Category Archives: ~ Culture & History

It’s true. The Ecuadorian government is planning to allow oil drilling in one of the most biodiverse rainforests on the planet – Yasuní National Park – home to Ecuador‘s last remaining indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation. Together we can stop this. Please sign and share this global petition today!Thousands have mobilized in Ecuador to protest President Correa‘s decision to drill. In response the government has cracked down on dissent, launched a nationwide media campaign pitting poverty against leaving oil underground, and just last week it convinced the National Assembly to approve drilling in the most biodiverse part of Yasuní. If drilling were to move forward it would be a disaster for the rainforest and indigenous rights, and it would pave the way for drilling in 6.5 million acres of indigenous territory in the southern Ecuadorian Amazon.

Our partners are mobilizing for a national referendum on the government’s plans to drill in Yasuní and need our support in calling for global action. They have just launched a global petition to save Yasuní-ITT. Please sign and share to let President Correa know that the world won’t stand for drilling in the last remaining pristine rainforests.

Thank you for your support!

For Yasuní,

Adam Zuckerman
Environmental and Human Rights Campaigner

P.S. Download and Play The Age of Yasuní on your iPhone or Android smartphone. All proceeds support local groups that are defending Yasuní National Park.

~ In the Library, ~ pop culture

In the Library … Tom Clancy

10/02/2013 Nativegrl77

Undated picture shows author Clancy in Huntingtown

Author Tom Clancy has died at the age of 66, according to the New York Times.

The cause of his death wasn’t immediately known.Clancy was best known for his thrillers dealing with political intrigue and military technology.

He published 28 books, including those in the popular Jack Ryan series, such as “The Hunt for Red October,” “Patriot Games” and “Clear and Present Danger.”