Category Archives: Environment
Chris Hedges> Rise Up or Die
“I do not know what to call this system. It is certainly not capitalism. Extortion might be a better word.” Illustration by Mr. Fish By Chris Hedges Posted on May 19, 2013 truthdig.com Joe Sacco and I spent two years reporting from the poorest pockets of the United States for our book “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt.” We went into our […]
Video> Lakota Nation Official Press Release Against Keystone XL Pipeline
NativeImpact Published on May 18, 2013 May 16, 2013 – Urban Lakota Treaty Lands – Lakota Territory Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click on the item of interest to view. WAMMToday is also on FACEBOOK! Check the […]
Frac sand protest> Winona, Minnesota
“We declare Monday to be a moratorium of business as usual at the sites of production of silica sand to eliminate a necessary component of fracking.” April 29, 2013 11:25 am • By Daily News staff WinonaDailyNews.com Protester Dan Wilson of Winona is escorted away by a Winona County sheriff’s deputy during a frac sand protest at Winona’s […]
Idle No More Oklahoma> I can’t believe . . .
I CAN’T BELIEVE…… Idle No More Oklahoma rallies at the state capitol to protect the water and environment of the area. Crystal Zevon who sent around the above video, and has been with indigenous people’s recently at Tar Sands protests as she tours the country, writes: I believe the theme emerging from my travels is that […]
Bianca Jagger> Women: The Unsung Heroes of the Environment
Women: The Unsung Heroes of the Environment As the Cree proverb warns us: Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money. By Bianca Jagger 10 March 13 Reader Supported News Bianca Jagger discusses the important […]
Naomi Klein> Dancing the World into Being: A Conversation with Idle No More’s Leanne Simpson
Dancing the World into Being A Conversation with Idle No More’s Leanne Simpson by Naomi Klein and Leanne Simpson via Common Dreams Published on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 by YES! Magazine Leanne Simpson collecting wild rice. In December 2012, the Indigenous protests known as Idle No More exploded onto the Canadian political scene, with huge round dances taking place […]
Videos> Red Lake Nation Tribal Members Blockade Enbridge Pipelines
Red Lake Nation Tribal Members Blockade Enbridge Pipelines Below are two videos from the Red Lake Reservation encampment that started March 1 to protest the Enbridge pipelines on reservation land in northern Minnesota. Here’s a short video of the encampment at Red Lake Reservation that seeks to stop the flow of Tarsands oil in Enbridge […]
50,000 protest> Photos from the Climate Change/No XL Pipeline in DC Feb. 17, 2013
Click the link below to see a series of photos from the protest. http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/airjordans-dc_bn_1361024630924.html
Tar Sands Through MN> Minnesota native Marty Cobenais, of the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
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With Keystone XL in Limelight, Enbridge Plans ‘Aggressive’ Pipeline Push
With Keystone XL in Limelight, Enbridge Plans ‘Aggressive’ Pipeline Push First Nations call to end all tar sands development Lauren McCauley, staff writer CommonDreams.org Published on Friday, February 1, 2013 Editor’s Note: Enbridge pipelines in MN would carry more tar sands oil across northern Minnesota than the proposed Keystone XL. Much of this oil is […]
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