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What is the Winds of Change Tour (WOC)? The WOC Tour about making the average person aware of Environmental Justice and the protection of Indigenous Peoples Rights. It's about Black Mesa Water Coalition's efforts to stop Peabody Coal from destroying Navajo and Hopi N-Aquifer ground water and ending Peabody Coal Mining's wasteful use of scarce ground water to transport coal mined on Black Mesa. Visit www.blackmesawatercoalition.org for more info. It's about preserving and protecting Mother Earth for future generations. WOC is about educating our communities who are experiencing continuous assault on their environment. It's about the Bush's administration's destructive policies towards Mother Earth. Currently, the US Forest Service is considering a plan to make snow on the sacred San Francisco Peaks. Many tribes and environmental groups oppose the plan. Visit www.savethepeaks.org for more info. It's about the Bush Administration's environmental record that favors dependence on polluting coal-fired power plants, increased oil, gas and nuclear production. WOC is about the Bush's administration reluctance to use available energy solutions like wind and solar power. It's about implementing sustainable living practices that respects water. Water is life. Protect Water now. WOC is about an awaking and casing away old notions that we can forever consume the earth's precious resources. There are consequences to be paid on this path to destruction. It's about Climate Justice. Climate change is real. Already, low-income communities will pay a large price for climate change. For example, rice and wheat production will be impacted in lands that will be flooded by rising ocean levels such as Bangladesh and India. This will impact global food availability. Projected climate change has the potential to large scale, possibly irreversible change in the Earth's web of life. Carbon dioxide emissions account for 64% of global warming greenhouse gases. 75% of human caused carbon dioxide emissions come from burning oil, coal and gas. If Global Warming is not halted we may see increase floods, drought, water shortages, the spread of diseases, increased hunger, and social conflict and wars over the earth's diminishing resources. Doesn't look good. There are already great examples of how to make wind and solar power work. The All Indian Pueblo Council in Albuquerque, NM chose photovoltaic for a solar carport at their Cultural Center. This instillation alone avoids mining 43 tons of coal and saves more than one million gallons of water each year. Wind power is much less polluting of air than conventional energy production, does not require water consumption, is renewable and accessible and has a limited impact on land use. For example, farming or grazing is still possible with wind turbines in place. WindBuilderssm members have already helped build the first large-scale Native American-owned and operated wind turbine in the country - the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Wind Turbine Project, which was a single 750kW wind turbine "demonstration" project. They are on the way to building a larger scale 10MW (megawatt) wind farm near the town of St. Francis, on the Rosebud Reservation. This will be the first large-scale Native American-owned and operated wind farm in the country. More info at http://www.nativeenergy.com/wind-farms.html. Back to the Winds of Change homepage Up to Top