“Scientists have long-held that global temperature rise needs to be kept to 2°C (3.6°F) by 2100 to avoid some of the most catastrophic effects of climate change. Preventing temperatures from…
December 9, 2015
November 18, 2015
Monga Bay: Aceh’s priceless Leuser Ecosystem still shrinking as oil palm spreads
“Lowland forests and carbon-rich peat bogs, the most vital landscapes in Southeast Asia’s last great swath of intact rainforest, are the most at risk of clearing by oil palm firms….
November 16, 2015
The Guardian: How Unilever was left off George Monbiot’s list of palm oil ‘laggards’
“George Monbiot is an award-winning columnist who is not afraid to challenge vested interests. His 30 October column, headlined “Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away?”, has…
November 16, 2015
Good: Why Doesn’t the Trans-Pacific Partnership Mention Climate Change?
“As Lindsey Allen, executive director of the conservation organization Rainforest Action Network, wrote recently in The Guardian, many of these fires are a “direct result of the industrial manipulation of…
November 14, 2015
Thompson Reuters: Keystone XL pipeline fight shows power of US climate movement
After a seven year fight, President Obama finally rejected the northern leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. But it is important to remember how recently the Keystone XL pipeline…
November 14, 2015
Triple Pundit: There’s No Time To Waste In Protecting Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem
A new report by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) tracks the progress of protecting the Leuser Ecosystem. The verdict is that there is failure to protect it as rainforests are continually…
November 14, 2015
Keystone XL pipeline fight shows power of US climate movement
OpEd on KXL “After a seven year fight, President Obama finally rejected the northern leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. But it is important to remember how recently the…
November 13, 2015
CBS Denver: Demonstrators Block BLM Office Entrance To Protest Mineral Rights Auction
“The Bureau of Land Management holds auctions four times per year for underground mineral rights. According to officials, Thursday’s auction marked the first time that protesters have blocked off traffic…
November 12, 2015
Demonstrators Block BLM Office Entrance To Protest Mineral Rights Auction
Video of CO KING protest “This is not okay,” said Ruth Breech, Senior Campaigner for Climate and Energy at Rainforest Action Network. “Our public lands are not for sale. Our…
November 12, 2015
The Guardian: Indonesia’s forest fires – everything you need to know
“Many blame big business. According to a recent analysis of World Resources Institute data in September, more than one third (37%) of the fires in Sumatra are occurring on pulpwood…