Over the weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a $100 million line item to be given to Native American tribes in California to purchase land that would be preserved, as well as create programs to fight change. climate change and increased workforce development. According to Newsom’s proposal, which stems from a 2020 executive order in […]
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War in Ukraine increases pressure for US oil; the industry faces obstacles
Matthew Brown and Susan Montoya Bryan | Associated press Billings, Mont. – In the northern Montana oil fields, industry veteran Mac McDermott watched crude prices soar from $75 a barrel in January to over $120 as Russia continued its war in Ukraine and then back again when coronavirus concerns in China raised the specter of […]
Lancet report says India’s excessive Covid death toll highest in the world, government calls it ‘misinformed’
London: India’s estimated cumulative excess deaths from COVID-19 between January 2020 and December 2021 was the highest in the world at 4.07 million, about eight times higher than expected, according to a new Lancet analysis.Responding to the findings, the Union Health Department on Friday called the analysis “speculative and ill-informed” and said the authors themselves […]
Why Indigenous voters who helped elect Kyrsten Sinema now feel betrayed | american politics
Indigenous leaders who mobilized Arizona voters to help elect Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said the centrist Democratic lawmaker could no longer count on their support because communities felt betrayed. Sinema was elected in 2018, halfway through Trump’s term, amid growing concern over rolling back voting rights and environmental protections that disproportionately impact tribal communities. She entered […]
US to spend $725 million this year cleaning up abandoned coal mines
Feb 7 (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Monday $725 million in federal funds would be made available to states this year to clean up abandoned coal mines, one of several initiatives to reduce pollution resulting decades of fossil fuel development. The money is part of the $11.3 billion allocated for mine rehabilitation in […]
Indian development discourse must diversify its leadership and stop ignoring caste
Caste is an elephant in the living room of Indian social development professionals. Although caste has always been at the heart of the country’s electoral politics, it remains marginal in mainstream development thinking. Also globally, it is absent from social characteristics of concern, such as gender, race or age in the Sustainable Development Goals, despite […]
Agar trees | The Manila Times
WE all know that our forests are at risk. Development, climate change and poaching have reduced them to sufficiently threatened levels to jeopardize our future (if not our present) sustainability. Although we all understand the reasons for illegal logging – obtaining hardwood for construction like narra, molave, dungon, mangkono and other hardwood tree species that […]
BACKGROUNDER: Biden administration tackles super polluting methane emissions
Interior announces $1.15 billion of bipartisan infrastructure law to create jobs by capping sinks alongside additional federal action When President Biden restored American climate leadership to the world stage in Glasgow at the United Nations climate conference, he unveiled America’s methane emissions reduction action plan. The ambitious action plan outlined how the United States will […]
Nearly 70,000 invasive green crabs were caught in Washington State last fall | Smart News
Despite the species name, the color of European green crabs varies greatly from dark brown to dark green with flecks of yellow or orange. MyLoupe via Getty Images Washington state is taking emergency action to combat an infestation of European green crabs, an invasive species that has seen an “exponential increase” in local waterways. Last […]
Former Mayor Swearengin Is the “Unofficial Governor” of the San Joaquin Valley – GV Wire
If you want to serve the people of California, is public service the best place for you? Joe Mathews Opinion The question was raised again when one of our most accomplished state legislators, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego, resigned her seat to take on a leadership role at the California Labor Federation, a powerful […]
Arkansas to receive $287.7 million in federal funds for bridge repairs |
(The Center Square) – Arkansas will receive $287.7 million over the next five years to repair the state’s 663 bridges that are in poor condition, according to a press release from the US Department of Transportation. The money for the bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection and construction program – or bridge formula program – comes […]
Biden Administration’s New Actions Will Increase Clean Energy Generation, Create Jobs and Reduce Energy Costs
January 12, 2022 Ben Schneider (202) 572-3279, [email protected] “President Biden promised a whole-of-government approach to addressing climate change and advancing the clean energy economy when he took office, and today’s announcement once again delivers on that promise. These actions — which include the largest offshore wind lease in U.S. history, renewed interagency coordination on offshore […]
Governor Ducey proposes major funding for water
EDF statement from Kevin Moran, Senior Director, Colorado River Program January 10, 2022 Ronna Kelly, (415) 293-6161, [email protected] (PHOENIX, AZ – January 10, 2022) In his State of the State address today, Governor Doug Ducey proposed to make a historic $ 1 billion investment in water infrastructure. In response, the Environmental Defense Fund issued the […]
Sharjah’s Xposure festival celebrates culture and beauty
Fascinating photographs on display. Gulf today, Journalist The sixth edition of the Xposure International Photography Festival, a premier global event dedicated to celebrating the art of photography, will bring to Sharjah a wide range of stunning images from around the world that transcend genres and formats, and celebrate culture, beauty, adventure, and humanity. First held […]
The climatic victories of 2021 which put fossil fuels under control | Divestment from fossil fuels
[ad_1] After a year of record-breaking climate disasters and a grim prognosis from the world’s top experts warning the planet has already suffered “irreversible” damage, a movement is gathering momentum to force change. As the UN Secretary General said in August, the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions is the “death knell†for the fossil […]
Honey, meat, climate change and resilience: indigenous trade and global issues on the table in Dubai
[ad_1] President NgÄ TÄngata Tiaki o Whanganui Sheena Maru presents to Te Aratini at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo / Supplied (Te Aratini) Honey, meat, climate change and resilience were all on the table when a collective of Maori farmers of over 9,000 shareholders traveled to Expo 2020 Dubai to forge new relationships with indigenous leaders […]
Energy and environment – The weather disasters of 2021 cost $ 170 billion
Welcome to Monday’s Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-inscription. Today, we take a look at the cost of this year’s climate disasters, the passage of NDAA, and four environmental fights we’ll be watching next year. For The Hill, we are Rachel […]
City of Tucson Receives Better Reconstruction Phase 1 Challenge Grant from Economic Development Authority
[ad_1] Presented by Beltone – A leader in audience health care. The city of Tucson has been named one of 60 finalists in the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) Regional Build Back Better Challenge. Over 500 applicants from across the country competed for phase one funding of $ 500,000. www.tucsonaz.gov The prize is a […]
Funding for infrastructure bill opens new chapter for tribal communities
[ad_1] Guest review. For generations, Indigenous communities in the United States have faced a dire infrastructure situation. Amenities that many Americans take for granted, such as access to transportation and sanitation facilities, have either been neglected or have never been available in a significant part of Indian country. Tribal advocates have long called for federal […]
Zimmerman: San José trees improve human health and save money
Anyone who has read Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree” knows that humans take for granted the benefits and gifts of the trees around us. We underestimate their impact on our lives and the weight of our responsibility to protect them. It looks like we are finally learning how important trees are, not only to the […]
Heavy rain floods southern California with powerful storm
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A powerful storm swept through California on Tuesday, inundating the drought-stricken state with desperately needed rains, but also triggering rescue efforts on a swollen river and mandatory evacuations due to the threat of mudslides in some areas marked by forest fires. The National Weather Service reported remarkable rainfall in several […]
REPORTS: Climate change presents challenges and opportunities for Idaho | Idaho
[ad_1] MOSCOW – The impacts of climate change in Idaho will present challenges and opportunities for all sectors of Idaho’s economy – from recreation and tourism to agriculture, energy, human health, infrastructure and land – according to a series of reports prepared by researchers in Idaho that have just been released to the public by […]
Parliament: Oppn castigates government for Glasgow climate summit announcements | Latest India News
[ad_1] India’s decision to announce a goal of net zero emissions by 2070 amid the climate crisis facing the planet was debated at length at Lok Sabha on Friday during a discussion of the results of the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26. The debate ranged from why India announced the 2070 target […]
At COP 26, a bigger and stronger climate movement made its mark
Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, speaks at COP 26 in Glasgow. (Daniel Leal-Olivas – Pool / Getty Images) This column is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration co-founded by Colombian journalism review and The nation to strengthen coverage of climate history. Science tells us this is the decade to take action […]
Lummi Nation Says Whatcom Green Crab Invasion is a Disaster
[ad_1] The Lummi Indian Business Council passed a resolution declaring a disaster after more than 70,000 European green crabs – an invasive species – were caught and removed from the Lummi Sea Pond in recent months. The tribe cultivates shellfish and juvenile salmon in the 750-acre marine pond surrounded by the reserve’s most productive natural […]
Ladakh pashmina-goat nomads dwindle
[ad_1] November 27, 2021 KHARNAK AND KHARNAKLING VSCITY LIFE is easy, Tsetan Paljor mocks, spinning a prayer wheel as he sits by a stream where, on a small island, three crimson-robed llamas take a nap. City dwellers don’t have the stress we have, he says: are goats eating enough? Do snow leopards roam? Mr. Paljor, […]
A Thanksgiving message: we must preserve our great generosity for future generations
[ad_1] By Mauricia Baca and Jason Albritton Sunday 21 November 2021 | 2 a.m This week Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. This is my favorite holiday and that of most American families because it celebrates the luck that those who have crossed the Atlantic Ocean have found in the New World: a land of plenty, a land […]
Yellen of the US Treasury will visit tribal communities; promises greater commitment
[ad_1] US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK on November 3, 2021. REUTERS / Phil Noble WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said she would visit tribal communities within the next year as her department continues to expand its […]
Indian Dhamma traditions may point the way to post-pandemic life
[ad_1] To a practicing Buddhist like me, “dharma” (dhamma in Pali) would generally mean the teachings of the Buddha – the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. These teachings have guided all Buddhists for over 2,500 years. In some places, Dharma, or Dhamma, is also called “cosmic law”. There is a story from the […]
Climate funds in the infrastructure bill to combat drought, forest fires and floods
[ad_1] The recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill is not just about roads and bridges, it is also spending billions to tackle forest fires, droughts, floods and other effects of climate change, said on Wednesday. officials from the Ministry of the Interior. The $ 1.2 trillion measure, which awaits President Joe Biden’s signature after House approval […]
What the Great Melt of the Northwestern Glaciers Means for the Indigenous “Salmon People”
[ad_1] Up and down I-5 hallway, people noticed something strange when they looked east this summer: bare rock where the snow and ice should be. F From Mount Adams in the south to Mount Baker near the Canadian border, the summer of 2021 has left its mark on the Washington high country. “For longtime residents […]
Congressman Cohen votes to advance reconstruction law better
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the Judiciary and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees, today voted for the Build Back Better Act review rule, landmark legislation investing in the country’s social safety net. The measure finally closes Tennessee’s Medicaid coverage gap and offers action once in a generation to reduce the […]
West Papua: A Green State Vision
Report November 4, 2021 Research shows that when indigenous peoples properly control forests, biodiversity is much better protected. Danny chivers talk to Raki Ap about case to support the state of West Papua. Activists gather in La Pago, West Papua, to support the vision of the Green State. Credit: West Papua Free Campaign Sadly, West […]
More than 100 world leaders commit $ 19 billion to end deforestation by 2030 | New
Glasgow: More than 100 world leaders pledged Monday evening to stop and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, backed by $ 19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protection and restoration forests. The joint statement at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow was supported by leaders from […]
Faith groups fight climate change ahead of UN summit
POINTE-AUX-CHENES, Louisiana – On a boat ride along a bayou that shares the name of his Native American tribe, Donald Dardar shows off a cross marking the cemetery of his ancestors in southern Louisiana – a place which he fears will disappear. He points to the stumps of partially submerged oak trees killed by salt […]
At UN climate summit COP26, indigenous voices call for more than empty talk
[ad_1] Ron Turney, a water protector from the White Earth Nation tribe, diligently photographed what he said shows the effects of drilling fluid spills and an aquifer rupture in northern Minnesota, where a Canadian energy company completed the replacement of an oil pipeline in September. The Line 3 replacement project, first announced by Enbridge in […]
BayCom (BCML) gains 1.72% in Active Trading on October 29
[ad_1] Last prize $ Last trade Switch $ Percentage of change % Open $ Previous Close $ High $ moo $ 52 weeks high $ 52 weeks low $ Market capitalization P / E ratio Volume To exchange BCML – Market data and news To exchange Today, BayCom Corp Inc (NASDAQ: BCML) stock was up […]
Youth group fight to save indigenous lands on Palawan Island in the Philippines – IDN-InDepthNews
By Nena Palagi PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan, Philippines (IDN) – This is a feat unimaginable by any modern standard. Six young people from this remote island of Palawan, Philippines, faced the landowner goliaths and won. They have secured over 40,000 hectares of land legally declared as protected habitat with the direct approval of indigenous custodians. The […]
Adani Green’s operational capacity increased 93% to 5,410 MW, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
Adani Green Energy Ltd. (AGEL), part of the Adani group, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021. The strong growth in electricity supply turnover is supported by strong capacity growth and an improvement in solar and wind CUF. Continued growth in EBITDA from power and cash earnings is […]
New direction for Tongass will help develop businesses, sustainable economy
[ad_1] Southeast Alaska is a vibrant place – culturally, ecologically and economically. The Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian peoples have been the stewards of this incredible place since time immemorial, a place where we work and are at home. To ensure a bright future for the South East today, we and all who depend on the […]
Offshoring has left Native Americans more exposed to climate threats, data shows
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Centuries of land loss and forced relocation have left Native Americans much more exposed to the effects of climate change, new data shows, adding to the debate over how to tackle climate change and racial inequality in the United States . The results, which took seven years to compile and were published […]
MoS Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
Green investment and sustainability are a public policy priority, Union Minister of State for the Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Wednesday. Speaking during a webinar on the ASSOCHAM conference on green investment and sustainability organized by the chamber, he highlighted various initiatives taken by the government to promote renewable energy, electric mobility, forestry, the […]
Apple advances towards 2030 carbon neutrality goal, adding 9 gigawatts of clean energy and doubling supplier commitments
[ad_1] October 27, 2021 PRESS RELEASE Apple advances towards 2030 carbon neutrality goal, adding 9 gigawatts of clean energy and doubling supplier commitments Ahead of COP26, Apple launches 10 new initiatives to support communities around the world CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced that it has more than doubled the number of suppliers committed to 100% […]
The climate crisis has been brewing since the 17th century, according to Amitav Ghosh
New Delhi: As the world grapples with extreme weather events and climate change becomes the buzzword of contemporary times, author Amitav Ghosh says the crisis has been brewing since the 17th century and that it is imperative to take the story into account before starting to tackle the problem. problem. Climate change is not only […]
Washington tribe waits to resume whaling
[ad_1] Details Through Jenna kunze October 19, 2021 On January 21, 1855, the villages of Makah in what is now Washington’s northwest coast reached an agreement with the US government – a treaty – where tribal officials ceded title to 300,000 acres of tribal land to retain some pre-existing rights in the future. Among them […]
India’s REDD + Safeguards Project Needs Revision
India released draft document on Safeguards Information System to Reduce Potential Risks in Implementing Activities under the United Nations Deforestation Emissions Reduction Program and degradation (REDD +), a key climate change mitigation tool. The draft document is in line with India’s commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Experts note that safeguarding […]
Indigenous leaders at the forefront of environmental injustices and solutions
[ad_1] The fight for a healthier planet is inextricably linked with indigenous rights. In all sectors and ecosystems, Indigenous leadership is leading the way towards a just and sustainable future. Keyen Singer Green and Nizhoni Toledi, members of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Confederate Tribe Youth Leadership Council, recently sent a letter to President Biden calling […]
Amitav Ghosh’s nutmeg curse lacks careful thought-Art-and-culture News, Firstpost
Most of the information transmitted by Ghosh is generally accessible to the informed public and its contribution is mainly its assembly. Amitav Ghosh is an anthropologist by training but is best known as a fiction writer, and he chooses anthropological subjects around which he builds fiction – for example, people, ecology and legends of the […]
Customer opinion: hatchery fish are treated fish
[ad_1] Tribal treaty rights are under attack by so-called conservation groups who are threatening legal action against our hatcheries. Hatchery production is a critical part of salmon recovery. Along with harvest, habitat and hydropower, this is one of the four Hs that fisheries managers keep in balance. We know the real reason we fail to […]
Develop Amazonian land management systems of the past, experts say
[ad_1] Before the arrival of Europeans, the Amazonian peoples would have numbered 10 million, domesticating and cultivating native plants for food throughout the biome. Their long coexistence with the forest has given rise to a rich diversity of languages, artistic expressions, mythologies and cosmologies, said Márcio Augusto Freitas Meira, anthropologist at the Goeldi Museum, at […]
Billions of dollars in pot, but Indian mining villages remain buried in poverty | News | Eco-Enterprise
[ad_1] When NH Malliswamy first heard about a fund meant to improve the lives of those affected by mining, he wondered why his village in an iron ore mining center in Karnataka n ‘had never benefited from it. For the past year, the ex-employee of a mining company, closed for illegal exploitation, has tried to […]
Afghanistan: what happened? What have we learned?
[ad_1] For years, military preparation and the war itself enjoyed wide support in the United States. At present, public opinion is questioning whether this support has added to the security of Americans or put it further at risk. Indeed, the end of a failed war in Afghanistan has called into question whether this war was […]
Organize UVM attracts students to protest oil sands pipeline completion – The Vermont Cynic
[ad_1] Organizer UVM joined other organizations and activists in downtown Burlington on September 24 to protest the controversial Line 3 oil sands pipeline project. Organize UVM formed in 2019 as a collective initiative to fight against climate change, according to its UVM clubs web page. Its first victory was the push to divest from the […]
Humanity cries in the desert in a world without love
[ad_1] The Bible verse “Let the dead bury the dead†(Matthew 12:12) has many interpretations and meanings. I am neither a theologian nor a Bible scholar to interpret the true meaning of these words of Jesus Christ. The world is full of the pain and misery of millions of desperate and helpless souls. We have […]
Tribe takes milestone to resume whaling off Washington
[ad_1] CORRECT DECISION DATE – FILE – In this May 17, 1999 file photo, two Makah Indian whalers stand on top of the carcass of a dead gray whale moments after helping it tow it close to shore in the port of Neah Bay, Washington. An administrative law The judge of Thursday, September 23, 2021 […]
Historically cheated, tribes would get conservation aid under bipartisan bill
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The Walker River Paiute tribe, located in Schurz, Nevada, is not bear country. But because of the forest fires ravaging California, these animals are escaping to new, safer habitats, some of which are in Indian territory. Historically, the federal government has provided relatively little funding for tribal land conservation, so suddenly having […]
COUNTDOWN COP 26: Meta-Story for Incorporating Indigenous Climate Perspectives in the San Francisco Bay Ecotarium
[ad_1] A waterfall projection exhibit in the bay’s future ecotarium will immerse visitors in the practices and lifestyles of Native American stewardship The 2nd pod of the future Bay Ecotarium will contain an immersive theater, a restaurant and a “Blue” bar and deep ocean submersibles The world’s first living museum for climate and ocean conservation […]
The Amazon of Salgado seeks to save a world
[ad_1] Sebastião Salgado, the 77-year-old Brazilian-born Parisian photographer who travels the world and whose work often invokes social activism on behalf of the exploited poor workers, indigenous peoples, the consequences of climate change, ecological devastation and the disappearance of nature. world, is exhibiting his latest epic Brazilian rainforest project “Amazonia†at the Peter Fetterman Gallery […]
The Middle East in shambles, but the world has changed for the time being
BEIRUT (AP) – Not so long ago, uprisings and wars in the Arab world were high on the agenda of United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York. With most of these conflicts deadlocked, the world’s attention has shifted to more daunting global challenges such as the still raging coronavirus pandemic and climate change, as […]
Nez Perce Tribe announces the launch of the Salmon Orca project | Idaho
[ad_1] LAPWAI – On Wednesday September 22, 2021, the Nez Perce Tribe announced the launch of the Salmon Orca Project (Project). In the wake of the Snake River salmon extinction crisis, the project directly calls on the Biden administration to take swift and unequivocal action to support the replacement of the four lower Snake River […]
UN, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
[ad_1] UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that developing and developed countries alike “must do their job” to achieve the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, expressing hope that countries like the United States, China, India and Europe will understand that they must do their best without waiting for what others are doing. […]
Weekend recap: Scientists and tribesmen combine research on decline of wild rice
[ad_1] Local populations of wild rice in Wisconsin have been in decline for years. To get to the root of the decline, scientists and tribesmen teamed up to conduct research. Joe Graveen is a Wild Rice Technician with the Flambeau Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. He says WXPR that wild rice is the reason […]
Australia’s embrace of nuclear submarine technology strengthens its role as a regional foil against China
It is not called the nuclear option for nothing. One momentous decision reconfigures Australia’s relationship between its oldest ally, key security partner and biggest customer. This will piss off some of Australia’s neighbors and require skillful diplomacy. This will likely force Labor to agree, even reluctantly, due to a shared commitment to the US alliance. […]
President Biden approves emergency federal wildland fire relief for four northern California counties
[ad_1] President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed and approved a California Disaster Emergency Declaration on the state’s wildfire situation, granting federal assistance to the state’s wildfire recovery efforts and the locality dating from mid-July of this year. Biden’s aid order came less than 24 hours after Governor Gavin Newsom initially called for a presidential declaration […]
Home Office Advances Three Solar Projects in California, Continuing Efforts to Develop Robust Clean Energy Economy – YubaNet
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, August 6, 2021 – In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of tackling climate change and promoting renewable energy production, the Home Office today announced it is advancing three solar projects on 4,700 acres of public land in Riverside County, California. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today invited the public to review […]
Salmon Farming Provides Students with Connection to Environment and Yakama Tribal Culture | News watch
[ad_1] Eisenhower High School plans to give its science teachers a valuable new recruiting tool for the upcoming school year. Several of Ike’s staff joined a class of 11 for a 21-and-a-half-day workshop earlier this week at La Salle, preparing them to add “Salmon in the Classroom†to their schedule. They also gained expert knowledge […]
Entrepreneurial Spirit of Climate Change in the Tribal Reserve »Yale Climate Connections
[ad_1] “We Indigenous people have always been resilient and adaptive people: assimilation, genocide and reorganization haven’t stopped us. The climate crisis is different: I fear it threatens our existence like nothing else we have ever seen. “ The speaker was Robert Blake, a tribal citizen of the Red Lake Nation, addressing a Talk Climate Institute […]
Indian man risked his life for 32 years to save the Brazilian Amazon
[ad_1] Aamidst the lush Amazonian forests of Brazil, young Shaji, then still in his mid-twenties, worked with the Quilombola community. They are descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves who escaped slave plantations in Brazil by going deep into the forests and settling with existing tribal communities. This was one of Shaji’s first missions to work for the […]
Monster Wildfire Shows The Benefits Of Years Of Forest Management Efforts: NPR
[ad_1] An oil tanker drops a retarder over the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon on Saturday. Bootleg fire incident control via AP hide caption toggle legend Bootleg fire incident control via AP An oil tanker drops a retarder over the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon on Saturday. Bootleg fire incident control via AP PORTLAND, Oregon […]
It is easier for our leaders to engage in war than to work for peace – Marin Independent Journal
[ad_1] Sometimes I hate being human. Why do we have to put up with these internal political struggles? Why do I feel like I’m being attacked by “these others?” Why am I afraid these others will destroy the sanctity of our Constitution? Politicians and businesses have harnessed fear and anger to influence people’s minds. People […]
‘Black Snake’ recounts the saga of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests
[ad_1] The protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline by the Standing Rock Sioux was one of the most important news of 2016 – and rightly so, as it touched on issues related to climate change, dependence on fossil fuels, Indigenous rights and environmental justice. The protest lasted nearly a year, straddling two presidential administrations and […]
THURS: Officials May Revamp County Virus Framework, State Sues Over Abandoned Wells, + More
[ad_1] KUNM Evening Newscast with Megan Kamerick, April 22, 2021   New Mexico To Consider Changes To County Virus Framework – Associated Press Health officials in New Mexico are considering changes to the familiar color-coded dial system that determines county responses to the coronavirus pandemic, including public health restrictions. The New Mexico Health and Human […]
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Outlines Key Resources to Invest in Coal and Power Plant Community Economic Revitalization
[ad_1] White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities Department of Energy Announces $109.5 Million to Support Energy Jobs, Executive Director to Spearhead Interagency Efforts Today, the White House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released a report that was delivered to President Biden and included […]
How the pandemic impacted rainforests in 2020: a year in review
[ad_1] 2020 was supposed to be a make-or-break year for tropical forests. It was the year when global leaders were scheduled to come together to assess the past decade’s progress and set the climate and biodiversity agendas for the next decade. These included emissions reductions targets, government procurement policies and corporate zero-deforestation commitments, and goals […]
Conservation would be more effective with more Indigenous leadership, says Patrick Gonzales-Rogers
[ad_1] In the past year there’s been a lot more talk about stakeholder inclusivity in the conservation sector. But how would conservation actually transform its practices? Patrick Gonzales-Rogers, the Executive Director of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, says increasing the representation of Indigenous peoples in the leadership of conservation institutions would be a good place […]
As COP26 looms and tropical deforestation soars, REDD+ debate roars on
[ad_1] The United Nations REDD+ program (reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) has been operating for more than 13 years as a multipurpose initiative, intended to curb deforestation in tropical nations, sequester forest carbon, combat climate change, protect biodiversity, and aid poor rural communities. The REDD+ mechanism is largely paid for by wealthy industrialized […]
Cameroon’s Mangrove Forests Are Choking on Plastics
[ad_1] Large amounts of plastic—bottles, cups, bags, plates, and other debris of various shapes and colors—washed up on the nearby boat ramp as we sat down to breakfast at a waterfront restaurant on our first morning in Youpwe, a neighborhood on the Wouri Estuary in Douala, Cameroon. Later that day, we ventured out to explore […]
Tribal nations adapt to being at ‘ground zero’ of the climate crisis — High Country News – Know the West
[ad_1] ‘Tribes are on the front line of fixing things, using our resources, setting good public policy [and using] good science.’  Students from Quileute Tribal School paddle traditional canoes during an educational field trip. This story originally appeared in Indian Country Today and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism […]