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Indigenous Leaders Disrupt Auction Persuading Companies Acquiring Fracking Blocks in Brazil
2015-10-09 18:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yesterday, indigenous leaders and activists against fracking interrupted the auction of oil and gas exploration blocks organized by the Brazilian Agency of Oil and Gas to talk about climate change, indigenous rights, divestment and climate justice. Their intervention was followed by unionized oil workers who also spoke against the auction, which was described as a failure by local media, as only 37 out of the 266 blocks being auctioned were sold. Later in the day, a press conference was organized...
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City of Portland to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day
2015-10-08 17:49:17| PortlandOnline
Steven DuBois in the Associated Press, October 8, 2015
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Mayor Proposes Indigenous Peoples' Day to Council
2015-10-07 00:08:28| PortlandOnline
To reaffirm the Citys commitment to promoting the prosperity and well-being of Portlands American Indian, Alaska Native, and Indigenous communities.
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Indigenous folk worst hit by climate change
2015-10-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Malaysian Star: From the haze in Indonesia to floods in Myanmar, rural indigenous communities contribute the least to climate change but suffer the brunt of the after-effects. In a declaration, indigenous communities from 12 Asian countries, including Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia, called for action, saying the protection of indigenous peoples and the planets sustainability was not up for further negotiations. They add the least to global warming yet are severely impacted by it. Devastating floods in Myanmar,...
Indigenous Communitys Fight to Save Canadas Boreal Forest
2015-09-24 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A metal-hulled outboard motorboat took me the last two hours of my three-day journey to one of the last intact forests in North America, in Canadas Boreal forest. In the end, I traveled more than 3,000 miles, including a substantial amount of time in a white van with a poor suspension system, experiencing every bump on some very long and bumpy logging roads. After that long journey--which also included two flights, a 20-hour drive and a helicopter ride--I finally reached the traditional lands...
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