A couple of days ago I wrote to you asking you to join the revolt to change KFC’s secret recipe for destruction. As it turns out the Colonel has been keeping his chicken fresh with packaging made from Indonesian rainforests, home to the endangered Sumatran tiger.
KFC has no policies to tackle deforestation and has been caught using paper made by Asia Pulp and Paper. APP is one of the world’s most notorious forest destroyers and a company recently found using illegal timber.
So far, more than 28,000 people have joined the revolt to tell KFC to stop trashing the rainforest. Check out all the revolting characters that have been created so far.
Now, you can help add the pressure on KFC by joining the revolt! Sign up now and create your own revolting character to tell the Colonel that his secret recipe for rainforest destruction is ‘no good’.
Time is running out for the Sumatran tigers so let’s make sure that KFC hear our message loud and clear!
Franziska Grobke Greenpeace UK
Original email
Hi there,
Thank you for everything you’ve done to help protect Indonesia’s rainforests – it’s really making a difference. Now I need to ask for your help again.
Guess what? KFC’s secret recipe is out of the bucket. It turns out the Colonel has been keeping his chicken fresh with packaging made from Indonesian rainforests, home to the endangered Sumatran tiger.
KFC has no policies to tackle deforestation and has been caught using paper made by Asia Pulp and Paper. APP is one of the world’s most notorious forest destroyers and a company recently found using illegal timber.
But a revolt is in the air and we need thousands of people like you to join it! You’ve done it before: as a result of your pressure, Mattel, Lego and Danone were just a few of the many companies that ruled out supplies from APP. Let’s make sure KFC is next!
KFC thinks turning the tigers’ home into trash is timber rippin’ good. There are only 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild and they stand little chance of survival unless fast food companies like KFC stop boxing their food with rainforest packaging.
It’s tragic to think that our rapidly disappearing rainforests – which millions of rare plants and animals and thousands of forest-dwelling communities call home – could end up in rubbish bins or chucked in the street.
Help us tell the Colonel that his secret recipe for rainforest destruction is no good. Right now, people like you across the world are telling one of the world’s biggest fast food manufacturers that responsible companies don’t turn rainforests into trash.
Sign up now to design your own revolting packaging.
Tell KFC to change its secret recipe for destruction.
Thank you,
DIY Tips are the Low Budget Videographer’s Friend
The essence of indie and prosumer videograpy is being independent. You may work with a cast and crew, but you’re the one calling the shots and making things happen. When you’re working on a small indie budget, you have to be self-sufficient. Sure, it would be nice if some wealthy donor liked your video work enough to gift you a state-of-the-art lighting set-up or a library of crisp, clean sound effects. In reality, however, you’re probably always going to struggle to make do with what you have. Let’s take a look at a few ways to make do with less; with a few quick do-it-yourself tricks to help keep your video under budget.
Video: Make your own Matte Box.
Any good cinematographer can tell you that controlling light is an important part of the job. Good lighting makes subjects look more flattering and sets the mood of your entire production. Here, we show you how to measure, cut, glue and assemble a simple and inexpensive matte box that will keep your shots free of stray light and looking clean and pristine. Learn more in our video “Make your own Matte Box.”
Control the Wind.
It’s time to record the narration for your next video production. You want to produce the best audio quality possible, keeping your narration free of plosives, but can’t bring yourself to part with $30 to purchase a hoop-style windscreen like the pros use. If you could build one for $2, would you? Good! Let’s get started. Learn more at “Do-it-Yourself Hoop Windscreen.”
Get Zapped!
Want to add a jolt of excitement to your videos? Consider using your computer to create an electrical effect that occurs at just the right moment. With this effect you can make faulty outlets and switches spark, lightning strike anywhere you choose, equipment go completely haywire, even project electrical power from characters in your video, similar to what the Emperor does in Return of the Jedi, when he zaps Luke. To learn more about making zap effects, visit “Create Your Own Electric Animation.”
| An end to the use of ALL animals in circuses in Colombia moved a step closer this week when the Colombian House of Representatives unanimously approved Bill 52/2011, enabling the proposed legislation to move on to the Senate.
This exciting breakthrough comes after five years of intense lobbying and campaigning activity by ADI following the release of our undercover investigation into South American circuses in 2007.
Our field officers uncovered a staggering level of violence and animal abuse. One particularly brutal incident involved a female chimpanzee named Karla, kept isolated and alone, who was punched in the face and whipped with a chain by her trainer.
During the attacks Karla screamed, fled and desperately tried to shield her face from the blows. Although considerably stronger than her tormentor, she had been beaten, like other circus animals, into submission. |
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Exposed: the brutality inflicted on Karla the chimpanzee by her trainer |
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Now removed from the circus, Karla’s future is unclear and we are trying to secure her freedom.
In the past year alone, ADI has successfully secured animal circus bans in Greece and Peru. Please help us now win victory in Colombia and stamp out circus suffering worldwide. |
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The Wayuu people are in danger of becoming extinct. According to Amnesty International, this indigenous group is one of 34 Colombian nations that are in immediate danger of disappearing forever. If Colombia acts now, there could be still time to save the Wayuu. »
Angelica Ortiz, a Wayuu, testified at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights earlier on in the year and spoke about how mining has gravely impacted her community.
She states that her people have higher rates of diseases, including cancer, and their environment has changed as sources of food have disappeared.
Violence has also gotten worse among the Wayuu: the rates of murder and rape have dramatically increased. Many Wayuu have fled the area. If this continues, the whole Wayuu people will be dispersed and their culture will be lost forever.
Please tell the President of Colombia and the Secretary-General of the United Nations to intervene and save the Wayuu! »
Tell Cameron and Clegg: Protect Our Marine Environment
Posted: May 27, 2012 in EnviromentTags: UK Government
The UK’s coalition government promised an “ecologically coherent network of marine conservation zones” by 2012. The promise has not been kept. The only thing stopping them from protecting our marine environment is political inertia. »
Protected areas are essential not only to preserve irreplaceable ecosystems and the wildlife they contain, but also to keep the fishing industry alive. Without protection from overfishing and habitat destruction, sooner or later there will be no seafood left.
But this has still not made our government step up and take notice.
The potential loss of wildlife, livelihoods and jobs is not a trivial matter to be put on the back burner; it is of enormous importance.
Tell Cameron and Clegg to keep their promise and get the marine reserves plan back on track. »
