*{ Friends of the Earth; 1025 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 300; Washington, DC 20005 (202) 783-7400; (202) 783-0444 FAX www.foe.org THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A CITIZEN ACTION GUIDE *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 WTO: WHAT ARE WE TRADING AWAY? 2 FOOD SAFETY AND THE WTO 5 FORESTS AND THE WTO 6 FINANCE AND THE WTO 7 WHAT YOU CAN DO 8 MEDIA TIPS 9 WRITING A LETTER TO THE EDITOR 10 WRITING TO YOUR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OR SENATOR 11 PETITION TO OPPOSE WTO EXPANSION 12 NATIONAL GRASSROOTS SIGN-ON LETTER 13 FLYER 14 CONTACTS & RESOURCES 15 } *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } Introduction "WTO rules and procedures have been used repeatedly to attack environmental laws that our organizations have worked for decades to create, strengthen and protect." (July 1999 letter from national environmental organizations to Clinton Administration) This citizen's action manual was created to educate and engage the environmental community about the environmental impacts of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Established in 1995, the WTO is a powerful new global commerce agency. It develops "free" trade policies, resolves trade disputes between member nations and essentially acts as global trade arbitrator. The WTO can review and pressure governments to overturn local and national laws that are seen as contrary to the goals of free trade. Numerous environmental, health and safety laws are already under attack. Enclosed you will find more information about the environmentally harmful role of the WTO and what you can do about it. Please take the time to read, act upon, and disseminate this material ­ the WTO poses a very real threat to this country's and the world's environment. It is particularly important that you act now - the WTO is meeting in Seattle from 11/30/99 to 12/3/99 to discuss further trade liberalization. People worldwide are organizing to put a stop to WTO expansion until its trade policies protect, rather than harm, people and the environment. *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } *partie=titre WTO: What Are We Trading Away? The World Trade Organization and the Environment *partie=nil International trade binds the world together. The movement of natural resources, food, and manufactured products around the world affects the health of our families, communities, and ecosystems. Trade rules can even limit the ability of our democratic institutions to protect the environment. Imagine how you'd feel if your organization managed to convince your city council, state legislature, or Congress to enact a decent law, then a foreign government or corporation challenged the law as illegal under international trade rules. The next thing you know, a special trade court closed to the public could decide that the law should be eliminated or weakened. It can happen. It has happened. It's called the World Trade Organization. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the international organization charged with regulating international trade. Set up in 1995, the WTO today has over 130 countries as members, including the United States. The WTO enforces international trade agreements. These agreements limit the ways that governments can regulate trade, including environmental and health regulations that can impact trade. Already several environmental, health and safety laws have been challenged at the WTO. This takes decisions out of the hands of the public, their elected representatives, and national courts. Dispute panels are closed to public observation or participation. In each WTO case to date, dispute panels found that the environmental or social protection violated trade rules. The U.S. government has changed clean air and endangered species regulations to comply with WTO decisions. There is also the risk of a "chilling effect," as governments avoid environmental and social protections that might be WTO-illegal. See the next page for examples of how the WTO can impact our health and the environment. Beginning November 30, 1999, the WTO meets in Seattle to launch new trade negotiations. These negotiations could expand the WTO's power by creating trade rules that affect even more areas of government action. The meeting in Seattle provides an opportunity for concerned individuals and environmental organizations to demand that governments change the WTO so it no longer threatens the public or our planet. The main environmental demands are : Governments should not expand the power of the WTO. In particular, they should not negotiate an investment agreement to give more power to multinational corporations, and should not remove so-called trade barriers in environmentally sensitive sectors such as forest products and fisheries. Governments should conduct an environmental review of the WTO and rectify the environmental problems associated with current trade rules. Governments should guarantee that trade rules grant deference to local, national and international environmental and public health laws. *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } WTO Poses Threats to: Our Air Clean Gas: Venezuela successfully challenged an amendment to the US Clean Air Act that required foreign gasoline refiners to make the same improvements to gas quality as the average US refinery. Now importers can choose to improve from a dirtier starting point. This means that imported gasoline may be damaging air quality in major US cities. Fuel efficiency: Japan is considering strengthening automobile fuel efficiency standards. The U.S. government has told Japan this could violate WTO rules because the requirements would fall mainly on medium sized cars, which is the class of most US car exports to Japan. Our Water Water contamination: California recently decided to phase out use of a gasoline additive that contaminates ground water. A Canadian corporation used special investment rules in the North American Free Trade Agreement to argue that this phase out is a "regulatory taking," and that the US must pay $1 billion in compensation. A possible WTO investment agreement could extend these rules, which would force governments to "pay the polluter" worldwide. Water exports: Americans and Canadians are both concerned that trade in bulk fresh water- on refitted oil tankers- could transform water from the Great Lakes into just another commodity. Under trade rules it may be difficult to prevent international trade in water. Our Food Food Safety: Under WTO rules, food safety regulations (such as the allowable level of pesticide residue on imported fruits) must be justified by detailed risk assessment and scientific evidence. This contradicts the precautionary principle, the environmental principle that states that in cases of scientific uncertainty, governments should err on the side of caution. Genetically engineered food: There is growing evidence that genetically modified food could threaten wildlife and public health. Some governments have strict safeguards requiring testing and labeling of GE foods. The U.S. government has threatened to challenge these safeguards at the WTO. *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } WTO Poses Threats to: Our Forests Excessive logging: The WTO may exacerbate global deforestation. There are plans to negotiate a free trade agreement in forest products. The timber industry admits this would increase global consumption of wood products. More trees will be cut to satisfy this new demand. The agreement could later extend to "non-tariff barriers" including such forest protection laws as certification schemes and raw log export bans. Invasive species: Invasive insect and plant species threaten native trees and other ecosystems. Trade is the main route by which these invaders spread throughout the world. U.S. controls to prevent the introduction of invasive species can be challenged under the same WTO rules controlling food safety laws. Consumer Choice Eco-labels: Eco-labels provide consumers with information that a product was made with minimal impacts on the environment. Some governments have argued that eco-label programs may violate WTO rules on product standards. Government procurement: Local, state and national governments can also be responsible consumers by favoring green products in procurement programs. WTO rules on procurement could limit governments' ability to consider non-market factors (human rights, environmental impacts, etc.) when buying goods and services. Species Protection Endangered sea turtles: The number one human threat to sea turtles is drowning in shrimp nets. The US has a law blocking the imports of shrimp from countries whose shrimp fleets kill turtles. Under WTO rules, it is usually illegal to distinguish between similar products based on the way they were produced. In the eyes of the WTO, shrimp caught using methods that kill sea turtles are the same as shrimp caught using safe methods. Dolphins: One of the earliest conflicts between trade rules and environmental protection involved a U.S. ban on imports of tuna that had been caught in a way that killed dolphins. These disputes happened before the WTO was established to enforce trade law. But pressure from our trading partners has caused the US to weaken the ban and even propose weakening our "dolphin safe" labels than many consumers recognize from cans of tuna fish. Leg-hold traps: Animal advocates consider leg-hold traps to be a particularly cruel form of trapping. Europe had announced that it would ban imports of fur from animals caught in these traps, but backed down after the US, Canada, and Russia complained that a ban violated free trade. Under the WTO, fur is fur, regardless of how it was caught. *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } All food safety rules applied to imported food--- such as pesticide residues--fall under the jurisdiction of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO promotes trade, so it is no surprise that health and environmental standards at the border can be challenged as illegal barriers to trade. *partie=titre Children and Pesticides: *partie=nil WTO rules give preference to international food safety standards. These standards are often "least common denominators." For example, international pesticide standards do not take into account the greater vulnerability of children. Countries maintaining stronger standards must justify the standard(s) with risk assessments and detailed evidence. This is contrary to the precautionary principle, the internationally recognized environmental principle that in cases of scientific uncertainty, governments should err on the side of caution. Equally important, democratic governments should not have to jump through free trade hoops in order to protect public health! *partie=titre Genetically Engineered Organisms: *partie=nil Genetic engineering (GE) is a new technology that allows scientists to manipulate genes in order to alter the characteristics of an organism. Genetic engineering is rapidly changing our food. GE crops currently grow on more than fifty million acres of farmland in the United States; it is estimated that up to seventy percent of processed foods lining our supermarket shelves contain genetically engineered ingredients. This surge of altered food raises environmental, health, and economic concerns. Environmental Impacts: Genetic engineering can change the subtle interactions between crops and wild species. For example, studies at Cornell and Iowa State University recently found that corn engineered to contain the natural toxin bT is fatal to monarch butterflies. Health Impacts: The human health effects of GE foods have not been sufficiently tested. The American public is in essence serving as guinea pigs in a real world experiment. Economic Impacts: Multinational companies are trying to control all stages of food production, from the farmer's field to your plate. If they are successful, farmers will become even more dependent on big corporations instead of being self- sufficient. These companies are also against labeling GE food. In other parts of the world, however, consumers are gaining the right to know what ingredients are contained in the food products they buy. *partie=titre The WTO and GE Foods: *partie=nil The Clinton Administration has threatened to challenge European Union regulation of GE foods as an illegal trade barrier. The potential "GE food fight" at the WTO shows how its rules can be used to challenge legitimate consumer and environmental protections. The European public has decided that GE foods should be better tested before entering the market, and labeled. Under the WTO, however, un-elected trade panels can declare that health or environmental safeguards are illegal barriers to trade, and should be removed. Food Safety and The WTO *partie=titre Evidence of Growing Concern over GE Foods: *partie=nil · Large grocery chains in the UK are removing GE ingredients from their store brands. · Mexico's leading corn flour producer will no longer purchase GE corn. · Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand all now require GE labeling. *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } The World Trade Organization meets in Seattle this December. At the top of the agenda is an agreement that will lead to complete free trade in forest products. Forest protection groups are concerned that this agreement will worsen deforestation around the world. Only one-fifth of the world's original forests remain in large, relatively undisturbed areas. These forests are storehouses of biological diversity. The island of New Guinea, for example-- one of the last large tracts of frontier forest--is so biologically rich that nearly a fourth of its vertebrates are found nowhere else. The leading threat to New Guinea's forests and others like them is logging--in fact, logging endangers 72 percent of the world's frontier forests. The WTO's Forest Products Agreement will eliminate developed country tariffs on wood products by 2000, and developing country tariffs by 2003. Eliminating these tariffs will make it cheaper and easier to buy and sell wood products. This will not only encourage consumption of wood products around the world, but could eventually result in increased deforestation in some of the world's most valuable ecosystems. The timber industry has admitted that consumption of wood will increase as a result of the agreement. No one is sure what and how severe an effect this increase in consumption will have on deforestation. It is disturbing that the WTO and its member governments would push forward with an agreement when the environmental impacts haven't been adequately assessed, and conservation values are not included. What's worse, the WTO Forest Products Agreement could be expanded to eliminate "non-tariff measures" (NTMs). NTMs are measures, besides tariffs, that could restrict free trade of goods. (See Box below for examples). Including NTMs in the WTO Forest Products Agreement opens the door to challenges to a number of federal, state and local laws intended to protect forests. So not only could the Forest Products Agreement harm forests in critical ecosystems around the world, it could threaten America's remaining forests as well. Forests and the WTO Forest protection laws that could be challenged at the WTO: · laws enacted by 48 states requiring the purchase of recycled paper products; · laws banning the export of unprocessed logs from federal lands in order to protect domestic forests and workers; · laws establishing recycled content requirements for the federal government; and · state eco-labeling and certification laws limiting the purchase of wood from unsustainably managed tropical forests. *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } What do you think about when you hear the words "global economy?" Probably trade with foreign countries, and international business. International trade and foreign investment are the two driving forces behind economic globalization, accounting for trillions of dollars a year and impacting everything from the fate of the world's forests to our food safety standards. Foreign or international investment is the movement of money across national borders to acquire assets: an investor in one country buys or establishes an investment in another country. Currently, there are no global rules on investment. A number of governments have proposed negotiating a WTO investment agreement to limit the ways that governments can regulate multinational corporations. A new investment agreement would increase the authority of the WTO; give new powers to corporations; and is opposed by national environmental groups as a threat to our ability to protect the environment. Trade rules affect the regulation and exchange of products. A new investment agreement would expand the oversight of the WTO to how companies operate and have an even more significant impact on our health, safety, and environmental laws. After all, regulation of corporate operations, such as air and water controls on factories, is the heart of environmental protection. A WTO investment agreement: Could require the U.S. and other governments to "pay the polluter" by allowing investors to sue for money in international arbitration courts as compensation for expropriations or government actions that have the effect of expropriations. (See chart below for examples of this international form of regulatory takings.) Would NOT place any obligations on corporations to operate responsibly towards the environment or communities. Tell the Clinton Administration to oppose investment negotiations at the WTO. Finance and the WTO Corporate lawsuits that have already happened under NAFTA, which has liberalized investment rules: Company Target Damages sought Ethyl Canadian restriction on toxic fuel additive MMT $250 million Metalclad Mexican state ecological zone blocking waste facility $90 million SD Myers Temporary Canadian ban on exports of PCBs $20 million Loewen Civil justice system of State of Mississippi $725 million Sunbelt Canadian restrictions on water exports $220 million Pope & Talbot Canada-US agreement on lumber trade $507 million Methanex California state phase out of gas additive MTBE $980 million *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } 1. Educate yourself and others about the WTO. Check out the contact list of groups and websites for more information on page 14. 2. Write or call President Clinton, your members of Congress, as well as state and local elected officials. See the sample letter and flyer for addresses and phone numbers or visit www.house.gov or www.senate.gov for your representatives' addresses. You can also set up a lobby visit with your Congressional representatives to discuss the WTO's impacts on our environment and democracy. Contact FoE for help with this process. Urge your elected officials to oppose WTO expansion and to endorse an assessment of the WTO's record to date. 3. Contact the U.S. negotiators and tell them why you think we should assess the WTO rather than expand it. Make sure you mention that you oppose any expansion of the organization's powers. The U.S. Trade Representative in charge of WTO talks is Charlene Barshefsky, phone: *{ 202-395-6890, fax: 202-395-4549 } 4. Write a letter-to-the-editor or op-ed about why we need to assess the WTO's current record, not expand its reach further. See the Media Tips pages of this packet. 5. Sign and circulate the Petition opposing WTO expansion and demanding a WTO assessment. You can sign it on-line as well by going to www.foe.org/international/wto, and under the Action column clicking on "Add Your Name to a Petition." 6. Participate in days-of-action against WTO expansion. More information will be posted on the web sites found on the Contacts and Resources page of this packet. 7. Organize a teach-in, town hall meeting, or debate on the WTO and its impacts on the global environment. Invite proponents and opponents of so-called "free trade." You can contact FoE for help or to perhaps come and make a presentation to your group. 8. Come to Seattle for the Ministerial Meeting! The meeting will take place from 11/30 through 12/3/99, and will include a series of events, protests, and cultural and street activities. Contact People for a Fair Trade Policy (Seattle based toll-free at (877) STOP- WTO or (206) 786-7986 or www.tradewatch.org. 9. Endorse the National Grassroots Sign-On letter to President Clinton and Vice-President Gore! The letter is enclosed. You can also find it on our web site at www.foe.org/international/wto. What you Can Do What you Can Do *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } MEDIA TIPS News Releases Make sure the media knows you and knows how to find you. Distribute a news release announcing your position regarding the WTO, and include contact names, phone, fax and email addresses. Regularly distribute news releases on newsworthy action. Keep the media informed of the progress of your campaign. News releases for any of the following can generate positive coverage of your efforts: · New organizational endorsements. As groups sign on to the campaign let the media know. · Endorsements or resolutions from elected officials, town or county boards are also newsworthy. · Key milestones in campaign activities. A large number of petition signatures, letters to members of Congress and other achievements can show that the effort has momentum and enjoys widespread support. *partie=titre Keeping Reporters Informed *partie=nil Share information with friendly reporters. Fact sheets and other materials on the WTO will be developed regularly during our campaign. Distribute these to reporters that seem receptive to your cause. Keeping them informed helps them do their job better and makes you a valuable resource. Organize media briefings. Small, informal sessions with groups of reporters to talk about issues and campaign activities can help generate positive coverage and improve reporters' coverage of your work. *partie=titre Editorial Board Meetings *partie=nil Arrange editorial board meetings. Most newspapers have a group of editors and reporters who determine the paper's positions on issues important to its readers. Ask to make a presentation to this group. Have the leaders of your campaign organize and run the meeting. At the meeting, distribute material to support your cause and offer to collect and provide follow-up information as needed. *partie=titre Op-Ed Articles *partie=nil Opinion pieces written by people not employed by a newspaper are printed on what's called the "op-ed" page ­ literally, opposite the newspaper editorials. Op-ed articles can be highly effective in persuading community leaders to support your cause, and attract the attention of Members of Congress as well. Recruit prominent local citizens to write op-ed articles. Articles by a mayor, or other community leaders are more likely to be published than those submitted by outsiders, paid advocates, or ordinary citizens. Keep the message simple. Op-ed articles that offer dozens of reasons why the author is right only confuse the issue. Pick two or three points appropriate to the author (environment, health, safety, etc.) and stick with them. Submit only one article at a time. Don't give the same article to more than one paper. If the first paper rejects it, you can then attempt to place it in another paper. Never have two op-ed articles submitted at the same time. The paper won't print more than one. Repeat the process over and over. Find new authors, new angles, and new arguments to use in subsequent op-ed articles. Try to generate a regular op-ed presence. This helps lawmakers and other "opinion leaders" see that the issue is still foremost in people's minds. *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } Tips for writing an effective letter to your local newspaper ­ and getting it printed. The letter below is just a sample. Please express your thoughts in your own words. Address your letter to the Letters to the Editor section, so the newspaper will know you want it published. Explain why you are writing (usually in response to an article the paper wrote or about a pressing issue not covered), and your interest in trade and environment issues. Urge President Clinton and your Members of Congress to oppose expansion of the WTO, make it more accountable, and protect our health and the environment. Include your full name, address, and daytime phone number at the end of your letter. Most papers will not print a letter unless they can confirm (through a phone call) that the author wrote it. Letters to the Editor Newspaper Name Newspaper Address City, State and Zip Code To the Editor: On November 30th, world leaders, trade representatives and thousands of concerned citizens will gather in Seattle for the World Trade Organization's (WTO) 3rd Ministerial Conference. Many Americans, like myself, are concerned about this organization's impact on the environment, our health and safety. The WTO has been, until recently, a little known global body that promotes "free" trade the world over. The organization has the ability to undermine our environmental, health, and safety laws. Indeed, it already has. The U.S. has re-worded the Clean Air Act and will soon change the Endangered Species Act to comply with WTO rulings. Shockingly, the WTO wants to further expand its powers in Seattle to include agreements on forest products, investment and more! The country can ill afford to have this unaccountable institution determining the fate of laws that protect our families' health and the environment. President Clinton and Congressman/woman _________ must oppose expansion of the WTO until the organization can ensure the environment, our health and safety will not be sacrificed. Sincerely, Your Name Address Phone Number Writing a Letter to the Editor Tips for writing an effective letter to your representatives in Congress. Please express your thoughts in your own words! Always address your letter to "Honorable" [Member's Name], U.S. Senate (or House of Representatives), Washington, D.C. 20515. Be sure to include the date of your letter at the top. Explain why you are writing, and your interest in trade and environment issues. Tell your Congressperson or Senator what you want him or her to do, and to inform you of any action they take in response to your letter. Be sure to include your full name, address, and daytime phone number in your letter. Date Honorable [Member's Name] United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Rep. [Member's Name]: I am writing to urge you to oppose World Trade Organization (WTO) expansion, and to push for environmental and democratic reforms to its trade policies and procedures. The WTO has been, until recently, a little known global body that promotes "free" trade the world over. The organization has the ability to undermine our environmental, health and safety laws. Indeed, it already has. The U.S. has re-worded the Clean Air Act and will soon change the Endangered Species Act to comply with WTO rulings Shockingly, the WTO wants to further expand its powers during its upcoming meeting in Seattle to include agreements on forest products, investment and more. The country can ill afford to have this unaccountable institution determining the fate of laws that protect and promote our families' health and the environment. Please do everything in your power, including contacting President Clinton, to oppose WTO expansion to ensure the environment, our health and safety will not be sacrificed. I look forward to hearing from you on this matter. Sincerely, Your Name Address Phone Number Writing to Your U.S. Representative or Senator *{ . Friends of the Earth; 1025 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 300; Washington, DC 20005 (202) 783-7400; (202) 783-0444 FAX www.foe.org } Petition to Oppose the Expansion of the World Trade Organization's Powers We, the undersigned, declare our opposition to World Trade Organization (WTO) expansion. As concerned citizens, workers, environmentalists, consumers, health advocates, and supporters of democracy and democratic governance, we call upon the Clinton Administration to oppose expansion of the WTO until its impacts on our health and environment have been reviewed, and proper safeguards installed to protect people and the environment. The WTO has already threatened the very fabric of our American ideals by challenging our environmental, health and safety laws. The WTO's broad sweeping power to dictate the rules for global trade and strike down laws as "unfair" trade barriers can no longer be tolerated. Signature Name Address *{ Please send copies of your petitions to Friends of the Earth, International Program, 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 300; Washington, DC 20005 AND originals to: President Clinton and Vice-President Gore, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20500 . Friends of the Earth; 1025 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 300; Washington, DC 20005 (202) 783-7400; (202) 783-0444 FAX } *{ www.foe.org } The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a little known global body that enforces international trade rules. It has the power to undermine U.S. environmental, health and safety laws. Since its inception in 1995 the WTO has ruled against the U.S. and determined provisions of the Clean Air Act, and Endangered Species Act to be "unfair" trade barriers! Corporate interests dominate the WTO and are attempting to further expand its reach ­ if the corporate lobby is successful, soon your state and local laws may be weakened by this unaccountable and anti-democratic institution. WRITE OR CALL PRESIDENT CLINTON, VICE- PRESIDENT GORE, AND YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TODAY! Tell them to oppose WTO expansion. Urge them to advocate for a full review of the WTO's impacts on our laws and values and to push for democratic and environmental reforms! *{ Call President Clinton/Vice-President Gore: (202) 456-1414 The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20500 Call the Capital Switchboard for your Members of Congress: (202) 224-3121 or toll-free at 1-800-648-3516 The Honorable (full name) United States Senate/House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510/20515 Don't delay! The WTO will be in Seattle from 11/30 ­ 12/3/99 for its 3rd Ministerial Conference, a call or letter to the President and your Members of Congress will make a difference! STOP WTO EXPANSION! STOP WTO EXPANSION! Protect People and the Environment *{ contact ŕ la fin de chaque page - retiré } Friends of the Earth 1025 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 783-7400 (202) 783-0444 FAX www.foe.org Contacts : Mark Vallianatos ext. 231; WTO and other trade issues mvallianatos@foe.org Lloyd Ritter ext. 289; FoE's Outreach Campaign lritter@foe.org Dominique Baron ext. 109; General Information and to be added to FAX ALERT list dbaron@foe.org Other Environmental Groups: American Lands Alliance 726 7th St., SE Washington, DC 20003 (202) 547-9400 (202) 547-9213 FAX www.americanlands.org Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) 1367 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 785-8700 (202) 785-8701 FAX www.econet.apc.org/ciel Defenders of Wildlife 1101 14th St. NW, Suite 1400 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 682-9400 (202) 682-1331 FAX www.defenders.org Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400 San Francisco, CA 94104-4209 (415) 627-6700 (415) 627-6740 FAX www.earthjustice.org National Wildlife Federation 8925 Leesburg Pike Vienna, VA 22184 (703) 790-4000 (703) 442-7332 FAX www.nwf.org/nwf Sierra Club 408 C St., NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 547-1141 (202) 547-6009 FAX www.sierraclub.org Consumer Contact: Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch 1600 20th St. NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 588-1000 (202) 588-7796 FAX www.tradewatch.org www.seattlewto.org www.seattle99.org Agricultural Contact: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy 2105 1st Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 870-0453 (612) 870-4846 FAX www.iatp.org Government Contacts: United States Trade Representative (USTR) Charlene Barshefsky 600 17th St. NW Washington, DC 20508 (202) 395-6890 (202) 395-4549 FAX www.ustr.gov World Trade Organization 154 rue de Lausanne 1211 Geneva 21 Switzerland (41 22) 739 51 11 www.wto.org Seattle Host Organization website: www.wtoseattle.org Contacts and Resources }