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Precious Trees Pay - But Who Pays?
Environment  (tags: conservation, endangered, forests, green, government, habitat, habitatdestruction, trees, wildlife )

Derek
- 8 hours ago - illegal-logging.info
Link to a poster detailing the ongoing illegal logging crisis threatening to destroy some World Heritage Sites/protected rainforests, their wildlife and the communities resident around those rainforests.
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Take Action: Help Permanently Protect Americas Wildest Grassland
Environment  (tags: petition, wildlife, protection, humans, nature, habitat, environment, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, conservation )

Daphna
- 14 hours ago - action.wilderness.org
New Mexico's Otero Mesa is the largest and wildest Chihuahuan Desert grassland left on public lands in this country. Yet, this ecological gem has been under serious threat from potential oil and gas drilling since the beginning of the Bush Administration.
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Palm Oil in the Spotlight: Plantations Threaten Rare Cats, Peatland Emissions Increasing + A Small Victory
Environment  (tags: palm oil, deforestation, wildlife, big cats, habita, conservation, ecosystems, environment )

Simone
- 14 hours ago - treehugger.com
Three stories coming in focusing on deforestation, climate change and biodiversity: Scientists point out that when it comes to carbon emissions from peatland loss SE Asia leads the way; development of palm oil plantations on Borneo is threatening several
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Take Action- Keep Offshore Drilling Out of Climate Change Legislation
Environment  (tags: petition, world, wildlife, water, protection, humans, oceans, nature, globalwarming, environment, destruction, conservation )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - takeaction.oceana.org
In an effort to pass his climate change bill, Senator Kerry has mentioned he would be willing to accept offshore drilling in previously protected areas in a race for 60 supporting votes. Unfortunately, if Congress follows through on its threat to expand
8 comments
My Forest - Trees For Our Future - Plant For Free
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, free, climate-change, conservation, nature, forests, trees, green, wildlife, habitat, GoodNews, ecosystems )

Mari
- 1 day ago - apps.facebook.com
My Forest raises money to plant real trees. Part of the money we raise through advertisements and Green Coins is donated to the Trees for the Future, which helps communities around the world plant trees and restore tree cover to degraded lands.
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Trees For The Future
Environment  (tags: non profit, holidays, gaia, donations, fundraising, trees, treehuggerClimateChange, globalwarming, environment, nature, protection, habitat, animals, forests, wildlife, goodnews, green, conservation, ecosystems )

Mari
- 1 day ago - plant-trees.org
Since 1989, Trees for the Future has been helping communities around the world plant trees. Through seed distribution, agroforestry training, and our country programs, we have empowered rural groups to restore tree cover to their lands.
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