Jeanette McDermott's Blog (22)

Sun bears make a fashion statement

Spoon+Fork, a New York City based creative service agency, is promoting sun bear conservation awareness and raising funds through a new line of tote bags it helped launch for the fashion and eco conscious consumer. The idea for the tote bags came about after sun bear expert and UFP member Siew Te Wong sp… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on November 13, 2009 at 12:50pm — No Comments

Bear Bile Tourism in Vietnam

There is a dirty little secret in Vietnam, and it's called Korean Bear Tourism. ENV, a wildlife watchdog group in Vietnam, has documented busloads of Korean tourists visiting bear farms where they witness a bear bile extraction, taste bear bile wine, and buy products made from bear body parts. T… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on September 10, 2009 at 7:28pm — No Comments

Seeking Creative Geeks

Art by Lupe Fiacre, Art Action Union ATTENTION ALL CREATIVE GEEKS: Without you the media won't tell the story of Miracle. She needs a face, an identity. Her story awes and inspires. Read on ... Miracle was born on a Korean bear bile breeding farm in the spring of 2006… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on August 25, 2009 at 9:31am — No Comments

Victory for Circus Animals

Bolivia has enacted the world's first law that prohibits the use of animals in circuses. Animals the world over need our help to end the abuses against them. We have the power to create change and improve their lives, as the Bolivians have demonstrated. A sm… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on August 12, 2009 at 8:50am — No Comments

Tiny Bear Cubs in Loving Care

I love a happy wildlife rescue story! Not all rescues end happily ever after, and even this rescue story that I'm about to post has a tragic note, because the mama bear was killed to poach the baby cubs. The poachers took the twins to an illegal bile farm in Vietman. But the Environmental Police raided the bile farm and rescued the itty bitty cubs. They are now in the custody and care of loving people at Animals Asia. I thought everybody here would like to read this story of rescue.… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on April 24, 2009 at 12:17pm — No Comments

Jasper ~ from crush cage to freedom

This is our Jasper, happy as a lark in his hammock at the Animals Asia Foundation bear sanctuary in Chengdu, China. Jasper is our mascot at Ursa Freedom Project. Animals Asia rescued him from a bile farm. If you don't know about bi… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on April 22, 2009 at 12:59pm — No Comments

Time to Act

Ursa Freedom Project is a long way from today's fundraising goal to build two bear houses at the Animals Asia sanctuary in Vietnam. Let's help the campaign! If you haven't already, please click the… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on March 20, 2009 at 3:04pm — No Comments

Geeks Needed for Global Action Campaign

ChipIn, Twitter, DIGG geeks needed for Ursa Freedom Project. Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on March 2, 2009 at 11:31pm — No Comments

Global Action Day to End Bear Bile Farming

Jasper today, after being rescued from a bear bile farm by Animals Asia, and living free at their sanctuary in Chengdu, China. People across social networks have joined forces to launch a poster campaign to liberate 9,000 bears from crush cages in China, where they li… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on February 10, 2009 at 5:28pm — No Comments

Uncontacted Tribe Faces Imminent Threat to Survival

Uncontacted tribe in Brazil. Photo taken May 2008, Survival International An Anglo-French oil company is poised to send up to 1,680 workers into a remote part of the Peruvian Amazon inhabited by uncontacted Indians. The company, Perenco, has just been given the… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on January 15, 2009 at 12:51pm — 1 Comment

Through the Eyes of Youth

"Because village people do not like owls, they kill them and stake them to cast away the bad spirits." Youth photographer Istvan Kerekes took this photo in western Transylvania in the village of Luncavija, Romania. It is one of a dozen taken to make a visual representation of the mos… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on January 5, 2009 at 7:42am — No Comments

Make Your Resolution Green

The greatest good we can do in 2009 is help heal the Earth so all Earth Beings can live in health, safety and freedom.

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Added by Jeanette McDermott on December 30, 2008 at 10:34pm — 1 Comment

Click to Give

We can all make life a little better for all Earth Beings by just taking a few seconds each day to click the computer keyboard. Click these sites and advertisers will pay for a FREE donation (usually a few cents) to charities to purchase food and supplies for rescue pets. It all adds up if enough geeks do it each day. TAKE ACTION each day with just a CLICK! Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on December 6, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Green Collar Economy

One of the most innovative and strategic thinkers of our time, Van Jones is a magnificent disrupter of the status quo. His new book The Green Collar Economy just hit the stands. In it, Jones delivers a solution that rescues our economy and environment. Provocative, personal, and inspirational, New York Times best-s… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on November 17, 2008 at 12:20pm — No Comments

Tigers Nearing Extinction

The Sumatran tiger will sound its last call unless the trade in its body parts is stopped and its habitat saved. Humans have brought this species to the brink of extinction, with only 350-400 estimated left in the wild. The few remaining wild tigers are increasingly being e… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on October 28, 2008 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Aerial Wolf Hunting Must STOP!

Please help stop the abuses against Mother Earth. Support organizations that defenders of wildlife. Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on October 28, 2008 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Calling All Eco Warrior Geeks!

If you're geeky about using digital media to expose the truth about eco abuse, you found the right place. Go to Nature Geek HQ and learn more! Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on October 28, 2008 at 11:57am — No Comments

Chris Pirillo Features the Nature Geek -- Woohoo!

Catch it while it's still live on the 'net -- a feature look at the social network EcoPaparazzi. It all started right here at geeks.pirillo.com -- at… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on October 28, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Ning

There are some pretty cool social networks on Ning, and the folks I"m meeting through the networks are great. Lots of innovators, free thinkers, visionaries, Earth healers, humorists, intellects, you name it. I've done a complete exploration and have joined several networks. This isn't an advertisement for Ning, but it is an encouragement to check out the social network sites to see who you can link up with for solidarity and support, friendship and dialogue. I searched Environment and found eve… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on October 9, 2008 at 8:49am — 2 Comments

Environmental Media Social Network

The one thing I am most passionate about in life is nature and wildlife. I'm on a lifelong quest to help make our world a better place by taking whatever small actions I can to reduce my human footprint. As a media maker I use tools that also help me raise public awareness about environmental issues that affect us all. This morning I launched a new site that has the goal of uniting environmental media activists. It's a good place to dialogue about issues and showcase media if you're focused on e… Continue

Added by Jeanette McDermott on October 7, 2008 at 9:22am — No Comments