Environment

EU-Indonesia timber agreement signals welcome step towards zero deforestation

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Procter & Gamble brings rainforest destruction into bathrooms

Procter & Gamble, which makes Head & Shoulders, is sourcing palm oil from companies connected to orangutan habitat clearance in Indonesia, making consumers part of a widespread forest destruction scandal. That's according to findings from a...

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The International Union for Conservation of Nature welcomes Total’s ‘no-go’ commitment in World Heritage sites

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Mountain gorilla, Virunga National Park, World Heritage site.

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Port of Oakland Rejects Proposals to Construct New Coal Export Terminal

The Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners last night voted to reject proposals to build a new dirty, dangerous coal and petroleum coke export facility at the Charles P. Howard Terminal in Oakland. Citing environmental problems, public health hazards...

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