Environment + Sustainability. Press. Tar Sands Action launched our campaign against the Keystone XL pipeline with a two-weeks sit-in at the White House this August.
Now, the campaign is spreading across North America. Please click on the links below or contact our media team for more information. Press Releases | Spokespeople | Photos | Video | Coverage Contact Jamie Henn, 415-601-9337, jamie@tarsandsaction.org Daniel Kessler, 510-501-1779, danieljkessler@gmail.com Press Releases Response to News of Keystone XL Reroute WASHINGTON — In response to the news that the Obama Administration will be requesting a 12-18 month review for the Keystone XL pipeline, effectively killing the project according to most analysts, Tar Sands Action had the following reactions: From activist Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org who spearheaded protests against the pipeline: “A done deal has come spectacularly undone.
Reclusive Amazon tribe missing after attack - Technology & science - Science - LiveScience. An uncontacted Amazon tribe that made headlines earlier this year after being filmed from the air is feared missing after presumed drug traffickers overran the Brazilian guards posted to protect the tribe's lands.
According to tribal advocacy group Survival International, Brazilian officials can find no trace of the Indians in the area after heavily armed men ransacked the guard post in western Brazil, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from the Peruvian border. Like other uncontacted tribes, the Indians live a traditional life in the forest and do not have contact with the outside world. Plastic Pollution. Coral Reefs in Crisis. Lord Mandelson confirms he is advising company accused of illegal logging. Lord Mandelson leaves the Hyatt hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, last month.
He has held meetings there with the EU ambassador, while his staff have met members of the Indonesian government. Lord Mandelson has been recruited to advise a multinational company accused of illegally chopping down endangered rainforest. The Labour peer and his staff in the political consultancy that he set up after leaving government have been meeting officials on behalf of Asia Pulp and Paper. For more than a decade, APP, one of the world's largest pulp and paper companies, has been accused by environmental groups such as Greenpeace of destroying thousands of hectares of Indonesian rainforest and endangering some of the world's rarest animals. A growing number of firms have boycotted APP. The disclosure comes as Mandelson and other peers are expected to face pressure from the House of Lords authorities to declare their clients. APP is a controversial Chinese-Indonesian company owned by the Wijayas, a rich dynasty.
Occupy Wall Street. Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is the name given to a protest movement that began on September 17, 2011, in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district.
The Canadian, anti-consumerist, pro-environment group/magazine, Adbusters initiated the call for a protest. The ensuing series of events helped lead to media awareness that inspired Occupy protests and movements around the world. In awarding Workhouse its Platinum Award, industry publication PRNews noted "The results, obviously, have been spectacular. There’s hardly a newspaper, Internet or broadcast media outlet that hasn’t covered OWS. The protesters were forced out of Zuccotti Park on November 15, 2011. On December 29, 2012, Naomi Wolf of The Guardian newspaper provided U.S. government documents which revealed that the FBI and DHS had monitored Occupy Wall Street through its Joint Terrorism Task Force, despite labelling it a peaceful movement.[9] Origins[edit] Overview[edit] "We are the 99%"[edit] Goals[edit] NYC Protest for World Revolution. Keith Olbermann Reads The Statement Released By The Wall Street Protesters - 2011-10-05.
Public Enemy - Fight The Power. Public Enemy-Don't Believe The Hype. Occupy Wall St. NYC Protest for American Revolution. Occupy Wall Street protests gain momentum in Bay Area. Posted: 05/02/2012 10:35:42 PM PDT0 Comments Congratulations!
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