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Instead of Dumping Rejected Food Shipments into Landfills, Truckers Are Donating Them to Local Charities
Instead of letting their rejected food shipments go to waste, truck drivers are being connected with local charities that can put the food to good use.
Patagonia’s CEO is Donating Company’s Entire $10 Million Tax Cut to Fight Climate Change
“In this season of giving, we are giving away this tax cut to the planet, our only home, which needs it now more than ever,” writes the CEO.
France Plans to Eliminate Coal by 2022 and Petrol Cars by 2040
French representatives have just announced plans to ban the use of petrol and diesel fueled cars by 2040.
The decision was released just one day...
China’s Forests Steadily Recovering From Decades of Deforestation
China’s sweeping program to restore forests across the country is working.
The vast destruction of China’s forests from decades of logging, floods and conversion to...
A-List Celebrities Travel To Support Heroes of Sumatran Elephants (LOOK)
If you think Hollywood actors cannot be counted on to care about anyone who walks outside the red carpet, take a look at these...
Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Has Plummeted Almost 90% in Ten Years
Brazil is seeing a whole lot of green these days after slashing its rate of Amazonian deforestation by about 90%.
The happy decline began after Brazil became...
3M Vows Not to Source From Deforested Areas, Ignore Human Rights
3M announced this week a new sourcing policy that ensures all the virgin wood fiber going into its paper-based products and packaging comes from...
Leading Paper Producer to Halt Deforestation in Indonesian
The world's third largest paper company, Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), announced earlier this month an immediate end to all natural forest clearing in...
Burger King Announces Shift to Cage-free Pork and Eggs
Burger King's baby steps toward more humane treatment for animals in its supply chain took a whopper of a leap forward today when the...
McDonald’s Sets Long-Term Sustainable Beef, Coffee Plans
McDonald's has laid out a plan to move to more sustainable meat, coffee and product packaging. Gradually, the company will require suppliers to source...
Wal-Mart to Double Purchases from Small and Local Farms
Wal-Mart joins a growing list of corporations supporting sustainable agriculture programs and small farmers, saying it is planning to double the sales of local...
Corporate Values Shine: Body Shop Products Support Causes
For over a quarter century, the Body Shop has built a reputation for integrity and social responsibility. The world's second largest cosmetic franchise...
Waste Coffee Grounds offer new source of biodiesel fuel
Researchers in Nevada are reporting that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel for powering...
Shot in the Arm for Sumatran Elephants and Tigers
Encroachment by palm oil plantations into elephant habitat have greatly increased conflicts between humans and elephants. Now the Indonesian government is to double the...
Extinct Javan elephants may have been found again – in Borneo
The Borneo pygmy elephant may not be native to Borneo after all. Instead, the population could be the last survivors of the Javan elephant...
The Story of How Rapa Nui Lost its Flowering Trees, But Humans Ensured its Survival
If you're the kind of person who likes rare things, then the toromiro tree would be a truly exceptional addition to your ornamental garden.
That's...
A California Superbloom Is Springing to Life and the Best is Yet to Come
Drenching rains and record snowfall throughout California's 2022-2023 winter season carried on throughout the year, and by September, normally the peak of the dry...
Good News in History, September 18
72 years ago today, A Streetcar Named Desire, the film based on the play by Tennessee Williams, premiered in New York City. Starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon...
New Mosquito Repellent Works Better Than DEET, is Safer, and Smells Good
One of the most studied insect repellents in history, DEET has long been the first line of defense against mosquitoes for campers and field...
Priceless Lost Jewels From Legendary Maravillas Shipwreck Are Found in Bahamas
A sunken crown jewel hidden in The Bahamas since 1656—the shipwrecked remains of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas (Our Lady of...