i-69, otherwise known as the NAFTA superhighway, is a proposed interstate that would link Canada, the US, and Mexico. The road is being built to facilitate the movement of goods out of Mexico to the markets of the US and Canada. This will only lead to the further destruction of… Continue reading
So it has recently come to RTNA’s attention that-once again-the United Nations has turned a deaf ear to serious issues and concerns formally raised in recent weeks by many of the world’s Indigenous Peoples. True to a 60-plus year-long pattern of denial, high-handedness, and self-serving conflicts of interest-the UN consciously… Continue reading
Science News May 15th, 2008 <http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/32207/title/Boreal_forests_shift_north> Boreal forests shift north By Janet Raloff Advancing greenery could further heat the already warming climate For the Arctic, green is the new black. People frequently say “green” to mean “environmentally friendly.” But conifer forests – really big greens – encroaching on Arctic tundra… Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2008 2:00 PM CONTACT: National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Andrea Keller Helsel, National Parks Conservation Association, 202.454.3332 National Parks Conservation Association Names 10 National Parks Most Threatened by New Coal-Fired Power Plants Parks Group Calls on Administration to Abandon Effort to Permit More… Continue reading