Posts Tagged ‘amazonian’

‘Man of the Hole’, Last Survivor of Amazonian Tribe In Brazil Has Died

The Brazilian indigenous affairs department, also known as FUNAI, have released a remarkable video. It shows footage of an indigenous man in the Amazon who is believed to be the last living member of his tribe. Read more Section:  News General Read Later 

LIDAR Identifies Vast Complexes Of A Lost Amazonian Civilization in Bolivia

Researchers in northern Bolivia have used lidar to identify a series of raised platforms and pyramids. Interwoven by a complex hydrological network, these abandoned sacred sites are relics from a lost Amazonian civilization. Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Americas Read Later 

Does Amazonian Rock Art ‘Sistine Chapel’ Depict Ice Age Megafauna?

Earlier this month, the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B published detailed analyses and pictures of the spectacular 8 mile (13 km) long rock art mural discovered in the Amazon Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Unexplained Phenomena Read Later  Source

California is the world’s number one importer of Amazonian oil, report finds

Oil storage tank in Romania. Credit: Clean Air Task Force California is the biggest importer of oil from the Amazon rainforest, with Ecuador being the largest exporter, a report from Stand.Earth and Amazon Watch finds. The report comes months after Indigenous organizations filed a motion to protect 80 percent of the Amazon by 2025 and […]

Lost ‘Cosmic’ Amazonian Villages Discovered in Brazilian Rainforest

Helicopter Lidar scans have revealed an ancient Amazonian “cosmos” of circular settlements, all connected by straight roads. Acre is an Amazonian rainforest state in northwestern Brazil known for Brazil nut trees and the production of rubber. In the west, on the Peruvian border, the Serra do Divisor National Park features high mountains and several waterfalls, […]

“AmazonLog” — A Military Drill With Vast Amazonian Aspirations

CHILE – Back in May, MintPress News reported on the announcement of a U.S. military drill in South America titled “Operation: America United,” due to take place later this year. Set to begin on Monday, the drill, now also referred to by the name “AmazonLog,” will be led by the U.S. military and involve the […]

The US Dollar Just Became the Official Currency of ISIS

It was reported this week that the terrorist group, ISIS, recently mandated U.S. dollars be the legal tender in their occupied territories. From now on, the U.S. dollar will be the only form of currency ISIS accepts for tax payments, fines, and utility payments. This recent policy is vastly different from the gold and […]

EPA says VW cheating software may be on more vehicles

Volkswagen cheated a second time on emissions tests, programming about 10,000 cars with larger diesel engines to emit fewer pollutants during tests than in real-world driving, according to the U.S. government. Source Article from http://phys.org/news/2015-11-epa-vw-software-vehicles.html

Israel’s "executions" of Palestinian teens must end, Amnesty says

Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 28 October 2015 Palestinian medics carry an injured protester during confrontations with occupation forces outside the Israeli settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, 27 October. Shadi Hatem APA images Israel is carrying out summary executions of Palestinians, Amnesty International has confirmed. Sometimes it lets injured […]

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