Renowned Rescuer

“When I rescue someone, two days later they appear on Good Morning America, and it seems like I was the only one involved, which isn’t the case.”

—Harrison Ford, strategic guide for Conservation International

Click link to read Costas Christ’s  “Harrison Ford: The Next Crusade” in this month’s National Geographic.

Loraxism

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”

–the remorseful Once-ler in Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax

Check out the fate of the Truffula trees in The Lorax video.

Makin’ It Right

“The misconception is that it was nature. But this is manmade – decades and decades of erroneous engineering moves and really, really bad, bad irresponsible moves that I believe government has a responsibility to make right.” —Brad Pitt, who is working with Global Green USA on the Holy Cross Project to rebuild New Orleans’ ravaged Ninth Ward with environmentally-friendly homes.

Find out how you can help at www.globalgreen.org.

Hammer Time

“Animals are being threatened with extinction and the young generation is is being imprisoned for criminal activities. We are looking for supporters so that small business enterprises and conservation education programs can be introduced to the community. There is a chance to rehabilitate the national park’s biodiversity and its people.”

Hammer Simwinga, winner of the 2007 Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa

Click link to read about Hammer’s work in Zambia: https://philanthroflash.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/0705_recognition_v2-11.pdf