Four expert climbers in inflatable speedboats evaded Danish Warship commanders and safely occupied the Cairn Energy oil rig off Greenland in the Arctic. They are now hanging in tents suspended from the rig, 45 feet above the icy ocean. Cairn energy has […]
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50,000 Mink Liberated in Greece, and more…
From Bite Back: Greek media has reported that as many as 50,000 mink were released from cages. In an article in the Makedonia newspaper, the president of a Greek fur breeders association said that it was a “black day” for the industry. […]
Continue readingBig Day for Indigenous Support: Black Mesa, Save the Peaks
Save the Peaks! On August 30th, Flagstaff City Council will decide whether or not to sell Flagstaff’s precious drinking water to a single private business for recreation. Visit true snow for details. As City water prices go up and Flagstaff is threatened […]
Continue readingPhotos from the Humboldt Tree Sit
From Forest Defender’s Blog: “just got these photos from Jacoby Creek taken from over 100 feet up in the canopy, that show the nearby logging and the tree-sit platform. It is reported to be quiet there today – no loggers, just the […]
Continue readingBeyond Fossil Fuels: Protest and Awareness on the Eve of Katrina’s 5th
Three days ago, Greenpeace activists held up a banner (seen above) during testimony by Jane Lubchenco, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to remind the Commissioners and federal officials that safe offshore drilling is a pipe dream. The […]
Continue readingAnimal Alerts
Today, two new updates have shaken the Animal Liberation community. According to the Voice of the Voiceless, law enforcement sources reported a mink fur farm liberation in Franklin, Idaho. 30 mink were released from cages. No group has claimed responsibility. Through anonymous […]
Continue readingCGZ Locks Down in West Virginia Amidst Controversy
Protesters Arrested, Action Video Posted from Climate Ground Zero.org Joe Hamsher and Sarah Seeds, activists with Climate Ground Zero, were arrested yesterday morning while blocking the entrance to the headquarters of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). They have been […]
Continue readingGD Loggers Cutting Trees Next to Tree Sitter
In an update three days ago from the last remaining tree-sit in the US, “Forest Defense activists erected two [new] tree-sits last night. Green Diamond is planning to clear-cut this now-occupied area of second-growth Redwoods, with individuals in the stand up to […]
Continue readingRadical Women Shut Down Shell in Nigeria, MEND Leader Assassinated
A protest of Nigerian women shut down a Shell plant just one week after a group of Ugborodo women blockaded a Chevron natural gas pipeline. Last Sunday, the UN released a report largely exonerating Big Oil from damage done in the region, […]
Continue readingEarth First! Victory in North Carolina! (plus more from around the world)
Environmentalists Strike a Blow Against Timber Interests Blowing Rock, NC – – After a year of Earth First! campaigning to end the proposed timber sale in the Globe Forest, part of the Pisgah National Forest, the Forest Service has announced that they […]
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