Xingu: A sea of forest surrounded by agribusiness
After spending 4 days at the “Encontro Xingu”, I had the opportunity to fly over the entire Xingu river basin beginning in Altamira, Para and ending in Canarana, Mato Grosso…soy…
NO to Dams in Brazilian Amazon: Report from “Encontro Xingu”
***NOTE: This is essentially a report on the historic gathering, from my perspective. I meant to post daily blogs, but internet access in Altamira was non-existent in the hotel I…
Weyerhaeuser Gives RAN a Webcam!
Weyerhaeuser, by way of its iLevel brand, has been broadcasting the construction of a new house in Reedley, CA live over the Web. Quick background: In northwestern Ontario’s stretch of…
“The oil guys bring bottled water when they come here”
Update: Pictures from the trip are here. I’m in a pool hall in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, about 1,800 miles north of my home in San Francisco. The only road that…
Public Interest Groups Oppose Carbon Capture Scam
In conjunction with the international release of a report by Greenpeace today – that identifies the ridiculous risk, uncertainty and cost associated with industry-driven plans for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS),…
Caution! Caution! OXY’s Toxic!
Hello from Los Angeles! I’ve been in LA for the past few days supporting Amazon Watch, a great long-time organizational ally of RAN, as they demand that Occidental Petroleum clean…
Caution! Caution! OXY’s Toxic!
Hello from Los Angeles! I’ve been in LA for the past few days supporting Amazon Watch, a great long-time organizational ally of RAN, as they demand that Occidental Petroleum clean…
Caution! Caution! OXY’s Toxic!
Hello from Los Angeles! I’ve been in LA for the past few days supporting Amazon Watch, a great long-time organizational ally of RAN, as they demand that Occidental Petroleum clean…
“Multi-Stakeholder” Process Misses the Mark (Police and barricades installed to prevent access)
I don’t necessarily expect to be welcomed into a closed, board-room meeting. Or, the secret negotiations of nation-states as they deliberate economic agreements, or arms deals. But, when a process…
200 Indigenous Leaders Demand Their Rights in Malaysia
Yesterday, in Kuching, our fact finding team meet with 200 leaders from Indigenous communities around the state of Sarawak. Some had traveled by boat to attend, some had traveled 8…