Bolsonaro’s decree could eventually pave the way for the dismantling of the indigenous reserve system, which would allow mining and oil interests to move into the Amazon unchallenged.
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Bolsonaro: A despot who “spells disaster, not only for Brazil but for the planet”
“All of the promises made to political groups and the people will be kept,” said a victorious Jair Bolsonaro, the new President of Brazil after his election victory earlier this week.
What Canada’s Pipeline Purchase Means for Line 3 and KXL
What does it say about the prospects for multi-billion dollar tar sands oil pipelines, that a national government felt the need to buy a project outright in order to try to save it? When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to buy-out a failing tar sands pipeline from texas-based Kinder Morgan last month, it exposed … Read More
Could Trudeau’s “wilful self-delusion” on climate rip Canada apart?
Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of Canada? Is this really how the end of the nation state begins?
“We are going to not allow Kinder Morgan to finish this pipeline”
As the clock ticks down until the May 31 deadline over the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline project, which will triple the amount of tar sands being transported from Alberta to the British Columbian coast, the campaign against its expansion is spreading abroad.
Kinder Morgan’s Pipeline in Canada Could “Violate” US Endangered Species Law
As Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau and Albertan Premier, Rachel Notley, prepare to invest in Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, they are trying to spin the benefits of the highly controversial project.
Trudeau Morphs From Clean Poster Boy into Dirty Oil Polluter
As the world tries to wean itself off its oil addiction, one nation walks the other way. As many countries try and stop fossil fuel subsidies, one country is scrabbling around to secure finance for a dirty energy pipeline.
“I’m taking this action to protect my grandchildren’s future”
Just because you get older, it doesn’t mean you cannot stop taking action for what you believe in. And yesterday was a case in point. Two seventy year olds, still putting their bodies on the line for environmental justice and indigenous rights.
First Nations Build a “Watch House” in Path of Kinder Morgan Pipeline
The campaign against the controversial Kinder Morgan pipeline escalated yesterday when Indigenous leaders from across Canada and the United States came together to inaugurate Kwekwecnewtxw – “the place to watch from” – whilst others started building a traditional Coast Salish “Watch House” near the pipeline route.
Ending Amazon Crude Is “Key to Fossil-Free Movement”
Yesterday a coalition of some 50 environmental, indigenous and human rights groups sent an unprecedented letter to Californian policymakers and US-based corporations involved in the processing, use or financing of Amazon crude to “stem the influx of crude oil into the United States” from the region.