An Amazon Culture Withers as Food Dries Up By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL XINGU NATIONAL PARK, Brazil – As the naked, painted young men of the Kamayurá tribe prepare for the ritualized war games of a festival, they end their haunting fireside chant with a blowing sound – “whoosh, whoosh” – a… Continue reading
Call to Action:Protest Chevron – Join the Mobilization for Climate Justice!;Richmond Ca, August 15 The Mobilization for Climate Justice-West (a coalition of over a dozen groups) are calling for a rally and mass civil disobedience in at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California on August 15. Kicking off a season… Continue reading
Introducing “The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Policy” Published by Ben Wessel According to The Center for Public Integrity, more than 770 companies and interest groups hired an estimated 2,340 lobbyists to influence federal climate policy in 2008. That means every day, 2,340 briefcase-holding and business card-carrying bodies walk through the… Continue reading