exceptional ecosystems in the Caribbean. The U.S.
Navy uses Vieques for bombing practice, resulting in
severe environmental damage. All of the tiny island's
9,500 residents live within 10 miles of the impact area.
Take action and ask President Bush to phase out use of
Vieques as a bombing range and demand a comprehensive
clean-up.
Click here: http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/1834
Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, is home to three of the
world's seven surviving bioluminescent bays, well-
developed coral reefs, and nearshore seagrass beds.
The island also provides critical habitat for numerous
species protected under the Endangered Species Act
including manatees, brown pelicans, and green, hawksbill,
leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles, as well as
several endangered plants.
For more than 60 years, however, the U.S. Navy has
used the island as a live bombing range for airplanes
and ships. The shoreline of Vieques is also used for
large attack maneuvers where amphibious vehicles roll
ashore carrying military personnel. Unexploded ordinance
contaminates the land and the coral reefs. The Navy's
nearly year-round use of Vieques for bombing and maneuvers
has resulted in significant degradation of the island's
fragile habitat.
Take action! Tell President Bush to phase out use of the
island as a bombing range and begin a comprehensive
clean-up of contaminated land and water sites.
Click here: http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/1834
When you respond to this appeal on Vieques Island,
Care2's nonprofit partner, Environmental Defense, will
send you periodic email action alerts on other critical
environmental issues. Please help now:
http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/1834http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/1834
SahuDjet
I. NEW ALERT: Protect Vieques Island
Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, has some of the most
exceptional ecosystems in the Caribbean. The U.S.
Navy uses Vieques for bombing practice, resulting in
severe environmental damage. All of the tiny island's
9,500 residents live within 10 miles of the impact area.
Take action and ask President Bush to phase out use of
Vieques as a bombing range and demand a comprehensive
clean-up.
Click here: http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/1834
Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, is home to three of the
world's seven surviving bioluminescent bays, well-
developed coral reefs, and nearshore seagrass beds.
The island also provides critical habitat for numerous
species protected under the Endangered Species Act
including manatees, brown pelicans, and green, hawksbill,
leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles, as well as
several endangered plants.
For more than 60 years, however, the U.S. Navy has
used the island as a live bombing range for airplanes
and ships. The shoreline of Vieques is also used for
large attack maneuvers where amphibious vehicles roll
ashore carrying military personnel. Unexploded ordinance
contaminates the land and the coral reefs. The Navy's
nearly year-round use of Vieques for bombing and maneuvers
has resulted in significant degradation of the island's
fragile habitat.
Take action! Tell President Bush to phase out use of the
island as a bombing range and begin a comprehensive
clean-up of contaminated land and water sites.
Click here: http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/1834
When you respond to this appeal on Vieques Island,
Care2's nonprofit partner, Environmental Defense, will
send you periodic email action alerts on other critical
environmental issues. Please help now:
http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/1834http://www.care2.com/go/redirect/2/1834
SahuDjet