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- Illegal ivory trade continues to thrive in Europe Thu, 12 Jul 18, 6:15amInternational rights group Avaaz says the illegal ivory trade is still alive and well in Europe after the group purchased 109 ivory products from 10 countries and found that many of these items were illegaly sourced from...
- The world's largest ivory market just banned ivory Sat, 3 Feb 18, 9:33amIn a historic vote, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong voted 49-4 to ban the trade of ivory by 2021. Thanks to a campaign waged by organizations such as Avaaz and WildAid Hong Kong, the ban could save tens of thousands...
- Hong Kong votes to end its massive ivory trade by 2021 Sat, 3 Feb 18, 12:21amIn an historic vote, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong voted 49-4 to ban the trade of ivory by 2021. The conclusion of a campaign waged by organizations such as Avaaz and WildAid Hong Kong, the ban could save tens of thousands...
- Ben & Jerry’s aims to fight climate change using the ultimate weapon – ice cream Tue, 2 Jun 15, 11:45pmPicture Can ice cream save the world? It's no surprise that to Vermont ice cream makers Ben & Jerry's, the answer is a resounding "yes". Their new flavour, Save Our Swirled is sending out an SOS to Ben & Jerry's fans...
- Avaaz! Save the world from a slushy death, just £2 Mon, 24 Jun 13, 10:25pmPeople send me stuff. This is an email solicitation claiming that if you send Avaaz £2 a week (About $3.07 USD at current exchange rate) they’ll somehow be able to help NSIDC’s Julienne Stroeve get started putting...
- Why I owe Aussie QC Raymond Finkelstein a pint Tue, 6 Mar 12, 5:41amToday's column is dedicated to Raymond Finkelstein QC. Raymond who? Well, he's the kind of left-leaning activist lawyer I'd normally run a mile from – especially since he's behind a scary new report which,...