October 2012, Notre dames des Landes, France. [source][/source] Chris leans forward, her long fingers play with the dial of the car radio “I’m trying to find 107.7 FM“ … a burst of Classical music, a fragment of cheesy pop. “ Ah! Here […]
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Activists Crash Sustainable Forestry Initiative conference
“Wisconsin Doesn’t Want SFI’s Greenwash” By Adam Gaya, Forest Ethics Every September, the so-called Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) holds an annual conference. Every year for the last three years, ForestEthics and local activists have been there to confront one of the most […]
Continue readingMysterious Rabbit Puppet Army Road Show Dates Announced
Those lovable eco-warriors in the Mysterious Rabbit Puppet Army , whose work we’ve shared here, are embarking on a month-long road show to present their newest puppet production, “Donny Quixote!” The show is a scathing critique of “green” capitalism and “green” technology […]
Continue readingGreenwashed Certifications of Longlines Kill Sea Turtles, Sharks
cross posted from global animal. The Marine Stewardship Council allowed two eco-certifications for the use of longlines for swordfish fishing that will effect sea turtles and sharks drastically. For every swordfish caught, two sharks are killed. Every year 1,200 endangered sea turtles […]
Continue readingHow Sierra Club Learned To Stop Worrying About The 99% And Love Wall Street
Check out “Big Greenwashing 101” a new feature article from the EF! Newswire on the Sierra Club’s shady affiliations in light of recently revealed Chesapeake Energy gas company scandal. From the article: “John Muir must be rolling over in his grave… The […]
Continue readingFPL Power Plant Proposal Aims for the Heart of Panther Habitat
By Panagioti Tsolkas, Earth First! Journal According to a letter sent on May 2, 2011 by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, a new power plant proposal has begun the permitting process for a site located in Hendry County—primary habitat of Florida […]
Continue readingBig Northern Greenwash: Who Speaks for the Trees?
So a new management deal has been signed for Canada’s Boreal Forest. It’s being hailed as the largest forest deal in the history of the world. You can see the map above: orange will be ‘protected’, gray areas will not. The fragmentation […]
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