Posts tagged: #deforestation

In the News: The Chocolate-Deforestation Connection Is Getting Worse! The Spread of Food Deserts to Small Town America!

Posted on November 12, 2019

An important article in the Washington Post was just published about the worldwide problem of deforestation and it’s connection to climate change and chocolate. Did you know that in 2017, there were 40 football fields of tropical forests cut down … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #beef, #child labor, #chocolate, #Climate Change, #cocoa, #deforestation, #food desert, #fresh fruits or vegetables, #Global Forest Watch, #palm oil, #rubber, #soybeans, #timber, #tropical forests cut down

April 20: Rally Against Land Grabbing @TIAA Headquarters in NYC

Posted on April 19, 2017

Join us Thursday from 11:30 to 1PM to rally during our national week of action delivering our petition to the local TIAA headquarters in NYC to demand they stop funding deforestation and grabbing land! Meet at Saint Agnus Church 143 … Read More

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Protect Tierra Madre & Tropical Palms; Improve Organic Standards; Boycott Orville’s Popcorn; Ban Glyphosate; Halloween Candy Tricks Without Treats

Posted on November 1, 2016

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Help Protect Mother Earth and Tropical Palm Forests Palm Oil consumption has always been popular for its higher yield of crops and when some people declared Palm Oil ‘healthier’ than other vegetable oils, the demand went even higher. Regardless that there has … Read More

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