Greenpeace Activist News

Volume 6, Number 5 - May 2006

Kentucky Fried Amazon? Many thousands of you told McDonald's to stop clearing the Amazon to grow soy for McNuggets, and they tell us they are working to do just that. We're not letting up on the pressure until they do. But McDonald's isn't the only company selling fast food grown with Amazon soy. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is also selling a bucket-full of forest destruction. They need to get serious about getting out of the Amazon. Tell KFC it's time to remove the Amazon's fragile ecosystem from their '11 secret herbs and spices.' Tell KFC you don't want rare Amazon species to die to feed chickens.

Getting toxic chemicals under control Our lives are full of chemicals. From toys to computers, carpets to clothes, furniture to washing powder, man-made chemicals are used in virtually all products. Some are known to be toxic, but we know very little about the vast majority of them. Governments are finally becoming aware of the need to protect us from harmful chemicals. The European Union is working on legislation which - if properly designed and implemented - will require manufacturers to provide vital health and safety information on thousands of chemicals for the first time and require the replacement of the most hazardous substances with safer alternatives. But chemical companies are pressuring politicians to weaken these laws. We need to stand up for our right to a clean environment. Don't let dirty industries weaken the laws on toxic chemicals.

Say "Trees!" It's quick, easy, and fun. A digital photo is all you need to join the Virtual March for the paradise forests and help save the homes of orang-utans, Sumatran tigers and the magnificent birds of paradise. Our activists have been working from the Greenpeace Forest Rescue Station in the middle of the Paradise Forests, some of the last ancient forests on Earth, to save them from illegal and destructive logging. You can join us in protecting the forests too as we march together to say 'no more destruction.' Join the Virtual March!

Forest-Friendly Businesses Using ancient forests to make toilet paper isn't good for the environment and it isn't good for business. We need your help to stop Kimberly-Clark from destroying ancient forests and help us reach our goal of getting 500 businesses to pledge not to buy Kimberly-Clark products. We're over halfway there already with 270 businesses currently registered. You can help companies promote their green credentials by signing them up to the Forest Friendly 500. There are free t-shirts on offer for anyone who can sign up 10 companies to be forest-friendly.