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World’s Largest Chemical Company Drops GMO Business in Europe
Tuesday 14, 2014, www.seattlepi.com | “The Nature Conservancy in Washington has bought 2,300 acres of private timberland along the Queets River to enhance salmon habitat.”
2,300 acres of vital salmon habitat are now under our protection on the Queets River in Washington thanks to The Nature Conservancy: http://nature.ly/1aGadZ
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January 14, 2014, www.pachamama.org | “The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature is holding its first international summit in Otavalo and Quito, Ecuador this week. Grounded in an understanding that humans are one part of an interdependent community of life on Earth, and that our existence in all its social, economic, industrial, cultural, and governmental manifestations is wholly dependent on the health of the atmosphere and all other ecosystems and beings that, with us, comprise our living planet, the Rights of Nature movement draws on indigenous wisdom in positing a new jurisprudence that recognizes the right of nature in all its forms to exist, persist, evolve and regenerate.”
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“First International Summit and Global Tribunal Held on Rights of Naturewww.pachamama.orgThe Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature is holding its first international summit in Otavalo and Quito, Ecuador this week. Grounded in an understanding that humans are one part…”
- Asha Stout, Connie Ashby, Merry Bindner, Lou Gold, Nurjamila Elliott, Libby Goines, Anne-Marie Engwall, Rita Jacinto, Nancy Brophy, and Shalahnia Riversong like this.
October 30, 2013, www.commondreams.org | “In the past year, the fossil fuel divestment movement has caught fire across the country, and its presence was felt more strongly than ever at the Power Shift youth climate conference earlier this month. On Saturday, October 19, over one hundred students at Power Shift skipped their lunch hour to meet with fellow fossil fuel divesters from around the country. A huge circle of young organizers sprawled across the room, at times laughing, cheering, and talking excitedly with one another.”
“400 campaigns are currently underway for American colleges and universities to stop investing in fossil fuels.Students Rise Up to Fight Climate Change with National Divestment Networkwww.commondreams.org“We have seen that students have power,” say organizers. “We know we must continue to build student power to challenge the fossil fuel industry.” (Image: studentsdivest.org/nationalnetwork)In the past year, the fossil fuel divestment movement has caught fire across the country, and its presence was…”
- Connie Ashby, Rita Jacinto, Vance Barritt, and Ange O’Connor like this.
October 7, 2013, www.care2.com | “‘When we hear about climate change, we know it’s true but it feels overwhelming. What can we do?’ That’s the urgent question posed by Jack Kornfield, one of the world’s leading Buddhist voices, in a beautiful video message recorded as part of NRDC’s Demand Clean Power campaign. The video also commemorates the first-ever Earth Care Week, which comes to a close today.”
Buddhist Leaders Look Towards Climate Action for Awakeningwww.care2.comJoin Jack Kornfield, NRDC and thousands of Americans who are striving to create a more livable planet. Demand Clean Power Now!
- Connie Ashby, Brad Rivers, Jericho Sarai, and Illia Heart like this.
October 1, 2013, news.mongabay.com | “Indonesian and the European Union signed a deal on Monday that aims to curb illegal logging by ending all trade in illegal wood products between Asia’s largest exporter of timber to Europe and each of the EU’s 28 member states.”
Indonesia, European Union sign historic deal to End the Illegal Timber Tradenews.mongabay.comIndonesian and the European Union signed a deal on Monday that aims to curb illegal logging by ending all trade in illegal wood products between Asia’s largest exporter of timber to Europe and each of the EU’s 28 member states..
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September 21, unify.org | “Join organizations around the world on International Day of Peace, September 21st, 2013 to create a Moment of World Peace. Hundreds of cities grounding inner peace into the foundation that affects all life systems on earth.”
Valerie Kelly Sandyballs — with GoodNews FortheEarth and 38 others.
UNIFY // September 21, 2013 – UNIFYunify.orgJoin organizations around the world on International Day of Peace, September 21st, 2013 to create a Moment of World Peace. Hundreds of cities grounding inner peace into the foundation that affects all life systems on earth. The goal is to catalyze a global synchronized moment of intention in 500+…
- Robert Brothers, Bertha Lourdes Saenz, Julien Alfonso Gidel, Gisela Guru Atma, Mark Laisure, Andrea Prokopcakova Geisler, Diosa De Un Dios, Marcia Serrano, Lucia Smith, Ornella Farias Santiago, Olga Medina, Don Jose Ruiz, Butch McIntosh, King Zos, Lemia Astarabadi, and Mia Munro like this.
www.epa.gov | “Consumers who invested in WaterSense labeled products have saved a total of $8.9 billion in water and energy bills and 487 billion gallons of water since the program’s inception in 2006. That’s the amount of water needed to supply all the homes in Colorado and Arizona for a whole year! In 2012 alone, WaterSense labeled products helped save more than 202 billion gallons of water.”
GoodNews FortheEarth shared a link EPA Program Success -> WaterSense Labeled Products Save Americans Nearly $9 Billion www.epa.gov
To show I am for water this Earth Day, I am making WaterSenses five fast fixes. Learn about what you can do to save water.
www2.epa.gov | “The best way to protect the Earth and its people is to stop creating pollution in the first place – that realization became America’s official policy in 1990 with the federal Pollution Prevention Act’s declaration that ‘pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever feasible.’ Pollution Prevention (P2) Week highlights the efforts of EPA, its partners, and the public in making pollution prevention a cornerstone of sustainability. It’s a great time to take stock and to renew our efforts.”
Pollution Prevention Week | US EPAwww2.epa.govThe best way to protect the Earth and its people is to stop creating pollution in the first place – that realization became America’s official policy in 1990 with the federal Pollution Prevention Act’s declaration that “pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever feasible.”
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“Activist Trainings like this are happening every day all around the world.
Please let us know when, where, and what these folks will do next 🙂
Scenes from the Moccasins on the Ground training in Butte, Montana which wrapped up today. These modern day warriors gathered to learn about threats from the tar sands and KXL pipeline and develop strategies to stand up for sacred water and our Mother Earth.Love and appreciation going out to all those brave warriors willing to sacrifice so that that the people, next generations and all our relations may live!
Photo by Elrae Potts”
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July 26, 2013, www.thewildlifenews.com | “The Montana Wilderness Study Act passed in 1977. It required that the Forest Service protect the ‘wilderness quality’ of a number of roadless areas in Western Montana until Congress decided to make a final decision as to whether the areas should be designed as formal Wilderness.”
HUGE COURT VICTORY -> Judge protects 300,000 acres of roadless area wilderness in Montana from off-road vehicles.
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