From the San Francisco Chronicle SAN FRANCISCO — It’s an infamous case that never seems to go away, even after millions of dollars have been paid out in civil settlements and police say the trail has gone cold. The case is the […]
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Ocean Conference Becomes Laughing Stock According to Indybay, The California and the World Ocean Conference (CWO) 2010, organized by the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Natural Resources Agency, and the California Environmental Protection Agency, started on September 7 and will run […]
Continue readingInterview About Rod Coronado on Democracy Now!
interview with Dean Kuipers Jailed for Facebook Friending: Animal Rights Activist Rod Coronado Ordered Back to Prison After Accepting Friend Request from Fellow Activist Ron-coronado The longtime radical animal liberation activist Rod Coronado has been sent back to prison for four months […]
Continue readingHundreds Rally Against Pipeline Proposal
From 250.com Prince George, B.C.- About 300 people marched from the Prince George Court house to the Civic Centre Plaza this morning, to protest the proposed Enbridge twin pipeline. They hoped to carry a message to not only the Joint Review Panel […]
Continue readingVictory for San Francisco Peaks, plus international news
Small Victory for the San Francisco Peaks After 4 hours of meeting Flagstaff City Council voted 5-2 to not amend a proposed substitute agreement to sell 180 million gallons of Flagstaff’s drinking water to Arizona Snowbowl for snowmaking on the Holy San […]
Continue readingRising Tide Cascadia: Urban Treesit
Early Saturday morning a group of activists with Cascadia Rising Tide set up a platform 40 feet off the ground in a tree on the corner of Oak St and Park St. In that same tree, a banner was hung that read […]
Continue readingWalkin Jim Stoltz Returns to Earth
Legendary American Folksinger, Backcountry Traveler, and Wilderness Advocate James “Walkin’ Jim” Stoltz Returns to Earth by Paul Richards September 6, 2010 Legendary American folksinger, backcountry traveler, and wilderness advocate James “Walkin’ Jim” Stoltz passed late Friday night, September 3, 2010, at St. […]
Continue readingFirst GM Animal to be Sold as Food, or Whither Bio-diversity?
Genetically Modified Salmon “ready to eat” In a landmark decision, the FDA declared AquAdvantage Salmon safe to farm and eat. GM salmon grow at twice the speed of their natural counterparts, increasing profits to those who farm them, but a coalition of […]
Continue readingS510: Food Safety or Food Fascism?
Senate Bill S510: Food Safety or Food Fascism? by Keri Marion Posted On: August 22 from JustMeans.com Of all the many facets of sustainable food, food safety is probably on the top of the list. After all, what good is it, if […]
Continue readingKhimki Victory and Direct Action, Plus News Around the World
Khimki Victory and Direct Action Last week, Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, announced that a freeway would not be constructed through the Khimki old-growth oak forest in Northern Moscow, even though half of the trees have already been cut. It is […]
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