Category Archives: Tar Sands
Koch-ing the Climate
Cross-posted from Oil Change International The Koch brothers. By Andy Rowell Last week, the god-father of climate science, James Hansen, who directs the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, reiterated his warning about exploiting the tar sands in an op-ed in the New … Continue reading
Filed under Climate Change, Tar Sands
Video, Photos: Tar Sands/ Gulf Oil Spill Protesters dragged out of BP meeting in UK
This post comes from Clayton Thomas-Muller, Tar Sands Campaigner for Indigenous Environmental Network and Global Justice Ecology Project Board member: After the Reuters article below is an initial round up of media from yesterday’s BP AGM meeting here in London, … Continue reading
BP operations in Tar Sands ‘could soon be illegal’, First Nations tell Shareholder Meeting
Full disclosure: Clayton Thomas-Muller is on the board of Global Justice Ecology Project. Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) teams up with UK Tar Sands Network and Gulf Coast representatives to send clear message to BP shareholders that tar sands is a … Continue reading
Filed under Indigenous Peoples, Climate Justice, Pollution, Tar Sands, Energy
What You Need to Know about Tar Sands in the U.S.
By Ben Jervey, cross-posted from Eco-Watch 04-10-2012 – Think that that dirtiest oil on the planet is only found up in Alberta? You might be surprised then to hear that there are tar sands deposits in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, much of … Continue reading
Lakotas Launch Hunger Strike Against Tar Sands Pipelines
Cross-Posted from Huffington Post, 04/ 3/2012 . In the Dakotas, members of the proud Lakota Nation rose in protest this week to join a 48-hour hunger strike in opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline—and all tar sands pipelines—they say will destroy precious water resources … Continue reading
Filed under Actions, Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Water, Tar Sands, Energy, women
Action Alert: TODAY! First Nations Demand Consultation on Proposed Changes to Canada’s Environmental Laws
Action Alert! Stand with First Nations Send your comments TODAY – Deadline, Thursday, March 29, 2012 Today, March 29th, Crime Minister Stephan Harper and the Conservative government will again try to hide changes to Canada’s environmental laws within a budget … Continue reading
KPFK Earth Segment: Marty Cobenais of IEN on Obama’s Keystone Pipeline reversal and ETC Group’s Jim Thomas on the threat of synthetic biology
Global Justice Ecology Project partners with Margaret Prescod and the Sojourner Truth show at KPFK Pacifica in Los Angeles for weekly Earth Segments and weekly Earth Minutes. This week’s Earth Segment features Marty Cobenais of Indigenous Environmental Network giving IEN’s perspective … Continue reading
CNBC Reports Obama Fast-Tracking Keystone Pipeline, Other Projects
Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 | 11:12 AM ET Cross-Posted from CNBC President Obama is directing federal agencies to fast-track an oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas, backing a segment of the larger Keystone XL project that he rejected earlier this … Continue reading
Filed under Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Pollution, Tar Sands, Energy
BREAKING NEWS: Native Americans Protest Keystone XL From A Cage
Activists compelled to stay in enclosure miles from President’s pro-oil event This comes to Climate Connections straight from the source: Native Americans gathering in Cushing, Oklahoma for a Thursday protest of President Obama’s anticipated words of praise for the Keystone … Continue reading
Filed under Energy, Indigenous Peoples, New Voices in the News, Tar Sands
Last Week’s Earth Minute: Indigenous Blockade of the Tar Sands–in Colorado
Global Justice Ecology Project partners with Margaret Prescod’s Sojourner Truth show on KPFK–Pacifica Los Angeles radio show for a weekly Earth Minute on Tuesdays and a weekly 12 minute Environment Segment every Thursday. Go to the link below and scroll to minute 30:04 to … Continue reading
Filed under Actions, Climate Change, Earth Minute, Energy, Indigenous Peoples, KPFK, Pollution, Tar Sands
