Bold Nebraska, Natives protest...

Jan 30, 2013 by

Bold Nebraska, Natives protest pipeline, impact on land

January 28, 2013 7:00 pm By KEVIN ABOUREZK/Lincoln Journal Star Cowboys hats and shawls adorned a coalition of more than 100 ranchers...

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International Treaty to Protec...

Jan 27, 2013 by

International Treaty to Protect the Sacred from Tar Sands Projects

Signed on January 25th 2013 International Treaty to Protect the Sacred from Tar Sands Projects The representatives from sovereign...

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Fracking review flawed, relies...

Jan 25, 2013 by

Fracking review flawed, relies on industry information: Council of Canadians

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release January 25, 2013 The Council of Canadians recently obtained a copy of Environment Canada’s work...

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West Virginia’s streams ...

Jan 23, 2013 by

West Virginia’s streams are in trouble

More than 40 percent of West Virginia’s rivers are too polluted to pass simple water-quality safety thresholds. They are too...

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Settlement Between the Sierra ...

Jan 23, 2013 by

Settlement Between the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Brings Clean Air Victory to Iowans

Retirement of Seven Coal-Fired Boilers Marks 50,000 Megawatts of U.S. Coal Announced to Retire Since 2010 Tuesday, January...

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Preliminary Analysis of FracFo...

Jan 23, 2013 by

Preliminary Analysis of FracFocus.org Data

Abstract This post covers the oil/gas well and chemical data extracted from the FracFocus.org website by the staff of SkyTruth.org. ...

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Cancer-Causing Chemicals Used ...

Jan 23, 2013 by

Cancer-Causing Chemicals Used in 34% of Reported Fracking Operations

Narrative and Images by David Manthos; Data Analysis by new SkyTruth volunteer David Darling Recognized carcinogens are used in 1 in...

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Occupy Talks: Indigenous Persp...

Jan 23, 2013 by

Occupy Talks: Indigenous Perspectives on the Occupy Movement – Media Wrench (Toronto)

by Clayton Thomas-Muller on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 9:03am Hello Friends, I am re-posting this panel that was organized last...

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Ethical Enbridge? The real sto...

Jan 23, 2013 by

Ethical Enbridge? The real story of Line 9 and the tar sands giga-project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYUd7WOdjyU”

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Tribes and Allies Gather on Ya...

Jan 22, 2013 by

Tribes and Allies Gather on Yankton Sioux Reservation to Oppose the Tar Sands and Keystone XL Pipeline

Unprecedented gathering marks the 150th anniversary of 1863 Peace Treaty - ACTION ALERT — January 21, 2013 Indigenous Nations...

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As State Department nears comp...

Jan 21, 2013 by

As State Department nears completion of Keystone XL review, both sides dig in

The State Department is close to completing a draft of an environmental review that will help determine whether President Obama...

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Why Canadian Tar Sands are the...

Jan 21, 2013 by

Why Canadian Tar Sands are the Most Environmentally Destructive Project on Earth

By Lorne Stockman [Editor's note: Today, scientists and advocates speaking at the National Press Club in Washington unveiled new...

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ENBRIDGE OMNIBUS ROUTE REVISIO...

Jan 17, 2013 by

ENBRIDGE OMNIBUS ROUTE REVISION HIDES UNRELATED CHANGES TO THEIR APPLICATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 17, 2013 At the end of December, Enbridge submitted significant changes to their application to the Joint...

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EPA is Seeking Public Comment ...

Jan 17, 2013 by

EPA is Seeking Public Comment on the Working Draft of its Policy on Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples

Your review and comments are needed. The deadline for comments are Feburary 15, 2013. Within this draft policy are provisions for the...

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Lubicon Lake Nation Take A Sta...

Jan 17, 2013 by

Lubicon Lake Nation Take A Stand in Alberta Oilfield: Exercise of Jurisdiction Slows Oilfield Traffic

Little Buffalo, AB – In solidarity with actions across the country today, the Government of the Lubicon Lake Nation will set up...

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Enbridge Expansion Fact Sheet:...

Jan 14, 2013 by

Enbridge Expansion Fact Sheet: Affecting Fond Du Lac, Leech Lake, Red Lake

by Marty Cobenais on Saturday, January 12, 2013 In 2009 Enbridge Energy L.P. received a Presidential Permit to construct the Alberta...

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New Tar Sands study supports F...

Jan 9, 2013 by

New Tar Sands study supports First Nation concerns for weakening Environmental Legislation

January 9, 2013 Fort McMurray, AB – This week a new study was released showing chemicals from tar sands production in Northern...

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Gathering to Protect the Sacre...

Jan 9, 2013 by

Gathering to Protect the Sacred From the Tar Sands and Keystone XL

January 3, 2013 Treaty Councils Oceti Sakowin Makoce Anpetu Waste Mitakuyepi: The Ihanktonwan Oyate Treaty Steering Committee is...

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Mikisew Cree First Nation and ...

Jan 7, 2013 by

Mikisew Cree First Nation and Frog Lake First Nation to challenge C-38 and C-45 in Federal Court

The Globe and Mail reports, “The Mikisew Cree First Nation and the Frog Lake First Nation will file documents in Federal Court on...

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Rising anger of Canada’s...

Jan 6, 2013 by

Rising anger of Canada’s First Nations over living conditions

Chronic underfunding of essential services and fears over land losses prompt Attawapiskat chief to go on hunger strike When images of...

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Canadian PM to meet First Nati...

Jan 6, 2013 by

Canadian PM to meet First Nations leaders after protests

Idle No More movement began as campaign by four women against changes to Indian Act and environmental deregulation The Canadian prime...

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Defenders of the Land: Indigen...

Jan 6, 2013 by

Defenders of the Land: Indigenous Peoples have clear demands for real change

January 5, 2013 Defenders of the Land, a network of Indigenous communities and activists in land struggle across Canada, including...

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Another Looming Cliff of Grave...

Jan 5, 2013 by

Another Looming Cliff of Grave Consequence

By Robert Redford, Reader Supported News 04 January 13 The wake up call that Hurricane Sandy gave us was but one of many just in the...

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Wisconsin’s Mining Moratorium ...

Jan 4, 2013 by

Wisconsin’s Mining Moratorium Under Attack

Al Gedicks and Dave Blouin Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the mining industry have begun a major lobbying effort to overturn...

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Help the Guna of Panama Save T...

Jan 3, 2013 by

Help the Guna of Panama Save Turtles

Indigenous Music to Save Turtles The Guna have been doing conservation the right way for hundreds of years It is only...

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Application for a Presidential...

Jan 3, 2013 by

Application for a Presidential Permit To Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States and Canada; Enbridge Energy, LP

“We intend to fight this expansion….Enbridge is planning to reverse other pipelines to make this extra oil flow to the...

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Canada’s Indigenous Move...

Jan 2, 2013 by

Canada’s Indigenous Movement Gains Momentum

Are the country’s First Nations groups being denied their rights and being targeted by the government? Canada’s Idle No...

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Coal Mine Expansion Would Deci...

Jan 2, 2013 by

Coal Mine Expansion Would Decimate Colorado Roadless Area

Conservation groups are gearing up to protect a forested roadless area and lynx habitat threatened with destruction by recent federal...

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Shell Drilling Ship Salvage Im...

Jan 2, 2013 by

Shell Drilling Ship Salvage Impeded By Storm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — High seas and strong winds prevented crews from boarding an oil drilling ship to check for any damage after...

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Yellowstone River Oil Spill

Jan 2, 2013 by

Yellowstone River Oil Spill

Delayed Response From Exxon Made Matters Worse, Feds Say BILLINGS, Mont. — Delays in Exxon Mobil Corp.’s response to a major...

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