Victory for KI First Nation
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation, located in the Boreal Forest of Ontario, Canada – 200 km from the nearest road – just won its fight to say “no” to mining…
Twenty-Six Members of Congress Ask USTR to Reject Chevron Interference in Landmark Ecuador Legal Case
Amazon Defense Coalition House Members Express “Concern” About Oil Giant’s Effort to Use Trade Policy to Deny Due Process in Environmental Lawsuit WASHINGTON–Chevron has been dealt a major setback in…
Police Beat NGO Delegates Trying to Join Protest Outside Copenhagen Talks
Today, 100 delegates from the Copenhagen climate talks – mostly from NGOs, but led by two members of the Bolivian government delegation, and with dozens of members of organizations from…
Unilever, world’s largest palm oil buyer, shows leadership. Will Cargill?
Today Unilever, the consumer goods giant that purchases 4% of the world’s palm oil, has finally lived up to the commitments they made almost two years ago to remove rainforest…
Wild Money: Massive corruption in Indonesia’s forestry sector
Human Rights Watch has just released the report: Wild Money: The human rights consequences of illegal logging and corruption in Indonesia’s forestry sector. Talking to allies in Riau, Sumatra, where…
November 30:Global Day of Action on Climate Crisis
On November 30, major demonstrations, teach-ins and civil disobedience actions will take place in nine cities around the U.S.—in Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Burlington, VT, two cities…
Challenging the Corporate Climate Crisis
It’s only a few days until November 30, an international day of climate action and solidarity with the upcoming protests in Copenhagen. Nine cities are preparing mobilizations, mass actions, protests…
REDD Forest Agreement Still Missing Basic Elements for Sustainability
As negotiations wrapped up in Barcelona at the UN Climate Talks, the opportunity for a robust agreement to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation in developing countries (REDD) is dangling…
Oil Giant Chevron Accused of “Extortion” on Capitol Hill
November 23, 2009 Published in the Huffington Post by Han Shan Chevron is piling on the lobbyists and PR firms in an extraordinary effort to evade responsibility for its massive…
Do We Want To Be The Generation That Destroyed Ourselves?
November 20th, 2009 Published in the Huffington Post By Trudie Styler Actress, director, producer, and humanitarian The following post was originally delivered at the UN General Assembly’s meeting…