Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Movie and a Giveaway
February 24th, 2012 | by Karen Lee
From the creators of Despicable Me and the imagination of Dr. Seuss comes the 3D-CG feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, [&hellip
Browsing the "Deforestation" Tag
Amazon Deforestation Increases Malaria by 48 Percent
June 18th, 2010 | by Jennifer Lance
Malaria is a life-threatening tropical disease that is transmitted through mosquito bites. Caused by the parasite Plasmodium, this disease results [&hellip
Lower Percentage of Forest Loss in Brazil & Indonesia than in US & Canada
April 29th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
There is a large global effort to stop the deforestation of Brazilian and Indonesian forests. This is an important thing [&hellip
One Million Trees for Ethiopia
March 22nd, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
With so much environmental destruction going on in the world it can be hard to know where and how to [&hellip
Century-Long Reforestation Deal in Works For California in Cap and Trade
January 4th, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer
Folksinger Joni Mitchell's "paved paradise" of the 20th century could wind being partially reforested in the 21st century, under California's proposed landmark Cap and Trade legislation that takes effect in the next few years. That is because the state will include provisions for offsetting some greenhouse gas emissions by investing in conservation and reforestation over at least the next century
Britannia to Run Out of Wood for Second Time in 500 Years
November 28th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer
A British company that provides strategic analysis of climate change, sustainability and energy issues to British corporations.Verdantix has published a [&hellip
Save Trees by Renting or Downloading Textbooks
October 11th, 2009 | by Guest Contributor
More than a 20 million trees are cut each year to make new books. Imagine what that means for conservation [&hellip
World’s Largest Meat Exporter Pledges No Cattle from Deforested Amazon Areas
October 6th, 2009 | by Derek Markham
The world’s largest exporter of meat products announced that it has pledged to no longer purchase cattle raised in deforested [&hellip
Clean Cook Stoves Fueled by Million Dollar Prize
September 10th, 2009 | by Derek Markham
More than 80% of families in Central America cook their meals over open wood fires because they don’t have access [&hellip
World’s Fourth Largest Cattle Beef Trader Takes Initiative to End Amazon Destruction
June 24th, 2009 | by Guest Contributor
Want proof that Greenpeace activist campaigns actually make a difference? Look no further than this week’s announcement from Marfrig, the [&hellip
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