Environment and Other News

Being silenced by a corporate bully would be devastating. And the scary thing is, this could really happen. After years of Greenpeace successfuly campaigning to protect the Great Northern Forest, one logging company, Resolute Forest Products, is trying to silence Greenpeace and our ally Stand.earth by suing us for hundreds of millions of dollars. If they win, Greenpeace’s ability to advocate for forest protection anywhere in the world will take a huge blow. Help us shine a light on Resolute’s unjust attacks. Sign our message to the publishing industry, representing some of Resolute’s biggest paper customers, asking them to stand up for free speech! We need 500,000 signatures by May 31 when we’ll take your message to Book Expo America - one of the largest publishing industry gatherings in the world. Your voice will help us convince publishers to stand up for free speech and the fo...

Welcome to the latest e-news from AWC, with brief field updates from our sanctuaries around Australia. AWC now manages almost 4 million hectares, the largest non-government estate in Australia. Welcome to the latest e-news from AWC, with brief field updates from our sanctuaries around Australia. AWC now manages almost 4 million hectares, the largest non-government estate in Australia. With almost 80% of our staff in the field, we are delivering practical and effective conservation for some of the largest remaining populations of many endangered species including Numbats, Bilbies, Purple-crowned Fairy-wrens and more. As you will read below, we are breaking new ground in a whole range of projects as we strive to deliver the best possible ecological return on your support (investment). Australia's largest private fire mana...

Invasive Species Council ebulletin. View this email in your browser . forward to a friend   /  donate   /  subscribe Hi Peter , Whether Australia will ever rid itself of red imported fire ants is hanging in the balance, with state and federal ministers expected to make a final decision on funding in February next year. What's at stake if they fail to come up with the required funding? I'll be in Brisbane December 5 to explain at my talk 'Into the He...

We’ve been hoping to say this for a very long time and here it is:  El Salvador’s water is safe! OceanaGold’s lawsuit against El Salvador has been dismissed -- a lawsuit that threatened the country’s last source of drinkable water. Here’s what happened: A few years ago OceanaGold, an Australian mining company, bought off Pacific Rim, a Canadian mining company with a contract to build a massive gold mine in the North of El Salvador.  The mine didn’t meet environmental guidelines and threatened the last remaining river with drinkable water in the country. As much as  90% of El Salvador's water is not safe for drinking.  Here is a picture of the pollution caused by mining to one of the country's most important rivers:  Protecting water means protecting life, so  the SumOfUs community stood, and fought, with the Salvadorans opposing the mine: Over 200,000 of us signed petitions targeting the mining company and the World Bank.  We...