The Makah Indians of northwest Washington state, along with 14 sister nations on the west coast of Canada’s Vancouver Island, the Nuu-Chah-Nulth, have contributed immeasurable artistic and cultural vibrancy to… Read more »
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Determination of Aboriginal women sparks showdown with the nuclear industry
When Marion Armstrong, Dianna Mannigel and Jean Talbot, all women in their sixties, stepped over the barbed-wire fence onto the Jabiluka uranium mine site last year, they knew exactly what… Read more »
A whale of a victory
Hurray and congratulations to the Makahs! Their successful whale hunt off the shores of Washington state in May, a feat of immense dedication and rigorous training, uplifts not only their… Read more »
Otways Forest under the axe: stop the plunder, save the future!
The Otway Ranges in southwest Victoria, says a travel brochure, are home to “mighty trees hundreds of years old, cascading waterfalls, huge tree ferns and a forest floor teeming with… Read more »
Locked-out steelworkers forge promising alliance with eco-activists
As the “Battle of Seattle” shut down the World Trade Organization (WTO) last winter, one thing definitely stood out -the deepening alliance between environmentalists and unionists, particularly steelworkers. This is… Read more »
FBI will finally stand trial for persecution of eco-radicals Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney
Four years after radical environmentalist Judi Bari died of breast cancer, and 11 years after a car bomb nearly killed Bari and her colleague Darryl Cherney in Oakland, California, their… Read more »
Bush on global warming: burn, baby, burn
On the issue of global warming, the U.S. has become an internationally reviled outlaw. On June 1, the European Union ratified the Kyoto Protocol to reduce “greenhouse gasses,” such as… Read more »
Anti-immigrant faction divides Sierra Club
The oldest and largest environmental organization in the U.S., the Sierra Club, is at serious risk of takeover by anti-immigrant forces who view control of the border as the key… Read more »
Addiction to oil: Mother Nature versus the Hummer
Take your pick: global warming, smog and fouled waters, the gobbling of oil at rates faster than it can be replaced, rising gas prices. No matter how you see oil… Read more »
Exploiting tragedy: how tsunami relief aid is used in economic and military power plays
Last December’s devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean was an unavoidable natural disaster. The horrifying extent of the loss of life that followed, however, was not. The U.S. military base… Read more »
