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The survival of the Jarawa tribe, on the Andaman Islands in India, is threatened by the construction of a luxury resort by Barefoot India, a so-called ‘environmentally friendly’ tourism company. The Jarawa tribe has only had outside contact since 1998, and the 320 members are being affected by poaching on their land, pressure from settlers [...]
California is trying many different initiatives to make its contribution to mitigate climate-change, many different ways to reduce its GHG emissions- drop by drop. Diverse attempts themselves improve its chances of success. But what in my mind, greatly improves its chance is the ability of California to think on behalf of the consumer, the common [...]
One of the world’s most critically endangered whales, the western gray whale, is being pushed out of its annual feeding area by loud industrial activity from oil and gas exploration by Exxon, BP, and Rosneft, says a panel of top scientists. “Western gray whale cows with their calves feed near the shore, but the industrial [...]
A post of a few months ago considered whether the Cape Town City Council would have to charge residents to manage the Peninsular Baboons – now they have approved funds and plan a workshop while residents have baboons droping into their bathroom. City Supports Baboon Monitoring and Wants to Develop a Plan In the first news story [...]
Between June 20th and 28th, folks all over the world will be holding vegan bake sales to raise awareness about awesome vegan food and raise money for the causes of their choice! [Vegan Green Tea Cupcakes. Photo (and cupcakes!) by Becky Striepe] Meat production has gotten a lot of coverage for its impact on the [...]
