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Hillary Lehr - who has written 34 posts on Rainforest Action Network Blog.
Sometimes it’s hard to break a bad habit. Especially if that bad habit is sabotaging safety in the name of record profits. But why must the public continually shoulder the consequences of Cargill’s greedy weak spot? There are many hidden costs of our industrialized food system, but some times it’s impossible to keep them out [...]
Continue reading...By Hillary Lehr, July 28 2011
What do the environmental and animal rights movements have in common? More than you might think, including a profound love of certain vegan products that mark an intersection of our work to create a more just and sustainable future for all of Earth’s inhabitants. This past weekend I had the pleasure of participating in a [...]
Continue reading...By Hillary Lehr, July 21 2011
Nearly 100 days of continuous prayer on-site at Segorea Te (also known as Glen Cove) near San Francisco, California, has precipitated a precedent-setting victory for the protection of a sacred site and ancestral burial site near Vallejo, California. Here’s the good news: Yesterday, the Yocha Dehe and Cortina tribes established a cultural easement and settlement [...]
Continue reading...By Hillary Lehr, July 4 2011
Every 4th of July, the red, white and blue comes out in a big way in Wayzata, Minnesota, an affluent suburb of the Twin Cities. An annual pancake breakfast, bicycle parade, and day-long festivities are something people look forward to each year. Neighbors greet one another’s families as they gather to celebrate with their community. [...]
Continue reading...By Hillary Lehr, June 28 2011
The third graders at P.S. 321 in Brooklyn know why rainforests matter. One student in Sara Greenfield’s 3rd grade class broke it down to the basics: “Rainforests give us food, medicine, even the air we breathe. Why would anyone cut them down?” Good question. When I got the chance to visit these students amidst their [...]
Continue reading...By Hillary Lehr, June 6 2011
“Everyone has the right to a final resting place. Our ancestors deserve to have a resting place on their original land without the threat of being removed for the sake of a park.” – Corrina Gould, Chochenyo/Karkin Ohlone A spiritual encampment to protect a Bay Area sacred site is now in its 50th day. Local [...]
Continue reading...By Hillary Lehr, May 2 2011
Congratulations to everyone who participated in our 2011 Earth Day Poster Contest! Check out the 2011 Earth Day Poster Contest winners. All of the poster entries were wonderfully inspiring and heartfelt. We had a tough time choosing finalists because all of the entries were so fantastic. After our voting period, we are happy to announce [...]
Continue reading...By Hillary Lehr, April 22 2011
RAN’s annual kids’ Earth Day Poster Contest finalists have been determined, and we need your votes to help pick our winner! We received so many amazing entries, ranging from precious to profound, but we had to narrow it down to 15 finalists. You can view and vote on your favorite poster right now at ran.org/posters. Students [...]
Continue reading...By Hillary Lehr, April 7 2011
Born To Be Wild 3D is one film we could not be more thrilled to share with you. Actor and activist Morgan Freeman narrates this stunning documentary following Dr. Birute Galdikas and Daphne Sheldrick in their work to rehabilitate baby orphan orangutans and elephants so that these phenomenal creatures can be freed once again into [...]
Continue reading...By Hillary Lehr, January 21 2011
The land grab crisis in Indonesia is getting worse — with tragic consequences. On Tuesday, six unarmed villagers were shot while harvesting palm oil fruit on their own land. Jakarta Globe’s Jan. 16 article reports the villagers had an ongoing conflict with Kresna Duta Agroindo, a palm oil subsidiary of Sinar Mas, when they were [...]
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By Hillary Lehr, August 19 2011
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