Category Archives: Ecuador

Published on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 by On the Commons Our Commons Future Is Already Here A stirring call to unite the environmental and global justice movement from Maude Barlow by Maude Barlow Maude Barlow gave this stirring plenary speech, … Continue reading →

Published on Thursday, September 30, 2010 by Agence France Presse Ecuador in Turmoil as President Denounces ‘Coup Attempt’ QUITO — Ecuador’s government declared a state of emergency Thursday saying rebel troops and police were staging a coup, after seizing the … Continue reading →

Here are the lyrics to a song I just wrote, inspired by the great work of many people in Ecuador and around the world. The chorus is from Accion Ecologia, an Ecuadorian NGO instrumental in helping to preserve the Yasuni … Continue reading →

I thought you might be interested in the following article. -Nels Greenpeace ‘Shuts Down’ Arctic Oil Rig Environmental campaigners slip through security boats to scale Cairn Energy oil rig in dawn raid by Severin Carrell and Bibi van der Zee … Continue reading →

Vedanta’s controversial bauxite mine on the Dongria Kondh’s tribal land has been stopped, after four years of protests by local peoples supported by Survival International and a wide range of affinity campaigns, including most recently by EI’s Earth Action Network. Continue reading →

Ecuador has agreed not to drill in the pristine Yasuni National Park, located in the Amaon Basin in eastern part of the country, in exchange for a trust fund of 3.6 billion dollars, to be given to the country. Continue reading →