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As Louisianas marshes erode, so does the Houma Indians' way of life
2015-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Streams of oil slid into the bayous of southeastern Louisiana after the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010, damaging the marsh grasses, the wildlife and the livelihood of the 17,000-member Houma tribe. The pollution also weakened the marshes, accelerating the rapid disappearance of coastal land that is taking the Houma Indians culture with it. Now money that BP, the oil and gas company responsible for the spill, was forced to pay is beginning to flow to some groups and businesses to repair...
Amazon Indians report more death threats after activists slain
2014-12-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Indians on the Peru-Brazil border say they continue to receive death threats from loggers after the murder of four local chiefs in a remote forest region overrun by illegal felling. The September slaying of Ashaninka leader Edwin Chota and three of his companions followed rising deforestation rates in the Amazon last year, and has deepened concerns that loggers will target tribes as they become more active opponents. The tensions highlight the lawlessness of one of the world's most biodiverse...
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Indians mark 30th anniversary of Bhopal disaster
2014-12-03 11:14:53| Chemicals - Topix.net
In this Dec. 5, 1984 file photo, two men carry to a hospital children blinded by the Union Carbide chemical pesticide leak in Bhopal, India. Indians are marking the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak tragedy with protests demanding harsher punishments for those responsible and more compensation for the victims of the world's worst industrial disaster.
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Indians lose billions to bogus investments
2014-11-24 21:08:33| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
'That money was everything to us - now it's all gone'
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Keystone XL pipeline opposition forges 'Cowboys and Indians' alliance
2014-11-18 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As she watches the red sun dip past the window of her home deep in a South Dakota valley, Beth Lone Eagle says she isnt prepared to see a tar sands pipeline tarnish any bit of Gods country. With the US Senate scheduled to hold a vote on the Keystone XL pipeline on Tuesday, the Lakota woman says ranchers, landowners and tribal nations throughout the midwest are girding for a fight regardless of how the process in Washington plays out. The debate over the controversial pipeline, which would run...
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