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Nestlé drives rainforest destruction pushing orangutans to brink of extinction

Media release | March 16, 2010 at 19:00

A new Greenpeace report (1) reveals Nestlé is using palm oil from destroyed Indonesian rainforests and peatlands in popular products like Nestlé Crunch, CoffeeMate, and PowerBar (2), pushing already endangered orangutans to the brink of...

Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Huge Tongass Timber Sale

Media release | January 10, 2010 at 18:00

Three environmental groups sued the Forest Service in Federal District Court in Anchorage today, challenging the Logjam timber sale project on Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. The plaintiffs—Tongass Conservation Society, Greenpeace, and Cascadia...

Alaska Native, Tourism, and Conservation Groups Seek Protection for Roadless Areas in...

Media release | December 21, 2009 at 18:00

A diverse coalition of Alaska Native, tourism industry, and environmental organizations took action today to protect some of the last pristine old-growth areas in the Tongass National Forest. These areas are important to Southeast Alaskans for...

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