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March 13, 2019 By Anne McKinnell 

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Christy Ferguson, Greenpeace Canada	3:42 PM (4 hours ago)
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Nelson, There’s been some terrible news lately. It can be hard to feel hopeful in times like these. But while it sometimes feels like an uphill struggle, we’re also making great progress every single week. So I wanted to share some good news stories with you — stories that are only made possible thanks to people like you taking action. So please take five minutes to see how your support for Greenpeace is bringing about positive change around the world.  More cities are embracing plant-based alternatives to meat To protect people’s health and our global climate, more cities are responding to Greenpeace’s campaign to introduce plant-based alternatives to meat. Copenhagen, Denmark is increasing the amount of plant-based food at public institutions; Lille, France is implementing two mandatory vegetarian meals every week in public schools; and Bern, Switzerland is serving meat and fish no more than twice a week.    Join our campaign to pressure cities and universities around the world to adopt sustainable food policies that celebrate plant-rich meals and meat reduction.​ Greenpeace Russia is helping protect 100 million hectares of forests Right now, vast swathes of Russia are covered in “illegal” forests. Bizarrely, Russian legislation demands that the owners of these former or current agricultural lands keep them free from forests. This means that they’re often logged without restraint or simply burned, releasing carbon dioxide and black carbon into the atmosphere. But thanks to a campaign by Greenpeace Russia, the Russian parliament has taken the first step to change this legislation. Now it’s up to Greenpeace supporters around the world to keep up the pressure.​ The Line 3 tar sands pipeline is facing a major setback in Minnesota This is huge! The new governor of Minnesota has allowed an appeal against the Line 3 tar sands pipeline to move forward. This could delay construction on this dangerous project for another year and increases the chances that it will be stopped for good. Greenpeace supporters in Minnesota petitioned, called, tweeted, and texted to build pressure on the governor to allow this appeal — and it worked!  Greenpeace activists are resisting dangerous fracking in Patagonia Last month, 33 activists from Greenpeace Argentina infiltrated a site near fracking operations in Patagonia and blocked trucks attempting to dump toxic, oily waste in open ponds for over 24 hours. Oil companies, including Shell and Total, are using this illegal dump to discard waste directly onto the soil, close to a residential area and one of the region’s major water supplies. After a six-month investigation, Greenpeace wrote to these oil companies and gave them fair warning that we were going public with what we had discovered. They have yet to take any action. So we did. Join the global movement of millions of People Vs Oil and stop oil companies from destroying a precious ecosystem. Thank you so much for all the ways you’ve helped make these stories a reality, Nelson. Good news like this is only made possible by millions of people around the world -- including you -- making your voices heard.  Thank you. Christy Executive Director (Interim), Greenpeace Canada We don't accept any money from companies or governments so we can be independent and challenge anyone who threatens the planet or peace. To help us keep fighting climate change, defending our oceans and protecting ancient forests, please make a regular donation. Thank you! If you no longer want to be in the loop with the latest news from these emails, we'll be sad, but you can unsubscribe here. Greenpeace Canada, 33 Cecil Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1N1 This email was sent to: human4usbillions@gmail.com

From Dorte Hedengran from nature in Denmark.

From Morten Ross >Instagram

Gentle People:

 From now forwards I will include a beautiful picture on every page of my  human4us2.blogspot.

Previously, we had a good thing going with people from all over the world sending magnificent pictures to Google+ but all good things tend to end faster than those darn bad things and so...

"Your Google+ account is going away April 2, 2019. Downloading your Google+ content may take time, so get started before March 31, 2019."

 The above scary warning is not to be feared! There is a solution!  I suggest you continue to take pictures and keep them in your computer's picture folder until you are able to transfer them to a small computer key for safe keeping. You can also email me your best pictures and I will place them in my blog with as many pictures from our Google+ friends as are willing to accept my offer.  I will do this unless my blog also disappears on April 2. Perish the thought!!  My email address is human4usbillions@gmail.com and my blogspot is human4us2.blogspot.com

     

Andre Rieu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzvX5fTsLo0&ab_channel=carmina445pha875

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