Native leaders, civic groups blast rollback of bedrock environmental law

“We are the original people of the land and we’re having to fight.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Creature from the Black Lagoon loomed over the offices of the Interior Department last week as non-profit consumer advocate Public Citizen joined the chorus of voices condemning the proposed rollback of the bedrock National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA.   “Trump’s Interior Secretary is an Oil Lobbyist,” declared the giant video […]

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Writing for our childrens' future

We're helping our heroes find their voices.

Call it democratization of the media, call it citizen journalism, or simply call it frontline storytelling – The Esperanza Project is empowering the voices of people on the flashpoints of movements for social and environmental justice from Argentina to Ecuador, Panama to Mexico, and of course back at our home base in the U.S. of […]

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In the Path of the Border Wall

Reflections on Our Time with the Esto'k Gna and the National Butterfly Center

The bulldozers have arrived at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, in preparation for their clearing 150 ft. on either side of the proposed border wall, gearing up to demolish a 900-year-old cypress tree. Contrary to promises from the Trump administration, the staff have been banned from accessing their private land on 70 of […]

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