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EARTH MEANDERS: Exclude Ancient Forest Logging Supporters from Holiday Gift List
Environmental groups embracing certified logging of primary and old-growth forests threaten climate, biodiversity, ecosystems, sustainability and humanity -- stop giving them moneyWhat do Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Greenpeace (GP) and WWF have in common? Each support first time, industrial logging of ancient rainforests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); implying and even stating it is sustainable and somehow "protects" these primordial green cathedrals that sustain being.The "Big-Three" ancient forest logging apologists have sold out the world's forests and climate, and should have no place on your holiday gift list. They refuse to even defend their FSC support, and will not commit to ending ancient forest logging until it hits their bottom line. So stop giving them money.If you fund them, it is like you have a chainsaw in your hand, and are logging ancient forests filled with rare biodiversity, altering ecosystems and spewing tons of carbon into the atmosphere. The organization that I head, Ecological Internet (EI), campaigns effectively to end ancient forest logging and confront FSC and supporters. Support us instead... [full essay]
Source: ClimateArk