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The End of a People: Amazon Dam Destroys Sacred Munduruku “Heaven“
Brazil dynamited an indigenous sacred site to make way for Teles Pires dam.
Privacy Advocates Warn of Potential Surveillance Through Listening Devices Like Amazon Echo, Google Home
Privacy experts are keeping a close watch on the case of a Arkansas man who was charged with murder after prosecutors obtained a warrant to receive data from his …
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$1 of Every $2 Spent Online Goes to Amazon. Can We Break the Company’s Stranglehold?
In half the US states, Amazon generates billions of dollars in sales without employing a single person.
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Top Scientists: Amazon’s Tapajós Dam Complex “a Crisis in the Making“
Leading researchers call Brazil's plan for 40+ dams a threat to Amazon ecosystems, people and global climate.
Ecuador’s Legal Battle With Chevron Foreshadows Global Corporate Coup D’état
Agreements like the TPP allow corporations to turn the world's natural resources into profit at any human cost.
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US Imports of Amazon Crude Oil Driving Expansion of Oil Operations
Crude oil imported to the US from the Amazon is driving expansion of oil operations into the rainforest, says a new report.
Scientific Study Warns of “Catastrophic Declines” in Earth’s Wilderness
The rate at which wilderness is being lost is nothing short of staggering and must be changed immediately.
Climate Change Pledges Not Nearly Enough to Save Tropical Ecosystems
The carbon pledges made by 178 nations in Paris to date won't likely save tropical coral reefs or cloud forests, or prevent mass global extinctions.
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Brazil Gets Carbon Credits for “Methane Factory” Amazon Dams
An expert on hydroelectric dams has criticized a scheme allowing companies building dam projects in the Brazilian Amazon to claim carbon credits.
A Drop in Biodiversity Is Putting the World at Risk
Researchers fear the extinction of species may have already dropped below a “safe” level.