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For Earth Day, a Climate Warning

According to the latest Gallup Poll, only about one-third of Americans are greatly worried about global warming. But the scientists who study climate generally are far more concerned about the future. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

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Victory for Rainforest Communities Over Chevron as Ecuador Government Vows to Fight “Illegal” Private Arbitral Award

Published: Sep 19, 2018 – 02:33 PM EST

QUITO, Ecuador, Sep. 19 /CSRwire/ - Rainforest communities in Ecuador who won a landmark $12 billion environmental judgment against Chevron earned a big victory this week when their country's Attorney General announced he would seek nullification of an "illegal" arbitral order obtained by...

National Forest Foundation Plants a Record 2.6 Million Trees in 2018

Published: Sep 17, 2018 – 05:15 PM EST

MISSOULA, Mont., Sep. 17 /CSRwire/ - The National Forest Foundation (NFF) is pleased to announce it has planted more than 2.6 million trees in 2018, the largest number of trees planted in a single year by the NFF. "We are thrilled to have...

Consumers Energy Kicks Off Battery Storage Era At Western Michigan University

Published: Sep 17, 2018 – 02:30 PM EST

KALAMAZOO, Mich., Sep. 17 /CSRwire/ - Consumers Energy today ushered in a new technology on the campus of Western Michigan University, starting operation of a new large-scale battery that should store enough energy to power 1,000 homes at any time. "Advances in battery...

Leading Global Investors Managing $6.4 Trillion Call on Companies to Eliminate Deforestation in South American Cattle Production

Published: Sep 14, 2018 – 03:31 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO, Sep. 14 /CSRwire/ - As carbon pollution from global cattle production and tropical deforestation continues its alarming rise, 44 investors with approximately US $6.4 trillion in assets under management today called on companies sourcing beef and related cattle products to mitigate...

Global Conference on Indigenous Solutions for Environmental Challenges Set for November in Canada

Published: Sep 14, 2018 – 12:24 PM EST

CALGARY, Canada, Sep. 14 /CSRwire/ - A major international conference focused on indigenous legal principles, the environment, and the landmark $12 billion pollution judgment won by rainforest communities in Ecuador against Chevron is scheduled to take placeNovember 10-12 in Banff, Canada. The conference...

Unilever and Walmart Announce Forest Sustainability Initiatives at the Global Climate Action Summit

Published: Sep 13, 2018 – 08:00 PM EST

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sep. 13 /CSRwire/ - Today, at the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in San Francisco, USA, Unilever committed to supporting work in Sabah, Malaysia as part of the strategy to achieving a deforestation free supply chain and further reducing emissions. Unilever...

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