Fake Indigenous Leaders Ask For Mining License To Be Issued In Philippines Posted 07 August 2011, by Staff, Indigenous Peoples, Issues & Resources FaceBook Page, facebook.com/indigenouspeoplesissues (Ed Note: please visit the original site for more content associated with this article) This seems to be a growing trend. Companies are trying to get [...]
Archive for August 7th, 2011
7 Aug
Do We Need a Militant Movement to Save the Planet (and Ourselves)?
Do We Need a Militant Movement to Save the Planet (and Ourselves)? Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith and Aric McBay call for new strategy to stave off environmental catastrophe. Posted 06 August 2011, by Tara Lohan, AlterNet, alternet.org Environmental groups are trying to build a critical mass around issues like global warming to inspire public action [...]
7 Aug
Navajo Aquifer Concerns May Prove True
Navajo Aquifer Concerns May Prove True Posted 05 August 2011, by Carol Berry, Indian Country Today Media Network, indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com For years, Native opponents of a massive strip mine on Black Mesa in northern Arizona have said longstanding extractive practices of Peabody Energy Corp. (formerly Peabody Western Coal Co.) have depleted a major [...]
7 Aug
Winona LaDuke: Seizures & Militarization of Indigenous Lands & the Recovery of Native Seeds & Sustainable, Land-Based Economies
Winona LaDuke: Seizures & Militarization of Indigenous Lands & the Recovery of Native Seeds & Sustainable, Land-Based Economies Posted 15 May 2011, by Jean Downey, Kimberly Hughes and Jen Teeter, Ten Thousand Things, tenthousandthingsfromkyoto.blogspot.com Winona LaDuke’s analysis of military seizures and ongoing militarization of indigenous tribal lands in North America sounds a lot like similar [...]
7 Aug
Jeju’s Choice: Militarization & Profit, or Preservation?
Jeju’s Choice: Militarization & Profit, or Preservation? Posted 30 September 2010, by Rebecca Smith, Kyoto Journal, kyotojournal.org download as PDF file (251KB) One of the paradigmatic images of creation is the island that suddenly manifests itself in the midst of the waves. —Mircea Eliade JEJU ISLAND Is indeed a living symbol of island as [...]
7 Aug
Korea women want nature instead of naval base on Jeju Island
Korea women want nature instead of naval base on Jeju Island Posted 15 June 2011, by Staff, DMZ Hawai’i, dmzhawaii.org Jeju island off of South Korea is a gem of beauty, abundant natural resources and resilient people. It is a recognized as world peace island and an endangered soft coral marine environment. The island is [...]
7 Aug
Biodynamics and Economic Botany
Biodynamics and Economic Botany Posted 06 August 2011, by Bob Goldberg, HIPFish Monthly, hipfishmonthly.com In July, my wife Nancy and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by taking a trip to the Applegate Valley in southern Oregon. Wine was the theme. We passed through many of Oregon’s AVAs (American Viticultural Areas) on the way, concentrating on [...]
7 Aug
Summerlin residents receive SNWA award for landscape
Summerlin residents receive SNWA award for landscape Posted 06 August 2011, by Staff, Las Vegas Review-Journal (Stephens Media LKLC), lvrj.com Summerlin residents, Dave and Kathy Oder, recently won first place in the Southern Nevada Water Authority landscape awards in the residential landscape design by a professional category. According to Doug Bennett, conservation manager [...]
7 Aug
Biomimicry
Biomimicry Posted 05 August 2011, by Staff, Costa Rican Resource, crrtravel.com One of our favorite subjects to bring on tour with us is the topic of biomimicry. The term biomimicry was coined by an eco-saint named Jane Benyus. She has written numerous books (Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature) on the subject and been on the cover of [...]
