Save the WHALES Bake Sale April 18, 2007

On April 28 from 2pm - 6pm I'll be hosting a bake sale to raise awareness about whales and get petitions signed to help protect the whales. If you're interested and want to help out, email me! The more help the better!
This is a Greenpeace event.

Background Information:

"Overexploit, cheat, deplete. The cycle of greed behind the global whaling industry drove one whale population after another toward extinction. It is still not known if some species will ever recover, even after decades of protection.

In addition, whaling is no longer the only threat to whales. Human impacts on the oceans have changed dramatically over the half-century. Known threats to whales include global warming, pollution, overfishing, ozone depletion, noise such as sonar weaponry, and ship strikes. Industrial fishing threatens the food supply of whales and also puts whales at risk of entanglement in fishing gear.

Despite these accumulating threats, an increasing number of nations in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) are voting for an immediate resumption of commercial whaling.

Last year alone, well over 1000 whales died for profit. Although most of the world supports the protection of whales, a few countries are trying to open the seas to widespread commercial whaling. In May of this year, the International Whaling Commission will meet on U.S. soil, to discuss the fate of the whales. No government is better placed to help bring this unsustainable and inhumane industry to an end than the U.S., but we need your help to make it happen." (source: www.greenpeace.org)

Official Website: http://www.greenpeace.org