Nevada lithium mine kicks off a new era of Western extraction
The hastily approved project went forward without comment from the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe.
Nevada lithium mine kicks off a new era of Western extraction
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First-ever compendium of indigenous technologies provides a powerful toolkit for climate-resilient design
First-ever compendium of indigenous technologies provides a powerful toolkit for climate-resilient design
The design field is at an inflection point. It must challenge its repertoire, rethink technology, and begin to see biodiversity as a building block of urban environments.
<strong>Energy Transition, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: Internal Colonialism Perpetuated Through Wind Investment in the Isthmus Of Tehuantepec</strong>
<strong>Energy Transition, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: Internal Colonialism Perpetuated Through Wind Investment in the Isthmus Of Tehuantepec</strong>
Governments and businesses argue that the energy transition contributes to sustainable development and environmental conservation. And yet the confrontation between corporations and the state with Indigenous Peoples reflects a continuing oppression and repression.
‘The river will bleed red’: Indigenous Filipinos face down dam projects
‘The river will bleed red’: Indigenous Filipinos face down dam projects
For more than five decades, Indigenous communities in the northern Philippines have pushed back against the planned construction of hydropower dams on the Chico River system.
Indigenous peoples demand recognition to participate in energy generation
Indigenous peoples demand recognition to participate in energy generation
Members of indigenous organizations reproached the fact that the initiative to reform the Electricity Industry Law omitted the recognition of the peoples to participate in the generation of energy.
Ecuador’s pro-mining politics dealt a blow by Indigenous, green movement
Ecuador’s pro-mining politics dealt a blow by Indigenous, green movement
In a historic referendum, more than 80% of the electorate in Cuenca, Ecuador’s third-largest city, voted to ban mining in the area.
‘Invisible killer’: fossil fuels caused 8.7m deaths globally in 2018, research finds
‘Invisible killer’: fossil fuels caused 8.7m deaths globally in 2018, research finds
Pollution from power plants, vehicles and other sources accounted for one in five of all deaths that year, more detailed analysis reveals
Hydropower Projects on Likhu River Fail to Obtain Consent from Indigenous Communities in Nepal
Hydropower Projects on Likhu River Fail to Obtain Consent from Indigenous Communities in Nepal
Seven hydropower projects along the Likhu River in eastern Nepal have adversely impacted Indigenous and local communities who live in and near the project sites but have received little attention.
The Impact of the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project on Kenya’s Indigenous Peoples
The Impact of the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project on Kenya’s Indigenous Peoples
While renewable energy is essential to reduce global warming, such projects are not always implemented in a socially responsible manner as regards local communities. I