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- [Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels](https://www.ienearth.org/transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels/) - Ist Conference Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels 1st ConferenceApril 24-29Santa Marta, Columbia  A Just Transition is grounded in the effective respect of our right to self-determination and must be based on the guarantee of our internationally recognized inherent and distinct collective rights over our territories, land and waters. It is not limited to the
- [Rally Targets Pipeline as Enbridge Begins Line 5 Reroute](https://www.ienearth.org/rally-targets-pipeline-as-enbridge-begins-line-5-reroute/) - Rally Targets Pipeline as Enbridge Begins Line 5 Reroute Construction Near Bad River SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A coalition of Indigenous water protectors and climate activists gathered outside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District headquarters during the Tuesday, April 21st, evening rush hour, demanding a halt to construction on the Enbridge Line SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A coalition of Indigenous water protectors and climate activists gathered outside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District
- [Water War & AI](https://www.ienearth.org/water-war-ai/) - Water, War & Aiby BJ McManamaArtificial intelligence (Ai) has infiltrated our lives in commerce, social media, and personal communications. We can’t ignore the exponential increase in both promotion and opposition for building data centers across the country. Investors and builders are aggressively acquiring thousands of acres of land as they move into rural and economically
- [New Report Reveals High Risks, No Reward of Alberta Clipper Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion](https://www.ienearth.org/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 For Immediate Release:March 31, 2014Contacts:Mark Westlund, Sierra Club415-977-5719 – mark.westlund@sierraclub.orgTom BK Goldtooth, Ex. Dir. IEN(218) 751-4967 – ien@igc.orgA new report released today by the Sierra Club and 13 other groups including the Indigenous Environmental Network, examines the proposed expansion of the
- [Enbridge Expansion Fact Sheet: Affecting Fond Du Lac, Leech Lake, Red Lake](https://www.ienearth.org/enbridge-expansion-fact-sheet-affecting-fond-du-lac-leech-lake-red-lake/) - Enbridge Expansion Fact Sheet: Affecting Fond Du Lac, Leech Lake, Red Lake by Marty Cobenais on Saturday, January 12, 2013In 2009 Enbridge Energy L.P. received a Presidential Permit to construct the Alberta Clipper Pipeline (Line 67) and the Southern Lights Diluent Pipeline.The Alberta Clipper Pipeline was completed and operational in 2010 and carries 440, 000
- [Line 13 ---- Illegal Pipelines on Red Lake Land ---- Fact Sheet](https://www.ienearth.org/line-13-illegal-pipelines-on-red-lake-land-fact-sheet/) - Enbridge is proposing to increase the Southern Lights Diluent Line(50,000 bpd to 275,000 bpd) that flows from Chicago, Ill to Hardisty, Alberta is a 20 inch pipeline that was completed in 2009, and started operations in 2010. Heavy crude oil/bitumen are fluids with high viscosity, especially at low temperatures. The addition of a Diluent enables the diluted fluid (dil-bit in the case of bitumen) to meet pipeline specifications in order for it to be efficiently transported. Diluent is considered a trade secret, but is known to have several cancer causing agents in its chemical make up such as Benzene and Napezene. Dil-Bit is a blend of 60% Bitumen and 40% Diluent.
- [NO More Uranium on Dine' Lands](https://www.ienearth.org/no-more-uranium-on-dine-lands/) - KeepItInTheGround Webinar February 26, 2026 – 6-7:30 PM MTDooda HSPA Webinar Click here to sign and leave your comments for decision-makers. Full bios and more info below. There are over 525 abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation. Currently, the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency is promoting a resolution to develop a commercial partnership between
- [Breaking - Pipeline Explosion Rocks Northern Minnesota Community](https://www.ienearth.org/breaking-pipeline-explosion-rocks-northern-minnesota-community/) - Gas Pipeline Explosion Rocks Northern Minnesota Community A pipeline explosion in northern Minnesota has rocked the small community of Willow River, approximately 50 miles southwest of Duluth. First reported on social media, local residents heard a sound like a jet engine from miles away. While emerging reports are sketchy, it appears to be a liquid
- [IEN Condemns the Senseless Killing of a Legal Observer and Other Lawless Acts by ICE in a Minneapolis Neighborhood](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-condemns-the-senseless-killing-of-a-legal-observer-and-other-lawless-acts-by-ice-in-a-minneapolis-neighborhood/) - IEN Condemns the Senseless Killing of a Legal Observer and Other Lawless Acts by ICE in a Minneapolis Neighborhood For Immediate Release January 7, 2026Indigenous Environmental Network condemns the murder of 37- year old mother, Renee Nicole Good, on a residential street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Masked ICE officers
- [2025 Year in Review](https://www.ienearth.org/2025-year-in-review/) - Despite the tremendous challenges the calendar year presented, our IEN team accomplished remarkable things. As IEN’s Executive Director, I am deeply grateful for your dedication as we move into Year 2026. We will continue our mission and important work, supporting each other along the way. I am profoundly grateful for the support and compassion provided
- [COP 30 2025](https://www.ienearth.org/cop-30-2025/) - Once again, IEN staff and a delegation of allies and front-line grassroots leadership representatives will attend the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP). We offer the following perspectives on the most pressing of challenges we all face. Stay up to date by following our social media, newswire, press releases, and this website for the
- [COP30: Conference Of Profiteers?](https://www.ienearth.org/cop30-conference-of-profiteers/) - COP30: Conference Of Profiteers? Belem, Brazil – Nov 22, 2025: The 30th meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate, Conference of the Parties (COP) wrapped up the proceedings early with a hastily written [“unedited”] Outcomes Report that includes little of substance, along with tertiary mentions of protecting Indigenous Peoples. Clearly, the lukewarm and non-binding
- [HOME Alliance Slams COP30 Captured by Carbon Markets and Illusionary Fixes like Geoengineering](https://www.ienearth.org/home-alliance-slams-cop30-captured-by-carbon-markets-and-illusionary-fixes-like-geoengineering/) - PRESS RELEASE: HOME Alliance Slams COP30 Captured by Carbon Markets and Illusionary Fixes like GeoengineeringCOP30 is a festival of false solutionsPRESS RELEASE: HOME Alliance Slams COP30 Captured by Carbon Markets and Illusionary Fixes like Geoengineering 21 November, 2025Belém, BrazilIn a betrayal of Indigenous Peoples, climate justice movements and civil society, COP30 has been a profound
- [The world must unite around a climate plan](https://www.ienearth.org/the-world-must-unite-around-a-climate-plan/) - The world must unite around a climate plan Ahead of COP30 in Brazil, the Planetary Guardians and friends call for a bold plan to phase out fossil fuels and build a clean, secure energy future for allOriginally Published by: The Observer UK: https://observer.co.uk/opinion-and-ideas/letters/article/letters-the-world-must-unite-around-a-climate-planAs the world prepares to gather in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, we appeal
- [How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling](https://www.ienearth.org/how-thousands-of-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-got-access-to-un-climate-talks-and-then-kept-drilling/) - How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate actionOriginally Published at The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/07/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop-un-climateMore than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four
- [Organizations around the world are demanding a halt to the Tropical Forests Forever Facility](https://www.ienearth.org/organizations-around-the-world-are-demanding-a-halt-to-the-tropical-forests-forever-facility/) - Organizations around the world are demanding a halt to the Tropical Forests Forever Facility The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), an initiative presented on November 6 at the UN Climate Conference (COP30), in Belém, Pará (Brazil), is facing growing opposition. More than 200 organizations from 43 countries so far have signed the statement “Let’s STOP
- [Kick Big Polluters OUT](https://www.ienearth.org/kick-big-polluters-out/) - KICK BIG POLLUTERS OUT - COP30! As week one of COP30 begins to wrap up, Big Polluters like fossil fuel lobbyists are flooding the halls of the UNFCCC. We must end their stranglehold on climate action NOW, 😡 and reset the system so it works for people 👥 and the planet. 🌍✊📣 Join KBPO partners Join KBPO partners from around the world in demanding we #KickOutTheSuits and #KickBigPollutersOut.
- [International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change COP 30 Opening Plenary Statement](https://www.ienearth.org/international-indigenous-peoples-forum-on-climate-change-cop-30-opening-plenary-statement/) - COP 30 Opening Plenary Statement International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate ChangeCOP 30 Opening Plenary StatementBelém do Para, Brazil November 10, 2025 Respectful Greetings [in Indigenous language of presenter]We celebrate this first COP held in the Amazon. However, the lack of commitment and ambition from Parties has brought us to irreversible tipping points.The Presidency calls
- [COP30 Climate Justice Groups Expose Risky Geoengineering Delusions](https://www.ienearth.org/cop30-climate-justice-groups-expose-risky-geoengineering-delusions/) - At COP30 Climate Justice Groups Expose Risky Geoengineering Delusions En la COP30, grupos defensores de la justicia climática denuncian los peligrosos delirios de la geoingeniería Hands Off Mother Earth! (HOME) AllianceMedia Advisory10 November 2025 | 10.30 AM BRT | UTC -3.00 UTCAt COP30 Climate Justice Groups Expose Risky Geoengineering DelusionsAs COP30 opens in Belém, civil
- [The Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations by Design Result in Continued Harms to Indigenous Peoples](https://www.ienearth.org/the-global-plastics-treaty-negotiations-by-design-result-in-continued-harms-to-indigenous-peoples/) - The Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations, by Design, Result in Continued Harms to Indigenous Peoples, Waste Pickers and Trade Unions, Youth, and Affected Communities, but We Have Solutions Geneva, 15 August 2025 — As the INC-5.2 Global Plastics Treaty negotiations come to an end in Geneva, Switzerland, affected groups aligned for justice express strong disapproval of
- [Jaguars and Whales are NOT carbon OFFSETS](https://www.ienearth.org/jaguars-and-whales-are-not-carbon-offsets/) - by Tom BK GoldtoothOriginally published by CBD Alliance ‘Indigenous Peoples’ sacred animal relatives, such as jaguars, whales, and elephants, are being used as carbon and biodiversity offsets and extractive industries’ greenwash, a grave affront to our traditional knowledge systems and spiritual lifeways.For example, in Peru, the Jaguar Amazon REDD Project of the offset firm Greenoxx pretends
- [NO to TFFF, YES to Forest Rights](https://www.ienearth.org/no-to-tfff-yes-to-forest-rights/) - NO to TFFF, YES to Forest Rights Statement from Civil Society Organizations on the Launch of the Fund for Tropical Forests Forever [You can find the statement in Português, Español, English, Bahasa Indonesia in the google form]Belém, November 2025Brazilian, Amazonian, Asian, African and international civil society organizations, gathered on the occasion of COP 30, express their
- [IIPFCC COP29 Closing Statement](https://www.ienearth.org/iipfcc-cop29-closing-statement/) - IIPFCC COP29 Closing Statement November 2024 | COP29Baku, AzerbaijanMadam. President and Parties.Indigenous Peoples from the seven socio-cultural regions wish to condemn the unethical methods and even more unethical outcomes this COP has produced. There is nothing to celebrate here today. As Peoples, as Sovereign Nations, we join the several other Nations that have voiced their
- [Indigenous Peoples Defend the CBD’s 2007 Moratorium on Genetically Engineered Trees](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-defend-the-cbds-2007-moratorium-on-genetically-engineered-trees/) - Indigenous Peoples Defend the CBD’s 2007 Moratorium on Genetically Engineered Trees Press Conference Organized by Global Justice Ecology Project and Indigenous Environmental NetworkMedia Contacts:Global Justice Ecology Project: Steve Taylor, Communications Director steve@globaljusticeecology.orgIndigenous Environmental Network BJ McManama, Public Relations and Web Manager bjmcmanama@ienearth.orgSpeakers:Valentina Tereshkova, Gender Justice and Forests Campaign Coordinator, Global Forest CoalitionThomas Joseph Tsewenaldin, Carbon Press Conference Organized by Global Justice Ecology Project and Indigenous Environmental Network
- [NY Climate Week 2025](https://www.ienearth.org/ny-climate-week-2025/) - LIVESTREAM IEN’s KIITG + CJP + IJT pods will be joining together on the ground in NYC for Climate Week.Approximately 15 community members will be joining from across Turtle Island.Our reasons for going are to hold the line in green spaces, support Indigenous grassroots in their efforts, and fight fascist takeovers.Overall goals:hold the line against
- [STOP the Tropical Forest Forever Facility NOW](https://www.ienearth.org/stop-the-tropical-forest-forever-facility-now/) - From the World Rainforest Movement: Sign the statement to STOP the TFFF now! This new initiative, slated to be launched at the UN Climate Conference in November in Brazil, has been created to supposedly provide funding for forest conservation. This new (False Solution) is not designed to address the drivers of deforestation, but to benefit We call on groups, organisations, and movements to sign on to this statement to STOP the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF).
- [Rest in Power Simone](https://www.ienearth.org/rest-in-power-simone/) - Simone Senogles - Celebration of Life Simone Margaret Senogles“Chinoodinikwé” and “Miskomakwakwe”Member of the Migizi (Eagle) ClanSimone Margaret Senogles, beloved wife, daughter, sister, mother, auntie, and friend, passed away in Bemidji, Minnesota, on Saturday, September 20, 2025. She was 54.Traditional Services were held at 10 am on Friday, September 26, 2025, at the new Red Lake
- [Paying for Climate Chaos - Report from Oil Change International](https://www.ienearth.org/paying-for-climate-chaos-report-from-oil-change-international/) - Paying for Climate Chaos New research finds U.S. federal government spends $35 BILLION on fossil fuel handouts each year Fossil Fuel Industry Receives $35 Billion Each Year in Government Handouts$4 billion added by Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act “Paying for Climate Chaos” reveals the staggering scope of federal government subsidies for fossil fuel production.The
- [Letter to the Climate Justice Community from PvFF member groups](https://www.ienearth.org/letter-to-the-climate-justice-community-from-pvff-member-groups/) - Letter to the Climate Justice Community from PvFF member groups Friends and Fellow Climate Justice Advocates We write as member organizations of the People vs. Fossil Fuels (PvFF)coalition, which is a network of over 1,200 climate justice, Indigenous, Black, Latino, social justice, economic justice, progressive, environmental, youth, faith, and other organizations working collectively toward a
- [Colonization continues with the Big Bad Bill](https://www.ienearth.org/colonization-continues-with-the-big-bad-bill/) - The US administration turns our country into a big ‘ol payday for the fossil fuel industry, on the taxpayers’ dimeBy Brenna Yellow Thunder: brenna@ienearth.orgTHE WHATThe world is starting to feel power-hungry and dangerous. War and concentration camps run rampant, and with a tyrant in charge, times are apocalyptic. Post-apocalyptic, for a while. If you have been
- [Coalition of Organizations Stand in Unity with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe](https://www.ienearth.org/coalition-of-organizations-stand-in-unity-with-the-ute-mountain-ute-tribe/) - Coalition of Organizations Stand in Unity with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe to Oppose Energy Fuels’ White Mesa Uranium Mill Operations For media inquiries or to speak with representatives from signatory organizations or theWhite Mesa Concerned Community, please contact:Yolanda Badback, White Mesa Concerned CommunityYbadback427@gmail.com(435) 459-2461Carmen Valdez, HEAL Utahcarmen@healutah.org(385) 202-5199 White Mesa, Utah — A broad
- [Thoughts on the FWG and Indigenous Peoples Caucus](https://www.ienearth.org/thoughts-on-the-fwg-and-indigenous-peoples-caucus/) - Indigenous Sovereignty: July 2025 Updateby Michael Lane michael@ienearth.org The Facilitated Working Group (FWG) was established to primarily foster the transmission of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge to the Conference of the Parties in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It sits in a bureaucracy as a constituted body under something called the Subsidiary Body on
- [Storm Damage to IEN Headquarters and Teaching Garden in Bemidji](https://www.ienearth.org/storm-damage-to-ien-headquarters-and-teaching-garden-in-bemidji/) - Storm Damage to IEN’s Headquarters and Teaching Garden in Bemidj June 25, 2025Bemidji, MN; Ojibwe HomelandsIn the early morning hours of June 22, 2025, a powerful storm came through Bemidji, causing serious damage to our Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) headquarters and the Teaching Garden that so many of us have poured love, time, and care
- [Civil Society Urges Governments to Protect Oceans From Geoengineering Threats](https://www.ienearth.org/civil-society-urges-governments-to-protect-oceans-from-geoengineering-threats/) - On World Oceans Day Civil Society Urges Governments to Protect Oceans From Geoengineering Threats 8 June, 2025Nice, FranceOn UN Oceans Day, ahead of the upcoming United Nations Oceans Conference the Hands Off Mother Earth! (HOME) Alliance is calling on governments to take decisive action to safeguard ocean ecosystems from the growing threat of marine geoengineering.
- [BACK OFF the Sale of OUR Public Lands](https://www.ienearth.org/back-off-the-sale-of-our-public-lands/) - BACK OFF the Sale of OUR Public Lands - Vote NO on the Big Bad Bill Certain Republicans are misusing their powers in the Senate to make more money; we can stop themWHATThe Budget Reconciliation Bill is a billionaire’s wish: money away from the people and setting it up to make the rich richer. As
- [Climate Collapse, Colonial Borders and Rising Facism](https://www.ienearth.org/climate-collapse-colonial-borders-and-rising-facism/) - As Indigenous Peoples, we know the land does not — and never has — recognized colonial borders. Neither does the wind. Neither do the rivers and oceans. Neither does climate collapse. Our communities are being displaced not by migration, but by extraction, war, and greed. Migrants are not the crisis.The U.S. government manufactures it. Colonialism built
- [Annual commemoration of the 1979 Church Rock Uranium Tailing Spill](https://www.ienearth.org/annual-commemoration-of-the-1979-church-rock-uranium-tailing-spill/) - Please save the date for the annual commemoration of the 1979 Church Rock Uranium Tailings Spill in Churchrock, New Mexico, on July 19, 2025, at 7:30.On July 16, 1979, the United Nuclear Corporation’s uranium mill tailings impoundment breached an earthen dam and released over 94 million gallons of acidic, radioactive sludge into the Rio Puerco
- [Canada: Breaking footage of police raid on Indigenous pipeline blockade](https://www.ienearth.org/canada-breaking-footage-of-police-raid-on-indigenous-pipeline-blockade/) - RCMP RAID ON COYOTE CAMP 11.19.2021 TV AND WEB RESTRICTIONS~**EMBARGOED UNTIL 6:00 AM EASTERN TIME NORTH AMERICA**~ UPPER LEFT: COURTESY YINTAH.FILM–COYOTE RAID FOOTAGE DOWNLOAD–B-ROLL AND SOUND-CLIPS DOWNLOAD –MEDIA BACKGROUNDERSTORY: For 56 days, Gidimt’en land defenders (under the direction of Hereditary Chief Woos) re-occupied their ancestral Cas Yikh territory, blocking the Coastal Gaslink pipeline from drilling beneath Wet’suwet’en
- [Weaponizing the Law](https://www.ienearth.org/weaponizing-the-law/) - By Brenna Yellowthunder and BJ McManamaMay 30, 2025 Since taking office, the 47th president has signed dozens of disastrous Executive Orders (EOs) with long-lasting consequences for the 99% of us who aren’t ultra-rich oligarchs. In light of the chaos imposed by this administration, we chose the following EOs, which threaten our efforts to preserve and
- [Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace](https://www.ienearth.org/energy-transfer-v-greenpeace/) - United Nations Asked to Investigate $669 Million Trial Verdict Against Greenpeace In North Dakota Court Indigenous Environmental Network Condemns Verdict in Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace Case Moccasin Tracks on the Pacifica Radio NetworkKandi White: We Will Not Be Silenced!Click to listen now. STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBAL CHAIRWOMAN JANET ALKIRE STATEMENT ON THE JURY VERDICT AGAINST
- [Verdict in Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace Case March 20, 2025](https://www.ienearth.org/verdict-in-energy-transfer-v-greenpeace-case-march-20-2025/) - Indigenous Environmental Network Condemns Verdict in Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace Case Bismarck, North Dakota— The Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) expresses profound concern over the recent jury verdict in Morton County, North Dakota, which found Greenpeace liable for over $660 million in damages to Energy Transfer (ET), the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). This
- [Testimony wraps up in Greenpeace trial with jury expected to get case early next week](https://www.ienearth.org/testimony-wraps-up-in-greenpeace-trial-with-jury-expected-to-get-case-early-next-week/) - Testimony wraps up in Greenpeace trial with jury expected to get case early next week By: Mary Steurer – March 14, 2025 – North Dakota Monitor A jury of nine early next week will decide the $300 million case accusing Greenpeace of concocting a scheme to undermine the Dakota Access Pipeline.The environmental group is on
- [SRST CHAIRWOMAN STATEMENT ON THE ENERGY TRANSFER LAWSUIT AGAINST GREENPEACE](https://www.ienearth.org/srst-chairwoman-statement-on-the-energy-transfer-lawsuit-against-greenpeace/) - STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBAL CHAIRWOMAN JANET ALKIRE STATEMENT ON THE ENERGY TRANSFER LAWSUIT AGAINST GREENPEACE In July 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe filed a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers, challenging its speedy approval of an easement to cross Sioux Nation Treaty lands and the Missouri River above Standing Rock. It became apparent
- [IEN Monthly NewsWire for February 2025](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-monthly-newswire-for-february-2025/) - Dear Relatives, The political landscape we face today is one of escalating threats, deepening injustices, and urgent calls to action. Across the U.S. and the world, we are witnessing policies that seek to dismantle Indigenous sovereignty, criminalize dissent, and strip away hard-fought protections for our lands and waters. The recent wave of executive orders from Donald
- [PME2024](https://www.ienearth.org/pme2024/) - August 1-4, 2024 The first four days of August we found ourselves in the ancestral homelands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) for the 18th Protecting Mother Earth gathering. Hundreds of domestic and international supporters, allies, and frontline communities joined us from far and wide.The four-day gathering began in the predawn twilight, August IEN PME SAVE THE DATE: AUGUST 1-4!
- [Remembering and Honoring Jackie Warledo](https://www.ienearth.org/remembering-and-honoring-jackie-warledo/) - Jackie was an Indigenous Environmental campaigner addressing toxic production for many years and, and worked with many Indigenous organizations, Tribal Nations and environmental organizations, as well as at the United Nations in negotiations for the Stockholm Convention, a global treaty addressing Persistent Organic Pollutants that went into force in 2004.
- [Protecting Mother Earth: A Year of Advocacy, Education, and Resistance](https://www.ienearth.org/protecting-mother-earth-a-year-of-advocacy-education-and-resistance/) - Protecting Mother Earth: A Year of Advocacy, Education, and Resistance Indigenous Environmental Network’s 2024 Highlights and Achievements As winter blankets the land, we are reminded of the teachings that this season brings: rest, renewal, and preparation for what lies ahead. For Indigenous Peoples, this is a time to honor our ancestors, who lived in harmony
- [IEN Webinar Series: Feminisms & Indigenous Womxn](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-feminisms/) - Feminisms &Indigenous Women Webinars The Indigenous Environmental Network invites you to join us for our new moon/full moon series of conversations with Indigenous women on feminism and what it means for our communities and nations. These series are open to the public and we expect respectful interactions and dialogue. If you come to learn, grow,
- [Action Alert! Shut Down DAPL Lame Duck](https://www.ienearth.org/action-alert-shut-down-dapl-lame-duck/) - Join us in pushing the Biden Administration against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) during the Lame Duck period! From November until inauguration day, we will hold President Biden and his Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to STOP DAPL. Stand with us in solidarity to advocate for the protection of the Standing Rock (SRST) and Cheyenne River Join us in pushing the Biden Administration against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) during the Lame Duck period!
- [What's Next:  Indigenous Youth and STOP DAPL](https://www.ienearth.org/whats-next-indigenous-youth-and-stop-dapl/) - What's Next: Indigenous Youth and STOP DAPL by Morgan Brings Plenty, and BJ McManamaApetu Was’te Yuhanye (good day, everyone),For the past month, Indigenous Youth has been working hard to keep in touch with communities of Oceti Sakowin Territory around the different pipeline issues as well as the most recent project proposals that may pose a
- [IEN Newswire - September 2024](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-newswire-september-2024/) - SHARE Dear Relatives, September kept the IEN Communications staff busy and on the road. Audio and Solar Technician Govinda Dalton departed the IEN Protecting Mother Earth gathering in Cherokee, NC, for the main IEN office in Bemidji, MN, delivering for storage IEN’s portable solar power equipment that enabled the audio and video recording of PME
- [Post-Election Reflections: United States of Fossil Fuels](https://www.ienearth.org/post-election-reflections-united-states-of-fossil-fuels/) - Post-Election Reflections: United States of Fossil Fuels By Brenna TwoBears (Ho-Chunk, Diné, Standing Rock), Keep it in the Ground Co-Lead OrganizerPortland, OR – The sun is out, and the temperature is mid-seventies. It is a nice, warm, sunny day outside. It is also November.Of course, it cooled down eventually. Then the election happened. The world
- [IEN Newswire June 2024](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-newswire-june-2024/) - Dear Relatives, On Turtle Island, June 20 brought 2024’s summer solstice, the day in the Gregorian calendar with the longest period of daylight. For Indigenous Peoples, it is a time of renewal and reflection, as well as ceremonials, dance, and prayer. It is a time of personal sacrifice for the family, clan, society, or community.
- [IEN Newswire August 2024](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-newswire-august-2024/) - SHARE Dear Relatives, As August’s days come to an end, in the northern regions of Turtle Island, children are returning to school, and dusk coming earlier each day signals the end of summer, and fall is just a few weeks away. For IEN staff and board, the first four days of August took us to
- [Newswire - October 2024](https://www.ienearth.org/newswire-october-2024/) - Dear Relatives, October witnessed, in the ancient homelands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians where IEN just held its 2024 Protecting Mother Earth (PME) gathering, catastrophic loss and destruction in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. As the region struggles with ongoing recovery, hundreds of people dead or missing, and untold property damage, IEN staff
- [COP16 Still Has Opportunity to Address Geoengineering Risks](https://www.ienearth.org/cop16-still-has-opportunity-to-address-geoengineering-risks/) - COP16 Still Has Opportunity to Address Geoengineering Risks 1 November, 2024Cali, ColombiaAs negotiations at the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP16 draw to a close today, the Hands Off Mother Earth! (HOME) Alliance is calling on CBD to stand firm against risky geoengineering technologies that threaten biodiversity, climate, peoples and communities. Joined by civil
- [Indigenous Peoples Denounce Whale Offsets at UN Biodiversity Summit](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-denounce-whale-offsets-at-un-biodiversity-summit/) - Indigenous Peoples Denounce Whale Offsets at UN Biodiversity Summit Cali, Colombia – Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations biodiversity summit denounced the International Monetary Fund’s plans to commodify sacred whales for biodiversity and carbon offsets. Such perverse proposals have prompted many delegates to wonder if the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the Convention
- [How to help Hurricane Helene's Hardest Hit Communities](https://www.ienearth.org/how-to-help-hurricane-helenes-hardest-hit-communities/) - Mutual Aid for Hurricane Helene Aftermath The Rocky Broad River flows into Lake Lure and overflowed a town with debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina, after heavy rains from Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024. Approximately six feet of debris piled on the bridge from Lake Lure to Chimney Rock, blocking access. As many of
- [IEN attends the MniKi Wakan Summit](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-attends-the-mniki-wakan-summit/) - IEN attends the MniKi Wakan Summit by Morgan BringsPlentyThe MniKi Wakan name means ‘Water is Sacred’ in Dakota. The Mni Ki Wakan Summit took place in the Dakota Territory, Mnisota Makoce, the land of misty and foggy waters, where the water reflects the sky. In Minneapolis, MN, at the McNamara Alumni Center, in Minneapolis, MN the MniKi Wakan name means 'Water is Sacred' in Dakota
- [Staff Spotlight - Mona Pollaca](https://www.ienearth.org/staff-spotlight-mona-pollaca/) - Staff Spotlight: Mona Pollaca The positive role and the wisdom of grandmothers is revered among Indigenous Peoples. IEN Indigenous Water Ethics Organizer Mona Pollaca is a Havasupai, Hopi, and Tewa member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes from Arizona is an example of the kind of grandmother who is held in high esteem, even beyond
- [Climate Criminals Put Profits over Humanity at COP28](https://www.ienearth.org/climate-criminals-put-profits-over-humanity-at-cop28/) - Climate Criminals Put Profits over Humanity at COP28 by Daisee Francour, IEN Communicattions & Media DirectorDubai, UAE — The outcomes of the UNFCCC 28th Conference of Parties has left Indigenous Peoples and frontline communities across the world sitting in disappointment as world leaders put forward watered-down climate commitments and text that continue to compromise our
- [Standing Rock Tribal Chairwoman Calls Upon the Army Corps of Engineers to Release Undisclosed Information on the DAPL](https://www.ienearth.org/standing-rock-tribal-chairwoman-calls-upon-the-army-corps-of-engineers-to-release-undisclosed-information-on-the-dapl/) - Standing Rock Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire Calls Upon the Army Corps of Engineers to Release Undisclosed Information on the Dakota Access Pipeline and Re-open Public Comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Powered By EmbedPress Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Trending Today Rally Targets Pipeline as Enbridge Begins Line 5 Reroute Water War & AI NO More
- [GLOBAL INDIGENOUS LEADERS CONDEMN NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT TREATMENT OF MĀORI](https://www.ienearth.org/global-indigenous-leaders-condemn-new-zealand-government-treatment-of-maori/) - GLOBAL INDIGENOUS LEADERS CONDEMN NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT TREATMENT OF MĀORI FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE10 SEPTEMBER 2024CONTACTS: NATIONAL IWI CHAIRS FORUM AND INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORKNEW ZEALAND: Kahurangi Dame Naida Glavish: 021722086; Tina Ngata: tinangata@gmail.comUNITED STATES: BJ McManama, IEN Public Relations Manager bjmcmanama@ienearth.org A collective of global Indigenous leaders and environmentalists have expressed their extreme concern regarding the Treaty Principles Bill They express their solidarity with Māori and call upon the government to act in good faith and with respect for the treaty “upon which the legitimacy of their existence rests”, Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- [Pacific Treaty Position Statement](https://www.ienearth.org/pacific-treaty-position-statement/) - Pacific Treaty Position Statement As an outcome of the 18th Protecting Mother Earth (PME) Conference on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina, Māori representatives from Aoterora PME participants developed the following treaty position statement: We condemn in the strongest terms the abrogation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by the New Zealand government. Indigenous Peoples have
- [IEN Honors the 50th anniversary of Wounded Knee ‘73 Occupation](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-honors-the-50th-anniversary-of-wounded-knee-73-occupation/) - This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Occupation, where members of the Oglala Lakota Nation and the American Indian Movement (AIM) occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota for 71 days from Feb 27, 1973 – May 8, 1973.
- [Nex Benedict A Continued Legacy of Systemic Violence Against Two Spirit Relatives](https://www.ienearth.org/nex-benedict-a-continued-legacy-of-systemic-violence-against-two-spirit-relatives/) - A Continued Legacy of Systemic Violence Against Two Spirit Relativesby Daisee Francour, IEN Communications & Media DirectorOn February 8, 2024, a 16-year-old Indigenous (Choctaw) non-binary and Two Spirit teen, Nex Benedict, died tragically after experiencing a hate-motivated violent attack the day prior. The attack occurred on February 7, 2024, in an Owasso High School bathroom
- [18th Protecting Mother Earth Conference hosted on the Qualla Boundary, a Land of Rich History and Resistance](https://www.ienearth.org/18th-protecting-mother-earth-conference-hosted-on-the-qualla-boundary-a-land-of-rich-history-and-resistance/) - 18th Protecting Mother Earth Conference hosted on the Qualla Boundary, a Land of Rich History and Resistance by JoKay Dowell, Special Projects CoordinatorAfter six years of dormancy, the Protecting Mother Earth (PME) Conference has returned to Cherokee territory. Held previously in 1996, the conference returns to Cherokee lands after 28 years since they last hosted
- [Pinkwashing: Climate Justice Feminists Should Care about Liberating Palestine](https://www.ienearth.org/pinkwashing-climate-justice-feminists-should-care-about-liberating-palestine/) - By Jordan Harmon – Policy Analyst – Legislative Advocate (Muscogee (Creek) Nation)As Two-Spirit and Indigi-queer people on Turtle Island, we often approach queer and trans liberation as interconnected with the broader decolonization movement and liberation from Western patriarchy, white supremacy, and settler-colonialism. Our intersectional existence–which inherently encompasses our relationships to land, spirituality, and community–is sometimes
- [First-person perspectives from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change](https://www.ienearth.org/first-person-perspectives-from-the-un-framework-convention-on-climate-change/) - First-person perspectives from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Facilitative Working Group in Bonn, Germany IEN’s Climate Justice Program Overview of UNFCCC SBSTA 60By Tamra Gilbertson, Climate Justice Program Coordinator IEN’s Climate Justice Program staff recently attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) 60th session of the Subsidiary Body for
- [IITC 50th Anniversary: A Global Gathering of Indigenous Peoples](https://www.ienearth.org/iitc-50th-anniversary-a-global-gathering-of-indigenous-peoples/) - IITC 50th Anniversary: A Global Gathering of Indigenous Peoples by Durin Mundahl, IEN IT Fellow On June 21-24, 2024, the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) celebrated its 50th anniversary and hosted a Treaty Conference in Oceti Sakowin Territory on the Standing Rock Reservation. Fifty years ago, in 1974, IITC held its inaugural Treaty Conference, where
- [UN Climate Talks at Bonn - False Solutions and What is at Stake](https://www.ienearth.org/un-climate-talks-at-bonn-false-solutions-and-what-is-at-stake/) - Carbon markets, geoengineering and other false solutions: What’s at stake at the current climate talks? Guest article by Tamra Gilbertson, Indigenous Environmental Network, and Coraina de la Plaza, Hands Off Mother Earth AllianceAs global temperature records continue to be broken at unprecedented rates, delegates are gathering again in Bonn, Germany, for the 60th sessions of What's at Stake for the future as false solutions take center stage at the UN Climate Talks in Bonn Germany.
- [Yesah Tribunal: The Rights of River and the Mountain Valley Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/yesah-tribunal-the-rights-of-river-and-the-mountain-valley-pipeline/) - On Saturday June 1st, 7 Directions of Service, co-sponsored by Movement Rights, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, and the International Rights of Nature Tribunal hosted “The Yesah Tribunal: Mountain Valley Pipeline and the Rights of Rivers”.The Yesah Tribunal was the 12th local tribunal recognized by the International Rights of Nature Tribunal Assembly,
- [Shutdown DAPL Rally in DC June 11th 2024](https://www.ienearth.org/shutdown-dapl-rally-in-dc-june-11th-2024/) - Join us in the fight against DAPL this summer! Calling on President Biden and his Army Corps of Engineers to STOP the Dakota Access PipelineStand with us in solidarity to advocate for the protection of the Standing Rock (SRST) and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes (CRST).Lawmakers continue to ignore the SRST and CRST’s Free, Prior, and
- [Join It Takes Roots for the BONN Intersessional (SB 60)!](https://www.ienearth.org/join-it-takes-roots-for-the-bonn-intersessional-sb-60/) - Watch It Takes Roots live from the Bonn Intersessional (SB 60)! Date: Thursday, June 6Time: 8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm CESTRegister HERE: http://bit.ly/ITRBonn24 Halfway between UN climate change conferences, Bonn presents a crucial intervention point for civil society to influence the climate talks. Our expert EJ panelists will report back on global progress and
- [City of Alameda puts a stop to geoengineering experiment](https://www.ienearth.org/city-of-alameda-puts-a-stop-to-geoengineering-experiment/) - City of Alameda puts a stop to the University of Washington’s Marine Cloud Brightening experiment IEN Reprint: Guest article by California residents Gary Hughes, Biofuelwatch/Geoengineering Monitor, and Eesha Rangani, HOME! Alliance Marine Geoengineering Working Group coordinatorIn the early hours of this morning, City of Alameda City Council members voted unanimously to call off the University
- [Civil Society Calls for a Stop to Geoengineering our Oceans](https://www.ienearth.org/civil-society-calls-for-a-stop-to-geoengineering-our-oceans/) - Civil Society Calls for a Stop to Geoengineering our Oceans *Technofixes are a dangerous distraction from real climate action* Over 70 civil society organizations including NGOs, climate justice networks, social justice movements, and Indigenous Peoples groups from across the world have expressed deep concerns about the growing number of open air and water marine geoengineering NO geoengineering, Hands Off Mother Earth
- [Preparations Continue for the 18th Protecting Mother Earth Conference](https://www.ienearth.org/preparations-continue-for-the-18th-protecting-mother-earth-conference/) - Preparations Underway for the 18th Protecting Mother Earth Conference In preparation for the Protecting Mother Earth conference, the Eastern Cherokee Organization (ECO) welcomed our IEN family to our ancestral homelands for a two-day site visit.Saykola Kindness (IEN Board Advisor), Faith Gimmel (IEN Board President), and IEN Executive Director Tom Goldtooth attended.The two-day on-site visit was
- [IEN Giikinoo-amaage-gidiwin Gitigaan - Teaching Garden](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-giikinoo-amaage-gidiwin-gitigaan-teaching-garden/) - IEN Giikinoo-amaage-gidiwin Gitigaan April is a busy month in the garden as most of the vegetable seedlings have been started and tending to them indoors until the chance of freeze passes. Here in the north, starting seeds indoors is a necessary season extension practice. This year we expiremented with a new indoor seed starting method
- [Summer Heat on Wall Street](https://www.ienearth.org/summer-heat-on-wall-street/) - This past Earth Day, April 22nd, 2024, our organization and a diverse coalition including dozens of environmental justice, Indigenous rights, and community organizations hosted a groundbreaking public hearing to hold Citigroup accountable for its role in perpetuating environmental racism and fueling the climate crisis. The daylong event, titled “The People vs. Citi: Confronting Citigroup’s Environmental
- [Standing Rock Youth Council Delivers Right to Self-determination in the Context UNDRIP at the 23rd Session of UNPFII](https://www.ienearth.org/standing-rock-youth-council-delivers-right-to-self-determination-in-the-context-undrip-at-the-23rd-session-of-unpfii/) - Standing Rock Youth Council Delivers Recommendations at the 23rd Session of the UNPFII ‘Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Self-determination in the Context of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Emphasizing the Voices of Indigenous Youth’ Future generations protect UNDRIP The importance of engaging young people at the United Nations cannot be understated because
- [Indigenous women are on the Front Lines of Health Impacts from Environmental Degradation](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-women-are-on-the-front-lines-of-health-impacts-from-environmental-degradation/) - Indigenous women are on the frontlines of health impacts from environmental degradation Climate false solutions and continued extraction make Indigenous women’s bodies vulnerable to harmful effects of toxic pollutions, contamination and heavy metals. As bearers of life, Indigenous women are on the frontlines of health impacts from environmental degradation and risk passing on more serious
- [Meet IEN UNPFII Delegates](https://www.ienearth.org/meet-ien-unpfii-delegates/) - IEN Spokesperson List at the 2024 23rd Session of UNPFIIIEN has an 11-member delegation, representing youth, organizers, activists, scholars, human rights experts, and long-time Indigenous advocates active in the United Nations arena. This delegation comes from various Indigenous communities across Turtle Island and South America, including Alaska, Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, California, and
- [IEN Gifts Solar Unit to Tonatierra](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-gifts-solar-unit-to-tonatierra/) - In keeping with IEN’s principles of an Indigenous Just Transition and its history of empowering and supporting Indigenous communities within its network, IEN audio and solar technician Govinda Dalton recently delivered a mobile solar panel system to Tonatierra, a longtime network partner of ours.Tonatierra Nahuacalli is the cultural embassy of the organization, in Phoenix, AZ,
- [Celebrating International Women's Day 2024](https://www.ienearth.org/celebrating-international-womens-day-2024/) - We celebrate our Sisters, Two-Spirit, Femms, & Matriarchs of IEN - this month and every month... On this #InternationalWomensDay, and everyday, we honor all the powerful women, femmes, and Two Spirits in our families, communities, and across Mother Earth! Matriarchs and Two-Spirit are the cornerstones of our communities, breathing life into the web of life.
- [Dirty “Energy Week” Gives Big Oil the House Floor](https://www.ienearth.org/dirty-energy-week-gives-big-oil-the-house-floor/) - Dirty “Energy Week” Gives Big Oil the House FloorRegardless of how frustrating the hyper-partisanship in our federal, state, and local politics has become, to our detriment, we still have to know what all their posturing, stonewalling, and dis- and misinformation mean in real-life consequences. For most of us, the purposely vague language presented as law
- [Open Call For Submissions for the Indigenous Message on Water 2.0](https://www.ienearth.org/open-call-for-submissions-for-the-indigenous-message-on-water-2-0/) - Indigenous Message on Water 2.0Multimedia ArchiveThis call is open to Indigenous artists, writers, Elders, scholars, policymakers, filmmakers, and activists from around the world. Deadline: June 21st, 2024Our vision is to create a multilingual digital archive of Indigenous perspectives on water that can guide multidisciplinary conversations on health, education, policy, water ethics, and creativity. We believe that water can
- [Indigenous Peoples Celebrate End of Harvard’s Geoengineering Experiment SCoPEx](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-celebrate-end-of-harvards-geoengineering-experiment-scopex/) - March 25, 2024After years of sustained resistance against Harvard University’s controversial Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment, known as SCoPEx, the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN), Saami Council, and Tonatierra Nahuacalli welcome the news of Harvard University announcing its cancellation of SCoPEx. SCoPEx, is a geoengineering technique called Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI), that has consistently targeted Indigenous Peoples’
- [Groups Call to Reject False Solutions Expanding Fossil Fuels](https://www.ienearth.org/groups-call-to-reject-false-solutions-expanding-fossil-fuels/) - Special Envoy John Podesta Must Oppose Carbon Markets and Offsets in the Paris Agreement to Solve the Climate Crisis Environmental & Frontline Groups Call to Reject False Solutions Expanding Fossil Fuels March 20, 2024 – Washington, DC Today, a letter sent by over 100 environmental and frontline organizations (and below) urges Biden’s new Special Envoy,
- [Newswire - February 2024](https://www.ienearth.org/newswire-february/) - Dear Relatives, Punxsutawney Phil, Pennsylvania’s celebrated weather predicting groundhog, this year on February 2 heralded an early spring. In reality, February was a mix of winter storms and above normal temperatures for most of us across Turtle Island. But many IEN staff, across much of the country, braved freezing temperatures and even snow to support the
- [Online Event Direct Support for Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance (MECA)](https://www.ienearth.org/online-event-direct-support-for-middle-eastern-childrens-alliance-meca/) - Online fundraiser for Palestinian Women and Children This International Women’s Day, we stand with Palestinian women, children, and their families against the Israel/US genocide including bombing and starvation.Click here to donate: Online fundraiser for Palestinian Women and ChildrenAll proceeds to Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance (MECA) who are organizing food & other direct support in Gaza.Sunday
- [2023 In Review](https://www.ienearth.org/2023-in-review/) - 2023 Year in Review As the 2023 calendar year closes, we at IEN reflect on our vast network of Indigenous Peoples, allies, and frontline communities who have stood with us, offering their Traditional Indigenous Knowledge, love, inspiration, expertise and prayers for the many challenges we have faced throughout the year in efforts to achieve a
- [IACHR GRANTS THEMATIC HEARING ON IMPACTS TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES](https://www.ienearth.org/iachr-grants-thematic-hearing-on-impacts-to-indigenous-peoples/) - IACHR GRANTS THEMATIC HEARING ON IMPACTS TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ HUMAN RIGHTS FROM URANIUM EXPLOITATION Historic Hearing to be Held in Washington, D.C.Weds, Feb. 28th at 11am EST/9am MSTWhat: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ Thematic HearingWhere: IACHR/OAS, 1889 F St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006When: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 11am EST/9am MSTWho: Members of the Navajo
- [Stop Pinyon Plain Mine](https://www.ienearth.org/stop-pinyon-plain-mine/) - Stop Pinyon Plain Mine: Protect and Defend Mother Earth Against Uranium Mining, Milling, and Transportation The Indigenous Environmental Network is in solidarity with the Havasupai Tribe, the “People of the Blue-Green Water” and other tribal leadership from the Grand Canyon Coalition, including the Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Kaibab Paiute Tribe, Las Vegas Band of Paiute The Indigenous Environmental Network is in solidarity with the Havasupai Tribe, the “People of the Blue-Green Water'' and other tribal leadership from the Grand Canyon Coalition and the great Colorado River from all current and future uranium mining, milling and transportation.
- [Eight Hottest Environmental Battlegrounds in Indian Country](https://www.ienearth.org/eight-hottest-environmental-battlegrounds-in-indian-country/) - Corporate interests have been gobbling up indigenous land and rights since contact more than 500 years ago. Today, American Indians are still fighting to maintain their stewardship and the integrity of the land. From the uranium invasion of the Grand Canyon, to the trashing of sacred places in the name of renewable energy, here are some of the most environmentally embattled hot spots in Indian country.
- [Company slows uranium mining in northern Arizona](https://www.ienearth.org/company-slows-uranium-mining-in-northern-arizona/) - The move comes after the company stopped short of extracting uranium at another mine south of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan and as per-pound prices for uranium on the spot market dip to a five-year low, in the mid-$30s. The company plans to maintain the sites so that they can begin operating if the uranium market improves.
- [White Mesa Ute Organize Protest & Spiritual Walk Opposing White Mesa Uranium Mill](https://www.ienearth.org/white-mesa-ute-organize-protest-spiritual-walk-opposing-white-mesa-uranium-mill/) - Participate in person and/or via livestream! Join us Saturday, October 22, 2022: White Mesa Ute Community Spiritual Walk and Protest against Energy Fuels’ Uranium Mill located in southern Utah. White Mesa Community BuildingRally starts at 11AM MDT (10am PST), followed by the spiritual and protest walk to the White Mesa uranium mill. Can’t make it? LIVESTREAM ON GREENACTION’S FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/greenaction_ej/ https://www.facebook.com/Greenaction4EJ FRIDAY, White Mesa Ute Community Spiritual Walk and Protest against Energy Fuels’ Uranium Mill located in southern Utah.
- [Standing Together: Mining Affected Communities for a Just Transition (Protecting Sacred Places and the Next Seven Generations)](https://www.ienearth.org/standing-together-mining-affected-communities-for-a-just-transition-protecting-sacred-places-and-the-next-seven-generations/) - Western Mining Action Network is excited to announce that the 2022 Biennial Conference will be held in person this year in Reno, Nevada.
- [Cancer-Causing Chemicals Used in 34% of Reported Fracking Operations](https://www.ienearth.org/cancer-causing-chemicals-used-in-34-of-reported-fracking-operations/) - Recognized carcinogens are used in 1 in 3 hydraulic fracturing operations across the nation - according to industry self-reporting. Independent analysis of the SkyTruth Fracking Chemical Database
- [PR: Ahead of vital UN moment for biodiversity, "nature-based solutions" are once again being erroneously heralded as the solution](https://www.ienearth.org/pr-ahead-of-vital-un-moment-for-biodiversity-nature-based-solutions-are-once-again-being-erroneously-heralded-as-the-solution/) - Ahead of vital UN moment for biodiversity, "nature-based solutions" are once again being erroneously heralded as the solution The full statement is available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Bahasa Indonesia: Statement in English: https://bit.ly/3hFoYDeDeclaración en español: https://bit.ly/35otbZvDéclaration en français : https://bit.ly/3vISShYDeclaração em português: https://bit.ly/3MnpgwzPernyataan dalam bahasa Indonesia: https://bit.ly/3IMDsgy From March 14-29th the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) will resume talks in Geneva
- [Newswire-January 2024](https://www.ienearth.org/newswire-january-2024/) - IEN Newswire - January 2024 As January came to a close, the staff and leadership of IEN found ourselves assessing our collective efforts of the past year. At the same time, we endeavored to plan for 2024 in the face of ongoing genocide in Gaza, an escalating and broadening US military role in the Middle
- [IEN's Executive Director Tom B.K. Goldtooth Awarded Gandhi Peace Award](https://www.ienearth.org/iens-executive-director-tom-b-k-goldtooth-awarded-gandhi-peace-award/) - Goldtooth was introduced by Lynn Malerba, Chief of the Mohegan Tribe whose land runs along the Upper Thames River in Connecticut. (Malerba is also the former head of the Mohegan Tribal Council which runs the famed Mohegan Sun entertainment complex.) Malerba praised Goldtooth for his efforts to protect the environment and “all our relations,” and she cited Oak Flat, Keystone XL pipeline and the toxic goldmine spill (among many others) as environmental issues that require action. “Blue Feather,” a group of Native Americans who are students at Yale and part of the Native American Cultural Center there, sang and danced as part of the ceremony.
- [False Solutions vs Real Solutions to the Climate Crisis: Indigenous Water Protectors Defending their livelihoods, Lands and Territories](https://www.ienearth.org/false-solutions-vs-real-solutions-to-the-climate-crisis-indigenous-water-protectors-defending-their-livelihoods-lands-and-territories/) - False Solutions vs Real Solutions to the Climate Crisis: Indigenous Water Protectors Defending their livelihoods, Lands and Territories Moderator:Kandi White (Arikara, Mandan, & Hidatsa Nations) Program Director, Indigenous Environmental NetworkSpeakers:Shyrlene Oliveira da Silva Huni Kui (Huni Kui Peoples)Jack Collard (Nyoongar National)Jayce Chiblow (Garden River First Nation)Tom BK Goldtooth (Diné/ Dakota)Note: The transcript, linked below has
- [Defending the Sacred:  Indigenous Peoples Against False Solutions and Article 6​](https://www.ienearth.org/defending-the-sacred-indigenous-peoples-against-false-solutions-and-article-6/) - Defending the Sacred: Indigenous Peoples Against False Solutions and Article 6​ Transcript – Day 1 at COP28 in DubaiIEN press conference, edited for clarityNovember 30, 2023Speakers:Tom BK Goldtooth (IEN),Brenna TwoBears (IEN),Julia Bernal (PAA),Eriel Deranger (ICA) Tom Goldtooth Good morning. I’m very honored to be able to be the moderator of this press conference. Our Indigenous Peoples Organization,
- [COP28 Hojas Informativas](https://www.ienearth.org/cop28-hojas-informativas/) - COP28 HOJAS INFORMATIVAS Powered By EmbedPress Powered By EmbedPress Powered By EmbedPress Powered By EmbedPress Powered By EmbedPress Powered By EmbedPress Powered By EmbedPress Powered By EmbedPress Powered By EmbedPress
- [COP28 Article 6 Fact Sheets](https://www.ienearth.org/cop28-article-6-fact-sheets/) - COP28 - FACTS! On this page you will find concise overviews of the facts in Article 6 that, and other proposals and agreements from the ratification of the 2015 Paris Agreement, will continue to be market-based, heavily in favor of the chemical, agriculture, fossil fuels, and hard rock mining industries. The false solutions from carbon
- [One Plate, One Table- Great Grandmother Mary Lyons' Statement at the COP28 Knowledge Holder Meeting](https://www.ienearth.org/one-plate-one-table-great-grandmother-mary-lyons-statement-at-the-cop28-knowledge-holder-gathering/) - "One Plate, One Table" Great Grandmother Mary Lyons’ Statement at the Knowledge Holder Meeting at COP28 ~“Trying to understand the foundation, the security of our knowledge as not too long again, we were silenced from our traditions to convert to a colonial lifestyle, now less than 75 years, our knowledge is being asked of, once Humanity and Nature go hand in hand, we are at a crossroads, so therefore; We declare a climate emergency in all lands
- [Tom BK Goldtooth: Fossil Fuel Phase-Out and Climate Finance Inequality](https://www.ienearth.org/tom-bk-goldtooth-fossil-fuel-phase-out-and-climate-finance-inequality/) - Fossil Fuel Phase-Out and Climate Finance Inequality December 4, 2023Dubai, UAE, UNFCCC COP28Written by: Tom BK Goldtooth (Diné/Dakota), Executive Director, Indigenous Environmental NetworkThe climate crisis demands a rapid transition for a binding global phaseout of fossil fuels and all extraction and production at source. Climate change is a matter of life and death for us,
- [North American Frontline Groups To Take a Stand at COP28](https://www.ienearth.org/north-american-frontline-groups-to-take-a-stand-at-cop28/) - North American Frontline Groups To Take a Stand at the UN Climate Conference COP28 in the United Arab Emirates DUBAI — Climate justice leaders from organizations representing impacted frontline communities will be sending a delegation to the 2023 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 28th session of the Conference of Parties, commonly referred to
- [IEN Introduces Ethical Protocol at the UN LCIPP FWG10](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-introduces-ethical-protocol-at-the-un-lcipp-fwg10/) - IEN Introduces Ethical Protocol for the Protection and Use of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge at the UN LCIPP FWG10 Members of the Indigenous Environmental Network’s COP28 delegation that participated in the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform 10th meeting of the Facilitative Working Group in Dubai, UAE. Tuesday, November 28, 2023, concluded the fourth and final
- [DAPL DEIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED](https://www.ienearth.org/dapl-deis-public-comment-period-extended/) - DAPL DEIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDEDUrging Public Comment Submissions on Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEADLINE: December 13, 2023The public comment period for the long awaited release of the Dakota Access Pipeline Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DAPL DEIS) has been extended from November 13th to December 13th, 2023 thanks to the unwavering community outreach from tribal grassroots The public comment period for the long awaited release of the Dakota Access Pipeline Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DAPL DEIS) has been extended from November 13th to December 13th, 2023 thanks to the unwavering community outreach from tribal grassroots leadership.
- [July 2023 Newsletter](https://www.ienearth.org/july-2023-newsletter/) - July 2023 Newsletter - IEN Events, News Roundup, In The News, Community Spotlight and more
- [June 2023 Newsletter](https://www.ienearth.org/newsletter-june-2023/) - June 2023 Newsletter including Events, In The News, Community and Board Spotlights In the collective fight to protect Mother Earth, IEN recognizes that Indigenous sovereignty and Black liberation are intertwined, and fundamental for a Just Transition. Our team spent #Juneteenth honoring Black relatives along with their history, joy, and excellence.
- [Join IEN at NYC Climate Week](https://www.ienearth.org/join-ien-at-nyc-climate-week/) - On the Road to COP28 Peoples’ Climate Week was a counter-space to mainstream NYC Climate Week events. The actions and events are another step to advance a Peoples’ Agenda to interrupt and disrupt the promotion of false solutions to climate change and other crises. The undeniable truth is that these false solutions are aggressively being
- [Indigenous Just Transition Southwest Regional Gathering](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-just-transition-southwest-regional-gathering/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network is hosting an Indigenous Just Transition Southwest Regional Gathering, exchanging knowledge, practices and solutions between local grassroots, Traditional Indigenous Knowledge holders, and spiritual leaders. This two-day convening featured a variety of presentations, breakout sessions, site-visits and discussions on rebuilding our communities using Original Instructions, feminine regenerative economies, food sovereignty, renewable energy,
- [Environmental Justice Groups Host Response To False Solutions](https://www.ienearth.org/environmental-justice-groups-host-response-to-false-solutions/) - Environmental Justice Groups Host Response To False Solutions pushed at the UN Climate Ambition Summit Lenape Lands, New York City, NY— National climate justice leaders from organizations representing impacted, frontline communities will be holding a press conference on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 during NYC Climate Week to demand real climate solutions, a Just Transition, climate
- [The Fight to Shut Down DAPL Continues](https://www.ienearth.org/the-fight-to-shut-down-dapl-continues/) - The Fight to Shut Down DAPL Continues: Express Your Concerns by November 13thOn Friday, September 8th, the Dakota Access Pipeline’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DAPL DEIS) was finally published.After multiple delays over the course of several months, the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) released the final draft. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha
- [Tupac Enrique Acosta Rest In Power](https://www.ienearth.org/tupac-enrique-acosta-rest-in-power/) - Tupac Enrique AcostaIt’s with a heavy heart that the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) mourns the passing of Tupac Enrique Acosta. Tupac lived his life steadfastly advocating for and protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights and responsibilities. He was a founding member of the community based Indigenous Peoples organization, Tonatierra, in Phoenix, Arizona with the mission and vision:To Tupac was a principled man, a teacher and adviser. He held a vast knowledge of traditional Indigenous prophecy and cosmology, history, and the treaties between the original peoples and the colonizers who occupied Indigenous lands of the Southwest.
- [The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – a History of Firsts](https://www.ienearth.org/the-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-a-history-of-firsts/) - The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), also referred to as the Declaration, was first drafted by the then Sub Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the Human Right Commission, composed of 12 members representing different geographical distributions. It began its work in 1942, under the very able leadership of Madame Irene Daes of Greece. Indigenous Peoples have had no greater friend.
- [White Mesa Ute Community Spiritual Protest Walk](https://www.ienearth.org/white-mesa-ute-community-spiritual-protest-walk/) - White Mesa Ute Community Spiritual Protest Walk Oct 7, 2023 When the White Mesa Mill was built in the late 1970s, its purpose was to break down rocks and process natural uranium ore. Seeking a new source of revenue in the 1990s, mill owners quietly arranged to process “alternate feeds” and discard the radioactive wastes The push for electric vehicle production has increased demand for critical elements like nickel, cobalt, and lithium.
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- [Kick Big Polluters Out at COP27](https://www.ienearth.org/kick-big-polluters-out-at-cop27/) - Version Español To world governments ahead of COP27:The climate crisis is no longer on our doorsteps; it is here and now. Around the world, we are already experiencing irreversible damage to the planet, and the loss of homelands, cultures, ecosystems, and more – all of this on a daily basis. And it is the communities
- [Alaska Natives Excluded from Fundraiser Event for Risky Science Experiment in Arctic](https://www.ienearth.org/alaska-natives-excluded-from-fundraiser-event-for-risky-science-experiment-in-arctic/) - Sign the Letter Organizational Sign-On: Alaska Native Orgs Demand Stop to Microbeads Research Project For Immediate ReleaseMay 2, 2022 Press Contact: Panganga PungowiyiPhotos here Menlo Park, CA – Yesterday, an Alaska Native delegation of leaders and stakeholders from across Alaska held a protest outside a fundraising dinner for the Arctic Ice Project (AIP), a multi-million dollar science
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- [WATCH: No Dirty Side Deal Digital Rally](https://www.ienearth.org/watch-no-dirty-side-deal-digital-rally/) - No Dirty Side Deal! Join @IENEarth and @CJAOurPower on Tues, Sept.27 at 3pm ET/12pm PST for a digital rally to fight against the handouts to the fossil fuel industry. The bill pushed by Sen.Manchin & @SenSchumer aims to silence our communities.
- [IEN Key Points on the Energy Independence and Security Act](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-key-points-on-the-energy-independence-and-security-act/) - Indigenous Environmental Network Key Points on the Energy Independence and Security Act 27 September, 2022 IEN Statement: Last week, the official text of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 (EISA) was released. Key changes include gutting National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), fast-tracking the Mountain Valley Pipeline, ensuring more fossil fuel projects and silencing
- [BREAKING: The heads of 13 climate + EJ orgs are on Capitol Hill in DC right now, risking arrest to denounce Senator Manchin’s #DirtyDeal to fast-track fossil fuel projects.](https://www.ienearth.org/breaking-the-heads-of-13-climate-ej-orgs-are-on-capitol-hill-in-dc-right-now-risking-arrest-to-denounce-senator-manchins-dirtydeal-to-fast-track-fossil-fuel-projects/) - The heads of 13 climate + EJ orgs are at the Capitol right now risking arrest to denounce Senator Manchin’s #DirtyDeal to fast-track fossil fuel project approvals. Join them in actionto say #NoDirtyDeal: https://popdemoc.org/contactsen Click above to view the Dirty Deal Fact Sheets For Immediate ReleaseThursday, September 22, 2022Environmental Leaders Arrested on Capitol Hill to
- [No Dirty Deal - We Will Not Permit the Permitting Reform to Risk Our Lands](https://www.ienearth.org/no-dirty-deal-we-will-not-permit-the-permitting-reform-to-risk-our-lands/) - Click above to view the Dirty Deal Fact Sheets Speakers from the Indigenous Environmental Network Representatives Out Against the Permitting Reform Bill, Hailing it a Direct Threat to Indian Nations and CommunitiesSeptember 21, 2022Washington DC – Today, Senator Manchin (D – WV) released the official text for his Permitting Reform bill, now dubbed the Energy
- [JOIN US! No Dirty Side-Deal: Tuesday 9/27](https://www.ienearth.org/no-dirty-side-deal/) - Say no dirty side-deal! Join us this week for a digital rally co-hosted by Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) and Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) to fight against the handout to the gas and oil industry, the Permitting Reform Bill. Written by the American Petroleum Institute, the bill would destroy protections in place under the National Environmental
- [Frontline coverage of the Convening of the Four Winds Autumn Equinox gathering in Ponca City](https://www.ienearth.org/frontline-coverage-of-the-convening-of-the-four-winds-autumn-equinox-gathering-in-ponca-city/) - Frontline coverage of the Convening of the Four Winds Autumn Equinox gathering in Ponca City.The group marched to headquarters ConocoPhillips refinery to demand that they quit polluting the water, keep the oil in soil, and quit poisoning the people.
- [Environmental Justice leaders demand Senators Duckworth, Booker, and Carper stand with frontline impacted communities and oppose Manchin’s fossil fuel energy deal](https://www.ienearth.org/environmental-justice-leaders-demand-senators-duckworth-booker-and-carper-stand-with-frontline-impacted-communities-and-oppose-manchins-fossil-fuel-energy-deal/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 19, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer Falcon, jennifer@fossilfree.media Washington D.C. — Frontline environmental justice leaders across the country today delivered a letter signed by 87 frontlines, environmental justice, and allied groups to the offices of Senators Tammy Duckworth, Cory Booker, and Tom Carper demanding these senators who sit on the Senate environmental justice caucus reject the
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- [WATCH: Appalachian Resistance Comes to DC: Rally to #StopMVP And Manchin’s Dirty Deal](https://www.ienearth.org/watch-appalachian-resistance-comes-to-dc-rally-to-stopmvp-and-manchins-dirty-deal/) - On September 8, communities from across Appalachia and around the country rallied in Washington, D.C. to oppose Manchin’s dirty deal, the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and fossil fuel projects everywhere!Contact your representatives and tell them to oppose Manchin’s dirty deal: tinyurl.com/blockthedeal
- [Sept 8: Mass Resistance To Manchin’s Dirty Pipeline Deal](https://www.ienearth.org/sept-8-mass-resistance-to-manchins-dirty-pipeline-deal/) - REGISTER HERE USA – On the heels of massive climate legislation passing in Congress, a dirty pipeline bill proposed by Senator Joe Manchin threatens to severely weaken the governmental safeguards in place to prevent community and environmental harm from many types of projects, and threatens to legislate extraordinary measures to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) a
- [Manchin-Schumer backdoor deal fast-tracks gutting of environmental policies and protections](https://www.ienearth.org/manchin-schumer-backdoor-deal-fast-tracks-gutting-of-environmental-policies-and-protections/) - IEN Statement and Key Points on the “Permitting Reform Bill” 22 AUG 22 Last week, the so-called “climate bill” known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law by President Biden. In exchange for Senator Joe Manchin’s (D – WV) support for the bill, the IRA gave many handouts to the fossil fuel
- [Indigenous Environmental Network Statement Re Proposed Inflation Reduction Act](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-statement-re-proposed-inflation-reduction-act/) - August 2022 Last week, Senator Joe Manchin (D -WV) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced they reached a legislative deal to confront climate change and have since included that deal within the newly announced Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022. What follows below is both a statement by the Indigenous Environmental Network as well as
- [The Decade of False Solutions: Our Position on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package & Build Back Better Act](https://www.ienearth.org/the-decade-of-false-solutions-our-position-on-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-package-build-back-better-act/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK, CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE AND GRASSROOTS GLOBAL JUSTICE ALLIANCEPRESS CONTACTS: Ashley Engle | ashley@ienearth.org Bineshi Albert | bineshi@climatejusticealliance.orgMargaret Kwateng | margaret@ggjalliance.org Let us be frank. As communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis and fossil fuel extraction, our situation is dire. While we experience unparalleled disaster in the form
- [The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is NOT a climate bill](https://www.ienearth.org/the-inflation-reduction-act-of-2022-is-not-a-climate-bill/) - The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a distraction from the need to declare a Climate Emergency, while allowing polluting industries to continue business as usual.The IRA is a Trojan HorseBy co-opting the language and demands of environmental justice and frontline communities towards environmental and climate justice, the IRA is a wholesale package to distract the
- [New Technologies for Corporate Privilege and the Territorial Integrity of Mother Earth (NTCP)](https://www.ienearth.org/new-technologies-for-corporate-privilege-and-the-territorial-integrity-of-mother-earth-ntcp/) - As published on the UNPFIP Network “The urgency of the climate crisis demands a rapid reorientation of our societies and economies away from fossil fuels, the key driver of global warming. There is no time or justification for policy scenarios that fail to center an immediate halt to oil, gas, and coal expansion and the managed
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- [CARB Scoping Plan Meeting and Climate Justice Rally!](https://www.ienearth.org/carb-scoping-plan-meeting-and-climate-justice-rally/) - Join the Center for Biological Diversity, Indigenous Environmental Network, Food & Water Watch, and 350 Bay Area in Oakland, CA for an important meeting with state officials next week! LINK TO EVENT ON FACEBOOK: fb.me/e/1HCouOrcf The California Air Resource Board is holding listening sessions as it considers how the state will deal with the climate crisis. Come
- [Biden in the Hot Seat: MASS MOVEMENT call next Tue 7/26](https://www.ienearth.org/biden-in-the-hot-seat-mass-movement-call-next-tue-7-26/) - This week, Biden again pledged to take a series of executive actions to tackle the climate crisis after climate negotiations in Congress were killed once again by Sen. Manchin. But after reportedly considering declaring a climate emergency, he has yet to follow through.With this latest Congressional setback, NOW IS THE MOMENT to push hard for
- [Flood the White House phone lines NOW and ongoing until he follows through!!!](https://www.ienearth.org/flood-the-white-house-phone-lines-now-and-ongoing-until-he-follows-through/) - Hello relatives! I don’t know if you heard, but President Biden has stated that he is considering declaring a Climate Emergency! This is an official action that would allow the President to use his executive powers to stop the expansion of fossil fuels on federal lands. Read here to learn what he could do. First
- [SAVE THE DATE: Wed 7/13 -  Webinar on Colonialism and Climate Change](https://www.ienearth.org/save-the-date-wed-7-13-webinar-on-colonialism-and-climate-change/) - JOIN US! Link to Webinar:https://greenpeace.zoom.us/j/98437466986?pwd=c2pUSUI3SFBPR2QybzI3SE9wajIzdz09 Webinar on Colonialism and Climate ChangePresented by the Collective for Climate Rights JOIN US on Wednesday
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- [Climate Justice Groups Slam California Climate Plan Ahead of Hearing](https://www.ienearth.org/climate-justice-groups-slam-california-climate-plan-ahead-of-hearing/) - Groups demand Gov. Newsom, Air Resources Board lead rapid transition off fossil fuels to protect communities and climate.Jun 21, 2022For Immediate ReleaseSacramento, CA – Over 150 organizations representing hundreds of thousands of members sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) slamming the agency’s proposed 2022 Draft Scoping Plan as wholly inadequate.
- [KXL Official Termination "marks the end of one heck of a fight!"](https://www.ienearth.org/kxl-official-termination-marks-the-end-of-one-heck-of-a-fight/) - TC Energy just announced the final nail in the coffin for the Keystone XL pipeline project. We are thrilled with this news as this has been a long fought affair over years building collective support over a wide range of people, tribes, and groups. President Biden had denied the international border crossing for KXL on
- [KXL is Dead: TC Energy Announced the end of its Tar Sand Keystone XL Pipeline Project](https://www.ienearth.org/kxl-is-dead-tc-energy-announced-the-end-of-its-tar-sand-keystone-xl-pipeline-project/) - TC Energy just announced the final nail in the coffin for the Keystone XL pipeline project. We are thrilled with this news as this has been a long fought affair over years building collective support over a wide range of people, tribes, and groups. President Biden had denied the international border crossing for KXL on
- [SIGN-ON: Urge Gov. Newsom & CARB to Adopt a Climate Plan Grounded in Science & Justice](https://www.ienearth.org/sign-on-urge-gov-newsom-carb-to-adopt-a-climate-plan-grounded-in-science-justice/) - Hello!Please sign this letter pushing back on carbon trading schemes that are pushing climate scams around the country. The deadline to sign the letter is this Friday, June 17th. Sign Now The California Air Resources Board is finalizing its Scoping Plan. You may have heard about California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Cap-and-Trade program, which were
- [New Audiobook For Bipoc Communities Outlines Risks Of False Solutions](https://www.ienearth.org/new-audiobook-for-bipoc-communities-outlines-risks-of-false-solutions/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 1 JUNE 2022Download English Audiobook: https://climatefalsesolutions.org/audiobook/You’ve probably seen a lot about false solutions to the climate crisis… but have you heard enough? Hoodwinked in the Hothouse Third Edition is now available in audiobook format! The Hoodwinked in the Hothouse Collaborative are pleased to announce the free Audiobook of the Third Edition of
- [Nationwide Permit 12 Primer: 2022 U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Virtual Meeting And Public Comment Preparation](https://www.ienearth.org/nationwide-permit-12-primer/) - Indigenous Environmental Network and Big Fire Law & Policy Group Present the Nationwide Permit 12 Primer 2022 U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Virtual Meeting And Public Comment Preparation The purpose of the Indigenous Environmental Network’s NWP 12 (“Primer”) is to provide an overview of the Nationwide Permit (“NWP”) process managed by the United States Army Corps
- [Western Mining Action Network 2022 Biennial Conference](https://www.ienearth.org/western-mining-action-network-2022-biennial-conference/) - Standing Together:Mining Affected Communities for a Just Transition(Protecting Sacred Places and the Next Seven Generations)Save the Date!October 12-15, 2022Reno, Nevada Western Mining Action Network is excited to announce that the 2022 Biennial Conference will be held in person this year in Reno, Nevada. The Conference will convene 150-200 people from mining-affected communities and allies working in
- [IEN-WMAN Grassroots Communities Mining Mini-Grant program - June 1 deadline](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-wman-grassroots-communities-mining-mini-grant-program-june-1-deadline/) - IEN-WMAN Grassroots Communities Mining Mini-Grant program – June 1 deadline 2022-04-28 **$4,000 USD Mini-Grants****New simplified online application & grant guidelines** Applications Due on: June 1, 2022 The IEN-WMAN Grassroots Communities Mining Mini-Grant program is open for applications – next deadline is June 1, 2022. Details below.Please share with communities affected by hardrock mining. The June 2022 Mini-Grant
- [Environmental Justice Organizations post Comments on Carbon Capture and Storage to the White House Council on Environmental Quality](https://www.ienearth.org/environmental-justice-organizations-post-comments-on-carbon-capture-and-storage-to-the-white-house-council-on-environmental-quality/) - Brenda MalloryChairwoman, Council on Environmental Quality 730 Jackson Place, NWWashington, DC 20503Re: Request for Comments Council for Environmental Quality’s “Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Guidance,” 87 Federal Register 8808 (February 16, 2022), Docket CEQ–2022–000118 April 2022Dear Chair Mallory:The Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) in coordination with Indigenous Environmental Network, Institute for Policy Studies, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance,
- [Water Protector Pleads ‘No Contest’ to Charges related to NoKXL Camp](https://www.ienearth.org/water-protector-pleads-no-contest-to-charges-related-to-nokxl-camp/) - For immediate releaseWednesday, April 13, 2022Press contact: Vivian High Elk, 605-964-6880Phillip SD – Today, April 13, 2022, Oscar High Elk pleaded no contest to 3 charges including Simple Assault, Eluding Law Enforcement and Trespassing. Ten (10) other charges were dismissed, including Aggravated Assault (Class 4 Felony). The state dismissed 4-12 counts. Oscar High Elk was facing
- [Press conference on March 15: No to Nature-Based Solutions!](https://www.ienearth.org/press-conference-on-march-15-no-to-nature-based-solutions/) - As posted on 11 March 2022By Chris LangBig Polluters are pushing a dangerous scam: Natural Climate Solutions, also known as Nature-Based Solutions. Rather than taking urgent action to dramatically reduce their emissions, Big Polluters claim that they can continue business as usual while buying offsets and greenwashing their ongoing climate destruction as “net zero”. More than 360 organisations
- [UN Climate Report Drops the Ball on Targeting Fossil Fuels Phase Out: An Indigenous Environmental Network response](https://www.ienearth.org/un-climate-report-drops-the-ball-on-targeting-fossil-fuels-phase-out-an-indigenous-environmental-network-response/) - For immediate releaseApril 4, 2022Press contact: Dallas Goldtooth, dallas@ienearth.orgBemidji, MN – Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the third and final Assessment Report in this sixth attempt to address climate change mitigation. The report, focused on the mitigation of the climate crisis, is meant to give clear advice to global leaders on
- [(Podcast) Our Struggles are Your Struggles: Stories of Indigenous Resistance & Regeneration](https://www.ienearth.org/podcast-our-struggles-are-your-struggles-stories-of-indigenous-resistance-regeneration/) - https://soundcloud.com/upstreampodcast/indigenous-resistance?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fupstreampodcast%252Findigenous-resistanceVia the Upstream Podcast network Standing Rock was a pivotal moment in regards to Indigenous resistance — but it was just one in a long line of battles that Indigenous peoples have been fighting against the twin forces of colonialism and capitalism since first contact.In this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into Indigenous resistance against
- [Last Chance to Comment: Tell the Biden administration to ban ALL LNG transport by rail!](https://www.ienearth.org/last-chance-to-comment-tell-the-biden-administration-to-ban-all-lng-transport-by-rail/) - Relatives, It’s time to stop the transportation of LNG in its TRACKS! The fracking industry is transporting explosive and flammable liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. These “bomb trains” put millions of people in harm’s way. LNG must be kept at super cold temperatures during transport and any deviation can cause massive explosion. Under Trump, frackers were allowed
- [#NoMoreDirtyBanks - RBC needs to stop funding the tar sands, fuelling the climate crisis and violating Indigenous rights.](https://www.ienearth.org/nomoredirtybanks-rbc-needs-to-stop-funding-the-tar-sands-fuelling-the-climate-crisis-and-violating-indigenous-rights/) - The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is the #1 funder of fossil fuels in Canada & #5 globally. These projects have devastating impacts on Indigenous communities like the homelands of Melina Laboucan-Massimo and Gidimt’en Checkpoint. City National Bank – the Hollywood “Bank to the Stars” – is owned by RBC. Celebrities are calling on their bank
- [New Report: Despite ‘Net Zero’ Rhetoric, World’s Biggest Banks Continued to Pour Billions into Fossil Fuel Expansion in 2021](https://www.ienearth.org/new-report-despite-net-zero-rhetoric-worlds-biggest-banks-continued-to-pour-billions-into-fossil-fuel-expansion-in-2021/) - Annual Banking on Climate Chaos report follows the money and details massive bank support for the world’s worst climate-destroying corporationsSan Francisco – Released today, the 13th annual Banking on Climate Chaos report, the most comprehensive global analysis on fossil fuel banking to date, underscores the stark disparity between public climate commitments being made by the
- [340+ Organizations Call on Governments and the IPCC to Foreground Rapid Phaseout of Fossil Fuels](https://www.ienearth.org/340-organizations-call-on-governments-and-the-ipcc-to-foreground-rapid-phaseout-of-fossil-fuels/) - As governments meet this week to review and approve a summary of the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) regarding climate mitigation, hundreds of organizations from around the world sent an open letter demanding that they focus on rapidly ending fossil fuel production and use. The letter, signed by nearly 350
- [BEA 2022 Call for Funding Applications Open](https://www.ienearth.org/bea-2022-call-for-funding-applications-open/) - Fueling the Grassroots Sector 2022 Call for Applications APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! DUE March 31, 2022Submit your application to the Fueling the Grassroots 2022 General Cycle.Applications are due on March 31, 2022. Application questions can be previewed HERE. You can also find detailed information about eligibility, priority areas, and the evaluation criteria in the Guidelines. Please review these carefully before starting
- [Tell the Biden administration to ban ALL LNG transport by rail! Submit a comment before 3/31](https://www.ienearth.org/tell-the-biden-administration-to-ban-all-lng-transport-by-rail-submit-a-comment-before-3-31/) - Relatives, It’s time to stop the transportation of LNG in its TRACKS! The fracking industry is transporting explosive and flammable liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. These “bomb trains” put millions of people in harm’s way. LNG must be kept at super cold temperatures during transport and any deviation can cause massive explosion. Under Trump, frackers were allowed
- [Mark Ruffalo and Other Celebrities urge City National Bank’s parent company, Royal Bank of Canada, to defund Coastal GasLink pipeline in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders](https://www.ienearth.org/mark-ruffalo-and-other-celebrities-urge-city-national-banks-parent-company-royal-bank-of-canada-to-defund-coastal-gaslink-pipeline-in-solidarity-with-wetsuweten-land-defen/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:CONTACT:Remi Bald Eagle, Intergovernmental Affairs Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe remi.baldeagle@crst-nsn.gov (605) 218-0011 Chairman Frazier statement on banning Indians from the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City.Eagle Butte, SD (March 21, 2022) – On the March 19, 2022 a young man was seriously injured at the Grand Gateway Hotel on LaCrosse Street in Rapid City, South Dakota.
- [Inyo County tribes, residents, and leaders welcome the news of an indefinite suspension of drilling activities at Conglomerate Mesa](https://www.ienearth.org/inyo-county-tribes-residents-and-leaders-welcome-the-news-of-an-indefinite-suspension-of-drilling-activities-at-conglomerate-mesa/) - BISHOP, CA — Yesterday K2 Gold, a Canadian mining company, announced that it is indefinitely suspending its controversial gold drilling project on Conglomerate Mesa, public lands located on the doorstep of Death Valley National Park. Tribes and other local groups are celebrating the news given the project posed a serious threat to Conglomerate Mesa’s ecological, cultural,
- [Will you support my community in our fight to stop Line 5?](https://www.ienearth.org/will-you-support-my-community-in-our-fight-to-stop-line-5/) - Hello relatives, My name is Aurora Conley and I am an enrolled member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa nation. I am asking for your support to protect the rights of my nation and to protect our local ecosystems from the impacts of a dirty tar sands project, Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. The
- [Green New Deal Network Applauds Congressional Progressive Caucus Push on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency](https://www.ienearth.org/green-new-deal-network-applauds-congressional-progressive-caucus-push-on-biden-to-declare-a-climate-emergency/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 17, 2022Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer@ienearth.org Green New Deal Network Applauds Congressional Progressive Caucus Push on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, in a move supported by the Green New Deal Network and other progressive organizations, the Congressional Progressive Caucus urged President Biden to issue an executive order that
- [Can you call on President Biden to use his executive powers to declare a national climate emergency?](https://www.ienearth.org/can-you-call-on-president-biden-to-use-his-executive-powers-to-declare-a-national-climate-emergency/) - Relatives, Today, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) called on President Biden to use his executive powers to declare a national climate emergency; turbo-charge renewable energy deployment; and ban fossil fuel leasing on all federal lands and waters. This is a critical moment in our movement to end fossil fuel expansion, jump start a just transition to an equitable, and
- [Congressional Progressive Caucus Calls on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency and Ban Fossil Fuel Leasing on Federal Lands and Waters](https://www.ienearth.org/congressional-progressive-caucus-calls-on-biden-to-declare-a-climate-emergency-and-ban-fossil-fuel-leasing-on-federal-lands-and-waters/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 17, 2022Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer@ienearth.org Congressional Progressive Caucus Calls on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency and Ban Fossil Fuel Leasing on Federal Lands and WatersCongressional Progressives follow the lead of climate, frontline, and progressive groups who have been making the same demands Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Progressive Caucus today called on President
- [PR:Press Conference Ahead of United Nations Convention on Biodiversity Uplifts Global Indigenous Voices Exposing Harmful “Natuure-Based Dispossessions”](https://www.ienearth.org/prpress-conference-ahead-of-united-nations-convention-on-biodiversity-uplifts-global-indigenous-voices-exposing-harmful-natuure-based-dispossessions/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 16, 2022Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer@ienearth.org Asia / Europe press conference recording(English and French):– English version: https://youtu.be/smvZOcAQFKc– French version: https://youtu.be/d7OkDFtCMggAmericas press conference recording (English and Portuguese) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GcRI0rfgGwVx7-fZekBaQpQERaLwqMqm/view?usp=sharing Press Conference Ahead of United Nations Convention on Biodiversity Uplifts Global Indigenous Voices Exposing Harmful “Natuure-Based Dispossessions” Yesterday, global Indigenous communities held a press conference ahead of the United
- [Responding to the Climate Emergency + War in Ukraine](https://www.ienearth.org/responding-to-the-climate-emergency-war-in-ukraine/) - Relatives,The war in Ukraine is a stark illustration of how fossil fuels directly enable global conflict and threaten democracy in addition to driving the climate emergency. Enormous earnings from oil and gas exports provided Putin with the hard currency needed to fuel his invasion of Ukraine. President Biden took a necessary first step by halting imports
- [Congress Introduces Windfall Profit Tax on Big Oil; Stop Big Oil War Profiteering and Use Revenue to Help Families and Consumers](https://www.ienearth.org/congress-introduces-windfall-profit-tax-on-big-oil-stop-big-oil-war-profiteering-and-use-revenue-to-help-families-and-consumers/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 10, 2022Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, Fossil Free Media, jennifer@ienearth.orgCassidy DiPaola, cassidy@fossilfree.media TODAY: Congress Introduces Windfall Profit Tax on Big Oil; Stop Big Oil War Profiteering and Use Revenue to Help Families and ConsumersSen. Whitehouse and Rep. Khanna introduce a bill to put windfall profits tax on Big Oil and use the
- [PR: Climate Groups Call On Biden To Invoke Defense Protection Act and Resist Short-Sighted Domestic Fossil Fuel Policies](https://www.ienearth.org/pr-climate-groups-call-on-biden-to-invoke-defense-protection-act-and-resist-short-sighted-domestic-fossil-fuel-policies/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 9, 2022Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, Fossil Free Media jennifer@ienearth.org Climate Groups Call On Biden To Invoke Defense Protection Act and Resist Short-Sighted Domestic Fossil Fuel Policies In the wake of Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports, groups call on President Biden to invoke the DPA to ramp up the deployment of renewable energy
- [TODAY: Hoodwinked in the Hothouse Part III: Would Build Back Better Burn Billion$?](https://www.ienearth.org/today-hoodwinked-in-the-hothouse-part-iii-would-build-back-better-burn-billion/) - Wednesday, March 9 at 3 p.m. Pacific / 4 p.m. Mountain / 5 p.m. Central / 6 p.m. EasternClick here to register.This panel was preceded by Hoodwinked in the Hothouse I: Examining False Corporate Schemes being advanced through the Paris Agreement and by Hoodwinked in the Hothouse Part II: Frontline Voices of Indigenous Resistance beyond Climate False Solutions. The recordings
- [Celebrate International Women’s Day with our Guidebook launch this Friday!](https://www.ienearth.org/celebrate-international-womens-day-with-our-guidebook-launch-this-friday/) - español abajoYou’re invited to the launch of our IFOS Guidebook!Dear members and supporters,Celebrate the upcoming International Women’s Day with us as we launch our Berta Cáceres International Feminist Organizing School (IFOS) Guidebook on Friday, March 4—Berta’s birthday! Our Guidebook is a labor of love: implemented, practiced, and taught by grassroots feminist leaders, discussed and studied by School
- [Build Back Fossil Free Statement on State of the Union](https://www.ienearth.org/build-back-fossil-free-statement-on-state-of-the-union/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 1, 2022Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, Fossil Free Media jennifer@ienearth.org Washington, D.C. – Build Back Fossil Free, a coalition of over 1,100 groups pressuring the Biden Administration to declare a climate emergency and end the federal approval of new fossil fuel projects, released the following statement in response to the conflict in Ukraine, the
- [Thu 3/10: It Takes Roots to Move the Money](https://www.ienearth.org/thu-3-10-it-takes-roots-to-move-the-money/) - LINK TO REGISTER: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kf–trjIiHdTbSoG9lB2X_1G_LmMGjrMU Mar 10, 2022 03:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) The Resource Development team of the It Takes Roots alliance of alliances is planning a special session on organizing philanthropy to resource the grassroots. The session is open to all member organizations in the four sister alliances of It Takes Roots: Right To
- [ACTION ALERT: The IPCC report couldn't be clearer, we must demand Biden take action to Build Back Fossil Free](https://www.ienearth.org/action-alert-the-ipcc-report-couldnt-be-clearer-we-must-demand-biden-take-action-to-build-back-fossil-free/) - Dear Relatives, Thank you to those of you who attended the Build Back Fossil Free digital rally “POTUS on Notice: Frontline calls for no more broken climate promises” last Thursday. It was a inspiring evening filled with powerful testimonials and calls to action from youth organizers on the front lines. You can relive the excitement via the recording here.In case
- [Hoodwinked in the Hothouse Part III: Would Build Back Better Burn Billion$?](https://www.ienearth.org/hoodwinked-in-the-hothouse-part-iii-would-build-back-better-burn-billion/) - Dear Relatives, You are invited to… Hoodwinked in the Hothouse Part III: Would Build Back Better Burn Billion$?How federal and state climate policies subsidize corporate greenwashingWednesday, March 9 at 3 p.m. Pacific / 4 p.m. Mountain / 5 p.m. Central / 6 p.m. Eastern Click here to register. This panel was preceded by Hoodwinked in the Hothouse I: Examining False Corporate
- [Delay Means Death, Indigenous Environmental Network Responds to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report](https://www.ienearth.org/delay-means-death-indigenous-environmental-network-responds-to-intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change-report/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 28, 2022Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer@ienearth.org Bemidji MN – Today, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released part two of their report on climate change. The IPCC is the group designated by the U.N. to assess the science related to climate change and its effects. The sixth assessment titled “Climate Change
- [Over 1,000 Groups Call On Biden To Use His Executive Authority on Climate And “Build Back Fossil Free”](https://www.ienearth.org/over-1000-groups-call-on-biden-to-use-his-executive-authority-on-climate-and-build-back-fossil-free/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 24, 2022 Press Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, jennifer@ienearth.org, 218-760- 9958Cassidy DiPaola, cassidy@fossilfree.media, 401-441-7196, Abby Grehlinger, abby@team-arc.com, 856-340-6656 Over 1,000 Groups Call On Biden To Use His Executive Authority on Climate And “Build Back Fossil Free” Days before the State of the Union, a wide array of climate, Indigenous, social justice, and progressive groups call on President Biden to
- [PRESS CALL TODAY: Build Back Fossil Free Responds to Biden’s ‘Code Red’ Comments and Calls for Stop to All Fossil Fuel Projects](https://www.ienearth.org/press-call-today-build-back-fossil-free-responds-to-bidens-code-red-comments-and-calls-for-stop-to-all-fossil-fuel-projects/) - FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLYFebruary 23, 2022 Press Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, jennifer@ienearth.orgCassidy DiPaola, cassidy@fossilfree.media, 401-441-7196, Abby Grehlinger, abby@team-arc.com, 856-340-6656PRESS CALL TODAY: Build Back Fossil Free Responds to Biden’s ‘Code Red’ Comments and Calls for Stop to All Fossil Fuel Projects(Washington, DC) — Today, February 23rd, the Build Back Fossil Free coalition will be hosting a press call with climate
- [Join us for the POTUS on NOTICE Digital Rally Feb 24th 5pm PT/ 8pm ET](https://www.ienearth.org/join-us-for-the-potus-on-notice-digital-rally-feb-24th-5pm-pt-8pm-et/) - Dear Relatives, President Biden campaigned on being a climate champion. But a year into his presidency–after millions of Black, Brown, Indigenous, and frontline communities and young people turned out in record numbers to the polls in the middle of a global pandemic to elect him–we’ve seen Biden fail to tackle the climate crisis with the urgency
- [MMIW...Let's Talk](https://www.ienearth.org/mmiw-lets-talk/) - Join our Indigenous Feminisms coordinator, Simone Senogles, as she moderates a discussion around MMIW with guests: Claire Charlo, Chalsey Snyder, and Audrianna Goodwin.
- [Indigenous Feminisms: The Femmes of IEN](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-feminisms-the-femmes-of-ien/) - “The homeland affects you directly: it affects your body; it affects the collective mind and the collective heart and the collective spirit.” Join us, the women and non-binary staff of Indigenous Environmental Network, as we discuss the communities from which we hail and the work we do to protect them.
- [Mni wičoni, Water is Life! Stop DAPL once and for all!](https://www.ienearth.org/mni-wiconi-water-is-life-stop-dapl-once-and-for-all/) - Relatives, The fight to protect our water from dirty pipelines is far from over! This week, in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, we are asking you to submit a public comment to the Army Corps of Engineers to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline. Right now, the Army Corps is preparing to accept public
- [Take action NOW! Share Your Voice, Protect the Arctic](https://www.ienearth.org/take-action-now-share-your-voice-protect-the-arctic/) - Relatives, The Willow Master Development Plan, a massive and harmful plan for fossil fuel development in Northern Alaska, has a commenting period that opens up after judge rules in favor of plaintiffs against the Plan. We need YOU to send in comments to help STOP this plan for happening in order to Protect the Arctic and
- [This full moon join us for our Feminisms and Indigenous Women Webinar Centering MMIW](https://www.ienearth.org/this-full-moon-join-us-for-our-feminisms-and-indigenous-women-webinar-centering-mmiw/) - Dear relatives,This full moon please join us for our Feminisms and Indigenous women webinar.On Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 at 4pm PT /5pm MT /6pm CT / 7pm ET, I will be moderatering a discussion around MMIW with guests: Claire Charlo, Chalsey Snyder, and Audrianna Goodwin LIVE on IEN’s Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch. We look forward to being in conversation
- [TRIGGER WARNING- Indigenous Environmental Network Statement on Walter "Bunky" Echo-Hawk Jr.](https://www.ienearth.org/trigger-warning-indigenous-environmental-network-statement-on-walter-bunky-echo-hawk-jr/) - The following statement mentioned sexual assaulton a minor and violence.Proceed with care. If you are in a domestic/sexual violence situation please call or chat the StrongHearts Native Helpline. 24/7. 1-844-762-8483. strongheartshelpline.org Indigenous Environmental Network Statement Regarding Walter “Bunky” Echo-Hawk Jr. The Indigenous Environmental Network stands for protecting all women, femmes, children, two-spirit, and non-binary relatives from the harms of sexual
- [Indigenous Storytellers Ashley Fairbanks and Jennifer K. Falcon Launch New Podcast - We Keep The Fire: Indigenous Climate Futures](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-storytellers-ashley-fairbanks-and-jennifer-k-falcon-launch-new-podcast-we-keep-the-fire-indigenous-climate-futures/) - Turtle Island and Beyond: Indigenous storytellers Ashley Fairbanks and Jennifer K. Falcon are launching a podcast profiling Indigenous Climate Visionaries from across Turtle Island who are working to rematriate, recreate, and reimagine the lives we live. As communicators in the climate movement, both have spent years responding to crisis after crisis, with few moments to reflect on the
- [Indigenous Women Arrested Disrupting Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s State of the State](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-women-arrested-disrupting-oklahoma-governor-kevin-stitts-state-of-the-state/) - Oklahoma City, OK, – Indigenous women and their allies disrupted Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s State of the State with banners carrying messages uplifting tribal sovereignty, the Covid pandemic, environmental concerns, and the wrongful imprisonment of Julius Jones. Inside the Capitol, two Indigenous women from the Cherokee nation, United Keetoowah Band, and Oglala Lakota nations disrupted Governor Stitt’s speech
- [Gidimt’en Land Defenders Make Submission To United Nations About Ongoing Rights Violations By Bc And Canada; Urge U.N. To Visit Wet’suwet’en Territories](https://www.ienearth.org/gidimten-land-defenders-make-submission-to-united-nations-about-ongoing-rights-violations-by-bc-and-canada-urge-u-n-to-visit-wetsuweten-territories/) - FEBRUARY 7, 2022, WET’SUWET’EN TERRITORY, SMITHERS, BC: Today, Gidimt’en land defenders made a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People on the “Militarization of Wet’suwet’en Lands and Canada’s Ongoing Violations.” The submission was co-authored by leading legal, academic, and human rights experts in Canada, and is supported by over two
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- [HUGE WIN! Amplify: Judge rules Biden must consider the climate impacts of oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico before awarding leases](https://www.ienearth.org/huge-win-amplify-judge-rules-biden-must-consider-the-climate-impacts-of-oil-drilling-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-before-awarding-leases/) - Relatives, We are beyond excited to highlight that our movement just won another BIG, big victory: Last night, a court invalidated Biden’s 80-million-acre Gulf of Mexico lease sale – the largest in US history – ruling that his administration must consider the climate impacts of oil drilling.This win is a testament to all of YOU!! Especially frontline,
- [PR: Court Tosses Massive Oil and Gas Lease Sale for Faulty GHG Analysis](https://www.ienearth.org/pr-court-tosses-massive-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-for-faulty-ghg-analysis/) - For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 28, 2022Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental NetworkJamie Henn, jamie@fossilfree.media, 415-601-9337 Build Back Fossil Free Coalition Demands Biden Reject Lease Sale 257 and Other Fossil Fuel Projects on Climate Grounds WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated Lease Sale 257, spanning more than 80 million acres in
- [DOE Needs to Listen to the People](https://www.ienearth.org/doe-needs-to-listen-to-the-people/) - Jan 27, 2022 The Honorable Jennifer M. GranholmUS Department of Energy1000 Independence Ave. SWWashington DC 20585 Dear Secretary Granholm:The Department of Energy, through the newly created Office of Clean Energy Demonstration, is poised to provide billions in public subsidies for carbon capture, hydrogen, and nuclear energy. These dirty energy subsidies will perpetuate a legacy of pollution and
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- [MA: Karankawa Kadla and Allies Protest Enbridge Terminal Expansion at Project’s Major Funder Bank of America’s Austin Location](https://www.ienearth.org/ma-karankawa-kadla-and-allies-protest-enbridge-terminal-expansion-at-projects-major-funder-bank-of-americas-austin-location/) - MEDIA ADVISORY January 21, 2022Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental NetworkAustin, TX – On January 22nd, the Karankawa Kadla and allies will be holding a protest against the Enbridge terminal expansion in Corpus Christi outside of Bank of America on 2501 S Congress Ave, Austin, Texas from 1:00-3:00 pm. As part of an active lawsuit against Enbridge,
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- [Boots On The Ground Are Needed To Fight Coastal Gas Link. Apply To Join The Gidimt’en (Coyote) Camp](https://www.ienearth.org/boots-on-the-ground-are-needed-to-fight-coastal-gas-link-apply-to-join-the-gidimten-coyote-camp/) - APPLY FOR VETTING TO JOIN THE GIDIMT’EN CAMP As our Wet’suwet’en relatives prepare for another RCMP raid as they protect their sovereign homelands they are accepting applications from SKILLED, SEASONED and SELF SUFFICIENT supporters to come support them on the Yintah (territories). By entering sovereign and unceded Wet’suwet’en territory with RCMP, with the invasion of their
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- [Wet'suwet'en Evict Coastal Gaslink From Drill Site; Re-Establish Coyote Camp](https://www.ienearth.org/wetsuweten-evict-coastal-gaslink-from-drill-site-re-establish-coyote-camp/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Media contact: Jennifer Wickham, Gidimt’en Checkpoint Media Coordinatoryintahaccess@gmail.com250-917-8392 Dec 20, 2021 – Unceded Gidimt’en Territory, Smithers (BC):Gidimt’en land defenders and supporters have once again evicted Coastal Gaslink workers from a key pipeline drill site, protecting Wet’suwet’en headwaters and re-occupying the area known as “Coyote Camp”. Early Sunday, in observance of Wet’suwet’en law, land defenders
- [After Manchin Kills Build Back Better, Biden’s Climate Path Forward is Clear: Reject Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Now](https://www.ienearth.org/after-manchin-kills-build-back-better-bidens-climate-path-forward-is-clear-reject-fossil-fuel-infrastructure-now/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2021 Contact:Jennifer K. Falcon, jennifer@ienearth.org Jamie Henn, jamie@fossilfree.media, 415-601-9337 With Climate Provisions of BBBA Sidelined, Executive Action is the Path Forward For Climate Action Washington, D.C. — Sunday morning, Senator Joe Manchin – the top recipient of campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry in Congress – announced he would join every Senate Republican and stop negotiating on the
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- [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:140 Organizations Call on Senate to Remove Dirty Energy Subsidies from the Build Back Better Act](https://www.ienearth.org/for-immediate-release140-organizations-call-on-senate-to-remove-dirty-energy-subsidies-from-the-build-back-better-act/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2021 Jennifer K. Falcon, jennifer@ienearth.org 140 Organizations Call on Senate to Remove Dirty Energy Subsidies from the Build Back Better Act Washington, D.C. – 140 organizations sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Ron Wyden, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, urging them to remove
- [Sec. Granholm “Bends to the Will of Big Oil” with Export Remarks](https://www.ienearth.org/sec-granholm-bends-to-the-will-of-big-oil-with-export-remarks/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2021 Contact: Jamie Henn, jamie@fossilfree.media, 415-601-9337Jennifer Falcon, jennifer@ienearth.org Sec. Granholm “Bends to the Will of Big Oil” with Export Remarks Leading Climate Justice Advocates Respond to Granholm’s Comments and Call on President Biden to Make A Choice: “People or Fossil Fuels” Secretary Granholm’s pledge to oil companies on Tuesday that the Biden Administration won’t reinstate the
- [Indigenous Leaders Pressure Biden to Stop Line 3 During Minnesota Visit](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-leaders-pressure-biden-to-stop-line-3-during-minnesota-visit/) - (Minnesota) — Tonight, President Biden visited Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount to tout the bipartisan infrastructure package. Frontline Indigenous organizations released the following statements in response to Biden’s remarks: “President Biden’s infrastructure law makes investments in ‘good pipes’ for clean water, something Indigenous leaders have called for over many years. What we don’t need are
- [SCOTUS Upholds Oklahoma’s McGirt Decision: Governor Stitt & Big Oil Lose](https://www.ienearth.org/scotus-upholds-oklahomas-mcgirt-decision-governor-stitt-big-oil-lose/) - INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK STATEMENT SCOTUS Upholds Oklahoma’s McGirt Decision: Governor Stitt & Big Oil Lose On Monday, November 29, anti-Indigenous Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s futile attempts to undermine and destroy tribal sovereignty through legal avenues ended for good when the US Supreme Court refused his request to reexamine their 2020 McGirt ruling. That decision declared
- [For Immediate Release: Arrested Land Defenders Appear In Court Today; Gidimt’en Condemns Unreasonable And Punitive Conditions Of Release](https://www.ienearth.org/for-immediate-release-arrested-land-defenders-appear-in-court-today-gidimten-condemns-unreasonable-and-punitive-conditions-of-release/) - Media contact: Jennifer Wickham, 778-210-0067, yintahaccess@gmail.comGidimt’en Checkpoint Media CoordinatorFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 22, 2021 WET’SUWET’EN TERRITORY, SMITHERS, BC: Twenty people who were arrested in a two-day violent raid on Wet’suwet’en territory are appearing at BC Supreme Court in Prince George today at 11 am. Those arrested include Gidimt’en Checkpoint spokesperson Sleydo’ and Dinï ze’ Woos’s daughter Jocelyn Alec,
- [ALL OUT FOR WEDZIN KWA: We Stand with Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders as RCMP Violently Raid Gidimt’en Checkpoint](https://www.ienearth.org/all-out-for-wedzin-kwa-we-stand-with-wetsuweten-land-defenders-as-rcmp-violently-raid-gidimten-checkpoint/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network condemns the actions of Canada as it inflicts settler violence against the Wet’suwet’en peoples, hypocritically breaking both Wet’suwet’en and Canadian law to push TC Energy’s illegal Coastal Gaslink pipeline through unceded territories. By entering sovereign Wet’suwet’en territory with RCMP, dogs and assault rifles we are witnessing state-sanctioned violence on behalf of an
- [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Militarized RCMP Enforcement, Violent Arrests Continue on Gidimt’en Land Defenders](https://www.ienearth.org/for-immediate-release-militarized-rcmp-enforcement-violent-arrests-continue-on-gidimten-land-defenders/) - For Immediate ReleaseNovember 19, 2021Contact:Jennifer Wickham, Gidimt’en Checkpoint Media Coordinator yintahaccess@gmail.comWET’SUWET’EN TERRITORY, SMITHERS, BC: Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, Chief Woos’ daughter, and other Indigenous land defenders were among 11 people arrested at Coyote Camp yesterday. This was the second day in an ongoing siege. A convoy of dozens of RCMP officers, escorting Coastal GasLink workers and heavy equipment,
- [RCMP Prepares to Raid the Sovereign Wet'suwet'en Nation As Canada Violates Their Own Laws to Push the CoastalGas Link Pipeline Through Unceded Territory](https://www.ienearth.org/rcmp-prepares-to-raid-the-sovereign-wetsuweten-nation-as-canada-violates-their-own-laws-to-push-the-coastalgas-link-pipeline-through-unceded-territory/) - Wet’suwet’en Nation, BC– Dozens of RCMP have deployed into the Wet’suwet’en nation as Canada sides TC Energy pushing with the CoastalGas Link pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en land, violating Wet’suwet’en laws — and their own. On November 14th members of the Gidimt’en Clan evicted Coastal GasLink (CGL) employees from unceded Wet’suwet’en territory, upholding ancient Wet’suwet’en trespass laws
- [MEDIA ADVISORY: Freedom for Julius Jones Vigil Planned Outside of Oklahoma State Penitentiary](https://www.ienearth.org/media-advisory-freedom-for-julius-jones-vigil-planned-outside-of-oklahoma-state-penitentiary/) - McAlester, OK– A Freedom Vigil demanding freedom for Julius Jones will be held outside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma on the day of his execution. When Julius was just a 19-year-old student athlete on academic scholarship attending the University of Oklahoma, he was convicted of a murder he did not committ and has lost half
- [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Water Protectors Arrested Resisting Line 3 Pipeline Call on State Officials to "Drop the Charges"](https://www.ienearth.org/for-immediate-release-water-protectors-arrested-resisting-line-3-pipeline-call-on-state-officials-to-drop-the-charges/) - (Anishinaabe Akiing, Minnesota) Today, defendants arrested while opposing the construction of Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline launched a campaign calling on Minnesota’s elected leadership to drop all criminal charges against over 700 water protectors. A Drop the Charges petition to MN Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison has already garnered over 13,000 signatures. Organizers of the campaign describe the charges
- [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Greater Chaco Coalition Celebrates New Path Forward for Landscape Protection](https://www.ienearth.org/for-immediate-release-greater-chaco-coalition-celebrates-new-path-forward-for-landscape-protection/) - For Immediate ReleaseNovember 15, 2021 Contact:Daniel Tso, Chairman, Health Education and Human Services 24th Navajo Nation Council, danieltso@navajo-nsn.gov, (928) 318-0039Mario Atencio, Diné Citizens Against Ruining our Environment, mario.atencio@dine-care.org, (505) 321-9974Julia Bernal, Pueblo Action Alliance, julia.f.bernal@gmail.com, (505) 220-0051Corn Howland, Diné Allottees Against Oil Exploitation, howland4114@gmail.com, (505) 469-8229 Greater Chaco Coalition Celebrates New Path Forward for Landscape Protection President Biden and Secretary Haaland Offer
- [UNFCCC COP26 Negotiations End with False Solutions Insufficient to Mitigate Warming to 1.4C](https://www.ienearth.org/unfccc-cop26-negotiations-end-with-false-solutions-insufficient-to-mitigate-warming-to-1-4c/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 13, 2021Contact:Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer@ienearth.org Glasgow, Scotland – After 30 years of UNFCCC negotiations, the COP26 in Glasgow delivers a disastrous outcome. Overflowing into the weekend, the negotiations ended with the completion of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Governments will exit Glasgow with no chance of keeping global warming below
- [Build Back Fossil Free: COP26 Means Little without Action on Fossil Fuels from Biden](https://www.ienearth.org/build-back-fossil-free-cop26-means-little-without-action-on-fossil-fuels-from-biden/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 13, 2021Contact:Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer@ienearth.orgCoalition Activists in Glasgow Exert Two Weeks of Pressure on Administration to Halt Pending Fossil Fuel Approvals or Risk Wiping out Climate Progress GLASGOW — As the COP26 conference concludes this weekend, the Build Back Fossil Free coalition is sounding the alarm that the proclamations and pledges from
- [It Takes Roots Statement on Conclusion of the UNFCCC COP26 Conference of the Parties: Incrementalism Means More Climate Disaster for Frontline Communities](https://www.ienearth.org/it-takes-roots-statement-on-conclusion-of-the-unfccc-cop26-conference-of-the-parties-incrementalism-means-more-climate-disaster-for-frontline-communities/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 13, 2021Contact:Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer@ienearth.orgAimee Inglis, Communications Coordinator, It Takes Roots aimee@ittakesroots,orgEddie Vale, NP Agency, eddie@npagency.comGlasgow, Scotland – As negotiations of the UNFCCC COP26 have concluded, the It Takes Roots alliance issues the following statement: Once again the UNFCCC has demonstrated that their interests lie heavily with economic bottom lines rather than
- [Failure on fossil fuels in latest outcome text risks failure of COP26](https://www.ienearth.org/failure-on-fossil-fuels-in-latest-outcome-text-risks-failure-of-cop26/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 12, 2021Contact:Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer@ienearth.org Failure on fossil fuels in latest outcome text risks failure of COP26 The latest draft outcome text of COP26 released this morning fails the acid test of whether Glasgow will be a success by containing woefully insufficient commitments on fossil fuels, say civil society groups. This
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- [Frontline Communities confront JP Morgan on violating Indigenous Rights and financing the Climate Crisis](https://www.ienearth.org/frontline-communities-confront-jp-morgan-on-violating-indigenous-rights-and-financing-the-climate-crisis/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 10, 2021Contact:Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer@ienearth.orgJorge Estevez, Indigenous Environmental NetworkPh: +1 210-859-6853 | Email: jeejorge@gmail.comSheila Muxlow, Indigenous Climate Action (ICA)sheila@indigenousclimateaction.com +1 587 357 9111Pendle Marshall-Hallmark, Climate Campaigner, Amazon Watch,pendle@amazonwatch.org +1-585-752-2976Photos here Frontline Communities confront JP Morgan on violating Indigenous Rights and financing the Climate Crisis Glasgow, Scotland – Indigenous land defenders gathered outside the JP Morgan
- [U.S. Officials at Consulate General in Scotland Reject Letter Presented by Indigenous Peoples Urging the Biden Administration to Take Action Against Continued Fossil Fuel Leasing and Drilling](https://www.ienearth.org/u-s-officials-at-consulate-general-in-scotland-reject-letter-presented-by-indigenous-peoples-urging-the-biden-administration-to-take-action-against-continued-fossil-fuel-leasing-and-drilling/) - This action is one of several demonstrations organized by Indigenous activists in Glasgow during this year’s UNFCCC’s COP26 climate summit. Edinburgh, Scotland— On Tuesday, November 9th at approximately 11:00 AM GMT, the Indigenous Environmental Network, Cheyenne River Grassroots Collective, Native Movement and NDN Collective delivered a letter at the entrance of the Consulate General of the U.S. for President Biden and his administration with demands to follow through
- [Dear President Biden, Climate Representative John Kerry, Climate Representative Regina McCarthy, US Climate Envoy & US Consular General Jack Hillmeyer](https://www.ienearth.org/dear-president-biden-climate-representative-john-kerry-climate-representative-regina-mccarthy-us-climate-envoy-us-consular-general-jack-hillmeyer/) - President of the United StatesUS Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John KerryWhite House National Climate Advisory Regina McCarthyUS Consular General Jack HillmeyerUnited States Consular General Edinburgh3 Regent TerraceEdinburgh, United KingdomEH7 5BW November 8, 2021 Dear President Biden, Climate Representative John Kerry, Climate Representative Regina McCarthy, US Climate Envoy & US Consular General Jack HillmeyerAs world leaders gather
- [International Delegation of Indigenous Activists Delivers Letter to Biden Administration at U.S. Embassy in Scotland to Demand Action Against Continued Fossil Fuel Leasing and Drilling](https://www.ienearth.org/international-delegation-of-indigenous-activists-delivers-letter-to-biden-administration-at-u-s-embassy-in-scotland-to-demand-action-against-continued-fossil-fuel-leasing-and-drilling/) - This action is one of several demonstrations organized by Indigenous activists in Glasgow during this year’s UNFCCC’s COP26 climate summit. Edinburgh, Scotland— On Tuesday, November 9th at 11:00 AM GMT, the Indigenous Environmental Network, Cheyenne River Grassroots Collective, Native Movement and NDN Collective, will deliver a letter with demands for President Biden and his administration to follow through on his promise to ban federal fossil fuel leasing
- [Indigenous Peoples to Tulsa Mayor GT Bynum: RESPECT US OR EXPECT US](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-to-tulsa-mayor-gt-bynum-respect-us-or-expect-us/) - TULSA, OK- This morning, Indigenous resisters & allies dropped two giant banners in Tulsa, Oklahoma to protest anti-Indigenous, anti-Black mayor GT Bynum. One of the banners dropped from an overpass on I-244 carried the message “Respect Us or Expect Us” and the other, hanging from a building opposite Tulsa City Hall contained a central image of Bynum
- [Channel 4: Is carbon offsetting any more than ‘greenwashing’?](https://www.ienearth.org/channel-4-is-carbon-offsetting-any-more-than-greenwashing/) - There is a furious debate around the merits of carbon offsetting, which allows businesses to ostensibly cancel out their greenhouse gas emissions by buying carbon credits elsewhere. But critics say it’s nothing but “greenwashing” and does nothing to reduce the overall level of emissions polluting the earth’s atmosphere. Read more here: https://www.channel4.com/news/is-carbon-offsetting-any-more-than-greenwashing
- [Independent: Cop26: Carbon offsetting ‘a new form of colonialism,’ says Indigenous leader](https://www.ienearth.org/independent-cop26-carbon-offsetting-a-new-form-of-colonialism-says-indigenous-leader/) - The leader of an Indigenous grassroots movement has denounced carbon offsetting, dubbing it “part of a system that privatizes the air that we breathe”.“It allows polluters to buy and sell permits to pollute instead of cutting emissions at the source,” Tom Goldtooth, executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, told The Independent at the Cop26
- [Press Call: Frontline Communities & Workers Delegation Demands Real Climate Solutions at COP26](https://www.ienearth.org/press-call-frontline-communities-workers-delegation-demands-real-climate-solutions-at-cop26/) - Press Call: Frontline Communities & Workers Delegation Demands Real Climate Solutions at COP26(Nov. 4, 2021) GLASGOW– More than 60 frontline community leaders and organizers are on the ground in Glasgow with the It Takes Roots U.S. delegation to represent those most impacted by the climate crisis at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), also known
- [U.S. Grassroots Leaders Greet Biden at COP26 with Push to End Fossil Fuel Era](https://www.ienearth.org/u-s-grassroots-leaders-greet-biden-at-cop26-with-push-to-end-fossil-fuel-era/) - Biden Must Stop Fossil Fuel Project Approvals, Declare Climate EmergencyGLASGOW — Grassroots leaders from the Build Back Fossil Free campaign rallied ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s remarks at the United Nations climate summit today in Glasgow, Scotland. Representatives of Indigenous, Black, and frontline communities — along with dozens of other climate justice groups — demanded Biden
- [U.S. Activists: Biden Climate Credibility in Glasgow Depends on Executive Action](https://www.ienearth.org/u-s-activists-biden-climate-credibility-in-glasgow-depends-on-executive-action/) - Biden Framework, Congressional Morass Fail on Crucial Cuts to Fossil Fuels GLASGOW— U.S. grassroots activists from the Build Back Fossil Free coalition will gather for a photo and speaking opportunity ahead of President Biden’s remarks at the U.N. climate summit today. The representatives of frontline communities and dozens of other climate justice groups will demand Biden take executive
- [Clayton Thomas-Muller #IdleNoMore Ottawa Rally](https://www.ienearth.org/idlenomore/) - In the heart of the tar sands in Alberta, First Nations are taking the puppet Harper and his puppet master oil companies like BP and Shell to court.
- [Indigenous Anti-Nuclear Statement: Yucca Mountain and Private Fuel Storage at Skull Valley](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-anti-nuclear-statement-yucca-mountain-and-private-fuel-storage-at-skull-valley/) - As Indigenous peoples of this Turtle Island, we are rightfully speaking out as the original caretakers of this vast land that has sustained our tribes for thousands of years. We speak out as the older brothers and older sisters to our younger brothers and younger sisters that have migrated and settled into this continent we call Turtle Island. Please listen to our words.
- [90 More Arrested At “People vs. Fossil Fuels” Protest at White House as Biden Administration Stays Silent](https://www.ienearth.org/90-more-arrested-at-people-vs-fossil-fuels-protest-at-white-house-as-biden-administration-stays-silent/) - Nearly 300 people have been arrested at the White House since Monday to pressure President Biden to take aggressive climate action and halt fossil fuel projects See Photos from Wednesday’s protests & Video from the week Washington, D.C. — Demonstrators returned to the White House on Wednesday morning for the third day of the “People vs. Fossil Fuels” mobilization, keeping up
- [Indigenous, youth, and climate activists in Boston organize march targeting Liberty Mutual and Chase](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-youth-and-climate-activists-in-boston-organize-march-targeting-liberty-mutual-and-chase/) - Action calls on banks and insurers stop supporting fossil fuel expansion and respect Indigenous rightsPhotos of the action will be linked here. Boston, MA | Massachusett land (October 29, 2021) – As part of the national #FossilFreeFuture day of action, a coalition of youth, Indigenous communities, and climate activists are organizing a march in Boston from insurance giant Liberty Mutual to Wall
- [Still a Big Con: How Big Polluters are using “net zero” to block meaningful action at COP26](https://www.ienearth.org/still-a-big-con-how-big-polluters-are-using-net-zero-to-block-meaningful-action-at-cop26/) - On the road to COP26, corporations are using “net zero” to block effective climate policy and greenwash their image while maintaining business-as-usual.
- [Guerilla Advertising Campaign Takes Aim at Liberty Mutual’s Fossil Fuel Business](https://www.ienearth.org/guerilla-advertising-campaign-takes-aim-at-liberty-mutuals-fossil-fuel-business/) - Boston-Based Insurance Giant Liberty Mutual is a Top Global Insurer of Oil and GasBoston, MA (October 28) – As world leaders prepare to address the climate crisis in Glasgow at COP26, activists in Boston target hometown insurance giant Liberty Mutual with a creative guerilla advertising campaign to expose the company’s role in supporting climate-wrecking, rights-violating fossil fuel projects. From
- [Frontline Communities & Workers Delegation Demands Real Climate Solutions, ‘No Net Zero’ and an End to Fossil-Fuels at Global Climate Meeting](https://www.ienearth.org/frontline-communities-workers-delegation-demands-real-climate-solutions-no-net-zero-and-an-end-to-fossil-fuels-at-global-climate-meeting/) - This November, It Takes Roots sends a U.S. frontline delegation of over 60 people from communities most impacted by the climate crisis to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26), the United Nations global climate change conference. They’ll bring the voices and leadership of frontline communities and workers to the global stage, demanding world leaders
- [Sign the statement! NO to nature-based dispossessions!](https://www.ienearth.org/sign-the-statement-no-to-nature-based-dispossessions/) - Groups from around the world call on movements and organizations committed to climate, environmental and social justice to sign statement unequivocally rejecting “Nature-Based Solutions” and all offset schemes.Such schemes are not designed to address the climate crisis. Their primary function is to buy another decade or two of unrestrained corporate profiteering from fossil carbon extraction
- [Groups call on Biden to recenter environmental justice as a pillar in Build Back Better](https://www.ienearth.org/groups-call-on-biden-to-recenter-environmental-justice-as-a-pillar-in-build-back-better/) - Administration should redirect Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) funding into meaningful and just climate solutions Washington, D.C. – Today, six progressive environmental organizations called on Congress and the White House to prioritize environmental justice in the Build Back Better Act. The Center for Biological Diversity, Food & Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change, and
- [More Than 350 Groups Condemn Corporate Net-Zero Pledges as a Dangerous, Unjust Distraction](https://www.ienearth.org/more-than-350-groups-condemn-corporate-net-zero-pledges-as-a-dangerous-unjust-distraction/) - WASHINGTON — 354 groups released a statement today calling “net-zero” emission pledges by corporations and governments a dangerous distraction from real climate action. This comes as the House Oversight and Reform Committee holds a hearing to ”examine the role of the fossil fuel industry in spreading climate disinformation and heating the planet.” CEOs and presidents from Exxon Mobil, BP
- [#COP26 is days away, let's talk about the carbon markets in Article 6 impact on Indigenous communities.](https://www.ienearth.org/cop26-is-days-away-lets-talk-about-the-carbon-markets-in-article-6-impact-on-indigenous-communities/) - Dear Relatives, With the 2021 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 26th Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP26) just around the corner, we partnered with Diné artist Liv Barney to explain carbon pricing and how it commodifies the land, sky, and water– continuing a legacy of colonization. New forms of energy legislation with false incentives are designed to
- [Pressure on Biden Builds: Members of Congress & Build Back Fossil Free Coalition Push for Action on Fossil Fuels Ahead of COP26](https://www.ienearth.org/elementor-73090/) - Washington, D.C. — After the week-long “People vs. Fossil Fuels” mobilization at the White House, pressure is building on the Biden Administration ahead of COP26 to use its executive authority to declare a climate emergency and stop approving fossil fuel projects. On Friday, thirteen members of Congress sent a letter to the Biden Administration urging action on the coalition’s demands to
- [Frontline Indigenous Leaders Occupy the Bureau of Indian Affairs in D.C. for the First Time Since the 1970's](https://www.ienearth.org/frontline-indigenous-leaders-occupy-the-bureau-of-indian-affairs-in-d-c-for-the-first-time-since-the-1970s/) - WASHINGTON D.C- Frontline Indigenous leaders from various fossil fuel fights from across Turtle Island have occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C. for the first time since the 1970’s. On March 16th, 1970, the first occupation of a Bureau of Indian Affairs office happened in Littleton, Colorado and led to the Indian Hiring Preference
- [PR: 55 Indigenous people and allies arrested occupying Bureau of Indian Affairs; police tased and hit multiple people with batons](https://www.ienearth.org/pr-55-indigenous-people-and-allies-arrested-occupying-bureau-of-indian-affairs-police-tased-and-hit-multiple-people-with-batons/) - 55 Indigenous people were arrested; police tased and hit multiple people with batons Photos here WASHINGTON, D.C. — Frontline Indigenous leaders from various fossil fuel fights from across Turtle Island occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington D.C. for the first time since the 1970’s on Thursday with a list of demands for President Biden. Police acted
- [Festival of Existence: Yaqui Traditional Authorities Demand Canceling the Aqueduct Independencia](https://www.ienearth.org/festival-of-existence-yaqui-traditional-authorities-demand-canceling-the-aqueduct-independencia/) - Via Red Abya YalaTraditional Authorities of the Yaqui Tribe, Pueblo of Vicam insist on the Canceling the aqueduct “Independencia” as part of the AMLO ‘justice plan’ October 10, 2021With exhibitions, music, dance, paintings, cinema and talks, the Yaqui tribe expressed their rejection of the operation of the Independencia aqueductThe Yaqui people point out that the Independencia aqueduct was
- [#StopLine3 Water Protectors replace US Flag with "Consultation is not Consent" flag in front of the Army Corps North Atlantic Division Offic](https://www.ienearth.org/stopline3-water-protectors-replace-us-flag-with-consultation-is-not-consent-flag-in-front-of-the-army-corps-north-atlantic-division-offic/) - *VIDEO* Washington, DC – On Tuesday, October 12th, Two Water Protectors demanding Biden Stop Line 3 climbed the flagpole outside the Army Corp North Atlantic Division Office, took the U.S. flag down and replaced it with a Free Informed and Prior Consent flag that read “Consultation is not Consent.” This action comes a day after Indigenous Peoples Day protests where “Expect Us” was written on
- [Tuesday: After 135+ Arrests, Climate & Indigenous Activists to Return to the White House for Day 2 of Climate Protests](https://www.ienearth.org/tuesday-after-135-arrests-climate-indigenous-activists-to-return-to-the-white-house-for-day-2-of-climate-protests/) - Mass civil disobedience at the White House & Line 3 petition delivery action will keep pressure on President Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop all new fossil fuel projects during sustained ‘People Vs. Fossil Fuels’ week of action. WASHINGTON — Activists are planning to return to the White House on Tuesday, shortly after an estimated
- [Indigenous People Lead White House Protest with More Than 130 Arrests to Demand President Biden Declare A Climate Emergency and Stop Approving Fossil Fuel Projects](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-people-lead-white-house-protest-with-more-than-130-arrests-to-demand-president-biden-declare-a-climate-emergency-and-stop-approving-fossil-fuel-projects/) - More than 130 arrested on the first day of the “People vs. Fossil Fuels” mobilization which will continue throughout the week Select pictures from the march can be found here. Social Media Highlights from Day 1: March to the White House – The Full Length of the March – Water Protectors Prepare for Arrest – Joye Braun Speaks at the White House – Veteran Speaks at
- [For Immediate Release: Major Protests at the White House Will Urge President Biden to Act on Fossil Fuels](https://www.ienearth.org/for-immediate-release-major-protests-at-the-white-house-will-urge-president-biden-to-act-on-fossil-fuels/) - “We have everything to lose and no time to wait.” Washington, D.C. — Thousands of people are expected to take part in a week of protests at the White House this October 11-15 to pressure President Biden to declare a climate emergency and end all new fossil fuel projects. Composed of hundreds of Indigenous, Black, environmental, climate
- [EXPECT US - On Indigenous Peoples' Day Biden Wakes Up To A Clear Message As Thousands Arrive to Demand Climate Action](https://www.ienearth.org/expect-us-on-indigenous-peoples-day-biden-wakes-up-to-a-clear-message-as-thousands-arrive-to-demand-climate-action/) - Photos here: Washington D.C.- President Biden woke up to a message on the Andrew Jackson statue in front of the White House today. On the base of the statue “Expect Us” was written with blood splattered handprints to represent the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic all over the statue of the genocidal President. This comes on the
- [We Don’t Need Performative Proclamations, Our Communities Are Dying](https://www.ienearth.org/we-dont-need-performative-proclamations-our-communities-are-dying/) - Indigenous Environmental Network Statement on Biden’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day Proclamation If President Biden was committed to honoring the treaties and strengthening sovereignty, he would implement a policy of Free, Prior and Informed Consent by executive authority and act swiftly to mitigate the climate chaos that has engulfed our communities by ending the anti-Indigenous U.S. legacy of
- [Earth Day 2016: We Are Mother Earth’s Red Line](https://www.ienearth.org/earth-day-2016-we-are-mother-earths-red-line/) - On this Earth Day and every day, Grassroots International is honored and humbled to stand together with the social movements around the world that are most impacted by ecological destruction, and that are at the forefront of struggles for ecological justice. As members of the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance and the Climate Justice Alliance, we
- [We Are Mother Earth's Red Line](https://www.ienearth.org/we-are-mother-earths-red-line/) - Click here to Download the It Takes Roots delegation analysis of the Paris Agreement!
- [#COP26 Webinar: Hoodwinked in the Hothouse: Examining False Corporate Schemes being advanced through the Paris Agreement](https://www.ienearth.org/cop26-webinar-hoodwinked-in-the-hothouse-examining-false-corporate-schemes-being-advanced-through-the-paris-agreement/) - Relatives, Join us Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 5:00PM to 7:00PM (EDT) for a webinar- Hoodwinked in the Hothouse: Examining False Corporate Schemes being advanced through the Paris Agreement. As we head into the UN Climate Conference’ COP 26, where the implementation of the Paris Agreement will be negotiated, climate justice advocacy groups and social movements are faced with
- [As Oil Spills Add Urgency to Calls For Biden To Act, Indigenous & Climate Justice Activists Preview Next Week’s Major Protests at the White House](https://www.ienearth.org/as-oil-spills-add-urgency-to-calls-for-biden-to-act-indigenous-climate-justice-activists-preview-next-weeks-major-protests-at-the-white-house/) - LISTEN TO THE PREVIEW CALL Washington, DC — In the wake of a major oil spill in Southern California and a new disaster at an oil refinery in Texas City, TX, a coalition of hundreds of Indigenous, climate, and social justice organizations is preparing to arrive in Washington, DC next week for five days of major protests that will urge
- [PRESS CALL TODAY: Indigenous & Climate Justice Activists Preview Next Week’s Major Protests at the White House](https://www.ienearth.org/press-call-today-indigenous-climate-justice-activists-preview-next-weeks-major-protests-at-the-white-house/) - TOMORROW- Press Call: Indigenous & Climate Justice Activists Preview Next Week’s Major Protests at the White House Washington, D.C. — A coalition of hundreds of Indigenous, climate, and social justice organizations are planning a major mobilization at the White House next week to push President BIden to declare a climate emergency and stop all new fossil
- [#StopLine3 Weekly Press Update](https://www.ienearth.org/stopline3-weekly-press-update-2/) - Relatives, After 7 years of resistance from Indigenous communities and climate activists, Enbridge Energy announced last week that the new Line 3 pipeline would be “Substantially Completed and Set to be Fully Operational.” Enbridge’s press announcement by the company gave the date of Oct 1 and a regulatory filing listed Oct 4th. At this writing the company has
- [TOMORROW- Press Call: Indigenous & Climate Justice Activists Preview Next Week’s Major Protests at the White House](https://www.ienearth.org/tomorrow-press-call-indigenous-climate-justice-activists-preview-next-weeks-major-protests-at-the-white-house/) - Washington, D.C. — A coalition of hundreds of Indigenous, climate, and social justice organizations are planning a major mobilization at the White House next week to push President BIden to declare a climate emergency and stop all new fossil fuel projects. The “People vs. Fossil Fuels” mobilization will involve five days of planned civil disobedience at the
- [For the land, for the water, for our futures-- join us in DC to demand climate action on Indigenous Peoples Day](https://www.ienearth.org/for-the-land-for-the-water-for-our-futures-join-us-in-dc-to-demand-climate-action-on-indigenous-peoples-day-3/) - Relatives, Today, we’re writing with an urgent call to action, so I hope you’ll read this whole email. Fossil fuel pollution is harming millions of people across the globe, and we know things will only get worse if we don’t transition away from dirty energy immediately. We can’t allow the era of fossil fuels to continue. That’s why Indigenous
- [Oppose Carbon Offset Scams Like the Growing Climate Solutions Act](https://www.ienearth.org/oppose-carbon-offset-scams-like-the-growing-climate-solutions-act/) - Oppose Carbon Offset Scams Like the Growing Climate Solutions Act April 14, 2021Dear Members of Congress:We, the undersigned organizations, encourage you to oppose the Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021. While agriculture and land management can play key roles in addressing the warming climate, this legislation would allow greenhouse gas emissions to continue unchecked and would
- [Gidimt’en Checkpoint Condemns Violent Arrests Of Land Defenders On The First “National Day Of Truth And Reconciliation”](https://www.ienearth.org/gidimten-checkpoint-condemns-violent-arrests-of-land-defenders-on-the-first-national-day-of-truth-and-reconciliation/) - SMITHERS, BC: As Wet’suwet’en members of Cas Yikh and their supporters maintain control of a Coastal GasLink drill site that threatens their unceded territories, the RCMP has utilized excessive use of force and torturous pain compliance for an hour on a land defender. This is happening as the “National Day of Truth and Reconciliation” takes place
- [Major Protests at the White House Will Urge President Biden to Act on Fossil Fuels](https://www.ienearth.org/major-protests-at-the-white-house-will-urge-president-biden-to-act-on-fossil-fuels/) - “We have everything to lose and no time to wait.” Washington, D.C. — Thousands of people are expected to take part in a week of protests at the White House this October 11-15 to pressure President Biden to declare a climate emergency and end all new fossil fuel projects. Composed of hundreds of Indigenous, Black, environmental, climate
- [Camp Migizi Statement on Enbridge’s Line 3 Completion of Work](https://www.ienearth.org/camp-migizi-statement-on-enbridges-line-3-completion-of-work/) - We are Camp Migizi, we made a solemn promise to stop line 3 and we intend to go down fighting. There is still work that needs to be done before the project is considered complete, we promise to disrupt and stop that work. We ask that you remember us, as we will still be here,
- [Indigenous Environmental Network Statement on Enbridge’s Line 3 Completion of Work (September 29, 2021)](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-statement-on-enbridges-line-3-completion-of-work-september-29-2021/) - It’s with a heavy heart we receive the news that the U.S. has tragically failed once again to honor our treaties and protect the water that sustains all life on Mother Earth. The Line 3 fight is far from over, it has just shifted gears. Do not think we are going quietly into the night,
- [Groups Urge Congress to Reject Carbon Tax in Reconciliation Bill](https://www.ienearth.org/groups-urge-congress-to-reject-carbon-tax-in-reconciliation-bill/) - Ending wasteful oil and gas subsidies would be a better way to pay for infrastructure Leading climate, environmental justice and grassroots activist groups released a letter to top Senate and House Democrats urging them to reject last-minute efforts to include a carbon tax in the Build Back Better infrastructure proposal. The groups – Climate Justice Alliance, Food
- [#StopLine3 Weekly Press Update](https://www.ienearth.org/stopline3-weekly-press-update/) - Over the past three weeks Line 3 resistance has continued in Minnesota and around the country. Since our last weekly recap… The harm Line 3 has already caused Minnesota’s land and waters became more clear… The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that it had ordered Enbridge Energy to pay $3.32 million for breaching an aquifer during construction last
- [Wet'suwet'en Blockades Erected To Stop Coastal Gaslink Drilling Under Sacred Headwaters](https://www.ienearth.org/wetsuweten-blockades-erected-to-stop-coastal-gaslink-drilling-under-sacred-headwaters/) - SMITHERS, BC: On the morning of September 25, 2021, the access road to Coastal GasLink’s (CGL’s) drill site at the Wedzin Kwa river was destroyed. Blockades have been set up and sites have been occupied, to stop the drilling under the sacred headwaters that nourish the Wet’suwet’en Yintah and all those within its catchment area.
- [ICYMI:Indigenous Resistance has delayed greenhouse gas pollution by least 25% of annual U.S. & Canadian emissions](https://www.ienearth.org/icymiindigenous-resistance-has-delayed-greenhouse-gas-pollution-by-least-25-of-annual-u-s-canadian-emissions/) - Relatives, Today, we’re writing with an urgent call to action, so I hope you’ll read this whole email. Fossil fuel pollution is harming millions of people across the globe, and we know things will only get worse if we don’t transition away from dirty energy immediately. We can’t allow the era of fossil fuels to continue. That’s why Indigenous
- [For the land, for the water, for our futures-- join us in DC to demand climate action on Indigenous Peoples Day](https://www.ienearth.org/for-the-land-for-the-water-for-our-futures-join-us-in-dc-to-demand-climate-action-on-indigenous-peoples-day-2/) - Relatives, Today, we’re writing with an urgent call to action, so I hope you’ll read this whole email. Fossil fuel pollution is harming millions of people across the globe, and we know things will only get worse if we don’t transition away from dirty energy immediately. We can’t allow the era of fossil fuels to continue. That’s why Indigenous
- [The Wetʼsuwetʼen need you to come to camp. Together, we will stop the Coastal GasLink Pipeline.](https://www.ienearth.org/the-wetʼsuwetʼen-need-you-to-come-to-camp-together-we-will-stop-the-coastal-gaslink-pipeline/) - Relatives, I write to you today with urgency because Coastal GasLink, joined by the RCMP came in to bulldoze a culturally significant area to the Wetʼsuwetʼen people, the ancient Ts’elkay Kwe site. They obtained a permit from the BC Oil and Gas Commission without the Free, Prior and Informed Consent, of the The Wetʼsuwetʼen despite UNDRIP being
- [Stopping the Privatization of Nature](https://www.ienearth.org/stopping-the-privatization-of-nature/) - From Bioneers:The Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network invokes indigenous peoples asking the world to reevaluate our relationship to Mother Earth. We can turn away from destroying, privatizing and commodifying nature, and instead to “indigenuity” to fashion sustainable solutions by re-sacralizing our relationship with Mother Earth. This speech was given at the 2013 Bioneers
- [Build Back Better Act: Climate Salvation? Or Trojan Horse?](https://www.ienearth.org/build-back-better-act-climate-salvation-or-trojan-horse/) - Devils in the details reveal massive spending on “false climate solutions,” safe-energy advocates revealWASHINGTON, D.C.: Close inspection of the mark-up language being proposed in parts of the “Build Back Better” Reconciliation package have uncovered large hidden subsidies and loopholes that benefit Big Dirty Energy, including approximately $50 billion in subsidies for existing nuclear power plants.
- [Stop Line 3 Indigenous Leader Taysha Martineau Declines National Award Citing Fossil Fuel Sponsorship Conflict ](https://www.ienearth.org/stop-line-3-indigenous-leader-taysha-martineau-declines-national-award-citing-fossil-fuel-sponsorship-conflict/) - Statement from Line 3 Indigenous Leader Taysha Martineau on Declining #ClimateWeek 30 Under 30 Climate Activists Award Citing Line 3 Funder’s Bank of America and Wells Fargo Sponsoring the Event New York City, New York- Today, Taysha Martineau, an Indigenous leader and founder of the Line 3 resistance camp Camp Migizi declined to accept an award for Climate Week’s
- [Ag Committee Offsets Hearing Dominated by Big Ag Voices](https://www.ienearth.org/ag-committee-offsets-hearing-dominated-by-big-ag-voices/) - Sustainable farming and environmental justice advocates sidelined Washington, DC — Today, the House Agriculture Committee is holding a hearing on voluntary offset markets, without hearing from Black, Indigenous and environmental justice communities and smaller-scale sustainable farmers that would be most impacted by carbon offset markets.Several organizations are raising concerns about this glaring omission of impacted communities
- [Coastal Gaslink Destroys Archeological Site on Cas Yikh Territory](https://www.ienearth.org/coastal-gaslink-destroys-archeological-site-on-cas-yikh-territory/) - SMITHERS, BC: On September 22, 2021, after days of conflict between Gidimt’en/Cas Yikh Chiefs and members, Coastal GasLink and the RCMP, contractors completely cleared an archaeological site which has been destroyed with heavy machinery for the construction of a methane gas pipeline. Gidimt’en chiefs and supporters have been defending a number of culturally significant archeological sites from
- [New Frac-Out Reported from the Mississippi River Headwaters From Line 3 Construction](https://www.ienearth.org/new-frac-out-reported-from-the-mississippi-river-headwaters-from-line-3-construction/) - NORTHERN MINNESOTA – September 22, 2021 According to Anishinaabe artist and photographer Ron Turnery of the Indigenous Environmental Network, a new frac-out has been reported in the Mississippi River headwaters near the Camp Firelight Encampment site. Recent Frac-outs have occurred during Enbridge’s constructions of Line 3 as it threads the pipeline under water bodies and accidentally
- [‘Stop Trump Pipelines’ Coalition Responds to Biden’s Climate Remarks at UN: The Ball is in Your Court](https://www.ienearth.org/stop-trump-pipelines-coalition-responds-to-bidens-climate-remarks-at-un-the-ball-is-in-your-court/) - (NEW YORK, NY) — During his first address to the U.N. today, President Joe Biden attempted to separate his Administration from the Trump Administration’s failures on climate action by speaking at length about the need to tackle the climate crisis. President Biden declared to the General Assembly that “[w]e will lead on all the greatest challenges of our time
- [WMAN Mini Grant for Communities in US, Canada Threatened by Mining](https://www.ienearth.org/wman-mini-grant-for-communities-in-us-canada-threatened-by-mining/) - **New simplified online form & guidelines | All $US4,000 Mini-Grants****Deadline October 1st, 2021**The October 2021 mining mini-grant cycle is now open, and we are accepting applications until October 1st, 2021. To be considered, applications must be submitted online at https://wman-info.org/mini-grant-application/. You can find a copy of our guidelines online as well. If you have received a grant from us in the past, please make sure you
- [This #ClimateWeek revisit our carbon pricing animation to learn more about false solutions to climate change](https://www.ienearth.org/this-climateweek-revisit-our-carbon-pricing-animation-to-learn-more-about-false-solutions-to-climate-change/) - Dear Relatives, With #ClimateWeek kicking off this week and the 2021 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 26th Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP26) just around the corner, we partnered with Diné artist Liv Barney to explain carbon pricing and how it commodifies the land, sky, and water– continuing a legacy of colonization.New forms of energy legislation
- [Hoodwinked in the Hothouse:  Examining False Corporate Schemes being advanced through the Paris Agreement ](https://www.ienearth.org/hoodwinked-in-the-hothouse-examining-false-corporate-schemes-being-advanced-through-the-paris-agreement/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESEPT. 21, 2021Español debajoContact:Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, +1 218 760 9958, jennifer@ienearth.orgOnline Webinar Tuesday, September 21, 2021 5:00PM to 7:00PM (EDT)Register here: https://event.newschool.edu/hoodwinked-in-the-hothouseSpeakers (see bios below):Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, Executive Director, Indigenous Climate ActionJacqui Patterson, Chisholm Legacy ProjectMoñeka De Oro, Micronesia Climate Justice AllianceTom Goldtooth, Indigenous Environment NetworkNew York Climate Week brings together the world’s
- [For the land, for the water, for our futures-- join us in DC to demand climate action on Indigenous Peoples Day](https://www.ienearth.org/for-the-land-for-the-water-for-our-futures-join-us-in-dc-to-demand-climate-action-on-indigenous-peoples-day/) - Relatives, Today, we’re writing with an urgent call to action, so I hope you’ll read this whole email. Fossil fuel pollution is harming millions of people across the globe, and we know things will only get worse if we don’t transition away from dirty energy immediately. We can’t allow the era of fossil fuels to continue. That’s why Indigenous
- [The Indigenous Environmental Network, Indigenous Climate Action and Native Movement collectively join the call for the postponement of the 2021 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 26th Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP26)](https://www.ienearth.org/the-indigenous-environmental-network-indigenous-climate-action-and-native-movement-collectively-join-the-call-for-the-postponement-of-the-2021-united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change-26/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network, Indigenous Climate Action and Native Movement collectively join the call for the postponement of the 2021 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 26th Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP26) in order to ensure robust participation by the Indigenous peoples most affected by climate change. As the world continues to confront the
- [US Fossil Fuel Corporations set to Receive More Public Funds](https://www.ienearth.org/us-fossil-fuel-corporations-set-to-receive-more-public-funds/) - Carbon Capture, Hydrogen, and Nuclear among other Corporate Welfare Funding Allowed for Dirty Oil, Gas and Nuclear through House Ways & Means Committee as Reconciliation Process ProceedsWashington, D.C. – Last night the House Ways & Means Committee completed drafting its reconciliation funding bill that sets out the budget associated with Congressional Democrats’ Build Back Better
- [ICYMI: Build Back Fossil Free Responds to Biden’s ‘Code Red’ Comment and Calls for Stop to All Fossil Fuel Projects](https://www.ienearth.org/icymi-build-back-fossil-free-responds-to-bidens-code-red-comment-and-calls-for-stop-to-all-fossil-fuel-projects/) - “It can get worse — and with [President Biden’s] decisions — it is getting worse.” *LISTEN TO CALL HERE* (Washington, DC) — Today, September 9th, the Build Back Fossil Free campaign held a press call with environmental and Indigenous leaders in response to President Biden’s recent comments that the climate crisis is a “code red” situation and called on the administration
- [Political pressure to #StopLine3 is growing. Last week “the Squad” visited the Line 3 frontines, met with Indigenous leaders in the resistance movement, and called on President Biden to stop Line 3](https://www.ienearth.org/political-pressure-to-stopline3-is-growing-last-week-the-squad-visited-the-line-3-frontines-met-with-indigenous-leaders-in-the-resistance-movement-and-called-on-president-biden-t/) - Political pressure to stop the Line 3 pipeline is growing across the US. Last week “the Squad” visited the Line 3 frontines, met with Indigenous leaders in the resistance movement, and called on President Biden to stop Line 3. BREAKING: This morning, water protectors with the Giniw Collective have shut down a major U.S.-Canadian tar sands
- [Thursday, Sept. 9th, join us to learn more about our People vs Fossil Fuels actions in DC!](https://www.ienearth.org/thursday-sept-9th-join-us-to-learn-more-about-our-people-vs-fossil-fuels-actions-in-dc/) - Relatives,Fossil fuel pollution and climate disasters are already disrupting millions of lives. We deserve a world beyond fossil fuels: a world in which workers’ rights, community health, and our shared climate come before corporate profits. That’s why frontline black, brown and indigenous leaders are calling us to action at the White House this October to demand
- [New Report: Indigenous Resistance Disrupts Billions of Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Annually](https://www.ienearth.org/new-report-indigenous-resistance-disrupts-billions-of-tons-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-annually/) - Relatives, Indigenous Resistance has stopped or delayed greenhouse gas pollution equivalent to at least 25% of annual U.S. & Canadian emissions. The numbers don’t lie. Indigenous peoples have long led the fight to protect Mother Earth and the only way forward is to center Indigenous knowledge and keep fossil fuels in the ground. Today, the Indigenous Environmental Network and Oil Change
- [Will you join us in DC? It's time to demand we #BuildBackFossilFree](https://www.ienearth.org/will-you-join-us-in-dc-its-time-to-demand-we-buildbackfossilfree/) - Relatives, Today, we’re writing with an urgent call to action, so I hope you’ll read this whole email. Fossil fuel pollution is harming millions of people across the globe, and we know things will only get worse if we don’t transition away from dirty energy immediately. We can’t allow the era of fossil fuels to continue. That’s why Indigenous
- [URGENT! Aid Needed for Indigenous and Bayou Communities Hurricane Ida Recovery](https://www.ienearth.org/urgent-aid-needed-for-indigenous-and-bayou-communities-hurricane-ida-recovery/) - Hello RelativesI have an urgent request. My name is Monique Verdin, I am an enrolled member of the Houma nation based in what is currently called southeast Louisiana, aka Bvlbancha and the Yakni Chitto. I am an affiliated member of the Indigenous Environmental Network and an organizer of the Another Gulf is Possible Collaborative. My tribe and the
- [Distraction from Climate Action: Article 6 False Solutions (VIDEO)](https://www.ienearth.org/distraction-from-climate-action-article-6-false-solutions-video/) - English subtitles Spanish subtitles English Espanol Português English When Indigenous Peoples and organizers are kicked out of the UNFCCC COP 25, the people rise up and find a vehicle for expression shown in this 15-minute documentary. The UNFCCC COP 25 in Madrid aimed to finalize the rules for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, a
- [Indigenous Peoples And Black Communities Of All Continents Join The Movement Against The Line 3 Project](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-and-black-communities-of-all-continents-join-the-movement-against-the-line-3-project/) - For more information Fabio Víquez I fabio@colmenalab.com I +506 87089747 Leo Cerda I leo@blackindigenousliberation.com I +101 202 3418609 A delegation of representatives from six countries of America, representing Black and Indigenous communities and organizations belonging to the Black and Indigenous Liberation Movement (BILM) joined the Anishinaabe Nation and other Indigenous Peoples under the United States to demand that Enbridge Corporation stop the
- [Urgent Appeal: Donate to Grassroots Groups in Haiti Mobilizing for Earthquake Relief](https://www.ienearth.org/urgent-appeal-donate-to-grassroots-groups-in-haiti-mobilizing-for-earthquake-relief/) - In solidarity with our sister organization, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, we are sharing this call for support to help relief efforts in Haiti. The Indigenous Environmental Network sends prayers to the people of Ayiti/Haiti. We sincerely hope you may be able to help our sister alliance build collective support! Español abajoAugust 18, 2021Donate Now to Grassroots Groups
- [Treaties not Tar Sands: Minnesota State Capitol Action to Stop Line 3](https://www.ienearth.org/treaties-not-tar-sands-minnesota-state-capitol-action-to-stop-line-3/) - Relatives, We’re taking direct action to Stop Line 3, will you join us? On Wednesday, August 25th, we’re turning up to the Minnesota State Capitol to call out Tim Walz for ramming Line 3 through our state – and show we need Biden to step in. More info:Enbridge is racing to complete Line 3, aiming to finish construction this month,
- [IPCC Indigenous Knowledge and Leadership is the Key to Mitigating Climate Change](https://www.ienearth.org/ipcc-indigenous-knowledge-and-leadership-is-the-key-to-mitigating-climate-change/) - Yesterday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change, released its most comprehensive assessment on the state of the climate crisis since 2013. In the report, the IPCC states what Black, Indigenous and people of the global majority already know because we are suffering
- [Breaking: Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Locking Indian Country into Decades of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure and False Solutions](https://www.ienearth.org/breaking-senate-passes-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-locking-indian-country-into-decades-of-fossil-fuel-infrastructure-and-false-solutions/) - Undermining the just-released 2021 IPCC Report, which demands real, meaningful, and science-based approaches to thwarting the climate crisis now, the US Senate passed its $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill (BIF) after months of negotiations between Congress and the White House. The 69-30 vote woefully underfunds program areas (or not funding at all) that would help tackle
- [Key moments of Indigenous led resistance to the Line 3 tar sands pipeline from last week](https://www.ienearth.org/key-moments-of-indigenous-led-resistance-to-the-line-3-tar-sands-pipeline-from-last-week/) - In the face of an alarming new IPCC report, droughts and wildfires, the Biden Administration and Minnesota elected officials face increasingly loud calls to stop the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. (See Winona LaDuke in the New York Times: Biden has betrayed Native Americans.) In Northern Minnesota, water protectors continued to defend rivers across Northern
- [Red Lake Treaty Camp: We Are Not Backing Down](https://www.ienearth.org/red-lake-treaty-camp-we-are-not-backing-down/) - Yesterday, Enbridge pulled their unwanted Line 3 pipeline under our sacred waters. The land, the wild rice, the fish, the people– everything depends on these waters. Our hearts are broken at the violence endured by the water and our people as every level of the US government continues to ignore their own Constitution and treaty
- [NEW SIX-FIGURE #StopLine3 AD CAMPAIGN: Water Protectors Urge President Biden and Army Corps leader Jaime Pinkham to Stop Enbridge's Line 3 Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/new-six-figure-stopline3-ad-campaign-water-protectors-urge-president-biden-and-army-corps-leader-jaime-pinkham-to-stop-enbridges-line-3-pipeline/) - Ads in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Minneapolis Star Tribune Feature Anishinaabe Water Protectors:“Honor the treaties. Honor your commitments to climate action. Stop the Line 3 tar sands pipeline”WeProtectTheWater.org(Washington, DC) — Today, Honor the Earth andIndigenous Environmental Network, in partnership with renowned artists, donors, and movement leaders, launched a six-figure ad buy, including
- [19 WATER PROTECTORS ARRESTED AT LINE 3 DRILLING SITE IN THIEF RIVER](https://www.ienearth.org/19-water-protectors-arrested-at-line-3-drilling-site-in-thief-river/) - Thief River, MN (August 4th, 2021): On Tuesday evening, 19 water protectors were arrested as they made a stand against the Line 3 pipeline, a fossil fuel project owned by the Canadian oil distributor Enbridge , which began construction in December of 2020 and promises to pump nearly one million barrels of oil from the
- [7 Arrested During Healing Prayer Ceremony for Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline spills at the Mississippi Headwaters](https://www.ienearth.org/7-arrested-during-healing-prayer-ceremony-for-enbridges-line-3-pipeline-spills-at-the-mississippi-headwaters/) - For Immediate Release: Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon Footage available here Solway, MN: In the evening of August 3rd, seven Indigenous and allied water protectors were arrested while practicing a traditional ceremony for healing at the site of Enbridge’s recent pipeline spills near the Headwaters of the Mississippi. Enbridge has spilled toxic drilling fluid in at
- [#StopLine 3 updates from last week](https://www.ienearth.org/stopline-3-updates-from-last-week/) - For the second week in a row, water protectors with the movement to stop Line 3 shut down construction in more places than ever before. While attempting to protect the rivers from ongoing drilling, some water protectors were brutalized with chemical weapons and rubber bullets. Last week, Water protectors from the Giniw Collective attempting to
- [White Earth Tribal Official orders Enbridge to Cease-and-Desist Drilling for Line 3 Construction at the Mississippi River Headwaters](https://www.ienearth.org/white-earth-tribal-official-orders-enbridge-to-cease-and-desist-drilling-for-line-3-construction-at-the-mississippi-river-headwaters/) - Construction stopped at Mississippi Headwaters for 48 hours(Minnesota) Yesterday, Tuesday July 27th, Ray Auginash, White Earth tribal official, issued a cease and desist letter to Enbridge construction workers at the Line 3 pipeline crossing near the Headwaters of the Mississippi river. The letter called on Enbridge to halt construction at the site for two days
- [Last week at Red Lake Treaty Camp](https://www.ienearth.org/last-week-at-red-lake-treaty-camp/) - There was an unprecedented amount of action on the frontlines of the Line 3 pipeline this week. As Enbridge continued drilling under rivers across the state, water protectors took action to delay construction at 5 different water crossings.I wanted to share a summary of last week’s major happenings in the movement to stop Line 3:Water
- [Running from Standing Rock and Cheyenne River to Stop Line 3](https://www.ienearth.org/running-from-standing-rock-and-cheyenne-river-to-stop-line-3/) - Runners coming from Standing Rock and Cheyenne River coming to support their Anishinaabe relatives. Stop Line 3!
- [HAPPENING NOW:LINE 3 Arrest Count Rises to 20+ As Police Shut Down Only Road Leading Out of Red Lake Treaty Camp](https://www.ienearth.org/happening-nowline-3-arrest-count-rises-to-20-as-police-shut-down-only-road-leading-out-of-red-lake-treaty-camp/) - PHOTOS OF ARRESTS: RLTC July 23. 2021 Photos by Chris Trinh with Indigenous Environmental Network HAPPENING NOW: Arrest Count Rises to 20+ As Police Shut Down Only Road Leading Out of Red Lake Treaty Camp Pennington County Sheriff, Highway Patrol and More Arrest 20+ Water Protectors as Minnesota State Patrol Orders Shutdown of Highway 32
- [Bineshi Albert Joins Climate Justice Alliance's New Triad of Executive Directors](https://www.ienearth.org/bineshi-albert-joins-climate-justice-alliances-new-triad-of-executive-directors/) - “There is nothing more important than instilling in society ways of being that honor and respect the rights of Mother Earth. We must build the new while also remembering the teachings of our ancestors who co-existed in relationship with all in nature. I look forward to co-creating this vision and strategy with the 74 CJA
- [Indigenous Communities Neglected in Biden’s Justice40 Initiative](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-communities-neglected-in-bidens-justice40-initiative/) - In response to the Department of Energy’s Interim Implementation Guide for the Justice40 Initiative, the Indigneous Environmental Network (IEN) finds the Guide lacking in clarity and substance. While we do not speak on behalf of the United Frontline Table (UFT), our membership on the UFT afforded us the privilege of being well acquainted with the
- [Justice for Maria Taant](https://www.ienearth.org/justice-for-maria-taant/) - Via Nina GualinguaOn March 26th, María Taant dear friend, sister and defender of the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador, member of @mujeresamazonicas, was run over by a car and killed while returning home from an event organized by the Ombudsman’s Office. Since then, not a single investigation has been carried out to bring justice for Maria.
- [#CarbonCapture and storage (#CCS) Will Not Work](https://www.ienearth.org/carboncapture-and-storage-ccs-will-not-work/) - The world is confronting a climate emergency. Avoiding climate catastrophe requires an immediate and dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that is possible only with a significant investment of public resources in proven mitigation measures, beginning with eliminating fossil fuel use and halting deforestation. Over 500 organizations across the United States in Canada are expressing
- [Enbridge Takes Water as Minnesota Dries and Burns](https://www.ienearth.org/enbridge-takes-water-as-minnesota-dries-and-burns/) - Enbridge, in their first original permits, asked for 510.5 million gallons of water to do this project.The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced new burning restrictions across much of northern Minnesota where drought conditions continue to worsen and wildfires continue to burn.This relocation project and Tar Sands expansion project is not a replacement. It’s
- [Oklahoma Natives Shut Down Governor Stitt´s Anti-Sovereignty Forum](https://www.ienearth.org/oklahoma-natives-shut-down-governor-stitts-anti-sovereignty-forum/) - Photo credit: Kelsey Cooper, Cherokee and ChoctawOn Tuesday, July 13th, Indigenous peoples from many nations shut down Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s anti-Indigenous “victim impact” forum, which had no tribal representation and was intended to incite fear among the public in Stitt’s continued effort to subvert and overturn the 2020 McGirt Supreme Court decision. Jordan Harmon,
- [Blockade Blocks Enbridge Line 3 Easement to the Willow River](https://www.ienearth.org/blockade-blocks-enbridge-line-3-easement-to-the-willow-river/) - Anonymous Autonomous Antifascists Blockade Blocks Enbridge Line 3 Easement to the Willow RiverAnonymous Autonomous Antifascists Blockade Blocks Enbridge Line 3 Easement to the Willow RiverSTATEMENT FROM CAMP MIGIZIToday at approximately 6am Anonymous Autonomous Antifascists joined the fight to Stop Line 3 blockading the easements to the willow river and occupying the drill pad in order
- [Indigneous Activists Block White House Entrances to Demand Biden Act Immediately on Climate, Fossil Fuels, and Indigenous Rights](https://www.ienearth.org/indigneous-activists-block-white-house-entrances-to-demand-biden-act-immediately-on-climate-fossil-fuels-and-indigenous-rights/) - Hundreds risked arrest blocking entrances to the White House grounds Photos available hereWASHINGTON, D.C. — Hundreds of Indigenous, climate justice, and racial justice advocates rallied in front of the White House, and many peacefully blocked entrances to the building today to demand President Biden immediately stop fossil fuel projects like the Line 3 pipeline and
- [Take Action: Don't mess with Red Lake!](https://www.ienearth.org/take-action-dont-mess-with-red-lake/) - Don’t mess with Red Lake!Although MNDOT Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher rescinded the trespassing order on Red Lake Treaty Camp (which is officially permitted, on public and 1863 treaty land), she has since put up arbitrary limits on the camp with the intention of isolating its leaders. MNDOT is putting an ungrounded and unreasonable burden on
- [Indigenous, Climate & Racial Justice Activists Will Sit-In at White House Entrances on Wednesday](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-climate-racial-justice-activists-will-sit-in-at-white-house-entrances-on-wednesday/) - MEDIA ADVISORY June 29, 2021 Contact: Karthik Ganapathy, karthik, 562-366-6565 Jennifer Falcon, jennifer Many expected to risk arrest; visuals include a giant 100-ft pipeline snake Washington, D.C. — Indigenous, climate justice, and racial justice advocates are planning to sit-in at the entrances to the White House on Wednesday to demand that President Biden stop fossil
- [NATIVE AMERICAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS WIN RULING REFUSING TO RELAX INJUNCTION AGAINST KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE](https://www.ienearth.org/native-american-and-environmental-groups-win-ruling-refusing-to-relax-injunction-against-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - On Friday, December 7, 2018, the Honorable Brian Morris, United States District Judge for the District of Montana in Great Falls, issued a Supplemental Ruling in favor of the lead Plaintiffs in the litigation to stop the Keystone XL (KXL) Pipeline--the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) and North Coast Rivers Alliance (NCRA), and other groups. Judge Morris’s 16-page Supplemental Order denies TransCanada’s motion to relax the Court’s November 8 Judgment that overturned the Trump Administration’s approval of the KXL Pipeline and issued a permanent injunction against its construction. Judge Morris specifically rejected TransCanada’s request to engage in the following construction activities: (1) preparation of pipe storage and contractor yards, (2) transportation, receipt and off-loading of pipe at storage yards, (3) preparation of sites for worker camps, and (4) mowing and patrolling areas of the pipeline right-of-way to discourage migratory bird nesting. Judge Morris only allowed TransCanada to conduct limited cultural, biological, civil and other surveys that do not harm the environment, and to maintain security at existing TransCanada sites. These rulings prevent TransCanada from continuing with construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, and protect irreplaceable cultural and environmental resources from harm. The IEN and NCRA Plaintiffs hailed these rulings as a complete victory for the environment and for the rule of law.
- [INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE CALLS ON PARTIES TO ADVANCE URGENT ACTION FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE](https://www.ienearth.org/international-indigenous-peoples-forum-on-climate-change-calls-on-parties-to-advance-urgent-action-for-climate-justice/) - On Indigenous Peoples Day, the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) calls on Parties at the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24), to increase their climate ambition - an action that is essential to the upholding of their commitment to respecting, protecting, and advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
- [INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CALL ON CLIMATE MINISTERS: DON’T WRITE OFF OUR RIGHTS](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-call-on-climate-ministers-dont-write-off-our-rights/) - The inclusion of rights-based language is essential for preserving the collective rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as other marginalised groups such as women, youth, and people with disabilities. This news comes as a significant blow, on the 70th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights, which sought to protect and promote the rights of all, and indeed those very groups.
- [Green New Deal Must Be Rooted in a Just Transition](https://www.ienearth.org/green-new-deal-must-be-rooted-in-a-just-transition/) - The GND is the first time in many years that a proposal of this type has been presented by a number of members of a major U.S. political party. It proposes to tackle climate change and inequality simultaneously, while revolutionizing conditions for workers. It is a much needed aggressive national pivot away from climate denialism to climate action with large scale federal legislative and budgetary implications.
- [COP24: Canadian Youth Press Conference - Speech Brendan Campbell](https://www.ienearth.org/cop24-canadian-youth-press-conference-speech-brendan-campbell/) - As an indigenous youth in this space, I constantly think of indigenous youth back home or from all other territories currently occupied by the settler-colonial nation-state that we call “Canada.” I think of land defenders and water protectors in what we call “British Columbia” or northern “Alberta” who are at the frontlines protecting our collective access to healthy lands and water. I think of the court cases against the Indigenous Peoples doing this work.
- [IP INTERVENTION: Open Dialogue](https://www.ienearth.org/ip-intervention-open-dialogue/) - Today, I see the harm of resource extraction and false solutions impacting my community. We became reliant on energy through the colonization of our people and dependent on industries such as coal power, uranium mining, and now fracking. Each of these impact the well-being of the entire community: the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink and the spirits among us.
- [End of 2018 Message from Kandi White, IEN Native Climate and Energy Campaign Coordinator](https://www.ienearth.org/end-of-2018-message-from-ien-native-climate-and-energy-campaign-coordinator/) - It's been a busy and fulfilling year within the Native Energy and Climate Campaign and the Just Transition and Keep It In the Ground work within. Let's take a look back at 2018 to some of our highlights!
- [IEN Year In Review](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-year-in-review/) - For IEN, partners and allies, calendar year 2018 was an extraordinarily busy year, dominated by Indigenous grassroots and front line organizations allied collaboration. Native Nations and allies came together in strategic opposition to an ever-increasing push by corporate and government factions to expand the extractive economy beyond Mother Earth’s capacity, at the peril of her children and future generations. Our prairie lands, desert areas, forests, rivers, lakes, mountains, arctic areas and oceans are falling victim to out of control consumerism and a political system that does not understand the territorial and sacred integrity and the inherent rights of Mother Earth and Father Sky, .
- [The Shoshone Nation makes submission to the United Nations](https://www.ienearth.org/the-shoshone-nation-makes-submission-to-the-united-nations/) - The Western Shoshone Nation made a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee for the 2020 Periodic Review of the USA. The submission updates the UN body on the status of USA human rights and provides information of ongoing and current treatment of the Shoshone people under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
- [626 Groups Urge Congress to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Build Green Economy](https://www.ienearth.org/626-groups-urge-congress-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels-build-green-economy/) - "To effectively tackle climate change, policymakers need to commit to transforming the global economy to serve the interests of people and planet, and not the profits of the once percent,” said Angela Adrar, executive director of Climate Justice Alliance. “Such a new, green economy needs to be guided by the leadership and knowledge of those most burdened by pollution, poverty and other forms of institutional violence waged by the corporations causing this global ecological crisis."
- [Indigenous Peoples in the International Fight to Halt Climate Change](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-in-the-international-fight-to-halt-climate-change/) - Indigenous Peoples from around the world, including Tribal Nations and organizations whose traditional lands are within the current political boundaries of United States participated. Except for a few Indigenous representatives that were credentialed by States, most were designated as “observers” in this UN process which is led and controlled by the “State Parties”, the 195 countries that signed on to the Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015 at COP 21. Despite this power imbalance within the UNFCCC (and, by and large, the entire UN system), the over 100 Indigenous delegates representing all regions of the world stood united to insist on formal participation in this process that impacts us so directly and to ensure that our rights and traditional knowledge are respected in national and global efforts to combat climate change.
- [Drilling Towards Disaster: Why U.S. Oil and Gas Expansion Is Incompatible with Climate Limits](https://www.ienearth.org/drilling-towards-disaster-why-u-s-oil-and-gas-expansion-is-incompatible-with-climate-limits/) - Drilling-Towards-Disaster-Web-v2 A new study released by Oil Change International, in partnership with 14 organizations from around the world, scientifically grounds the growing movement to keep carbon in the ground by revealing the need to stop all new fossil fuel infrastructure and industry expansion. It focuses on the potential carbon emissions from developed reserves – where the wells are already drilled, the pits dug, and the pipelines, processing facilities, railways, and export terminals constructed. 350.org, Amazon Watch, BOLD Alliance, Center for Biological Diversity, Earthworks, Food & Water Watch, Friends of the Earth U.S., Greenpeace USA, Hip Hop Caucus, Indigenous Environmental Network, Labor Network for Sustainability, Oil Change USA, Our Revolution, People’s Action, Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club, Working Families Party
- [Indigenous Veteran Harassed By High School Students Wearing ‘Trump’ Hats Following Indigenous Peoples March, IEN responds](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-veteran-harassed-by-high-schoolers-wearing-trump-hats-following-indigenous-peoples-march-ien-responds/) - Indigenous Environmental Network gives the following statement in response to Native veteran, Nathan Phillips being harassed by MAGA high school students in DC.
- [TALKING POINTS ON THE AOC-MARKEY GREEN NEW DEAL (GND) RESOLUTION](https://www.ienearth.org/talking-points-on-the-aoc-markey-green-new-deal-gnd-resolution/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network applauds the Green New Deal resolution for its vision, intention, and scope. With this resolution, Representative Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Markey have begun a critical process to change the national conversation in regards to addressing the climate crisis at hand. From sea level rise to loss of land to food insecurities, Indigenous frontline communities and Tribal nations are already experiencing the direct impacts of climate change, and we are encouraged to see these congressional leaders take charge to help Indigenous communities and Tribal nations protect their homelands, rights, sacred sites, waters, air, and bodies from further destruction.
- [With Heavy Hearts We Mourn the Loss of Beloved Grandmother Josephine Mandamin](https://www.ienearth.org/with-heavy-hearts-we-mourn-the-loss-of-beloved-grandmother-josephine-mandamin/) - It is with a sense of great loss that we share the loss of our beloved elder, grandmother, and teacher Josephine Mandamin. Please read some of her life of service to the people, watch and listen to her words in videos, and the many tributes shared by all who loved, respected and will clearly miss the absence of Grandmother Josephine by scrolling down this page. Her teachings and stellar example of what it is to truly care for Mother Earth and all her children -as she showed us, with her example, how to walk our talk and leave a better place for the Seven Generations to follow. Grandmother Josephine above at the 16th Indigenous Environmental Network's Protecting Mother Earth Gathering on Ft. Berthold, ND photo and article below: "Meet Josephine Mandamin..." below, by Ayse Gursoz
- [Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction Delayed Indefinitely: Energy Transfer Lied to Shareholders, According to Louisiana Residents](https://www.ienearth.org/bayou-bridge-pipeline-construction-delayed-indefinitely-energy-transfer-lied-to-shareholders-according-to-louisiana-residents/) - Energy Transfer Partners may have lied to its shareholders when it told investors the Bayou Bridge pipeline will be fully functional this month. According to reports from Louisiana residents who frequent the Atchafalaya Basin, work on the project – which was first projected to be complete in 2017 – has been halted indefinitely due to high water levels. Water protectors from L’eau Est La Vie Camp say Energy Transfer was aware of the delays prior to an investors’ earnings call held on Feb. 20.
- [Open letter by the Swift Foundation rejects REDD and carbon trading as false solutions to climate change](https://www.ienearth.org/open-letter-by-the-swift-foundation-rejects-redd-and-carbon-trading-as-false-solutions-to-climate-change/) - We signed on. In advance of the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco last September, the Swift Foundation was approached and agreed to become a signatory on an almost half-billion dollar pledge by 17 foundations to “step up our support to protect, restore, and expand forests, make land use more sustainable, and secure the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, who are the best stewards of their lands, territories, and forests.”
- [BANKING ON CLIMATE CHANGE: FOSSIL FUEL REPORT CARDS 2018 - 2020](https://www.ienearth.org/banking-on-climate-change-fossil-fuel-report-cards/) - Statement by IEN Executive Director, Tom Goldtooth: “These banks are funding a future that will cost the lives of the next seven generations of life and beyond. Indigenous knowledge and western science both clearly demand that we must rapidly divest from fossil fuels in order to avoid complete climate disaster. Any financial institution that cannot read the writing on the wall should be stripped of its social license to operate and be held accountable for their investments because those investments are threatening our very lives.”
- [IEN Responds to the Second Trump Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-responds-to-the-second-trump-approval-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - “This is clearly an attack on environmental law procedure and violates the right to free, prior, and informed consent from the tribal nations that call the “Medicine line” (the US-Canadian border) traditional and ancestral home territory. Two federal courts have already agreed with us, that any action by the president to ram this dirty tar sands pipeline thru is premature and unlawful. In defense of the sacred and the protection of Indigenous peoples, we will continue to fight this pipeline, even if that means further legal action against the office of the President of the United States.”
- [Global Indigenous Women’s Delegation Visits North Dakota](https://www.ienearth.org/global-indigenous-womens-delegation-visits-north-dakota/) - “Indigenous women the world over have been identifying solutions to address the harm that has been wrought by extractive industries and resist the continued devastation of Indigenous livelihoods and lands,” says Yifat Susskind, MADRE Executive Director. “We are grateful to be able to bring together a delegation to center and connect the voices and urgently-needed strategies of Indigenous women leaders powering environmental justice movements in the US and around the world. We know their solutions can and must inform relevant policy, including the Green New Deal that the US Congress is currently debating.”
- [Join Us for the Frontline Oil & Gas Conference May 16-18 2019](https://www.ienearth.org/join-us-for-the-frontline-oil-gas-conference-may-16-18-2019/) - The conference will bring together hundreds of activists and impacted community members leading the fight against destructive oil and gas operations. This conference is being hosted by the Ponca Nation of Oklahoma, and coordinated by a number of partner organizations.
- [The Latest Keystone XL Victory!](https://www.ienearth.org/the-latest-keystone-xl-victory/) - “We are thrilled that TC Energy, formerly TransCanada has been stalled once again. Their shareholders decided the right course to withhold moving forward during this year’s construction period. For our homelands across the Oceti Sakowin or Great Sioux Nation and indeed the many tribal lands along the proposed KXL route, this is great news.
- [Greater Chaco Region Wins Reprieve From Fracking](https://www.ienearth.org/greater-chaco-region-wins-reprieve-from-fracking/) - Denver—A federal appeals court today held that the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) illegally approved oil and gas drilling and fracking in the Greater Chaco region of New Mexico, a landscape sacred to Tribes throughout the American Southwest and home to the Navajo Nation.“We always knew BLM wasn’t doing their job – we watch their violations and non-compliance every day,” said Kendra Pinto of Counselor Chapter House, a member of Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment. “To finally be vindicated by a higher court is the necessary step forward we need. Now we must continue to hold BLM accountable.”
- [Rosebud Sioux Tribe is Holding Its Own Public Hearing on the Keystone XL Pipeline!](https://www.ienearth.org/rosebud-sioux-tribe-is-holding-its-own-public-hearing-on-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - In line with the sovereign status of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate, the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Utility Commission will be holding a public hearing on the Transcanada (now known as TC Energy) Keystone XL Pipeline. The hearing will be conducted over two days, with refreshments provided. Read the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Utility Commission public hearing notice here.
- [9th Court of Appeals Throws Out Case Blocking Keystone XL Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/9th-court-of-appeals-throws-out-case-blocking-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - On Thursday, June 6, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the appeals filed by TC Energy (formerly TransCanada Corporation) and the U.S. Government and other parties in litigation challenging the original Presidential Permit issued for the Keystone XL Pipeline in March 2017 because that permit was revoked by President Trump following repeated court rulings that it was unlawful on multiple grounds.
- [Indigenous Environmental Network Responds to Governor Inslee’s Freedom from Fossil Fuels Plan](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-responds-to-governor-inslees-freedom-from-fossil-fuels-plan/) - If other presidential candidates wants their climate positions to be taken seriously they need to pay attention, because Governor Inslee just set the benchmark incorporating principles of environmental justice and just transition with this plan.
- [Indigenous Peoples Led Shutdown at Ft. Sill Immigration Detention Center](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-led-shutdown-at-ft-sill-immigration-detention-center/) - On Saturday, July 20, 2019, over 400 protectors led by Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island took escalated action by blocking the entrance to the Fort Sill military post in Lawton, O.K. shutting down the freeway for two hours.
- [Victory! No Camps On Stolen Land!](https://www.ienearth.org/victory-no-camps-on-stolen-land/) - On Thursday, July 25th, a spokesperson for Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe told media that Fort Sill will not be reopened as a concentration camp for our relatives trying to cross the so-called "border."This news comes less than a week after over 400 people came together in Lawton, OK and blocked the entrance to the military base demanding #NoCampsonStolenLand.
- [Indigenous Women For Climate Justice](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-women-for-climate-justice/) - Climate chaos caused by climate change is getting worse and the the time for action is now. It's time to build a just transition from our addiction to fossil fuels. A new future is possible. 
- [Indigenous Environmental Network Demands the Release of Marlon Santi and Jairo Gualinga](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-demands-the-release-of-marlon-santi-and-jairo-gualinga/) - President @Lenin Climate justice must center Indigenous voices not silence them. Leaders of the Indigenous movement in Ecuador should not be censored, persecuted and threatened for participating in peaceful demonstrations to protect the sacred.
- [First Indigenous Just Transition Assembly](https://www.ienearth.org/first-indigenous-just-transition-assembly/)
- [Sisters in Struggle: Indigenous Environmental Network Leadership Trip to Guatemala](https://www.ienearth.org/sisters-in-struggle-indigenous-environmental-network-leadership-trip-to-guatemala/) - In September, Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) representatives Simone Senogles (Anishinaabe), IEN Food Sovereignty Program Coordinator, and Ozawa Bineshi Albert (Yuchi and Anishinaabe), IEN Movement Building Coordinator and Luz Guerra (Afro-Carribean/Taino), former NISGUA Executive Director and consultant to IEN were honored to join a delegation hosted by NISGUA to Guatemala. We offer this delegation report-back because we believe that exchange between Indigenous land defenders makes the movement safer and better resourced, and because we know that there can be no movement without Indigenous women at the lead.
- [Submit a Comment on KXL Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/submit-a-comment-on-kxl-pipeline/) - We need your help. The US State Department just released a draft of its most recent study on the Keystone XL pipeline, and this is your last chance to give a public comment on KXL. All comments must be submitted by Nov. 18th 2019. Just last month, TC Energy’s Keystone 1 pipeline leaked over 350 thousand gallons of tar sands oil in North Dakota, making this the fourth major spill on this pipeline. And now President Trump and the State Department want to fast track the approval of the larger Keystone XL pipeline.
- [Ahead of UNFCC COP25 IEN & CJA Announce the Carbon Pricing Toolkit](https://www.ienearth.org/ahead-of-unfcc-cop25-ien-cja-announce-the-carbon-pricing-toolkit/) - Indigenous peoples across Mother Earth are rising up against extractive industries that are creating climate chaos in our homelands,” said Indigenous Environmental Network Executive Director Tom Goldtooth. “We will not sit quietly while we watch our ecosystems destroyed. Article 6 is the status quo and we demand a just transition that keeps dirty energy sources in the ground.
- [Promise to Protect - KXL Pledge](https://www.ienearth.org/promise-to-protect-kxl-pledge/) - Join the Promise to Protect and commit to traveling to the pipeline route to engage in peaceful, creative resistance to Keystone XL when the call is put out by frontline communities to help stop this Black Snake. We will make a series of stands along the route – nonviolent but resolute displays of our continued opposition to a project that endangers us all. Join native and non-native communities in the Promise to Protect the land, water, and climate.
- [Carbon Pricing Volume 2 is Released!](https://www.ienearth.org/carbon-pricing-volume-2-is-released/) - Carbon Pricing: Popular Education Toolkit for Community Resistance, Volume 2 is for every group and community organizing for climate justice, resisting the false solutions of carbon pricing. This project began side-by-side with the publication, Carbon Pricing: A Critical Perspective for Community Resistance, Volume 1, which was published in 2017 by IEN and CJA. The toolkit includes short readings, workshop activities, workshop plans, and responses from Indigenous leaders directly impacted by carbon pricing projects.
- [COP25 Delegation Removed from US Embassy](https://www.ienearth.org/cop25-delegation-removed-from-us-embassy/) - Today, Indigenous Environmental Network organized over 75 Indigenous activists and their allies demonstrated in front of the US Embassy in Madrid, Spain to demand justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women, two-spirits and girls(MMIW). The delegation was removed from the sidewalk by Spain’s National Police and followed for blocks. The police liaison with the group was held back and forced to show his documents. In 2016, the Urban Indian Health Institute found that only 116 out of 5,712 cases of MMIWG reported in the United States were recorded in the Department of Justice’s federal missing persons database.
- [2019 Year in Review](https://www.ienearth.org/2019-year-in-review/) - Please accept our deep and sincere gratitude for helping us achieve so much this year as we walk forward together towards IEN’s 30th Anniversary of protecting and restoring Indigenous Rights, the Rights of Mother Earth and Father Sky, and for Environmental Justice! Thanks to you, we are celebrating another incredible year of advancing our many campaigns to “Fight the Bad and Build the Good” working hand-in-hand with our broad-based network of grassroots Indigenous Land, Sky, Fire, and Water Protectors! We know that many of you have already supported our work this year in many ways, freely giving your time, energy, and attention to this movement, and we thank you with all our hearts for being part of the solution! If you feel moved and are able, would you be willing to make a special year-end gift at this time to increase our momentum going into 2020?
- [Indigenous Youth Nations delivered a letter to NDP MLA Michelle Mungall](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-youth-nations-delivered-a-letter-to-ndp-mla-michelle-mungall/) - As Indigenous youth we stand with Wet’suwet’en assertion of sovereignty because we understand that Indigenous Peoples will cease to exist without our land; our languages, cultures, and future generations cannot survive without our it. Indigenous youth are not only inheriting a climate crisis driven by fossil fuel projects like CGL, but Canada’s legacy of colonization, genocide, and gendered violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people. In protecting the lands from industrial development, we are protecting our bodies from violence.
- [Wet’suwet’en Supporter Toolkit 2020](https://www.ienearth.org/wetsuweten-supporter-toolkit-2020/) - Coastal GasLink/TC Energy is pushing through a 670-kilometer fracked gas pipeline that would carry fracked gas from Dawson Creek, B.C. to the coastal town of Kitimat, where LNG Canada’s processing plant would be located. LNG Canada is the single largest private investment in Canadian history. Each clan within the Wet’suwet’en Nation has full jurisdiction under their law to control access to their territory. Under ‘Anuc niwh’it’en (Wet’suwet’en law) all five clans of the Wet’suwet’en have unanimously opposed all pipeline proposals and have not provided free, prior, and informed consent to Coastal Gaslink/ TransCanada to do work on Wet’suwet’en lands.
- [ALL EYES ON WET'SUWET'EN](https://www.ienearth.org/all-eyes-on-wetsuweten/) - All eyes are watching as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) began their invasion on unceded Wet'suwet'en territory. We wanted to provide the map above along with a brief update from our Wet'suwet'en relatives so you can better understand the lay of the land in the fight against TC Energy's Coastal GasLink pipeline being forced on the homelands of the Wet'suwet'en. Keep scrolling after updates for ways to take action. January 5th, 2020 Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs representing all five clans of the Wet'suwet'en Nation evicted Coastal GasLink (CGL) from their territories. CGL does not have consent to construct their $6.6 billion fracked gas pipeline. CGL is trying to push through their project on unceded Indigenous territories.
- [Banking on Climate Change Report Reveals Banks Funded Climate Chaos](https://www.ienearth.org/banking-on-climate-change-report-reveals-banks-funded-climate-chaos/) - March 18, 2020 — Indigenous Environmental Network partnering with Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, and the Sierra Club has released the Banking on Climate Change 2020 report, which has been endorsed by over 250 organizations from 45 countries around the world.
- [IEN COVID-19 Statement](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-covid-19-statement/) - We are in a unique and unexpected moment. As the pandemic known as COVID-19 spreads across Mother Earth, many of our Indigenous nations and communities are being faced with some tough challenges. As the staff of the Indigenous Environmental Network, we wish to encourage our network members, native nations and communities to stand strong to their teachings and prepare for this global issue that is COVID-19. In line with this point our leadership team and executive director have declared all non-essential travel for IEN employees and contractors to be restricted, until at least April 30th. This travel restriction may be extended based on the discretion of the IEN Leadership Team and Executive Director. During these times of uncertainty, IEN has also postponed our Protecting Mother Earth Conference to a later date. Despite employee travel restrictions, IEN will remain open and our employees will continue to work remotely to serve our network and work with our allies. To put it bluntly, this is a new strain of coronavirus that is very infectious and needs to be taken seriously. But it does not need to cause panic.
- [IEN COVID-19 Emergency Mutual Aid Fund](https://www.ienearth.org/covid-19-emergency-mutual-aid-fund/) - IEN has launched a COVID-19 Emergency Mutual Aid Fund to quickly mobilize resources to our frontline communities and groups that have a demonstrated need experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Community-based Indigenous peoples and organizations from the U.S. and Canada (Central and South America on a case-by-case basis), are eligible to apply.
- [UN COP25](https://www.ienearth.org/un-cop25/) - Climate justice groups denounce carbon markets with day of protest at UN’s COP25On Thursday, December 5, 2019, climate justice organizations will lead a day of protest against carbon markets at COP25, calling to keep this false solution out of the Paris rule-book.Article 6.2 and 6.4, which are rules for carbon markets, will be key items
- [Indian Country and Covid-19 Information and Updates](https://www.ienearth.org/indian-country-and-covid-19-information-and-updates/) - We hope the following posting finds you well. As we all know, these times have become very difficult for our Indigenous peoples, families and our leadership. This is especially concerning for our elders and those struggling with their health. While the coronavirus affects all people in North America, and throughout the world, the effect it
- [Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux Nation Elders Hold First Frontline #NoKXL Action in Montana](https://www.ienearth.org/fort-peck-assiniboine-sioux-nation-elders-hold-first-frontline-nokxl-action-in-montana/) - April 15th, 2020 (Northern Montana)- Yesterday, Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux frontline organization Kokipansi held the first frontline #NoKXL action in Montana on the direct path of the Keystone XL pipeline. If built, this dirty tar sands project will run through the tribal nation’s only fresh water sources, the Milk and Missouri Rivers, and put at high risk the tribe’s new $300M water treatment plant.
- [Judge Revokes Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline, Delays Construction](https://www.ienearth.org/judge-revokes-permit-for-keystone-xl-pipeline-delays-construction/) - Today, a federal judge ruled to revoke Nationwide Permit 12 for the Keystone XL pipeline, a key water-crossing permit needed to complete construction of the project.
- [As Navajo COVID-19 Cases Intensify, Jason Momoa Joins Efforts to Address Water Crisis](https://www.ienearth.org/as-navajo-covid-19-cases-intensify-jason-momoa-joins-efforts-to-address-water-crisis/) - TÓ NANEESDIZÍ, DINÉTAH, (TUBA CITY, NAVAJO NATION) — As COVID-19 cases on the Navajo Nation reach 1,042 with 41 deaths, the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund is building momentum to address a food and water crisis in the area with support from actor Jason Momoa. A massive truck carrying 28 pallets with 1,540 cases of water was sent by Momoa to Tó naneesdizí (Tuba City) on Tuesday. A group of volunteers led by Lt. Robbin Preston, Tuba City Distribution Team Leader for the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Effort, unloaded the donation and prepared it for immediate distribution throughout the crisis-stricken area. "Water is life and shapes lives and the earth; it’s the power we draw life from," said Lt. Preston.
- [HEROES Act Passes House, Includes Significant Tribal Health Provisions](https://www.ienearth.org/heroes-act-passes-house-includes-significant-tribal-health-provisions/) - WASHINGTON, DC—May 15, 2020—Today, the House of Representatives passed a massive $3 trillion COVID-19 relief package on a largely party line vote of 208-199. The behemoth package includes a number of significant Tribal healthcare and public health provisions to strengthen response efforts across Indian Country. Overall, the package includes billions in relief funding for Tribal, state, and territorial governments including $20 billion in economic relief funding for Tribal Nations. In addition to funding for federal agencies, Tribal and other government entities, the HEROES Act includes significant investment in election security, education, nutrition, banking measures, housing, and another round of $1,200 direct cash payments to individuals. While the full HEROES Act is unlikely to pass the U.S. Senate, it is intended to initiate bipartisan negotiations to deliver another round of relief in response to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.
- [IEN and The People's Emergency Partnership Fund Provide PPE](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-and-the-peoples-emergency-partnership-fund-provide-ppe/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network has partnered with eight progressive, climate action and indigenous justice-focused peer organizations to launch the historic Protecting the Peoples Emergency Partnership Fund. This fund is driven by and for the Indigenous community, and aims to respond to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous communities across the United States. The combined fundraising and mask donation effort has collected and organized the donation of 38,000 masks to Indigenous communities, and aims to secure $200,000 in funding to enable the donation of tens of thousands of additional masks.
- [IEN Memorial: Charles "Chaz" Tsyaktati Wheelock](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-memorial-charles-chaz-tsyaktati-wheelock/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network is saddened to announce one of our co-founders Charles "Chaz" Tsyaktati Wheelock is making his final journey to be with his Oneida relatives who have gone before. Chaz was one of IEN’s founders in 1990 and was still working with us on our Save Our Roots: No GE Trees on Native Lands campaign; curriculum planning with our Indigenous Just Transition initiative; and networking on building constructive dialogue between labor and our frontline communities. Chaz was a friend and relative to many in the Indigenous movement of deep thinkers, strategists, planners and organizers. Everyone who knew Chaz, loved him for all his sincerity, honesty, and thoughtful reflection on a universe full of ideas, and especially his questions. His insights, teachings, and challenges to address the long list of his ponderings-of-the-imponderables and will stay with us for generations.
- [Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors Group letter to Minneapolis Police regarding George Floyd](https://www.ienearth.org/metropolitan-urban-indian-directors-group-letter-to-minneapolis-police-regarding-george-floyd/) - This letter has been written on behalf of the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors Group (MUID) – a collaborative of some thirty American Indian organizations operating within the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota (please see the attached organizational listing). The purpose of this communication is to state our collective response to the tragic death of George Floyd on Monday, May 25th, 2020. In no uncertain terms, the membership of this collaborative strongly condemns the murder of one of our fellow citizens, at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. Furthermore, Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors Group condemns the ongoing and systemic racist ideologies that continue to run strongly through the department like a virulent and lethal pathogen.
- [Indigenous Solidarity Actions  in Defense of Black Lives](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-solidarity-actions-in-defense-of-black-lives/) - It is from a place of deep love and power that we declare Indigenous solidarity and action in support of Black Liberation and Black power. With strong hearts, minds and actions, we stand and uplift our love for, and defense of, Black Lives. The Indigenous Environmental Network stands with Black Lives. We kneel with Black Lives. We cry with Black Lives and we fight for Black Lives. We dedicate ourselves to the liberation of Black people. We believe in protecting and expanding investment in community-led health and safety strategies, not funding racist police forces. We pledge to work alongside our Black relatives to collapse capitalist patriarchal colonial systems.
- [What is: Indigenous Sovereignty and Tribal Sovereignty](https://www.ienearth.org/what-is-indigenous-sovereignty-and-tribal-sovereignty/) - “Tribal Sovereignty” refers to the legal recognition in the United States of America law of the inherent sovereignty of American Indian Nations. The law applied to American Indians by the US government is called Federal Indian Law. Although undermined by various Acts, legal decisions, and policies, it still stands to this day. Indian reservations are
- [“NOT MY FOOT”](https://www.ienearth.org/not-my-foot/) - The arrival of Christopher Colon (Columbus) the Italian sailing for the Monarchy of Spain in 1492, was the beginning of a history of genocide throughout the world Indigenous Peoples will never forget!
- [New Map Shows KXL Pipeline Route](https://www.ienearth.org/new-map-shows-kxl-pipeline-route/) - June 25, 2020 (Bemidji, MN) - The Indigenous Environmental Network, in collaboration with the Climate Alliance Mapping Project and the Keystone XL Mapping Project, have just launched the KXL Pipeline Map, an interactive tool that highlights the route of the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline, a tar sands project of the TC Energy corporation. This map is a free and public tool designed to support impacted communities along the route about the risks of living in proximity to fossil fuel pipelines and development.
- [FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE SHUT DOWN](https://www.ienearth.org/federal-judge-orders-dakota-access-pipeline-shut-down/) - July 6th, 2020 (Oceti Sakowin Territory)- Today a federal judge ordered Dakota Access, LLC a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, to shut down and empty their Dakota Access Pipeline. This order is part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribv
- [Celebrating a Win for the Sovereignty of the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes](https://www.ienearth.org/celebrating-a-win-for-the-sovereignty-of-the-standing-rock-and-cheyenne-river-sioux-tribes/) - Today, July 6, 2020, a federal judge ordered Dakota Access, LLC a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, to shut down and empty their Dakota Access Pipeline by August 5th. This order is part of an ongoing lawsuit filed by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes. The court recently found that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it granted an easement to Dakota Access, LLC, due to a failure to conduct a full environmental impact review on the project. This newest decision by the court orders the pipeline to shut down within 30 days and to remain shut down until the environmental review is complete.
- [Liberty Mutual and Indigenous Rights](https://www.ienearth.org/liberty-mutual-and-indigenous-rights/) - Liberty Mutual is one of the largest insurance companies in the United States, providing coverage for millions of homes, vehicles, and other properties. It also happens to provide coverage for one of the largest carbon bombs on the planet, the destructive tar sands sector. This support spells disaster for Mother Earth, the climate, Indigenous peoples and our inherent rights. We joined the Insure our Future campaign back in October 2019, and since then Liberty Mutual has already responded by limiting coal insurance and investing. However, the Boston-based insurer continues to be a huge backer of the tar sands oil sector.
- [Big Oil Reality Check](https://www.ienearth.org/big-oil-reality-check/) - As oil and gas companies claim to be part of the solution of the climate crisis, the reality couldn’t be more different. Our new discussion paper analyzes the current climate commitments of eight of the largest integrated oil and fossil gas companies, and reveals that none come close to aligning their actions with the urgent 1.5°C global warming limit as outlined by the Paris Agreement.
- [Indigenous Environmental Network Statement](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-statement/) - Let’s talk about the insurrection at the United States Capitol. Although we can sympathize with the trauma of the event, it is difficult for us to be completely shocked. For years Trump has instigated, fueled and motivated his white supremacist followers to take physical action against those deemed as enemies. He openly incited these white
- [LIVE this Harvest Moon for our Indigenous Womxn](https://www.ienearth.org/elementor-71027/) - This session hosted by Indigenous Environmental Network’s Bineshi Albert will focus on Indigenous Womxn, Agriculture and Climate Change featuring Kara Brewer Boyd, Milvian Aspuac, and Electa Hare Redcorn.Panelists:• Milvian Aspuac, a Mayan Kaqchikel woman, weaver, therapist, member of the National Movement of Mayan Weavers of Guatemala, and director of AFEDES (Women’s Association Guatemala); an organization
- [Feminism and Indigenous Women Mutual Aid During The Pandemic](https://www.ienearth.org/feminism-and-indigenous-women-mutual-aid-during-the-pandemic/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network invites you to join us for our new moon/full moon series of conversations with Indigenous women on feminism and what it means for our communities and nations.This week Indigenous Environmental Network’s Simone Senogles will host Rosie Torres,Natalie Stites Means and Twa-le Abrahamson and Claudiene Florencio for a conversation around mutual aid
- [Feminism and Indigenous Women: Navigating the Resurgence of the Matriarchy](https://www.ienearth.org/feminism-and-indigenous-women-navigating-the-resurgence-of-the-matriarchy/) - Feminismo y Mujeres Indígenas: Navegando el resurgimiento del matriarcadoEnei Begaye will host Indigenous women from across Turtle Island including Charlene Aqpik Apok, Linda Black Elk, Jihan Gearon and Sandra Moran to explore how Indigenous womxn fit into feminism or if that is even a word we feel included in.Topics we will explore include gender roles
- [Fighting Violations of Land and Bodies](https://www.ienearth.org/fighting-violations-of-land-and-bodies/) - We are LIVE this new moon for our regular Feminisms and Indigenous Womxn Webinar. Spanish, ASL and Portuguese translation will be provided via zoom.This new moon our focus will be Fighting Violations of Land and Body and will be talking about reproductive justice for Indigenous womxn. Simone Senogles will be hosting this panel featuring:Dawn Wooten:
- [ANNOUNCING:  Deadline extension for the IEN/WMAN Mini- Grant Program](https://www.ienearth.org/announcing-deadline-extension-for-the-ien-wman-mini-grant-program/) - Applications Due on: Monday, FEB. 15, 2021. For the Guidelines and application go to:https://www.ienearth.org/ien-wman-mini-grant/http://www.wman-info.org If you need assistance or have any questions, please contact Sayokla Williams at Indigenous.coordinator@gmail.com
- [Biden Revokes Keystone XL, Indigenous Leaders Celebrate and Push for Stronger Action](https://www.ienearth.org/biden-revokes-keystone-xl-indigenous-leaders-celebrate-and-push-for-stronger-action/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Jennifer K. Falcon, jennifer@ienearth.orgBemidji, MN (January 20, 2021) – Today, President Biden officially revoked the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. This tar sands project, owned by TC Energy, has been challenged by the Indigenous Environmental Network since its first permit hearings back in 2010. While this is a substantial victory for
- [Indigenous Environmental Network Responds to US Rejoining the Paris Agreement](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-responds-to-us-rejoining-the-paris-agreement/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Jennifer K. Falcon, jennifer@ienearth.org Indigenous Environmental Network Responds to US Rejoining the Paris Agreement Bemidji, MN (January 20, 2021) – Today, President Biden announced that the United States will rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement, reversing the actions of former president Donald Trump. The Indigenous Environmental Network provides the following statement in response: “The Indigenous Environmental Network welcomes
- [Western Mining Action Network (WMAN) Contract Opportunity](https://www.ienearth.org/western-mining-action-network-wman-contract-opportunity/) - WESTERN MINING ACTION NETWORK (WMAN)CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY CLOSING DATE: Feb. 19, 2021 WMAN is seeking a team member to coordinate the various network activities to help build strong, diverse, equitable and ethical relations among our collaborators, participants, committees and our co-contractors. CONTRACTOR TITLE: WMAN Network Coordinator EMPLOYMENT STATUS: One year
- [Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris: Shut Down DAPL](https://www.ienearth.org/dear-pres-biden-and-vpres-harris-shut-down-dapl/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHundreds of Indigenous Leaders, Environmental Groups, and Influencers Including Cast of the Avengers, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Cher Call on President Biden to Stand with Standing Rock & Shut Down the Illegal Dakota Access PipelineAfter the courts ruled the pipeline is operating illegally, the Biden Administration must decide on Feb. 10th whether to
- [Report: 'Chasing Carbon Unicorns: The Deception of Carbon Markets and "Net Zero"'](https://www.ienearth.org/report-chasing-carbon-unicorns-the-deception-of-carbon-markets-and-net-zero/) - Español abajoPowerful actors are using “net zero” pledges to hide their climate inaction. Stopping the climate crisis requires us to stop burning fossil fuels – no magical thinking will solve this problem, just immediate action and system change. But transnational corporations and governments are hiding behind the “net” in “net zero” – claiming that they
- [The Indigenous Environmental Network Applauds the Confirmation of Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Department of Interior ](https://www.ienearth.org/the-indigenous-environmental-network-applauds-the-confirmation-of-deb-haaland-as-secretary-of-the-department-of-interior/) - Bemidji, MN – Deb Haaland leading the Department of Interior is a historic and necessary step to healing the tribal relationships with the United States. Being the first Indigenous person to head the Department of Interior, and second in a Cabinet position, we know that Haaland will help the administration find its path in confronting
- [Indigenous Youth Arrive in DC to Tell Biden: Stop Dakota Access and Line 3 Pipelines](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-youth-arrive-in-dc-to-tell-biden-stop-dakota-access-and-line-3-pipelines/) - March 31, 2021Press Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon, jennifer@ienearth.orgIndigenous Youth Arrive in DC to Tell Biden: Stop Dakota Access and Line 3 PipelinesHigh-visibility Actions in DC Pressure Biden to Uphold His Commitments to Climate Action & Environmental Justice *** Photos and B-roll will be uploaded here ***(Washington, DC) — On Thursday, April 1st, frontline Indigenous youth and
- [Indigenous Feminisms: Carbon Market](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-feminisms-carbon-market/) - Music in this videoLearn moreListen ad-free with YouTube PremiumSongMaking Me Feel Alright (Instrumental Version)ArtistCaro Be & LeviatéLicensed to YouTube byEpidemic Sound (on behalf of Epidemic Sound); Epidemic Sound Publishing, LatinAutor – SonyATV, LatinAutorPerf, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA – UBEM, and 2 Music Rights Societies
- [THURSDAY: Join us as we take action in DC to #ShutdownDAPL and #StopLine3](https://www.ienearth.org/thursday-join-us-as-we-take-action-in-dc-to-shutdowndapl-and-stopline3/) - Dear Relatives, On April 1st frontline Indigenous youth and organizers living in the Dakota Access and Line 3 impacted communities will give the fossil fuel snake back to the elected officials in D.C., demanding Joe Biden #BuildBackFossilFree. These fossil fuel infrastructure projects violate our treaties and were built without our consent. We demand Biden #ShutdownDAPL and
- [IEN statement on AOC & Markey's Green New Deal Resolution](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-statement-on-aoc-markeys-green-new-deal-resolution-2/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network applauds the Green New Deal resolution for its vision, intention, and scope. As Indigenous peoples and Tribal nations living on the frontline of climate chaos, our communities already experience the direct impacts of climate change – and the various policies that legislate our sovereignty, our lands, and our bodies. We know
- [IEN Statement on the Chauvin Verdict](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-statement-on-the-chauvin-verdict/) - George Floyd should still be alive. We offer our prayers and solidarity to his family and community. This verdict may not provide any solace, but our continued work, action and prayers will help us move in the right direction. Some may feel that justice has been served in this case but there is still much more
- [Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative](https://www.ienearth.org/fossil-fuel-non-proliferation-treaty-initiative/) - Indigenous Environmental Network is now a member of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative.Latest news from the FossilFuelTreaty.org site:The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative developed a sign on letter for Nobel Laureates calling on nations gathering at the Leaders Climate Summit to foster international cooperation to end the expansion of fossil fuels and accelerate the
- [The Next Frontier for Business: Social Justice and Sustainability](https://www.ienearth.org/the-next-frontier-for-business-social-justice-and-sustainability/) - Cornell UniversitySocial Justice and SustainabilityThursday, April 15, 2021, 6pm EDTSTART NOW Justice for our planet and justice for all people are two profound conversations that are happening simultaneously. Panelists will explore the intersection of social justice, the environment, and resilience in business decisions. They will share valuable insights into how businesses can take responsibility for their impact
- [Indigenous Women Climate Defenders: Building Sustainable and Peaceful Communities](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-women-climate-defenders-building-sustainable-and-peaceful-communities/) - LINK Indigenous Women Climate Defenders / Mujeres Indígenas Defensoras del Medio Ambiente / Les femmes autochtones défenseurs de l’environnement Time Apr 21, 2021 09:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Description MADRE and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung – New York Office are co-sponsoring a side event that will bring together Indigenous activists for an engaging
- [Indigenous Feminisms: Free, Prior and Informed Consent](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-feminisms-free-prior-and-informed-consent/) - At the core of the Free Prior, and Informed Consent standard is the acknowledgement that under certain circumstances, companies must accept that projects will not proceed – especially when our Native Nations/Indigenous Peoples say NO! For most companies, this is a difficult pill to swallow.
- [May 5 Bemidji MMIW Rally: Calling All Singers and Dancers](https://www.ienearth.org/may-5-bemidji-mmiw-rally-calling-all-singers-and-dancers/) - Join us in supporting and spreading awareness of our Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives! Wear red & bring signs!For more information, contact MMIW 218 on Facebook.5 May 2021 3-6 pmBemidjiPaul & Babe*Wear masks and practice social distancing.
- [650+ Groups Tell Congress: Leave Dirty Power Out of Clean Electricity Standard](https://www.ienearth.org/650-groups-tell-congress-leave-dirty-power-out-of-clean-electricity-standard/) - Advocates warn national proposals could include fracked gas, carbon capture and storage, and biogas Contacts: Peter Hart, Food & Water Watch phart@fwwatch.org Jean Su, Center for Biological Diversity jsu@biologicaldiversity.org Aisha Dukule, Friends of the Earth adukule@foe.org Jennifer Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network jennifer@ienearth.org Alexis Sutterman, California Environmental Justice Alliance alexis@caleja.org WASHINGTON — More than 650 national
- [Indigenous Feminisms: #IndigenousPasifika](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-feminisms-indigenouspasifika/) - Every year, API/AAPI Heritage Month is celebrated through the month of May. And every year, “PI” or Pacific Islander voices are minimized or completely left out. This year, we’re spotlighting and uplifting the work of some amazing Indigenous Pasifika women. Join us on May 11 for our New Moon webinar to learn more about the
- [Support the Protecting the Peoples Emergency Partnership Fund](https://www.ienearth.org/ptp/) - Indigenous Environmental Network Has Supplied Over 200,000 Masks Through the Protecting the Peoples Emergency Partnership Fund to Help Supply Indian Country with Personal Protection Equipment. 100% of all profits are donated to buying more PPE. Shop & Support
- [Indigenous Feminisms: Colonization Isn't Past Tense](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-feminisms-colonization-isnt-past-tense/) - Every year, API/AAPI Heritage Month is celebrated through the month of May. And every year, “PI” or Pacific Islander and Indigenous Asian voices are minimized or completely left out. In this episode, we’re spotlighting issues impacting #IndigenousPasifika and #IndigenousAsia. Join in to learn as Gauhar Tyulemiss, Representative Sheila J. Babauta, Mililani Ganivet, and J. Vehia
- [IEN Statement on Public Utility Resolution](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-statement-on-public-utility-resolution/) - Overview:Today, Representatives Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman along with many of their other colleagues introduced the Public Power Resolution and sent a clear message: we need power in the people’s hands, not polluters. For far too long, the United States’ energy system has been privatized and commodified. The private utility and market has placed fossil
- [[NEW REPORT] The Big Con: How Big Polluters are advancing a “net zero” climate agenda to delay, deceive, and deny](https://www.ienearth.org/the-big-con/) - Via Corporate AccountabilityAs the impacts of the climate crisis become ever more apparent, people around the world, led by Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, and frontline communities, are demanding action. In response, Big Polluters and the governments that do their bidding have begun to tout commitments to achieve “net zero” emissions as solutions to the crisis
- [Tue 6/15: THRIVE 4 NDN Country [Webinar]](https://www.ienearth.org/tue-6-15-thrive-4-ndn-country-webinar/) - Halaakoke relatives,In this moment of overlapping crises, THRIVE offers a road map to a just recovery and regenerative future that not only invests in climate, infrastructure, jobs, and justice at the scale and scope necessary to address these crises, it also: prioritizes the strengthening of Indigenous and Tribal sovereigntyupholds Nation-to-Nation relationshipsstrengthens consultation standards by codifying Free,
- [Line 3 Frontline Tensions Escalate as Pennington County Police Bring Attack Dogs to Red Lake Treaty Camp and Threaten Eviction](https://www.ienearth.org/line-3-frontline-tensions-escalate-as-pennington-county-police-bring-attack-dogs-to-red-lake-treaty-camp-and-threaten-eviction/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 22, 2021Press Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon Photos & Video Clips hereLine 3 Frontline Tensions Escalate as Pennington County Police Bring Attack Dogs to Red Lake Treaty Camp and Threaten Eviction(Red Lake Treaty Camp, MN) — Today, one person was tackled and suffered injuries while being arrested for trespassing as Enbridge continues to drill
- [HAPPENING AT 5PM TODAY: Line 3 Arrests Set to Begin at Red Lake Treaty Camp as Pennington Police Start Evictions](https://www.ienearth.org/happening-at-5pm-today-line-3-arrests-set-to-begin-at-red-lake-treaty-camp-as-pennington-police-start-evictions/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2021 Press Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon jennifer Photos & Video Clips here HAPPENING AT 5PM TODAY: Line 3 Arrests Set to Begin at Red Lake Treaty Camp as Pennington Police Start Evictions *Red Lake Nation Tribal Council + Legal Counsel Were Not Informed of Eviction* (Red Lake Treaty Camp, MN)
- [BREAKING: Eviction Order for Red Lake Treaty Camp Rescinded](https://www.ienearth.org/breaking-eviction-order-for-red-lake-treaty-camp-rescinded/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2021 Press Contact: Jennifer K. Falcon jennifer , Photos & Video Clips here BREAKING: Eviction Order for Red Lake Treaty Camp Rescinded *MnDOT and DPS Indicate Local Sheriff Is Unauthorized in Eviction Attempt* *Watch Video Update from Red Lake Treaty Camp* (Red Lake Treaty Camp, MN) -- After threatening arrests
- [Our Communities Need Environmental Justice to THRIVE [DOWNLOAD]](https://www.ienearth.org/our-communities-need-environmental-justice-to-thrive-download/) - Communities are facing the overlapping crises of the pandemic, the economic crisis, climate chaos, and chronic racial injustice. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild our economy in a way that lifts up all people. Congress’s next big infrastructure bill could invest billions into neighborhoods across the country, ushering the transformative recovery our communities need
- [Join us in DC on 6/30 to let Biden know-- PROTECT PEOPLE, NOT POLLUTERS!](https://www.ienearth.org/join-us-in-dc-on-6-30-to-let-biden-know-protect-people-not-polluters/) - Halaakoke Relatives, On June 30th, we are calling on Indigenous peoples and climate activists to join us at the White House to demand President Biden stop dirty fossil fuel projects in our communities. From Line 3 to the Arctic to Mountain Valley Pipeline and beyond, President Biden must prioritize climate, Indigenous rights, racial justice, housing
- [Ihanktonwan/Yankton Sioux Assert Sovereignty](https://www.ienearth.org/ihanktonwanyankton-sioux-assert-sovereignty/) - The Yankton adamantly oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline (“DAPL”), and further resent the appropriation of the name “Dakota,” which means “the people” in the Dakota language, by DAPL officials.
- [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Revokes Permit](https://www.ienearth.org/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-revokes-permit/) - This action by Fish & Wildlife Service sets a precedent we hope other local and federal agencies, like the Army Corps of Engineers, take notice of and follow. We must not allow Big Oil to trample Indigenous rights, landowner rights, and federal policies that aim to protect the land, water, and culturally significant sites. Dakota Access is against the ropes, now is the time to deliver the final blows and stop this pipeline.
- [Intimidation of and Harassment Against Indigenous Human Rights Defender](https://www.ienearth.org/intimidation-of-and-harassment-against-indigenous-human-rights-defender/) - There have been escalating acts of intimidation against Gloria Ushigua in the past month including what is suspected to be an assassination attempt on her life. On 2 May 2016 the human rights defender's sister-in-law, Anacleta Dahua Cují, was killed in what is believe to be a case of mistaken identity. Anacleta Dahua Cují was brutally murdered by four men as she was working on the land in her community of Llachama Cocha, where Gloria Ushigua also lives.
- [Urgent Appeal for International Observers](https://www.ienearth.org/urgent-appeal-for-international-observers/) - We urgently seek national and international human rights observers to come. We need United Nations’ rapporteurs, NGOs (especially Indigneous NGOs), and Churches, to be aware of the rapidly escalating dangers facing this peaceful gathering. Please come and bear witness.
- [Important Message from Keeper of Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe](https://www.ienearth.org/important-message-from-keeper-of-sacred-white-buffalo-calf-pipe/) - Our ancestors have been trying to protect our Sacred Site called the Sacred Black Hills in South Dakota, "Heart of Everything That Is," from continued violations. Our ancestors never saw a satellite view of this site, but now that those pictures are available, we see that it is in the shape of a heart and, when fast-forwarded, it looks like a heart pumping.
- [Demonstrations a cry to stop desecration of Mother Earth](https://www.ienearth.org/demonstrations-a-cry-to-stop-desecration-of-mother-earth/) - Right now the Rosebud reservation, the Cheyenne River reservation, the Pine Ridge reservation and my Standing Rock reservation represent five of the 10 poorest places or counties in the United States. The 2010 Census tells us this. Our state of being is not our fault. We did not cause this. United States lawmakers and their policies caused this. Why?? Greed. And now again, even what little we have left is under attack.
- [Open Letter to President Obama: Halt Construction and Repeal Permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline Project](https://www.ienearth.org/open-letter-to-president-obama-halt-construction-and-repeal-permits-for-the-dakota-access-pipeline-project/) - Not only would the Dakota Access Pipeline threaten sacred sites and culturally important landscapes, it would also cross under the Missouri River just upstream of the Tribe’s drinking water supply. If there were to be a spill – which history has taught us is not a question of “if” but “when” – it would constitute an existential threat to the Tribe’s culture and way of life. The pipeline poses significant threats to the environment, public health, and tribal and human rights.
- [United Nation Experts Validate Standing Rock Sioux Opposition To Dakota Access Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/united-nation-experts-validate-standing-rock-sioux-opposition-to-dakota-access-pipeline/) - “The UN Expert got it right,” said Tom Goldtooth, the Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network. “What the US calls consultation is not consultation but a statement telling people what they’re doing after millions of dollars have been invested, painting Indigenous Peoples as spoilers. The right of free, prior and informed consent begins prior to the planning process, not when their bulldozers are at your doorstep.”
- [On the Anniversary of Sitting Bull’s Death, Meet His Great Great Granddaughter, Brenda White Bull](https://www.ienearth.org/on-the-anniversary-of-sitting-bulls-death-meet-his-great-great-granddaughter-brenda-white-bull/) - “Everyone has that fight in them, no matter what tribe, native, non-native. We never knew that this was going happen in Hunkpapa Lakota Territory, and it happened for a reason because I believe that this was a place that our ancestors, Sitting Bull, Black Elk, spoke about. All the generations, all the people, all of humankind, would come together one day. Those were our leaders, our ancestors, who predicted those things. They predicted the black snake that would come. It was called upon us to be here, to lead this, to lead this fight, of protecting Unci Maka, our Grandmother Earth, and to protect our Mni Wiconi, our water of life”
- [10 Indigenous and Environmental Struggles You Can Support in 2017](https://www.ienearth.org/10-indigenous-and-environmental-struggles-you-can-support-in-2017/) - The Black Snake is not yet dead. Far from it. The corporations behind the Dakota Access pipeline made it clear that they “fully expect to complete construction of the pipeline without any additional rerouting in and around Lake Oahe.”
- [DENUNCIATION BY THE WOMEN'S AND FEMINIST MOVEMENTS OF ECUADOR OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION AS A STRATEGY OF THE POLITICAL CONTROL OF WOMEN : THE CASE OF ACCIÓN ECOLÓGICA](https://www.ienearth.org/denunciation-by-the-womens-and-feminist-movements-of-ecuador-of-sexual-aggression-as-a-strategy-of-the-political-control-of-women-the-case-of-accion-ecologica/) - As organizations and collectives that make up the Ecuadorian women's and feminist movement, in solidarity with defenders of human rights and of nature, we express our support to the comrade of Acción Ecológica who suffered a sexual attack, and we denounce this which we consider this act as retaliation politics. Indeed, there is clear evidence that it was a planned aggression aimed at punishing, intimidating, and intimidating other activists who appear publicly as leaders who resist the expropriation and exploitation of natural resources on land of Indigenous peoples or peasants of high biodiversity.
- [THE SHUTTING DOWN OF ECOLOGICAL ACTION](https://www.ienearth.org/the-shutting-down-of-ecological-action/) - According to the notification of the Ministry of the Interior to the Ministry of the Environment (MDI-VSI-2016-00033), this administrative decision, was taken disseminated "the serious environmental impacts and ecosystem that would result from the extractive activity" in the Cordillera del Condor and for denouncing the violation of human rights of the communities living in this area.
- [Ecuador’s Standing Rock?](https://www.ienearth.org/ecuadors-standing-rock/) - The Shuar community of Nankints in Ecuador’s Southern Amazon region was evicted in August 2016 to make way for a Chinese copper mega-mining project. The mining company, through a court order, has claimed these indigenous territories without prior consultation or consent from the affected communities, who have lived there for hundreds of years. The land allocated for the project covers over 41,000 hectares and the forced evacuation of other Shuar communities is expected.
- [Letter from the Shuar Arutam People to the Country & the World](https://www.ienearth.org/letter-from-the-shuar-arutam-people-to-the-country-the-world/) - We were born here in this immense jungle of the Cordillera del Cóndor and on the banks of the Zamora and Santiago rivers. We did not know barbed wire or private property. The State declared that these were uncultivated lands and organized the colonization of our territory with the same conviction and self-legitimacy of any colonizer. When the settlers came to this land we received them well, because we knew that these were poor and hardworking people looking for an opportunity in their lives. From one day to another, large tracts of land no longer belonged to us because they had been sold to people we had never even met.
- [The Sabal Trail Pipeline: A Sinking Feeling](https://www.ienearth.org/the-sabal-trail-pipeline-a-sinking-feeling/) - The Sabal Trail project is touted by Spectra to be crucial to aiding economic development along its route, and fueling gas-fired power generators in the Southeast United States. Environmentalists, however, view the project quite differently. Such development plans rarely come without a cost to communities, and to the environment.
- [Critics Call $3 Billion Sabal Trail Pipeline Florida’s Dakota Access Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/critics-call-3-billion-sabal-trail-pipeline-floridas-dakota-access-pipeline/) - As opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline swells at home and abroad, another pipeline project at the other end of the U.S. is quietly being installed as fast as possible, critics say, displacing residents, threatening water supplies, and racking up alleged construction violations.
- [SHUT DOWN CONSTRUCTION OF SABAL TRAIL](https://www.ienearth.org/shut-down-construction-of-sabal-trail/) - When regulatory agencies fail to properly exercise their legal obligations it jeopardizes public health and safety, our natural environment, waters, air, and wildlife.
- [Nature does have Rights - Open Letter to Sabal Trail Pipeline Corporations](https://www.ienearth.org/nature-does-have-rights-open-letter-to-sabal-trail-pipeline-corporations/) - My Name is Shannon Larsen, I am a 4th generation Floridian. I am outraged at the desecration being perpetrated by Rockford Pipeline Corporatio/PSC in Florida. I am sickened by the irreversible destruction of our Lands, Waters, and Wildlife. We have something called wetlands in Florida, and they are precious to us as they are the cooling system in Florida and provide a necessary habitat for many species. Our Waters we cherish and our Lands we have sought to steward in a manner that insures that the next generations may enjoy what we have, and that the wildlife have places to call home as well.
- [Sabal Trail spill, protests across U.S. spur debate over natural gas pipeline in Florida](https://www.ienearth.org/sabal-trail-spill-protests-across-u-s-spur-debate-over-natural-gas-pipeline-in-florida/) - The Georgia Water Coalition on Wednesday listed the Sabal Trail pipeline on its annual "dirty dozen" list of threats to rivers in the state. Several of those rivers, including the Chattahoochee, Flint and Withlacoochee rivers, eventually flow into Florida.
- [Dear President Obama, Love the Gulf](https://www.ienearth.org/dear-president-obama-love-the-gulf/) - We, the people of the Gulf South, no longer stand for being the sacrificial zone for industry, for oil and gas exploration and drilling, coal extraction, deep-well injection, fracking and all other extractive activities that harm our environment, our communities and our cultures.
- [New Witch Hunt in Ecuador Against Indigenous and Environment Defenders](https://www.ienearth.org/new-witch-hunt-in-ecuador-against-indigenous-and-environment-defenders/) - Ecuador became an even more difficult place to be a defender of indigenous rights and the environment. You would think a country with constitutionally-enshrined protections for Mother Nature would support and encourage indigenous and environmental rights defenders, but sadly that is not the case, and it has implications for the global climate change movement.
- [Acción Ecológica and the Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador](https://www.ienearth.org/accion-ecologica-and-the-indigenous-peoples-of-ecuador/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network, its members and affiliates, strenuously protest Ecuador’s Vice Minister of Internal Security’s request that the Minister of Environment close or annul the highly respected Acción Ecologica and terminate its right to operate legally in Ecuador. Ironically, or cynically, the Vice Minister’s actions apparently were prompted precisely because Acción Ecológica was complying with its charter to defend the environment, the rights of Mother Earth and the human and indigenous rights of Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador.
- [Ecuador’s leading environmental group fights to stop forced closure](https://www.ienearth.org/ecuadors-leading-environmental-group-fights-to-stop-forced-closure/) - Members of one of Latin America’s most well-known environmental organisations, Acción Ecológica, are fighting for their survival against a controversial attempt by Ecuador’s government to shut them down.
- [In Solidarity with the Shuar Community of Ecuador and Acción Ecológica](https://www.ienearth.org/in-solidarity-with-the-shuar-community-of-ecuador-and-accion-ecologica/) - The Churches and Mining Network, an ecumenical body of more than 70 Latin American entities, Christian communities, pastoral teams, religious congregations and theologians, leaders of communities affected by mining demand to defend the life and human rights of the Shuar indigenous people in Ecuador.
- [Ecuador’s leading environmental group fights to stop forced closure](https://www.ienearth.org/ecuadors-leading-environmental-group-fights-to-stop-forced-closure-2/) - On 18th December, Ecuador’s most prestigious environmental NGO, Acción Ecológica, called for a Peace & Truth Commission to explore the attacks on indigenous and environmental rights. Two days later, the Government announced its intention to close the NGO, which has been operating in Ecuador for 30 years and is largely responsible for the country’s modern environmental movement. This is not the first time that the Government has closed an organisation for disagreeing with its extractivist policies. In 2013, Fundación Pachamama was closed for opposing the auction of 2.6 million hectares of virgin jungle to oil companies.
- [10 Banks Financing Dakota Access Pipeline Decline Meeting with Tribal Leaders](https://www.ienearth.org/10-banks-financing-dakota-access-pipeline-decline-meeting-with-tribal-leaders/) - Dallas Goldtooth, Keep it in the Ground Organizer, Indigenous Environmental Network said: “As a movement to stop this dirty Bakken oil pipeline, we are demonstrating the inherent power of organized communities and mobilized citizens. We are showing Big Oil and government leaders that we know the power of our capital, and as such we collectively choose to invest in life and water, not death and oil. As first peoples of the land and in defense of our Indigenous rights, we will continue to rise, resist, self-determine and divest until the Dakota Access pipeline is nothing but the defeated aspirations of a Energy Transfer Partners’ dream.”
- [Under Fire: Ecuador’s Acción Ecológica](https://www.ienearth.org/under-fire-ecuadors-accion-ecologica/) - Acción Ecológica, one of Latin America’s most well-known environmental groups, had led the fight against Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa’s plans to expand the mining industry. While the group’s legal status remains up in the air, its more than 20 years of work has had a palpable influence on the country’s socio-environmental movement. The group was founded in 1986, when two Ecuadoran university groups joined forces: one made up of three women majoring in communications, and the other formed by several biologists making a documentary about ecological problems. The organization began by mounting campaigns against the problems associated with oil drilling and, in the 1990s, against the destruction of the manglares (coastal forests). By 1993, their educational and lobbying efforts had grown to include legal action against oil companies.
- [The Indigenous Environmental Network Responds to Executive Orders for Approving KXL & DAPL](https://www.ienearth.org/the-indigenous-environmental-network-responds-to-executive-orders-for-approving-kxl-dapl/) - “The Indigenous Environmental Network is extremely alarmed with President Donald Trump’s announcement of the two Executive Orders setting the stage for approving the dirty energy pipeline projects of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline.
- [HOLD REGULATORY AGENCIES ACCOUNTABLE](https://www.ienearth.org/hold-regulatory-agencies-accountable/) - From the onset of this massive pipeline project numerous violations of the FDEP permit by the pipeline companies have occurred along the pipelines routes and were reported to the regulatory agencies without so much as a fine being imposed on Sabal Trail or Florida Southeast Connection fracked gas underground pipelines. Hundreds of our precious wetlands have been dewatered, and all vegetation removed to accommodate a pipeline easement, 100 feet wide, through Alabama, George and Florida. Our Florida Waterbodies now have underground pipelines beneath them, and forested waterbodies, that were dry cut or wet cut crossed, no longer have any vegetation or trees as they once did – changed forever. Any leak or explosion anywhere along the route will have devastating results and possibly catastrophic results to our Floridan Aquifer, waterbodies, springs and caves.
- [Battle Against the Bayou Bridge Pipeline Threatens to Become the Standing Rock of Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin](https://www.ienearth.org/battle-against-the-bayou-bridge-pipeline-threatens-to-become-the-standing-rock-of-louisianas-atchafalaya-basin/) - At a permit hearing for the Bayou Bridge pipeline held January 12 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, opponents warned that if a permit is granted, the battle to stop the pipeline could turn the Atchafalaya Basin into the next Standing Rock. The reason is that Energy Transfer Partners' proposed Bayou Bridge pipeline, if built, isn't just any…
- [28,000+ Petition Signatures Urging Pres. Obama to Halt Unlimited Fracking Waste Dumping in the Gulf](https://www.ienearth.org/28000-petition-signatures-urging-pres-obama-to-halt-unlimited-fracking-waste-dumping-in-the-gulf/) - “In the years following the BP Deep Water Drilling Disaster of 2010, the Obama Administration approved at least 1,200 offshore fracks in the Gulf of Mexico. Since, and without any site-specific testing, the industry has been allowed to dump endless amounts of fracking waste fluid directly into the water,” said Bold Louisiana director Cherri Foytlin, of Rayne, LA. “In 2014 alone, that has translated to an outrageous 76 billion gallons of toxic and hazardous fluids overboard. Recent studies have connected some of these same chemicals to leukemia and endocrine disruption in humans. Now, in his final days in office, we firmly urge the President to correct this, and in doing so protect our sea life and families.”
- [Dept. of Army Announces Approval Of DAPL Easement, IEN Response](https://www.ienearth.org/dept-of-army-announces-approval-of-dapl-easement/) - The granting of this easement goes against protocol, it goes against legal process, it disregards more than 100,000 comments already submitted as part of the not-yet-completed environmental review process -- all for the sake of Donald Trump’s billionaire big oil cronies. And, it goes against the treaty rights of the entire Seven Councils Fires of the Sioux Nations.
- [#NoDAPL Last Stand Call to Action!](https://www.ienearth.org/nodapl-last-stand-call-to-action/) - Helen Red Feather, Wounded Knee Veteran,Photo from Oceti Sakowin Campphoto via Ayşe Gürsöz. The Indigenous Coalition at Standing Rock is calling for an international day of emergency actions to disrupt business as usual and unleash a global intersectional resistance to fossil fuels and fascism. Connect with other struggles. Think long-term movement building. We are in this for the long haul.
- [NATIVE AMERICAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS FILE LAWSUIT TO OVERTURN PRESIDENT TRUMP’S KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE PERMIT](https://www.ienearth.org/native-american-and-environmental-groups-file-lawsuit-to-overturn-president-trumps-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) and North Coast Rivers Alliance (NCRA) have filed suit in Federal District Court in Great Falls, Montana, challenging the Presidential Permit issued by President Trump allowing construction and operation of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
- [Amazonians at United Nations: Chinese Oil Company Will Cause Genocide](https://www.ienearth.org/amazonians-at-united-nations-chinese-oil-company-will-cause-genocide/) - Andes Petroleum is posed to commit genocide against the Sapara People and the uncontacted peoples who are our neighbors.” declared Manari Ushigua, President of the Sapara Nation. “Andes Petroleum must cancel the contract immediately and Ecuador must desist from any other form of resources extraction because it threatens our survival.
- [US Secretary Ryan Zinke responds aggressively to Indigenous woman during Bears Ears visit](https://www.ienearth.org/us-secretary-ryan-zinke-responds-aggressively-to-indigenous-woman-during-bears-ears-visit/) - During the site visit to Bear Ears Nat'l Monument, DOI Secretary Zinke aggressively confronted a supporter of the “Protect Bear Ears” movement after she asked him whether the secretary plans to meet with tribal leaders during his visit to Utah.
- [IEN Responds to Leaked Documents Confirming Counterterrorist Tactics Were Used in Standing Rock](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-responds-to-leaked-documents-confirming-counter-terrorist-tactics-were-used-in-standing-rock/) - “The usage of counterterrorism tactics upon our No DAPL movement is not only extremely disturbing, but feeds into a historical narrative of oppression that Indigenous Peoples and People of Color have dealt with for generations. Many of our brothers and sisters incarcerated across the country for their activism are political prisoners as a result of such disruptive tactics used by companies like TigerSwan. This reminds us of the 1970s, during the Red Power American Indian Movement, where the FBI's counterintelligence program sought to criminalize our Indigenous organizers and spiritual leaders.
- [Indigenous Environmental Network On Possible Exit From Paris Agreement](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-on-possible-exit-from-paris-agreement/) - “Donald Trump is showing us the art of breaking a deal. By potentially abandoning the Paris Agreement, this administration will further perpetuate environmental racism and climate injustice against Indigenous peoples experiencing the worst effects of climate change across the globe. We’ve stated before that the Paris Agreement falls short of embracing the sort of climate solutions that lift up human rights and the rights of Indigenous peoples. Regardless of its shortcomings, it is critical that the United States be held accountable for its contributions to the climate chaos we are seeing across the globe and to take ambitious action to meet the Agreement’s goal to limit temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Backing out of this agreement continues a long history of broken promises and threatens the vital and sacred life cycles of Mother Earth.”
- [Indigenous Environmental Network On Exit From Paris Agreement](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-on-exit-from-paris-agreement/) - Following reports that Donald Trump will end the U.S.’ participation in the Paris Agreement, the Indigenous groups that make up the Indigenous Environmental Network are responding, denouncing the move and calling for continued resistance to Trump’s disastrous environmental policies.
- [Dakota Access Pipeline is Officially Operational](https://www.ienearth.org/dakota-access-pipeline-is-officially-operational/) - We must not lose sight of why the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline began. The pipeline was originally set to go through Bismarck, ND but the community rejected that plan because they were afraid it would jeopardize the Bismarck water supply. Thereafter the pipeline was routed to pass thru treaty lands of the Oceti Sakowin, also known as the Great Sioux Nation, and within miles of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s primary intake for drinking water, without proper consultation or free, prior and informed consent. Since day one, we have been standing up against this blatant act of environmental racism and social injustice towards Indigenous Peoples.
- [IEN Statement on Federal Court Ruling to Revisit DAPL Environmental Analysis](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-statement-on-federal-court-ruling-to-revisit-dapl-environmental-analysis/) - Since the 1990s, our organization has been working to ensure the United States recognizes the need for environmental justice and for meaningful participation by Indigenous communities in permitting processes that will affect our sacred lands, inherent rights and access to clean water. We’re seeing those efforts bear fruit, and now our movement has dealt a major blow to big oil.
- [Indigenous Environmental Network Advancing Petition to Stop Financing DAPL and Tar Sands Pipelines](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-advancing-petition-to-stop-financing-dapl-and-tar-sands-pipelines/) - “More and more people are refusing to allow their dollars to flow into Energy Transfer Partner’s pockets. Despite massive support for Water Protectors and the attention given to Standing Rock, ETP continues to move dirty oil through our sacred lands with the full support of Donald Trump and the climate deniers running his administration,” said Dallas Goldtooth, Keep It In the Ground Campaign Organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network. “We’re calling on our partners and supporters to join us and keep our divestment movement going. ETP cannot move forward without resources to finance their pipelines. It’s time we showed our power by moving our dollars.”
- [Xapuri Declaration: “We reject any form of climate colonialism”](https://www.ienearth.org/xapuri-declaration-we-reject-any-form-of-climate-colonialism/) - We reject the ongoing initiatives materialized in policies that aim to convey our territories to private capital groups, including ranchers and loggers. We are concerned about the lack of transparency and the way that different mechanisms have been put forward, including payments for environmental services such as REDD and its variations, unsustainable forest management plans and mechanisms foreseen in the new Brazilian Forest Code, many of which are imposed through intimidation, blackmail, negotiations under false pretences and with bad faith.
- [Water Protectors Rally in Support of Efforts to End the Dakota Access Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/water-protectors-rally-in-support-of-efforts-to-end-the-dakota-access-pipeline/) - A U.S. district court judge ruled last week that the Army Corps of Engineers failed to complete a thorough environmental review and that the agency unlawfully expedited permits needed to finish the pipeline. In the historic ruling, the judge cited environmental justice arguments made by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its allies that the Corps failed to consider oil spill impacts on treaty fishing and hunting rights and therefore violated environmental laws and treaty rights.
- [Gulf Coast Environmental Justice Organizers launch the L’eau Est La Vie (Water is Life) Camp, the new hub for the Bayou Bridge Resistance](https://www.ienearth.org/gulf-coast-environmental-justice-organizers-launch-the-leau-est-la-vie-water-is-life-camp-the-new-hub-for-the-bayou-bridge-resistance/) - “The corporation Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has proven themselves to be untrustworthy in regards to their moral responsibility to preserve both human and ecological rights. Whereby they have obfuscated the truth, sabotaged democracy, destroyed our lands and water, and even hired mercenaries to injure our people, we have but one recourse, and that is to say 'you shall not pass.' No Bayou Bridge! We will stop ETP. They are not welcome here - not in our bayous, not in our wetlands, not in our Basin, not under our lands or through our waters. Period.”
- [Alert! Bertha Zuniga and members of the coordination of COPINH Attacked](https://www.ienearth.org/alert-bertha-zuniga-and-members-of-the-coordination-of-copinh-attacked/) - We demand that the authorities investigate and punish these aggressions. It is the responsibility of the State of Honduras to protect the physical integrity of COPINH members and to take all necessary measures to ensure that the organization carries out its work in defense of the rights of the Lencas communities and their territories.
- [China out of the Amazon! - Solidarity and Visibility Action and Letter Delivery](https://www.ienearth.org/china-out-of-the-amazon-solidarity-and-visibility-action-and-letter-delivery/) - Chinese oil consortium Andes Patroleum has been given a go ahead to explore and exploit lands in the Ecuadorian Amazon, including territory of the Sapara people. Amazonian leaders have denounced this development, as Andes Patroleum will cause genocide against the Sapara Nation and uncontacted indigenous peoples if it drills in their ancestral territory in the Ecuadorian rainforest.
- [Motion of rejection and solidarity with State of Acre in Brazil](https://www.ienearth.org/motion-of-rejection-and-solidarity-with-state-of-acre-in-brazil/) - We need your support to the motion enclosed below in solidarity with leaders from communities and organizations from the State of Acre in Brazil who are being pressured and threatened due to their critics and opposition to the climate and environmental policies being implemented by the state government in Acre.
- [Ft. Berthold group sues BLM over frack waste protection delay](https://www.ienearth.org/ft-berthold-group-sues-blm-over-frack-waste-protection-delay/) - The Waste Prevention Rule sets standards to limit the pervasive problem of waste of natural gas by oil and gas companies operating on federal or tribal oil and gas leases.
- [Harassment & Intimidation Continues](https://www.ienearth.org/harassment-intimidation-continues/) - June 2016 NOTE: Indigenous human rights defender Ms Gloria Ushigua has been a target of increasing levels of harassment continuing through 2017, to include reports of recent harassment within the past month of August 2017. PLEASE sign the letter of support at the right if you have not done so already. This is the same
- [For Fact Sake - Fracking Waste Water](https://www.ienearth.org/for-fact-sake-fracking-waste-water/) - Produced water is one form of drilling waste. It’s salty water laced with chemicals, metals, and naturally occurring radioactive elements that come up thousands of feet along with the gas and oil. Antero is the country’s eighth-largest gas drilling company and operates hundreds of sites like this, producing hundreds of thousands of barrels of waste. Antero is spending $275 million to construct a wastewater facility in West Virginia which is scheduled to begin operation in September, 2017. At its peak, the facility could see up to 600 trucks a day, processing 60,000 barrels of wastewater. A filtering system would recover about two-thirds of the water, which could be reused in drilling. But that filtration system leaves behind thousands of tons of salt and hundreds of tons of sludge from the sediment, which concentrates the radioactive materials. Baston said that sludge — as much as 180 tons a day — will be disposed of elsewhere.
- [‘The Fight Doesn’t End Until We Stop It at the Source’](https://www.ienearth.org/the-fight-doesnt-end-until-we-stop-it-at-the-source/) - The powerful images seemed to symbolize the fight of indigenous communities and others against a pipeline carrying fracked oil from the Bakken Fields some thousand miles into Illinois, crossing the Missouri River that serves as a life source for the Standing Rock and others in the region.
- [IEN & POWER Lead Toxic Tour of the Bakken Oil Formation](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-power-lead-toxic-tour-of-the-bakken-oil-formation/) - New Town, N.D. – This weekend, the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN), Protectors of Water and Earth Rights (P.O.W.E.R.), grassroots activists and clergy from the Gulf Coast led a “toxic tour,” the Third Annual Healing Walk, and an educational seminar for community members in the heart of the Bakken Oil Formation. The two-day series of events aimed to increase awareness about the environmental impacts of pipeline toxins and pollution in local water resources. Participants say this information is critical for communities along the pipeline routes because the Bakken oil and gas field resources the Dakota Access and Bayou Bridge Pipelines and also leaks 275,000 tons of methane per year.
- [Join the National Day of Action](https://www.ienearth.org/join-the-national-day-of-action/) - We are a growing coalition of communities and organizations that care deeply about our rights to clean water, clean air, a stable climate, and a democratic society. We believe that landowners and indigenous tribes have the right to determine what happens to their land. But Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), a giant oil company based in Texas, has been consistently violating those rights in their drive to build new oil and gas pipelines. And along the way, communities have suffered.
- [Support A Just(ice) Based Recovery For Frontline Communities!](https://www.ienearth.org/support-a-justice-based-recovery-for-frontline-communities/) - Hurricane Harvey flooding refugees evacuate as rains persist - Photo Credit: Business Insider The devastation of Hurricane Harvey is horrific and unprecedented, affecting millions of people in Texas and Louisiana. Estimates are now being tallied from the impacts of widespread flooding and this event will be the largest ever since Katrina. Beyond the obvious devastation and what is not being talked about enough in the mainstream is the environmental damage from leaking petroleum refineries, chemical plants, and manufacturing facilities. As the storm moved in these plants began shutting down operations which included burning off noxious gases into the air and releasing cancer-causing pollutants that made their way into rising waters.
- [Grassroots Leaders and Community Members March to Kelcy Warren's Home](https://www.ienearth.org/grassroots-leaders-and-community-members-march-to-kelcy-warrens-home/) - As the CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, Warren is responsible for the many violations committed in the construction and operation of his company’s pipelines. He and his company are also responsible for using illegal counter-terrorist tactics on Indigenous Peoples and their allies during the Standing Rock movement.
- [StopETP Coalition Rallies at Energy Transfer Partners HQ in Dallas](https://www.ienearth.org/stopetp-coalition-rallies-at-energy-transfer-partners-hq-in-dallas/) - With a national day of action opposing all of ETPs operations we’re making it clear that ETP isn’t welcome in our communities. This isn’t NIMBY politics -- ETP has proven that it can’t be a good corporate neighbor, anywhere,” said Ethan Buckner, Earthworks Energy Campaigner. “No one deserves polluted air and water, we must #StopETP everywhere they operate.
- [National Day of Action: EJ Groups Target Energy Transfer Partners](https://www.ienearth.org/65830-2/) - On Friday, September 8, a nationwide coalition of frontline and indigenous communities and allies will lead a nonviolent direct action and rally at the Energy Transfer Partners headquarters in Dallas, TX. This rally precedes a National Day of Action announcing the launch of the campaign to #StopETP’s violations of human rights and the environment. ETP is the parent company of controversial pipelines including the Dakota Access, Bayou Bridge and Rover Pipelines.
- [First Nations organizing leads to TransCanada Ending Its East Energy East Pipeline and Eastern Mainline proposals.](https://www.ienearth.org/first-nations-organizing-leads-to-transcanada-ending-its-east-energy-east-pipeline-and-eastern-mainline-proposals/) - “As someone from the Tar Sands territory, I want to thank everyone who stepped up, stepped in and worked so hard to pave the way for the Indigenous Rights and climate justice narrative to permeate the discourse and debate on Energy East. My own community continues to experience the direct environmental, physical, spiritual and long term legacy of the industry. The Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline, and the KXL pipeline still loom overhead. The largest proposed Tar Sands Mine, Teck Frontier Mine, is awaiting approval in Alberta. We must celebrate this moment, but continue to collectively work together to challenge the systems that uphold these projects and ensure they are not duplicated as we develop a true just transition future, one that includes the recognition and valuation of human, environmental and rights of Indigenous peoples. ”
- [Indigenous & Grassroots Organizations at COP23](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-grassroots-organizations-at-cop23/) - In response and in solidarity with frontline communities across the globe, It Takes Roots, a coalition comprised of North American based networks of grassroots organizations such as Global Grassroots Justice Alliance, the Indigenous Environmental Network, Climate Justice Alliance, and Rights to the City will be participating in and hosting events throughout the UN Climate Change Convention, Nov 6th - Nov 17th, 2017.
- [In Response to America’s Pledge, Californians Ask Governor Brown: Still In for What?](https://www.ienearth.org/in-response-to-americas-pledge-californians-ask-governor-brown-still-in-for-what/) - As California Governor Jerry Brown arrives to UN Climate Talks to Promote His Climate Agenda, Californians and Frontline Groups Put Pressure on the Governor to Take Bolder Climate Action to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
- [UN COP 23](https://www.ienearth.org/un-cop-23/) - Indigenous Environmental Network & Climate Justice Alliance launch the Carbon Pricing Report The climate is changing faster today than it ever has before in human memory. Hurricanes are bigger, stronger, and more frequent, the sea level is rising, and agriculture is increasingly affected by changing rainfall patterns. Even small changes in the climate can have
- [White House Event at UN Climate Talks Overshadowed by Indigenous, Black and, Latinx Water and Land Ceremony](https://www.ienearth.org/white-house-event-at-un-climate-talks-overshadowed-by-indigenous-black-and-latinx-water-and-land-ceremony/) - Indigenous Peoples from across the world who represent both low income communities and communities impacted first and hardest by climate change, led a demonstration of song and prayer at the White House event to send a clear message: Keeping coal and nuclear in our energy mix is in complete contradiction to any meaningful climate action plan. The promotion of coal and nuclear power by the United States has serious global impacts and is not an acceptable solution to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
- [Joye Braun on the Wakpa Waste Camp and the Fight to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/joye-braun-on-the-wakpa-waste-camp-and-the-fight-to-stop-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - The water protectors camp, called the Wakpa Waste Camp, continues to stand in protection of water that threatens the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe including continuing to stand against the Dakota Access pipeline, and against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. If built, the Keystone XL pipeline would would carry Tar Sands crude from Alberta and come within less than 1-mile of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe’s boundaries.
- [COP23: Activists from Puerto Rico to Island Nations Demand Climate Reparations, End to Fossil Fuels](https://www.ienearth.org/cop23-activists-from-puerto-rico-to-island-nations-demand-climate-reparations-end-to-fossil-fuels/) - At the U.N. climate summit in Bonn, Germany, Democracy Now! was there when thousands of people took to the streets Saturday for a march to demand an end to fossil fuel extraction, and some also called for climate reparations.
- [Indigenous Environmental Network and Climate Justice Alliance to Launch “Carbon Pricing Report” at UN Climate Talks](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-and-climate-justice-alliance-to-launch-carbon-pricing-report-at-un-climate-talks/) - While city, state, and national leaders gather at the UN Climate Talks to launch and implement platforms and agendas that promote carbon trading, carbon offsets, and REDD+, the Indigenous Environmental Network and the Climate Justice Alliance take a bold stance to reject and challenge these so-called innovative solutions by releasing the “Carbon Pricing Report: A Critical Perspective for Community Resistance”.
- [Rights of Nature Emerges as Strong Alternative to Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Framework](https://www.ienearth.org/rights-of-nature-emerges-as-strong-alternative-to-climate-mitigation-and-adaptation-framework-2/) - In a new report released in Bonn, Rights of Nature: Rights-Based Law for Systemic Change, the authors point to a fast-growing body of international law that seeks to change how decisions about the climate and ecosystem protection are made. “Climate disruption is the direct result of human activities pushing beyond the limits of Natural Law,” the editors note, “Recognizing the Earth as a living system of which humans are a part, rather than as human property to be owned and destroyed is a fundamental shift from the climate capitalism embedded in the DNA of trade deals, environmental policies and treaties around the world—including the Paris Agreement.”
- [The Paris Agreement Does Not Recognize Indigenous Rights](https://www.ienearth.org/the-paris-agreement-does-not-recognize-indigenous-rights/) - “The primary work of the Indigenous Caucus within the UN climate conference focused on a platform that was established in Paris in 2015, in the Paris Agreement. This platform is through decision 1/CP.21 paragraph 135, with a mandate to facilitate the integration of indigenous and local knowledge systems as well as the engagement of Indigenous peoples and local communities related to climate change action, programs and policies. The challenge for our Indigenous Caucus is that the countries that are parties to this UN climate conference are very cautious on the process and rules for inclusion of Indigenous peoples in a decision-making role in the operationalizing of the platform. We need to be clear that on the final day of this two week 23rd Session of the Conference the Parties (COP 23), of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has not recognized our rights. The final document from the parties to this conference says they only will ‘consider their respective obligations on the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.”
- [Rights Based Law for Systematic Change](https://www.ienearth.org/rights-based-law-for-systematic-change/) - It is time to stop thinking we must protect nature and recognize that as much as every other life form on Earth, we are nature.
- [Trump Attacks Sacred Sites and Indigenous Rights By Lifting Protections From The Bears Ears National Monument](https://www.ienearth.org/trump-attacks-sacred-sites-and-indigenous-rights-by-lifting-protections-from-the-bears-ears-national-monument/) - “Once again the Trump Administration has shown its affinity for pandering to fossil fuel interests and that it cares very little for the protection of our environment or for Indigenous Peoples. Long before the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante areas became National Monuments, they were (and remain) sacred lands essential to the spiritual and sovereign practice of numerous tribal nations. Monument status helped preserve these spaces from industrial encroachment, but now we face the threat of even more fossil fuel extraction from Indigenous lands, and it must stop. We stand with the five tribal nations who are taking legal action and support their goal to preserve this sacred relationship to the land, not only for these five tribes but for all Americans who value public lands.”
- [U.S. Senate Tax Bill Will Have Devastating Impacts on the Alaska Native Gwich’in Peoples’](https://www.ienearth.org/u-s-senate-tax-bill-will-have-devastating-impacts-on-the-alaska-native-gwichin-peoples/) - This sneaky back door approach by the GOP to include oil drilling in the Senate tax bill further exemplifies the disregard the Trump administration and Republican allies have for Native American rights. I have been to the homeland of the Gwich’in people. Any oil and gas development in this pristine federally protected land that is sacred to the Gwich’in people who call it "the sacred place where life begins" would be a grave violation of their human rights. ANWR is not only the home of the Porcupine Caribou Herd that the Gwich’in people depend on for survival, but is also an integral part of their spiritual, cultural, social and economic identity. Oil and gas production with its huge corporate industrial complex and infrastructure to come into the ANWR would be extreme with the construction of roads, long-distance pipelines and drill pads that, despite environmental regulations, would leave a legacy of contaminated water, land, air and a devastated ecosystem that would affect sensitive habitat such as the Porcupine Caribou Herd and its calving grounds. Leasing of these public lands to corporations that have no regard for the Gwich’in and other Alaska Native peoples is a form of privatization of nature; of life. Its up to the House to reject the opening of ANWR and prevent ecocide and genocide against Mother Earth and the Gwich’in indigenous peoples.
- [Nebraska Approves KXL Route: Indigenous Groups Respond](https://www.ienearth.org/nebraska-approves-kxl-route-indigenous-groups-respond/) - Lincoln, NE - Today, November 20, 2017, the Nebraska Public Service Commission (NPSC) announced their approval of the permit for the Keystone XL (KXL) Pipeline to cross through the state. Nebraska was one of the last strongholds in the fight to prevent KXL from being completed. This announcement comes just days after the KXL pipeline leaked 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota and after the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP23, where Indigenous Peoples from across the world have spent two weeks advocating to stop new oil development and to keep fossil fuels in the ground. In addition, today, November 20th, marks the anniversary of the night the US National Guard and North Dakota Law Enforcement used water cannons on peaceful protesters at Standing Rock in subzero temperatures to protect the interests of Energy Transfer Partners.
- [Joint Statement on the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Approval of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/joint-statement-on-the-us-army-corps-of-engineers-approval-of-the-bayou-bridge-pipeline/) - Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted permits to Bayou Bridge, LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, to construct a 162.5-mile crude oil pipeline from Lake Charles to St. James, Louisiana. The Army Corps of Engineers refused to conduct a full Environmental Impact Statement for the project, despite pleas for such a study from communities directly impacted by the pipeline.
- [Indigenous Grassroots Activists Respond to the FCC Repealing Net Neutrality](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-grassroots-activists-respond-to-the-fcc-repealing-net-neutrality/) - Today, December 14, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 to repeal the Obama administration’s net neutrality protections, overturning the 2015 Open Internet Order. This decision will enable broadband providers like Verizon, AT&T and Comcast to have more control over the content they provide to their customers. This means providers can censor online content by blocking access to websites that don’t align with their social or political ideology. Now, because Title II telecommunication regulations no longer applies, these companies can create virtual monopolies, shutting out small startups. This also opens the door for them to create internet “fast lanes” for themselves, their partners, and/or companies willing and able to pay to have faster delivery to internet users.
- [Senators Warren, Merkley, and Udall Join the Gwich’in Indigenous Pray-In Against GOP Tax Bill](https://www.ienearth.org/senators-warren-merkley-and-udall-join-the-gwichin-indigenous-pray-in-against-gop-tax-bill/) - Washington, DC — Leaders from the Gwich’in Nation and Inupiaq Tribe traveled from northern Alaska and the Yukon Territory in Canada today to lead a pray in against the tax bill and urge Congress to drop drilling in the Arctic from the bill. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Mark Udall, and Representative Alan Lowenthal all came out to support and joined the call to stop Arctic drilling. The Gwich’in Nation of Alaska and Canada have always and will continue to subsist on the Porcupine Caribou herd, whose calving grounds are in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The place is vital for the survival of the Gwich’in and Inupiaq people. Today marked the 57th anniversary of the Refuge.
- [The GOP & Trump Administration’s Last Attack on Indigenous Rights of 2017](https://www.ienearth.org/the-gop-trump-administrations-last-attack-on-indigenous-rights-of-2017/) - The Tax Reform Bill Opens the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for Oil and Gas Drilling, Putting Alaskan Natives at Further Risk of Climate Disaster and Harms The Natural Resources They Depend On Washington D.C. -Today the Republican House and Senate passed the Republican Tax Reform Bill, a bill that has seen unprecedented disapproval by American citizens. According to The Hill, “Public polling on the GOP’s tax overhaul indicates support hovering at less than 30 percent, which is even lower than the favorability toward ObamaCare when Democrats passed it in 2010”. In addition, every democrat from both chambers opposed the bill. The primary goal of the bill is to cut taxes, but the bill will also repeal the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate and will open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Northern Alaska for oil and gas drilling.
- [Stop the Lumad Killings](https://www.ienearth.org/stop-the-lumad-killings/) - The Lumad have a traditional ancestral concept of land ownership which is communal private property. Community members have the right utilize any piece of unoccupied land within the communal territory. Lumad ancestral lands include rain forests, hunting grounds, cultivated and uncultivated land and valuable mineral resources (copper, nickel, gold, chromite, coal, gas, cement) below the land.
- [Indigenous and Environmental Justice Groups Rally at US Bank Headquarters to Protest the Bank’s Investment in Pipeline Projects](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-and-environmental-justice-groups-to-rally-at-us-bank-headquarters-to-protest-the-banks-investment-in-pipeline-projects/) - Minneapolis, MN - Hundreds of Indigenous water protectors, concerned Minnesotans, and activists from around the country rallied today at the U.S. Bank Headquarters to demand that U.S. Bank uphold its promise to divest from oil and gas pipelines, including those by Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline. The rally comes as U.S. Bank drives a massive public relations campaign surrounding the hosting of the Super Bowl at U.S. Bank stadium in Minneapolis. U.S. Bank is at the center of a growing campaign by indigenous, climate and community groups demanding it lives up to its own promises to stop financing fossil fuel projects.
- [Water Protectors to Paint Mural in Protest of Wells Fargo](https://www.ienearth.org/water-protectors-to-paint-mural-in-protest-of-wells-fargo/) - As Wells Fargo Continues to Fund Oil and Gas Pipelines Indigenous, Environmental, and Climate Justice Groups Urge the Bank to Divest from Pipeline Companies. In December, 2017, Wells Fargo announced a $50 million grant to Native Americans for renewable energy & clean water programs, cultural awareness and language preservation projects, among other things. At around the same time, Wells Fargo agreed to extend two credit facilities totaling $1.5 billion for Canadian oil corporation, TransCanada, to build the Keystone XL pipeline. Many Native American communities have been directly impacted by fossil fuel development, extraction, and transportation.
- [Judge Rejects Trump Administration Attempt to Delay Methane Rule](https://www.ienearth.org/judge-rejects-trump-administration-attempt-to-delay-methane-rule/) - “The judge’s ruling is another victory for Fort Berthold Protectors of Water & Earth Rights (POWER) against the Trump administration’s long failed attempt to allow operators to willfully pollute our air and waste a finite natural resource. These rules have been established over years of public input and we understand that this administration is willing to use any means necessary to eliminate them at the cost of our health and our environment. The Rule must stay in place to protect communities like mine,” said Lisa DeVille, President of Fort Berthold POWER.
- [UN Permanent Forum 2018: Bears Ears Prayer Run Alliance Statement](https://www.ienearth.org/un-permanent-forum-2018-bears-ears-prayer-run-alliance-statement/) - Bears Ears, UNPFII, United Nations Rapporteur, United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Save Bears Ears
- [Native Leaders Bring Attention to Impact of Fossil Fuel Industry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls](https://www.ienearth.org/native-leaders-bring-attention-to-impact-of-fossil-fuel-industry-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls/) - From the tar sands to the Bakken, everywhere there are dirty oil projects near Indigenous populations, our women are targeted by these oil workers. Our women go missing or murdered, and that has only increased. A ‘man camp’ is slated to go within a mile of my reservation. I’m terrified for our women and children. We must stop and hold accountable the extractive industries and those that fund this travesty and murder. They have blood on their hands.
- [Dozens of Indigenous and Frontline Community Representatives Call for an End to Bank Financing of Extreme Fossil Fuels](https://www.ienearth.org/dozens-of-indigenous-and-frontline-community-representatives-call-for-an-end-to-bank-financing-of-extreme-fossil-fuels/) - “I’m fighting Chase bank because they fund Keystone XL pipeline and they’re the biggest US bank that funds tar sands. And should the Keystone XL pipeline break along the Cheyenne River, it will reach the water intake of my people on my reservation within 33 minutes. We can’t afford this. The time is now to stand up against climate change. The time is now to stand up against JPMorgan Chase.”
- [Canada Bailout of KM: Indigenous Voices from the Frontlines](https://www.ienearth.org/canada-bailout-of-km-indigenous-voices-from-the-frontlines/) - Canada’s government announced that it is going to pay $4.5 billion to Kinder Morgan to buy both the existing 65-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline and the controversial Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
- [March for the Oceans!](https://www.ienearth.org/march-for-the-oceans/) - Over 165 partners are mobilizing a broad and diverse constituency to #WearBlue and #MarchForTheOcean on June 9th, promoting ocean solutions for the problems that threaten our blue planet. A growing chorus of supporters including environmentalists, scientists, surfers, divers, students, parents, teachers, celebrities, fishermen, social justice advocates, small businesses, major aquariums, deep-sea explorers and citizen activists - everyone who gets so much from the ocean, lakes and rivers - is mobilizing to give something back!
- [Tribes, Landowners, and Climate Groups Expand Campaign to Build Solar Inside Keystone XL Pipeline Route](https://www.ienearth.org/tribes-landowners-and-climate-groups-expand-campaign-to-build-solar-inside-keystone-xl-pipeline-route/) - An Indigenous-led coalition of pipeline fighters launched the next phase of their campaign, called “Solar XL,” to install solar panels along the route of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline. The solar panels, to be installed in Nebraska and South Dakota, will help power the homes, farms, and Indigenous spirit camps of communities resisting the pipeline. This clean & renewable energy project stands in contrast to the threat posed by Keystone XL to land and water, Indigenous rights, and the climate. The coalition behind the Solar XL campaign includes the Indigenous Environmental Network, Native Organizers Alliance, Brave Heart Society, Dakota Rural Action, Bold Nebraska, and 350.org. The campaign will be supported through crowdfunding.
- [Urgent Call For Help From Water Is Life Camp](https://www.ienearth.org/urgent-call-for-help-from-water-is-life-camp/) - We’ve been fighting this battle to stop the tail end of DAPL, known as Bayou Bridge. We have won on both a state and federal level, yet the construction continues… The hundreds-of-years-old Cypress trees continue to fall, the water and wildlife cry out from the war zone, and the people in the path are squashed even further beneath the shoes of the oppressor.
- [Leave No Worker Behind](https://www.ienearth.org/leave-no-worker-behind/) - “There is a right way to do ‘just transition.” The statement echoes through the humid halls of the historic Stringer Grand Lodge Masonic Temple in Jackson, Mississippi, on an unseasonably scorching day in late February, 2018. Mingling with the ghosts of Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 150 labor leaders, environmental justice activists, philanthropists, and national environmental organization staffers move from one side of the room to the other – far right for “strongly agree,” and far left for “strongly disagree.”
- [Court Rules Trump Administration Must Conduct Further Review for Keystone XL Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/court-rules-trump-administration-must-conduct-further-review-for-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - On March 27, 2017, IEN and NCRA had filed suit in Federal District Court in Great Falls, Montana challenging the Presidential Permit issued by President Trump allowing construction and operation of the Keystone XL Pipeline. At the direction of President Trump, the U.S. Department of State had issued a Presidential Permit to TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. on March 23, 2017. The proposed
- [Cocaleros retain a commission from the Court of Mother Earth that visits the Tipnis](https://www.ienearth.org/cocaleros-retain-a-commission-from-the-court-of-mother-earth-that-visits-the-tipnis/) - The commission tried to know the version of the cocaleros on the Tipnis The commission of the International Court for the Rights of Nature, which was trying to reach Isinuta and Nueva Aroma (communities located in the polygon 7, in the tropic of Cochabamba), has been detained and banned from using telephones and cameras . The coca growers, who are in favor of a road splitting the Isiboro Sécure Indigenous Territory and National Park (Tipnis) in two, have prevented them from entering, said Leonardo Tamburi.
- [With Global Climate Action Summit, Paris Comes to San Francisco](https://www.ienearth.org/with-global-climate-action-summit-paris-comes-to-san-francisco/) - Photo by Emily JovaisMiya Yoshitani of APEN speaks at a press conference for the Sept. 8 climate march. When President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, California Governor Jerry Brown announced that he would host his own "Global Climate Action Summit." So on Sept. 12-14, hundreds of business and government leaders from around the world, along with experts, nonprofits, and national officials, will convene in San Francisco. Their purpose is to discuss ways of stepping up their efforts to meet the goal of the Paris agreement — keeping global temperature increases below 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, in order to prevent the worst effects of climate change. In conjunction with Brown's summit, thousands of activists will hold their own events, kicking off with a massive march on Sept. 8 and including three conferences, several protests (some including civil disobedience), a film festival, and programs to showcase the voices of the "frontline communities" most impacted by the fossil fuel industry.
- [Look beyond tech in the lead up to SF climate summit](https://www.ienearth.org/look-beyond-tech-in-the-lead-up-to-sf-climate-summit/) - If you want to see what a real future looks like, everyone is also invited to the Solidarity to Solutions (Sol2Sol) Week and summit, a day before Brown’s gathering. On September 9 we’ll be in locations around the city, highlighting the kind of place-based Just Transition solutions that have been forged out of necessity on the front lines of the climate crisis. These communities must be included in the planning and fight for climate solutions and economic development that is just for all. On September 11, the summit will foster serious discussion between community leaders, officials and global climate activists but it will also be festive, because these regenerative solutions are the kind that make communities better, more livable.
- [Brown Can’t Be a Climate Leader While Discounting the Poor and Communities of Color](https://www.ienearth.org/brown-cant-be-a-climate-leader-while-discounting-the-poor-and-communities-of-color/) - To mitigate climate change, we must once and for all stop stealing from Mother Earth by refusing to extract, which in turn emits dangerous levels of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. Companies, states and nations should no longer be able to pay to pollute as California Governor Jerry Brown’s upcoming Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) will promote. These subsidies and corporate schemes can no longer be substituted for what we already know needs to be done: transition away from extractive energy models to regenerative ones.
- [OPEN LETTER FROM THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE WORLD](https://www.ienearth.org/open-letter-from-the-indigenous-peoples-of-the-world/) - Original peoples and Indigenous nations of the world gathered on the Ramaytush and the greater Ohlone territory in California supported by ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (1989) and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) to protest the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) hosted by Governor Jerry Brown and the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF). The GCAS and GCF must not place a market value on the carbon sequestration capacity of our forests in the Global South and North.
- [Thousands 'Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice' in San Francisco](https://www.ienearth.org/thousands-rise-for-climate-jobs-and-justice-in-san-francisco/) - "I've been participating in the United Nations climate negotiations since 1999," said Native American environmental activist Tom Goldtooth. "We've seen a corporate takeover of their negotiations and what we see is business as usual"
- [Updates: Keystone XL Pipeline - October 2018](https://www.ienearth.org/updates-keystone-xl-pipeline-october-2018/) - TransCanada spokesman Matthew John said the company remains committed to moving ahead with the project following years of reviews from federal and state regulators. The company has already started preparing pipe yards, transporting pipe and mowing parts of the project's right-of-way in Montana and South Dakota
- [Hands off Mother Earth!](https://www.ienearth.org/hands-off-mother-earth/) - As Indigenous Peoples, we are unified in our opposition to all forms of geoengineering. As human beings, we are entirely dependent upon our respectful relationship with the natural world. Everything the dominant world does has far reaching consequences that we cannot predict. We are now faced with many of those consequences from the exploitation of the natural world that threaten the future existence of all life on Mother Earth. To assert that human knowledge has advanced so fully that we can predict with absolute certainty that no harm will be a consequence of our actions is categorically false. Our Indigenous traditional teachings, lifestyles, spirituality, cultures and leadership of our people has sustained us for millennia and will do so for countless future generations but only if the world adheres to the Natural Laws of Creation and the Precautionary Principle.
- [Keystone XL pipeline permit rescinded!](https://www.ienearth.org/keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-rescinded/) - keystone xl pipeline, indigenous environmental network, keep it in the ground, #keepitintheground, #nokxl
- [Sky Protectors’ against California’s Carbon Colonialism](https://www.ienearth.org/sky-protectors-win-against-californias-carbon-colonialism/) - Indigenous Environmental Network’s International Sky Protectors Delegation and a broad coalition of local California tribal members, environmental justice groups, fence line communities, people of color, academics and NGOs celebrated a significant win Friday, November 16th against California’s cap and trade carbon market program.
- [UN COP24](https://www.ienearth.org/un-cop24/) - COP24: ” Our Futures Will Not Be Traded” ITR Delegation to Poland 2018Heads of state and international leaders will meet in Poland from December 3-14, 2018, for COP24, the next round of U.N. climate-change talks. It Takes Roots delegation is on the ground in Katowice, Poland. We are building and organizing together with our international allies, in the face
- [14 Years after the Battle of Seattle, Movements Call to #EndWTO](https://www.ienearth.org/14-years-after-the-battle-of-seattle-movements-call-to-endwto/) - Movements are getting stronger and tighter, and building bottom up grassroots power, fundamentally changing the conditions in which the WTO operates—there is a strong clarity coming from global movements calling for a complete end to the WTO and its neoliberal policies. At the same time, there is increasing urgency in the global justice movement—our planet’s survival is at stake. From Superstorm Sandy in New York to the Typhoon Haiyan that devastated the Philippines, extreme weather events across the world are becoming more and more commonplace.
- [#EndWTO Week of Action in Bali - Update Dec. 2, 2013](https://www.ienearth.org/endwto-week-of-action-in-bali-update-dec-2-2013/) - Solidarity between different fronts of struggle was apparent at the opening day of the #EndWTO Bali Week of Action. From the Philippines to Thailand to Korea to Africa, every speaker called out that the current economic and governing systems and the expansion of neoliberal and neocolonial policies are hurting people and endangering the planet. They called for the end of the WTO, the end of free trade agreements, and the creation of true people’s alternatives in its place.
- [WTO and Indigenous Peoples: Resisting Globalization, Asserting Self-Determination](https://www.ienearth.org/the-world-trade-organization-wto-and-indigenous-peoples-resisting-globalization-asserting-self-determination/) - We reaffirm our responsibilities to protect and defend our lands, water, territories, natural resources, culture and traditional knowledge, all of which are vital to the survival of all of humanity and for future generations.
- [On the Outcome of the World Trade Organization 9th Ministerial Conference](https://www.ienearth.org/on-the-outcome-of-the-world-trade-organization-9th-ministerial-conference/) - Statement by Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Executive Director, Indigenous Environmental Network - Turtle Island - Even though the WTO and its 159 member countries resurrected itself in its first multilateral trade pact in the WTO’s history,I feel it was a desperate fight by rich developed countries such as the United States to revive an economic and trading system that is all about capitalism. The WTO is all about free trade for the corporations that are destroying our Mother Earth.
- [Court Rules in Favor of Native Youth Attacked at Flagstaff Dew Downtown Event](https://www.ienearth.org/court-rules-in-favor-of-native-youth-attacked-at-flagstaff-dew-downtown-event/) - A Flagstaff Judge ruled today that Snowbowl ski area supporter Lindsay Lucas, must pay restitution for assaulting two Native Youth at a Flagstaff event called Dew Downtown on February 9, 2013.
- [Kenya preparing for REDD in the Embobut Forest and forcing Sengwer People “into extinction”](https://www.ienearth.org/kenya-preparing-for-redd-in-the-embobut-forest-and-forcing-sengwer-people-into-extinction/) - 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.”
- [Comments of IEN and NCRA on the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL Project](https://www.ienearth.org/comments-of-ien-and-ncra-on-the-final-supplemental-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-keystone-xl-project/) - Indigenous and Conservation Groups wish to express their opposition to this Project as an unnecessary perpetuation of the United States’ fossil-fuel centric energy system and its needless and excessive greenhouse gas output at a time when we must drastically curb such emissions or condemn our planet to inexorable, catastrophic climate change. As renowned former NASA climate scientist James Hansen explains, Keystone XL is the “fuse to the biggest carbon bomb on the planet,” i.e. the tar sands reserves.1 If the Project is approved, Dr. Hansen and many of our best scientists warn that it may be “game over” for the United States’ effort to move from our “addict to oil” to “clean energy.
- [Lakota Allies Gather to Stand Their Sacred Ground](https://www.ienearth.org/lakota-allies-gather-to-stand-their-sacred-ground/) - White Plume warned of the devastation that will be caused by TransCanada infrastructure, whether it’s the pipeline, the electrical infrastructure or the bad man camps that will each house up to two thousand imported workers. “In this work we’ve learned a lot about the tarsands mines up north, we have friends and allies who live in a spiritual way who come from there.
- [Genetically Engineering Poplars for Paper and Biofuels Condemned](https://www.ienearth.org/genetically-engineering-poplars-for-paper-and-biofuels-condemned/) - Scientists and environmentalists today condemned a recent press release by researchers at the University of British Columbia announcing they have created genetically engineered (GE) poplar trees for paper and biofuel production, opening the prospect of growing these GE trees like an agricultural crop in the future.
- [World Slams California’s Offsets](https://www.ienearth.org/world-slams-californias-offsets/) - Opposition Mounts as California Expands its Cap-and-Trade Market Regime to Include Methane Capture from Coal Mining and Rice Farming
- [During Obama Visit, Tribes Will Push for Keystone XL Rejection](https://www.ienearth.org/during-obama-visit-tribes-will-push-for-keystone-xl-rejection/) - President Obama and the First Lady visits the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in Cannonball, N.D.
- [IEN Joins Campaign to STOP GE Trees - Mobilization expands on four continents](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-joins-campaign-to-stop-ge-trees-mobilization-expands-on-four-continents/) - Groups globally mobilize to stop commercial release of genetically engineered eucalyptus trees in Brazil and US
- [Right Prescriptions](https://www.ienearth.org/right-prescriptions/) - For the past 11,000 years, the average temperature of the Earth has been around 14ºC . It is now about to reach an increase of 1ºC. And, if we do not take appropriate measures now to stop this fever from spreading, the forecast is that our planet will well on its way to between a 2ºC to 6ºC rise in temperature before the end of this century. Under such feverish conditions, life as we know it will dramatically change on planet Earth.
- [Indigenous Peoples Unite to Stop Genetically Engineered Trees](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-unite-to-stop-genetically-engineered-trees/) - All trees and the variety of life that depend on forest biodiversity have historically and will in the future continue to be a necessary part of Indigenous culture and survival, which GE trees directly threaten
- [South Dakotans to fight TransCanada on their own turf](https://www.ienearth.org/south-dakotans-to-fight-transcanada-on-their-own-turf/) - The fight to stop TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline can add one more state to its battleground: South Dakota. A powerful coalition of local allies has intervened in the certification of the pipeline permit at the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, and the battle for the open U.S. Senate seat in South Dakota could be decided by voters strongly opposed to Keystone XL.
- [NO KXL DAKOTA prepares for SD PUC Dec 9th hearing on TransCanada Keystone’s motion to restrict information available for recertifying pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/no-kxl-dakota-prepares-for-sd-puc-dec-9th-hearing-on-transcanada-keystones-motion-to-restrict-information-available-for-recertifying-pipeline/) - In another blatant attack on public involvement and accurate information in the SD PUC permitting process, TransCanada has proven true to its own record of circumventing public input, landowners’ rights and the rights of tribal nations in its path with an attempt to limit discovery.
- [Response to Senator Murkowski’s Actions and Comments in Senate Meeting on KXL Bill](https://www.ienearth.org/response-to-senator-murkowskis-actions-and-comments-in-senate-meeting-on-kxl-bill/) - Keystone XL, tar sands, REDOIL, Faith Gemmell
- [Tribal Nations Ask President Obama to Reject KXL and Request Emergency Meeting with Department of Interior](https://www.ienearth.org/tribal-nations-ask-president-obama-to-reject-kxl-tribal-nations-ask-president-obama-to-reject-kxl-and-request-emergency-meeting-with-department-of-interior/) - Rapid City, SD – The Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association (GPTCA) Chairman and President of Oglala Sioux Tribe, John Steele sent an official letter yesterday to President Barack Obama expressing several urgent tribal concerns about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline's impact on tribal homelands. The letter urged the President to reject the Keystone XL presidential permit, informed him of a South Dakota Public Utility Commission (SDPUC) process currently happening to recertify the construction permit for that state and requested a meeting with Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell to discuss tribal concerns of the proposed pipeline. The GPTCA is made up of the 16 Sovereign American Indian Tribes in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.
- [Leaders of the Paiter Suruí ask that the carbon project with Natura be terminated](https://www.ienearth.org/leaders-of-the-paiter-surui-ask-that-the-carbon-project-with-natura-be-terminated-new-post-on-redd-monitor/) - Now leaders of the Paiter-Suruí have sent a Note of Clarification to the representatives of the Federal Public Ministry in Rondônia. CIMI has posted the note on its website along with a background explanation by Patrícia Bonilha, who did the interview with Henrique Suruí.
- [Keystone XL Pipeline: Now is Time to Keep Promises to Great Sioux Nation](https://www.ienearth.org/keystone-xl-pipeline-now-is-time-to-keep-promises-to-great-sioux-nation/) - So today the Oceti Sakowin Tribes (Great Sioux Nation) are asking for the Keystone XL pipeline to be denied a certification of its outdated permit which has gone beyond the four years it had to begin construction, based on a treaty stipulation, based on faulty consultation promises made, based on the need to protect resources vital to the general health, and wellbeing of the Great Sioux Nation Tribes, and their neighbors.
- [#NOKXL VIGIL ACROSS TURTLE ISLAND](https://www.ienearth.org/nokxl-vigil-across-turtle-island/) - CALL TO ACTION!!! January 13th, 2015 – 7pm Central Time #NOKXL VIGIL ACROSS TURTLE ISLAND!! A coordinated day of action ...read more
- [IEN Response to Sen. Murkowski’s Comments on Tsimshian “Gavel”](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-response-to-sen-murkowskis-comments-on-tsimshian-gavel/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Response to Senator Murkowski's Actions and Comments in Senate Meeting on KXL Bill January 9, 2015 - The Indigenous Environmental Network is dismayed by the actions and comments made yesterday by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), in her first day as the new chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources' Committee. The Senator spoke about her usage of a Tsimshian “gavel” at the conclusion of the meeting and after adjournment was overheard on the live stream stating, “It's kind of evil looking, isn't it?”, referring to the gavel. Although we cannot assume the full history and connection the Senator has with the cultural item, her remarks were inappropriate and disrespectful nonetheless. In the context of this meeting and the Senate discussions on the Keystone XL pipeline, we are curious why the only indigenous representation seen so far is a gavel used by Senator Murkowski. Given that the proposed Keystone XL route passes through Oceti Sakowin — Lakota, Dakota and Nakota Sioux – territory in the Great Plains, and given that Senator Murkowski has been a longtime member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, we wonder why Native voices have not been included in these ...read more
- [Tribal Nations Ask President Obama to Reject KXL and Request Emergency Meeting with Department of Interior](https://www.ienearth.org/tribal-nations-ask-president-obama-to-reject-kxl-and-request-emergency-meeting-with-department-of-interior/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Gay Kingman, Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association, (605) 721-6168Dallas Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network, (507) 412-7609Robert Flying Hawk, Yankton Sioux Chairman, (605) 384-3804 Tribal Nations Ask President Obama to Reject KXL and Request Emergency Meeting with Department of Interior Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association concerned about exclusion of Tribal interests on tar sands pipeline debate and the impact on Treaty Rights Link to Letter (PDF) Rapid City, SD – The Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association (GPTCA) Chairman and President of Oglala Sioux Tribe, John Steele sent an official letter yesterday to President Barack Obama expressing several urgent tribal concerns about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline's impact on tribal homelands. The letter urged the President to reject the Keystone XL presidential permit, informed him of a South Dakota Public Utility Commission (SDPUC) process currently happening to recertify the construction permit for that state and requested a meeting with Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell to discuss tribal concerns of the proposed pipeline. The GPTCA is made up of the 16 Sovereign American Indian Tribes in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. “We request an emergency meeting with Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, who as our Trustee, has ...read more
- [Leaders of the Paiter Suruí ask that the carbon project with Natura be terminated – new post on REDD-Monitor](https://www.ienearth.org/leaders-of-the-paiter-surui-ask-that-the-carbon-project-with-natura-be-terminated-new-post-on-redd-monitor-2/) - The Paiter-Suruí REDD project in Brazil is often held up as a successful indigenous-led REDD project. In December 2014, REDD-Monitor published an English translation of an interview by CIMI(the Indigenous Missionary Council) with Henrique Suruí in which he gives a completely different opinion of the project. The interview was originally published in CIMI's publication, Porantim. You can read the interview in Portuguese here, and in English, here. The Paiter-Suruí REDD project has appeared several times on the website Ecosystem Marketplace, always in glowing terms. After REDD-Monitor posted the interview with Henrique Suruí, the Managing Editor of Ecosystem Marketplace, Steve Zwick, wrote a response linking to reactions (posted on Facebook in Portuguese) from Julio Suruí,Almir Suruí, and Delson Gavião. REDD-Monitor posted Zwick's response, here. Now leaders of the Paiter-Suruí have sent a Note of Clarification to the representatives of the Federal Public Ministry in Rondônia. CIMI has posted the note on its website along with a background explanation by Patrícia Bonilha, who did the interview with Henrique Suruí. The following is an unofficial translation of the Bonilha's post, followed by the Note of Clarification: Leaders of the Paiter Suruí ask that the carbon ...read more
- [Media Advisory: Lakota Spiritual Leader to Lead Interfaith Service Protesting Keystone XL](https://www.ienearth.org/media-advisory-lakota-spiritual-leader-to-lead-interfaith-service-protesting-keystone-xl/) - For Planning Purposes: January 27, 2015 Contact: Dallas Goldtooth, goldtoothdallas@gmail.com, (507) 412-7609 Karthik Ganapathy, karthik@350.org, 347-881-3784 Media Advisory: Lakota Spiritual Leader to Lead Interfaith Service Protesting Keystone XL Tomorrow afternoon, Reverend Lennox Yearwood of the Hip-Hop Caucus will join Lakota spiritual leader Chief Arvol Looking Horse and other faith leaders for an interfaith service in
- [U.N. COP Must Firewall The Fossil Fuels Lobby to Address Climate Crisis](https://www.ienearth.org/u-n-cop-must-firewall-the-fossil-fuels-lobby-to-address-climate-crisis/) - “They're (the fossil fuel industry) the same ones who are driving the climate crisis and the same ones who are stopping us being able to solve it…we need to get them out of this process.”
- [Outrage Over US Secret Approval of Genetically Engineered Trees](https://www.ienearth.org/outrage-over-us-secret-approval-of-genetically-engineered-trees/) - Groups Condemn US for Bowing to Industry, Ignoring Widespread Public Opposition Groups from around the world today joined together to denounce the US government for allowing the first genetically engineered tree, a loblolly pine, to be legalized with no government or public oversight, with no assessment of their risks to the public or the environment, and without regard to overwhelming public opposition to GE trees.
- [IEN Response to EPA comments on KXL](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-response-to-epa-comments-on-kxl/) - In response to comments released today by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the State Department’s Final Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement on the Keystone XL pipeline, Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, released the following statement:
- [Indigenous Environmental Network Response to Presidential Veto of Keystone XL Bill](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-response-to-presidential-veto-of-keystone-xl-bill/) - "Vetoing KXL, Obama is showing that he’s listened to the Oceti Sakowin – Seven Council Fires of the Dakota, Nakota, Lakota Nations and all people resisting the pipeline. But the fight is not over. We need an outright REJECTION of the KXL permit. That would be the final nail in the coffin for Keystone XL. We stand united with Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island who are fighting against tar sands development and infrastructure, from northern Alberta to the Great Plains to the Gulf. We will see this fight through to the end"
- [Lakota Youth Send Video Message To President Obama](https://www.ienearth.org/lakota-youth-send-video-message-to-president-obama/) - This morning youth of the Oceti Sakowin released and delivered a video to President Obama asking him to uphold his commitment to Indigenous youth and to reject Keystone XL. The video, supported by Indigenous Environmental Network, Energy Action Coalition and NO KXL Dakota will be delivered to top tribal representatives in the White House administration.
- [Global Week of Actions Against GMO Trees in Brazil Ends in Success](https://www.ienearth.org/global-week-of-actions-against-gmo-trees-in-brazil-ends-in-success/) - 300 peasants organized by La Via Campesina occupied the meeting of the Brazil National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio) in Brasilia, which was convening to discuss the release of three new varieties of transgenic plants in Brazil including a request by FuturaGene to legalize their genetically engineered eucalyptus trees. The CTNBio meeting was interrupted and eventually cancelled.
- [ICYMI: Facing Opposition, TransCanada Delays Major Pipeline Project](https://www.ienearth.org/icymi-facing-opposition-transcanada-delays-major-pipeline-project/) - This development also calls further into question the industry’s claims that they will be able to develop dirty, carbon-intensive tar sands with or without the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
- [TRIBES AND LANDOWNERS FIGHT TO BE HEARD IN SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (PUC) HEARINGS ON KXL PIPELINE](https://www.ienearth.org/tribes-and-landowners-fight-to-be-heard-in-south-dakota-public-utilities-commission-puc-hearings-on-kxl-pipeline/) - For immediate Release: APRIL 9, 2015 Contact: Sabrina King, Dakota Rural Action Keystone XL Organizer, (605) 939-0527. Dallas Goldtooth, IEN KXL Organizer, (507) 412-7609. TRIBES AND LANDOWNERS FIGHT TO BE HEARD IN SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (PUC) HEARINGS ON KXL PIPELINE LATE BREAKING NEWS: The South Dakota PUC scheduled an “Ad hoc” meeting for
- [Tribal Resilience Plans in an Age of Sea Level Rise](https://www.ienearth.org/tribal-resilience-plans-in-an-age-of-sea-level-rise/) - Across the United States, in Alaska, the Mississippi delta, the Northern Plains and the Great Lakes, land degradation presents challenges to indigenous peoples’ homes and livelihoods.
- [14th Session of The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues](https://www.ienearth.org/14th-session-of-the-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues/) - Indigenous Environmental Network, MADRE, CICA (Consejo Indígena de Central America), CAOI, ECUANARI, Chief Oren Lyons-Haudenosaunee, Indigenous Information Network, Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism, Consejo Indio Exterior, Comisión Júridica de los Pueblos, Mujeres Indigenas CIARENA, NAWE - Huaorani , Saramanta Warmikuna, Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung, Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, International Indian Treaty Council, United Confederation
- [RALLY TO BE HELD IN SIOUX FALLS ASKING PRESIDENT OBAMA TO REJECT KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE](https://www.ienearth.org/rally-to-be-held-in-sioux-falls-asking-president-obama-to-reject-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - A rally will be held in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at 3:30pm Friday May 1st, in advance of President Obama’s visit to the state one week later.
- [NATIVES AND NON-NATIVES OF SOUTH DAKOTA ASK OBAMA TO REJECT KEYSTONE XL PERMIT AFTER SOUTH DAKOTA HEARING IS POSTPONED](https://www.ienearth.org/natives-and-non-natives-of-south-dakota-ask-obama-to-reject-keystone-xl-permit-after-south-dakota-hearing-is-postponed/) - Today, a rally organized by Dakota Rural Action and the Indigenous Environmental Network will call on President Obama to outright reject the Keystone XL Pipeline permit.
- [NRC RULING GIVES VICTORY TO MINE OPPONENTS](https://www.ienearth.org/nrc-ruling-gives-victory-to-mine-opponents/) - “The ASLB decision regarding the NRC's violation of its own standards is a battle victory in the multilayered, protracted paper war to protect sacred water and cultural and sacred places from extractive industries that intend to operate without meaningful regulation and oversight."
- [#NoKXL Protest Rally During President Obama’s Visit to South Dakota](https://www.ienearth.org/nokxl-protest-rally-during-president-obamas-visit-to-south-dakota/) - The tribal nations and people of South Dakota stand resolute in their objection to the construction of this dirty tar sands pipeline” said Dallas Goldtooth, KXL pipeline organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network
- [Dakota Artist Commissioned to Make Star Quilt for President Took Liberty in Embroidering "NOKXL” Into Design](https://www.ienearth.org/dakota-artist-commissioned-to-make-star-quilt-for-president-took-liberty-in-embroidering-nokxl-into-design/) - Unknown to the school and White House staffers, Mrs. Burshiem sewed the phrase “NOKXL” onto the back of the blanket before giving it to college staff. This subtle act was a means of demonstrating her opposition to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, that is set to bully its way through Indigenous territory. The pipeline is currently waiting for a national permit decision by President Obama.
- [‘Shell No!’ Indigenous activists to confront Shell to end Arctic drilling at shareholder meetings in Netherlands and London](https://www.ienearth.org/shell-no-indigenous-activists-to-confront-shell-to-end-arctic-drilling-at-shareholder-meetings-in-netherlands-and-london/) - A delegation of female indigenous activists are making their way to the Shell Annual General Meeting in the Hague to call for an end to Arctic offshore development. Mae Hank and Faith Gemmill-Fredson were part of a mass “flotilla” action in Seattle on Saturday which saw hundreds of people take action next to Shell’s Polar Pioneer drilling rig, docked at the Port of Seattle’s Terminal 5
- [Corporate Greenwash in Tuscany](https://www.ienearth.org/corporate-greenwash-in-tuscany/) - Tree plantations of non-GE eucalyptus, pine, and palm oil and other species already growing across South America, Asia, Africa, and the Southern US have led to the destruction of hundreds of thousands of hectares of native forest. In many areas, Indigenous and forest dependent communities have been displaced for these plantations. The development of new plantations of genetically engineered trees is expected to worsen these impacts and lead to grave, unpredictable new ones.
- [Tribal Rights Overlooked in South Dakota KXL Permit Certification](https://www.ienearth.org/tribal-rights-overlooked-in-south-dakota-kxl-permit-certification/) - Tribes and grassroots leaders are upset over the decision to exclude aboriginal rights and off-reservation rights from the discussion on the whether the Keystone XL pipeline permit should be granted recertification. The nine tribal nations of South Dakota all stand in resistance to the proposed tar sands pipeline. Four tribes and a number of organizations and individuals are intervenors the certification case. Many of the concerns these intervenors have against KXL are based upon legitimate treaty and aboriginal rights, rights acknowledged by international law, federal and state policy, and rights now excluded from the being heard.
- [First Nation concerned Nexen oil pipeline spill highlights dangers of poorly regulated industry and violations of Treaty](https://www.ienearth.org/first-nation-concerned-nexen-oil-pipeline-spill-highlights-dangers-of-poorly-regulated-industry-and-violations-of-treaty/) - Fort McMurray, AB – On Wednesday of this week Fort McMurray’s oil sands hit a new milestone, it is now home to the largest oil spill in Canadian history. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is concerned that without addressing the current poor environmental standards coupled with increasing development in the region will only result in more spills and incidents.
- [KEYSTONE XL RESISTANCE RIDE AND MARCH EXPECTED TO BRING HUNDREDS TO PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO PROTEST PIPELINE](https://www.ienearth.org/keystone-xl-resistance-ride-and-march-expected-to-bring-hundreds-to-pierre-south-dakota-to-protest-pipeline/) - On Sunday, July 26, native and nonnative over 60 horseback riders will ride into Fort Pierre from the four directions north, south, east and west to show their collective resistance to the Keystone XL pipeline certification in South Dakota.
- [EPA Accidentally Spills Millions of Gallons of Waste Water](https://www.ienearth.org/epa-accidentally-spills-millions-of-gallons-of-waste-water/) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that a cleanup team was working with heavy equipment Wednesday to secure an entrance to the Gold King Mine. Workers instead released an estimated 1 million gallons of mine waste into Cement Creek.
- [Summer of Our Power](https://www.ienearth.org/summer-of-our-power/) - #OurPowerSummer The Climate Justice Alliance's Summer of Our Power launched on the Summer Solstice—June 21, 2015—in recognition of our interrelated, interdependent, and complementary relationship with Mother Earth. In the face of climate crisis, communities on the frontlines of the impacts are also at the forefront of the struggle to create solutions that are healthy and equitable for both people and the planet—what we call a just transition. Over the course of two months during the summer of 2015, frontline communities will undertake creative movement building projects to build interconnected local strategies and broader public awareness for a just transition away from an economy based on extraction and exploitation. The Summer of Our Power includes CJA's new Just Transition Fellowship program; a story-telling project designed to share narratives and uplift our solutions; and as the centerpiece a “quilt relay” in August, through which CJA will create a collective quilt that symbolizes the breadth and depth of frontline community solutions offering real hope in the face of climate devastation. The quilt relay will conclude in solidarity with gulf coast communities at the 10th Anniversary Commemoration of Hurricane Katrina. Engage with us throughout the Summer of Our Power, Join the Conversation on our Facebook page or ...read more
- [Climate Study: Ending New Federal Fossil Fuel Leases Would Keep 450 Billion Tons of Carbon Pollution in Ground](https://www.ienearth.org/climate-study-ending-new-federal-fossil-fuel-leases-would-keep-450-billion-tons-of-carbon-pollution-in-ground/) - Ending new fossil fuel leasing on lands and offshore areas controlled by the U.S. government would keep up to 450 billion tons of greenhouse gases from polluting the atmosphere
- [Hillary Clinton Announces Opposition to KXL, Native Leaders Respond](https://www.ienearth.org/hillary-clinton-announces-opposition-to-kxl-native-leaders-respond/) - At a town hall meeting in Iowa yesterday afternoon, Hillary Clinton finally gave her position on the Keystone XL pipeline, telling the crowd, “I oppose it. I oppose it because I don't think it's in the best interest of what we need to do to combat climate change.”
- [Native Leaders Remark on Shell & Arctic Drilling Announcement](https://www.ienearth.org/native-leaders-remark-on-shell-arctic-drilling-announcement/) - Royal Dutch Shell has announced its plans to abandon its attempts to drill for oil off Alaska's northwest coast, citing disappointing results from exploratory wells. Native American leaders who have been campaigning against the Shell project
- [Indigenous Environmental Network Responds to KXL Victory in Nebraska](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-responds-to-kxl-victory-in-nebraska/) - “This is a huge victory for the landowners of Nebraska and the fight against Keystone XL,” states Dallas Goldtooth, Keystone XL Campaign Organizer of the Indigenous Environmental Network.
- [IEN Responds to TransCanada Request for State Dept to “Suspend” KXL Application](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-responds-to-transcanada-request-for-state-dept-to-suspend-kxl-application/) - We see this as a last ditch effort for the corporation to avoid a rejection of its presidential permit application and is a clear stall strategy that hopes for a supportive president from the 2016 elections
- [President Obama Rejects Keystone XL - Indigenous Environmental Network Responds](https://www.ienearth.org/president-obama-rejects-keystone-xl-indigenous-environmental-network-responds/) - In the fight against Keystone XL our efforts as Indigenous peoples, whether Lakota, Dakota, Assiniboine, Ponca, Cree, Dene or other has always been in the defense of Mother Earth and the sacredness of the water. Today, with this decision we feel those efforts have been validated.
- [Tribal, Grassroots, & Treaty Leaders Respond to President Obama Rejecting Keystone XL Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/tribal-grassroots-treaty-leaders-respond-to-president-obama-rejecting-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - Washington D.C. - President Obama has rejected the Keystone XL cross-border application filed by TransCanada to the U.S. State Department. This is a huge victory for the Tribal Nations and communities along its proposed route that have been fighting this dirty tar sands project for the past seven years. This rejection is a sincere affirmation of the struggle to protect the sacredness of Mother Earth and her life blood, the water.
- [Lakota Youth Join Thousands to Commit Civil Disobedience in Demanding Justice On Race, Climate And Immigration](https://www.ienearth.org/lakota-youth-join-thousands-to-commit-civil-disobedience-in-demanding-justice-on-race-climate-and-immigration/) - Two Lakota youth, representing the Indigenous Environmental Network and One Mind Youth Movement, will be speaking at a mass civil disobedience event in front of the White House demanding justice on race, climate and immigration.
- [Watch Keystone XL Victory Chat with our Most Visionary and Determined Leaders...](https://www.ienearth.org/join-the-keystone-xl-victory-chat-with-our-most-visionary-and-determined-leaders/) - Today, IEN is co-sponsoring a live video webinar with the Keystone XL fight's most visionary and determined leaders -- from the front lines in Nebraska and South Dakota, to the halls of Washington, to student leaders -- to say thank you and take stock of what this victory means while it's fresh in our minds. The video chat is today, November 12th at 5 PM Pacific, 8 PM Eastern.
- [Native Grassroots Organizer receives CREDO Climate Hero Award](https://www.ienearth.org/native-grassroots-organizer-receives-credo-climate-hero-award/) - The grant was part of CREDO’s Climate Heroes program, which is distributing more than $30,000 to 63 individuals and local organizations working to protest, blockade and confront the fossil fuel industry and fossil fuel friendly politicians nationwide.
- [No War, No Warming - Build an Economy for People and Planet](https://www.ienearth.org/no-war-no-warming-build-an-economy-for-people-and-planet/) - Climate justice seeks to address much more than greenhouse gas emissions, but the root systemic causes of climate change itself. Climate justice is about social and economic justice, and how democratic, peaceful and equitable solutions, not military violence, best serve the interests of humanity. The fossil fuel economy is a driver of this multi-faceted crises facing the world: causing resource wars; polluting our air, water and land; creating illness and death to people and of ecosystems; privatization of nature; economically exploiting Indigenous communities, communities of color and the working poor; forcing mass migrations; and, depriving millions of adequate food, access to water, housing, healthcare and healthy and safe employment.
- [Indigenous activists Protest the Removal of Indigenous Rights from the Paris Climate Pact on the Seine River](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-activists-protest-the-removal-of-indigenous-rights-from-the-paris-climate-pact-on-the-seine-river/) - US, European and other states push for exclusion of binding Indigenous rights from agreement Indigenous groups from across the world staged a paddle down the Seine river in Paris on Sunday, calling on governments to ensure Indigenous rights are included in the United Nations climate pact currently being negotiated in France. The United States, the
- [UN promoting potentially genocidal policy  at World Climate Summit](https://www.ienearth.org/un-promoting-potentially-genocidal-policy-at-world-climate-summit/) - “REDD and all its variants are unjust mechanisms designed to usher in a new phase of colonization of the African continent. The REDD mechanism is a scam and the polluters know that they are buying the “right” to pollute. Coming at a time when climate action has shifted away from legally binding requirements to voluntary, “intended nationally determined contributions”, REDD provides a perfect space for polluters to keep polluting while claiming they are champions of climate action.”
- [The Nightmare Before Christmas - Future<br />GE Chestnuts: Ho Ho NO!](https://www.ienearth.org/ge-chestnuts-ho-ho-no-the-nightmare-before-christmas-future/) - “First of all, the GE tree regulatory process is not supposed to be a popularity contest,” stated BJ McManama of the Indigenous Environmental Network. “Opposition to GE trees is growing because people are concerned with defending and protecting the biodiversity of our already stressed forest ecosystems. If GE American chestnuts are legalized, the ripple effects will be far reaching and potentially catastrophic. Even with years of research, all the variables cannot be identified and/or tested, which is precisely the reason to reject all GE trees once and for all.”
- [Support La Chiquita and Guadualito Ancestral Communities and Nature](https://www.ienearth.org/support-la-chiquita-and-guadualito-ancestral-communities-and-nature/) - With your signatures you join a collective appeal to the pertinent authorities of the Ecuadorian State, that through their administration of justice, the verdict constitutes a true paradigm shift in favor of the Rights of Nature and guarantees the future of the children and grandchildren of our communities.
- [The Indigenous Environmental Network thanks Leonardo DiCaprio for his Golden Globes Acceptance Speech](https://www.ienearth.org/the-indigenous-environmental-network-thanks-leonardo-dicaprio-for-his-golden-globes-acceptance-speech/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network and on behalf of all frontline Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island, we send sincere thanks, appreciation and a heartfelt handshake to Leonard DiCaprio.
- [Concerned Citizens and Retire Miners Coalition, Arizona](https://www.ienearth.org/concerned-citizens-and-retire-miners-coalition-arizona/) - The organizations opposed to the Oak Flat land exchange authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 and partners with others to demonstrate opposition through protests and public outreach meetings.
- [Dine Care, Arizona](https://www.ienearth.org/dine-care-arizona/) - Dine Care helped organize the Western States RECA Reform Coalition that amended the 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in 2000.
- [Dragoon Conservation Alliance, Arizona](https://www.ienearth.org/dragoon-conservation-alliance-arizona/) - Mini-gran funds will be used to help pay for a hydrologic consultant to carry out an on-site geological and hydrological study and analysis of the impacts of Canadian Excelsior Mining Company’s project to extract copper from the North Star Deposit at the base of the Gunnison Hills in Dragoon, Arizona using an in-situ sulfuric acid leaching process.
- [Eyak Preservation Council, Alaska](https://www.ienearth.org/eyak-preservation-council-alaska/) - EPC has achieved major grassroots-led conservation victories that include blocking oil and gas development on 65,000 acres in the Copper River Delta and thwarting the federal government’s and Native Corporation’s plan to build a 55-mile road across the Copper River Delta to access coal, oil, gas, and 10,000 acres of old growth timber.
- [Fair Mining Collaborative, British Columbia](https://www.ienearth.org/fair-mining-collaborative-british-columbia/) - FMC provides technical and strategic guidance to communities, First Nation Leadership groups, and political decision makers to build capacity to manage the full spectrum of mining life cycle concerns (mapping traditional resource inventories, staking, exploration, permitting, operation, closure, and reclamation), and to make informed land-use decisions that foster healthy sustainable communities and ecosystems.
- [Gifford Pinchot Task Force, Washington](https://www.ienearth.org/gifford-pinchot-task-force-washington/) - For the last decade, the Task Force has successfully defeated proposals to conduct hard rock mining exploration and development adjacent to Mount St. Helens.
- [Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, Minnesota](https://www.ienearth.org/friends-of-the-boundary-waters-wilderness-minnesota/) - When PolyMet’s final EIS is released, Friends of the Boundary Water Wilderness will mobilize 100,000 people through the activation of lists, a media push, community organizer training, and partnerships with key constituencies.
- [Grassy Narrows Youth Organization, Ontario](https://www.ienearth.org/grassy-narrows-youth-organization-ontario/) - AOK was also created to address some of the specific environmental threats including a planned rare earth mine at Separation Rapids, and the expansion of Goldcorp’s (and other) gold mining operations around Red Lake and elsewhere on the territory.
- [KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, Ontario](https://www.ienearth.org/kairos-canadian-ecumenical-justice-initiatives-ontario/) - KAIROS works for Indigenous rights, ecological and social justice, and human rights in Canada and globally, relying on our strong international partnerships.
- [New Mexico Environmental Law Center, New Mexico](https://www.ienearth.org/new-mexico-environmental-law-center-new-mexico/) - This Community Liaison will contribute to the Law Center’s efforts to pass a uranium-mining moratorium ordinance in McKinley County and to urge the County to fund a comprehensive Health Impact Assessment of the effects of uranium mining and milling legacy waste on community members.
- [Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness, Minnesota](https://www.ienearth.org/northeastern-minnesotans-for-wilderness-minnesota/) - Today, NMW is the lead organization in a national coalition known as the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters, which seeks to protect Boundary Waters, its watersheds, and Voyageurs National Park from proposed large-scale sulfide-ore copper mining projects in the Superior National Forest.
- [Northwatch, Ontario](https://www.ienearth.org/northwatch-ontario/) - A founding member of Mining Watch Canada, Northwatch was founded in 1988 to provide a regional voice on environmental concerns in northeastern Ontario. Work over the last two decades has focused on mining, forestry, and energy issues, both at the policy and project level, as well as, successfully campaigning against a series of proposals to bring foreign wastes – solid waste, medical waste, toxic waste, and nuclear waste – for dumping in northeastern Ontario.
- [Purpose Focused Alternative Learning Corporation, Arizona](https://www.ienearth.org/purpose-focused-alternative-learning-corporation-arizona/) - Purpose Focus engages in incorporating Alternative Education in the Environmental Sciences, Advanced Remediation Technologies and Renewable Energies that will promote environmental, social and economic justice.
- [Southern Appalachian Labor School, West Virginia](https://www.ienearth.org/southern-appalachian-labor-school-west-virginia/) - The Southern Appalachian Labor School (SALS) was founded in 1981. Its board makeup represents the individuals and communities it serves: those facing health and economic crises, the disabled, and those affected by toxic wastes. Members include also civil rights activists, union members, and veterans. SALS is involved in community development, housing, and youth transformation.
- [To Nizoni Ani, Arizona](https://www.ienearth.org/to-nizoni-ani-arizona/) - TNA is working to educate young people about coal, and is developing solar projects at a number of sites on Black Mesa that would produce energy needed for the Navajo Nation and decrease dependence on fossil fuel and importation of electricity made elsewhere.
- [Yukon River Inter--‐Tribal Watershed Council, Yukon](https://www.ienearth.org/yukon-river-inter-‐tribal-watershed-council-yukon/) - Providing Yukon First Nations and Alaska Tribes in the Yukon Watershed with technical assistance in: facilitating the development and exchange of information; coordinating efforts between First Nations and Tribes; undertaking research; and providing training, education and awareness programs to promote the health of the Watershed and its Indigenous peoples.
- [GE Trees and Indigenous Lands](https://www.ienearth.org/ge-trees-and-indigenous-lands/) - Indigenous peoples are now facing continued and new forms of exploitation in the guise of renewable, sustainable and green development from genetically engineered trees for energy production. The other experts on this panel present the government, academic and private entities involved and others have presented the science-based reasons that the insertion and proliferation of GE trees into our natural world will further threaten both environmental and human health.
- [Condemning the Assassination of Berta Cáceres](https://www.ienearth.org/condemning-the-assassination-of-berta-caceres/) - The brutal assassination of Berta Cáceres is by no means an isolated event but part of the pattern of systematic flagrant state and corporate violence against women, Indigenous Peoples, peasants, human rights defenders and the people of Honduras
- [Indigenous Environmental Network and Alaska Native REDOIL Respond to Obama-Trudeau Joint Statement on Climate Change](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-environmental-network-and-alaska-native-redoil-respond-to-obama-trudeau-joint-statement-on-climate-change/) - Washington DC - In a joint statement released yesterday, President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised that their two countries would “play a leadership role internationally in the low carbon global economy over the coming decades.” They announced new commitments to work together to boost investment in clean energy; establish a pan-Arctic marine protection network and low-impact Arctic shipping corridors; limit greenhouse gas emissions, including methane; and pursue a number of other initiatives designed to slow global warming and speed up protection of the fragile Arctic.
- [5-Year Draft Plan Protects Atlantic but Continues to Sacrifice Other Regions](https://www.ienearth.org/5-year-draft-plan-protects-atlantic-but-continues-to-sacrifice-other-regions/) - Even with Atlantic exemption, President Obama's off-shore leasing plan remains a vibrant contradiction to all things that are supposed to mitigate climate change," states Dallas Goldtooth, Keep It In The Ground Campaign Organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network. "We cannot hope to see a Just Transition towards a renewable energy future, without a complete rejection of the dirty energy of the past. This plan is an affront to the lives of those Indigenous coastal communities of Alaska and the Gulf Coast, who are already carrying the brunt of our carbon addiction as quintessential sacrifice zones. For the benefit of Mother Earth and our future generations, we must Keep Fossil Fuels In the Ground. The President must take the Arctic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico off the oil and gas chopping block.
- [25 Michigan Communities, Four Tribes Pass a Resolution to Stop the Oil Flowing through Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipelines in the Mackinac Straits](https://www.ienearth.org/25-michigan-communities-four-tribes-pass-a-resolution-to-stop-the-oil-flowing-through-enbridges-line-5-pipelines-in-the-mackinac-straits/) - Four Indian tribes in Michigan, and the Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority that manages their fishery, also support stopping the nearly 23 million gallons of oil flowing through Line 5 in the Mackinac Straits, which University of Michigan experts have called the “worst possible place for an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
- [We Denounce and Resist the Green Economy's Impacts on Women and Forests](https://www.ienearth.org/we-denounce-and-resist-the-green-economys-impacts-on-women-and-forests/) - Women play a key role in the conservation of and struggles to defend forests, water and land. The misnamed “Green Economy,” rooted in the patriarchal capitalist system, generates and deepens gender injustice—especially and disproportionately impacting women.
- [Pipeline Fighters Set Up Spirit Camp to Block Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/pipeline-fighters-set-up-spirit-camp-to-block-construction-of-the-dakota-access-pipeline/) - the Dakota Access Pipeline threatens public health and welfare on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe relies on the waters of the life-giving Missouri River for our continued existence, and the Dakota Access Pipeline poses a serious risk to Mni Sose and to the very survival of our Tribe.” Standing Rock Sioux Tribe resolution opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline
- [16,800 Gallons of Oil Have Leaked Into South Dakota Field](https://www.ienearth.org/16800-gallons-of-oil-have-leaked-into-south-dakota-field/) - 16,800 Gallons of Oil Have Leaked Into South Dakota Field ....This estimate has been reported to the National Response Centre and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration, as required by law. Keystone I was commissioned in 2010 with reassurances to the concerned public that it had a number of advanced leak detection technologies. In its first year, however, the pipeline leaked 35 times in the United and Canada with one major leak that spilled 21,000 gallons of oil near a wheat field in North Dakota.
- [Peabody’s Declaration of Bankruptcy is "No Surprise”](https://www.ienearth.org/peabodys-declaration-of-bankruptcy-is-no-surprise/) - It’s telling to witness the various Navajo responses to Peabody’s bankruptcy filing,” said Jihan Gearon, Executive Director of the Navajo non-profit Black Mesa Water Coalition (BMWC). “Some people are celebrating it as an indicator of the potential shutdown of the Kayenta Mine and an end to the coal complex’s contamination of the environment and people’s health. Others are worried about the potential loss of jobs and impact to the Navajo Nation’s economy. Yet everyone is calling for a commitment from Peabody and government leaders to meet its obligation to clean up and to support a just transition to a new economy.”
- [Bakken resident travels 1,600 miles to Washington, DC, for BLM methane waste prevention rule](https://www.ienearth.org/bakken-resident-travels-1600-miles-to-washington-dc-for-blm-methane-waste-prevention-rule/) - The Fort Berthold Reservation contains about 1,500 oil and gas wells. “Many of those are flaring 24-7, which means that you can see gas flares in every direction you look,” DeVille said. “They sound like the roaring of a jet engine, and they can light up the night sky as bright as day. And this is gas that could be used to heat thousands of homes. It’s so strange. They just treat it like a byproduct.”
- [U.S. Indigenous Youth travels to Australia to Call Attention to Climate Justice](https://www.ienearth.org/u-s-indigenous-youth-travels-to-australia-to-call-attention-to-climate-justice/) - Joseph White Eyes, Lakota youth from the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation represented the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) at the summit as an invited keynote speaker and will be staying in Australia for a week to visit Indigenous communities fighting extractive development.
- [Statement by the family of Berta Cáceres on recent arrests in Honduras](https://www.ienearth.org/statement-by-the-family-of-berta-caceres-on-recent-arrests-in-honduras/) - Olivia, Berta, Laura and Salvador Zúniga Cáceres (Berta Cáceres’s daughters and son), Austra Bertha Flores (her mother), and the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), each a victim of the assassination of Berta Cáceres under Honduran law, were surprised this morning by the Attorney General and ATIC (Criminal Investigation Agency) announcement in relation to the capture of persons involved in this vile crime against our beloved Berta.
- [Press Release: Indigenous Environmental Network](https://www.ienearth.org/press-release-indigenous-environmental-network/) - In honoring Bertha Cáceres and the Lenca Peoples of Honduras, we honor all front line communities in their struggles. They are not only local, isolated struggles. They are the only real global struggle against catastrophic climate change.
- [North American Delegation Calls for an End to Impunity in Honduras](https://www.ienearth.org/end-impunity-in-honduras/) - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - May 6, 2016 -Officials of the United States Embassy will meet a North American solidarity delegation in honor of Bertha Caceres; organized by Agricultural Missions with participation of the Indigenous Environmental Network. The issues the delegation will raise with the United States Department of State, include:
- [US Embassy Report Back](https://www.ienearth.org/us-embassy-report-back/) - The Agricultural Missions Solidarity Delegation to Honduras visited with representatives of the US Embassy. Our concerns included: (1) That the US Embassy support the demand that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to investigate the assassination of Bertha Cáceres. (2) That the US Government evaluates the hundreds of concessions (permits for industrial development) issued throughout Honduras, particularly those 51 concessions issued to corporations on the Lenca Indigenous territories in the state of Intibuca and ensure the right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent. (3) That all security and military aid from the US government to Honduras be suspended until the massive violation of human rights, including extrajudicial killings be stopped. (4) That US aid be suspended to Honduras until the situation of gross and massive violations of human rights is resolved.
- [Indigenous Peoples’ Rally and Prayers for Justice for Berta Cáceres and Honduras](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-rally-and-prayers-for-justice-for-berta-caceres-and-honduras/) - Denouncing Violence against Indigenous Peoples, Women Human Rights Defenders and Mother Earth
- [YANKTON SIOUX/IHANKTONWAN  TO HOST GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION WITH US ARMY CORPS ON BAKKEN PIPELINE/DAPL](https://www.ienearth.org/yankton-siouxihanktonwan-to-host-consultation-bakken-pipeline/) - The Yankton reject the appropriation of the name “Dakota” in a project that is in violation of aboriginal and treaty lands. The word Dakota means “the People” in the Dakota/Lakota/Nakota language and was never intended to be used in a project which violates traditional ceremonial areas.
- [Amazonian Women urge China not to explore oil in Ecuador](https://www.ienearth.org/amazonian-women-urge-china-not-to-explore-oil-in-ecuador/) - In a letter to the Permanente Representative of China to United Nations, Liu Jieyi, Land is Lifeallies Gloria Ushigua (President of Ashiñwaka) and Alicia Cahuiya (Vice-president of NAWE) urge China’s ambassador to recommend to the state-run Chinese company Andes Petroleum not to enter their ancestral territories, as the communities have not been properly consulted nor given formal agreement.
- [Carbon Offsets cause Conflict and Colonialism](https://www.ienearth.org/carbon-offsets-cause-conflict-and-colonialism/) - With compassion for humanity and Mother Earth, the Permanent Forum recommends the immediate cancellation of carbon trading, carbon offsets, the Clean Development Mechanism and REDD projects in or near Indigenous Peoples’ lands and territories, including those to be implemented under the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Convention Framework on Climate Change as “results-based payments” and the emerging Global Market-Based Mechanism, as well as under voluntary carbon markets including under the auspices of the aviation industry.
- [Preliminary Analysis of FracFocus.org Data](https://www.ienearth.org/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. The FracFocus.org website is gradually becoming the default repository for general hydro-fracturing well information as well as the chemicals used on each well during the fracturing process. The “findings” I present will be sample Structured
- [Settlement Between the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Brings Clean Air Victory to Iowans](https://www.ienearth.org/settlement-between-the-sierra-club-and-warren-buffetts-midamerican-energy-brings-clean-air-victory-to-iowans/) - Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Company announced a landmark settlement that requires the Iowa utility to phase out coal burning at seven coal-fired boilers, clean up another two coal-fired boilers and build a large solar installation at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The announcement also pushes the total amount of coal generation retired or announced to retire since 2010 to over 50,000 megawatts, almost one-sixth of the nation’s coal fleet.
- [West Virginia's streams are in trouble](https://www.ienearth.org/west-virginias-streams-are-in-trouble/) - In many ways, Appalachian Mountain Advocates has had to take over the job of weak West Virginia state agencies like DEP that have failed to protect the environment. In addition to our legal challenges, we’ve been compiling and mapping West Virginia water quality data over the last several years. The results are a very graphic illustration of just what mining has done to West Virginia’s streams.
- [International Treaty to Protect the Sacred from Tar Sands Projects - Document](https://www.ienearth.org/international-treaty-to-protect-the-sacred-from-tar-sands-projects-document/) - As sovereign nations, we have entered into bi-lateral and multi-lateral agreements with other nations including the Treaty Between the Pawnee and Yankton Sioux, Mother Earth Accord, the Spiritual Leaders Declaration, the Agreement to Unite to use 16 Guiding Principles, and the Black Hills Sioux Nation Treaty Council Declaration, and all the inter-tribal treaties in the Western hemisphere, among others, which promise peace, friendship, and mutual opposition to tar sands projects and energy development that threaten the lands, the waters, the air, our sacred sites, and our ways of life, and acknowledge other Indigenous Peoples such as the Yinka Dene, the People of the Earth’ who have exercised their lawful authority to ban tar sands projects from their territories through Indigenous legal instruments such as the Save the Fraser Declaration and the Coastal First Nations Declaration.
- [Fracking review flawed, relies on industry information: Council of Canadians](https://www.ienearth.org/fracking-review-flawed-relies-on-industry-information-council-of-canadians/) - CoC-logoThe Council of Canadians recently obtained a copy of Environment Canada’s work plan on shale gas development under an access to information request. The heavily redacted documents, “Activities Related to Shale Gas Development” and “Shale Gas Action Plan,” outline the department’s work on shale gas including researching emissions, gathering information on chemicals and provincial regulatory requirements, and reviewing existing literature on fracking. The Council of Canadian Academies, which is conducting a second independent review, will examine the potential environmental impacts and technical mitigation options.
- [International Treaty to Protect the Sacred from Tar Sands Projects](https://www.ienearth.org/international-treaty-to-protect-the-sacred-from-tar-sands-projects/) - The representatives from sovereign Indigenous Nations, tribes, and governments, participating in the Gathering to Protect the Sacred on January 23 – 25, 2013, on the 150 year anniversary of the Treaty Between the Pawnee and Yankton Sioux, have gathered on the Ihanktonwan homelands, and have resolved by our free, prior, and informed consent to enter into a treaty to be forever respected and protected. We agreed upon the following articles:
- [Bold Nebraska, Natives protest pipeline, impact on land](https://www.ienearth.org/bold-nebraska-natives-protest-pipeline-impact-on-land/) - 51072c028ea3f.preview-300Cowboys hats and shawls adorned a coalition of more than 100 ranchers and Native activists who gathered Monday at the state Capitol to protest the Keystone XL pipeline and show support for indigenous rights.
- [Tell President Obama to Stop Construction of the Southern Leg of Keystone XL](https://www.ienearth.org/tell-president-obama-to-stop-construction-of-the-southern-leg-of-keystone-xl/) - Completion of the southern leg of the Keystone XL would open the floodgates to tar sands exploitation in Canada by facilitating the flow of toxic tar sands from Alberta's mine fields to the Texas Gulf Coast refineries.
- [Ta’Kaiya Blaney on First Nations: “We’re Awake and We’re Standing Up”](https://www.ienearth.org/takaiya-blaney-on-first-nations-were-awake-and-were-standing-up/) - She’s only 11 years old, but she’s already been working for environmental justice for a few years now. Here, she addresses the crowd at an Idle No More event in British Columbia
- [KXL Petition is Growing... Add Your Name Now!](https://www.ienearth.org/kxl-petition-is-growing-add-your-name-now/) - Friends & Supporters, The "Tell President Obama to Stop Construction of the Southern Leg of Keystone XL" petition has clearly struck a nerve. People get that it is not enough for President Obama to deny TransCanada a cross-border permit. He must also stop the actual construction currently underway in Texas and Oklahoma. Stopping Keystone XL means stopping
- [Mr. Obama's Coal Plant](https://www.ienearth.org/mr-obamas-coal-plant/) - Many have pointed to the upcoming decision on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. But similarly telling will be the role the Administration plays in decisions that loom on Navajo Generating Station.
- [The American Indian Lives Project: Volume 1 - Ojibwe Country](https://www.ienearth.org/the-american-indian-lives-project-volume-1-ojibwe-country/) - An hour-long documentary about American Indian people as told through a variety of Ojibwe perspectives. Shot during the summer of 2012 by a group comprised of students from the University of Southern California and Bemidji State University this video is the first installment in a forthcoming series of documentaries on contemporary American Indian lives.
- [Dispatches from the Front-lines of the Tar Sands to Renewables](https://www.ienearth.org/dispatches-from-the-front-lines-of-the-tar-sands-to-renewables/) - Women are joining in solidarity to speak out against the tar sands that not only threaten their communities but the very future of all life, as we know it
- [ACTION: Join IEN at the Rally for Clean Energy on February 17](https://www.ienearth.org/action-join-ien-at-the-rally-for-clean-energy-on-february-17/) - Voice opposition to the Keystone Oil Pipeline The Indigenous Environmental Network will join 350.org, Sierra Club and hundreds of concerned citizens in a rally calling on elected officials to fight climate change and build a healthier future, joining voices in a resounding NO to the Keystone XL Pipeline, tar sands, dirty fossil fuel energy
- [Shut Down the Tar Sands](https://www.ienearth.org/shut-down-the-tar-sands/) - While citizens in Nebraska and all over the USA watched and waited for the decision of Nebraskan Governor Heinman regarding his decision to allow or prevent the TransCanada Keystone XL oil pipeline into ‘his’ state, I cringed, as that mentality is damaging and part of the colonial construct. The Ogallala Aquifer does not acknowledge the
- [Piscataway Indian Nation Welcomes Indigenous Chiefs to Washington, DC, for the Forward on Climate Rally](https://www.ienearth.org/piscataway-indian-nation-welcomes-indigenous-chiefs-to-washington-dc-for-the-forward-on-climate-rally/) - February 14, 2013 Greetings Chief Abraham, Chief Flurer, Chief Thomas, and the Yinka Dene Alliance, On behalf of the Piscataway Indian Nation, I welcome you, all indigenous representatives, and all allies to our ancestral homeland on the Potomac River, a place now known as Washington, D.C. We are grateful for your steadfast courage and perseverance
- [IEN, Sierra Club, 350.org and Thousands Gather for #ForwardOnClimate Rally in D.C.](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-sierra-club-350-org-and-thousands-gather-for-forwardonclimate-rally-in-d-c/) - Watch the rally and march below. Members of Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) took the lead of the Forward on Climate march of 35,000 people in DC on Feb 17 protesting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, limits on carbon pollution and investment in renewable energies. While they were in DC, five indigenous & First Nation
- [Effects of the Keystone XL pipeline on extinction of Alberta’s Woodland Caribou Part of the Washington Rally](https://www.ienearth.org/effects-of-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-on-extinction-of-albertas-woodland-caribou-part-of-the-washington-rally/) - Media Release Feb. 19, 2013 Alberta conservation groups have sent information on the decline of woodland caribou in Alberta to the people organizing the February 17 Washington Rally to stop Keystone XL. This information was added to the organizers list of reasons for President Obama to turn down this pipeline. In the package are a
- [Caribou protection promises made and broken by Alberta’s Conservative Government since 1977 to Feb. 2013](https://www.ienearth.org/caribou-protection-promises-made-and-broken-by-albertas-conservative-government-since-1977-to-feb-2013/) - Since 1929 it was recognized that Alberta’s caribou would soon need some protection and that their range was becoming limited. (Alberta Forestry Lands and Wildlife. 1986. Woodland Caribou Provincial Restoration Plan. 74pp.) Since then many promises have been made and broken. These are just some of the documents: 1. 1977. A Policy for Resource Management
- [Indigenous Peoples’ Messages Highlighted at the Forward on Climate Rally and March](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-messages-highlighted-at-the-forward-on-climate-rally-and-march/) - Indigenous Peoples, whose sovereign territories the Keystone XL is slated to cross, spoke to the thousands of people at the rally of past environmental and devastating human health consequences, and what the inevitable outcome will be if the pipeline is approved
- [The Tar Sands are Coming to Toronto](https://www.ienearth.org/the-tar-sands-are-coming-to-toronto/) - Stop Line 9: Toronto - Click Here to Learn More and Be Informed! Click here to download an information handout. Enbridge has begun the process of reversing the direction of its pipeline (Line 9) between Sarnia and Montreal in order to transport their Tar Sands from Alberta to Portland,
- [Winnemem Wintu Chief says Frankenfish must be stopped](https://www.ienearth.org/winnemem-wintu-chief-says-frankenfish-must-be-stopped/) - Caleen Sisk, Chief and Spiritual Leader of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, said the Tribe strongly opposes the tentative approval of genetically engineered salmon by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Salmon is in our traditional stories, songs and dances," said Sisk. "We must stay pure to exist in the ancient circle connecting our tribal customs
- [Don’t buy it, Canada has no credibility on climate](https://www.ienearth.org/dont-buy-it-canada-has-no-credibility-on-climate/) - Canada ranks as the worst performer in the developed world on climate change. In the most recent ranking of climate change performance, Canada was trailed only by Kazakhstan, Iran and Saudi Arabia, ranking 58th out of 61 countries.
- [Tar Sands Tailings Contaminate Alberta Groundwater](https://www.ienearth.org/tar-sands-tailings-contaminate-alberta-groundwater/) - At current rates the tar sands produce about 3.3 million barrels of oil per day. Approved projects will bring that figure past 5 million barrels in the near future and proposed project might see that number jump to 6.2 million by 2030.
- [Oil Sands Mining Uses Up Almost as Much Energy as It Produces](https://www.ienearth.org/oil-sands-mining-uses-up-almost-as-much-energy-as-it-produces/) - Canada is touted as having the third largest oil reserves in the world. But its supply of conventional oil is shrinking, and oil sands extraction has been growing fast in the past decade, from about 700,000 barrels per day in 2000 to 1.7 million today.
- [TransCanada encouraged by eastern pipeline proposal](https://www.ienearth.org/transcanada-encouraged-by-eastern-pipeline-proposal/) - TransCanada Corp. said Tuesday it aims to file a regulatory application for its eastbound pipeline proposal by year-end following “encouraging” feedback from potential customers.
- [Nationwide study casts a wide net over seafood fraud](https://www.ienearth.org/nationwide-study-casts-a-wide-net-over-seafood-fraud/) - A look at seafood sales across the country by ocean conservation group Oceana found that roughly one third of the time, seafood sold at U.S. grocery stores, seafood markets, restaurants and sushi venues had been swapped for species that are cheaper, overfished, or risky to eat.
- [Chief Theresa Spence and Attawapiskat First Nation file ‘urgent action’ with UN committee](https://www.ienearth.org/chief-theresa-spence-and-attawapiskat-first-nation-file-urgent-action-with-un-committee/) - Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence isn't giving up her fight for a fully inclusive meeting between the Crown, the prime minister and First Nations. Spence, who ended her 43 day hunger strike on January 24th, is part of a group taking their First Nation concerns to the United Nations.
- [What's in a Number? Media and Government Downplay Keystone XL Climate Rally Attendance](https://www.ienearth.org/whats-in-a-number-media-and-government-downplay-keystone-xl-climate-rally-attendance/) - A Sunday report from the Globe and Mail gives a rather undersized account of what prominent environmental organizations are calling the largest climate rally in American history, suggesting Canadian media might be trying to downplay the extent of public opposition to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline planned to cut across the U.S. to reach refineries and export markets.
- [New study to examine health impact of Alberta oilsands](https://www.ienearth.org/new-study-to-examine-health-impact-of-alberta-oilsands/) - A study conducted in 2009 by the Alberta Cancer Board found higher-than-expected rates of rare cancers in Fort Chipewyan, but no research to date has directly connected pollution from the oilsands to incidence of disease.
- [Pipeline industry pushed environmental changes made in omnibus bill, documents show](https://www.ienearth.org/pipeline-industry-pushed-environmental-changes-made-in-omnibus-bill-documents-show/) - The first budget omnibus bill in June contained a replacement for the Environmental Assessment Act and also a provision to remove pipelines and power lines from provisions of the Navigable Waters Protection Act. Predictably, reaction from environmentalists was negative, while business and the natural resource sector reacted positively to the changes. But then the government surprised many close observers by going even further in a second omnibus bill, C-45. The Navigable Waters Protection Act was changed to the Navigation Protection Act, significantly reducing its scope over Canada’s waters. Transport Minister Denis Lebel has argued that the changes were in response to demands from municipalities, who found that the act was tying them up in red tape as they tried to build bridges and culverts, said spokesman Mike Winterburn.
- [Supporters Of Keystone XL Outspend Opponents 35 To 1](https://www.ienearth.org/supporters-of-keystone-xl-outspend-opponents-35-to-1/) - At least fifty oil companies, business trade associations, labor unions, and political groups with combined lobbying budgets of more than $178 million lobbied Washington in support of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in 2012. And the dozen groups lobbying against the environmentally risky project had 2012 lobbying budgets of less than $5 million total, a ThinkProgress analysis reveals.
- [The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food](https://www.ienearth.org/the-extraordinary-science-of-addictive-junk-food/) - By MICHAEL MOSS New York Times On the evening of April 8, 1999, a long line of Town Cars and taxis pulled up to the Minneapolis headquarters of Pillsbury and discharged 11 men who controlled America’s largest food companies. Nestlé was in attendance, as were Kraft and Nabisco, General Mills and Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola
- [Fracking our Farms: A Tale of Five Farming Families](https://www.ienearth.org/fracking-our-farms-a-tale-of-five-farming-families/) - Their names are Carol, Steve & Jackie, Susan, Marilyn & Robert, and Christine. They share a bond. Two bonds, actually: They all own, or owned, farms. And those farms, along with their own health and the health of their farm animals, have all been ruined by fracking.
- [Comments Requested for: Application of Enbridge Energy's Line 67 Station Upgrade](https://www.ienearth.org/comments-requested-for-application-of-enbridge-energys-line-67-station-upgrade/) - The Petition requested a certificate of need for the Line 67 Station Upgrade Project, which would increase the annual average through-put of Line 67 from 450,000 barrels per day (“bpd”) to 570,000 bpd, providing Enbridge with the ability to deliver an incremental increase of 120,000 bpd of crude oil supplies to refineries and numerous marketing hubs throughout the Midwest and beyond.
- [Navajo tribe considers extending Navajo Generating Station lease](https://www.ienearth.org/navajo-tribe-considers-extending-navajo-generating-station-lease/) - Some of the council members were upset that they were excluded from the process. Shelly said he excluded them, as well as himself and the vice president, to keep politics out of the process, according to Erny Zah, spokesman for the Office of the President and Vice President of the Navajo Nation.
- [Chief Spence takes fight against C-45 to the United Nations](https://www.ienearth.org/chief-spence-takes-fight-against-c-45-to-the-united-nations/) - And they request that the UN make six recommendations to the Government of Canada including, “That Canada, as an urgent matter, conduct a comprehensive review and meaningful consultation in regards to Bill C-38 and C-45 to ensure it is consistent with Section 35 of the Constitution Act (1982), and to repeal such aspects of Bills C-38 and 45 which violate the rights of Indigenous Peoples held pursuant to Treaty, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (in particular the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights and the recommendations of the CERD.”
- [Grassroots Natives Meet EPA, Highlight Keystone XL Concerns](https://www.ienearth.org/grassroots-natives-meet-epa-highlight-keystone-xl-concerns/) - At the same time, the anti-pipeline Indians are working overtime to get their messages out over the voices of some tribal leaders who they believe have offered approval of the development with the idea that it will offer tribal economic benefits, but without much forethought regarding long-term consequences.
- [Red Lake Pipeline Blockade initiated in northern Minnesota](https://www.ienearth.org/red-lake-pipeline-blockade-initiated-in-northern-minnesota/) - Enbridge Energy LP has been trespassing on Red Lake Nations Ceded lands in Minnesota by operating multiple pipelines without an easement.
- [IEN Responds to Draft Keystone XL Supplemental EIS](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-responds-to-draft-keystone-xl-supplemental-eis/) - The Department of State, following its pattern in previous assessments on the pipeline has not assessed adequate environmental, social, cultural impact from the framework of an environmental justice analysis.
- [IEN Executive Director, Tom B.K. Goldtooth Responds to KXL Draft EIS](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-executive-director-tom-b-k-goldtooth-responds-to-kxl-draft-eis/) - First and foremost, the SEIS report defies common sense with the statement that reads; “the proposed Project is unlikely to have a substantial impact on the rate of development in the oil sands,” and gravely understates many of the risks the tar sands pipeline poses not only to the ecosystem, but to the human health of communities living at the source of the tar sands crude oil that will flow through the proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline.
- [Moccasins on the Ground to Protect Sacred Water](https://www.ienearth.org/moccasins-on-the-ground-to-protect-sacred-water/) - There is a tar sands oil pipeline, the Keystone XL pipeline, planned by TransCanada, Inc. that will pierce through our Treaty Territory, or, if you go by American records, parts of the "Great Sioux Reservation". It will cross hundreds of rivers, streams, creeks, and it will be over our Ogllala Aquifer, which spans 8 states from South Dakota to Texas, and it will cross our piped-in drinking water as well.
- [First Nations responds to Suncor Tar Sands Tailings Breach:](https://www.ienearth.org/first-nations-responds-to-suncor-tar-sands-tailings-breach/) - Last week Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) was in Ottawa with the Yinka Dene Alliance to support First Nation opposition to pipelines associated with Tar Sands expansion and meet with government officials. Only days after returning to Alberta Suncor Energy, one of the largest and oldest operators in the region, suffered a breach of it’s tar sands tailing pipeline resulting in a release into the Athabasca River.
- [Occupy Enbridge: Taking a Stand on Red Lake Sovereign Land](https://www.ienearth.org/occupy-enbridge-taking-a-stand-on-red-lake-sovereign-land/) - On February 28, 2013, Marty Cobenais, a Red Lake member and a Tar Sands organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network, entered the Red Lake ceded land site. Accompanied by several Red Lake Band members, Native, and non-Native supporters, Cobenais occupied the Enbridge pipelines that were considered to be illegally on Red Lake ceded land.
- [Africans Unite Against New Form of Colonialism](https://www.ienearth.org/africans-unite-against-new-form-of-colonialism/) - This signals a growing resistance against REDD throughout the world,” Tom Goldtooth, Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network. “We know REDD could cause genocide and we are delighted that the Africans are taking a stand to stop what could be the biggest land grab of all time.”
- [Fracking Industry Greases Gears of Government in Tennessee](https://www.ienearth.org/fracking-industry-greases-gears-of-government-in-tennessee/) - New state regulations on hydraulic fracturing, which are due to go into effect on June 18, do very little to protect water, land or air.
- [Top 5 Reasons Transporting Tar Sands Crude is Reckless](https://www.ienearth.org/top-5-reasons-transporting-tar-sands-crude-is-reckless/) - This latest pipeline incident is a troubling reminder that oil companies still have not proven that they can safely transport Canadian tar sands oil across the United States without creating risks to our citizens and our environment.
- [Keystone XL Pipeline - Public meeting - April 18, 2013 - Grand Island, Nebraska](https://www.ienearth.org/keystone-xl-pipeline-public-meeting-april-18-2013-grand-island-nebraska/) - Consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Department of State (the Department) is holding a public comment period. The 45-day public comment period began on March 8. The Department has decided to hold a public meeting in conjunction with the public comment period. The Department will take into account public comments before the Draft SEIS is finalized. Once final, the document will help inform the U.S. government's decision on whether the Keystone XL pipeline serves the national interest.
- [All risk, no reward](https://www.ienearth.org/all-risk-no-reward/) - This pipeline isn’t about energy security. The purpose is to get Canadian tar sands oil to a place it can be sold at the world market. The Gulf Coast is exactly that place, where refineries can export the oil to markets where they can get a higher price.
- [Launch of No REDD in Africa Network: “REDD could cause genocide”](https://www.ienearth.org/launch-of-no-redd-in-africa-network-redd-could-cause-genocide/) - Tom Goldtooth, director of US-based Indigenous Environmental Network, was also in Tunis. He spoke to journalist Jordan Flaherty, explaining that IEN is taking part in the WSG in Tunis, seeking to raise awareness about REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), a United Nations program promoted as an environmental protection strategy that Goldtooth calls “genocidal” because it promotes solutions like carbon trading that he says will lead to mass deaths of poor people due to environmental catastrophe brought about by climate change.
- [Toronto pipeline fight links local and global issues](https://www.ienearth.org/toronto-pipeline-fight-links-local-and-global-issues/) - “Our campaign against Line 9 is an essential element of the global effort to save the climate,” Ian Angus told 150 participants in the “No Tar Sands in Toronto!” meeting held April 7 in the city’s East End.
- [Woman arrested after hours-long protest of Enbridge oil pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/woman-arrested-after-hours-long-protest-of-enbridge-oil-pipeline/) - Palacio, 35, of Bemidji was one of more than two dozen protestors at Enbridge’ Bemidji facility. At issue is an oil pipeline on Red Lake land. But the sovereignty of the reservation’s boundaries is just the beginning, according to Marty Cobenais, a Red Lake Nation member.
- [Pipeline safety expert reports a high risk of Line 9 rupture](https://www.ienearth.org/pipeline-safety-expert-reports-a-high-risk-of-line-9-rupture/) - “This is the most damning indictment we’ve seen of Enbridge’s plan, which would saddle Ontario and Quebec with the danger of a tar sands oil spill,” said Adam Scott of Environmental Defence. “The Line 9 proposal should be rejected. Our communities, our drinking water and our shared environment shouldn’t be put at risk.”
- [Red Lake Members take on Enbridge Energy, one arrested](https://www.ienearth.org/red-lake-members-take-on-enbridge-energy-one-arrested/) - “These illegal pipelines have been on our tribal land for 64 years, and Enbridge does not care that they are trespassing. We need help from our political leaders in St. Paul and Washington DC to force Enbridge to shut down these illegal pipelines and have them removed from Red Lake Lands immediately.” stated Cobenais.
- [You're Invited to a Benefit Concert at the CRAWFORD FARM!](https://www.ienearth.org/youre-invited-to-a-benefit-concert-at-the-crawford-farm/) - Appropriately named "Stand Tall", our concert will feature 7 amazing bands from across the state. The Octopus Project, our headliner band with an awesome light show, and from Austin, won't start until 9:00 p.m.. So even if you're attending one of the many Earth Day events during the day you can still take part in our historic concert. The music will be as colorful, exciting and diverse as all of you supporting us in this property rights battle, so we hope you'll be able to attend.
- [Lakota Truth Tour:  Speakers highlight malnutirition and food shortages/theft at Pine Ridge](https://www.ienearth.org/lakota-truth-tour-speakers-highlight-malnutirition-and-food-shortagestheft-at-pine-ridge/) - On the 16th of April, The Lakota Truth Tour featuring Lakota grandmothers and several supporting members of the tribe spoke at the MCC church on Ridge St about the ongoing and continuing genocide against their people. The panel included several grandmothers, who in the Lakota tradition are considered the natural leaders. ( Video shows response
- [Stop the Keystone XL: Comments Due MONDAY - EARTH DAY - April 22!](https://www.ienearth.org/stop-the-keystone-xl-comments-due-april-22/) - Once again with one voice, as 40,000 of us did on February 17th, we are calling on President Barrack Obama to reject this dangerous project and continue moving our nation toward energy efficiency and sustainable energy production.
- [U.S. EPA Weighs In: Keystone XL Climate Impact Not Adequately Addressed](https://www.ienearth.org/u-s-epa-weighs-in-keystone-xl-climate-impact-not-adequately-addressed/) - TCKTCKTCK - by EcoWatch By Emily Saari The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has challenged the State Department on its draft environmental impact statement on the Keystone XL pipeline, objecting to its conclusion that the Keystone XL presents no significant climate change impact or environment risk. This criticism raises an important hurdle in the overall
- [Breaking: Enbridge's Line 67 tar sands pipeline... an estimated 600 gallons spilled near Viking, Minnesota](https://www.ienearth.org/breaking-enbridges-line-67-tar-sands-pipeline-an-estimated-600-gallons-spilled-near-viking-minnesota/) - IEN News Update: Enbridge's Line 67 tar sands pipeline has leaked an estimated 600 gallons near Viking, Minnesota. The Indigenous Environmental Network is en route to the spill site to gather more information. Stay tuned. The U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center website reports the details of the incident: "1044848","1044848","1044848","INCIDENT","23-APR-2013 17:09","THE CALLER REPORTED THAT A
- [Enbridge Spill in Viking, MN](https://www.ienearth.org/enbridge-spill-in-viking-mn/) - The small northern western Minnesota town of approximately100 people was the site of the latest Alberta Canada tar sands pipeline oil spill. Enbridge Energy made the initial report that 600 gallons (15 barrels) of oil was released at the Viking Station, from line 67.
- [Keystone XL Pipeline Hearing, Grand Island, NE](https://www.ienearth.org/keystone-xl-pipeline-hearing-grand-island-ne/) - On April 18, 2013 the U.S. State Department held a gathering to hear public comments regarding the pending permit submitted by TransCanada for the Keystone XL pipeline to cross the Canadian Border into the U.S. and continue on to the Gulf of Mexico. This pipeline is proposed to carry Alberta tar sands/bitumen over 1200 miles down through sovereign Indigenous territories, farm and ranches our country depends on, the largest aquifer in the nation, and ecologically sensitive areas.
- [Everyone must accept binding climate commitments](https://www.ienearth.org/everyone-must-accept-binding-climate-commitments/) - By Pablo Solon The United Nations climate negotiations in Bonn are more of the same and we are running out of time. Everybody recognizes that there is a “gap”, but there are no concrete proposals to solve the “gap”. Most delegations prefer not to put a number on the “gap” to avoid the embarrassment of what
- [IEN Draft Recommendations to California REDD Offsets Working Group](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-draft-recommendations-to-california-redd-offsets-working-group/) - May 07, 2013 INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK COMMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA REDD OFFSETS WORKING GROUP (ROW) DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS Re: Recommendations of the REDD Offsets Working Group for Subnational REDD crediting in California’s Cap-and-Trade Program The Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) was formed in 1990 by community-based Indigenous Peoples to address environmental and economic justice issues (EJ) as
- [International Outcry against California’s Forest Offset Scam](https://www.ienearth.org/international-outcry-against-californias-forest-offset-scam/) - Global civil society rejects REDD in climate law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2013 Contacts: Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network (510)-417-1775 miya@apen4ej.org Tom BK Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network (218) 760 0442 ien@igc.org Anabela Lemos, No REDD in Africa Network, Friends of the Earth-Mozambique +258 21 496668 anabela.ja.mz@gmail.com From Africa to the Amazon, from
- [Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on Climate Change against REDD+  and for Life](https://www.ienearth.org/global-alliance-of-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities-on-climate-change-against-redd-and-for-life/) - May 7th, 2013 Dear California REDD Offsets Working Group; Dear People of the State of California; Dear Honorable Jerry Brown, Governor of California; Dear Mary Nichols, Chairman, California Air Resources Board; Dear Ashley Conrad-Saydah, Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy, California Environmental Protection Agency; Dear Arsenio Mataka, Subsecretary for Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs, California Environmental
- [Joint Collective Statement -Indigenous people’s rights and safeguards in projects related to REDD](https://www.ienearth.org/joint-collective-statement-indigenous-peoples-rights-and-safeguards-in-projects-related-to-redd/) - United Nations Permanent Forum for Indigenous Peoples 12th Session May 18-31, 2013 Joint Collective Statement by Bruce “Tom” Goldtooth, Indigenous Educational Network-Indigenous Environmental Network with supportive sign-on of the Seventh Generation Fund, American Indian Law Alliance and Tonatierra Item 5: Indigenous people’s rights and safeguards in projects related to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest
- [Intervention by Indigenous Environmental Network, Tom Goldtooth](https://www.ienearth.org/intervention-by-indigenous-environmental-network-tom-goldtooth/) - This intervention is not on behalf of the North American Caucus, but on behalf of the Indigenous Environmental Network. It is very important that the outcome document articulate the expression of Indigenous worldview that we all share, as Peoples of the Land, Waters, Oceans and noting our relatives of the Polar region – I will add the “Peoples’ of the Ice and Snow”. The full recognition of our spirituality and cosmovision, as part of our culture, has consistently been under attack by States and their colonial bodies and within the implementation of their economic globalization and so-called sustainable development agenda.
- [Regaining Food Sovereignty: Neyaab Nimamoomin Mewinzha Gaa-inajigeyang](https://www.ienearth.org/regaining-food-sovereignty-neyaab-nimamoomin-mewinzha-gaa-inajigeyang/) - Regaining Food Sovereignty explores the state of food systems in some Northern Minnesota Native communities; examining the relationship between history, health, tradition, culture and food. By reclaiming and revitalizing knowledge and practices around tradition, local and healthy foods, many communities and Tribal Nations are working toward a new model of community health and well-being for
- [Oil in Your Backyard - MN PUC Approves Enbridge’s Certificate of Need](https://www.ienearth.org/oil-in-your-backyard/) - The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted unanimously to approve the Phase 1 expansion of Enbridge Energy LLP Certificate of Need, to expand Line 67 (Alberta Clipper) from the current rate of 450,000 bpd to 570,000 bpd. This increase will be the result of 5 additional 6,000 watt pumps to be installed, there will be no new pipeline put in the ground.
- [REDOIL and Rising Tide Alaska will host an Action Camp](https://www.ienearth.org/redoil-and-rising-tide-alaska-will-host-an-action-camp/) - Palmer, Alaska on August 17th-21st, 2013. The goals of the training camp are: 1) Bring together a diverse group of people including grassroots leaders, Tribal government leaders, youth, elders, etc. to discuss the issues of fossil fuels, mining and climate change 2) Ensure a baseline knowledge of fossil fuels, mining and climate change issues (impacts,
- [Nez Perce activists block Idaho highway over tar sands 'megaload'](https://www.ienearth.org/nez-perce-activists-block-idaho-highway-over-tar-sands-megaload/) - By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho | Tue Aug 6, 2013 9:31pm EDT (Reuters) - Police arrested 19 members of the Nez Perce Tribe on Tuesday on suspicion of disorderly conduct for refusing to break a human chain blocking a highway in Idaho in protest against a 322-ton load of equipment bound for the tar sands
- [Alberta Clipper Tar Sand Oil Pipeline Expansion in Minnesota](https://www.ienearth.org/alberta-clipper-tar-sand-oil-pipeline-expansion-in-minnesota/) - Marty Cobenais, IEN's Pipeline organizer speaks at IATP event highlighting tar sands extraction processes, environmental damage- how the Alberta Clipper factors into expansion of tar sands extraction.
- [FACT SHEET: Alberta Clipper / Enbridge Energy Line 67 Expansion](https://www.ienearth.org/fact-sheet-alberta-clipper-enbridge-energy-line-67-expansion/) - Enbridge Energy Inc. has applied to increase the daily amount of Alberta Tar Sands Diluted Bitumen (DilBit) through the recently completed 36-inch Alberta Clipper pipeline. They are seeking approval for a “Certificate of Need” permit from the State of Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, and a “Presidential Permit” from the US State Department.
- [An Enbridge Fairytale](https://www.ienearth.org/an-enbridge-fairytale/) - Once upon a time there was an old evil corporation named Enbridge that wanted to transport different types of oils: sweet, medium, sour, and dil-bit, all across the US to export ports. However, they proclaimed it was for the local people to use and enjoy. Enbridge’s pipedream was fractured, they tended to only tell segments of their tales to the people that owned the land they were trying to put their pipeline on or near.
- [Censored EPA PA Fracking Water Contamination Presentation Published](https://www.ienearth.org/censored-epa-pa-fracking-water-contamination-presentation-published/) - IEN is reposting this article from DeSmogBlog obtained a copy (pdf) of an Obama Administration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fracking groundwater contamination PowerPoint presentation describing a then-forthcoming study's findings in Dimock, Pennsylvania.
- [The Aftermath Of Oil Spills In Michigan And Arkansas](https://www.ienearth.org/the-aftermath-of-oil-spills-in-michigan-and-arkansas/) - Industry experts argue pipeline technology has improved greatly in recent years. They say Keystone will be safe and will help the U.S. economy. Diane and her guests discuss the latest news on the oil spills and the safety of shipping oil through pipelines.
- [Mayflower residents to Tim Griffin: "We need help" with oil-related illnesses](https://www.ienearth.org/mayflower-residents-to-tim-griffin-we-need-help-with-oil-related-illnesses/) - "We have all been sick," said Linda Lynch, whose home is some 300 yards from the rupture site. "I feel like we're all like dogs chasing our tails around here. And we are sick of it. ... We need help."
- [PA Public Health Assessment Finds Fracking Makes People Sick](https://www.ienearth.org/pa-public-health-assessment-finds-fracking-makes-people-sick/) - The early results from the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project study implicate air contamination as the likely cause of three-quarters of the associated illnesses so documented. In some cases, starkly elevated levels of fracking-related air pollutants were found in the air inside of people’s homes. This is an unacceptable problem: breathing is mandatory and, while a drinking water source might be replaced, air cannot.
- [Fracking is Draining Local Communities (Op-Ed)](https://www.ienearth.org/fracking-is-draining-local-communities-op-ed/) - North Dakota has witnessed oil booms before, but fracking requires something new: enormous amounts of water. To frack their wells, companies use truckloads of water taken from the state's aquifers, mix it with industrial chemicals and sand, and then pump it into the earth at extremely high pressure. Each well may consume between 400 and 800 truckloads of water. One North Dakota county alone used 1 billion gallons of water to produce 100 millions of barrels of oil.
- [Red Lake encampment battles Enbridge tar sands pipeline on tribal lands](https://www.ienearth.org/red-lake-encampment-battles-enbridge-tar-sands-pipeline-on-tribal-lands/) - Through the combined efforts of the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN), MN350.org, and the Sierra club, Marty Cobenais of IEN began an encampment on the Red Lake reservation to halt the current pipelines running through tribal land, as well as stop the expansion of said pipelines.
- [Red Lake Direct Action to Stop Illegal Enbridge Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/red-lake-direct-action-to-stop-illegal-enbridge-pipeline/) - Nizhawendaamin Inaakiminaan (We Love Our Land) is a group of Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, joined by blockaders and solidarity activists. The encampment is located in Northern Minnesota near the town of Leonard.
- [Tar Sands- The Undercover Reports from Rolling Stone](https://www.ienearth.org/tar-sands-the-undercover-reports-from-rolling-stone/) - This is the heart of Canada's controversial tar sands operation. If all goes as planned, this region will soon be sending its bitumen – the sticky, black petroleum byproduct colloquially known as "tar" – down the Keystone XL Pipeline. President Obama has yet to give the contentious project the green light, but work in the oil sands shows no sign of slowing down any time soon.
- [Minnesota PUC to review Enbridge oil pipeline expansion](https://www.ienearth.org/minnesota-puc-to-review-enbridge-oil-pipeline-expansion/) - Enbridge Energy’s plan to boost the carrying capacity of a crude oil pipeline through Minnesota will go to a contested-case review, a hearing similar to a trial.
- [Under Siege by Tar Sands, Gulf Coast "Draws The Line"](https://www.ienearth.org/under-siege-by-tar-sands-gulf-coast-draws-the-line/) - If a plan proposed by Arc Terminals is approved, Mobile could soon be receiving 120 rail car loads or nearly 2 million gallons a day.
- [Native Americans Take Lead in Tar Sands Resistance](https://www.ienearth.org/native-americans-take-lead-in-tar-sands-resistance/) - Native American tribes in the United States have taken the lead in opposing the expansion of the Athabasca Tar Sands in Alberta, Canada, engaging in civil disobedience to the point of arrest and attempting to physically block shipments of construction equipment from passing through their native lands.
- [Old Horse with a New Name, Lead by the Same Jack Asses!!!](https://www.ienearth.org/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 Energy Infrastructure Act,’’ to the Energy and Power Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee. The committee will be holding a legislative hearing on Wed. Oct. 2, on this new bill, to revise the Presidential
- [Indigenous Peoples' Organizations and NGOs Opposing REDD Request Meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-traditional-grassroots-based-organizations-opposing-redd-request-meeting-with-gov-jerry-brown/) - We, the undersigned Indigenous peoples organizations, environmental justice and environmental non-governmental organizations, urge you not to include forest carbon offsets known as REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) in California’s Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32. Similar REDD-type projects are already adversely affecting forest dwellers, particularly Indigenous peoples abroad, violating human rights and leading to huge land grabs and environmental destruction.
- [Press Statement: Tom Goldtooth -  Behind the backs of the People of California](https://www.ienearth.org/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 for environmentalism in San Francisco this evening but did not show up perhaps because he knew it was going to be protested. Outside of the awards ceremony at the Parc 55 Hotel, people protested including Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network who read the following statement.
- [Bioneers National Conference Keynote Speaker Tom Goldtooth Articulates Native Vision](https://www.ienearth.org/bioneers-national-conference-keynote-speaker-tom-goldtooth-articulates-native-vision/) - The European concept of the natural world, Goldtooth said, has become a dominant concept world-wide. It holds that knowledge and culture are property, with the attitude that commodities are to be exploited freely, and bought and sold at will. “It has resulted in disharmony between beings and the natural world as well as the current environmental crisis affecting all life,” he said, a concept that is completely at odds with the indigenous worldview.
- [First Nations request for federal delay on approval for Shell’s tar sands Project granted](https://www.ienearth.org/first-nations-request-for-federal-delay-on-approval-for-shells-tar-sands-project-granted/) - Earlier this week the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) announced that a federal decision on Shell Oil’s Jackpine Mine Expansion, a 100,000 barrel per day open pit tar sands mine expansion, would be delayed an additional 35 days.
- [Climate Summit: Don't turn farmers into 'climate smart' carbon traders!](https://www.ienearth.org/climate-summit-dont-turn-farmers-into-climate-smart-carbon-traders/) - Carbon trading has totally failed to address the real causes of the climate crisis. It was never meant to do so. Rather than reducing carbon emissions at their source, it has created a lucrative market for polluters and speculators to buy and sell carbon credits while continuing to pollute.
- [Heavy Storm Devastates Coastal Communities in Western Alaska](https://www.ienearth.org/heavy-storm-devastates-coastal-communities-in-western-alaska/) - In Kotlik, located on the Yukon River Delta, the storm flooded the Kotlik slough, causing severe damage when ice chunks were shoved up the banks.
- [Statement on the UN Climate Conference in Warsaw by Tom Goldtooth](https://www.ienearth.org/statement-on-the-un-climate-conference-in-warsaw-by-tom-goldtooth/) - The United Nations climate meetings involve the big powers of the United States and other industrialized “developed” countries. Lurking in the background are the financial sectors and investors of capital often having meetings in 4-5 star hotels.
- [A Pathetic REDD Package](https://www.ienearth.org/a-pathetic-redd-package/) - In fact, GFC itself already concluded in its latest report on REDD+ and the underlying causes of forest loss that through its focus on national results-based payments REDD+ is per definition not the right mechanism to address the main drivers of forest loss. We also found that in the countries we analyzed (Brazil, Colombia, Uganda, Tanzania and India) the REDD+ policy discussions had not lead to any concrete measures to address the main drivers of forest loss in practice, even in the cases where they had been identified in the readiness process.
- [Humanity at the Crossroads](https://www.ienearth.org/humanity-at-the-crossroads/) - Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe and Spiritual Leader of the Great Sioux Nation and his wife Paula Horne present council statement on Fukushima at the Tillman Chapel at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
- [Power Shift 2013 - Kandi Mossett](https://www.ienearth.org/power-shift-2013-kandi-mossett/) - She began working for the Indigenous Environmental Network as the Tribal Campus Climate Challenge (TCCC) Organizer in February of 2007.
- [Worst-Case Scenario for Oil Sands Industry Has Come to Life, Leaked Document Shows](https://www.ienearth.org/worst-case-scenario-for-oil-sands-industry-has-come-to-life-leaked-document-shows/) - Three grassroots organizations—Rising Tide North America, Oil Change International and the Indigenous Environmental Network—were labeled radicals. Greenpeace and the Rainforest Action Network were classified as a cross between radicals and idealists. Sierra Club, the nation's largest environmental group
- [Tar Sands Facts](https://www.ienearth.org/tar-sands-facts/) - Tar Sands Facts: The technical term for the oil extracted from tar sands is crude bitumen, which is defined as a viscous (thick), heavy oil that will not flow to a well in its natural state. Crude bitumen is extracted from the mined tar sands through a process that mixes the tar sands with hot
- [What Are The Tar Sands](https://www.ienearth.org/what-are-the-tar-sands/) - The tar sands or bitumen (a mixture of sand, clay and heavy crude oil) underlie 140,000 km2 of Alberta’s boreal forest, an area approximately the size of the entire state of New York. These deposits are the second largest source of oil in the world, eclipsed only by Saudi Arabia. Currently, the tar sands operations
- [Energy Development in Indian Country](https://www.ienearth.org/energy-development-in-indian-country/) - Energy development in Indian country is again becoming big business
- [United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples](https://www.ienearth.org/united-nations-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples/) - Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfillment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter,
- [UNPFII Quesitionnaire to Gov'ts: Response from US](https://www.ienearth.org/unpfii-quesitionnaire-to-governments-response-from-us/) - Documents from Governments: Information from the US Questionnaire to Governments Country: United States Question 1 Briefly state what recommendations from the Ninth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) or recommendations from previous sessions (not addressed in previous reports) were addressed by your Government. As President Barack Obama explained at the
- [Enbridge Pipeline Faces Prospect of Civil Disobedience](https://www.ienearth.org/enbridge-pipeline-faces-prospect-of-civil-disobedience/) - Over 500 First Nations and concerned citizens from across Northwest B.C. gathered in Prince Rupert last night for a rally against Enbridge and its plan for pipelines and oil tanker traffic on the province’s North Coast.
- [World People’s Conference on Climate Change](https://www.ienearth.org/world-peoples-conference-on-climate-change/) - We confront the terminal crisis of a civilizing model that is patriarchal and based on the submission and destruction of human beings and nature that accelerated since the industrial revolution.
- [Statement Against Toxic Nuclear Colonialism by Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director, IEN](https://www.ienearth.org/statement-against-toxic-nuclear-colonialism-by-tom-goldtooth-executive-director-ien/) - We must reject false solutions to climate change including bio/agro-fuels, carbon trading and offsetting, nuclear power, large hydro dams and carbon capture and storage. These are not true solutions, but green washing tactics that promotes dangerous business-as-usual fossil fuel extraction from coal, oil, gas to unconventional fossil fuels such as oil shale and the tar sands, with governmental plans for building more polluting coal fired power plants and oil refineries.
- [Declaration For a Nuclear Free Great Basin](https://www.ienearth.org/declaration-for-a-nuclear-free-great-basin/) - We have come together on the sovereign land of the Skull Valley Band of Goshutes, bridging diverse cultural, racial, social, economic, and gender boundaries, to stop Private Fuel Storage, Envirocare, International Uranium Corporation and other companies that want to unload their dangerous nuclear wastes on our communities.
- [THE INTERNATIONAL CANCUN DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES](https://www.ienearth.org/the-international-cancun-declaration-of-indigenous-peoples/) - We, the international representatives of Indigenous Peoples gathered here during the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico from 10-14 September 2003 wish to extend our thanks to the Indigenous Peoples of Mexico, particularly the Mayan Indigenous Peoples of Quintana Roo, for welcoming us. We share the concerns of our Indigenous brothers and sisters, as expressed in the Congreso Nacional Indigena Declaration of Cancun. We join our voices to this CNI Declaration and its conclusions and recommendations.
- [Fort Berthold members locked out](https://www.ienearth.org/fort-berthold-members-locked-out/) - As originally posted on http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096417033by: Staff Reports / Indian Country Today Community space off-limits for promoting clean energy alternatives on reservationNEW TOWN, N.D. – April 1 marked a particularly nasty turn in the growing controversy over the proposed oil refinery on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.Tribal leadership locked up the Northern Lights Tribal Community Building when
- [The Jokkmokk Agreement](https://www.ienearth.org/the-jokkmokk-agreement/) - Responding to the aspirations of Indigenous Peoples and communities around the world to meet together, listen to one another and to exchange ideas on protecting our sustainable local food systems and food sovereignty in accordance with our cultural practices, spiritual values, and our sacred responsibility to the health and survival of the Natural World;
- [Mother Earth Accord](https://www.ienearth.org/mother-earth-accord/) - We are united on this Mother Earth Accord
- [Bemidji food co-op adds kitchen to boost local food producers](https://www.ienearth.org/bemidji-food-co-op-adds-kitchen-to-boost-local-food-producers/) - People all over Minnesota are trying to figure out how to make local foods practical on a larger scale
- [Can You Dig It? We Can Dig It!](https://www.ienearth.org/can-you-dig-it-we-can-dig-it/) - Food impacts our lives and health in so many ways. It is part of every celebration; bringing us together with friends and family, and of course it nourishes our bodies. However, too much over processed, pre-packaged foods high in salt, sugars, and preservatives, can make us sick, and can’t provide the same quality of nutrition
- [Crystal Lameman’s statement on BP operating in her homelands](https://www.ienearth.org/crystal-lamemans-statement-on-bp-operating-in-her-homelands/) - The judicial system has favored my nation and the inherent rights of all First Nations people and this is something BP, you should not ignore
- [Shareholders, protesters line up to lambast BP](https://www.ienearth.org/shareholders-protesters-line-up-to-lambast-bp/) - BP will run the gauntlet of protests from environmentalists and investors alike at its annual shareholder meeting
- [Activists accuse BP of 'cutting corners' in Gulf oil spill clean-up](https://www.ienearth.org/activists-accuse-bp-of-cutting-corners-in-gulf-oil-spill-clean-up/) - Protesters at the London AGM criticize the company's use of a chemical dispersant and say the ecological disaster is far from over
- [Eventful meeting for BP bosses](https://www.ienearth.org/eventful-meeting-for-bp-bosses/) - BP also faced a protest from environmentalists opposed to the development of Canada's tar sands by BP as a major oil source.
- [Mining Minigrant Receipent - Keepers of the Water](https://www.ienearth.org/mining-minigrant-receipent-keepers-of-the-water/) - "Keepers of the Water, an Indigenous-led, grassroots organization, originally began in the summer of 2006 with weekly traditional Ojibwe women’s teachings ending with a water ceremony on Gichigami (Lake Superior). We work mainly in a spiritual way, guided by sacred Ojibwe traditions, to protect the nibi (water). In January 2007, the need to become official
- [Rights of Mother Earth: Restoring Indigenous Life Ways of Responsibility and Respect](https://www.ienearth.org/rights-of-mother-earth-restoring-indigenous-life-ways-of-responsibility-and-respect/) - Restoring Indigenous Life Ways of Responsibility and Respect
- [UN delegates tackle the true cost of gold](https://www.ienearth.org/un-delegates-tackle-the-true-cost-of-gold/) - IPEN - Indigenous Environmental Network California Indian Environmental Alliance – International Indian Treaty Council For Immediate Release: 31 October 2011 Contacts: Manny Calonzo, IPEN co-chair +63 922 8286343 Yuyun Ismawati, Indonesia Toxics Free Network, IPEN lead for ASGM +44 75 83 76 87 07 Tom BK Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network, Member of the Global Indigenous
- [COP17: Indigenous activists target Shell Oil Corp.](https://www.ienearth.org/cop17-indigenous-activists-target-shell-oil-corp/) - Shell has left a trail of broken promises and ravaged eco-systems. They have been pushing their dirty fossil fuels plans on every country they can bully. It's time to stand up and say get the Shell out of there
- [Women of the Blood Nation blockade Murphy Oil to stop destructive fracking on their land](https://www.ienearth.org/women-of-the-blood-nation-blockade-murphy-oil-to-stop-destructive-fracking-on-their-land/) - September 10, 2011 Early last night, numerous women from the Blood Nation have courageously parked in front of Murphy Oil’s fracking development site vowing not to move until plans of fracking for oil and gas are stopped. The women are part of the Kainai Earth Watch and have been active advocates to stop the fracking due to
- [Keystone Pipeline Faces Indigenous Trans-Border Opposition](https://www.ienearth.org/keystone-pipeline-faces-indigenous-trans-border-opposition/) - After two days they drafted a "Mother Earth Accord" that they hope will galvanize indigenous opposition to the most contentious infrastructure proposal in North America: a privately-built 1,661-mile-long oil pipeline set to carry crude from Alberta's oil sands to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast.
- [NCAI: Resolution against the Keystone XL Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/ncai-resolution-against-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - The National Congress of American Indians Resolution #MKE-11-030 Title: Opposition to the Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and Urging the U.S. to Reduce Reliance on Oil from Tar Sands and Instead, to Work towards Cleaner, Sustainable Energy Solutions WHEREAS, we, the members of the National Congress of American Indians of the United States, invoking
- [Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation present grievances to Shell Chairman](https://www.ienearth.org/athabasca-chipewyan-first-nation-present-grievances-to-shell-chairman/) - Eriel Deranger, spokesperson and member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) addressed Shell executives and shareholders at Shell’s Annual General Meeting
- [Front Door Stripped off Mobile Home As Forced Evictions Reach New Low in Bakken Oil Patch](https://www.ienearth.org/front-door-stripped-off-mobile-home-as-forced-evictions-reach-new-low-in-bakken-oil-patch/) - Forced evictions, of local residents from their mobile homes in the New Town area, to provide housing for predominately out-of-state oil workers has reached a new low
- [Mining Minigrant Receipent - WaterLegacy](https://www.ienearth.org/mining-minigrant-receipent-waterlegacy/) - Dear Aimee and Simone, We've had a very exciting week with our district court victory upholding the wild rice standard! We appreciate the WMAN-IEN support, which helped make our work on this issue possible, and we'd like to give you an update. You may recall that in December 2010, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, on
- [Judge upholds Minnesota’s wild rice protection](https://www.ienearth.org/judge-upholds-minnesotas-wild-rice-protection/) - by Stephanie Hemphill, Minnesota Public Radio May 11, 2012 DULUTH, Minn. — A Ramsey Court judge has upheld the state’s standard for sulfate in waters that produce wild rice. The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce challenged the rule, saying it was vague and arbitrarily applied. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Shannon Lotthammer said the agency is
- [IEN – WMAN Mining Mini-Grant Awards](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-wman-mining-mini-grant-awards/) - The following is a list of communities and groups who have been awarded grants in the IEN/WMAN Mining Mini-Grant program (Second Cycle 2012). Advocates for the Protection of Sacred Sites – California Green Energy Justice Summit, a convening to bring together Indigenous community leaders to outline socially and environmentally just principles and recommendations on the
- [‘Freedom Train’ Protesting Northern Gateway Pipeline Crossing Canada](https://www.ienearth.org/freedom-train-protesting-northern-gateway-pipeline-crossing-canada/) - Petition in Support of Freedom Train 2012 We call on Parliament to recognize the decision that has been taken by the Yinka Dene Alliance and other First Nations to ban tar sands pipelines and tankers in their lands and waters – including the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project. Click here to Sign
- [McGuinty invited to a Grassy Narrows fish fry at Queen’s Park](https://www.ienearth.org/mcguinty-invited-to-a-grassy-narrows-fish-fry-at-queens-park/) - Will Premier McGuinty join Grassy Narrows for lunch at the Chef’s Table?
- [Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Report on the Eleventh Session](https://www.ienearth.org/permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues-report-on-the-eleventh-session/) - Report of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on its eleventh session and provisional agenda for its twelfth session
- [UNPFII Discussion: Doctrine of Discovery](https://www.ienearth.org/unpfii-discussion-doctrine-of-discovery/) - the doctrine of discovery is an expression of racism, xenophobia and discrimination - that it represents a regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial or religious group over another
- [DECLARACION DE KARI‐OCA 2](https://www.ienearth.org/declaracion-de-kari‐oca-2/) - Portuguese | Spanish Press Advisory Indigenous Peoples Denounce Green Economy and REDD+ as Privatization of Nature TIME: 10:00 a.m. DAY: Friday, 15 June 2012 PLACE: Clube de Engenhara, Avenida Rio Branco 124-18 andar Indigenous Peoples of the world participating in Kari-Oca 2 denounce Rio+20’s Green Economy and REDD+ as the umbrella for selling nature, forests
- [Declaração KARI‐OCA 2](https://www.ienearth.org/declaracao-kari‐oca-2/) - “CONFERÊNCIA MUNDIAL DOS Povos Indígenas SOBRE RIO+20 e a Mãe TERRA” 13‐22 Junho 2012 Nós, os Povos Indígenas da Mãe Terra reunidos na sede da Kari-Oca I, sagrado Kari-Oka Púku, no Rio de Janeiro para participar da Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável Rio+20, agradecemos aos Povos Indígenas do Brasil por nos darem o
- [Mother Earth Should Not Be "Owned, Privatised and Exploited"](https://www.ienearth.org/mother-earth-should-not-be-owned-privatised-and-exploited/) - Aline Jenckel interviews, TOM B.K. GOLDTOOTH, executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network - IPS News.Net The declaration, part of preparations for the upcoming U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, frequently referred to as Rio+20, in June, recounted the "active participation" of indigenous groups in the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and
- [Declaration of Kari-Oca II adopted by five hundred Indigenous representatives in sacred ceremony](https://www.ienearth.org/declaration-of-kari-oca-ii-adopted-by-five-hundred-indigenous-representatives-in-sacred-ceremony/) - By Jeff Conant, for Climate Connections Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 19, 2012 – Over five hundred Indigenous Peoples from Brazil and throughout the world gathered at Kari-Oca II, an encampment seated at the foot of a mountain near Rio Centro, to sign a declaration demanding respect for Indigenous Peoples’ role in maintaining a stable
- [Tom Goldtooth speaks during the first indigenous assembly for the Rio +20](https://www.ienearth.org/tom-goldtooth-speaks-during-the-first-indigenous-assembly-for-the-rio-20/) - Kari-Oca II Indigenous Caravan to Rio +20 is an initiative of young indigenous people of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. In this caravan, at least one hundred delegates from across Abya Yala will travel to Brazil by bus in order to participate in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio + 20. The Caravan was
- [Rio+ 20 News](https://www.ienearth.org/rio-20-news/) - No REDD They want to see us as gardeners in our own lands” The International Alliance of Indigenous and Local Communities on Climate Change held a press conference at the Peoples Summit in Rio to expose ’green economy’ and the REDD mechanism (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation). Representatives of indigenous peoples from around the
- ["Join me in Earth Revolution"](https://www.ienearth.org/join-me-in-earth-revolution/) - As the youth gathered to pronounce the failure of the Rio + 20 outcomes document, it was Ta’Kaiya, hoisted on the shoulders of her First Nations brother Clayton Thomas Muller and sister Kandi Mosset from IEN that spoke most clearly, for me, and for thousands of others gathered in the moment of anger and seeking
- [Update on the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Program](https://www.ienearth.org/update-on-the-indigenous-food-sovereignty-program/) - Recently I heard someone say this simple and profound statement: “A nation cannot be sovereign if it cannot feed its people” More and more we are realizing that the industrialized, GMO driven, corporate controlled global food system is failing, it is not enough to feed us, body or soul. Local food systems based on principals
- [Sustainable Tuesdays](https://www.ienearth.org/sustainable-tuesdays/) - In January 2012 IEN and partners from the Minnesota Green Corps and the RailRiver Folk School began a weekly educational forum on Sustainability
- [Council votes down proposed water rights settlement](https://www.ienearth.org/council-votes-down-proposed-water-rights-settlement/) - By Marley Shebala WINDOW ROCK, July 5, 2012 The Navajo Nation Council voted down the proposed Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement with a vote of 6 in favor and 15 opposed after about three hours of debate on Thursday. Immediately after the vote, the standing room only crowd in the council chamber broke
- [REDDelion-CHIAPAS To Host a People’s Forum Against REDD+ in Chiapas](https://www.ienearth.org/reddelion-chiapas-to-host-a-peoples-forum-against-redd-in-chiapas/) - During a week of open public forums, community groups, academics, and civil society organizations will gather in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, to analyze REDD+ and its orientation toward privatizing forests and jungles
- [Kandi Mossett Report Back: Rio+20 and other Current and Critical Issues](https://www.ienearth.org/kandi-mossett-report-back-rio20-and-other-current-and-critical-issues/) - Kandi Mossett's interview on American Indian Airwaves Issues Discussed: Rio+20 Keystone XL Hydraulic Fracturing (oil and gas) Alternatives and Transition away from a fossil fuel economy Remembering Pat Spears, his life and huge contribution to the People And more. Kandi's interview starts immediately after the broadcast's news report. Please enjoy the entire program and tune
- [People’s Summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil](https://www.ienearth.org/peoples-summit-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/) - June 21, 2012 We, movements for the defense of water and Mother Earth gathered at the Blue Pavilion inside the Cúpula dos Povos, collectively share a vision that water is a commons, not a commodity. The Earth’s pristine waters give life to an astonishing diversity of ecosystems and human societies. This common vision affirms the
- [Photos courtesy of Ben Powless IEN Delegate](https://www.ienearth.org/photos-courtesy-of-ben-powless-ien-delegate/) - The photos taken during the signing and the presentation of the Kari-Oca Declaration to officials at the UN RIO+20 Summit in Brazil in this gallery - are just some of the many taken by Ben Powless over the many days of gatherings at the Kari-Oca Village. You can view more by clicking here.
- [Kari Oca II Blessing of the Declaration](https://www.ienearth.org/kari-oca-ii-blessing-of-the-declaration/) - Blessing ceremony of the historical Kari Oca II Declaration, Kari-Oka Village, at Sacred Kari-Oka Púku, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20 June 2012.
- [Presentation of Kari-Oca II Declaration to Government of Brazil](https://www.ienearth.org/presentation-of-kari-oca-ii-declaration-to-government-of-brazil/) - At the United Nations Earth Summit Rio+20, Indigenous Peoples from throughout the world converged at Kari-Oca village to articulate their issues and demands to world leaders gathered for the UNCSD Rio+20. On Thursday, June 21, 2012, representatives presented the Kari-Oca II Declaration to a representative of the Government of Brazil.
- [Greenpeace & REDOIL Presser on Shell Arctic Campaign at Rio+20 Earth Summit](https://www.ienearth.org/1255/) - Statement of Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands (REDOIL) RIO + 20 Shell Oil and the Arctic Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands (REDOIL) is a movement of Alaska Natives of the Inupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Tlingit, Eyak, Gwich’in and Denaiana Athabascan Tribes who came together in June 2002 in Cordova, Alaska to form a powerful
- [International Indigenous Peoples Submit Kari-Oca II Declaration to UNCSD](https://www.ienearth.org/international-indigenous-peoples-submit-kari-oca-ii-declaration-to-uncsd/) - PRESS ADVISORY June 21, 2012 International Indigenous Peoples Submit Kari-Oca II Declaration to UNCSD Over 500 indigenous peoples from different parts of the globe will march to the UNCSD (Rio+20) at 11AM today to deliver the Kari-Oca II Declaration. The Declaration is a result of eight days of discussions on self-determination, sustainable development and indigenous
- [Protests, appeals sideline politicians at Rio+20 meet](https://www.ienearth.org/protests-appeals-sideline-politicians-at-rio20-meet/) - AFP - World leaders were elbowed out of the spotlight at the Earth summit on Thursday as civil society blasted corporate capitalism and political compromise while celebrities clamored for an Arctic sanctuary. On its penultimate day, UN chief Ban Ki-moon defended the Rio+20 conference -- the first summit on sustainable development in a decade --
- [Indigenous Peoples Set to Deliver Kari-Oca II Declaration to Rio+20 Leaders](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-set-to-deliver-kari-oca-ii-declaration-to-rio20-leaders/) - Media Advisory 20 June 2012 Indigenous Peoples Set to Deliver Kari-Oca II Declaration to Rio+20 Leaders Indigenous Peoples will march to the United Nations Rio+20 Summit tomorrow to deliver the historic Kari-Oca II Declaration to the Rio+20 Secretary-General, Sha Zukang. Ratified by over five hundred Indigenous Peoples from Brazil and throughout the world, the
- [KARI-OCA 2 DECLARATION](https://www.ienearth.org/kari-oca-2-declaration/) - “INDIGENOUS PEOPLES GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON RIO+20 AND MOTHER EARTH” Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Clique aqui para ler em Português. We, the Indigenous Peoples of Mother Earth assembled at the site of Kari-Oka I, sacred Kari-Oka Púku, Rio de Janeiro to participate in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20, thank the
- [Indigenous Peoples International Declaration on Self-Determination and Sustainable Development](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-international-declaration-on-self-determination-and-sustainable-development/) - Wednesday, 20 June, 2012 Indigenous Peoples from all regions of the world met at the “Indigenous Peoples International Conference on Sustainable Development and Self Determination,” from June 17th – 19th 2012 at the Museu da República in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We thank the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil for welcoming us their homelands and express
- [PEOPLES’ SUMMIT FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AGAINST THE MERCALIZATION OF LIFE, IN DEFENSE OF THE COMMONS](https://www.ienearth.org/peoples-summit-for-social-and-environmental-justice-against-the-mercalization-of-life-in-defense-of-the-commons/) - LETTER OF RIO DE JANEIRO FINAL DECLARATION OF FREE LAND CAMP IX – LIVING WELL / HEALTHY FULL LIFE Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15 to 22 June 2012 We, more than 1,800 leaders, representatives of indigenous peoples and organizations present (APIB – Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil – COIAB, APOINME, ARPINSUL, ARPINSUDESTE, indigenous peoples
- [Climate Activists Press Conference](https://www.ienearth.org/climate-activists-press-conference/) - Press Statement of Tom BK Goldtooth, Executive Director, Indigenous Environmental Network
- [Memorandum to Collaborate to Protect Indian Sacred Sites](https://www.ienearth.org/memorandum-to-collaborate-to-protect-indian-sacred-sites/) - Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Interior Sign Memorandum to Collaborate to Protect Indian Sacred Sites
- [Communities Across US Stand with Those Impacted by Sandy](https://www.ienearth.org/communities-across-us-stand-with-those-impacted-by-sandy/) - Community-based organizations and movements across the U.S. who are working for a Just Transition out of the climate crisis
- [Uranium Mine by Pine Ridge Nearing Approval](https://www.ienearth.org/uranium-mine-by-pine-ridge-nearing-approval/) - State to rule Oct. 31 on request Thursday, October 18, 2012 The following story was written and reported by Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor. All content © Native Sun News. By Talli Nauman, Native Sun News Health & Environment Editor PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- [Nobel Women's Initiative Visit the Tar Sands](https://www.ienearth.org/nobel-womens-initiative-visit-the-tar-sands/) - Our Breaking Ground: Women, Oil & Climate Change delegation officially kicked off on, October 9, and we’re flying high – literally!! Follow them online from October 9-16 as the Nobel Women’s Initiative travels to the oil sands of Alberta and into British Columbia along the proposed route of the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Led by Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams, the delegation
- [Contaminated Culture](https://www.ienearth.org/contaminated-culture-native-people-struggle-with-tainted-resources-lost-identity/) - Native People Struggle With Tainted Resources, Lost Identity
- [Climate Change Threatens the Ojibwe’s Wild Rice Harvest](https://www.ienearth.org/climate-change-threatens-the-ojibwes-wild-rice-harvest/) - By Mary Annette Pember November 2, 2012 From Indian Country Today It’s difficult to imagine a year without manoomin on the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin. That wild rice—“food that grows on the water”—is so important to the people there that they call their annual summer pow wow the Bad River Manoomin celebration. But
- [Exposing REDD :: The False Climate Solution](https://www.ienearth.org/exposing-redd-the-false-climate-solution/) - Watch and Share this informative video! During the week of October 22, 2012, The Mending News released a 7:25 minute video on the basics of an international carbon offset mechanism called REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and its link to California’s cap and trade regulations that currently include a “placeholder” to allow
- [Shale Oil Boom in North Dakota is Impacting Native Americans Especially Hard](https://www.ienearth.org/shale-oil-boom-in-north-dakota-is-impacting-native-americans-especially-hard/) - Many North Dakotans view the oil rush as an assault on their communities and the places they love.
- [Quebec-Ontario pipeline will create eastern U.S. route for oil, groups warn](https://www.ienearth.org/quebec-ontario-pipeline-will-create-eastern-u-s-route-for-oil-groups-warn/) - A number of environmental groups are warning that a proposal to bring Alberta oil to Quebec through Ontario is just one step toward creating an eastern route for exports to New England.
- [You heard it here: Northern Gateway’s dead](https://www.ienearth.org/you-heard-it-here-northern-gateways-dead/) - To survive, the Gateway pipeline would have to push past the growing opposition of British Columbians in general, the opposition of the current Liberal provincial government and the NDP government likely to replace it next year, the unanimous opposition of environmentalists, considerable opposition from at least some of the aboriginal groups along the route and, if all this were not enough, the likelihood of prolonged court battles.
- [Water protections lost under Harper’s C-38 and C-45](https://www.ienearth.org/water-protections-lost-under-harpers-c-38-and-c-45/) - Postmedia News reports, “The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has no formal plans to consult with stakeholders on new regulations or partnerships to prevent industrial pollution after major changes to environmental protection laws were adopted last summer (that removed federal protection of fish habitat)… The latest changes to the legislation (that lists just 97 lakes,
- [Thousands expected at Ottawa protest on Friday](https://www.ienearth.org/thousands-expected-at-ottawa-protest-on-friday/) - First Nations people and their supporters are uniting under the banner Idle No More against the federal government’s changes to legislation which will affect treaties and traditionally used lands.
- [Awake, Hungry and Idle No More](https://www.ienearth.org/awake-hungry-and-idle-no-more/) - Idle No More movement - its name at once a firm commitment to the future, while at the same time a gentle self-criticism of the past
- [Yellowstone River Oil Spill](https://www.ienearth.org/yellowstone-river-oil-spill/) - Delayed Response From Exxon Made Matters Worse, Feds Say
- [Shell Drilling Ship Salvage Impeded By Storm](https://www.ienearth.org/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 the large vessel went aground off an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Alaska. A Coast Guard plane and a helicopter flew over the Kulluk on Tuesday, but severe weather didn't permit
- [Coal Mine Expansion Would Decimate Colorado Roadless Area](https://www.ienearth.org/coal-mine-expansion-would-decimate-colorado-roadless-area/) - he coal lease expansion paves the way for corporate giant Arch Coal to bulldoze 6.5 miles of road and 48 natural gas drilling pads through 1,700 acres
- [Haudenosaunee Hold Idle No More Round Dance in Syracuse](https://www.ienearth.org/haudenosaunee-hold-idle-no-more-round-dance-in-syracuse/) - Haudenosaunee Confederacy and their non-Native supporters joined hands in a flash mob Round Dance of solidarity with the Idle No More
- [Canada's Indigenous Movement Gains Momentum](https://www.ienearth.org/canadas-indigenous-movement-gains-momentum/) - Are the country's First Nations groups being denied their rights and being targeted by the government?
- [Tar Sands In Minnesota](https://www.ienearth.org/tar-sands-in-minnesota/) - Marty Cobenais, Pipeline Organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network talks about Minnesota and Tar Sands pipelines in the featured video below.
- [Application for a Presidential Permit To Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States and Canada; Enbridge Energy, LP](https://www.ienearth.org/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 East Coast and Gulf of Mexico to export. So it is time to fight this in MN folks!!!! We need the tribes, tribal members, concerned citizens, and the land owners to stand up and lets
- [No plans for formal consultation on water protection rule changes](https://www.ienearth.org/no-plans-for-formal-consultation-on-water-protection-rule-changes/) - But conservation groups are concerned about the environmental impacts of the legislation and budget cuts, noting the government isn't actively following through on its commitment to work with them on new partnerships.
- [Help the Guna of Panama Save Turtles](https://www.ienearth.org/help-the-guna-of-panama-save-turtles/) - Population growth and diminishing availability of fish have brought the human-turtle relationship to a critical head
- [Wisconsin’s Mining Moratorium Under Attack](https://www.ienearth.org/wisconsins-mining-moratorium-under-attack/) - Wisconsin is now under a well-funded mining industry attack on the grassroots environmental, sport fishing and tribal movement which mobilized tens of thousands of Wisconsin citizens to successfully oppose Exxon’s destructive Crandon mine at the headwaters of the Wolf River
- [Another Looming Cliff of Grave Consequence](https://www.ienearth.org/another-looming-cliff-of-grave-consequence/) - The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is a disaster in the making causing expansion of the expensive, dirty tar sands oil excavation up in Canada's Boreal forest.
- [Defenders of the Land: Indigenous Peoples have clear demands for real change](https://www.ienearth.org/defenders-of-the-land-indigenous-peoples-have-clear-demands-for-real-change/) - We are sovereign nations. We have the inherent right to self-determination. We will determine our own destinies in accordance with our own customs, laws, and traditions - not in a way dictated to us by Canadian and provincial governments, and without interference by these governments.
- [Canadian PM to meet First Nations leaders after protests](https://www.ienearth.org/canadian-pm-to-meet-first-nations-leaders-after-protests/) - The Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, has agreed to a meeting with First Nations leaders following indigenous protests sparked by a hunger strike.
- [Rising anger of Canada's First Nations over living conditions](https://www.ienearth.org/rising-anger-of-canadas-first-nations-over-living-conditions/) - As a result, the chief of the Attawapiskat, Theresa Spence, has been on a hunger strike living in a teepee across from parliament since 11 December as winter descends on Canada's capital, Ottawa. She says she is willing to die for her people if the Queen and the prime minister, Stephen Harper, don't meet Canada's indigenous chiefs to discuss the treaty rights they signed with the crown.
- [Gathering to Protect the Sacred From the Tar Sands and Keystone XL](https://www.ienearth.org/gathering-to-protect-the-sacred-from-the-tar-sands-and-keystone-xl/) - Notify President Obama and the U.S. Government that the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline would be a further grave specific abrogation of the January 23, 1863 Treaty and possibly other related treaties and would have very regrettable consequences.
- [New Tar Sands study supports First Nation concerns for weakening Environmental Legislation](https://www.ienearth.org/new-tar-sands-study-supports-first-nation-concerns-for-weakening-environmental-legislation/) - This week a new study was released showing chemicals from tar sands production in Northern Alberta and Treaty 8 are being found in increasing amounts in lakes in the region substantiating the long time claims of the community of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN).
- [Mikisew Cree First Nation and Frog Lake First Nation to challenge C-38 and C-45 in Federal Court](https://www.ienearth.org/mikisew-cree-first-nation-and-frog-lake-first-nation-to-challenge-c-38-and-c-45-in-federal-court/) - The first nations are asking the court to stop the implementation of the environmental sections of the bills and to supervise the process going forward to ensure that the government complies.
- [Lubicon Lake Nation Take A Stand in Alberta Oilfield: Exercise of Jurisdiction Slows Oilfield Traffic](https://www.ienearth.org/lubicon-lake-nation-take-a-stand-in-alberta-oilfield-exercise-of-jurisdiction-slows-oilfield-traffic/) - “We're not out blocking the roads and shutting things down, we’re not at that point.” said Councillor Bryan Laboucan of the demonstration. “All we're doing here today is taking a few minutes to talk to people visiting our territory whether for work or just passing through and educate them on our situation.”
- [EPA is Seeking Public Comment on the Working Draft of its Policy on Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples](https://www.ienearth.org/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 EPA to expand its efforts to include other indigenous stakeholders, such as working with indigenous community-based/grassroots organizations and tribal colleges to improve environmental health throughout the United States and its territories. This is beyond its government-to-government policy with federally recognized Tribal governments and their tribal environmental programs
- [Why Canadian Tar Sands are the Most Environmentally Destructive Project on Earth](https://www.ienearth.org/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 research showing that the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would damage the climate much more than previously thought, by dramatically expanding tar sands production and because it will lead to increased combustion of a particularly dirty
- [As State Department nears completion of Keystone XL review, both sides dig in](https://www.ienearth.org/as-state-department-nears-completion-of-keystone-xl-review-both-sides-dig-in/) - Weighing the project’s carbon impact poses a challenge for Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), Obama’s nominee to become secretary of state. Kerry has devoted his career to fighting global warming. Regarding Keystone XL, he told the Hill newspaper in October that “there’s a lot at stake here, and I’ll do my best to leave no question unanswered, including every possible economic and environmental consideration, before a final decision is made.”
- [Tribes and Allies Gather on Yankton Sioux Reservation to Oppose the Tar Sands and Keystone XL Pipeline](https://www.ienearth.org/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 from across the United States and Canada and their Allies will converge at the Yankton Sioux Reservation, South Dakota for a historical event, “Gathering to Protect the Sacred From the Tar Sands and Keystone XL.” Taking
- [Occupy Talks: Indigenous Perspectives on the Occupy Movement - Media Wrench (Toronto)](https://www.ienearth.org/occupy-talks-indigenous-perspectives-on-the-occupy-movement-media-wrench-toronto/) - What does it mean to 'Occupy already occupied lands?'. How does Occupy relate to 500 years of resistance on Turtle Island? Please join speakers Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Clayton Thomas-Muller and Leanne Simpson with MC Tannis Nielson to explore and discuss these dynamics of the Occupy movement.
- [ENBRIDGE OMNIBUS ROUTE REVISION HIDES UNRELATED CHANGES TO THEIR APPLICATION](https://www.ienearth.org/enbridge-omnibus-route-revision-hides-unrelated-changes-to-their-application/) - There are numerous embedded proposed changes which have nothing to do with the route revision.
- [Ethical Enbridge? The real story of Line 9 and the tar sands giga-project](https://www.ienearth.org/ethical-enbridge-the-real-story-of-line-9-and-the-tar-sands-giga-project/) - Enbridge's Line 9 reversal project has become a hot button issue in Ontario as Big Oil seeks to expand tar sands markets in the 401 corridor, the U.S. and potentially Europe. Line 9 runs from Sarnia, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec, passing within 50 km of an estimated 9.1 million people, including 18 First Nation communities, and directly through 99 towns and cities. In true Orwellian language, the reversal is being sold to the public as a jobs-creating, low impact, and 'ethical' project. It is none of these things.
- [Indigenous Anti-Nuclear Summit Declaration](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-anti-nuclear-summit-declaration/) - We, the Indigenous Peoples gathered here for this summit, standing in defense and protection of our Mother Earth and all our relations, do hereby unanimously express our total opposition to the nuclear power and weapons chain and its devastating impacts and deadly effects on our communities.
- [INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ SEATTLE DECLARATION](https://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-peoples-seattle-declaration/) - We, the Indigenous Peoples from various regions of the world, have come to Seattle to express our great concern over how the World Trade Organization is destroying Mother Earth and the cultural and biological diversity of which we are a part.

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- [Welcome](https://www.ienearth.org/) - The Indigenous Environmental Network is an alliance of grassroots Indigenous Peoples whose mission is to protect the sacredness of Mother Earth from contamination and exploitation by strengthening, maintaining, and respecting traditional teachings and natural laws.
- [UNPFII 2026](https://www.ienearth.org/unpfii-2026/) - ” Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ Health, Including in the Context of Conflict” Elevate IEN grassroots positions at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in reference to the main theme and other mandated agenda items.Support and uplift the dialogue on health and conflict, make connections to feminisms, environmental and climate justice, Indigenous-just transition, extractive economies
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- [Just Transition](https://www.ienearth.org/justtransition/) - Indigenous Just Transition “Indigenous prophecy meets scientific prediction. What we have known and believed, you also now know: The Earth is out of balance. The plants are disappearing, the animals are dying, and the very weather – rain, wind, fire itself – reacts against the actions of the human being. For the future of the
- [Invest in our future](https://www.ienearth.org/invest-in-our-future/) - Indigenous Sovereignty is a climate solution The Indigenous Peoples of the so-called Americas have lived for over 500 years in confrontation with an invasive society that holds an opposing worldview. As a result, we are now facing an environmental and ecological crisis that threatens the survival of humanity and much of natural life. Despite this
- [Ways to Give](https://www.ienearth.org/ways-to-give/) - Give to the Indigenous Environmental Network Over 30 years ago the Indigenous Environmental Network was formed by grassroots Indigenous peoples under the leadership of youth, elders, women, and traditional spiritual societies to stand up for our inherent rights to practice our cultural and spiritual ways of life and to stop the destruction of our waters,
- [IEN at the UNPFII 2025](https://www.ienearth.org/ien-at-the-unpfii-2025/) - “Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within United Nations Member States and the United Nations system, including identifying good practices and addressing challenges” Termination Agenda and Inherent Relationships Jurisprudence My name is Michael Lane, and I am the Indigenous Sovereignty Advocate for the Indigenous Environmental Network and am badged and
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