What is Sustainability?
By TreeLiving Sustainable development is the development that meets needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Three operational rules that define the ...
Single Frozen Tuna Sold for $736,000
By Tiffany Hsu With $736,000, some people would buy a helicopter. Or a small Beverly Hills home. Or 150 Rolex watches. But with his six figures, Kiyoshi Kimura picked up a single frozen tuna. Specifically, a ...
Trial of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico Delayed
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- As settlement talks continue, the high-profile legal battle over the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that was scheduled to begin Monday has been delayed a week. The tria...
World Spay Day 2012
February 28, 2012, is World Spay Day. Hold—or take part in—events on World Spay Day or any day in February, which is Spay/Neuter Awareness Month! World Spay Day is presented by The Humane Society of the United...
Obama’s Congressional Budget Would Provide Funding for Sustainable Fisheries
WASHINGTON, Feb 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Fund praised President Obama's congressional budget request that would provide funding for sustainable fisheries and shift some of ...
You Are Invited to…A Night for the Dolphins!
TreeLiving will be covering the A Night for the Dolphins event in honor of Richard O’Barry star of The Cove. On March 3rd, ‘A Night for the Dolphins‘ will honor O’Barry and raise funds for his Dolphin Project...
French Court Has Found U.S. Chemical Guilty of Pesticide Poisoning
(Beyond Pesticides, February 14, 2012) A French court has found U.S. chemical giant Monsanto Co. guilty of pesticide poisoning in the case of a French farmer who became ill after exposure to one of the company’...
Thai Authorities Rescued More Than 750 Dogs Destined for Cooking in Vietnam
BANGKOK -- Thai authorities say they have rescued more than 750 dogs destined for cooking pots in Vietnam. Capt. Thirakiat Thongaram says a Thai navy patrol caught a gang of dog smugglers Thursday morning on t...
Conservation International Project Helps South Africans Adapt to Climate Change
By Amanda Bourne Every spring, wildflowers bloom by the thousands in Namaqualand’s coastal grasslands; for most of the rest of the year the region is a dry, dusty, semi-arid desert. It is also one of the ...
What Is Bear-Bile Farming and Why Must Be Stopped
By TreeLiving The demand for rhinoceros horns in traditional Chinese medicine has led not only to the poaching of the endangered animals, but the theft of horns from animals in museums. Bile from bears is also...