From Bangor Daily News A statement by Maine Earth First! followed the Tuesday conviction of two of its associates for their role in a Franklin County demonstration last summer. Maine Earth First!’s Jessie Dowling says the group feels strongly that industrial wind […]
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Announcement: Cascadia Forest Defense 2011 Action Camp, July 22nd-25th
Cascadia Forest Defense 2011 Action Camp, July 22nd-25th This July activists are invited to to support meaningful action in defense of our beloved, ancient coastal rainforest, the Elliott State Forest. Under the watchful mismanagement of the Oregon Department of Forestry, timber barons […]
Continue readingIndigenous People and Climate Change: New Video Resources
LifeMosaic, a Scottish-based non-profit, has launched a new series of short films to help raise awareness and build knowledge about climate change and the struggles of indigenous peoples around the world. LifeMosaic officially launched the new series, Fever – A Video Guide, […]
Continue readingCity life bad for your mental health?
NEW YORK (AP) — This may come as no surprise to residents of New York City and other big urban centers: Living there can be bad for your mental health. Now researchers have found a possible reason why. Imaging scans show that […]
Continue readingCanadian Tar Sands Pipeline Still Opposed by EPA
Landowners, agriculture group keeping up the fight against eminent domain and the Keystone XL pipeline. Is the State Department listening? By Kate Schwab, 6-23-11 As the third phase of work on the international Keystone XL pipeline looms, the foreign corporation behind the […]
Continue readingCourt sets aside land allotment for Andhra power project
Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday set aside a government order, allotting land to a thermal power project in Srikakulam district of north coastal Andhra [India]. Dealing with a petition filed by some environmentalists challenging the land allotment, […]
Continue readingFour officials taken hostage by Himachal villagers freed
cross posted from here Indo-Asian News Service June 22, 2011 Shimla, June. 22 — Four government functionaries associated with a mega hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district [India] were taken hostage by villagers protesting over environmental issues and released after a […]
Continue readingEnvironmentalists protest against Danbei expressway project
By Hermia Lin Cross-posted from here Taipei, June 22 (CNA) Environmentalists and residents of Danshui in northern Taiwan gathered in front of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Wednesday to protest against the proposed construction of an expressway along the north bank of […]
Continue readingMultinationals eager to jump into the multibillion-dollar biosimilar business
By John Carroll There’s a new breed of corporate player jumping into the biotech business. Reuters takes a close look at an unlikely lineup of multinational companies like Samsung, Hanwha Chemical and Fujifilm which are weighing in with new pacts on biosimilars to compete […]
Continue readingNew plant disease linked to GM crops and pesticides
US scientists claim to have discovered a dangerous new plant disease linked to genetically modified crops and the pesticides used on them. The research, which is yet to be completed, suggests the pathogen could be the cause of recent widespread crop failure […]
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