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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- March 9, 2010
Event Date: Wednesday March 24, 2010
Location:  American Indian Health & Services
4141 State St. Suite A-1
Santa Barbara , CA 93110
The American Indian Movement of Santa Barbara and American Indian Health & Services proudly present an evening with
Elouise Brown:
A presentation about resistance to coal development on Indigenous land
Ms. Brown will speak in [...]

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FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE
December 16, 2009
Contact: Elouise Brown, Dooda (NO) Desert Rock Committee President,  (505) 947-6159                                                           
Elouise Brown, the president of Dooda Desert Rock, made this statement on the news that the Navajo People voted to reduce the size of the Navajo Nation Council and give the president a line item veto: 
The People have spoken, as they [...]

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New Mexico questions Desert Rock fish impact
Copyright © 2009Gallup IndependentBy Kathy HelmsDiné Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — New Mexico Environment Department has requested a meeting with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to discuss the impacts of emissions from the proposed Desert Rock power plant on threatened and endangered species.
NMED Secretary Ron Curry sent a letter March 30 [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 23, 2009
Contact: Elouise Brown, Dooda’ (NO) Desert Rock, thebrownmachine@hotmail.com, 505-947-6159 THE PROPOSED DESERT ROCK POWER PLANT IS ON HOLD – BUT IT’S NEAR DEATH
Dooda (NO) Desert Rock is making this news release because of questions we are getting from [...]

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Published : Friday, 27 Feb 2009, 2:18 PM MST
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press WriterALBUQUERQUE (AP) – The Navajo Nation Council on Friday overwhelmingly approved right-of-way easements for a proposed coal-fired power plant on the reservation, marking the tribe’s last step in what has been a long process to move the controversial project forward.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 24, 2009
Contact: Elouise Brown, Dooda’ Desert Rock Committee President 505-947-6159 thebrownmachine@hotmail.com
DOODA DESERT ROCK FILES A DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR FAILURE TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF SHIPROCK NAVAJOS
Dooda Desert Rock completed its testimony to the Environmental Protection Agency on whether carbon [...]

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Desert Rock health risks questioned
Copyright © 2009Gallup IndependentBy Kathy HelmsDiné Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — Somewhere between Feb. 20-27, the Navajo Nation Council is expected to hold a special session to consider right of way for the Desert Rock power plant, to be built near Farmington.
Elouise Brown of Dooda Desert Rock, a grassroots group opposed to the [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, January 23, 2009
Contact: Elouise Brown, Dooda Desert Rock, 505-947-6159
IS THE PROPOSED DESERT ROCK PLANT DEAD?IT IS TIME FOR THE NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL TO GIVE UP.
On Thursday, January 22, 2009 Ron [...]

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