Picture of the Day: Koala Sits atop What Used to Be Its Forest Home

Picture of the Day: Koala Sits atop What Used to Be Its Forest Home

The animal seems unable to figure out what has happened to the trees it used to live in

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 5th, 2013
Paper Giant APP Agrees to End Deforestation

Paper Giant APP Agrees to End Deforestation

The company only took this decision because of public pressure, Greenpeace says

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 29th, 2013
HarperCollins Rolls Out New Paper Policy

HarperCollins Rolls Out New Paper Policy

The company is determined to cut all ties with paper sourced from forest destruction

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 28th, 2013
Global Wood Demand Set to Triple by 2050, WWF Says

Global Wood Demand Set to Triple by 2050, WWF Says

Environmentalists worry about how this will impact on forests worldwide

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 28th, 2013
Brazil Wants to Count, Register Each and Every Tree in the Amazon

Brazil Wants to Count, Register Each and Every Tree in the Amazon

This tree census in meant to protect the forests and local wildlife

"Talking" Trees: Illegally Cut Trees in Brazil Soon to Literally Cry Out for Help

"Talking" Trees: Illegally Cut Trees in Brazil Soon to Literally Cry Out for Help

The trees will be fitted with devices that alert authorities when they are cut and moved

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 28th, 2012
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Hits Record Low

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Hits Record Low

Satellite monitoring, better law enforcement are to thank for this

Watch: KFC's Colonel Sanders Gets Dipped in BBQ Sauce

Watch: KFC's Colonel Sanders Gets Dipped in BBQ Sauce

The event was organized by Greenpeace and meant to stop rainforest destruction

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 31st, 2012
Teen Killed by Tiger, Greenpeace Blames Deforestation

Teen Killed by Tiger, Greenpeace Blames Deforestation

The destruction of their rainforest forces these predators to “explore” human communities

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 26th, 2012
First Non-Wood Paper Mill in North America Is Backed Up by Woody Harrelson

First Non-Wood Paper Mill in North America Is Backed Up by Woody Harrelson

This facility will use wheat instead of wood, end “barbaric” deforestation

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 24th, 2012
Marijuana Farms in California Wreak Havoc on the Environment

Marijuana Farms in California Wreak Havoc on the Environment

Those who run them recklessly clear forests, divert streams, pollute ecosystems

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2012
Savory Dishes and Smooth Skin Can Be Linked to CO2 Emissions

Savory Dishes and Smooth Skin Can Be Linked to CO2 Emissions

Borneo's expanding oil palm plantations have major ecological impact

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 28th, 2012
Journalist Gets Brutally Beaten Up for Writing About Illegal Logging

Journalist Gets Brutally Beaten Up for Writing About Illegal Logging

The incident occurred in Cambodia and is not the first of its kind

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 28th, 2012
90% of Tropical Deforestation Must Be Linked to Organized Crime Trade

90% of Tropical Deforestation Must Be Linked to Organized Crime Trade

The illegal timber market is supposedly worth over $30 billion yearly, the UN argues

Greenpeace Ad Pokes Fun at Claims to Promote Sustainable Development

Greenpeace Ad Pokes Fun at Claims to Promote Sustainable Development

The organization wishes to show that some people rarely stick to their green promises

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 6th, 2012
Businessman Passes Off Environmental Destruction as Sustainable Development

Businessman Passes Off Environmental Destruction as Sustainable Development

Greenpeace speaks against new palm oil plantation in Africa, uses highly ironic tone

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 3rd, 2012
Brazil’s Pig Iron Industry Commits to Protecting the Amazonian Forests

Brazil’s Pig Iron Industry Commits to Protecting the Amazonian Forests

Seven companies agree to no longer use wood charcoal made from local trees

 
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