cross posted from Intercontinental Cry Thousands of people have reportedly fled in terror from a large area in Paniai, West Papua as a massive combined Police and military offensive attacked villages on December 13, attempting to break armed resistance from pro-independence guerrillas. […]
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Activists protest against Devada power plant in India
HYDERABAD – The 1,040 MW Hinduja Thermal Power Plant coming up at Devada village in the coastal district of Visakhapatnam has run into trouble again, with locals and activists staging mass protests against the mega project on grounds of environmental pollution and […]
Continue readingBulgaria and the Fight Against Genetically Modified Food
Genetically modified animal feed without GMO labeling is being sold on the Bulgarian market, according to reports of the Public Environmental Center for Sustainable Development/ PECSD/ in Varna and environmental NGO ‘Za Zemiata’ (For the Earth). A team of experts conducted the […]
Continue reading(Un)Occupy: Occupy Wall Street Stirs Up Radical Ideas in Indian Country
By Dina Gilio-Whitaker, Indian Country Media Network The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement may be the most significant social movement in the U.S. since the pre–Iraq War protests in 2002, which saw tens of thousands of people take to the streets in […]
Continue readingDurban Deal will not Avert Catastrophic Climate Change, say Scientists
Scientists and environmental groups warned that urgent action was still needed to rescue the world from climate change, despite the deal sealed on Sunday morning in Durban after two weeks of talks. Andy Atkins, executive director of Friends of the Earth, said: […]
Continue readingUS plans its first megadam in 40 years
by Fred Pearce It reads like a fairy tale from the brothers Grimm: a giant US state is planning a giant hydroelectric dam that could flood a tiny shrew out of its idyllic home. Later this month, Alaskan authorities will file plans […]
Continue readingMontana Using Unmanned Drones Against Wolves
Cross Posted from LA Times In early November, Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, made his own political contribution. Thrilled at the testing of a drone aircraft manufactured in Montana, Baucus declared: “Our troops rely on this type of technology every day, […]
Continue readingFracking News: Bulgarians Protest against Shale Gas Exploration
Some 200 people gathered on Saturday in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia to protest against the potential shale gas exploration in the country. The march started in front of the Environment Ministry building in Sofia, passed through the parliament and ended in front of […]
Continue readingAgency Made Wrong Call on Desert Bald Eagle
By Tim Hull (CN) – The desert-nesting bald eagle does not have threatened-species protection because wildlife officials ignored federal law and may have let policy issues cloud their judgment, a federal judge ruled in Arizona, ordering the federal agency to take a […]
Continue readingJust Released: No REDD Papers, Vol I
Global Justice Ecology Project has just published the No REDD Papers, Volume 1. To download it, click on one of the links below. The first link will download the booklet with one page per sheet of paper; the second link will download […]
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