by 1 November 2010
Nobel Prize winner condemns lobbyist for using her name in support of his pro-logging agenda. An industrial lobbyist is facing mounting criticism for his campaign to reduce social and environmental…
A group of prominent scientists has published an open letter challenging the objectivity of World Growth International, an NGO that claims to operate on behalf of the world's poor, and…
This letter was submitted to The New Straits Times a week ago in response to an editorial penned by Alan Oxley. The New Straits Times has not published the letter…
The rise of industrial deforestation and its implications for conservation. The image of rainforests being torn down by giant bulldozers, felled by chainsaw-wielding loggers, and torched by large-scale developers has…
Malaysia and Indonesia should establish "a joint council based in Europe and the United States" to boost the image of palm oil and counter criticism from environmental and human rights…
An interview with Katherine Ponte, founder of Ecostasy. Most companies talk green, but few—almost none in fact—actually walk the walk. Sustainable design company, Ecostasy, not only walks the walk, but…
An economic and social powerhouse, Brazil has burst forth on to the world stage with such tenacious drive and determination that observers may indeed wonder what sort of political impact…
An interview with wildlife documentarian Ryan Killackey. How do you save one of the most biologically and culturally diverse places in the world if most people have never heard of…
Sinar Mas menghadapi reaksi yang tidak menyenangkan akibat klaim yang salah, yang dibuatnya sebagai respon pada kampanye lingkungan melawan penggundulan hutan. Sinar Mas, konglomerat Indonesia yang kepemilikannya mencakup Asia Pulp…
Sinar Mas faces backlash from false claims made in response to environmental campaign against deforestation. Sinar Mas, an Indonesian conglomerate whose holdings include Asia Pulp and Paper, a paper products…
The San Diego Zoo Offers 10 Reasons for Hope and Steps Out with the Global Action Team Earlier last month the Zoological Society of San Diego launched two far reaching…
Walmart memprotes pernyataan Greenpeace yang menyebut perusahaan retail ini terlibat penghancuran hutan di Indonesia. Walmart memasarkan produk Asia Pulp and Paper, anak perusahaan Sinar Mas Group yang bertanggung jawab atas…
Walmart on Wednesday fired back at Greenpeace after the activist group linked the retail giant to destruction of Indonesia's rainforests through its purchases from Sinar Mas Group's Asia Pulp &…
Nestle berusaha menghilangkan produk dengan "footprint penggundulan hutan". Setelah kampanye dua bulan yang dipelopori oleh Greenpeace melawan Nestle karena mereka menggunakan minyak kelapa yang terkait dengan perusakan hutan, raksasa pangan…
Nestle to work to rid products of "deforestation footprint". After a two month campaign against Nestle for its use of palm oil linked to rainforest destruction spearheaded by Greenpeace, the…
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a global certifier of sustainably managed forest, has dropped another Indonesian company for the destruction of rainforests. Asia Paper Resources International Limited (APRIL), has had…
Nestle calls for global moratorium on rainforest destruction. Nestle's shareholder meeting turned raucous today, as Greenpeace protesters were arrested in full-orangutan outfits outside the meeting and inside Greenpeace activists—in a…
Mars, Inc. announced Thursday it will use only sustainably-sourced fish in its pet products, including PEDIGREE®, SHEBA® and WHISKAS® branded products, by 2020. The company will rely on the Marine…
Candy and food giant Nestle is finding itself between a rock and a hard place. The online campaign against Nestle continues: today protesters once again posted thousands of negative messages…
Protest could change the palm oil industry and wake the world up to the power of 'social media'. The online protest over Nestle's use of palm oil linked to deforestation…
In a bold online video, the environmental group Greenpeace cleverly links candy-giant Nestle to oil palm-related deforestation and the deaths of orangutans. Clearly angered over the video, Nestle struck back…
An article today in New Scientist shows that American consumers have a difficult time correctly identifying green companies, often confusing 'greenwashing' for true green credentials or not bestowing enough credit…
Former NBA basketball player for the Chicago Bulls, Luc Longley, has won the EBay auction to name a wild looking red-polka dotted shrimp species. Longley won with a bid of…
Competing groups misrepresent facts to the detriment of the wider public. This paper summarized below ties into New strategies for conserving tropical forests (2008). Misinformation campaigns by both corporations and…
The words we choose matter. Benjamin Lee Whorf, an influential American linguist theorized that the language one speaks directly impacts our thoughts; he is quoted as saying, "language shapes the…
Is TV your top media choice? Then its likely, according to new research, that climate change is largely off your radar. A new study appearing in Communication Research shows that…
Four of the world's largest cattle producers and traders have agreed to a moratorium on buying cattle from newly deforested areas in the Amazon rainforest, reports Greenpeace. JBS-Friboi, Bertin, Minerva…
As the world's biggest cattle producer, Brazil braces for change While you're browsing the mall for running shoes, the Amazon rainforest is probably the farthest thing from your mind. Perhaps…
Releasing a video with as many species of celebrity as ants in the rainforest and simultaneously turning to online sites such as MySpace and YouTube appears to have worked for…
What is the difference between a robotic dog and a real one? Or a plasma screen displaying high definition images of natural splendor and a window that looks out an…
