BlackRhinoceros: environmental activism. Action alerts on atmospheric pollution, chemical pollution, industrial pollution, water pollution and safe food


	Take action on pollution. In the left column: the promoting organizations' homepages; in the right: the Actions, with the date each was added or most recently verified. Atmospheric pollution Chemical and Industrial pollution Noise pollution Pollution in Europe Pollution in north America Pollution in south America Water pollution Actions on pollution falling into two or more of these subcategories Please tell us if you know of other Actions on pollution or if there are errors in any of the links on this page. Register to be automatically notified of all updates to this Pollution Actions page.
	Atmospheric pollution
	Zero Emission Pledge		pledge not to purchase a new vehicle unless it is a zero, or near zero emission (Nov 20, 2003)
	Bluewater Network		tell Yamaha to stop making and selling noisy and polluting snowmobiles (Oct 21, 2003)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		oppose US Congress' attempts to weaken clean air legislation (Sep 4, 2003)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		support moves in the US to clean up diesel pollution from "nonroad" (construction, mining and farming) vehicles (Jul 23, 2003)
	20/20 Vision		urge the US Environmental Protection Agency to regulate diesel emissions (Jul 16, 2003)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		oppose US congress' attempts to weaken transportation legislation, leading to poorer air quality (Jun 25, 2003)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		support the US Environmental Protection Agency in its proposals to cut air pollution from nonroad construction equipment (May 29, 2003)
	Sierra Club		make polluters in California pay for their actions (Feb 8, 2003)
	World Wildlife Fund		support US vote for clean air (Jan 23, 2003)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		protect US public health and clean air laws (Jan 17, 2003)
	Bluewater Network		stop damaging jetski use at Fire Island National Seashore, New York (Oct 23, 2002)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		stop pollution from snowmobiles in US national parks (Aug 30, 2002)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		urge California's governor to resist auto industry pressure and to support gas pollution reduction from cars and trucks (Jun 19, 2002)
	National Parks Conservation Association		don't Let the Bush Administration damage or destroy the Clean Air Act (Jun 12, 2002)
	National Parks Conservation Association		oppose US bill to allow continued jetski use in parks (Jun 12, 2002)
	National Parks Conservation Association		urge Whitman not to weaken the US Clean Air Act (Jun 12, 2002)
	Sierra Club		support the move to restore funding to the US passenger rail system and reduce atmospheric pollution (Apr 24, 2002)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		stop new loopholes in the US Clean Air Act (Feb 14, 2002)
	EarthJustice		stop Bush from rolling back the US Clean Air Act (Feb 4, 2002)
	SaveTheCleanAirAct		stop the attack on the US Clean Air Act (Feb 2, 2002)
	Wildlife Conservation Society.		tell US government to protect wildlife from atmospheric pollution (Sep 21, 2001)
	EarthJustice		email US government to maintain the New Source Review regulations on clean air (Aug 26, 2001)
	Raymond Proffitt		Actions, links and petitions to Pennsylvania lawmakers and decision-makers (Aug 25, 2001)
	Grist Magazine		annotated links to a variety of transportation Actions (Aug 16, 2001)
	Union of Concerned Scientists		letter to US government for cleaner school buses (Aug 16, 2001)
	World Wildlife Fund		online petitions, registration and membership possible (Aug 15, 2001)
	GreenMatters		tell US lawmakers that building new coal-burning power plants is wrong (Aug 11, 2001)
	Grist Magazine		annotated links to clean air Actions (Aug 11, 2001)
	Public Interest Research Group		campaign for clean air (Aug 4, 2001)

	Chemical and industrial pollution
	Active Bankwatchers		tell the Bulgarian authorities to waive a dioxin-emitting incinerators (Oct 08, 2004)
	Sierra Club		resist weakening of methyl bromide regulations in California (Nov 12, 2003)
	World Wildlife Fund		protect people and animals from hazardous chemicals (Oct 14, 2003)
	World Wildlife Fund		sign the 'Declaration of Independence from Hazardous Chemicals' (Jun 25, 2003)
	Greenpeace		support moves to stop irreparable damage to the Baltic Sea by commercial shipping (May 21, 2003)
	Bluewater Network		urge the US National Park Service to protect Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in Washington from damaging jetski use (May 15, 2003)
	Sierra Club		keep toxic chemicals out of California schools (May 13, 2003)
	Oceana		stop pollution from cruise ships (Apr 3, 2003)
	The Wilderness Society		protect Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park from noisy, polluting snowmobiles (Feb 22, 2003)
	The Ocean Conservancy		insist that California bill AB10x to make polluters pay is supported by the governor (Feb 13, 2003)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		challenge US car makers to stop countersuing on environmental laws and reduce emissions and pollution instead (Dec 13, 2002)
	Friends of the Earth		protest the corporate and governmental abuse that leads to massive oil pollution in the oceans (Nov 22, 2002)
	Action Network		protest a real threat to US security: millions at risk from chemical facilities (Nov 5, 2002)
	World Wildlife Fund		protect bears and whales from chemical pollution: insist that the US follow the Stockholm Convention (Sep 18, 2002)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		stop hazardous chemical facilities in the US from putting millions in danger (Sep 14, 2002)
	The Ocean Conservancy		stop drilling for oil off the California coast (Jul 15, 2002)
	World Wildlife Fund		insist on the passage of legislation in California to limit emissions from cars (Jul 10, 2002)
	Oceana		send a letter to your US representative to keep pollutants out of the world's oceans (Jun 24, 2002)
	National Parks Conservation Association		support clean power (Jun 12, 2002)
	National Parks Conservation Association		urge Florida senator to support clean power (Jun 12, 2002)
	Sierra Club		support a bill to keep radioactive materials out of consumer products and landfills in California (Jun 12, 2002)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		tell the US Environmental protection Agency to halt dangerous chemical 'experiments' threatening Hawai'i's oceans (May 11, 2002)
	Grass Roots Recycling Network		stop Dow Chemicals putting pesticides into compost (May 10, 2002)
	Essential Information		prevent a repetition of Bhopal (Apr 16, 2002)
	Essential Information		stop the damage of incinerators in local communities (Apr 16, 2002)
	WorkingForChange		make US toxic dumpers pay for their pollution (Apr 12, 2002)
	StopHolnam		stop Holnam from building huge cement kiln near St. Louis, Missouri (Apr 8, 2002)
	No Incineration Alliance		stop the building of an incinerator which would despoil the Boyne valley in Ireland (Mar 13, 2002)
	Pacific Whale Foundation		protest the danger of CO2 dumping in oceans worldwide (Mar 4, 2002)
	Greenpeace		press for a better EU chemicals policy to protect everyone (Feb 16, 2002)
	Greenpeace		tell Dow to clean up in Bhopal (Feb 16, 2002)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		tell Bayer to comply with US FDA ban on Baytril (Feb 14, 2002)
	EarthJustice		stop farm pollution (Feb 4, 2002)
	Greenpeace		support legislation in the US to protect it from chemical disaster (Feb 2, 2002)
	Greenpeace		tell shoe manufacturers to stop using PVC in shoes (Feb 2, 2002)
	Greenpeace		tell the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to protect families from PVC products in the home (Feb 2, 2002)
	Sierra Club		oblige factory farms to clean up their own waste and pollution (Feb 2, 2002)
	Sierra Club		press the US Food and Drug Administration to stop the use of antibiotics in factory farms (Feb 2, 2002)
	Sierra Club		stop sprawl and pollution: support high speed rail (Feb 2, 2002)
	Greenpeace		stop retailers Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works using toxic PVC plastic in their product packaging (Jan 30, 2002)
	Friends of the Earth		press for safer chemicals in the UK (Jan 25, 2002)
	Greenpeace		help stop pollution by contaminated ships (Jan 25, 2002)
	Clean Up Southern Company		send a message to Southern Company's CEO, Allen Franklin, urging him to clean up Southern's dirty power plants (Jan 4, 2002)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		protect your right to know about chemicals in the environment (US) (Nov 28, 2001)
	Grass Roots Recycling Network		protest Dow Chemicals' use of poison in herbicides (Nov 20, 2001)
	SEAC (Student Environmental Action Coalition)		get dioxin out of tampons (Oct 27, 2001)
	GreenMatters		ask US senators to support national ban on MBTE (Oct 11, 2001)
	GreenMatters		stop US industries from releasing toxic pollutants into communities without reporting it: demand a stronger Communities Right-to-Know Act (Oct 11, 2001)
	GreenMatters		support a US national ban on fluoride in drinking water (Oct 11, 2001)
	GreenMatters		tell the US energy department to prohibit the use of radioactive waste products in any type of commercial or business product (Oct 11, 2001)
	Physicians for Social Responsibility		tell the US Congress to protect children from pesticides in schools (Sep 29, 2001)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		call to ban harmful mercury switches in cars (Sep 21, 2001)
	Friends of the Earth		UK Friends of the Earth factory watch (Sep 21, 2001)
	Greenpeace		call for a tougher chemical policy in Europe (Sep 21, 2001)
	Greenpeace		prevent PCB pollution in Latin America (Sep 21, 2001)
	Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition		clean up the semiconductor industry (Sep 20, 2001)
	Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition		tell your computer manufacturer to recycle (Sep 20, 2001)
	WorkingForChange		ask the chemical industry to come clean (Sep 20, 2001)
	WorkingForChange		Expand toxic release laws beyond the US border (Sep 20, 2001)
	Environmental Defense Action Network		stop old, dirty power plants from polluting US National parks (Sep 10, 2001)
	CleanUpGE		help in the fight to clean up the Hudson from GE's PCB pollution disaster (Sep 1, 2001)
	The Great Boycott		campaign to boycott the eight biggest pesticide companies (Aug 27, 2001)
	Greenpeace		urge US lawmakers to ratify treaty to ban POPs (toxic chemicals) (Aug 26, 2001)
	Grist Magazine		annotated links to international pollution Actions (Aug 26, 2001)
	Greenpeace		tell US lawmakers to support legislation reducing toxic discharge from dry cleaning (Aug 25, 2001)
	Greenpeace		tell US government to protect children from toxic toys (Aug 22, 2001)
	Greenpeace		tell US government to shut down WTI incinerator in Ohio (Aug 22, 2001)
	Pesticide Action Network North America		US campaigns to replace pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives (Aug 22, 2001)