Indigenous protestors seeking to stop a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia have been ordered off the land by court order. Police are moving in to break-up the protest encampment.

Police officers deployed near checkpoint where protesters have gathered to block the construction of a natural gas pipeline

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January 3, 2019

2 women enter Hindu temple in India, breaking years-long ban

Women in India blocked from entering a Hindu Temple despite a Supreme Court ruling that they must be allowed entry to worship.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Two women on Wednesday entered one of India's largest Hindu pilgrimage sites that had been forbidden to females between the ages of 10 and 50, sparking protests across a southern state, with police firing tear gas at several places to ... See more

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December 28, 2018

Interior Dept. Moves Toward Selling Oil Leases in Arctic Refuge

Sacred Sites International believes that the entire Arctic Wildlife Refuge needs to be protected...not just a part of it!

A draft report issued Thursday is a key step toward allowing drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, potentially ending decades of protections.

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December 20, 2018

Friday’s winter solstice 2018 features a full moon and meteor shower

This year, the Winter Solstice will be especially remarkable!

The winter solstice falls on Dec. 21, 2018, the moment at which Earth’s axis tilts the Northern Hemisphere farthest from the sun’s warmth. It happens once a year in each hemisphere. The winter sols…