Organisation Interview

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) connects with public employees who blows the whistle and protects them from discrimination in the workplace.

As employees, we all need to be mindful of how our organizations value and protect the environment. However, some are caught between their professions and their desire to keep the earth safe from practices that their workplaces practice.

Find out how you can help PEER protect these public employees doing their part to save the planet. 

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July 4, 2021

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Protecting Workers Engaged In Protecting The Environment

#263 Great.com Talks With… Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)

As an employee, one should always speak up if their organization has some practices that harm the environment. Illegal logging, planting genetically modified crops in a wildlife refuge or dumping of chemicals in waterways that can poison living things and disrupt the ecosystem - these are all very harmful and thoughtless acts that destroy the planet little by little, and may be done by public agencies. Public employees that blow the whistle on these unethical practices do exist within the organization, but are often penalized and persecuted for doing the right thing. In this episode, we talk with Jeff Ruch from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) about protecting these employees from the repercussions of such cases.

Protecting those who do the right thing for Mother Earth

There are plenty of public agencies out there that control a huge swathe of land and are intrinsically connected to where they operate. Wildlife reserves, animal sanctuaries and research institutes are among some of them. Unfortunately, some of these organizations have practices that harm the environment. Ruch argues that public employees that blow the whistle on these organizations need not be penalized for doing the right thing by alarming environmental watchdogs and government institutions; oftentimes, these individuals are fired and sued for trying to do right by the environment. These outstanding people deserve all the protection they can get, legal or otherwise, something which PEER has been doing for years. 

Listen to the whole interview to find out how you can help protect these public employees doing the right thing. You can also donate to PEER. The fight to keep the Earth healthy is no walk in the park, and protecting the champions that advocate this cause requires all the help it can get.

Want to learn more about PEER? You can check out their About page, check out their news section and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. 

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