By Eric Holt-Giménez Over eight decades ago, the Dust Bowl devastated over 100,000,000 acres of agricultural land and the Great Depression threw 15 million Americans out of work. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted the New Deal with sweeping national programs for work, agriculture, food, and land conservation. Today, the plan for a Green New Deal […]
A cherished Lamar Valley wolf known as 926F was shot dead after a legal hunt just five miles outside the sanctuary of Yellowstone National Park, prompting calls from advocacy groups for greater protection of the region’s wolves. Tragically, the 7-year-old female was the daughter of Wolf 06—”the most famous wolf in the world“—who was killed […]
Outdoor retailer Patagonia is giving away the $10 million it made as the result of the “irresponsible” Republican tax cut. “Based on last year’s irresponsible tax cut, Patagonia will owe less in taxes this year—$10 million less, in fact. Instead of putting the money back into our business, we’re responding by putting $10 million back […]
By Tim Radford Only a small percentage of the wild plant ancestors vital to human life can be considered safe from extinction. Botanists who have monitored the conservation status of almost 7,000 species—the wild forerunners of plants that humans use for food, medicine, shelter, fuel and livestock feed—found that most could be counted as not […]
Greenpeace International published a new report on Tuesday accusing Mondelēz International of sourcing palm oil from “rainforest destroyers.” Palm oil is an ingredient in many of the company’s popular products, including Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers and Cadbury chocolate bars. The report comes a day after Mondelēz announced it has excluded 12 upstream suppliers as a […]
Great news from China! Following intense international backlash, the Chinese government said Monday that it has postponed a regulation that would have allowed the use of tiger bone and rhino horn for medicine, research and other purposes. In October, China alarmed animal rights activists around the world when it weakened a 25-year-old ban on the […]
Here at EcoWatch, we love red wolves. Seriously, I challenge you to watch this video of “Four Weeks Young” wolves at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, North Carolina and not fall in love: Red Wolf Adventures “Four Weeks Young” www.youtube.com That’s why we were so sad to report this spring that there […]
For Bill Gates, toilets are serious business. The billionaire philanthropist kicked off the Reinvented Toilet Expo in China and unveiled a new toilet that does not require water or sewers, and uses chemicals to turn human waste into fertilizer, Reuters reported. “We are all here for one reason: because more than half the world’s population […]
If you follow environmental news, every day it seems like the world is getting worse. One landmark study found that animals are going extinct 1,000 times faster than their natural rate because of human influence and habitat loss. To help fight back against these worrying trends, Swiss billionaire and conservationist Hansjörg Wyss will be donating […]
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