• Man accused of mutilating cats: MySA.com: Metro | State
  Example #9,182,045 of why we we don’t allow animals on Kansas City Freecycle. The three tortured cats were “recycled” on Craigslist.
  (tags: animals companionanimals freecycle craigslist news animalabuse)

• ASPCA: News Alert: September 28, 2007
  HELP ANIMALI FARM FIND ADOPTERS FOR HOMELESS CANADIAN HORSES
  (tags: newsletter aspca animals companionanimals animaladoption horses)
• Defenders of Wildlife: eNews: October 9, 2007
  Defenders of Wildlife: Email – Wildlife eNews: Wolf Awareness Week!
  (tags: newsletter defendersofwildlife animals wildlife conservation holidays)
• National Geographic: Green
  Environment Facts, Environment Science, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Ecosystems, Green Living – National Geographic
  (tags: environment green magazine website)

• National Feral Cat Day
  October 16th is National Feral Cat Day (NFCD): “If you don’t believe in killing cats, then you are already an advocate.”
  (tags: holidays animals companionanimals wildlife feralcats alleycatallies)
• The Breakfast Liberation Front | Salon Life
  “The food industry processes the life out of our flakes and puffs, then sponsors studies boasting of their health benefits. Isn’t it time to rebel against breakfast cereal supremacy?”
  (tags: news food breakfast)
• craftzine.com: CRAFT
  “The first project-based magazine dedicated to the renaissance in the world of crafts.”
  (tags: diy crafts magazine reuse recycle)

• A New Ball for New Year’s, Brighter Yet More Efficient – New York Times
  “The new aluminum skeleton and the exterior “skin” made of Waterford crystal panels that covers thousands of light-emitting diodes known as L.E.D.’s will mean a brighter and more energy-efficient ball.”
  (tags: news green nyc holidays)
• Bush’s cold view of climate change | Salon News
  “Leading climate researcher Peter Goldmark says the administration is defying headwinds of progress on controlling greenhouse gases.”
  (tags: news politics environment climatechange interview)
• Flickr: Best stuff from Freecycle
  A place to post a picture of the best thing you’ve been given free from another user of www.freecycle.org
  (tags: freecycle photos flickr interactive)

• Friends of Animals | Spay and Neuter Certificate Information
  “Pet owners may purchase a certificate from Friends of Animals that can be used for a routine spay or neuter surgery at any of FoA’s participating veterinary hospitals.”
  (tags: animals companionanimals spayneuter foa)
• EFF: DeepLinks: Court defends honest discussion of proposed trademark in Freecycle v. Oey
  “EFF welcomes a victory for online free speech in Freecycle v. Oey, a case from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the right to engage in open discussion about words companies are trying to trademark”
  (tags: freecycle negative eff)
• Freecycle v. Oey, 9th Circuit Ruling
  (tags: freecycle negative)

• American Humane: Adoption: Adopt-A-Dog Month
  “Celebrated every October, the tradition promotes dog adoptions from animal shelters and provides an opportunity to spread the word about responsible pet care.”
  (tags: animals companionanimals animaladoption aha holidays)
• Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Earth Online: No. 385, October 2, 2007
  GLOBAL WARMING MAY WIPE OUT TWO-THIRDS OF POLAR BEARS BY 2050; ARCTIC SEA ICE REACHES RECORD LOW IN 2007 & more
  (tags: newsletter centerforbiologicaldiversity animals wildlife conservation takeaction)
• How to Recycle Vinyl Records | eHow.com
  “Now that all your music is on CD or MP3, you’re probably wondering what to do with that old ABBA album.”
  (tags: reuse recycle records music diy)

Too cute!

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: World Wildlife Fund – ecomments [at] wwfus.org
Date: Oct 1, 2007 1:30 PM
Subject: WWF: Carve a Pumpkin for Conservation

Carve a Pumpkin for Conservation
Going Wild With Pumpkins

Photo via Johnny Huh

This Halloween, show your support for conservation by displaying pumpkins carved with WWF nature-themed stencils!

Want a jack-o-lantern this Halloween that all your neighbors will be talking about? These WWF nature-themed stencils make it easy and fun for the whole family to carve a great pumpkin… and creatively show your support of conservation! You can also win a prize for your creation by entering the Going Wild With Pumpkins photo challenge from Snapfish by HP if you visit www.snapfish.com: wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/R?i=V3DKfX24ff6OJBm6OJDfvQ..

It’s fun and easy to participate!

1. Download your favorite WWF Wild Pumpkin stencils from the HP Activity Center.

2. Carve wild pumpkins with your friends and family.

3. Shoot digital photos of your favorite wild pumpkin display.

4. Upload your photos to Snapfish and share with the world.

5. Vote on Snapfish for your favorite Wild Pumpkin photo and compete for a chance to win 100 different prizes.

Get Stencils

Upload Photos

Learn more about Going Wild With Pumpkins, check out WWF’s 10 Green Halloween Tips and discover the ways that WWF is working to save wild animals and wild places.

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World Wildlife Fund
1250 24th St. NW
Washington, DC 20037-1193

www.worldwildlife.org/index.cfm

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Tagged: animals wwf world wildlife fund holidays halloween pumpkins pumpkin carving contests wildlife conservation stencils snapfish photos jack o’ lantern festive fall october flickr kcfreecycle

• Organic Picks Blog » Issue#1: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Blog Carnival
  Two weeks ago, we announced our very first green blog carnival, focusing on Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
  (tags: reduce reuse recycle carnival)
• Sierra Club: Club Insider: October 2, 2007
  Sierra Club: Email – How Does Your Neighborhood Score?
  (tags: sierraclub newsletter clubinsider environment takeaction)
• Sierra Club: Club Currents: Volume VI, #83: October 2, 2007
  Sierra Club: Email – Sierra Club Currents — Fighting Global Warming: Give Your Two Cents
  (tags: sierraclub clubcurrents newsletter environment takeaction)

• www.kansascity.com | 10/02/2007 | Schools embrace ways to help environment
  “While students push for more change, many Kansas City-area districts are embracing environmentally-friendly policies at schools, said Matt Riggs of the Mid-America Regional Council.”
  (tags: news kansascity green education)
• Learning Exchange – EarthWorks
  “Kansas City’s Premier Experiential Science Learning Program, Student Grades 3-5″
  (tags: environment education kansascity)
• Heartland All Species Project
  “The Heartland All Species Projects mission is to provide interdisciplinary eco-cultural environmental education and community building action projects for cities, neighborhoods and villages.”
  (tags: education environment missouri green)

• The Top 5 Nastiest Creatures Getting Stronger Due To Climate Change | GroovyGreen.com – Start Today :: Save Tomorrow
  Brain-Eating Killer Amoeba!
  (tags: news environment climatechange biology health)
• Junkbusters
  BUST THE JUNK MESSAGES OUT OF YOUR LIFE
  (tags: green reduce junkmail)
• www.kansascity.com | 09/22/2007 | The Watchdog: Can KC give discarded appliances and furniture to charity?
  “Kansas City’s Scott Easterhaus writes that this summer he put out an old washer and dryer for bulky-item pickup. He had tried to find a charity to take them because they still had a bit of life in them but couldn’t find one.”
  (tags: news kansascity recycle garbage)