November 2011
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BCBG: Stop Selling Fur Clothing!
signatures: 14,496
deadline: ongoing
signature goal: 20,000
Target: Max Azria, CEO of BCBG
Sponsored by: Animal Advocates
In 2008, clothing company BCBG joined other high-end brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein in a pledge to stop selling fur items. Unfortunately, BCBG has recently violated this promise by selling rabbit fur earmuffs, rabbit-fur ponchos and other...
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“Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a...”
– Alexander Pope
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A Teen's-Eye View of Haiti
The first thing Bella Hutchinson noticed as her plane circled over Haiti was how lush the island looked from a couple thousand feet up. She knew it wouldn’t be a tropical paradise, but one look at the sparkling turquoise ocean made her think to herself, “I want to go swimming.”
Then she noticed the gray mountains that seemed to surround Port-au-Prince. As she descended, her illusions of...
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At Durban Climate Talks, a Test of Leadership →
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Photos: Risk grows from active South American... →
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Chevron, Pay For The Damage You Caused to Brazil's...
signatures: 10,155
signature goal: 15,000
Target: Chevron
Sponsored by: Lynn Hamilton, Activist blogger
Big oil continues to betray its fundamental disregard for marine wildlife and the many holiday industries that rely on clean beaches and pristine oceanic shelves. Most recently, Chevron released more than 110,000 gallons of oil near Brazilian beaches. And Brazil’s...
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“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
– George Carlin
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Thousands of Protesters Obstruct Nuclear Waste...
Massive protests are putting the brakes on a train carrying radioactive waste from France to Germany. The annual shipment, always a focal point for protesters, has never before taken this long to reach its destination. Anti-nuclear demonstrators are gathering to impede the controversial convoy on its final stretch.
Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters have stalled a train carrying radioactive...
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'Our Lifestyle Has Revolved Around a Dangerous...
In a SPIEGEL interview, German Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen, 46, discusses the United Nations climate summit in Durban, South Africa, the West’s ecological deficit and the halting efforts for Germany to abandon nuclear plants and shift almost entirely to renewable energy sources.
SPIEGEL: Minister Röttgen, negotiators and ministers from nearly 200 countries are currently on their...
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Colombia, Stop Murdering the Homeless in the Name...
signatures: 19,187
signature goal: 20,000
Target: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, Colombian Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera Salazar, and Colombian National Police General Director Oscar Adolfo Naranjo Trujillo
Sponsored by: Concerned Citizens of the World
Death squads and social cleansing have been a large part of Colombia’s past. Unfortunately, they are still a part...
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How To Say No
An Owning Pink reader asked me to write this post on how to say no. She wrote, “I searched high and low on the web to find how to say “no” in a finite manner. From Oprah to many self help gurus, most advise the not so friendly way – and when it comes to family – it’s a different story than saying no to a car salesperson. How can I make someone understand no is simply NO? Some kick-ass pointers,...
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Berlin: the City is Wild
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Visitors come to Berlin looking for the legendary club scene and wild parties. They might just get another wild treat, if they keep their eyes open. The modern metropolis shelters endangered peregrine falcons on the famous Alexanderplatz, foxes in front of the Chancellor’s office, and wild pigs guiding their cute babies across city streets.
The natural...
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“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more...”
– Albert Einstein
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Keep Big Oil Out of the Arctic Ocean
signatures: 44,009
deadline: ongoing
signature goal: 60,000
Target: President Obama and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
Sponsored by: Center for Biological Diversity
Royal Dutch Shell has big plans for offshore oil drilling in America’s Arctic next summer. Through lawsuits and advocacy, we’ve held the corporation back so far, but the Interior Department is barreling...
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Bird's Eye View
With the help of world-renowned aerial artist John Quigley, Palestinian students form the shape of the so-called “Peace Dove” popularized by Pablo Picasso outside of the West Bank city of Jericho on Nov. 25.
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20,000 Gather to Protest "Chernobyl on Wheels"...
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Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Germany along the route of a train carrying 123 tons of radioactive waste, which will be stored in the country.
Estimates of the number of protesters range from 20,000 to 40,000. Most were peaceful, though some protesters sabotaged railroad tracks; around 700 staged sit-ins on the tracks. At least 20 police were injured by...
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UN Extreme Weather Report Triggers Storm of...
In mid-November, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a special report on extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods and heat waves. But its emphasis on the uncertainty of its predictions has enraged scientists and activists alike, just days before the UN Climage Change Conference in Durban.
Storms — and especially hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones...
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Ask Germany and France to Keep Their Promise to...
signatures: 9,583
deadline: ongoing
signature goal: 6,000
In January 2011, French President Nicolas Sarkozy proclaimed that France was ready to implement by the end of the year, a financial transactions tax (or FTT for short) to help poor countries. The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has also shown her support. Sarkozy promised: “My conviction has always been that the FTT is the...
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Better be careful
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Climate change: South Africa has much to lose
File: In this photo taken Tuesday, July 19, 2011, elephant walk through the Kruger National Park feeding of trees. Climate change could mean an unthinkable loss of wild life in South Africa, which hosts talks on global warming that will bring government negotiators, scientists and lobbyists from around the world to the coastal city of Durban next week (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
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'Whatever We Pledge Should Be Equally Binding'
With UN climate talks starting next week in Durban, South Africa, hopes remain for new momentum in the drive to reduce CO2 emissions. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard reveals Europe’s strategy. Divisions between rich and poor countries must end, she says.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Commissioner Hedegaard, there have been 16 United Nations climate...
“Combined with malnutrition, measles is now the main killer of children in...”
– Duncan McLean, head of MSF programs in Somalia,
MSF teams have been battling the deadly combination of measles and acute malnutrition, which affects children in particular. A large proportion of the population has not been vaccinated against measles or any other diseases because years of...
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Congress: Don't Condemn America's Endangered...
signatures: 5,479
deadline: ongoing
signature goal: 10,000
Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Every year, our President officially pardons one turkey, saving the bird from a tragic end on someone’s Thanksgiving table. But as the holiday approaches, the future is not looking as good for the rest of America’s wildlife. Congress is threatening...
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25 Breathtaking Examples Of Nature Photography →
If you’re a nature lover you definitely going to like this collection. This post highlights 25 of the most stunning shots of nature photography. There are plethora of places and scenes on this earth we must at least see for once. Nature photography tends to put a more importance on the aesthetic value of the image than other types of photography. Most nature photographers prefer no human present...
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10 DIY Winter Skincare Recipes
Winter is still a month off, but in a lot of the northern hemisphere that cold, dry weather has already rolled in. From your hair to your toes, those harsh conditions are no fun for your skin. Not only does dry skin look unhealthy, it can be really uncomfortable, too.
There are lots of lotions and creams at the drug store aimed at healing your winter skin, but many of those contain lots of...
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Alarming Decline' in European Aquatic Life
Biodiversity in Europe’s lakes and rivers is shrinking. Pollution, overfishing, habitat loss and the introduction of invasive species threaten a large number of fish, mollusks, snails and plants, according to a new European Commission report. The situation for animals on land isn’t much better.
The European Commission has warned of an “alarming decline” in the...
