Remember the Earth Clock from a few months ago? Here is a more robust version with some additional stats. Again, the figures can't be taken as absolutely accurate, they are drawn from many sources, including the CIA World Factbook, The National Wildlife Federation, the UK Homeoffice, the US Census ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant today, about Agriculture & Food, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Global Warming, Health, Logging, Population, Weather
Due to be released shortly, a book from CSIRO Publishing promises to put the climate change debate in Australia back on track. Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country’s Environment is divided into three categories - ecosystems (desert, marine, etc.), sectors (forestry, fisheries), and cross-sectoral and cross-ecosystem themes.Leading environmental scientists ... keep reading
Written by TypingIsNot Activism this month, about Deforestation, Environment & Wildlife, Global Warming, Politics
Part 2 of 2 from Amy Anaruk on the U.N. Biodiversity Conference. Read Part 1 here. As the biodiversity conference in Germany drew to a close, delegates had agreed on substantial measures to further the creation of land reserves and help developing countries protect their biodiversity. On the thorny ... keep reading
Written by Amy Anaruk this month, about Agriculture & Food, Deforestation, Environment & Wildlife, Politics
Part 1 of 2 from Amy Anaruk on the U.N. Biodiversity ConferenceWhen almost 200 countries met in Bonn, Germany last month to address damage to wildlife, plant populations, and natural resources around the world, they had several goals with one major one: reduce this unprecedented global biodiversity loss ... keep reading
Written by Amy Anaruk last month, about Agriculture & Food, Deforestation, Environment & Wildlife, Health, Politics
I’m not much for analysing polls, though I certainly admire the astuteness of those who are able to do so in meaningful ways. Citizen lobby group GetUp has just taken this poll looking at Australian attitudes to the ongoing clusterf&%k that is the Gunns would-be pulp mill project ... keep reading
Written by TypingIsNot Activism last month, about Deforestation, Logging, Politics
On a cold day in December 2002, the people of Canada's Grassy Narrows First Nation, 80 kilometres north of Kenora, Ontario, had had enough. After years of suffering from mercury contamination of their water and fish, the flooding of their sacred sites and sky-high unemployment, the drawn-out battle of ... keep reading
Written by Lauren Carter last month, about Deforestation, Environment & Wildlife, Industry, Logging, Politics, Protest
Brazilian President, Lula da Silva On June 5, in response to a well-publicized increase in the rate of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced plans to place more of the forest under federal protection. Under President Lula da Silva's proposal, three new ... keep reading
Written by Alison Kroulek last month, about Deforestation, Environment & Wildlife, Politics, Weather
Last week, the Brazilian government released aerial photographs of an indigenous tribe living in the Amazon that has never been contacted by outsiders. These intriguing pictures show tribe members in black and red body paint, threatening the intruding plane with bows and arrows. We've become so used to thinking ... keep reading
Written by Alison Kroulek last month, about Deforestation, Environment & Wildlife, Industry
A wonder of diversity, going up in smoke A recent report published by Greenpeace (“Burning up Borneo”) was released detailing the actions of Unilever in the rainforests and peatland forests of Borneo. According to Greenpeace, Unilever, a company containing some of the world’s largest brands such as Dove, is ... keep reading
Written by Riley Smith in May, about Consumerism, Deforestation, Environment & Wildlife, Industry
On Saturday March 29, 1300 committed individuals came together in what is described as the largest environmental protest in BC since the famous Clayoquot Sound blockades of 1993, in which 900 were arrested. Organized by the Western Canada Wilderness Committee, it was by all accounts a smashing success. Despite a ... keep reading
Written by Randyn Seibold in April, about Deforestation, Global Warming
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