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@slothman said: @Madison said: @a_hipp said: @cara said: @fionaw said: This isn't new information to me but every time I read about it I am always shocked and …
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@fionaw said: Something this discussion makes me think about is who are the activists that are fighting for each cause. General environmental protests are really popular. The activists in Latin America that we read about seem to way more frequ…
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@cara said: @fionaw said: This isn't new information to me but every time I read about it I am always shocked and upset. I think the next steps are tracking down those accountable for the murders and making it way more present in t…
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@a_hipp said: @cara said: @fionaw said: This isn't new information to me but every time I read about it I am always shocked and upset. I think the next steps are tracking down those accountable for the murders and…
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@fionaw said: The article I found the most interesting was the Second Death of Chico Mendes. I knew that indigenous and rural people often work for extractive industries for financial reasons but I never considered the impact that these indust…
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These stories are new to me. I had no idea how wide scale violence is against environmental activists, especially in Latin America. I also can't believe how little is being done about it by the authorities and how, especially in Ecuador, the governm…
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@charlotte said: I really loved the Buen Vivir article. I think given the state of the world today, it can be hard to imagine the future you want, like people were saying in class, it's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of ca…
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@slothman said: It's hard for me to imagine a completely different way of life, but something that I really like and potentially could see being implemented has a lot to do with this idea of short circuits, specifically food production/consump…
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@slothman said: I think obviously carbon trade and the carbon offset program is not perfect, but I honestly see it as a good step in the right direction. Something that wasn't mentioned (or I didn't pick up on) is how carbon the offset can be …
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@caroline22 said: I think the green economy efforts are a step in the right direction. This is because of the general integration between economic and environmental benefit, which I believe is a necessary combination to get big organizations/c…
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I do think green economy efforts are a step in the right direction. They start a conversations about the environment and a start on how to address them. The issues remain in the the concept of carbon credits and the idea that instead of reducing one…
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@cara said: I liked how hydrodevelopment was contextualized in “Action-Research and Environmental Justice: Lessons from Guatemala’s Chixoy Dam.” The article first framed hydrodevelopment has being a solution to the seasonality and unpredictab…
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I read about environmental destruction in Ecuador and the impacts of oil. One thing that was really interesting about it was a discussion surrounding deforestation on the Ecuadorian amazon. Bates discusses how it's not agriculture or traditional def…
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@caroline22 said: @SpencerFier said: I> @a_hipp said: I firmly believe that assumption of an anti-extractivist stance is demeaning of indigenous autonomy as you mentioned but more so insulting as a simplification…
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@Julieta said: @cara said: In “The Shady Side of Consultation and Compensation: ‘Divide-and-Rule,’ the authors explain consultation and compensation have been used as a strategy to inform indigenous communities but have often been …
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It was really fascinating to read about how oil and gas companies divide indigenous groups into those that oppose and those the see benefit in exploiting their lands. I do think that it's important for all groups to be consulted on issues before the…
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@caroline22 said: @Madison said: I found the reading very interesting regarding the problems of development and the United States influence on Latin America. I thought the documentary portrayed a really scary example of the Untied …
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@SpencerFier said: I thought the response of the Peruvian government to Indigenous resistance compared to the US was very interesting. Whereas in the US, even though the same racism and disregard for laws exists, the strongest weapon that both…
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I found the reading very interesting regarding the problems of development and the United States influence on Latin America. I thought the documentary portrayed a really scary example of the Untied States' involvement in Latin America and the negati…
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@slothman said: With regards to my project, a lot is being done to inform citizens, both within and outside of the affected area however from my understanding and what I've gathered from fountainvalleywaterproject.com there is not a lot being …
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@a_hipp said: The environmental issue I selected, which involves the illegal killing of sharks in Costa Rica for the international fin trade, can be framed in terms of environmental justice. While I am looking at the policies such as CITES tha…
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The issue I am focusing on is the Salton Sea which can definitely be framed as an environmental justice issue. The Sea is the result of break in a dike that diverted the Colorado River for agricultural purpose in the Imperial Valley (Which before th…
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@fionaw said: @cara said: I think that we would be remised to dismantle all the mainstream environmental organizations. Even if we were to reallocate that money or influence to a grassroots organization, the complications would lik…
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@charlotte said: I personally don't see a lot of value in time/money spent on damaging the reputations of the big NGOs. However, I really see a ton of value in their role in the environmental movement going forward either. I think that the "co…
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I don't think it's realistic to ignore the mainstream environmental organizations, they have far too much power and history to just disappear. I do think working to expose the injustices they are apart of is beneficial and will hopefully provide pre…
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@slothman said: @cara said: Enviromental injustices and human rights abuses have often been justified by the argument of it being a direct result of human nature. While I don’t think humans are inherent anti-atruism, nor do i think…
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@SpencerFier said: The important role of miseducation detailed in the oatmeal and Mann cannot be understated. It seems to me that the myth of a dichotomy of sustainable Indigenous living on this continent only being able to garner subsistence …
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I think the questions asked are really interesting and provide a new way to look at the issue of development and the environment. I do think the excuse that human nature as inherently greedy with no interest for the common good is a concept we use a…
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@cara said: @fionaw said: I think overspecialization of these organizations is hurting them but is also necessary. Without specialization to the degree of some companies the mission could get lost. I think there can be a balance of…
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@caroline22 said: Yeah, thanks thats a great articulation of what I meant- I agree. Thats probably why I believe grassroots have so much more potential at this point- much more specific and in turn, I think they are so much more impactful. I w…