Posts Tagged ‘Energy’
Environmental Injustice: Communities on the Frontlines
One of the key concerns in much of WEA’s work is around the continued presence of environmental racism and environmental violence in Indigenous communities around the world, and how that presence impacts women in particular. We see this appear in many ways: the siting of hazardous waste facilities, American corporations’ sale and exportation of poisonous…
Read More[Did You Know?] Climate Change Impacts on Navajo Nation
In it’s recent report, Climate Change Impacts in the United States, the U.S. Global Change Research Program found that “Indigenous communities in the Southwest are more vulnerable to climate change than ever before. 30% of the Navajo population not served by municipal systems like water will face even greater challenges with increased threats from: drought,…
Read MoreReject and Protect: Cowboy Indian Alliance Takes a Stand Against the KXL
By: Sophia Sparksworthy, WEA Intern “The [Cowboy Indian Alliance] asks President Obama a simple question: Is an export pipeline for dirty tar sands worth risking our sacred land and water for the next seven generations?” — Reject and Protect, Call to Action In an effort to tap into domestic oil supplies between the United States…
Read MoreThe Threat to Sacred Waters and Ways of Life for California Indigenous Communities
By: Sophie Sparksworthy, WEA Intern “Indigenous peoples have the right to the conservation and protection of the environment and the productive capacity of their lands or territories and resources.” — Article 29, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The physical health and cultural well-being of Indigenous communities are threatened by increasing environmental…
Read MoreFrom our Allies: Indian People’s Action and the Tar Sands Megaloads
“[Tar sands oil] is not a future issue, it’s causing the land to be inhospitable, both on the reservations and for the surrounding area… There’s no way we’re going to change the surrounding area once it’s destroyed.” — Naomi Oderman, Media Liaison with Indian People’s Action (source) There are many equally important facets of the Keystone…
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