Iditarod Sled Dog Race Faces Financial Issues Additionally, the loss of major sponsors, driven by criticism from animal rights groups, and the inflationary surge in dog food costs have put additional strain on race officials and participants. 04/3/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
In fundraising pitch, Iditarod says financial woes could jeopardize iconic sled dog race The loss of major sponsors isn’t the only problem. Race officials have cited economic realities. Inflation has increased the cost of dog food substantially. Some mushers report spending more ... 04/2/2024 - 11:22 pm | View Link
Dog deaths at the Iditarod are renewing calls to end Alaska's famous race A major Alaskan tradition has arrived for its 2024 installment, as Dallas Seavey won the Iditarod sled dog race on March ... sponsor of this death race," Reiman said. PETA's anger toward the ... 03/19/2024 - 9:01 am | View Link
For the first time, 4 women mushers have finished in the Iditarod’s top 10 Musher Mille Porsild shortly after arriving in Nikolai, a checkpoint in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media) NOME – Four women dog ... 03/13/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link
Iditarod Sled Dog Race: 2 Dogs Dead, PETA Calls for Cancellation The first dog, a 4-year-old named George, collapsed and died approximately 660 miles into the race on Sunday. Despite immediate efforts to revive him, the authorities couldn’t save George. 03/13/2024 - 2:05 am | View Link
It could almost have been a vacation. U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday to be whisked to a basketball game and a dinner of steamed buns atop a balcony overlooking the city’s Ming Dynasty Yu Garden. America’s top diplomat even took time to post on Instagram from Shanghai’s neo-classical Bund, where he lauded the students and business leaders “building bridges and ties between our countries” as the neon lights of the Lujiazui business district twinkled in the background.
Actress Jane Fonda plans to devote the rest of her life to the fight for climate justice, because she knows just what we stand to lose.
“I grew up to the sounds of coyotes and nightingales and mourning doves. I’ve swum and scuba dived on the Great Barrier Reef and in the Galapagos, I’ve looked at sea turtles right in the eye,” she said after accepting an Earth Award from TIME CEO Jessica Sibley on Wednesday evening.
“This isn’t happenstance,” remarked Gloria Walton, former TIME Earth Award honoree, on the environmental justice movement being recognized as a powerful force.
“It is a reality created by the energy and love of frontline communities and grassroots organizations who have worked for decades,” Walton said, as she presented an Earth Award to the man known as the “Father of Environmental Justice,” Robert Bullard.
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Bullard, who was appointed to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council in 2021, spoke of the long fight he’s waged for environmental justice in his acceptance speech.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry knows that battling the climate crisis is an uphill battle— but that doesn’t mean it’s time to give up the fight.
“Every analysis of finance of the transition to clean energy says we need something like 2.5 to 4.5 trillion dollars every year for the next three years,” said Kerry during his TIME Earth Award acceptance speech, after being presented the honor by former honoree Tom Steyer.
Nemonte Nenquimo believes that Mother Nature is sending us a message—we just need to listen.
“She’s crying. She’s shouting. She’s screaming. She’s saying that I am when the tides are rising, the rivers are rising. There are droughts. And this is my language. This is my alarm to you.”
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Nenquimo, an Indigenous leader of the Waorani peoples in Ecuador and founder of the nonprofits Ceibo Alliance and Amazon Frontlines, has focused much of her activism on preserving the Amazon from deforestation and oil extraction.
Designer Gabriela Hearst accepted a TIME Earth Award on Wednesday, presented to her by actress Jodie Comer, who praised Hearst’s commitment to sustainability through simplicity.
Hearst made clear that the admiration was mutual. “Artists and scientists hold the important keys to get us out of the mess we have gotten ourselves in,” she said before discussing her passion for clean energy.
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Hearst has weaved sustainability into her namesake company’s practices—her brand sells handbags on a made-to-order basis, and is constantly finding new ways to reduce waste in packaging and fabrics.