76 Oil and Gas Drilling on the Rise in Ecuador and Peru; Indigenous Communities Share Concerns Oil and Gas Drilling on the Rise in Ecuador and Peru; Indigenous Communities Share Concerns Environment  (tags: indigenous rights, culture, oil drilling, ecology, world, protection, habitat, environment, energy, destruction, pollution, wildlife, conservation, forests, green, habitatdestruction ) Cal - 159 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com Tensions over oil and gas drilling on or near indigenous territories in the Amazon have flared again as Ecuador seeks bidders for oil leases and a company in Peru expands its operations into an area inhabited by nomadic groups that shun contact add comment send green star

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Dan and Tina Partlow (68) Tuesday December 11, 2012, 5:42 am We need to get off fossil fuels and develope green renewable energy sources as fast as we can. It is already too late to delay! Leave our forests and wilderness alone! send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Jennifer C. (154) Tuesday December 11, 2012, 4:03 pm Thanks for the update. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   greenplanet e. (151) Tuesday December 11, 2012, 4:16 pm That's terrible. Leave the rainforests and peoples alone. Will greed and destruction never stop? send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Christeen Anderson (179) Tuesday December 11, 2012, 4:38 pm Please stop this madness now. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Monica D. (559) Tuesday December 11, 2012, 5:07 pm Use less oil - go car-free if you can ... send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Dave C. (138) Wednesday December 12, 2012, 8:35 am ...not to mention the copper and gold mining, too......POLLUTION KILLING THE WATER AND LAND...... good NRDC article about gold/copper mining in Peru send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.

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