Animals

Maryland Just Became the Most Bee-Friendly State in the U.S.

Maryland Just Became the Most Bee-Friendly State in the U.S.

Yesterday Maryland led the country by being the first state in the country to pass a bill to eliminate consumer use of neonicotinoid pesticides—a leading driver of global bee declines. This is a major victory in the fight to protect bees and will hopefully compel other states and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to […]

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    Leonardo DiCaprio Faces Deportation Threat After Criticizing Indonesia’s Palm Oil Industry

    Leonardo DiCaprio Faces Deportation Threat After Criticizing Indonesia’s Palm Oil Industry

    Leonardo DiCaprio has been threatened with deportation by officials from the Indonesian government after the actor’s recent visit to the Leuser Ecosystem and his vocal stance against the area’s industrial development for palm oil, according to several Indonesian publications. Dianggap Diskreditkan Indonesia, DiCaprio Terancam Dideportasi https://t.co/blPMD8eI5R pic.twitter.com/ahquI2DQ3P — Media Indonesia (@mediaindonesia) March 31, 2016 DiCaprio has been reportedly accused […]

    Jeff Bridges: Plastic Is a Substance the Earth Cannot Digest

    Jeff Bridges: Plastic Is a Substance the Earth Cannot Digest

    By Elizabeth Glazner, Plastic Pollution Coalition Jeff Bridges knows that plastic is a substance the Earth cannot digest. Worldwide reliance on disposable plastic packaging and utensils is poisoning our bodies, killing wildlife and overwhelming our planet. Single-use plastic deepens our dependence on fossil fuels, contributing to climate change and further harming our most at-risk communities. […]

    Leonardo DiCaprio: We Must Save the Last Place on Earth Where Orangutans, Tigers, Rhinos and Elephants Coexist

    Leonardo DiCaprio: We Must Save the Last Place on Earth Where Orangutans, Tigers, Rhinos and Elephants Coexist

    Leonardo DiCaprio is using his clout to protect the struggling Leuser Ecosystem, a precious rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia that’s under threat from industrial development for palm oil. [instagram https://instagram.com/p/BDhLEyLKxKm expand=1] The Oscar winning actor and prominent environmental activist spent the weekend in the forest with fellow actors Adrien Brody and Fisher Stevens. According to The […]

    3 Vaquitas Found Dead: The Most Endangered Marine Mammal in the World

    3 Vaquitas Found Dead: The Most Endangered Marine Mammal in the World

    By Captain Oona Layolle It is high season for totoaba poaching. In response to the Asian black markets and their demand for the totoaba swim bladders, illegal fishermen, despite all our efforts in removing nets and working with the navy, are hitting the vaquita population hard. Asian countries need to take measures to curtail the […]

    Maryland to Become First State to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides for Consumer Use

    Maryland to Become First State to Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides for Consumer Use

    In an effort to curb its plummeting honeybee population, Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to pass strict restrictions on neonicotinoids for consumer use. ICYMI: #Pollinator Protection Act passed the Senate 32-14! Next up, House of Delegates! #BeeSafe #MDGA16 pic.twitter.com/6SKocH70yr — Smart on Pesticides (@PesticidesSmart) March 10, 2016 Neonicotinoids are a potent class […]

    Japan Kills 333 Minke Whales Including 200 Pregnant Females

    Japan Kills 333 Minke Whales Including 200 Pregnant Females

    As part of its intention to kill nearly 4,000 whales in the Antarctic over the next 12 years as “scientific research,” Japan’s whaling fleet returned to port Thursday with 333 dead minke whales, including pregnant females. #BREAKING: Japanese whalers return from Antarctic slaughter with 333 dead whales. #READ: https://t.co/6GGp8anfoM pic.twitter.com/8Nid7b4Kkm — Sea Shepherd (@seashepherd) March 24, 2016 According […]

    Remembering Exxon Valdez: Obama Should Cancel Leases in Gulf and Arctic

    Remembering Exxon Valdez: Obama Should Cancel Leases in Gulf and Arctic

    By Margie Alt and Cindy Shogan Today marks the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez catastrophe—the 11-million-gallon oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound that remains one of the largest human-caused environmental disasters in U.S. history. Photo credit: Alaska Resources Library and Information Services / www.arlis.org Twenty-seven years later, in some ways, not much has changed. […]