Our New Anahuac

It’s almost impossible for me to view a film without analyzing its message and implications. This usually makes my family ecstatic It is especially difficult to hold back when the theme of the movie has to do with socio-political reality or history. I barely saw Avatar last night…spoiler alert. Avatar was well received in the [...]

I previously posted some information about Houston’s own Juan Parras of the environmental group TEJAS and his arrest at a Chevron protest. His actions and those of others that day made national news. Check out the clip from Democracy Now! Share and Enjoy:

Juan Parras, a leader of the local environmental group called TEJAS, was arrested today in a protest against Chevron a few minutes ago.  A little information on the event: Protest Rally at Chevron in Houston Wednesday, May 26 2010 7-11am Houston, TX On May 26, 2010, Chevron will move its annual shareholder meeting from San [...]

Admiral Thad Allen is the US government’s top guy overseeing BP’s oil spill in the gulf. He was recently interviewed by CNN’s Candy Crowley. Even top Democrats, like James Carville, have railed against the Obama administrations response, lampooning the administration for thinking that “they are actually partners” with BP and for thinking that BP actually [...]

I have been busy this week, and haven’t blogged much, but Mi’ja’s picking up the slack and has a blog for you.  I am very proud of her, and I hope that you enjoy her thoughts.   The Earth is what we live in. Millions of people everyday are wasting paper, plastic and such, but you [...]

A recent report by Reuters cites a recent study which recommends tracking and limiting the personal pollution of the wealthy.  The study indicates that the wealthiest billion people produce about half of the world’s pollution. The study suggests setting a uniform international cap on how much carbon dioxide each person could emit in order to [...]

As an answer to the massacres, violation of civil and human rights and the non respect and offensive exploitation by the hypocritical and abusive governments against our indigenous people and Mother Earth, in our different continents, the defenders of the tradition of our ancestors, and other organizations… We will be taking actions ! A movement [...]

Cesar Chavez, a school in the Houston Indepenent School District, is in the top 1% of most polluted schools in the country. I hope to interview Bryan Parras more in depth about this subject, who was passing out literature on this last night. Share and Enjoy: