Manchester NH - Eight environmental and human rights activists were arrested around 1:00 p.m. today for staging a sit-in at the Gore campaign headquarters in Manchester.
Dirty Energy
Colombian Military Invades U'WA Tribe's Legal Territory to Protect OXY'S Oil Project
Today's meeting between President Clinton and Colombian President AndrésPastrana in Washington to discuss increased US military funding drewcriticisms from international human rights groups concerned about the recentmilitarization of the U'wa people's legal, traditional lands.
Communique to Public Opinion Invasion and Eviction of the UWA People Violation of national interest and cultural identity
Today, the 25th of January, 2000, in a shameful action by the military and police forces, headed by Major Victor Hugo Rojas Aragón, we the indigenous U’wa people were evicted from our land at Santa Rita and Bellavista, where the oil drilling site Gibraltar 1 is located.
Comunicado a la Opinion Publica Invasion y Desalojo al Pueblo U`WA Atropello a los Intereses Nacionales y a la Identidad Cultural
El día de hoy, 25 de Enero del año 2000, en vergonzosa acción de las fuerzas militares y de policía, en cabeza del Mayor Víctor Hugo Rojas Aragón, indígenas del pueblo U`wa fuimos desalojados de nuestras propiedades Santa Rita y Bellavista, donde se encuentra ubicado el punto de perforación Gibraltar I.
Bought and Paid for Gore's Oily Family Friends, Bush's Profitable Harvard Connections and Other Stories You're Not Likely to Read about
Salon.com | Vice President Al Gore delivered a scathing speech back on Oct.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
URGENT Communication To The National and International Public: Oxy Invades U'wa Territory The Colombian Army Has 5000 Agents at the Service of Occidental
Cubará, Colombia - On January 19, 2000 more than 5,000 agents of the Colombian Military, heavily armed, invaded our traditional territory, exactly at Cedeno, where Oxy's oil drilling site Gibraltar 1 is situated.
URGENTE Comunicado a la Opinion Publica Nacional e Internacional la OXY Invade Territorio U´WA el Ejercito de Colombia con 5000 Efectivos al Servicio de la Occidental
El día 19 de enero del 2000, mas de 5000 efectivos de las Fuerzas militares del ejercito colombiano, fuertemente armados, invadieron nuestro territorio tradicional, exactamente en el sitio Cedeño, donde se encuentra ubicado el punto de perforación petrolera Pozo Gibraltar 1, de la empresa Occidental, OXY.Frent
Gore Attacked over Colombia Oil Project
The Financial Times. | Environmentalists and human rights activists are accusing Al Gore, the US vice-president and candidate for the Democratic party presidential nomination, of hypocrisy over his shareholding in an oil company prospecting in Colombian rainforests.
Gas Line Draws Protests Nature Groups Cite U.S. Role
The Miami Hearld | Santa Cruz, Bolivia - In violation of Clinton administration policies,U.S. taxpayer dollars are being used to finance a gas pipeline through aglobally rare forest ecosystem, environmental groups say. U.S.
Clinton Regime Ripped for Supporting Pipeline; Environmentalists Contend Project in Bolivia, Brazil Harms Ecosystems
The Washington Times | DATELINE: Santa Cruz, Bolivia BODY: Santa Cruz, Bolivia - Environmentalists say U.S. government financing is being misused to finance a gas pipeline through a rare forest ecosystem in violation of the Clinton administration's own policies.
How the Gores, Father and Son, Helped Their Patron Occidental Petroleum And: Uranium Deal Helps Benefactors, but Costs Taxpayers $2.1 Billion
The Center for Public Integrity | Washington - On Sept. 7, 1995, Vice President Albert Gore Jr., stood on the White House lawn and talked in sweeping terms about ending the era of big government.
Colombia Indians to Fight Occidental Oil Plans with Lives
The Washington Times | Bogota - The U'wa Indians of northeastern Colombia say the government will have to kill every last member of their tribe before they allow California-based Occidental Petroleum Corp.
When Politicians' Acts Benefit Benefactors
Inquirer Washington Bureau | Washington - It was part of Vice President Gore's plan to streamline and "reinvent" government: Sell off a 47,000-acre oil field in Southern California. The taxpayers would benefit.But so did one company: Occidental Petroleum, which eventually bought the land through competitive bidding in 1997.
Gasoducto Bolivia-Cuiaba de ENRON Llamado un Desastre de Proporción Mundial -- Nombrando Violaciones Serias de las Condiciones del Préstamo, los Grupos le Instan a OPIC a Cancelar el Préstamo
Washinton, D.C. - La semana pasada, los grupos ambientales Friends of the Earth (Amigos de la Tierra) y Amazon Watch le exigieron al OPIC, la agencia gubernamental Estado Unidense, de terminar con su trato financiero que tiene con ENRON international para el proyecto del gasoducto lateral Cuiaba.
ENRON's Bolivia-Cuiaba Pipeline Called a World Class Disaster --- Citing Serious Violations of Loan Conditions, Groups Urge OPIC to Cancel Loan
Washington, D.C. - Friends of the Earth and Amazon Watch called on the Overseas Private Investment Corporation yesterday to immediately terminate its financing deal with ENRON international for the Bolivia-Cuiaba pipeline project on the grounds the ENRON is violating OPIC's loan conditions.
200 U'WA Assemble at OXY Oil Well Site to Block Drilling Tribe Calls for International Ssupport to stop the oil Project
Bogota, Colombia - Yesterday, 200 U'wa Indians, including women, children and tribal elders marched on the site of Occidental Petroleum's planned oil well Gibraltar 1, establishing a permanent settlement to block the drilling slated to begin in the coming weeks.
200 U'WA Assemble at OXY Oil Well Site to Block Drilling Tribe Calls for International Support to Stop the Oil Project
Bogota, Colombia - Yesterday, 200 U'wa Indians, including women, children and tribal elders marched on the site of Occidental Petroleum's planned oil well Gibraltar 1, establishing a permanent settlement to block the drilling slated to begin in the coming weeks.
Communique to the International Public from the U'WA
Cubará, ColombiaApproximately 200 members of the U'wa indigenous tribe of northeastern Colombia assembled in a permanent settlement on part of our ancestral lands yesterday, November 16.
Victory for Venezuela's Indigenous Peoples! The Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly Votes to Include Indigenous Rights Article in the New Constitution
Caracas, Venezuela - In a historic moment for Venezuela's indigenous peoples, the 131-member constituent assembly voted yesterday to include a chapter in the new constitution that sets forth legal rights for indigenous peoples and indigenous communities in accordance with International Labor Organization Convention (ILO) 169.
Proyecto Petrolero Colombiano en el Teritorio U'WA Inicia Protesta Internacional Dos Mujeres Cuelgan una Bandera de Paz de el Techo del Consulado Colombiano en Los Angeles Colgadoras Disponibles para Entrevistas por Telefono Cellular
Beverly Hills, CA – Cinco Activistas incluyendo dos mujeres colgadoras fueron arrestadas esta tarde durante una manifestacion en el Consulado Colombiano en Beverly Hills, CA. Dos mujeres subieron al techo del edificio de Consulado unos minutos despues de las nueve de esta manana.
Colombian Oil Project on U'WA Land Sparks International Outcry Two Women Hang Peace Banner from Roof of Colombian Consulate in Los Angeles
Beverly Hills, CA – Five activists including two women climbers climbers were arrested this afternoon during a protest at the Colombian Consulate in Beverly Hills, California.
Candlelight March and Vigil at OXY CEO'S House Protesters demand cancellation of project in U'wa indigenous territory
WHAT: A candlelight march and vigil in the neighborhood of Dr. Ray Irani, CEO of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. WHERE: Sunset Blvd. at the corner of Bel Air Drive, one block W. of N.
Occidental and Oriental Connections
Wall St. Journal | Carthage, Tenn. - On his 1998 tax returns under "supplemental income," Vice President Al Gore lists a $20,000 royalty payment from Union Zinc Inc. for the right to mine zinc from his 88-acre farm here in the verdant hills of the Cumberland River valley. In the 25 years he has held the zinc lease, Mr.
Colombian President Pastrana Condemned for Granting Occidental Permit for Oil Drilling on U'wa Tribal Land International Protests to Escalate
Washington, DC - An international coalition of environmental and human rights leaders condemned Colombian President Andrés Pastrana today for his decision to grant the Los-Angeles based Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) permission to proceed with oil drilling on U'wa tribal lands.
The Colombian Government Urged to Reject Occidental's License to Drill on U'wa Tribe's Land
Los Angeles, CA - An international alliance of more than 100 organizations from 24 countries sent a joint letter to Juan Mayr, Colombia's award-winning Environment Minister, urging him to reject the Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum's (OXY) pending license to drill its first oil well on the U'wa's sacred ancestral lands.
The Colombian Government Urged to Reject Occidental's License to Drill on U'wa Tribe's Land
Los Angeles, CA - An international alliance of more than 100 organizations from 24 countries sent a joint letter to Juan Mayr, Colombia's award-winning Environment Minister, urging him to reject the Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum's (OXY) pending license to drill its first oil well on the U'wa's sacred ancestral lands.
U'WA of Colombia Uphold Opposition to All Oil Drilling as Tribe Granted Expansion of Legal Territory
A Colombian Indian tribe has upheld its opposition to oil drilling on its traditional territory after winning legal title to a significant portion of that land.