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· Aug 19
The Rainforests Being Cleared to Build Your R.V.
www.nytimes.com
An investigation led by Mighty Earth and partners was highlighted in today's @nytimes.com and finds that the Recreational Vehicle (RV) industry is driving deforestation in Indonesia. Read more ➡️ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/w...
Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize says its “road to net-zero is unclear.”
Here are some first steps: ensure your US brands, like Stop & Shop, Giant, and Food Lion, are doing their part to reduce methane emissions. Read more here: https://mightyearth.org/StopMethane/
Here are some first steps: ensure your US brands, like Stop & Shop, Giant, and Food Lion, are doing their part to reduce methane emissions. Read more here: https://mightyearth.org/StopMethane/
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize says its “road to net-zero is unclear.”
Here are some first steps: ensure your US brands, like Stop & Shop, Giant, and Food Lion, are doing their part to reduce methane emissions. Read more here: https://mightyearth.org/StopMethane/
Here are some first steps: ensure your US brands, like Stop & Shop, Giant, and Food Lion, are doing their part to reduce methane emissions. Read more here: https://mightyearth.org/StopMethane/
"No one wants their car tied to pollution and disease" - Matthew Groch, Senior Director at Mighty Earth 🌍
Our new report links six leading automakers to pollution and disease in steelmaking communities across the U.S.
Read the exclusive from Alexander C. Kaufman at Canary Media Inc.:
Our new report links six leading automakers to pollution and disease in steelmaking communities across the U.S.
Read the exclusive from Alexander C. Kaufman at Canary Media Inc.:
Why automakers are the key to cleaner steelmaking
A new report shows that car manufacturers have huge purchasing power when it comes to U.S.-made steel. Advocates want them to demand a cleaner version of…
www.canarymedia.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"No one wants their car tied to pollution and disease" - Matthew Groch, Senior Director at Mighty Earth 🌍
Our new report links six leading automakers to pollution and disease in steelmaking communities across the U.S.
Read the exclusive from Alexander C. Kaufman at Canary Media Inc.:
Our new report links six leading automakers to pollution and disease in steelmaking communities across the U.S.
Read the exclusive from Alexander C. Kaufman at Canary Media Inc.:
Car manufacturers have huge purchasing power and could use it to demand greener steel.
"If they really cared and wanted to, they could put pressure on these companies they're buying steel from. But they aren't, and they don't."
Read more from Alexander C. Kaufman at Canary Media Inc. ▶️
"If they really cared and wanted to, they could put pressure on these companies they're buying steel from. But they aren't, and they don't."
Read more from Alexander C. Kaufman at Canary Media Inc. ▶️
Why automakers are the key to cleaner steelmaking
A new report shows that car manufacturers have huge purchasing power when it comes to U.S.-made steel. Advocates want them to demand a cleaner version of…
www.canarymedia.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Car manufacturers have huge purchasing power and could use it to demand greener steel.
"If they really cared and wanted to, they could put pressure on these companies they're buying steel from. But they aren't, and they don't."
Read more from Alexander C. Kaufman at Canary Media Inc. ▶️
"If they really cared and wanted to, they could put pressure on these companies they're buying steel from. But they aren't, and they don't."
Read more from Alexander C. Kaufman at Canary Media Inc. ▶️
WATCH: With Indonesia President Prabowo in London today for talks with UK leaders, we're calling on the UK government to help stop what's set to be one of the world’s worst deforestation projects. -->
President Prabowo: Protect Papua's Forests
YouTube video by Mighty Earth
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January 21, 2026 at 2:57 PM
WATCH: With Indonesia President Prabowo in London today for talks with UK leaders, we're calling on the UK government to help stop what's set to be one of the world’s worst deforestation projects. -->
Huge news: Indonesia's president has revoked the permits of 28 companies linked to deforestation, including a dam & mine that endanger the Tapanuli orangutan, the world's rarest great ape.
This is the news we have been waiting for – and the deep breath the Batang Toru ecosystem desperately needed.
This is the news we have been waiting for – and the deep breath the Batang Toru ecosystem desperately needed.
Government revokes goldmine and hydropower dam licenses in Sumatra after deadly floods - Mighty Earth
This is the news we have been waiting for – and the deep breath the Batang Toru ecosystem desperately needed.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Huge news: Indonesia's president has revoked the permits of 28 companies linked to deforestation, including a dam & mine that endanger the Tapanuli orangutan, the world's rarest great ape.
This is the news we have been waiting for – and the deep breath the Batang Toru ecosystem desperately needed.
This is the news we have been waiting for – and the deep breath the Batang Toru ecosystem desperately needed.
"Cargill and Bunge understand dollars and cents. I don't know yet the extent to which consumers are aware of the fact that these obscure-animal-feed traders have abandoned the Amazon. But we certainly intend to make sure they do know." - @themightyglenn.bsky.social
Global grain traders' green pledges face skepticism as deal to protect Brazil's rainforest unravels
Environmental groups are skeptical about whether grain traders that supply livestock feed to global meat markets will keep pledges to avoid buying crops grown on recently deforested lands in Brazil, after a two-decade corporate pact to protect the Amazon rainforest unraveled this month.
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January 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
"Cargill and Bunge understand dollars and cents. I don't know yet the extent to which consumers are aware of the fact that these obscure-animal-feed traders have abandoned the Amazon. But we certainly intend to make sure they do know." - @themightyglenn.bsky.social
Food companies must act now to save the Amazon. In @themightyglenn.bsky.social's FT Sustainable Views piece, he comments on traders abandoning the ASM: "If chief executives want their legacy to be something other than capitulation to the destroyers of nature, they need to finally stand up for it."
January 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Food companies must act now to save the Amazon. In @themightyglenn.bsky.social's FT Sustainable Views piece, he comments on traders abandoning the ASM: "If chief executives want their legacy to be something other than capitulation to the destroyers of nature, they need to finally stand up for it."
What do Stop & Shop, Food Lion, and Giant all have in common? These groceries are doing almost nothing to reduce methane emissions—even though their parent company, Ahold Delhaize, has committed to net-zero. Read our report to learn more. ➡️ http://mightyearth.org/StopMethane/
January 7, 2026 at 11:35 AM
What do Stop & Shop, Food Lion, and Giant all have in common? These groceries are doing almost nothing to reduce methane emissions—even though their parent company, Ahold Delhaize, has committed to net-zero. Read our report to learn more. ➡️ http://mightyearth.org/StopMethane/
The meat and soy industry is unleashing a wave of deforestation on the Amazon rainforest by sabotaging its own success. Companies like McDonald’s, Carrefour, Tesco and Sainsbury’s that rely on the Amazon Soy Moratorium need to fight for it.
Food Companies Urged to Cut Suppliers Threatening Surge in Soy-Driven Deforestation - Mighty Earth
Traders abandoned the Amazon Soy Moratorium, setting the stage for new wave of deforestation.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The meat and soy industry is unleashing a wave of deforestation on the Amazon rainforest by sabotaging its own success. Companies like McDonald’s, Carrefour, Tesco and Sainsbury’s that rely on the Amazon Soy Moratorium need to fight for it.
“It’s hard to justify this project from any perspective... environmental & the wellbeing of local communities.” Mighty Earth themightyglenn.bsky.social quoted in Financial Times on the state-backed, military-led deforestation fast tracked on Papua, Indonesia to develop rice & sugarcane plantations.
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
“It’s hard to justify this project from any perspective... environmental & the wellbeing of local communities.” Mighty Earth themightyglenn.bsky.social quoted in Financial Times on the state-backed, military-led deforestation fast tracked on Papua, Indonesia to develop rice & sugarcane plantations.
WANTED: Actual progress in reducing methane and greenhouse gas emissions from Ahold Delhaize’s US brands. These US groceries haven’t released a credible plan to reduce emissions! ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/StopMethane/
December 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
WANTED: Actual progress in reducing methane and greenhouse gas emissions from Ahold Delhaize’s US brands. These US groceries haven’t released a credible plan to reduce emissions! ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/StopMethane/
Methane emissions are 86x powerful than CO2 over 20 years. It’s time for Ahold Delhaize USA to unmask their methane emissions and come up with a plan to reduce them. So we wanted to ensure we unmasked the truth right by the company’s headquarters. ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/StopMethane/
December 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Methane emissions are 86x powerful than CO2 over 20 years. It’s time for Ahold Delhaize USA to unmask their methane emissions and come up with a plan to reduce them. So we wanted to ensure we unmasked the truth right by the company’s headquarters. ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/StopMethane/
Any project in Batang Toru, whether mining, hydro power or plantation agriculture, needs to remain on hold while a comprehensive plan is put together to protect this ecosystem and the people and wildlife that live there.
Statement On Cyclone Senyar Damage in Batang Toru - Mighty Earth
We mourn the hundreds of lives lost, and hope that this tragedy sparks a sense of urgency to protect this fragile ecosystem.
mightyearth.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Any project in Batang Toru, whether mining, hydro power or plantation agriculture, needs to remain on hold while a comprehensive plan is put together to protect this ecosystem and the people and wildlife that live there.
Missing from Stop & Shop, Food Lion, and Giant: climate plans. Despite climate commitments from the parent company, Ahold Delhaize, these US brands have done almost nothing to reduce methane or other emissions. https://mightyearth.org/StopMethane
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Missing from Stop & Shop, Food Lion, and Giant: climate plans. Despite climate commitments from the parent company, Ahold Delhaize, these US brands have done almost nothing to reduce methane or other emissions. https://mightyearth.org/StopMethane
The decision to postpone the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for another year is a “profound failure of leadership.” Here’s everything you need to know ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/eudr-postponement-is-profound-failure-of-leadership/
EUDR postponement is “profound failure of leadership” - Mighty Earth
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December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The decision to postpone the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for another year is a “profound failure of leadership.” Here’s everything you need to know ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/eudr-postponement-is-profound-failure-of-leadership/
Less than 2 weeks after hosting #COP30, the Brazilian state of Pará has announced a 5-year delay on its mandatory ear-tagging initiative aimed at combatting illegal deforestation linked to the cattle industry.
We urge Pará to reinstate an ambitious and enforceable timeline for cattle traceability ⤵️
We urge Pará to reinstate an ambitious and enforceable timeline for cattle traceability ⤵️
Delay to Cattle Traceability in Brazil's Pará State Poses Major Threat to Amazon - Mighty Earth
Mighty Earth urges Pará to reinstate an ambitious and enforceable timeline for cattle traceability
mightyearth.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Less than 2 weeks after hosting #COP30, the Brazilian state of Pará has announced a 5-year delay on its mandatory ear-tagging initiative aimed at combatting illegal deforestation linked to the cattle industry.
We urge Pará to reinstate an ambitious and enforceable timeline for cattle traceability ⤵️
We urge Pará to reinstate an ambitious and enforceable timeline for cattle traceability ⤵️
New Report! The top ten beef companies in the world have an outsized impact on climate and nature. In our report we found that meat companies are refusing to address the cow in the room: methane.
Read more ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/cow-in-the-room-big-meat/
Read more ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/cow-in-the-room-big-meat/
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New Report! The top ten beef companies in the world have an outsized impact on climate and nature. In our report we found that meat companies are refusing to address the cow in the room: methane.
Read more ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/cow-in-the-room-big-meat/
Read more ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/cow-in-the-room-big-meat/
New Report! The top ten beef companies in the world have an outsized impact on climate and nature. In our report we found that meat companies are refusing to address the cow in the room: methane.
Read more ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/cow-in-the-room-big-meat/
Read more ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/cow-in-the-room-big-meat/
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
New Report! The top ten beef companies in the world have an outsized impact on climate and nature. In our report we found that meat companies are refusing to address the cow in the room: methane.
Read more ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/cow-in-the-room-big-meat/
Read more ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/cow-in-the-room-big-meat/
At Mighty Earth 🌍 we believe that the greatest fight is Never Impossible when we are working together. This #GivingTuesday, join us in moving forward with hope through action. 🌳 http://mightyearth.org/givingtuesday2025
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
At Mighty Earth 🌍 we believe that the greatest fight is Never Impossible when we are working together. This #GivingTuesday, join us in moving forward with hope through action. 🌳 http://mightyearth.org/givingtuesday2025
Forests are still being destroyed to produce cheap meat. This is what our Global Senior Director spoke to TRT World during #COP30.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceDJzTddZfU
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceDJzTddZfU
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Forests are still being destroyed to produce cheap meat. This is what our Global Senior Director spoke to TRT World during #COP30.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceDJzTddZfU
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceDJzTddZfU
Our campaign to fight the meat industry means that we’re protecting nature and the wonders that live and breathe in it, including jaguars. Today on #InternationalJaguarDay, we celebrate the majestic big cats that roam Brazil’s Amazon and Pantanal wetlands and continue to fight to protect their home.
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Our campaign to fight the meat industry means that we’re protecting nature and the wonders that live and breathe in it, including jaguars. Today on #InternationalJaguarDay, we celebrate the majestic big cats that roam Brazil’s Amazon and Pantanal wetlands and continue to fight to protect their home.
McDonald’s emissions have been trending upwards since 2019. With a menu filled with high-emitting items & a tireless expansion strategy, McD’s will keep polluting our climate. Unless it embraces innovation & invests in plant-based alternatives. ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/mcmethane-burgers/
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
McDonald’s emissions have been trending upwards since 2019. With a menu filled with high-emitting items & a tireless expansion strategy, McD’s will keep polluting our climate. Unless it embraces innovation & invests in plant-based alternatives. ➡️ https://mightyearth.org/article/mcmethane-burgers/
ICYMI: Marfrig, the world’s 2nd-largest beef producer, will become the first major beef company to disclose its Scope 3 methane emissions. The company also announced a methane reduction target that, if achieved, would be the equivalent of taking 1.17 million gas-powered cars off the road for a year.
CEO Note: A Climate First for the Beef Industry - Mighty Earth
Marfrig will become the first major beef company to disclose its third-party supplier (Scope 3) methane emissions and announced a methane reduction target of 33% by 2035.
mightyearth.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
ICYMI: Marfrig, the world’s 2nd-largest beef producer, will become the first major beef company to disclose its Scope 3 methane emissions. The company also announced a methane reduction target that, if achieved, would be the equivalent of taking 1.17 million gas-powered cars off the road for a year.
Big Mac = Big Methane? 🤔
McDonalds gets its beef from JBS and Cargill — both tied to deforestation and huge methane emissions.
Read more: https://mightyearth.org/article/time-to-beat-the-heat/
#McDonalds #BigMethane #ClimateTransparency #PlantBasedProgress #MethaneGap
McDonalds gets its beef from JBS and Cargill — both tied to deforestation and huge methane emissions.
Read more: https://mightyearth.org/article/time-to-beat-the-heat/
#McDonalds #BigMethane #ClimateTransparency #PlantBasedProgress #MethaneGap
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Big Mac = Big Methane? 🤔
McDonalds gets its beef from JBS and Cargill — both tied to deforestation and huge methane emissions.
Read more: https://mightyearth.org/article/time-to-beat-the-heat/
#McDonalds #BigMethane #ClimateTransparency #PlantBasedProgress #MethaneGap
McDonalds gets its beef from JBS and Cargill — both tied to deforestation and huge methane emissions.
Read more: https://mightyearth.org/article/time-to-beat-the-heat/
#McDonalds #BigMethane #ClimateTransparency #PlantBasedProgress #MethaneGap
WORLD FIRST: At our COP30 event earlier today, Marfrig became the first meat company to disclose its Scope 3 methane emissions and outline a methane reduction strategy, including a methane reduction target of 33% by 2035.
Brazilian Meat Company First to Set Methane Target - Mighty Earth
At a Mighty Earth event at COP30, Marfrig disclosed its methane emissions and outlined a methane reduction plan, including an absolute methane reduction target of 33% by 2035
mightyearth.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
WORLD FIRST: At our COP30 event earlier today, Marfrig became the first meat company to disclose its Scope 3 methane emissions and outline a methane reduction strategy, including a methane reduction target of 33% by 2035.