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EarthShare adds Two Conservation Groups, Sunscreen Danger?, Follow us on Twitter, And The Winners Are...

The Jane Goodall Institute and Earthjustice join EarthShare

EarthShare is proud to add two environmental groups to our employee giving campaign.

The Jane Goodall Institute advances the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment for all living things. The Institute's objectives are to increase primate habitat conservation and awareness of human relationship between animals and the environment, expand non-invasive research programs on primates and promote activites that ensure the well-being of chimpanzees and other primates.

The Institute's Roots & Shoots program engages tens of thousands of young people in 100 countries, including 90 sites throughout Oregon. Young people identify problems in their communities and take action through service projects and youth-led campaigns.

Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. Earthjustice provided legal representation at no cost to more than 700 clients. Recent court victory include the restoration of the natural flow of the Everglades and curtailing funding of rural dirty coal plants.

Follow EarthShare on Twitter

EarthShare Oregon now has a Twitter.com feed. It is already full of up-to-the-minute news from EarthShare member organizations and other timely environmental alerts and ways to get involved. We have 70 member groups -- and they're all doing something great for our environment every day. Follow us on Twitter to find out what's going on!

Protect Against the Dangers...of Sunscreen?

While you can't dispute the importance of protecting your skin from UV damage by wearing sunscreen daily, a closer look indicates that some sunscreens could cause serious environmental damage and negatively impact your own health. Sunscreen's impact on coral reefs and your health>

They Won a Piece of Oregon!

Six EarthShare donors from Intel, Stoel Rives, Hewlett Packard, Lane Council of Governments, NW Natural and Kaiser Permanente won prizes in EarthShare's "Win a Piece of Oregon" drawing.

Prizes included guided hikes from Oregon Natural Desert Association and Friends of the Columbia Gorge, a weekend workshop at Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, wine from Argyle Wineries, and many other wonderful items donated by EarthShare member groups. Congrats to those who won!

Earth Share of Oregon