A massive heat wave has scorched much of Europe this week, with the U.K. shattering its record for highest temperature ever recorded Tuesday. We’re joined by author and environmental activist George Monbiot, whose latest column for The Guardian is headlined “This heatwave has eviscerated the idea that small changes can tackle extreme weather.”
The Fur Free Alliance welcomes the news that legislation banning fur farming in the Republic of Ireland has passed the final stages of the parliamentary process. Having completed its passage through the Dáil (House of Representatives) in early 2022, the Bill completed its final stage in the Seanad (Senate) on the evening of Tuesday 29 March 2022.
The U.S. Senate passed a $1.5 trillion Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus spending bill in mid-March that includes a $21 million increase for the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program to address what it called “a national crisis.” Expected to be signed into law by President Biden, the bill would provide $137 million for the program, including $11…
I floated lazily downstream on a makeshift raft I had created, the hot afternoon sun tanning my young skin, bees buzzing the honeysuckle that grew along its banks, a green-eyed dragonfly hovering before my hand-shielded face. There weren’t any other sounds for miles, just the running water emptying into tranquil pools that slowed the raft and spun it slowly before…
When it rains deep in the jungle, the Indonesian people of the Mentawai tribe huddle for warmth and safety in a community hut they’ve built of wood. They eat a prepared pulp of bamboo mush, an assortment of plant life, and an occasional wild pig they’ve caught, penned for fattening, and then collectively killed. The people of this tribe have…
When beloved actor James Garner died in July 2014 at the age of 86, there was no public memorial or funeral for the genial star of TV’s “Rockford Files, “Maverick” and ubiquitous Polaroid pitchman. “The reason, he didn’t want anyone to make a fuss over him,” says daughter Gigi Garner. “The way he asked people to remember him was with a smile.”
“I’m lending my voice to the growing opposition to end the illegal and barbaric dog meat trade in Asia. Please watch my five-minute video above and then do what you can from the list of actions below. On behalf of the dogs and their defenders, I thank you.” LEARN MORE