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Taking to the hills: tribal groups face up to climate change
2015-12-05 21:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Tashka Yawanawa's Amazonian tribe lived on the plains along the Gregorio River for millennia -- until a wall of flood water last year forced them to flee their homes for good. "We had never seen a flood this big, this fast, this ferocious," the tribal chief told AFP on the sidelines of UN climate talks in Paris aimed at agreeing a pact to stave off disastrous climate change. He chalked the flooding disaster up to global warming. "This was the first time we felt the direct impact of climate...
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Salt River to build $60 million auto mall; first on tribal land in U.S.
2015-12-05 04:41:47| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
A $60-million, 70-acre complex at Indian School Road and Loop 101 will be anchored by Chapman Automotive Group. Salt River to build $60 million auto mall; first on tribal land in U.S. A $60-million, 70-acre complex at Indian School Road and Loop 101 will be anchored by Chapman Automotive Group.
New Report Exposes Hidden Fracking Subsidy on Public and Tribal Lands
2015-09-30 16:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A new, peer-reviewed report from Friends of the Earth brings to light one of Big Oils most overlooked subsidies: royalty-free flaring on public and tribal lands. As the fracking boom spreads across the country, companies eager to tap profitable shale oil are burning away--or flaring--natural gas in record amounts. This practice increases air pollution and sends climate-busting carbon dioxide directly into the atmosphere. Last updated 35 years ago, existing federal guidelines allow widespread...
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How tribal Indians beat big coal firms
2015-05-11 22:32:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The tribespeople who took on big coal firms - and won
Tribal water activists organize to stop the California Water Heist
2015-05-09 23:56:01| Agriculture - Topix.net
The speakers explained to a crowd of 40 people that Northwestern California water from the Trinity River and Shasta reservoirs are shipped hundreds of miles to benefit California's agriculture industry, which continues to use 80 percent of California's water on water intensive crops during the record drought.
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