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Indigenous People Are Leading the End of the Fossil Fuel Era in the Amazon | Opinion
The path forward is simple and urgent. Governments must declare the Amazon and Indigenous territories no-go zones for fossil fuels.
www.newsweek.com
Indigenous People Are Leading the End of the Fossil Fuel Era in the Amazon | Opinion in Newsweek by Leila Salazar-Lopez and Patricia Gualinga
#COP30 #EndFossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #DefendTheAmazon
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#COP30 #EndFossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #DefendTheAmazon
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We launched a NEW action with our allies at @ran.org:
Chevron has left a trail of devastation, including oil spills, climate catastrophes, and toxic pollution. It's time to hold Chevron accountable and prevent them from doing even more harm! #TakeAction
actionnetwork.org/letters/hold...
Chevron has left a trail of devastation, including oil spills, climate catastrophes, and toxic pollution. It's time to hold Chevron accountable and prevent them from doing even more harm! #TakeAction
actionnetwork.org/letters/hold...
Hold Chevron Accountable!
From deep in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador to the shores of Venezuela and the Gulf South, Chevron has left a trail of devastation, including oil spills, climate catastrophes, and toxic pollution. ...
actionnetwork.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
We launched a NEW action with our allies at @ran.org:
Chevron has left a trail of devastation, including oil spills, climate catastrophes, and toxic pollution. It's time to hold Chevron accountable and prevent them from doing even more harm! #TakeAction
actionnetwork.org/letters/hold...
Chevron has left a trail of devastation, including oil spills, climate catastrophes, and toxic pollution. It's time to hold Chevron accountable and prevent them from doing even more harm! #TakeAction
actionnetwork.org/letters/hold...
Chevron's extraction in Venezuela is bad for the entire planet, and even more so for communities in Mississippi.
"But in Pascagoula, Miss., home to one of Chevron’s largest refineries, some residents worry that this could lead to more pollution."
www.nytimes.com/video/climat...
"But in Pascagoula, Miss., home to one of Chevron’s largest refineries, some residents worry that this could lead to more pollution."
www.nytimes.com/video/climat...
Video: Chevron’s Oil Deals in Venezuela Could Worsen Pollution in Mississippi
President Trump said he wanted to focus on opening up more Venezuelan oil for U.S. companies. But in Pascagoula, Miss., home to one of Chevron’s largest refineries, some residents worry that this coul...
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Chevron's extraction in Venezuela is bad for the entire planet, and even more so for communities in Mississippi.
"But in Pascagoula, Miss., home to one of Chevron’s largest refineries, some residents worry that this could lead to more pollution."
www.nytimes.com/video/climat...
"But in Pascagoula, Miss., home to one of Chevron’s largest refineries, some residents worry that this could lead to more pollution."
www.nytimes.com/video/climat...
BREAKING: Indigenous Peoples Block Access to Santarém Airport in Protest of Tapajós River Dredging
"Revoke it now. I’m 50 years old and my concern is for our children and grandchildren. What will be left because of greed?” said Chief Gilson Tupinambá.
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"Revoke it now. I’m 50 years old and my concern is for our children and grandchildren. What will be left because of greed?” said Chief Gilson Tupinambá.
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
Indigenous Peoples Block Access to Santarém Airport in Protest of Tapajós River Dredging | Amazon Watch
Indigenous Peoples from the Tapajós region blocked the main access road to Santarém International Airport today, escalating a mobilization ongoing since January 22.
amazonwatch.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
BREAKING: Indigenous Peoples Block Access to Santarém Airport in Protest of Tapajós River Dredging
"Revoke it now. I’m 50 years old and my concern is for our children and grandchildren. What will be left because of greed?” said Chief Gilson Tupinambá.
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
"Revoke it now. I’m 50 years old and my concern is for our children and grandchildren. What will be left because of greed?” said Chief Gilson Tupinambá.
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
Amazon Watch Reaction To Petro-Trump Meeting at the White House
"...the threat to Colombia posed by the Trump Administration is still latent through potential intervention in May’s presidential elections."
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
"...the threat to Colombia posed by the Trump Administration is still latent through potential intervention in May’s presidential elections."
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
February 4, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Amazon Watch Reaction To Petro-Trump Meeting at the White House
"...the threat to Colombia posed by the Trump Administration is still latent through potential intervention in May’s presidential elections."
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
"...the threat to Colombia posed by the Trump Administration is still latent through potential intervention in May’s presidential elections."
amazonwatch.org/news/2026/02...
🚨HAPPENING NOW! More than 800 Indigenous peoples are occupying the Cargill port in Santarém, Brazil. After a hearing with government representatives, they blocked the only road to the city’s airport demanding to be heard. 🧵👇
February 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
🚨HAPPENING NOW! More than 800 Indigenous peoples are occupying the Cargill port in Santarém, Brazil. After a hearing with government representatives, they blocked the only road to the city’s airport demanding to be heard. 🧵👇
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New York Times Magazine Buried An Award-Winning Newsman’s Article About One of the World’s Filthiest Oil Companies — Chevron. From Karen Hinton open.substack.com/pub/karenhin...
New York Times Magazine Buried An Award-Winning Newsman’s Article About One of the World’s Filthiest Oil Companies — Chevron
I wrote the posts below on Medium about five years ago and thought I would repost on Substack to emphasize the amount of influence the U.S.
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:25 PM
New York Times Magazine Buried An Award-Winning Newsman’s Article About One of the World’s Filthiest Oil Companies — Chevron. From Karen Hinton open.substack.com/pub/karenhin...
Ecuador is still reeling from one of the worst oil spills in its history. #EndAmazonCrude NOW!
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Smoke billows from Ecuador's main oil refinery after it catches fire again | AFP
YouTube video by AFP News Agency
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January 31, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Ecuador is still reeling from one of the worst oil spills in its history. #EndAmazonCrude NOW!
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DITTO!!!
We support the National Day of Action THIS Friday, January 30th. People across the United States will walk out of school and work, and shut down business as usual in response to the dangerous and violent escalation by ICE in Minnesota. Sign on and find an action near you: NationalShutdown.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:32 AM
DITTO!!!
Protesters will remain until Lula revokes the decree. They chose Cargill, one of the world’s largest agricultural commodity traders, because they say it symbolizes predatory agribusiness & pressures the govt to back projects that threaten the rainforest. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/braz...
Indigenous protesters block Cargill facility in Brazil over President Lula's decree
Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting at a Cargill facility in Santarem, Brazil, against a decree signed in August by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Protesters will remain until Lula revokes the decree. They chose Cargill, one of the world’s largest agricultural commodity traders, because they say it symbolizes predatory agribusiness & pressures the govt to back projects that threaten the rainforest. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/braz...
Indigenous ppl from 14 ethnic groups have been occupying the facilities of the Cargill company in Santarém since Fri in protest of a dredging tender and initiatives that, according to the movement, pave the way for the "privatization of the Tapajós River". g1.globo.com/pa/para/noti...
Indígenas ocupam sede de empresa do agronegócio no PA | G1
Movimento denuncia riscos ambientais, ausência de licença e ameaça a sítios arqueológicos na região de Itaituba ao longo do rio Tapajós.
g1.globo.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Indigenous ppl from 14 ethnic groups have been occupying the facilities of the Cargill company in Santarém since Fri in protest of a dredging tender and initiatives that, according to the movement, pave the way for the "privatization of the Tapajós River". g1.globo.com/pa/para/noti...
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As a coalition, Protect the Protest demands systems that prioritize life over punishment, compassion over cruelty, and justice over silence.
An attack on one of us is an attack on us all.
We won’t let state violence paralyze us or this movement. We rise and we are stronger together.
An attack on one of us is an attack on us all.
We won’t let state violence paralyze us or this movement. We rise and we are stronger together.
Coalition Statement on ICE Killings — Protect the Protest
The Protect The Protest Coalition grieves the killings of Keith Porter, Renee Good, and Alex Pretti, the shootings in Portland, and the ongoing deaths of people in ICE custody. These are not isolated...
www.protecttheprotest.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
As a coalition, Protect the Protest demands systems that prioritize life over punishment, compassion over cruelty, and justice over silence.
An attack on one of us is an attack on us all.
We won’t let state violence paralyze us or this movement. We rise and we are stronger together.
An attack on one of us is an attack on us all.
We won’t let state violence paralyze us or this movement. We rise and we are stronger together.
Indigenous knowledge and governance systems are among the most effective barriers against deforestation, violence, and extractive expansion. Protecting the Amazon depends on the full recognition and guarantee of Indigenous rights, autonomy, and self-determination. amazonwatch.org/news/2026/01...
2026: A Year of Decision for the Amazon | Amazon Watch
The Amazon has reached an ecological tipping point. What happens in 2026 will help determine whether climate justice remains possible or becomes an empty slogan.
amazonwatch.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Indigenous knowledge and governance systems are among the most effective barriers against deforestation, violence, and extractive expansion. Protecting the Amazon depends on the full recognition and guarantee of Indigenous rights, autonomy, and self-determination. amazonwatch.org/news/2026/01...
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🎬 NEW: In the Greenpeace documentary #GASLIT, we follow @janefonda.com as she travels the Gulf Coast to meet the people paying the price for Big Oil.
✊ This is a story of grievance, social justice and communities who fight back.
👀 Take action, learn more, and stay up to date: www.gaslitdoc.com
✊ This is a story of grievance, social justice and communities who fight back.
👀 Take action, learn more, and stay up to date: www.gaslitdoc.com
Home - Gaslit
Discover the decades-long struggle between oil companies and everyday people in this gripping documentary. Watch now!
www.gaslitdoc.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
🎬 NEW: In the Greenpeace documentary #GASLIT, we follow @janefonda.com as she travels the Gulf Coast to meet the people paying the price for Big Oil.
✊ This is a story of grievance, social justice and communities who fight back.
👀 Take action, learn more, and stay up to date: www.gaslitdoc.com
✊ This is a story of grievance, social justice and communities who fight back.
👀 Take action, learn more, and stay up to date: www.gaslitdoc.com
We want to send a big THANK YOU out to @nealbrennan.bsky.social and @birbigs.bsky.social for sharing info about our work on his podcast.💚✊🏽🌎
#DefendTheAmazon at amazonwatch.org
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#DefendTheAmazon at amazonwatch.org
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Amazon Watch | Protecting the rainforest and our climate in solidarity with Indigenous peoples
For over 25 years, Amazon Watch has worked to protect the Amazon rainforest and defend the rights, lives, and territories of Indigenous peoples.
amazonwatch.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:35 PM
We want to send a big THANK YOU out to @nealbrennan.bsky.social and @birbigs.bsky.social for sharing info about our work on his podcast.💚✊🏽🌎
#DefendTheAmazon at amazonwatch.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0lY...
#DefendTheAmazon at amazonwatch.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0lY...
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” King wrote. “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied to a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
#MLKDay
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
#MLKDay
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
MLK Jr.'s fight for civil rights was an environmental battle as well
“King understood that the struggle for equality is expansive and all-inclusive.”
www.motherjones.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” King wrote. “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied to a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
#MLKDay
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
#MLKDay
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
According to Brazilian govt data- Lula admin's diligent work to eliminate toxic illegal mining in Yanomami territory has been a resounding success. After conducting 9,000 military & police ops over 3yrs - nearly 99% of these activities have been contained. www.gov.br/casacivil/pt...
Governo do Brasil alcança 9 mil operações e garimpo ilegal tem queda de 98,77% na Terra Yanomami
A marca de 9 mil operações de segurança aponta a forte presença do Estado no território e a consequente queda da atividade ilegal
www.gov.br
January 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
According to Brazilian govt data- Lula admin's diligent work to eliminate toxic illegal mining in Yanomami territory has been a resounding success. After conducting 9,000 military & police ops over 3yrs - nearly 99% of these activities have been contained. www.gov.br/casacivil/pt...
In a time of repression and daily outrage, where do we find hope? For nearly 30 years, the U’wa people of Colombia have shown the world what spiritual, cultural, & political resistance looks like. Their struggle continues, & so does our commitment. amazonwatch.org/news/2026/01...
Hope Is a Practice: 30 Years Walking With the U’wa People | Amazon Watch
In a time of repression and daily outrage, where do we find hope? For nearly 30 years, the U’wa people of Colombia have shown the world what spiritual, cultural, and political resistance looks like. T...
amazonwatch.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
In a time of repression and daily outrage, where do we find hope? For nearly 30 years, the U’wa people of Colombia have shown the world what spiritual, cultural, & political resistance looks like. Their struggle continues, & so does our commitment. amazonwatch.org/news/2026/01...
“I think you’re going to see more and more calls to boycott Chevron because of its actions in Venezuela specifically.” - @paulpaz.bsky.social
#EndChevron #HandsOffVenezuela
www.dailycal.org/news/city/pr...
#EndChevron #HandsOffVenezuela
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Protests against ICE and U.S. intervention in Venezuela draw hundreds to East Bay
Berkeley and Richmond held protests advocating against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. intervention in Venezuela.
www.dailycal.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“I think you’re going to see more and more calls to boycott Chevron because of its actions in Venezuela specifically.” - @paulpaz.bsky.social
#EndChevron #HandsOffVenezuela
www.dailycal.org/news/city/pr...
#EndChevron #HandsOffVenezuela
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I will be speaking this Friday at a free online event: Climate, Readiness, Solidarity & Rights for All: United Actions For a Just & Regenerative Future. I will talk about Chevron's toxic legacy around the globe and focus on California, Ecuador, and Venezuela. RSVP:
www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-gl...
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Climate & Global Indigenous Leadership
Climate, Readiness, Solidarity & Rights for All: United Actions For a Just & Regenerative Future
www.eventbrite.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I will be speaking this Friday at a free online event: Climate, Readiness, Solidarity & Rights for All: United Actions For a Just & Regenerative Future. I will talk about Chevron's toxic legacy around the globe and focus on California, Ecuador, and Venezuela. RSVP:
www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-gl...
www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-gl...
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More dirty underhanded tactics from a dirty fossil fuel company trying to destroy climate activism. “These cases... have this systemic impact on democracy because they work to block accountability & shut down information about corporations, politicians or other[s]....” drilled.media/news/SLAPPd-...
Inside a Pipeline Giant’s Bid to Block Greenpeace’s Historic Anti-Intimidation Lawsuit
A Fieldnotes investigation reveals Energy Transfer is using an astroturf group run by a powerful DC shadow lobbying firm in a bid to block a first-of-its-kind countersuit in the Netherlands.
drilled.media
January 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
More dirty underhanded tactics from a dirty fossil fuel company trying to destroy climate activism. “These cases... have this systemic impact on democracy because they work to block accountability & shut down information about corporations, politicians or other[s]....” drilled.media/news/SLAPPd-...
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Right now at Chevron’s Richmond refinery: #HandsOffVenezuela #BoycottChevron
January 10, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Right now at Chevron’s Richmond refinery: #HandsOffVenezuela #BoycottChevron
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Big Oil has distanced itself from the raid in Venezuela, and people are buying that they might not actually want in.
Huge thanks to journalist @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social, an expert in wars fought over oil, for talking with me about what's actually going on here.
for ExxonKnews & @levernews.com
Huge thanks to journalist @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social, an expert in wars fought over oil, for talking with me about what's actually going on here.
for ExxonKnews & @levernews.com
On Venezuela and ‘the greatest lie the oil industry ever told us’
Author and investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz, an expert in wars fought over oil, weighs in on U.S. oil companies’ efforts to distance themselves from Trump’s raid in Venezuela.
www.exxonknews.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Big Oil has distanced itself from the raid in Venezuela, and people are buying that they might not actually want in.
Huge thanks to journalist @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social, an expert in wars fought over oil, for talking with me about what's actually going on here.
for ExxonKnews & @levernews.com
Huge thanks to journalist @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social, an expert in wars fought over oil, for talking with me about what's actually going on here.
for ExxonKnews & @levernews.com
"A Venezuelan oil industry controlled by Trump and his cronies won’t benefit ordinary Venezuelans or Americans. Instead, it will enrich oil company executives and elites while destabilizing the country and worsening the climate crisis." - @oilchange.bsky.social oilchange.org/blogs/trump-...
Trump’s reckless grab for power, riches, and oil in Venezuela
Who stands to profit, and who stands to pay? “Ten years from now, twenty years from now, you will see; oil will bring us ruin. Oil is the Devil's excrement" – Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso…
oilchange.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"A Venezuelan oil industry controlled by Trump and his cronies won’t benefit ordinary Venezuelans or Americans. Instead, it will enrich oil company executives and elites while destabilizing the country and worsening the climate crisis." - @oilchange.bsky.social oilchange.org/blogs/trump-...
We're outraged by the illegal military action perpetrated by the Trump administration against Venezuela. #TakeAction: Sign the petition- demand Congress speak out against military action in Venezuela and elsewhere. (National Campaign for Justice) actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
Stand Up and Speak Out. Demand Congress Stop Trump's Illegal War Now.
The Trump administration carried out military strikes on Venezuela targeting the capital city of Caracas directly. Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife were abducted by US armed forces to st...
actionnetwork.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
We're outraged by the illegal military action perpetrated by the Trump administration against Venezuela. #TakeAction: Sign the petition- demand Congress speak out against military action in Venezuela and elsewhere. (National Campaign for Justice) actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
“If oil production goes up, climate change will get worse & everybody loses, including the people of Venezuela. The climate damages suffered by Venezuela, along with other countries, will almost certainly outweigh any short-term economic benefit...” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump taking ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan to Venezuela ‘terrible’ for climate, experts warn
‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
“If oil production goes up, climate change will get worse & everybody loses, including the people of Venezuela. The climate damages suffered by Venezuela, along with other countries, will almost certainly outweigh any short-term economic benefit...” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...