From Seattle Times – From Times staff reporter Mike Carter The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for accused Earth Liberation Front arsonist Brianna Waters, saying her 2008 conviction stemming from the May 2001 arson at the University […]

Walter Bond is being charged with two more arsons in Utah claimed by the “A.L.F. Lone Wolf” as well as the Sheepskin factory in Denver to which he has already agreed to plead guilty The new charges include the Salt Lake City […]

From RNC8 The RNC 8 received some surprising news Thursday afternoon – charges against Luce Guillen-Givins, Monica Bicking and Eryn Trimmer have been dropped! The fact that charges have been dismissed against these three members of what Ramsey County has for two […]

From Taipei Times A group of writers, musicians and artists yesterday protested against a controversial plan by Kuokuang Petrochemical Technology Co to build oil refineries on ecologically sensitive wetlands along the coast of Dacheng Township (大城) in Changhua County. LOSING THE SEA […]

by Lauren Reagan, ED In a 33 page 9th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion, a 3 judge panel ruled that Green Scare defendant Briana Waters’ conviction for the University of Washington Horticulture arson, is hereby reversed and remanded. What happens next is […]

Appellate court overturns conviction in 2001 UW arson From the Seattle Times Posted by John de Leon The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of Briana Waters in the 2001 arson of the University of Washington’s Center for Urban […]

Marcellus Shale Unrest From pittsburgh tribune-review: About 120 people attended a public hearing held at the request of a petition by city residents. The hearing followed a half-hour protest on the steps of the City-County Building, Downtown. From Times Herald-Record: BINGHAMTON – […]

from Fish News PROTEST rally is being planned in front of the White House in a bid to persuade President Obama to halt approval of the first genetically engineered salmon for human consumption. The Center for Food Safety, Food & Water Watch […]

from Ruckus Society Action Camp is Ruckus’s cornerstone program – where we bring together activists from all over who have a shared vision, and immerse them in a week-long training community to learn nonviolent direct action theory, strategy, planning, and hands-on tactics. […]

by Paul Foy SALT LAKE CITY – A top Utah regulator approved plans Monday for the first commercial U.S. oil sands project. John Baza, director of Utah’s Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, upheld an earlier decision by his staff to give […]