Last week, Checktheweather covered a story on the deadly protests going on in Peru. Indigenous groups in the Amazon were protesting over recent laws passed by the government that made it easier for foreign governments to extract natural resources like wood and minerals from the Amazon Rainforest. Yesterdaythe BBC reported that the Peruvian Government has now backed down and has overturned the laws that would have given free-trade to the United States and allowed them to extract minerals and mine in the Amazon. The Indigenous people of Peru argued...
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Who are the Climate Refugees
Today is International World Refugee Day. the United Nations Human Rights Council uses this day to honor the estimated 42 million people who are refugees. This number is sure to grow with the increase in climate refugees. Climate Refugees are people who are forced to relocate due to the impact of climate change on their homelands. Check out this video from Al Jazeera that highlights, a community in Bangaladesh. Al Jazeera claims that these are some of the first of what will be many Climate Refugees around the world. For more on United States Climate...
How to Ask for Green Jobs for your Hood
Need a Job? In this economy, you just might.The question is will legislation support low-income communities and communities of color in getting one? Some groups say No, unless we act right now. Green For All, a national, policy based group that advocates for Green Jobs, sent out an e-mail asking everyone to call and email their senators and ask them to support Green Jobs for low-income workers and communities. They are asking people to write their...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Happy Birthday to One of the Dopest Youth Environmental Justice Leaders in the Land!
The Weather Report would like to give a big huge shout out and Happy Belated Birthday to Marisol Becerra (her birthday was technically yesterday 6/15/09) Marisol is a youth environmental justice activist from the Little Village Community of Chicago. Little Village is located on the southwest side of Chicago and faces a variety of environmental hazards including a coal-fired power plant. Nevertheless the community is full of vibrant culture, people...
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