Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
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Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
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“They exist at the edge of human in an that is treated like a dumping ground by foreign . Millions of have been , dozens of villages razed, rivers and air , and land destroyed. Our daily are powered by a and in the .”

Excerpt From
Cobalt Red by Siddharth Kara
books.apple.com/us/book/cobalt
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#life #environment #toxic #mining #companies #trees #clearcut #polluted #arable #lives #human #environmental #catastrophe #congo #greencolonialism #lumumba #kleptocraticstate

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Tadzio Mueller · @muellertadzio
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"Deutschland will seinen Bedarf an künftig zu großen Teilen aus Übersee decken."

Oh goodie. What could *possibly* go wrong?

taz.de/Wasserstoffstrategie-de

#wasserstoff #neokolonialismus #greencolonialism

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Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
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Postwar depicted and within an framework. “We are spending billions of dollars fighting . . . [and] perpetuating the system of and governments, which are natural ,” Montana Senator George Malone cried.

#conservatives #termination #Relocation #anticommunist #communism #reservations #tribal #socialist #environments #defundthepolice #greencolonialism #copaganda #resourcecolonialism #theheatison

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Toastie · @Toastie
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At a talk I gave recently I was asked what brings me hope about .

The short answer: leadership.

And secondly: It's not too late. We can still change the course of development so it doesn't create sacrifice zones---especially on sacred Indigenous lands.

pastorrichenda.substack.com/p/

#greencolonialism #indigenous #renewableenergy #climatejustice #ClimateChange #solar #GreenEnergy #pnw

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Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
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Toastie · @Toastie
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update from the Lakota People's Law Project.

"If we keep continuing to teach others, then they will probably help us."
---Karianna Kailani John (Reno Sparks Indian Colony)

youtube.com/watch?v=7lJA6H9d8Z

#thackerpass #indigenous #greencolonialism #renewableenergy #ClimateChange #climatejustice #ClimateCrisis #EVs

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Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
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What does buy for $2 million a minute to degrade spaces and ? , the says!

Source: Detox Development, World Bank 2023. Guardian graphic

Not counting , worsening and
motherjones.com/politics/2023/

#extractive #greencolonialism #surpluspeoples #harm #bank #warsforoil #globalheating #airpollution

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Toastie · @Toastie
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@scott Also interesting that even though they're less popular/effective, it's EVs and not e-bikes creating the demand for lithium that's putting pressure on tribes under threat of .

#greencolonialism

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Toastie · @Toastie
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Update on :

Wednesday, police and private security for a Canadian mining company arrested an protester and demolished a protest blockade erected by descendants of a survivor of the 1865 massacre at the site, according to land defenders who were there.

“The Bureau of Land Management and Lithium Nevada, they're the new cavalry.” ---Michon Eben, Reno Sparks Indian Colony cultural resource manager & THPO.

underscore.news/reporting/at-t

#thackerpass #indigenous #greencolonialism #renewableenergy #EVs

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Toastie · @Toastie
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Toastie · @Toastie
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leaders, including descendants of those who survived massacres at , are camping in protest. As I visited, a truck arrived hauling chain link panels to fence off one of the access roads to the camp.

Indigenous leaders said they could use supplies, but more than that they need people to show up and camp with them, peacefully, prayerfully, and prepared for the possibility of arrest.

More info: rgj.com/story/news/2023/05/12/

#indigenous #thackerpass #greencolonialism #justtransition #EVs #nevada #oregon

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Toastie · @Toastie
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This weekend I visited , where the largest lithium mine in the US is under construction on lands of cultural and historical significance to the Paiute, Shoshone and Washoe people, near the / border.

Impacted tribes have not given consent for the open pit mine, but the Biden administration and a federal judge have approved it to supply lithium for electric vehicle batteries.

Background: hcn.org/articles/mining-constr

#thackerpass #nevada #oregon #greencolonialism #justtransition #EVs

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Toastie · @Toastie
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If you've never heard about , or if you read my last article about it and want to know some behind the scenes stuff that didn't make it into the final draft, have a listen to Libby Denkman's probing, thoughtful questions on the topic as she interviewed me for KUOW Seattle's Soundside. 📻

kuow.org/stories/for-yakama-na

#greencolonialism #indigenous #journalism #ClimateChange #renewableenergy #justtransition #climatejustice

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anne haeming · @haemanns
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RT @museums_society@twitter.com

Starting tomorrow at 1 pm! "The politics of conservation" - a digital colloquium by Humanities of Nature @mfnberlin@twitter.com on past & present histories of , nature and species . Tomorrow with Dr. Mordecai Ogada on .
Register via zoom (2nd tweet)👇

🐦🔗: twitter.com/museums_society/st

#museums #conservation #greencolonialism

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Autonomie und Solidarität · @autonomysolidarity
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‘Green colonialism’: Indigenous world leaders warn over west’s climate strategy

"World Indigenous leaders meeting this week at an annual summit have warned that the west’s climate strategy risks the exploitation of territories, resources and people.
New and emerging threats about the transition to a greener economy, including mineral mining, were at the forefront of debate as hundreds of Indigenous chiefs, presidents, chairmen and delegates gathered at the 22nd United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues."

theguardian.com/world/2023/apr

#un #indigenous #greencolonialism #vertreibungen #neokolonialismus #antireport #klimakrise #climatecrisis #extractivism #Rohstoffe #economy #nature

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Toastie · @Toastie
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The San Carlos Tribe is asking the to intervene to protect Chi’chil Bildagoteel, aka .

Chi’chil Bildagoteel is a holy site threatened by international copper mining companies. Copper is a key component of batteries for electric vehicles. The Obama and Biden administrations have supported industry.

San Carlos Apache say the US is failing to comply with international standards incumbent on them to protect human rights.

hcn.org/articles/indigenous-af

#apache #un #oakflat #indigenous #greencolonialism

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Autonomie und Solidarität · @autonomysolidarity
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Auch der Transformationskapitalismus, der sich grün zu waschen versucht, trägt die kolonialistische und Zerstörung von und in sich.

‘Green colonialism’: Indigenous world leaders warn over west’s climate strategy
"World Indigenous leaders meeting this week at an annual summit have warned that the west’s climate strategy risks the exploitation of territories, resources and people.
New and emerging threats about the transition to a greener economy, including mineral mining, were at the forefront of debate as hundreds of Indigenous chiefs, presidents, chairmen and delegates gathered at the 22nd United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues."

theguardian.com/world/2023/apr

#ausbeutung #menschen #Umwelt #un #indigenous #greencolonialism #vertreibungen #neokolonialismus #antireport #klimakrise #climatecrisis #extractivism #Rohstoffe #economy #nature

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Autonomie und Solidarität · @autonomysolidarity
1611 followers · 2506 posts · Server todon.eu

Auch der Transformationskapitalismus, der sich grün zu waschen versucht, trägt die kolonialistische Ausbeutung und Zerstörung von Menschen und Umwelt in sich.

‘Green colonialism’: Indigenous world leaders warn over west’s climate strategy
"World Indigenous leaders meeting this week at an annual summit have warned that the west’s climate strategy risks the exploitation of territories, resources and people.

New and emerging threats about the transition to a greener economy, including mineral mining, were at the forefront of debate as hundreds of Indigenous chiefs, presidents, chairmen and delegates gathered at the 22nd United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues."

theguardian.com/world/2023/apr

#un #indigenous #greencolonialism #vertreibungen #neokolonialismus #antireport #klimakrise #climatecrisis #extractivism #Rohstoffe #economy #nature

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