Day: 2 July 2019

Earth Overshoot Day 2019 is July 29, the earliest ever

Stuart Mitchell

On July 29, humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to Global Footprint Network, an international sustainability organization that has pioneered the Ecological Footprint. The Ecological Footprint adds up all of people’s competing demands for biologically productive areas – food, timber, fibers, carbon sequestration, and accommodation of infrastructure. Currently, carbon emissions from burning fossil fuel comprise 60% of humanity’s Ecological Footprint. 80 000 people have already signed current petitions to US and EU decision makers to demand that biological resource management be placed at the core of the…

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The Walt Disney Company and Wildlife Conservation Network’s Lion Recovery Fund Announce The Lion King “Protect the Pride” Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

To celebrate the release of Disney’s The Lion King, the upcoming groundbreaking feature film helmed by Jon Favreau, The Walt Disney Company has launched a global conservation campaign to raise awareness of the crisis facing lions and other wildlife across Africa. The Lion King “Protect the Pride” campaign focuses on protecting and revitalizing lion populations and the habitats they need to thrive. Disney has already donated more than $1.5 million to the Wildlife Conservation Network’s (WCN) Lion Recovery Fund (LRF) and its partners and will make additional grants as well as…

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Canadian Actor and Director Jason Priestley Kicks Off 10th Annual Moores Suit Drive

Stuart Mitchell

Canadian actor and director Jason Priestley, well-known for his role in hit TV series Beverly Hills 90210 and Private Eyes, launches the Moores Clothing for Men’s 10th Annual Suit Drive by making the first donation to the cause at the retailer’s downtown Vancouver store today before heading to its Toronto flagship location to do the same. The Drive will run nationally starting July 1 to 31, when consumers can donate gently-used professional clothing at Moores stores across the country. “The Moores Suit Drive is all about giving people who may…

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Travelzoo Celebrates Pride Month by Campaigning for Equal Rights for All Travelers

Stuart Mitchell

Travelzoo®, a global publisher of exclusive offers and experiences for members, is celebrating Pride Month with a global campaign to champion equal access and treatment for everyone when they travel. It is one of a series of initiatives launched by Travelzoo as part of its Global Sustainability Campaign, which promotes sustainable and equal travel solutions.  “We’re celebrating something that’s always been an important part of Travelzoo’s values—making travel equally accessible to everyone, including members of LGTBQ+ groups,” says Travelzoo CEO Holger Bartel. “We believe strongly that a sustainable travel solution…

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8 Million Anglers Called on to Collect Data and Trash From US Waters This Fourth of July

Stuart Mitchell

Keep America Beautiful®, the nonprofit steward of litter prevention for more than six decades, is partnering with Fishbrain, the world’s most popular mobile app and social network for people who love fishing, to ask the app’s more than 8 million users in the United States to undertake the largest-ever crowdsourced audit of litter in the U.S. This collaboration comes a year after the inaugural event, which took place on the Fourth of July 2018, when 32,800 people took part in the campaign across 575 different fishing locations around the U.S. The 2019 equivalent…

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