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The Tide is Shifting Because of YOU!

03/10/2013 Nativegrl77

by Lyndia Storey

Today in San Diego, the California Coastal Commission said “NO” to the Navy and their plan to deploy bombs and sonar sound off the Coastline that would likely injure, maim or kill millions of cetaceans over the next 5 years. They said that the Navy’s position is inadequate and unsupported by facts. They also said that the Navy did not keep its agreements in the past and that there was no point in making a compromise with them. In attendance were Lyndia, Lance and Kim of Whale and Dolphin Watch, several representatives from NRDC, Greenpeace, many other ocean organizations and dozens of individuals from near and far.

Although the decision only affects California waters, it is still significant as it sets a major precedent for the whole country. This will have far reaching implications for what can be done next, and ultimately the safety of our cetacean friends, the health of our oceans and our planet. In this case, your

participation may have shifted the tide that has so long moved in the direction of disrespect and outright disregard for our oceans. We hear from a major environmental organization that your signatures have energized this movement in a big way!!!

We are not done with this issue yet. This week end is our last chance for signatures on our petition to go to NOAA/National Marine Fisheries on Monday. Will you help us out?

Here’s what we want you to do next:

1. Call and network with your friends and get them to sign this last petition
2. Post on your Facebook page
3. Go to our Facebook page and like us (link on our website)
4. Sign up for ongoing information on our website to keep abreast of this issue

Here is the link: http://www.whaleanddolphinwatch.com

From the bottom of our hearts, we wanted to say a big ‘Thank You” for your signature on our petitions and your ongoing support. You are awesome people and we are deeply humbled by your support of our oceans.

Lyndia, Lance, Kim and Wes

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Laila Sapphira Williams, Greenpeace

02/21/2013 Nativegrl77

Cameroon Indonesia Herakles Farm and Bruce Wrobel

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A U.S. corporation has its eyes set on plowing down an area of African rainforest ten times the size of Manhattan for a palm oil plantation.
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Send a message right now to Herakles Farms’ CEO Bruce Wrobel demanding his company drop its plans and commit to a ‘zero deforestation’ policy.

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Industrial scale palm oil production is coming to Africa and it’s bad news for the rainforest of Cameroon.
Palm oil is the world’s cheapest edible oil and global demand is booming. That’s why a U.S. corporation called Herakles Farms is pushing ahead with plans to plow down an area of primate rainforest ten times larger than Manhattan to create a palm oil plantation in Cameroon.
Together we have won major victories to save rainforest from expanding palm oil plantations in Indonesia. Now we’re launching a campaign to do the same in Africa.
Rainforest from the proposed site has already been cleared. We have to act before the large scale destruction starts.
Send a message right now to Bruce Wrobel, the CEO of Herakles Farms, demanding his company drop plans to destroy rainforests for palm oil in Cameroon and commit to a ‘zero-deforestation’ policy.
Cameroon holds part of the world’s second largest rainforest. And the proposed plantation site is home to wildlife species like the African elephant and endangered chimpanzee. It also provides for the livelihoods of more than 14,000 Cameroonians who rely on the forest for small subsistence farming.
Yet Herakles Farms’ CEO Bruce Wrobel refuses to acknowledge these facts, instead claiming that the company is aiming to help the community through economic development. But the facts on the ground tell a different story. The Herakles Farms project is simply the wrong project in the wrong place.
Help us shine a public spotlight on Herakles Farms’ African palm oil plantation proposal by sending a message to the company’s CEO today.
We’ve voiced our concerns and, so far, been ignored. But Herakles Farms won’t be able to ignore thousands of your messages.
Coming off of one of the biggest breakthroughs in forest conservation history only a couple of weeks ago in Indonesia, we know what citizen activism can do when it comes to protecting the world’s rainforests. If we flood Herakles Farms’ inboxes with letters over the next few days, the company will no longer be able to ignore us and will be forced to address the truth about its plans in Africa.
This is only the beginning of our work. Over the next few months, Greenpeace will continue working with local partners in Africa to stop this project and to showcase solutions with farmers already active in the region.
It all starts with getting Herakles Farms’ attention. That starts with you taking action today. Together, we can put a stop to this project before it really gets started.
For the forests,
Laila Sapphira Williams Greenpeace Forest Campaigner

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Campaign 2013 ::: the Arctic

12/24/2012 Nativegrl77



What a year! As 2012 comes to an end, I want to take a minute to look back on an amazing first year for our global campaign to save the Arctic. A year that wouldn’t have been possible without your support. It all started in March when Greenpeace activists (including Xena Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless) occupied one of Shell’s drillships in New Zealand. The outpouring of support for that activity let us know that we had something big on our hands. From there the movement only grew. Over two million people joined the likes of Paul McCartney and Jude Law by adding their names to our Arctic Scroll, we sent ships to the Alaskan and Russian Arctic, fought Shell in court, organized a global week of volunteer action, had some fun with the Yes Men that exposed millions more to our campaign and…the list goes on. It all added up to more than we could have imagined. Shell didn’t drill this year and your support was a big reason why. This is why I work for Greenpeace. I believe our campaign to save the Arctic will be one of the defining environmental fights of this generation. I’m so proud of everything we accomplished together this year, and expect even bigger things in 2013. From my family to yours, thank you. Philip Radford Greenpeace Executive Director P.S. We have even bigger plans for our Arctic campaign in 2013 and for all our work to protect the environment, but they all depend on your support. Can you chip in today?

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Dan Howells, of Greenpeace

10/01/2012 Nativegrl77

Last year a polar bear mother had to swim 687 kilometers to reach the sea ice for food. Her cub didn’t make it.
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687 kilometers. That’s the longest a polar bear mother had to swim last year to reach the sea ice and hunt for food. Her cub did not survive the trip.
Things aren’t getting any easier. In fact, this year Arctic sea ice reached its lowest level in recorded history — smashing the 2007 record. Meaning that polar bear mothers had even farther to swim than last year.
Now scientists are saying the Arctic Ocean could see ice free summers in the next decade if current trends continue. That means there won’t even be anywhere for polar bear mothers to swim to find food.
But for Big Oil the melting Arctic is not a warning sign. It’s an invitation. These companies hope to cash in by drilling for more of the oil that is causing the warming in the first place. We can’t let that happen.
Help us protect polar bear mothers and their cubs by making an urgent gift today to support our campaign to declare the high Arctic a global sanctuary.
Our goal is to permanently ban oil drilling and industrial fishing in the Arctic and to establish the area around the North Pole as a ‘global commons.’
We’ve already mobilized over two million people from around the world to save the Arctic in the last six months. Momentum is on our side and the oil companies that want to drill are feeling the pressure.
Just a few weeks ago, Shell announced it was stopping its drilling program for this season after investing seven years and $5 billion. Thanks to Mother Nature, its own incompetence and the millions of people who have taken action to save the Arctic, its plans have been put on hold.
And while it was a moment to celebrate, the sea ice news makes the importance of our campaign all the more clear. Time is running out. Sea ice is melting at record rates and Shell will be back again next year. Carmen, we need your support to save the Arctic. We can’t do this without you. Make an urgent gift today and help support our campaign to protect the polar bears and save the Arctic.
Greenpeace doesn’t take a dime from corporations or governments. All we care about is doing what is necessary to save the Arctic. But our plans for the rest of this year and 2013 — along with the fate of the polar bears that call the Arctic home — all depend on your support.
I know our campaign may seem ambitious, but we’ve done it before. In 1991, a Greenpeace effort much like this one helped establish Antarctica as a world park and off limits to commercial extraction. With your support I know we can do it again and this time save the Arctic.
Polar bear mothers shouldn’t have to swim 687 kilometers for food.
For the Arctic,
Dan Howells Greenpeace USA Deputy Campaign Director
P.S. If the Arctic sea ice continues to melt and if the area around the North Pole isn’t put off limits to oil drilling, polar bears don’t stand a chance. Support our campaign to protect the polar bears and save the Arctic by making your most generous donation today.