Archive | 2007

Grassy Narrows Blockade 5th Anniversary

By Brant Olson, December 12 2007

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Grassy Narrows Blockade 5th Anniversary

Last Friday marked the 5th anniversary of the logging road blockade at Grassy Narrows. Judy DaSilva, a clan mother from Grassy Narrows and member of the grassroots effort to end clear cut logging there, offered these thoughts. December 2, 2002 Grassy Narrows People (& youth) decided to put up a road blockade on a logging [...]

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“We have a purpose. We are many. For this purpose we will rise, and we will act.”

By Luke, December 11 2007

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“We have a purpose. We are many. For this purpose we will rise, and we will act.”

Submitted without comment: SPEECH BY AL GORE ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE DECEMBER 10, 2007 OSLO, NORWAY Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honorable members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen. I have a purpose here today. It is a purpose I have tried to serve for many years. I [...]

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Yet another reason CCS is not a solution.

By Matt Leonard, December 11 2007

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Yet another reason CCS is not a solution.

Last week, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (a project of the Department of Energy) issued a new report on every climate activists’ favorite subject: coal. Specifically, this report is about Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS), and it poses yet another major red flag to the viability and wide scale deployment of CCS. The take-away of [...]

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A Warm Welcome to Citi’s New CEO

By Scott Parkin, December 11 2007

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A Warm Welcome to Citi’s New CEO

Embattled bank Citi named Vikram Pandit their new CEO today. Citi’s had a lot of trouble as a result of the current credit crisis, it’s what cost previous CEO Chuck Prince his job. But besides getting Citi out of the sprawling sub-prime mortgage mess, Mr Pandit will have to show leadership on another looming global [...]

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Caribou to OfficeMax: Support the Moratorium in Grassy Narrows!

By Annie Sartor, December 10 2007

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Caribou to OfficeMax: Support the Moratorium in Grassy Narrows!

A herd of 11 caribou migrated to OfficeMax in San Francisco today in search of their destroyed forest habitat and demanded that OfficeMax executives support the Grassy Narrows First Nation’s call for a logging moratorium on their traditional territory. The caribou began their visit to OfficeMax by continuing their migration inside the store, to the [...]

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The Amazon is NOT for SALE! Call Brazilian Govt. TODAY!

By Leila, December 10 2007

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The Amazon is NOT for SALE!  Call Brazilian Govt. TODAY!

International Day of A(u)ction against dams on the Madeira River! Today, the Brazilian government will offer the contract to build a $6 billion dam on the Madeira River, the Amazon´s principal tributary, to private companies, including Suez, Endesa and Odebrecht, in an auction behind closed doors. But you too can take part in this Day [...]

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No Pesticides?

By Andrea, December 6 2007

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No Pesticides?

Francisco Avalos at a sustainable farm in Minnesota

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The Story of Stuff

By Luke, December 6 2007

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The Story of Stuff

Here’s a great video about the cycle of production and consumption: The Story of Stuff. Sponsored by our friends at the Tides Foundation and Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption. You’ll see RAN on their list of NGOs working on changing the materials economy.

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Everyone’s Downstream Part 2

By Jocelyn, December 4 2007

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Everyone’s Downstream Part 2

Snow is gently blowing across the runway during our takeoff into the clear cold night sky. Under the brilliant bright moon, the darkness of the trees contrasting with the brightness of the ice and snow are beautiful. Soon after takeoff I spy an orange glow in the horizon. Multiple plants are the size of small [...]

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The education of Thomas Friedman (next lesson: technology is not the problem)

By Luke, December 3 2007

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The education of Thomas Friedman (next lesson: technology is not the problem)

I noticed another climate change column from Thomas L. Friedman in my e-mail in-box this morning. On the whole, it was a lot more encouraging than this earlier piece, in which he lamented that the current generation of American college students isn’t making enough noise about the issue of climate change, among other things. (I [...]

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