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Coca-Cola’s Single-Use Bottles Fuel Plastics Crisis, Warn Campaigners on World Clean Up Day
SAN FRANCISCO— On San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, campaigners from Story of Stuff Project today created a massive sand art message visible from the sky, calling out the damage caused by beverage giant Coca-Cola’s single-use plastic bottles and urging the company to shift more of its product into reusable bottles.
Read more.Experts to Challenge Food Industry Disinformation at Climate Week NYC Event
NEW YORK— Researchers and advocates will lead an interactive discussion during Climate Week NYC on how the food industry, particularly the meat and dairy industries, shape narratives, science and reporting on the role of food systems in the climate crisis.
Read more.Western Snowy Plover Advocates to Host Cleanup Saturday, Year’s Dirtiest Beach Day
NEWPORT, Ore.— Surfrider Foundation, Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition and the Center for Biological Diversity will lead a beach cleanup Saturday at Ona Beach in support of endangered western snowy plovers. The beach cleanup follows Fourth of July festivities, on what’s known as the dirtiest beach day of the year.
Read more.Lawsuit Seeks Info on RFK Jr.’s Calendar, Records on Dietary Guidelines
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today for failing to release Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s calendar and schedule. The lawsuit also seeks information about the development of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, including related communications with the beef industry.
Read more.Tucsonans Invited to Distribute Endangered Species Condoms for Earth Month
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity is inviting people to help distribute thousands of free Endangered Species Condoms in April to celebrate Earth Month.
Read more.FDA Supports Swapping Single-Use Containers for Reusable, Refillable Ones
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new federal food code supplemental guidance makes it easier for states to allow people to refill and reuse containers in restaurants, bulk grocery store aisles, deli counters and at events. A coalition of reuse advocates, led by the Center for Biological Diversity, participated in the process to update the guidance, which hadn’t addressed reusables since 2013.
Read more.Analysis: Dietary Guidelines Dictates $40 Billion in Federal Spending, Influences Climate Impact
WASHINGTON— The Dietary Guidelines for Americans shapes more than $40 billion in federal spending, with sweeping impacts on food-related greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report released today by the Center for Biological Diversity. Yet the upcoming rewrite of the guidelines is unlikely to directly address environmental sustainability.
Read more.Analysis: Industrial Animal Ag Incompatible With Global Climate Agreements
BAKU, Azerbaijan— A new analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity and World Animal Protection found that a just transition away from industrial animal agriculture is a critical part of achieving global climate agreements.
Read more.Voters in Seven States Adopt Constitutional Protections for Abortion
TUCSON, Ariz.— Voters in seven states have agreed to enshrine abortion access in their state constitutions. Measures to expand abortion access passed in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and New York. In Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota, voters rejected abortion rights.
Read more.Sexual Health Emergency Preparedness Kits to Be Distributed at Miami’s Yaya Por Vida Mobile Unit Unveiling
MIAMI, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Justice Advocacy Network, Jax Period Pantry and Central Florida Mutual Aid will give away sexual and reproductive health emergency preparedness kits at Yaya Por Vida’s mural and mobile unit unveiling event on Friday, Nov. 8. The kits include condoms, emergency contraception, period products, pregnancy tests and lubricant.
Read more.Virtual Film Festival Highlights Links Between Food, Environment, Social Justice
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will host its fifth annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival Oct. 24 to Oct. 27 featuring four award-winning films and interviews with filmmakers, organizers and activists. This year’s featured films are Dolores, The Smell of Money, Into the Weeds and Invisible Valley. The online festival is free and open to the public.
Read more.Sexual Health Emergency Preparedness Kits To Be Distributed At Pine Hills Really, Really Free Market
ORLANDO, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Justice Advocacy Network, Jax Period Pantry and Central Florida Mutual Aid will give away sexual and reproductive health emergency preparedness kits at the inaugural Pine Hills Really, Really Free Market on Sunday, Sept. 29. The kits include condoms, emergency contraception, period products, pregnancy tests and lubricant.
Read more.White Paper on Ending Destructive Food Systems to Be Released at Climate Week NYC
NEW YORK— A global movement of organizations dedicated to ensuring a just transition away from industrial animal agriculture will release a white-paper roadmap to a U.S. audience on Tuesday containing guidance on shifting to equitable, humane, and sustainable food systems.
Read more.Food Systems Just Transition Roadmap to Be Released at Climate Week NYC
NEW YORK— The Center for Biological Diversity and World Animal Protection will unveil a white paper titled The Just Transition from Industrial Animal Production to Equitable, Humane and Sustainable Food Systems to a U.S. audience at a panel during Food Day at NYC Climate Week. The paper, coproduced with more than 50 contributors, makes an urgent case for phasing out of industrial animal agriculture and outlines a global roadmap for shifting to a humane, sustainable and equitable food system.
Read more.Sexual Health Emergency Preparedness Kits to Be Distributed at Tampa Really, Really Free Market
TAMPA, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Justice Advocacy Network, Jax Period Pantry and Central Florida Mutual Aid will give away sexual and reproductive health emergency preparedness kits at Tampa’s Really, Really Free Market on Sunday, Sept. 8. The kits include condoms, emergency contraception, period products, pregnancy tests and lubricant.
Read more.Sexual Health Emergency Preparedness Kits to Be Distributed at Jacksonville Really, Really Free Market
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Justice Advocacy Network, Jax Period Pantry and Central Florida Mutual Aid will give away sexual and reproductive health emergency preparedness kits at the Jacksonville Really, Really Free Market on Saturday, Sept. 7. The kits include condoms, emergency contraception, period products, pregnancy tests and lubricant.
Read more.Sexual Health Kits to Be Distributed Across Florida for FEMA Emergency Preparedness Month
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Justice Advocacy Network, Jax Period Pantry and Central Florida Mutual Aid will give away sexual health emergency preparedness kits at Really, Really Free Markets in Jacksonville (Sept. 7), Tampa (Sept. 8) and Orlando (Sept. 29). The groups will also offer the kits in Miami at Yaya Por Vida’s mural and mobile unit unveiling event Sept. 27. September is FEMA Emergency Preparedness Month.
Read more.Thousands of Endangered Species Condoms Distributed at Colleges, Universities Ahead of Back-to-School
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity is giving thousands of free Endangered Species Condoms to colleges and universities across the country as students head back to school.
Read more.Petition Seeks Data, Stronger Criteria for USDA’s ‘Climate-Smart’ Investments
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity and partners petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture today to improve transparency regarding the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program and ensure billions of taxpayer dollars aren’t spent on programs that actually harm the climate.
Read more.Solicitan al Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. prohibir las importaciones de aguacates mexicanos vinculados a la deforestación
WASHINGTON— Más de 25 organizaciones hicieron un llamado hoy al Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos para que cese las importaciones de aguacates vinculados con la reciente deforestación en México. Gran parte de esta deforestación ocurre de manera ilegal, y una porción de ella amenaza el hábitat de la mariposa monarca. Todo esto debilita los compromisos internacionales que ambos países han establecido para frenar la deforestación.
Read more.U.S. State Department Urged to Ban Imports of Mexican Avocados Tied to Deforestation
WASHINGTON— More than 25 organizations urged the U.S. State Department today to stop imports of avocados linked to recent deforestation in Mexico. Most of the deforestation is happening illegally, some imperils monarch butterfly habitat, and it all undermines international pledges made by both countries to halt deforestation.
Read more.New EPA Report: Animal Agriculture Leads U.S Methane Emissions
WASHINGTON— The EPA’s latest greenhouse gas inventory shows that agriculture continues to be the leading U.S. source of methane and nitrous oxide, two highly potent climate pollutants.
Read more.Hundreds of Endangered Species Condoms Distributed in Albuquerque for Valentine’s Day
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Center for Biological Diversity will give away hundreds of free Endangered Species Condoms at the University of New Mexico on Valentine’s Day to help students understand population pressure’s threat to wildlife and the planet.
Read more.Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, Consumers Demand Anti-Deforestation Avocados
LAS VEGAS— More than 28,000 people are calling for grocery chains to adopt avocado-sourcing policies that protect human rights and monarch butterfly forests in Mexico.
Read more.250+ Groups, Scientists Urge USDA to Stop Ignoring Climate Cost of Meat, Dairy
TUCSON, Ariz.— More than 250 climate, environment, health, nutrition and food organizations and experts are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to address greenhouse gas emissions from meat and dairy consumption. The move comes after USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack claimed, at December’s COP28 climate conference, that he doesn’t hear much about reducing meat consumption as a climate solution.
Read more.Planet Human: New Children’s Book Series Highlights Scale of Human Impact on Planet
TUCSON, Ariz.— A new series of children’s books highlights how human industries have shaped the environment over time and around the globe. Written by Center for Biological Diversity population and sustainability director Stephanie Feldstein, the six-book Planet Human series tells the story of how agriculture, digital communications, energy, fast fashion, pets and plastic changed the world.
Read more.Survey: Most Americans Support Alternative Economies But Face Barriers
TUCSON, Ariz.— A new national survey released today by the Center for Biological Diversity found that more than 60% of Americans support alternative economy practices like banking at credit unions, shopping at co-ops and giving to mutual aid networks, but face financial and logistical barriers to participation.
Read more.Virtual Film Series Showcases Link Between Health, Capitalism
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will host an environmental and reproductive health film and webinar series every Thursday this fall beginning Oct. 5. The series will explore how capitalism harms the health of people and the planet.
Read more.Virtual Film Series Showcases Link Between Environmental, Reproductive Health
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will host an environmental and reproductive health film and webinar series every Thursday this fall beginning Oct. 5.
Read more.Analysis: U.S. Lags Behind Other G20 Nations at Adding Sustainability Into Dietary Guidelines
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity today released an analysis of the dietary guidelines of the G20 countries that found the United States has fallen behind in including sustainability.
Read more.Virtual Film Festival Highlights Link Between Food Justice, Sustainability
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will host its fourth annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival from Sept. 14 to Sept. 17, featuring award-winning films and interviews with organizers and activists. This year’s featured films are Food Chains, El Susto, Migrant Dreams and Seeding Change. The film festival is free and open to the public.
Read more.Study: 12% of Americans Account for 50% of U.S. Beef Consumption
NEW ORLEANS— New research from Tulane University, supported by the Center for Biological Diversity, found that half of all beef eaten on a given day in the United States is consumed by 12% of the population.
Read more.Analysis: Campus Contraception, Sex Ed Access Vary Widely Across Country
TUCSON, Ariz.— Contraception access and sex education on college campuses vary widely and are sorely lacking at many schools across the country, according to a Center for Biological Diversity analysis released today.
Read more.Analysis: Plant-Based Diets Are Key to Climate Change Emergency Response
TUCSON, Ariz.— A new scientific review by the Center for Biological Diversity finds that plant-based diets can help ease the public health challenges of climate-fueled environmental emergencies. The review also found that federal nutrition policy falls far short of preparing the public for the health and environmental crises they face.
Read more.Report Finds Americans Support Secondhand, DIY Gifts
TUCSON, Ariz.— A new report by the Center for Biological Diversity found that 56% of Americans are likely to give a secondhand gift and 68% are likely to make a handmade or DIY gift during the holiday season.
Read more.Sex Ed For All Month Highlights Need For Comprehensive Sex Ed in Schools
TUCSON, Ariz.— May is Sex Ed For All Month, a time when community leaders, caring adults, allies and advocates call on local school boards, parent-teacher associations, and lawmakers to invest in sex education that meets the needs of young people and support sex education programs that promote critical thinking, communication skills, sexual health and wellness, consent and self-esteem.
Read more.Analysis Finds Most Wool Knitwear Is Blended With Plastic
NEW YORK, N.Y.— More than half of wool knitwear is blended with synthetic fibers derived from fossil fuels, a new analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity and Collective Fashion Justice has found.
Read more.California State University Northridge to Host Free Screening of Childfree by Choice Film
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity and California State University, Northridge will host a free screening of My So-Called Selfish Life, directed by Therese Shechter, a documentary that examines the choice to be childfree and the importance of reproductive rights and justice. The screening will be held at California State University, Northridge and followed by a Q&A and panel discussion about the relationship between reproductive freedom and the environment.
Read more.University of Mary Washington to Host Free Screening of Childfree by Choice Film
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.— The Center for Biological Diversity and University of Mary Washington will host a free screening of My So-Called Selfish Life, directed by Therese Shechter, a documentary that examines the choice to be childfree and the importance of reproductive rights and justice. The screening will be held at University of Mary Washington and followed by a Q&A and panel discussion about the relationship between reproductive freedom and the environment.
Read more.College of Charleston to Host Free Screening of Childfree by Choice Film
CHARLESTON, S.C.— The Center for Biological Diversity will host a free screening of My So-Called Selfish Life, directed by Therese Shechter, a documentary that examines the choice to be childfree and the importance of reproductive rights and justice. The screening will be held at the College of Charleston and will be followed by a Q&A and panel discussion about the relationship between reproductive freedom and the environment.
Read more.New Survey: 90% of Americans Want Less Materialistic Holidays
TUCSON, Ariz.— A new national survey by the Center for Biological Diversity found that 90% of Americans wish the holiday season was less materialistic and 87% believe the holidays should be more about family and caring for others, not giving and receiving gifts. The paid, national random online survey of over 900 people was conducted between Sept. 27 and Oct. 17, 2022.
Read more.8 Billion People on Earth Crowding Out Imperiled Animals, Plants
TUCSON, Ariz.— The world population hit 8 billion people today, accelerating the global extinction crisis for animals and plants imperiled by population growth’s effects on habitat, water, air, and other natural resources.
Read more.Endangered Species Condoms Sent to UN to Highlight Population Growth’s Effects on Biodiversity
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity has mailed Endangered Species Condoms to the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Environment Program, and the United Nations Secretary General to encourage the organization to talk about how continued unsustainable population growth negatively affects biodiversity. The message is exceptionally important as humanity exceeds 8 billion people on Nov. 15.
Read more.Daemen University to Host Free Screening of Childfree by Choice Film
BUFFALO, N.Y.— The Center for Biological Diversity will host a free screening of My So-Called Selfish Life, directed by Therese Shechter, a documentary that examines the choice to be childfree and the importance of reproductive rights and justice. The screening will be held at Daemen University and will be followed by a Q&A and panel discussion about the relationship between reproductive freedom and the environment.
Read more.USDA’s $2.8 Billion Climate-Smart Corporate Handout Raises Questions About Industry Influence
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a Freedom of Information Act request seeking records from communications between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and large corporate meat and dairy industry trade groups about massive funding increases for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities projects.
Read more.10 Biden Administration Actions for Sustainable Food
WASHINGTON— Today’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health is jumpstarting a critical conversation about food and nutrition security. The Biden administration acknowledges the connection between climate change and food security, but its proposal lacks the urgency to address the existential threat the climate emergency poses to agriculture and the availability of nutritious food.
Read more.Virtual Film Festival Highlights Link Between Food Justice, Sovereignty, Sustainability
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will host its third annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival from Sept.15-18, featuring award-winning films and interviews with filmmakers and activists. This year’s featured films are Poisoning Paradise; Fruits of Labor; RETURN: Native American Women Reclaim Foodways for Health and Spirit; From Gangs to Gardens; The Seed Saver; and I’m Just a Layman in Pursuit of Justice: Black Farmers Fight Against the USDA. The film festival is free and open to the public.
Read more.New Report Explores Link Between Environmental Harms of Capitalism, Reproductive Health
TUCSON, Ariz.— A new report from the Center for Biological Diversity explores the harms caused by environmental threats like pollution and climate chaos to fertility, pregnant people, fetuses, infants and children.
Read more.Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Statement from Kierán Suckling, executive director, Center for Biological Diversity:
Read more.New Right Whale Endangered Species Condom Distributed for World Ocean Day, Marine Mammal Protection Act Anniversary
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity will head to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, June 8 to distribute Endangered Species Condoms in honor of World Ocean Day and mark the 50th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Read more.15,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away for Earth Day
TUCSON, Ariz.— More than 140 volunteers will give away 15,000 free Endangered Species Condoms from the Center for Biological Diversity in time for Earth Day on Friday. The condoms will be given away at Earth Day events and on college campuses across the country.
Read more.New Report: Gender Equity Solutions Missing From Municipal Climate Plans
TUCSON, Ariz.— A newly released report by the Center for Biological Diversity that analyzed municipal climate plans found that, although women and gender-diverse people are disproportionately affected by climate change, none of the reviewed plans mentioned family planning, contraception, or reproductive health solutions. Only one mentioned gender equity.
Read more.Endangered Species Condoms to Be Handed Out at El Paso Zoo for Valentine’s Day
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will give away free Endangered Species Condoms ahead of Valentine’s Day at the El Paso Zoo Society’s Wild at Heart event, an adults-only Valentine’s Day event featuring food, games, live music and education about some of the interesting mating courtships found in nature. The colorful condom packages include species threatened by human population growth and slogans like “Wrap with care, save the polar bear” and “When you’re feeling tender, think about the hellbender.”
Read more.30,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Distributed for Valentine’s Day
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will give away 30,000 free Endangered Species Condoms across the country ahead of Valentine’s Day to help couples understand population growth’s threat to wildlife and the planet. Distributions will occur at adult-only events, including the Virginia Zoo’s Kiss and Tail, the Tallahassee Museum’s Frolics of Florida, Zoo Idaho’s Date Night, and Safari West’s Wild Jungle Love in Santa Rosa, California.
Read more.Report: Wool Production Carries Heavy Biodiversity Loss, Climate Price Tag
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Wool production is a key contributor to biodiversity loss and climate change, according to a new report released today by the Center for Biological Diversity and Collective Fashion Justice’s CIRCUMFAUNA initiative.
Read more.Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Abortion Rights
Statement from Kierán Suckling, executive director, Center for Biological Diversity:
Read more.1,400 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Distributed at California Colleges, Universities for World Contraception Day
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will send 1,400 free Endangered Species Condoms to 12 college and university campuses across California in recognition of World Contraception Day on Sept. 26.
Read more.Virtual Film Festival Highlights Link Between Food, Environment, Social Justice
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will host its second annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival Sept. 16-19 featuring the award-winning documentaries Truly Texas Mexican, The Ants & The Grasshopper, The Harvest/La Cosecha and Seed: The Untold Story. Each film tells underrepresented cultural stories about food, the environment and social equity. The film festival is free and open to the public.
Read more.UN Report: Methane Cuts Are Critical to Confronting Climate Emergency
WASHINGTON— Slashing emissions from methane, including from the fossil fuel industry, is far more critical than previously thought to avoid the worst effects of climate change, according to a United Nations report released today.
Read more.10,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Distributed This Valentine’s Day
TUCSON, Ariz.— Ten thousand free Endangered Species Condoms will be given away across the country by the Center for Biological Diversity on Valentine’s Day to help couples consider population growth’s threat to wildlife and the planet. Distributions will occur at socially distanced events like the Valentine’s Dinner at the Oklahoma City Zoo and the adult-only Frolics of Florida at the Tallahassee Museum.
Read more.Study: Unbridled Farmland Expansion on Pace to Destroy at Least 25% of Habitat for 1,300 Species Within Next 30 Years
SAN FRANCISCO— Nearly 90% of the world’s birds, amphibians and mammals will lose habitat to farm expansions by 2050, according to a new study published this week in the journal Nature Sustainability.
Read more.New Website Provides Tips to Simplify the Holidays
TUCSON, Ariz.– This holiday season, the Center for Biological Diversity is encouraging Americans to simplify the holidays with the launch of a new website that focuses on building traditions that have more meaning and require less stuff.
Read more.Video Interview Series Draws Attention to Men’s Crucial Role in Family Planning
TUCSON, Ariz.— Nov. 20 is World Vasectomy Day, a global movement to support male engagement in sexual and reproductive health. As human population grows exponentially, crowding out the plants and animals with which we share the planet, the Center for Biological Diversity is throwing support behind this underutilized piece of the family planning puzzle by launching a video interview series called Contraception Conversations.
Read more.Survey: Most Americans Believe Human Population Is Driving Wildlife Extinctions
TUCSON, Ariz.— A newly released survey of the American public conducted by the Center for Biological Diversity has found that 73% of respondents think the world’s population is growing too fast and nearly three-fourths agree human population growth is driving other animals to extinction.
Read more.El Festival de Cine Virtual destaca el vínculo entre la justicia alimentaria y la justicia ambiental
TUCSON, Arizona—El Centro para la Diversidad Biológica será el anfitrión de un Festival de Cine de Justicia Alimentaria virtual y gratuita del 24 al 27 de septiembre, que presentará las premiadas películas Gather, The Invisible Vegan, Dolores y Urban Roots. Cada película explora los vínculos entre la justicia ambiental, el cambio climático, la inseguridad alimentaria y la supremacía blanca.
Read more.Virtual Film Festival Highlights Link Between Food Justice, Environmental Justice
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will host a free virtual Food Justice Film Festival Sept. 24-27 featuring the award-winning films Gather, The Invisible Vegan, Dolores and Urban Roots. Each film explores the links between environmental justice, climate change, food insecurity and white supremacy.
Read more.Nation’s First Public Database Launched Featuring Research on Links Between Human Population Growth, Extinction Crisis
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity today launched the nation’s first public database featuring research documenting the links between human population growth and the escalating wildlife extinction crisis.
Read more.Study: Cutting U.S. Meat Intake in Half Could Prevent 1.6 Billion Tons of Climate Pollution
ANN ARBOR, Mich.— New research released by the University of Michigan and Tulane University today found that replacing 50% of animal products with plant-based foods in the United States would prevent more than 1.6 billion tons of greenhouse gas pollution by 2030.
Read more.54 Groups Urge Congress: Don’t Use COVID-19 Funds to Prop Up Factory Farms
WASHINGTON— More than 50 organizations called on Congress today to prevent factory farms from receiving COVID-19 relief and stimulus funds.
Read more.40,000 Endangered Species Condoms Sent to Top 10 ‘Sexually Satisfied’ Cities
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will give away more than 40,000 free Endangered Species Condoms on Valentine’s Day in the most sexually satisfied cities in the country to help couples consider population growth's threat to wildlife and the planet.
Read more.Today: 400 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away in Boise
BOISE, Idaho— Four hundred free Endangered Species Condoms will be given away by the Center for Biological Diversity on Friday, Feb. 7 as part of the Discovery Center of Idaho’s “A Drink With Tink” adult night event.
Read more.Census Estimates More Than 330 Million Americans Will Ring in New Year
WASHINGTON— According to population estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 330 million people will ring in the new year in the United States. This is an increase of more than 2 million people from the previous year, nearly the same number added in 2018.
Read more.Center for Biological Diversity Endorses Impossible, Beyond Burgers
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity today released a statement of support for plant-based meats, including the Impossible and Beyond burgers.
Read more.Leaders at Climate Summit Urged to Reduce Greenhouse Pollution From Food, Agriculture
MADRID, Spain— The Center for Biological Diversity, Brighter Green and 13 other organizations today released a policy brief calling on organizers and attendees of the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change conference COP25 to take immediate action to reduce planet-warming emissions from food and agriculture.
Read more.Analysis: Earth-friendly Event Menus Can Save Up to 10 Tons of Climate Pollution
OAKLAND, Calif.— Replacing meat-heavy menu choices with Earth-friendly, plant-based options can reduce the carbon footprint of a 500-person event like a conference or large wedding by 10 tons of greenhouse gas equivalents, according to an analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity.
Read more.Legal Action Challenges North Carolina Utilities’ Unlawful Use of Ratepayer Funds
RALEIGH, N.C.— The Center for Biological Diversity today submitted a brief to the North Carolina Utilities Commission arguing that utilities cannot use ratepayer funds for trade association dues as it violates customers’ First Amendment rights. Money from ratepayers is frequently channeled into campaigns against rooftop solar.
Read more.Legal Challenge Opposes Duke Energy’s North Carolina Rate Hike
RALEIGH, N.C.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Appalachian Voices filed a petition today to intervene in Duke Energy Carolinas’ application to substantially increase electricity rates in North Carolina without also promoting renewable energy. The groups argued that simply raising rates, without concrete policies to advance the clean energy transition, is wrong for North Carolina, its people and the climate.
Read more.Analysis: Seven of America's 10 Biggest Supermarkets Haven’t Committed to Zero Food Waste
OAKLAND, Calif.— Seven of the 10 largest grocery chains in the United States still have not taken the first step toward eliminating food waste by 2025, according to analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity.
Read more.North Carolina Governor Urged to End Duke Monopoly, Transform Energy System
RALEIGH, N.C.— In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the Energy Justice NC Coalition today called on North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper to end Duke Energy’s monopoly and transform the state’s electricity system to 100 percent renewable energy as soon as possible.
Read more.One Millionth Endangered Species Condom to Be Given Away on World Population Day
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity will distribute its one millionth free Endangered Species Condom today for World Population Day. The giveaway of 10,000 condoms in total also marks the 10-year anniversary of the launch of the campaign, which seeks to make the connection between unsustainable human population growth and the wildlife extinction crisis by highlighting the need for universal access to reproductive healthcare and education.
Read more.Study Identifies 20 Overlooked Benefits of Distributed Solar Energy
DAVIS, Calif.— A study released today provides the most complete list yet of the advantages of solar energy — from carbon sequestration to improvements for pollinator habitat — and offers an important new framework for analyzing solar projects to better understand the full suite of benefits.
Read more.New Data Finds U.S. Birth Rate at Lowest Level in 32 Years
WASHINGTON— Data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that last year the United States had the lowest number of births in 32 years.
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