Protestors Mourn the Death of Our Desert at Ocotillo
On National Public Lands Day, September 29, a funeral was held near Ocotillo, along the border of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, not for a human being, but rather for the desert itself.
Obama Administration Releases Their Roadmap for Widespread Solar Energy Development Across the Desert and Elsewhere
By Steve BrownTurning a deaf ear toward concerns about destruction of the desert's ecology, Native American cultural resources and sacred sites, lack of tribal consultation and public input, and
Glimpses of the Native Desert - the June/July 2012 Issue
The Sun Runner offers "Glimpses of the Native Desert" in our June/July 2012 issue. We explore Little Petroglyph Canyon, take a look at the film A Good Day to Die, and remember Dr. Katherine Siva
BLM Sets Public Meetings for Solar Project Near El Centro
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing public meetings in El Centro, Calif. on Wednesday, May 23 for the proposed San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) Ocotillo Sol solar energy project in
Native American tribes join environmental, recreation and hunting organizations to call for a moratorium on “fast-tracking” massive energy projects on public lands
(Ocotillo and San Diego, California)—An unprecedented coalition of environmental leaders, tribal representatives, off-road vehicle users, writers/artists, hunters, outdoor enthusiasts, community resid
Valley on Fire: A Rallying Call to Save the Ivanpah Valley from Solar Sunburn
Photo & story by David Lamfrom, National Parks Conservation AssociationWe are driving east, on a rugged powerline road in Clark Mountain’s shadow. The 8,000 foot peak is covered in snow. Pinyon-ju
No Shame, No Respect: Solar Millennium Builds a Road on Ancient Geoglyphs
In the deserts of California, fast-tracked solar projects are proceeding without shame and without respect. BLM (Bureau of Land Management) permitting allowed projects to go ahead on the basis of inad
Massacre in the Rocks: Solar Millennium Builds on Native American Sacred Sites
Solar Millennium has begun to construct a 9,500 acre solar facility on Mojave Desert lands that Native Americans and others consider sacred. The area contains scores of ancient geoglyphs, large rock d
Indigenous America Questions U.S. Green Policies
This short film, "a film within a film," tells a story, and the story here involves the Peace and Dignity movement, "Journadas de Paz y Dignidad," a pan-indigenous movement of the Americas, uniting na
Alfredo Figueroa on the Aztec Sunstone Calendar for Earth Day, 2012
In honor of Earth Day, 2012, RL A ECO is beginning to release several short videos on-line featuring Elder Historian and Chemehuevi Cultural Monitor, Don Alfredo Figueroa, on the Nahua perspective as
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