March 28, 20130Comments

The ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ and fears about food and agriculture

Slipped into the Agricultural Appropriations Bill, which passed through Congress last week, was a small provision that’s a big deal for Monsanto and its opponents, according...

by Earth Tribe Team

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NEWS

February 20, 20130Comments

NEWS – Japan halts whale hunt

Japan’s fisheries agency says it has temporarily suspended its Southern Ocean whale hunt after clashes with anti-whaling activists, according to ABC News. On February...

by Earth Tribe Team

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January 15, 20130Comments

Small farmers in U.S. challenge Monsanto

Thirty-one family farmers, plaintiffs in the landmark lawsuit OSGATA et al v. Monsanto, travelled to Washington, DC from across America to attend the US Appeals Court hearing...

January 14, 20130Comments

Ecuadorean tribe say they will ‘die fighting’ to protect rainforest

It’s a David versus Goliath battle. An indigenous community of about 400 people is gearing up to take on the Ecuadorean army and one of the biggest oil companies in...

by Earth Tribe Team

Americas

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January 8, 20130Comments

The threats from uranium mining in the Black Hills, U.S.

“WE ARE THE LAND” is a documentary about the threats posed by uranium in the Black Hills in South Dakota. Governments and the uranium industry say the mining and...

by Earth Tribe Team

Americas

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January 1, 20130Comments

Idle No More seeks to distance themselves from chiefs

The founders of the Canada-based Idle No More movement have issued a statement that seeks to distance them from the chiefs of the various First Nations. On December 31, the...

December 29, 20120Comments

‘Idle No More’ and Winning Over Canadians

The Idle No More movement has swept to prominence in Canada over the last few weeks. First Nations people have risen up against the government of PM Stephen Harper which is...

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Europe

December 27, 20120Comments

Protecting the Ojnare Forest in Sweden

The Ojnare Forest in the northern Gotland in Sweden is under attack from industrialization. According to the campaign, “the majority agrees that this area has nature...

by Earth Tribe Team

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December 22, 20120Comments

A Day of Protest – Idle No More

December 21 was a day of protest for the growing Idle No More movement, a movement begun by four First Nations women in Canada. First Nations people and supporters rallied in...

by Earth Tribe Team

Americas

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December 20, 20120Comments

Idle No More – The Movement

Theresa Spence is reportedly weak from her hunger strike. The Canadian Attawapiskat chief is getting weaker as her hunger strike is in its second week, but Spence says she...

by Earth Tribe Team

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December 19, 20120Comments

Seeds of Freedom (2012) – Documentary

It is frightening what is happening to the ownership and use of seed around the world. The documentary Seeds of Freedom seeks to challenge the mantra that large-scale,...

by Earth Tribe Team

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December 17, 20120Comments

Protestors fight against wind power

In the debate over how to provide clean energy for growing populations around the world, wind power is often trotted out as an option. But in Vermont in the United States,...

by Earth Tribe Team

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