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World Slams California’s Offsets

Posted by admin on Apr 25, 2014

Genetically Engineering Poplars for Paper and Biofuels Condemned

Genetically Engineering Poplars for Paper and Biofuels Condemned

Posted by admin on Apr 10, 2014

New Report Reveals High Risks, No Reward of Alberta Clipper Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion

New Report Reveals High Risks, No Reward of Alberta Clipper Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion

Posted by admin on Mar 31, 2014

Lakota Allies Gather to Stand Their Sacred Ground

Lakota Allies Gather to Stand Their Sacred Ground

Posted by admin on Mar 15, 2014

Comments of IEN and NCRA on the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL Project

Comments of IEN and NCRA on the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone X...

Posted by admin on Mar 13, 2014

Kenya preparing for REDD in the Embobut Forest and forcing Sengwer People “into extinction”

Kenya preparing for REDD in the Embobut Forest and forcing Sengwer People “into extinction”

Posted by admin on Feb 7, 2014

Court Rules in Favor of Native Youth Attacked at Flagstaff Dew Downtown Event

Court Rules in Favor of Native Youth Attacked at Flagstaff Dew Downtown Event

Posted by admin on Jan 23, 2014

WTO and Indigenous Peoples: Resisting Globalization, Asserting Self-Determination

WTO and Indigenous Peoples: Resisting Globalization, Asserting Self-Determination

Posted by admin on Dec 9, 2013

#EndWTO Week of Action in Bali – Update Dec. 2, 2013

#EndWTO Week of Action in Bali – Update Dec. 2, 2013

Posted by admin on Dec 3, 2013

14 Years after the Battle of Seattle, Movements Call to #EndWTO

14 Years after the Battle of Seattle, Movements Call to #EndWTO

Posted by admin on Dec 3, 2013

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During Obama Visit, Tribes Wil...

Jun 13, 2014 by admin

During Obama Visit, Tribes Will Push for Keystone XL Rejection

MEDIA ADVISORY June 13, 2014 Contact: Aldo Seoane, aldoseoane@gmail.com, 605-319-8151 During Obama Visit, Tribes Will Push for...

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World Slams California’s Offse...

Apr 25, 2014 by admin

Opposition Mounts as California Expands its Cap-and-Trade Market Regime to Include Methane Capture from Coal Mining and Rice...

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Genetically Engineering Poplar...

Apr 10, 2014 by admin

Genetically Engineering Poplars for Paper and Biofuels Condemned

Industry Hype & Misdirected Science Undercuts Real Energy/Climate Solutions Genetically Engineering Poplars for Paper and Biofuels...

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New Report Reveals High Risks,...

Mar 31, 2014 by admin

New Report Reveals High Risks, No Reward of Alberta Clipper Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion

For Immediate Release: March 31, 2014 Contacts: Mark Westlund, Sierra Club 415-977-5719 – mark.westlund@sierraclub.org Tom BK...

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Lakota Allies Gather to Stand ...

Mar 15, 2014 by admin

Lakota Allies Gather to Stand Their Sacred Ground

by Natalie Hand and Kent Lebsock, Owe Aku International Justice Project (www.oweakuinternational.org) “We sought spiritual...

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Comments of IEN and NCRA on th...

Mar 13, 2014 by admin

Comments of IEN and NCRA on the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL Project

February 24, 2014 VIA EMAIL AND U.S. MAIL http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOS-2014-0003-0001 United States...

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Kenya preparing for REDD in th...

Feb 7, 2014 by admin

Kenya preparing for REDD in the Embobut Forest and forcing Sengwer People “into extinction”

January 31, 2014 Last year the Government of Kenya was getting “ready” for REDD in the Embobut Forest, now it is...

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Court Rules in Favor of Native...

Jan 23, 2014 by admin

Court Rules in Favor of Native Youth Attacked at Flagstaff Dew Downtown Event

City Council & Mainstream Media Continue to Ignore ‘Racist Attack’ FLAGSTAFF, AZ — A Flagstaff Judge ruled today...

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On the Outcome of the World Tr...

Dec 10, 2013 by admin

On the Outcome of the World Trade Organization 9th Ministerial Conference

Statement by Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Executive Director, Indigenous Environmental Network On the Outcome of the World Trade Organization...

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WTO and Indigenous Peoples: Re...

Dec 9, 2013 by admin

WTO and Indigenous Peoples: Resisting Globalization, Asserting Self-Determination

The World Trade Organization (WTO) and Indigenous Peoples: Resisting Globalization, Asserting Self-Determination WTO of the Sky,...

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#EndWTO Week of Action in Bali...

Dec 3, 2013 by admin

#EndWTO Week of Action in Bali – Update Dec. 2, 2013

By: Edgar Franks, Community to Community Development Solidarity between different fronts of struggle was apparent at the opening day...

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14 Years after the Battle of S...

Dec 3, 2013 by admin

14 Years after the Battle of Seattle, Movements Call to #EndWTO

In 1999, anti-globalization protests rocked the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations in Seattle and gave birth to a new era of...

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Worst-Case Scenario for Oil Sa...

Dec 2, 2013 by admin

Worst-Case Scenario for Oil Sands Industry Has Come to Life, Leaked Document Shows

Industry consultants said anti-tar sands push could become ‘the most significant environmental campaign of the decade’ if...

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Humanity at the Crossroads

Dec 2, 2013 by admin

Humanity at the Crossroads

This is an invitation to step into service, to choose to join a collective body of humans that deeply cares about our planet. Please...

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A Pathetic REDD Package

Nov 28, 2013 by admin

A Pathetic REDD Package

On 12 November 2013, the Global Forest Coalition made the following intervention during the negotiations in Warsaw on methodologies to...

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Company slows uranium mining i...

Nov 22, 2013 by admin

Company slows uranium mining in northern Arizona

By: Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, AZ – The only two uranium mines operating in Arizona and an associated mill in southern Utah...

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Statement on the UN Climate Co...

Nov 13, 2013 by admin

Statement on the UN Climate Conference in Warsaw by Tom Goldtooth

Statement on the UN Climate Conference in Warsaw by Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director, Indigenous Environmental Network by Global...

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Heavy Storm Devastates Coastal...

Nov 12, 2013 by admin

Heavy Storm Devastates Coastal Communities in Western Alaska

We need to support our own communities during catastrophic disasters. We aren’t many people in Western Alaska, Kotlik appeared...

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Climate Summit: Don’t tu...

Nov 11, 2013 by admin

Climate Summit: Don’t turn farmers into ‘climate smart’ carbon traders!

Published on Thursday, 07 November 2013 20:26 Media release of La Vía Campesina | GRAIN | ETC Group 7 November 2013. Farmers produce...

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First Nations request for fede...

Nov 8, 2013 by admin

November 8, 2013 at 12:01pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE First Nations request for federal delay on approval for Shell’s tar sands Project...

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Bioneers National Conference K...

Nov 1, 2013 by admin

Bioneers National Conference Keynote Speaker Tom Goldtooth Articulates Native Vision

Voices from the Spirit! Bioneers National Conference Keynote Speaker Tom Goldtooth Articulates Native Vision Terri...

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Power Shift 2013 – Kandi...

Oct 23, 2013 by admin

Power Shift 2013 – Kandi Mossett

Kandi Mossett (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara), Native Energy & Climate Campaign Organizer – Kandi was born in North Dakota and...

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Press Statement: Tom Goldtooth...

Oct 22, 2013 by admin

Press Statement: Tom Goldtooth – Behind the backs of the People of California

San Francisco, Oct. 17 – Governor Jerry Brown of California was slated to receive the Blue Green Alliance’s Right Stuff award...

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Indigenous Peoples’ Orga...

Oct 8, 2013 by admin

Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations and NGOs Opposing REDD Request Meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown

We, the undersigned [and aforementioned] Indigenous peoples organizations, environmental justice and environmental non-governmental...

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Old Horse with a New Name, Lea...

Sep 26, 2013 by admin

Old Horse with a New Name, Lead by the Same Jack Asses!!!

(Legislative Hearing on New Proposed Bill) Rep. Upton (MI) and Rep. Green (TX) introduced a new bill called ‘‘North American...

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Minnesota PUC to review Enbrid...

Sep 8, 2013 by admin

Minnesota PUC to review Enbridge oil pipeline expansion

Article by: DAVID SHAFFER , Star Tribune ~ Updated: September 5, 2013 – 7:53 AM Enbridge Energy’s plan to boost the carrying...

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No REDD+

World Slams California’s Offsets
World Slams California’s Offsets Opposition Mounts as California Expands its Cap-and-Trade Market Regime to Include Methane Capture from Coal Mining and Rice Farming For Immediate Release: April 25, 2014 Contacts: Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network, 218-760-0442, ien@igc.org Mari Rose Taruc, Asian Pacific Environmental Network and AB32 […]
Forced Relocation of Sengwer People proves urgency of canceling REDD
February 25, 2014 We, the No REDD in Africa Network (NRAN) together with the undersigned organizations and individuals, strongly condemn the massive evictions and forced relocation of the Sengwer Indigenous People, one of the few remaining hunter-gatherers of the world, from their ancestral home in Kenya’s Cherangany Hills. SIGN BELOW – DEADLINE March 6, 201 […]
Kenya preparing for REDD in the Embobut Forest and forcing Sengwer People “into extinction”
January 31, 2014 Last year the Government of Kenya was getting “ready” for REDD in the Embobut Forest, now it is violently evicting the Sengwer People and forcing them “into extinction.” According to Survival International, “as many as a thousand homes have already been torched.”[i] Sengwer spokesman Yator Kiptum denounced the “disaster” caused by combin […]