Native Americans gather in Portland to protest oil sands shipments

By Kelly House, The Oregonian An ancient Native American song emanated Sunday from the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette rivers.   Five drummers rhythmically pounded on a ceremonial drum while spectators passed around a seashell filled with smoking prayer leaves. “Ya-hey-ya-hey-ha,” […]

Big Northern Greenwash: Who Speaks for the Trees?

So a new management deal has been signed for Canada’s Boreal Forest. It’s being hailed as the largest forest deal in the history of the world. You can see the map above: orange will be ‘protected’, gray areas will not. The fragmentation […]

News Roundup 5/20

Greenpeace UK made BP a new flag. The coolest part is, they’re still taking suggestions for other new BP flags. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzc5wUigEC8] The Oil Spill is now leaking between 76,000 and 104,000 barrels per day. That’s a pretty wide range of guessing, but […]