Campaign: Warning labels on gas pumps

An canadian not-for-profit organization called Our Horizon, has its goal to empower people and communities to change the world: "We think globally and act municipally". This organization has started a campaign to put warning labels on gas pump nozzles, just like this:

Sometimes with our busy busy lifes we don't have time to be aware of what's happening around us, even if it is with the floor we step on or the food we eat. By placing this images, this campaign aim to let people know exactly what's happening, in order for them to understand that it affects them. 

This action is still taking place only in Canada, but we can all do our share. If you want to understand more about this I strongly advice you to read their Overview page:

"It’s time to face the reality of what we’re up against. It’s time to rise to the greatest challenge of our generation. Help make world history by contacting your councillors and speaking up for this idea at your local City Hall. Your voice can change the world."

If you don't have a planet then you have nothing

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Campaign: The Last Stand of the Orangutan

This campaign by Rainforest Action Network adresses the consequences of irresponsible palm oil policies. If you (like myself a few minutes ago) didn't knew about this, I'll try to explain what it is about (learn more in here). Many of the snacks we eat (from Nestlé, Kellogg and PepsiCo, for example) have palm oil, and it's high demand leads to massive destruction of rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia to create palm oil plantations. 

Now, how does this relates to the orangutans? By destroying millions of acres of forest they are also destroying their habitat, pushing them to the brink of extinction (there are only 60,600 now). And it's also worsening climate change and causing widespread human rights violations.

RAN has identified the 20 companies that most contribute to this issue, and is asking us to speak up: "Take action now to call on the Snack Food 20—companies that control some of the best-known snack food brands in the world—to remove "conflict palm oil" tied to rainforest destruction and orangutan extinction from their products. These companies rely on our trust as consumers, so if enough of us speak up, the Snack Food 20 will have to change the way they do business.".

If you want to help, do it here and here.

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