For just the price of a weekly shop … you can protect an area of Rainforest from deforestation

Why do we need to save rainforests?

Because in the next 24 hours, deforestation will release as much CO₂ into the atmosphere as 8 million people flying from London to New York. Thatâ??s about 100 acres cleared every minute to create farmland for crops such as soya or palm oil, or for cattle ranching.

By buying up an affordable piece of land, you are securing 130 tons of CO2 within the trees that would otherwise be cut down by illegal loggers. You will also be protecting the local wildlife such as, the puma, the brown toed sloth and the jaguar.

The Peruvian Amazon is experiencing rapid deforestation. As you read, illegal loggers are devastating the rainforest resources of many tribal communities. Cool Earth’s project with the Ashaninka tribe at Cutivireni prevents loggers from entering the community’s forests and the neighbouring Ashaninka Communal Reserve which form a buffer zone for Otishi National Park. In collaboration with our local partners Ecotribal, the Ashaninka chiefs at Cutivireni have offered their land for sponsorship through Cool Earth, allowing them to keep their forests in tact and continue to live sustainably from their own land.

All you have to do is donate to www.coolearth.org and select which area of rainforest you would like to preserve. I chose the Ashaninka region, where people from Coolearth are helping the Ashaninka trabe to protect their forests with bio-diversity management, giving them and the animals around them a brighter future.

Here is our little piece of the Peruvian Amazon saved rainforest:

If you want to read about the work that these guys do out there, go to their amazon rainforest projects or call them on 0800 093 0624.

Cool Earth is a UK based international charity that is super-charging everyone’s efforts to halt climate change. By donating funds you give us the tools to protect the world’s most endangered pieces of rainforest, acre by acre we will help to halt climate change.

Buy some land… its worth it and it helps the people of the rainforest get their lives back as well as protecting the planet.

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London is being rocked by protestors as the world leaders gather for the G20 summit.

Thousands of protestors, bloggers and Twitterers hit Liverpool street, Bishopsgate and Central London to campaign about Climate change and vent their anger about the economic crisis and the war on terror. Minkbaby werent there but followed the progress through out the day and will be attending the Brighton Climate Camp in April.

Tweeple reported from the scence throughout the day:

1.30pm: @SandraLaville - “Cracked heads from police batons” on Threadneedle Street

@paul__lewis - Riot officer cont 2; “we’ve been told to turf them out. They’re a nuisance. I’m just doing what I’m told” http://twitter.com/paul__lewis

Jessica Reed (@sijeka)- “Capitalism epic fail…” http://twitter.com/sijeka

just now @bethgranter - “still stuck in climate camp. still need a wee. asked police when i can go home. they didn’t know.” http://twitter.com/bethgranter

The unfortunate thing is the Times are promoting the fact that

All police leave has been cancelled on the two days and 2,500 uniformed officers will be deployed in Central London on Wednesday. The combined cost of the public order and security operations is likely to reach £10 million.

Lets not forget that billions have been lost by arrogant bankers and the threat to our planet doesnt really have a figure.

Lets see what happens tomorrow in the East of London when it all moves over to the EXCEL.. eh .. nite Tweeple, Hope Beth managed to get that wee

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Can the Green pound quash the Red recession Blues

In a recent report by Ernst & Young (the London Development Agency), London’s Mayor Boris Johnson is said to be looking at not only improving energy efficiency in buildings, introducing low carbon vehicles and developing new waste and recycling infrastructure in London, but the bi-product of this will be the possible creation of around 15,000 blue collar, or as they have been called ‘green collar’ jobs in the capitol by 2025.

Of the green plans the Major has said: “I see the green economy as an unprecedented opportunity not only to improve our planet and our quality of life, but to develop new industries and create new jobs in an economic climate that is otherwise extremely difficult”.

London already has 80 university departments focused on climate-change research and development, and other projects such as hybrid buses and a massive tree planting scheme go ahead, London could be set to become the ‘low carbon capital’ of Europe.