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ECO-ACTIVE CELEBS

Ecopaparazzi members have made it clear in their profile answers that every day people taking direct action to help heal Mother Earth are the world's true green celebrities.

Eco-Active Celebrity
Ecopaparazzi member Diana Oleskevich

Diana and her bicycle are inseparable. The green cyclist uses her bicycle to lessen her eco footprint, raise money for charity and get exercise. She says, "I ride my bike for fun and commuting as much as I can for conservation, to stop pollution, raise awareness, build community and experience joy." Diana stands in radical amazement of all that is.

Eco-Active Celebrity
Ecopaparazzi member Siew Te Wong

Wong is a foremost expert on sun bears, a species listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened and Endangered Species. The sun bear, though nearing extinction, is the world's least known bear species. We can change that and raise awareness about the need to save this species. Read more about Wong and his work with sun bears on his ecopaparazzi profile page.

Eco-Active Celebrity
Ecopaparazzi member Guy

GuyThaLizard is most at home in nature, when snuggled into his kayak, hand-held GPS at the ready, paddling Canada's Okanagan Valley and Kootenay areas. His passion is organizing paddling trips with fellow water enthusiasts and sharing their experiences online at his three social networks. Guy's favorite quote is, "If you are not living on the edge, you are taing up too much space."

Read our archives of previously featured Eco Active Celebs.

Visit our sister site for green bloggers and book authors.

WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT

This column focuses on what people are doing right to foster Earth Healing through awareness and direct action. Got a story? Send it.

Every month people who are part of the environmental movement meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity. It's a force for the good.


San Francisco already diverts over 72% of its waste from landfills thanks to rigorous recycling efforts, and now the city is set to cut down on trash even more with the country’s first mandatory composting law, which took effect October 21.

ECO WARRIOR ACTION

Junicho Sato (top) & Toru Suzuki (a.k.a. the “Tokyo Two”), born in 1977 and 1967 respectively, are two unlikely eco-activists that are now pushing boundaries in their homeland of Japan.

Junicho, with a background as an English teacher and who worked with NGO's on poverty issues while Toru had a passion for motorcycles which lead to successful business in automotives.

But in January 2008, after both getting involved with Greenpeace Japan, they became eco-leaders in the fight against Japanese whaling.

After a four-month investigation, they became the whistle-blowers to an embezzlement scam of whale meat by crewmembers of the whaling fleet that had apparent official consent.

By exposing this crime of illegal trade, they made whaling known across Japan while before it had received little attention. Now, pressure is surmounting against the continuation of whaling for bogus 'science' and an illegal commercial industry within the country.

But the cost of making change from within may be their freedom. Instead of the criminals of the embezzlement being p rosecuted, the activists are for trespassing and 'stealing whale meat.'

Currently on trial, Junicho and Toru face up to ten years imprisonment for their actions. It is a court case never before seen in Japan, as the issue of whaling is on trial. Using the law to highlight the slaughter and implement change, they have become legal-crusaders for the whales.

Free the Tokyo Two


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ECO INSPIRATION

Bicycle City inspires us with a list of cities worldwide that are most accommodating to cyclists, whether they are recreational bicycle riders or serious bicycle commuters.

SPECIES LOSS ~ Urgent Action

Protect the Wild Bison by Tim Gannon, Buffalo Field Campaign

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) approved an elephant ivory auction of 119 tons in 2008, a decision that is believed to have stimulated today’s growing illegal ivory market, leading to the deaths of 100 elephants a day. At this rate, wild African elephants will be extinct by 2025.

China stands alone in the sheer size of its ivory appetite. And now, with more Chinese enjoying rising incomes, the status symbol of ivory has become attainable for the growing number of China’s baofahu - the “suddenly wealthy”.

A China ivory trade report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) found unwillingness among Chinese citizens to comply with the ivory control system - and a desire for “affordable” ivory. In the survey, 14.5 percent polled were already ivory consumers, and 75.7 percent polled said they would willingly violate laws to obtain ivory at a cheaper price.

According to the Financial Times, “Traditional Chinese tastes, combined with the explosion in wealth during the past decade, have created a rapacious and unsustainable call for the body parts of endangered species. The manufacture of ­traditional delicacies, ornaments and medicinal ingredients has helped to cut swathes through populations of sharks, elephants, seahorses and other species across the world – and that demand is only expected to increase.”

Get involved in elephant conservation.

CONSUME CONSCIOUSLY

T-shirts, towels and other textiles derived from bamboo often carry green claims. But are they true? Not necessarily. Four clothing and textile companies were recently charged with making false claims related to bamboo by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

POLITICS ~ ECONOMY ~ ENVIRONMENT

The people at 350.org continue to amaze with their organizing and advocacy for climate action. Their latest triumph is getting Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican archbishop of South Africa, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, to endorse a target of 350 parts per million of CO2--the number many scientists say is a safe level. In a widely circulated opinion editorial, Tutu said, "In South Africa, we showed that if we act on the side of justice, we have the power to turn tides. Worldwide, we have a chance to start turning the tide of climate change with just such a concerted effort today."

Japan has slaughtered 59 minke whales and about 1,000 whales in the Antarctic Ocean and the northwest Pacific Ocean under an “IWC research program." Because the whale meat ends up in the marketplace for consumption, it is strongly suspected by conservationists and environmental organizations that Japan’s “research” is actually a cover for its ongoing commercial whaling operations.

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Sherry Robinson

Following the 'Midway Journey' The Great Pacific Garbage Patch 2 Replies

If anyone is interested in The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Pacific Gyre) I encourage you to follow a group of Media Artists currently on Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean. They are documenting th...

Tagged: Gyre, Chris, Jordan, The, Patch

Started by Sherry Robinson. Last reply by Jeanette McDermott Oct 25.

robin dunham

World Climate Scam

http://www.youtube.com/user/dowopper51#p/f/2/2MBu4 is a terrifying thing that could happen to us!!

Started by robin dunham Oct 23.

Kelly Frances

Monkey School in Korea, investigated by KARA

The follwing article was produced by KARA, an animal welfare group in Korea. This TERRIBLE facility was also reported on in an article by Ms Carly Nugent on behalf of moonbears.org for Groove magaz...

Tagged: korea, abuse, animal

Started by Kelly Frances Sep 27.

Kelly Frances

Abuse at Korean Zoo for entertainment 1 Reply

http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/panic-bear-cci P be assured that we (moonbears.org) are dealing with this immediately. Completely unacceptable. The link was sent to my contact at Animals Asia thi...

Tagged: korea, zoo, abuse, animal

Started by Kelly Frances. Last reply by Kelly Frances Sep 4.

GOPI KANTA GHOSH

SHARING KNOWLEDGE 2 Replies

WE MUST SHARE KNOWLEDGE CREATE A WORLD OF JOY. I DOCUMENTED WHAT I LEARNT IN NUMBER OF BOOKS. LIST OF THOSE PUBLISHED ARE HERE FOR EVERYONE TO SHARE. LET ME ALSO SHARE OTHERS WISDOM THROUGH DISCUSS...

Started by GOPI KANTA GHOSH. Last reply by GOPI KANTA GHOSH Aug 27.

Blog Posts

Ashley Wetzel

An Ocean of Birds Filled With Plastic


Photo: Part of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Credit: Clementine Northwest ()

Recently, whilst reading my normal issue of Rolling Stone, I came across something incredibly shocking... When one thinks of Rolling Stone, you don't ge… Continue

Posted by Ashley Wetzel on November 5, 2009 at 8:17pm

Ron Zwerin

The Greater Good Program Launches November 12th Featuring Key Colorado Sustainability Leadership

The Progress Group, a Denver based consulting firm, announces the launch of The Greater Good Program, a comprehensive business development initiative designed to bring triple-bottom-line thinking to entrepreneurial businesses from under-served communities throughout the Front Range. To celebrate the launch, leaders and entrepreneurs from the community will gather for a half-day kick-off event on November 12, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Mi Casa Resource Center at 360 Acoma Street, Den… Continue

Posted by Ron Zwerin on November 4, 2009 at 10:15am

kathleen aka* kaoskyane (art action union creative activism)

Art Action Union Stuff - October 2009

Happinin' Stuff ...
I probably should spell properly better!
Hmmm...Now! There are a couple of things that are requiring artistic and/or activist attention, I thought I'd send a little circular ...

Art Action Union ... http://www.artactionunion.org
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Posted by kathleen aka* kaoskyane (art action union creative activism) on October 29, 2009 at 7:00pm

torrie gardner

Has anyone else seen this???!!!

On the discovery channel is a show called "when animals strike". One of the segments is about wild pigs. Discovery channel shows these "backwoods bumpkins" hunting these wild pigs with packs of dogs. Pit Bulls are the dogs predominantly used in these nighttime hunts. The dogs attack the pig (usually 6-7 dogs one one pig), and hold the pig until said "hunters" can get to the pig. Also depicted is the hunters sitting on the injured pig while it screams in pain. Meanwhile the mighty "hunter" laughs… Continue

Posted by torrie gardner on October 18, 2009 at 8:33pm — 1 Comment

Erik Keith

Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Roundtable Prompts Cross-Sector Engagement in Community Agriculture



Over 65 community leaders in northern Colorado came together this week to discuss sustainability opportunities at the latest in a series of regional roundtables by the non-profit Alliance for Sustainable Colorado (“the Alliance”). The meeting,… Continue

Posted by Erik Keith on October 5, 2009 at 2:01pm

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Eco photos show the beauty and destruction of Mother Earth. Pictures sound the alarm; wake us up; and motivate us toward activism.

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ECO KUDOS

With both acknowledged and possible calamities as compelling and urgent
catalysts, Raincoast Conservation is advocating for British Columbia's first fully protected salmon runs. The move is an effort to save the grizzly bear species.

This bold and ambitious proposal runs contrary to the historical underpinnings of salmon management, as fisheries managers have always assumed that salmon exist exclusively for human consumption.

According to Raincoast, it is a matter of competition, and the odds are stacked against carnivores in these coastal salmon forests.

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TAKE ACTION!

Feed the hungry.
Save indigenous people.
Stand up for workers' rights.

Be kind to animals.
Stop factory farms.
Save 100 animals every year.

End deforestation for grazing.
Save an acre of trees.
End grazing on public lands.

Tell USDA 'Wildlife Services'
to stop killing wildlife for
corporate ranchers' profits.

Stop wars for resources.
Help end corporate rule.
Live your conscience.

Save our oceans.
Stop the #1 polluter of water.
Support a sustainable planet.

Think outside yourself.
Live compassionately.
Stop the violence.

LEARN!

Within these eco portals are key people and organizations that are working to heal Mother Earth.

Smithsonian Zoogoer archives

Download the Educator's Guide to Biodiversity and engage in dialogue about teaching youth about our wondrous Mother Earth.

The IUCN Red List is a key conservation tool. Download the pdf to learn more.

"The longer we wait, the more expensive it will be to prevent future extinctions," says Dr Jane Smart, Head of IUCN's Species Programme. "We now know what species are threatened, what the threats are and where we have no more excuses to watch from the sidelines."

Click here to read informative articles each month.

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