Struggling against dams in Panama
After an early February victory against proposed mining projects, the indigenous Ngäbes (pronounced naw-bey) continue to struggle to prevent construction of hydroelectric dams that could negatively impact their environment. Negotiations continue, now with UN involvement, but it seems unlikely the Ngäbes will be able to stop hydroelectric construction much longer.
Gospel of resource-fired growth from the Canadian minister who attacked environmentalists
The Canadian federal minister who recently slagged “radical environmentalists” was in Vancouver to preach the gospel of growth through resource extraction.
Seals’ fate debated amid Canada culling calls
