Indonesian Forest Protections Under Attack
I wish I didn’t have to write this blog post on Earth Day. The rainforest where I saw my first wild orangutan is under threat. I can’t believe it! There…
Dr. Oz Responds to the Pressure, But Doesn’t Go Far Enough To Correct His Mistake
Thanks to the 14,430 (and counting) of you who signed the petition we created along with Orangutan Outreach, Dr. Oz has begun to tell his viewers the full story about…
Stop ‘NAFTA on steroids’!
We just got word that a round of closed door negotiations will begin this week for the largest free trade agreement in history. We are talking about NAFTA on steroids—an…
New Study: Protected Forests Won’t Combat Species Extinction Without Proper Safety Buffer Zones
Is protecting a small fragment of intact natural forest habitat amidst a sea of oil palm plantations enough to combat extinction? Two rare, critically endangered Sumatran rhinos were recently captured…
Tragedy in Tripa: Cargill Can Make a Difference
Last week hundreds of fires blazed through the Tripa peat forest of Indonesia, threatening the survival of one of the largest remaining populations of wild Sumatran orangutans in the world….
Update: Indonesian Court Fails to Protect Critical Orangutan Stronghold
It’s a sad day today for the few remaining, critically endangered orangutans of Sumatra. In a much anticipated court ruling in the high-stakes case filed against palm oil plantation company…
A 48 Hour Twitter Jam to Save Tripa
This blog comes from our friends at End of the Icons. In an amazing global response to the tragedy in Tripa, thousands of people all around the world have emailed…
Raging Fires in Indonesia Displacing Communities and Pushing Orangutans to Edge of Extinction
A global tragedy is unfolding in Indonesia this week as fires rage through Tripa Swamp, displacing local communities and threatening hundreds of critically endangered Sumatran orangutans. These fires, initially set…
“Pro-GMO” Farmer: Parody Or Monsanto Propaganda?
In the lead up to Occupy Our Food Supply, I published a blog post titled, “Monsanto and Cargill: The Thugs of Big Food.” Someone named Ben left a comment. He…
Vandana Shiva: Create Food Democracy, Occupy our Food Supply
The biggest corporate takeover on the planet is the hijacking of the food system, the cost of which has had huge and irreversible consequences for the Earth and people everywhere….