News – Page 3534 – People's World

Hopes soar as Elwha dams come down and salmon return

August 13, 2012 By Tim Wheeler

For 100 years, two hydroelectric dams on the Elwha River blocked fish from their spawning grounds, destroying one of the world's most bountiful salmon fisheries.

Indigenous mobilization challenges Colombian government

August 13, 2012 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Indigenous resistance in Colombia has become a social movement.

“No justice, no pizza,” says AFL-CIO

August 10, 2012 By Susan Webb

The AFL-CIO has endorsed a nationwide boycott of Palermo's Pizza in response to the company's "blatant disregard of its workers' choice to form a union."

KFC’s tainted legacy of rainforest destruction, animal cruelty

August 10, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Consumers of Kentucky Fried Chicken food may care to know their meal is being served with a side of cruelty.

Guitar company used illegal rainforest wood

August 10, 2012 By Blake Skylar

The crime came to light after federal agents raided one of the company's supply outlets in Nashville, Tenn.