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International Divestment – Nordic Banks Defunding DAPL

Sara Lowgren March 22, 2017 0 Comments

by Sara Löwgren Two Nordic banks are divesting from companies which contribute to the continuous violations of indigenous rights at Standing Rock through their direct involvement in DAPL. The divestment is following a special UN report on indigenous rights and the cancellation of an Environmental Impact Statement after Trump’s inauguration, and strongly supported by Nordic Arctic indigenous...

Bears Ears National Monument: The Argument Continues

Sara Lowgren March 4, 2017 0 Comments

by Sara Löwgren The designation of Bears Ears national monument was viewed as a major victory for indigenous rights and environmental conservation. But many local politicians remain skeptical and after the inauguration they are now trying to rescind the designation. Tribes, local people, NGOs and the outdoor industry are fighting back to protect the national monument. The conflict is growing...

The 10 First Days of Trump

Sara Lowgren January 31, 2017 0 Comments

It has been 10 days since Donald Trump was inaugurated as the president of the US. Already, Trump has moved forward with some of the promises we secretly and openly hoped would never come true. Here are some of the major actions undertaken thus far by the new president; Signed permission for the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone XL pipeline, and attempted to close the...

A COP in Brackets

Jenna Farineau November 20, 2016 0 Comments

The 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change took place in Marrakech, Morocco, from November 7th to November 18th. In this blog post, the Earth in Brackets members who attended the conference reflect on their experiences and on the possible ways forward for the climate activist movement. Jenna Farineau: For 22 years, the world has been...

Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Elaina Burress November 15, 2016 0 Comments

By Elaina Burress and Hana Bracale Today I sat in on one of the few (if not only) COP22 side events on the impacts of animal agriculture in driving climate change. Speakers came from Brighter Green (a US non-profit action tank with a focus on food policy and equity), Humane Society International, and the Global Forest Coalition (an organization working for socially-just forest policy, with a...