The False Solution Of Renewable Energy Harvesting Technologies
The False Solution Of Renewable Energy Harvesting Technologies How will climate change and the destruction of the natural world affect the future? No one knows for sure, but the most-likely outcomes do not look good unless we do something radically different from what is being done now. Many people assume “renewables” are automatically good. The […]
WHY WOMEN MATTER
Why Women Matter We came from our mothers. Every individual and culture is rooted in women. Ancient cultures all across the world were matriarchal, putting mothers and maternal values as the central guiding force of society. The shift to patriarchy was gradual and violent. The state of the world that we live in, the rampant […]
Position Paper: Honoring Indigenous Peoples and Their Ecological Wisdom
Position Paper: Honoring Indigenous Peoples and Their Ecological Wisdom Indigenous Peoples have lived in deep relationship with the Earth for thousands of years, embodying ecological knowledge systems that are critical for addressing today’s global crises. Their communities safeguard much of the world’s cultural and biological diversity, offering models of sustainability that stand in contrast to […]
War: The Machinery of the State and Industrial Civilization
Involvement with Affected Communities and Advocacy Groups War has often been portrayed as an inevitable aspect of human existence. Yet, when examined closely, war is not simply the outcome of human nature but a byproduct of a particular social order: the state and the industrial civilization it sustains. War emerges as a tool to secure […]
Decolonization: Reconnecting with Land and Ancestral Wisdom
Position Paper on Decolonization: Reconnecting with Land and Ancestral Wisdom Colonialism did not end with the withdrawal of foreign powers; its structures remain embedded in our economies, governance, education, and even in the way we relate to the Earth. The dominant system—driven by profit, extraction, and control—has alienated humanity from the land, erased Indigenous knowledge, […]
Defend Manila Bay
Involvement with Affected Communities and Advocacy Groups Since 2023, we have been actively working with different advocate groups and communities affected by Reclamation Projects’ operation in Manila Bay, particularly in the Province of Cavite, a host of reclamation and seabed quarries. By 2024, Blue Earth Defense Ph. has become an official part of Kabitenyong Alyansan […]
The Green Deceit of Deep Sea Mining
BY JOSHUA CLINTON This article was originally published in Counterpunch. Image by Cameron Venti “To build a green future, in the next couple of decades the world will need to mine more metal than we’ve mined in our entire history” says Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals Company. There’s some truth to that statement — if we […]
Stop Deep Sea Mining Before it Happens
BY JULIA BARNES This article was originally published in Counterpunch. Image by Julia Barnes Even as the ocean struggles under the assaults of industrial fishing, ocean warming, pollution, and acidification, corporations are pushing to exploit it in a new and dangerous way. Deep sea mining includes plans to extract polymetallic nodules from the sea floor. Commercial exploitation […]
This is the Moment to Stop Deep Sea Mining
BY JULIA BARNES Image by TJ Fitzsimmons Can you imagine a mine so large it would span the continental United States? An industrial project this size is currently being planned. It is the first attempt at deep sea mining in international waters. The Clarion Clipperton Zone, an area located between Hawaii and Mexico in the […]
Press Release: Thacker Pass Protectors File First-Ever “Biodiversity Necessity Defense” in Nevada CourtPress Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thacker Pass Protectors File First-Ever “Biodiversity Necessity Defense” in Nevada Court Also pursuing “Climate Necessity Defense” and making allegations that mining company has violated their rights. Attorney: “They’re not criminals; they’re heroes.” WINNEMUCCA, NV — In a first for the American legal system, the lawyers for six people sued by Lithium Nevada […]