#amazon burning

[climate-crisis]

Some good news for you. I know you guys haven't heard these in a long time.

EDIT: I was informed by @caeruleumvivamus that the Swedish millionaire was actually fined for illegal logging even though at first he purchased the land for the purpose of protecting it. Read more here.

[silvermarmoset]

Here's the thing about the burning of the Amazon rain forest. There are things you can do that will affect the rain forest—donate to organizations dedicated to protecting the Amazon; eat less beef; call elected officials and demand action on the fires now. But something that's very important to recognize about the fire is that this is likely NOT a natural accident (or simply an accident, like the much-compared Notre Dame fire). Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro has been aiming to industrialize the rain forest since his election, and it's becoming more and more clear that he is not only responsible for the inaction in fighting the fire—he is also directly responsible for the causes of this fire.

When Notre Dame burned, there was an outpouring of response from the wealthy and powerful because saving one building in Paris provided them with good rapport. But destroying the Amazon? That provides wealth, it provides land, it provides the industrialization that Bolsonaro has been rallying for since he began in politics through mining and cattle farms. The active deforestation happening in the Amazon is happening because of a political figure, happening because it benefits industries who don't care about their impact on the world. And what makes this so crucial to understand is that we cannot, really, save the Amazon by fighting the fire with donations and vegetarianism. We have to save the Amazon by fighting the man who created the fire and the companies who stand to gain the most by destroying it. Our ire must flow in a political vein, to the source of a man-made disaster grounded in extremism.

With all that in mind, here's some ways to aid the Amazon rain forest:

Absolutely encourage your elected officials to put environmental concerns to the forefront, at home and abroad. America isn't the paradigm of environmentalism, either—our recent actions with the EPA and the Endangered Species Act prove that we're capable of ignoring our own wildlife in favor of profit. Make it clear now that environmental issues matter to Americans.

Keep track of Bolsonaro's activities, and if you see him attempting a free trade agreement with the United States—FIGHT THAT SHIT TOOTH AND NAIL. American support will only increase the deforestation that started this.

Refuse to support the American corporations funding Bolsonaro's actions and, by extension, the current fire. Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Vanguard, Fidelity, TIAA—the pro-forest organization Amazon Watch has detailed all of these companies' involvement in the destruction of the rain forest.

On a related note, research the supply chains that link back to the forest, and write to the companies that support them.  Target sources its office paper from a Brazilian company closely tied to Jorge Amanajás, a politician with a history of promoting illegal deforestation. Minute Maid and Coca-Cola both benefit Nelson Marquezelli, another politician who has rallied for stripping protections from the Amazon and the indigenous people who fight to defend it. Demand that American companies develop supply chains that contribute less to devastation.

Don't shut up about it. Keep talking.

[lupusdraconis]

The Amazon Rainforest is on fire. Government protections have been reduced and land is being illegally cleared through deliberate wildfires. Indigenous peoples are being burned out of their homes.

The Amazon rainforest sits at 17% deforestation and climbing. Science suggests that if the rainforest reaches deforestation levels as low as 20-25%, an irreversible chain reaction of desertification will begin that could lead to the Amazon and its life-giving rain being lost forever.

I’m hosting a charity event on stream on Saturday, August 31st to raise money for the cause.

It will take place from 1-10 PM EST, on the Picarto streaming site here: https://picarto.tv/LupusDraconis

No account is needed to join in!

DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT AT ANY POINT BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE STREAM WILL GET YOU ARTWORK!

A sketch/thank you drawing is guaranteed, and higher levels of donation will get you higher levels of detail, such as inks or color! Donations can be sent to me via Paypal or sent directly to your choice of charity! If you choose to donate directly to a charity, please email me evidence such as a receipt to get your art! Suggested charities to donate are: - AmazonWatch , which works locally with indigenous people to enact governmental and policy changes to protect the land - Rainforest Action Network, which is a larger organization that fights companies and industries that drive rainforest deforestation

YOU CAN EMAIL PROOF OF DONATION TO: [email protected]

Art will be created during the August 31st event, and delivered after the event to all donators who provide the necessary contact information. Further information about the art and the event itself will be available on the stream.

ALL donations given to me will be donated to Amazon Watch.

I will donate all funds sent to me and provide proof of donation within 24 hours of the event ending.

Please consider sharing, joining us for the event and donating to the cause! Thank you, and hope to see you there!

[nunia]

Thank you, Facebook timeline.

[otherlycreatures]

Writer Speak:

Been doing some research on Amazon Aide since I feel I should also follow up with what the Fae are saying to do:

If you're looking for ways to help stop the fires in the Amazon, here's one. They have a project right now to purchase acres of land in the Amazon strategically to stop and limit the deforestation, farming, logging, and thus more human-induced fires to the forest. It's .76 cents an acre and right now they have a campaign where all donations will be doubled. Check it out.

https://www.rainforesttrust.org/projects/saving-indigenous-lands-in-the-amazon/

[archangelically]

https://www.reddit.com/r/vegan/comments/d0avh9/preach/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

[zafaraelgrimskee]

'At Least We Can Say We Tried'

Never before did I ever think

that breathing was a gift.

I simply took this action for granted,

one I always subconsciously did.

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Then again I always thought,

my generation would be the change.

Fix the world, and take a stand-

erase inequality, war, and pain.

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Instead we watch our world burn,

like Icarus flying too high.

We are given ash and dust-

told to live our lives.

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Lives where the truth is hidden from us,

and the ignorant run the show.

Where we have to pick up the pieces-

harvest the dystopia that was sown.

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Where right and wrong and the law

apply only to some.

Where we tax the air,

to aid our burning lungs.

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Where singed trees are apparently,

a common place thing.

With ashes so thick,

we have night in place of day.

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I guess it should ease my mind,

I truly shouldnt worry.

Our lives matter no more

when our bodies are decomposing.

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Since it is inevitable though,

the fact we are going to die.

Let it be for a purpose,

and not of the wasteland skies.

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Let us take a stand,

let us have a voice.

This death of ours is now inevitable,

but our death can be our choice.

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A simple prayer is not going to cut it,

for where was your god when this started?

It is up to us to stand hand in hand,

we get one Earth-thought it was our land?

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The Earth was here before us,

and will thrive when we are gone.

So make you life have purpose,

it will all be over; not too long-

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Now, we can show others.

That they too can rise.

Our difference might go unnoticed-

but, damn at least we can say we tried.

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[sajid-waseem-u]

Destroying the forest is also destroying a home.