Photo Essay from the Frontlines: Cultural & Environmental Destruction in the Ecuadorean Amazon
Matador Change recently published a photo essay about Chevron’s legacy in Ecuador by Amazon Watch’s corporate campaigns director Mitch Anderson. Matador Change is the advocacy/altruism/social change part of the Matador…
When A Deforestation Moratorium Doesn’t Matter
When I think of a moratorium from a forest perspective, normally it is a very good thing. Convincing corporations or governments to agree to a moratorium that halts deforestation can…
The Profits Over People Pattern
In what has become something of a pattern, the Obama administration recently took a bold new step to protect our planet at the same time that it was taking a…
Judy Bonds, Presente
“Fight Harder” -Judy Bonds We’re mourning the passing of our friend Julia “Judy” Bonds. She was a mother, a grandmother, a coal miner’s daughter, a national leader in the mountaintop…
RBC Takes Step Away From Tar Sands
It took nearly two years, but today Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) finally adopted environmental and social standards on its financing in the tar sands. Great! So what does that…
Historic Moment in Chevron-Ecuador Case: Judge Closes Evidence Phase, Ponders Ruling
This post originally appeared on Amazon Watch’s Chevron In Ecuador blog. Friday, December 17th was a momentous day in the long struggle of the people of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest region…
Manchin Doesn’t Care About DADT Or Mountains
Joe Manchin is off to a poor start as the new Senator for West Virginia. Many of his constituents are furious he skipped out on the Senate’s “Don’t Ask Don’t…
U.S. Announces Support for UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights
With President Barack Obama’s announcement that the United States will “lend its support” to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the U.S. has at last joined…
U.S. Should Join World In Supporting Indigenous Rights
Canada has now formally endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), leaving the United States as the only country to remain opposed to the most…
Breath Of Fresh Air: Two Kentucky Coal Plants Cancelled
Great news from our friends at Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC): the coal-burning power plant proposed by the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) has been canceled by the utility. East…