‘Environment’ Archives
Belo Monte Dam Project Draws Even More Concerns | ANCESTRAL CONNECTIONS
Last month’s worldwide protests against the Brazilian government’s Belo Monte Dam project may have ended, but concerns about deforestation and displacement of indigenous populations remain. Now, there may be something else to worry about. Philip M. Fearnside, a [Read More]
What You Should Be Watching Instead of the Throne #wtt – Jasiri X
This ain’t a Jay Z, Kanye or “Watch the Throne” hate post. I’m listening to the album right now and it’s pretty good. But while we’re caught in the hype of 2 of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars coming together and all the #WTT tweets and reviews, it’s a lot more [Read More]
Young Women Lead the Way to Green Economic Development on the Navajo Nation
Thanks to a diverse array of activist leaders at the helm of groups like Black Mesa Water Coalition (BMWC) and the Navajo Green Economy Coalition (NGEC), the Navajo Nation is moving towards a sustainably powered bright future. Women’s leadership has played a central role [Read More]
Haiti Struggles with Humanitarian Disaster
In Haiti, as many as 1,000 people have died and an estimated one million left homeless after the impoverished country was hit by four major storms and hurricanes in less than a month. We speak to the renowned physician Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health, a [Read More]
Van Jones Knows How to Build a Green Economy
Altering the perception of the environmental movement among African Americans. The closing keynote speaker of the Netroots Nation convention in Austin last month was environmental and social justice activist Van Jones. Following his Sunday morning speech TPMtv caught up [Read More]
Democracy Now! | Sludge Tested As Lead-Poisoning Fix in Poor, Black Neighborhoods
In case you thought they weren’t experimenting on us anymore…. Lawmakers and the NAACP are calling for an investigation into reports that federally funded scientific experiments in 2000 spread sewage sludge on yards in poor, black neighborhoods to test if it [Read More]
