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LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2008 -- Environmental activists from AmazonWatch with support from the LA Greens and other local groups paid a visit to Occidental Petroleum's corporate headquarters today. Dressed up in Haz Mat uniforms demonstrators staged a mock toxic clean up outside the Oxy building in Westwood.
Activists are demanding that Oxy pay for the clean up of an area of the Amazon home to the Achuar people. Oxy is blamed for the poisoning of an entire ecosystem that the Achuar depend on for their survival. Today's demonstration was the first of two planned for this week. The next protest will be held at Oxy's shareholders meeting this Friday, May 2nd at 9am at the Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica.From the Newswire: AmazonWatch Clean Up Crew Hits Occidental Petroleum Headquarters | | PHOTOS - From Oxy Protest | | "This is What a Clean-Up Looks Like!" by RP | | MP3 AUDIO Protest at Occidental Petroleum Headquarters by A
On Wednesday April 30 and Friday May 2, there will be demonstrations against L.A.-based Occidental Petroleum over pollution and illness caused by nearly 30 years of oil sdrilling in the Peruvian Amazon. The first event, a mock clean-up will take place at the company's headquarters, the second will be outside the annual shareholder's meeting. According to Amazon Watch, Occidental Petroleum is sensitive to this kind of publicity. Full story: Two Upcoming Events to Expose Pollution, Sickness in Peru Caused by Occidental Petroleum by RP Announcements: Wednesday event Friday event
Documental en audio de 11 minutos sobre la Granja Sur Central, con breve historia de la granja, el desalojo y la lucha actual. South Central Farm by Radio Zapatista
On Saturday I participated in the Green Resolutions Ride, a tour of ecological landmarks in Maungna (Silver Lake/Los Feliz) via bicycle, which I was told, accommodated beginners like me.
Liz Allen, co-organizer of C.I.C.L.E. (Cicylists Inciting Change Through Live Exchange), began by addressing one of the biggest fears for bicyclists (or would-be bicyclists): auto traffic. "We tell them, 'That's not the big fear, especially when we know what we're doing," she said, adding that car-bike accidents "only account for about 18% of all collisions that a cyclist has. Out of that 18%, over half are due to us making mistakes."
Between June 2006 and August 2007 tree rats entered my house. My (ultimately successful) quest to achieve peaceful coexistence with them was very much of a learning process. It seems that we have achieved not only peaceful coexistence but also a symbiotic relationship. The following story is based on a journal I kept during this period.
Story and photos: Year of the Rats: How I Achieved Peaceful Coexistence with My Rat Neighbors by LM Environment: previous page 15 next page | single feature archives | weekly archives |
AmazonWatch Clean Up Crew Hits Occidental Petroleum Headquarters
Two Demonstrations to Save Rainforests/Indigenous People
South Central Farm
Report Back/Photos: Green Resolutions Ride
Year of the Rats: How I Achieved Peaceful Coexistence with My Rat Neighbors