Sign Petition to Protect the U.S. Atlantic’s Only Marine National Monument

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From Creation Justice Ministries (http://www.creationjustice.org/): June is National Ocean Month: a time for wonder, gratitude, and care-taking of God’s marine creation. As you may have heard, on World Environment Day 2020 (June 5th), the administration announced a rollback of protections … Continued

Research Shows ‘Linking Climate Policy to Social and Economic Justice Makes It More Popular’

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/12/research-shows-linking-climate-policy-social-and-economic-justice-makes-it-more Published on Friday, June 12, 2020 by Common Dreams “The public wants a Green New Deal. The public wants green stimulus. The public wants to address inequality.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Sunrise NYC, a climate activist … Continued

Tell Proctor & Gamble to Stop Relying on Forests for Tissue, Use Recycled Content

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From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): We’re literally flushing one of the most important ecosystems on Earth down the toilet. The vast and ancient Canadian boreal forest is home to wolves, lynx, caribou and billions of birds. Its endless landscape of trees helps … Continued

Save the Insects, Save the Farmers, Save Ourselves: New Global Report Calls for End of Industrial Agriculture

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/09/save-insects-save-farmers-save-ourselves-new-global-report-calls-end-industrial Published on Tuesday, June 09, 2020 by Common Dreams “The evidence is clear: pesticide use is wiping out insect populations and ecosystems around the world, and threatening food production.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer A praying mantis. … Continued

Global Meat Giants Fuel Major Future Risk of Creating Next Pandemic, Investor Group Warns

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/03/global-meat-giants-fuel-major-future-risk-creating-next-pandemic-investor-group Published on Wednesday, June 03, 2020 by Common Dreams “Factory farming is both vulnerable to pandemics and guilty of creating them.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer A piglet looks out from its enclosure. (PhotoKevin/flickr/cc) Global investor network … Continued

In Latest Legal Blow to Trump and Dirty Energy, Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Keystone XL Permit

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/05/28/latest-legal-blow-trump-and-dirty-energy-federal-appeals-court-upholds-block Published on Thursday, May 28, 2020 by Common Dreams “Contrary to what the Trump administration has argued, the law is clear. We won’t sacrifice imperiled species so giant corporations can profit from the dirty fossil fuels that … Continued