Palm oil giant profiting off tiger habitat destruction, alleges Greenpeace
by Rhett A. Butler
The world’s largest palm oil trader is continuing to traffic in palm oil linked to deforestation and illegal peatlands conversion, alleges a new report from Greenpeace …
Mongabay.com – October 22, 2013
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Netherlands turns to tribunal to free jailed Arctic 30
posted by Morning Star
Dutch government takes steps to protect Greenpeace activists
The Netherlands has asked the Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to order Russia to release a Greenpeace protest ship and the activists aboard …
Morning Star Online – October 22, 2013
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98% of marine fish headed for the aquarium trade die within a year
By: Natalie Millar
Almost all wild caught marine fish for the aquarium trade will die within a year of capture, according to WWF.
Following months of interviews with Filipino marine exporters and hobbyists, WWF-Philippines have found that roughly 80% of all marine fish die before they are sold, and those that survive long enough to be bought by hobbyists are extremely likely to be dead in under a year …
Mongabay.com – October 22, 2013
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Air France defends transport of lab monkeys
Agence France-Presse
Air France defended its transport of live animals for laboratory testing, saying Tuesday it complies fully with international regulations governing the carriage of such animals …
GlobalPost – October 22, 2013 10:16
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/ne…
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