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'Crude': The Film Chevron Doesn't Want You to See (www.alternet.org) TMC

The new film exposes an environmental tragedy experts call the "Amazon Chernobyl," and believe is the worst case of oil-related contamination ever.

Tags: tmc,chevron,oil,petroleum,crude,contamination,amazon,forest,waste,toxic,water

Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Signs of Life :: Amazon Tribes Win Against Big Oil (www.yesmagazine.org) TMC

In the Amazon rainforests of Peru and Ecuador, indigenous groups are on the front lines of the climate change battle.

Tags: tmc,yes magazine,sustain,amazon,big oil,climate change

Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Amazonians Make Plea for Forest (us.oneworld.net) TMC

Indigenous leaders from the Amazon basin are calling for intense international scrutiny of the massive abuse of their land, including deforestation, which is making them increasingly vulnerable to the... More

Tags: amazon,tmc,deforestation,global warming

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Brazil Sets High Goals for Forest Protection (us.oneworld.net) TMC

Following reports that Amazon deforestation is on the rise, Brazil has produced a revised plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 70 percent over the next eight years. Environmental activists... More

Tags: brazil,forests,tmc,cut,deforestation,green house gas emissions,amazon

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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