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Participants at the 2005 ELAW Annual Meeting, Oregon Coast
Tactics Board Shop is truly committed to being a green business - and is a generous supporter of ELAW through the 1% For The Planet program. Not only does Tactics donate 1% of net sales (yes, sales, not profits!) to nonprofit organizations working to protect the environment, they also think green in every decision they make - how to pack things for shipping, what light bulbs to use in the retail store, and how to support employees who commute to work by bike.
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"We have been helping environmental advocates around the world promote renewable energy payment policies, and we are excited to bring these lessons home to Oregon."
Jennifer Gleason,
ELAW Staff Attorney
In September 2000, world leaders came together in New York to adopt the United Nations Millennium Declaration, committing their nations to a new global partnership to reduce extreme poverty and setting out a series of time-bound targets - with a deadline of 2015 - that have become known as the Millennium Development Goals.
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PHOTO: Vincent Venderveken
The World Health Organization reports that developing world cities face severe levels of urban air pollution - higher than developed world counterparts. Most of the pollution is generated by vehicles, industry and energy production. Dirty air kills some 800,000 people every year. Clean air is a fundamental human right. Unfortunately, the urban poor bear a disproportionate burden of health problems caused by polluted air, including heart disease, pneumonia and children's asthma. ELAW is working with partners in Asia, Africa and Latin America to level the playing field for the urban poor and clear the air in some of the world's most polluted cities. We report on our progress in South Africa, Peru, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Communities thrive when all citizens have access to clean air, clean water, open spaces, and healthy ecosystems.
Unfortunately, poor communities are often unfairly burdened by environmental injustices. They bear the costs when industries extract minerals, timber, and petroleum products from local lands.
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Malaysian logging giant Rimbunan Hijau has been logging in Kamusie village in western Papua New Guinea since the 1980s. The area has minimal infrastructure and lacks basic government services.
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