• Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 25th, 2014
Colgate-Palmolive Pledges to Cut All Ties with Forest Destruction

Colgate-Palmolive Pledges to Cut All Ties with Forest Destruction

The company has promised to stop using palm oil linked to forest destruction by 2015

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 12th, 2014
Crash Course in Why Trees Need to Stick Together, Courtesy of Greenpeace

Crash Course in Why Trees Need to Stick Together, Courtesy of Greenpeace

The organization aims to draw attention to the damaging effects of forest fragmentation

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 11th, 2014
Snickers, Twix, M&M's Will Soon Be Deforestation-Free

Snickers, Twix, M&M's Will Soon Be Deforestation-Free

Mars, Inc. has committed to a zero-deforestation policy, Greenpeace could not be happier

Light Pollution Found to Impair Forest Regeneration

Light Pollution Found to Impair Forest Regeneration

This is because seed-dispersing bats avoid light-polluted areas, scientists explain

Over Half a Million People Get Behind Greenpeace's Anti-P&G Campaign

Over Half a Million People Get Behind Greenpeace's Anti-P&G Campaign

The organization wants the company to stop using palm oil linked to deforestation

Watch: Greenpeace Video Picks on P&G for Its Use of Palm Oil

Watch: Greenpeace Video Picks on P&G for Its Use of Palm Oil

The organization is dead set on getting the company to green up its ways

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 5th, 2014
Greenpeace Activists Rappel Down P&G's Headquarters in Cincinnati, US

Greenpeace Activists Rappel Down P&G's Headquarters in Cincinnati, US

The environmentalists hung banners protesting the company's use of palm oil

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 26th, 2014
“I Don't Want Forest Destruction in My Shower,” Greenpeace Members Tell P&G

“I Don't Want Forest Destruction in My Shower,” Greenpeace Members Tell P&G

The organization claims the company's suppliers are destroying ecosystems in Indonesia

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 21st, 2014
New Website Makes It Possible to Monitor Deforestation in Near-Real Time

New Website Makes It Possible to Monitor Deforestation in Near-Real Time

The website, dubbed Global Forest Watch, was launched on February 20

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 21st, 2014
Kellogg's Commits to Using Only Sustainably Sourced Palm Oil

Kellogg's Commits to Using Only Sustainably Sourced Palm Oil

The company's decision is expected to benefit tigers, orangutans, other endangered species

Drug Trafficking Linked to Deforestation in Central America

Drug Trafficking Linked to Deforestation in Central America

Researchers say traffickers often cut forests, sometimes in protected areas

L’Oreal Commits to “Zero Deforestation” by 2020

L’Oreal Commits to “Zero Deforestation” by 2020

Greenpeace is quick to congratulate the company for its decision

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 16th, 2014
Rainforests Threatened by Population Growth, Increase in Food Demand

Rainforests Threatened by Population Growth, Increase in Food Demand

The world's population is expected to climb to 11 billion by the end of the century

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 15th, 2014
Oil Roads in the Amazon Found to Harm Plant-Dwelling Frogs

Oil Roads in the Amazon Found to Harm Plant-Dwelling Frogs

Researchers find oil roads cause high-living frog populations to decline

Primary School Kids in Uganda Help Build Fuel-Efficient Stoves

Primary School Kids in Uganda Help Build Fuel-Efficient Stoves

The stoves are expected to curb deforestation, save the Kibale National Park

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 10th, 2014
Company Fined $30M (€22.07M) for Destroying Orangutan Habitat

Company Fined $30M (€22.07M) for Destroying Orangutan Habitat

The palm oil company illegally cleared and burned forests in northwestern Sumatra

Watch: Here's How Deforestation Would Affect Major Cities

Watch: Here's How Deforestation Would Affect Major Cities

Vi Agroforestry video educates people about the devastating effects of deforestation

 
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