4 Earth Day Actions That Can Make a Difference Right Now

On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day we've picked 4 ways that you can make a difference starting right now.

1. Talk to your friends, family and colleagues about the movement for energy justice in Native America.

Knowledge is power and at Honor the Earth it is our mission to create an informed constituency of Native and non-Native supporters. Your outreach allows us to be a stronger voice for the Earth and for those not heard. We need you to stand with us on this Earth Day, and every day, to tell the truth about the impacts of American energy and environmental policy and practice on our Native communities and lifeways.

 

2. Find out where your energy is coming from. Read more...

It's (Honor the) Earth Day...

Aaniin friends,

It's the 40th anniversary of Earth Day & on this day Honor the Earth celebrates its own beginnings as well.

Nearly 20 years ago, backstage at an Earth Day concert, Indigo Girls first met Winona LaDuke and together they committed to raise awareness and funds for grassroots Native environmental work.

We are still doing this work today. Read more...

Winona's Earth Day 2010 Commentary Published Nationwide

Our Executive Director, Winona LaDuke, was asked to write a short commentary about Earth Day for The Progressive Media Project. It's been widely picked up online including the Kansas City Star, Tri-City Herald, Bradenton, Idaho Statesman, Silobreaker, Sacramento Bee, Lexington Herald-Leader, The Olympian, Daily Me, Miami Herald, and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. You can read the full commentary below as well. Read more...

AvaTAR SANDS Advertisement Generates Major Media Attention

Honor the Earth is proud to join a coalition of national and international groups who signed a recent advertisement in Variety comparing tar sands development with the plot of the movie Avatar and the ad has generated a lot of attention. The ad is running in Variety just before the Oscars and it expresses support for Avatar because it closely parallels the struggles of real life Indigenous Peoples inundated by tar sands developers.  Below are links to some of the prominent media coverage of the ad and a copy of the ad itself. Read more...

Your turn: We need lasting energy economy

By Nellis Kennedy • Honor the Earth • February 22, 2010
(as published in the St. Cloud Times)

Now that the dust has settled and a giant addition to the Big Stone coal power plant known as Big Stone II has been canceled, what next? Read more...