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Arara People of Brazilian Amazon 'Very Worried' as Vulnerable Tribe Faces Highest Known Covid-19 Infection Rate in Region
The Arara people in the Cachoeira Seca Indigenous territory of Brazil now have the highest known Covid-19 infection rate in the Brazilian Amazon, according to Survival International.
Climate Protesters Call Out 'Hot Air' of Financial Giant During BlackRock Annual Meeting
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Activists gathered in San Francisco Thursday for a socially distanced protest targeting asset manager BlackRock.
"The time for rhetoric and baby steps is long gone. BlackRock has to make substantial changes to its entire investment model in order to be the climate leader it claims to be."
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Coronavirus Crisis, Says Coalition, Must Force Wall Street to Finally Recognize Perils of Climate Shocks 'Barreling Towards Us'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Protesters picketing outside a JP Morgan Chase branch on Manhattan in November 2019 as part of a growing national movement to hold the bank accountable for its central role in funding the global fossil fuel industry.
"In this recovery we face a clear choice: bail out the fragile fossil financial...
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New Report Takes Aim at Five Banking Institutions Backing Amazon Rainforest Exploitation
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Five financial firms are funding the oil extraction business in the Amazon rainforest despite promising to act to mitigate the climate crisis.
"Five of the world's most powerful financial institutions are actively...
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Greta Thunberg and 20 Youth Climate Activists Call on Davos Attendees to 'Abandon the Fossil Fuel Economy'
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Climate Movement Takes Aim at Wall Street, Because 'Money Is Only Language Fossil Fuel Industry Speaks'
'Getting Angry on Social Media Not Enough': Thousands Across 6 Continents Mobilize to Combat Destruction of Amazon Rainforest
'This Is Their Land': Indigenous Activists Protest Bolsonaro's Environmental Policies in Brazil
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro discussing legislation with fellow lawmakers in 2016 as a then-member of the National Congress of Brazil.
'No Platform for Fascists': Event Honoring Bolsonaro Will Not Be Held at Museum
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'As World Teeters on Brink of Climate Catastrophe,' 600+ Groups Demand Congress Back Visionary Green New Deal
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Ahead of Bolsonaro's Inauguration in Brazil, Groups Vow to Fight 'Hateful Rhetoric and Acts of Violence'
Marking Earth Day, Indigenous People Worldwide to Fight Corporate Forces
DAPL Divestment Campaign Builds to Counter Trump's Pipeline Support
The New, New Climate Math: 17 Years to Get Off Fossil Fuels, Says Study, Or Else
'Justice Denied' as Court Sides with Chevron in Amazon Pollution Case
Repeat Oil Spills Turning Peruvian Amazon into 'Sacrifice Zone' for Big Oil

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