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The Case Against Greenpeace Puts a Spotlight on Native History

polite2 weeks ago010 mins

Greenpeace went on trial this week in North Dakota in a lawsuit brought by the pipeline company Energy Transfer, which accuses the environmental group of masterminding protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline almost a decade ago. Greenpeace denies the allegations, calling them baseless, and says the $300 million lawsuit is an intimidation tactic aimed at…

Drug Company to Share Revenues With Indigenous People Who Donated Their Genes

polite2 months ago012 mins

When Stephane Castel first met with a group of Māori people and other Pacific Islanders in New Zealand to talk about his drug company’s plans for genetic research, locals worried he might be seeking to profit from the genes of community members without much thought to them. Instead, Dr. Castel and his colleagues explained, they…