Posts Tagged ‘Energy’
Defending Sacred Places, Day One: Coming Together
The journey has begun! Five incredible women stepped off the plane this morning in Elko, Nevada, welcomed by a blue sky, expansive landscape and the snowcapped Ruby Mountain range. Each of these women is a dynamic leader in environmental law, policy and business – ranging from years of dedicated environmental litigation practice, to visionary policy…
Read MoreVote for Women’s Earth Alliance
We have joined eBay’s Tournament for the Environment and would love your vote! Check it out here. The tournament cash pool has been seeded with $50,000 from eBay in support of solving environmental challenges such as climate change, conservation, renewable energy and pollution. The top 30 nonprofits, as voted by YOU, will share (proportional to…
Read MoreYoung Women Lead the Way to Green Economic Development on the Navajo Nation
Women Earth Alliance’s Caitlin Sislin wrote a piece about the Navajo Nation on The WIP. She writes, “Thanks to a diverse array of activist leaders at the helm of groups like Black Mesa Water Coalition (BMWC) and the Navajo Green Economy Coalition (NGEC), the Navajo Nation is moving towards a sustainably powered bright future. Women’s…
Read MoreSacred Sites Advocacy Delegation begins Sunday
The first 2010 Women’s Earth Alliance Advocacy Delegation, Defending Sacred Places in the Southwest, begins on Sunday in Elko, NV. Five dynamic, highly-skilled and experienced women advocates will spend one week meeting with indigenous women environmental justice leaders for a journey of immersive learning and collaboration. Our Delegation will begin our journey this Sunday in…
Read MoreThe Black Mesa Mine Mess
Women Earth Alliance’s Caitlin Sislin has written on High Country News about the current opportunity for comment regarding the Peabody Western Coal Company’s water permit review process. She writes: “A controversial clean water permit for a coal mine complex sited at a Navajo and Hopi sacred mountain is once again up for review by the…
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