From the monthly archives: December 2008

Is a California Statewide Ban On Clear Cutting Possible?

By On December 5, 2008

Let’s Implement a Clear Cut Ban!

Encouraged by reading about heroes who have taken direct action through non-violent resistance, I recently contacted the California’s North Coast chapter of Earth First! to volunteer my services.  You can imagine my surprise when they explained to me that their top foe, the Maxxam [...]

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Live & Die Vegan: PETA Makes Themed Coffins

By On December 4, 2008

While studies suggest vegans and vegetarians live longer, we all have to go sometime. Animal activists looking to show their devotion to the cause after they’re deceased can now purchase an eco-friendly coffin, courtesy of PETA.

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Bank of America’s Coal-Funding Concessions Delight Climate Activists

By On December 4, 2008

Bank of America received praise from the Rainforest Action Network for its decision to phase out financing for companies that practice mountaintop removal coal mining, a controversial method of coal extraction.

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Whales and Dolphins Can No Longer Hear in Oceans

By On December 4, 2008

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), just released a report showing that in recent decades, the noise created in the ocean by human activities has risen significantly, which poses a major threat to marine mammals.

Commercial shipping noise, seismic exploration, sonar, and off-shore construction and recreational activities are all contributing to an increasingly more [...]

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Environmentalists Should Give Up Meat: Cows Worse than Cars for Global Warming

By On December 4, 2008

“Now should be environmental vegetarianism’s big moment. Global warming is the single biggest threat to the health of the planet, and meat consumption plays a bigger role in greenhouse gas emissions than even many environmentalists realize.” – Ben Adler

This quote above is from [...]

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As Tigers Move Towards Extinction, Poachers Target Leopards

By On December 4, 2008

As the number of tigers decline, Indian wildlife authorities believe recent seizures of leopard-skins suggest that poachers are increasingly on the prowl for the country’s other big cat.

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Subway Gives to Activist Pressure, Will Pay More for Tomatoes

By On December 3, 2008

Subway follows Taco Bell, Burger King, and McDonald’s by pledging to pay one cent more per tomato in order to give workers a living wage. However, the fight now turns to the growers themselves, who have objected to the campaign and refuse to pass the money on to the workers.

”We’re [...]

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Canada Ignores Rescue Option, Kills 500 Endangered Narwhals

By On December 3, 2008

The Canadian government opted last week to allow the killing 500 narwhals trapped beneath ice rather than calling in icebreakers to free the animals, claiming the process would have been too stressful for the whales.

Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and

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Last Chance to Stop EPA From Loosening Mining Regulations

By On December 3, 2008

Claiming that it secured necessary protections, the Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on President Bush’s proposal to weaken mining regulations. The previous regulation, enacted in 1983, banned waste dumping within 100 feet of a stream or river whose water quality could be adversely affected.

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Former Playboy Playmate Vanessa Carbone Stages Naked Protest Against Japanese Whaling

By On December 2, 2008

Former playboy playmate Vanessa Carbone has staged an unconventional protest against Japanese whaling, by holding a naked demonstration outside the Japanese embassy in Santiago, Chile (pictures).

The Argentinian model was among a group of protesters demanding that the Chilean government create a whale sanctuary in the country’s territorial [...]

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Chevron Acquitted in Nigerian Human Rights Case, Appeal Expected

By On December 2, 2008

A federal jury ruled yesterday that Chevron had done nothing wrong a decade ago when it called the Nigerian military to control protesters who had taken control of an oil platform, demanding better treatment and jobs.

In the end, the military killed two protesters. Accounts of the incident vary drastically: Chevron [...]

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Native Man Killed by Poachers Over Illegal Fishing Catch

By On December 2, 2008

Poachers killed an indigenous man on the remote Indian Andaman Islands after him and other members of his tribe, the Jarawa, requested that the poachers share their fish bounty with the tribe. The Andamans and their surrounding waters are protected but an increasing number of poachers have been fishing [...]

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Blue Planet Run Encourages Group Holiday Gift of Water

By On December 1, 2008

Many of us have a large circle of friends, coworkers and family members that seems to grow wider each year. As our gift list grows longer, holiday time can bring with it a sense of environmental dread. The excess packaging, wrapping paper, bows, tape, and whatnots. The time spent searching for the perfect [...]

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