Roughly 120 members of the indigenous Enawene Nawe tribe seized control of a hydroelectric dam construction site in the Brazilian Amazon (Mato Grosso state) on October 13, burning it to the ground.
“They came armed with axes and pieces of wood, banished the employees and later set fire to everything” said construction site coordinator Frederico Muller.
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UniStar Nuclear Energy has submitted combined license applications to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to build new nuclear power plants in Oswego, NY, Calvert Cliffs, MD and Fulton, MO, and is planning to submit another for somewhere in Pennsylvania. The NRC has up to 42 months to review the applications.
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The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has approved a proposal by TransCanada to build a major gas pipeline across unceded territory of the indigenous Lubicon nation, rejecting the Lubicon’s claim that the pipeline would be a violation of their territorial rights.
For more information, visit the Friends of the Lubicon Alberta site.
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On Tuesday October 7, more than 150 protesters targeted Bank of America and Citi, two of the most powerful remaining banks in the United States, for their financing of coal, their contribution to the current financial crisis and their role in a recent wave of Boston evictions. After a rally and march from Bank of [...]

Kuntur Transportadora de Gas has signed an agreement with the Peruivan government to build a new pipeline to transport gas from the controversial Camisea field to the south of the country. Construction of the 700-mile pipeline is due to begin in 2010 and be complete by 2013.
Kuntur is a subsidiary of New York-based Conduit Capital, [...]

This story is a little dated but we only just heard about it and wanted to bring it to you anyway. On Sep. 18, 200 people including indigenous people, fishermen, local residents, environmentalists and members of groups including the American Indian Movement and Rising Tide marched in Portland, OR, to demand the removal of PacifiCorp’s [...]

Oil and natural gas production off the US Gulf Coast remain at less than 50 percent following hurricanes Gustav and Ike, leading to shortages of both gasoline and diesel throughout the Southeast. Lines at gas stations have been reported in the Asheville, NC area, and the Flying J truck stop chain has imposed diesel rationing.
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