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Tribal leader lauds public policy win on Dakota Access pipeline
2016-09-18 16:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Connection: The agencies requested that Dakota Access voluntarily pause all construction activity within 20 miles east or west of the lake. The Dakota Access Pipeline is created to transport crude oil from North Dakota into IL, which will also run through the states of South Dakota and Iowa. "From a regulatory standpoint, I think it's really important to have certainty and clarity in the process for all sides so everybody knows what is the standard of review here", Fedorchak said. "And finally, as we've said...
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US judge refuses to block oil pipeline near tribal lands
2016-09-09 21:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The US government has stepped into a dispute over an oil pipeline in North Dakota, blocking its construction on federal tribal lands. It also asked the company behind it to "pause" action on a wider stretch held sacred by a Native American tribe. The government order came shortly after a district judge denied a request to halt construction on the pipeline. The Dakota Access Pipeline is opposed by over 200 Native American groups who fear its impact on waterways. The $3.7bn (2.8bn) project...
Employment support needed for Bangladesh Tribal Peoples
2016-08-10 15:10:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A pressing need exists to create more productive employment opportunities among Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (ITPs) in Bangladesh, a new survey has found.
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Climate change drives tribal conflict in Kenya
2016-07-31 19:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Irish Times: Two tribes embroiled in conflict around Lake Turkana in northern Kenya have had substantial help towards finding a peaceful resolution. The process has helped ease tensions between the Turkana and Dassanech tribes. Fr Andrew Yakulula and his Missionary Community of St Paul Apostle colleagues, who were invited to the region by villagers to foster peace, have intervened to reduce the chances of herders and fishermen from opposing tribes running into each other at contested resource points. Shalom,...
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"We were waiting for our deaths" - Kenyan widows saved by tribal elders
2016-06-23 00:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: "We were waiting for our deaths" - Kenyan widows saved by tribal elders Bangladesh declares lightning strikes a disaster as deaths surge From cleaning corpses to sex with strangers, widow rituals fuel disease in Africa Centuries-old African soil technique could combat climate change - scientists Branded witches and cursed by spirits, Kenyan widows ousted from land Kenyan law grants widows the right to live on their late husbands' property until they die, but poor women are often evicted...
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