Somalis, Indians and Amish

I had a nice visit with Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls a week or so ago. I’ve asked for a reworking of her song lyrics “Nomads, Indians and Saints."
Read moreNo need for coal plants: Wind and solar will do
Big Stone II’s demise is not a bad sign for wind, it is the opposite. Now is the opportunity to move ahead to the next economy, not to worry about what we lost with a big polluter. Let’s give this gift to our future generations — a better future.
Read moreBig Stone II Victory! Otter Tail Withdraws Investment

MINNEAPOLIS - The utility leading an effort to build a $1.6 billion coal-fired power plant in South Dakota that would serve five states has pulled out of the project.
Read moreClimate workshop stresses sustainability, indigenous knowledge

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – American Indian stalwarts of environmental justice recently met at a national workshop to write a milestone climate change declaration, clearly outlining a course on how to save the planet using indigenous science and knowledge.
Video: Winona LaDuke at the Indigenous Uranium Forum at Acoma Pueblo
The Indigenous Uranium Forum was held from October 22-24 in Acoma Pueblo. Winona was there to discuss her historical work on uranium issues in Indian Country and talk a bit about our recent work in Saskatoon to halt the use of nuclear power to fuel the Tar Sands project. Check out the great video below.
Read moreWinona LaDuke to Co-Chair Native Peoples Native Homelands Workshop
Honor the Earth is part of a national Planning Committee organizing the Native Peoples Native Homelands II workshop.
Read moreCome Join Us At Native Peoples Native Homelands
We have a shot at being self-determining or we can be the victims. This is a time of tumultuous change, economic downturns, accelerating climate destabilization and the depletion of oil supplies, meaning loss of access to cheap petroleum. If we don’t act, we will be caught in a very difficult place as Indigenous peoples.
Read moreSummer Events
HONOR THE EARTH and the INDIGO GIRLS would like to announce three very special acoustic duo shows, September 6-8, 2013, in the Great Lakes region to benefit HONOR THE EARTH.
Read moreBig Stone II: A sinking ship
Tribal peoples of the Midwest are counting on you, Bill Gates, to keep their air clean and their water mercury-free. Gates’ personal investment company, Cascade Investment Management, has the opportunity to stop the continued burning of Powder River Basin coal in South Dakota. After several years of planning, Otter Tail Power’s Big Stone I is to be joined by the 580 MW proposed addition Big Stone II, but timing is critical as the project is gathering a final commitment from investors like Gates who have the ability to prevent construction altogether.
Read moreMonsters Of Folk Donate To Honor the Earth On Upcoming Fall Tour
Monster Of Folk's Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim James, and Mike Mogis announce Fall Tour and partnership with Air Traffic Control to donate monies raised from ticket sales to local charities.
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