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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Press Release: Activists Sued by Mining Company Tell Their Stories
The “Thacker Pass Six,” sued in 2023 following protests, include a disabled Paiute spiritual elder, a Shoshone mother of four, and a Tribal attorney. WINNEMUCCA, NV — Six people who were sued by Lithium Nevada Corporation last year for protesting the Thacker Pass lithium mine are telling their stories for […]
Protect Our Water Protectors
Dean Barlese, elder and spiritual leader from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, prays at Thacker Pass (known as “Peehee Mu’huh” in the Paiute language) on April 25th, 2023 during a non-violent action halting construction of an open-pit lithium mine. Photo by the author. Please join us for a special live streaming event to raise awareness […]
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 […]