By Rick Leventhal, AP Wildlife officials estimate that 200 bears were killed Monday on the first day of the state’s black bear hunt. State officials have said the six-day hunt is needed to reduce the state’s bruin population, now estimated at about […]
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BP accuses Halliburton of destroying evidence in Gulf oil spill case
By Laurel Brubaker Calkins BP Plc accused a unit of Halliburton Co. of intentionally destroying evidence that could be used to prove the oilfield services firm shares blame for the blowout that caused the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Halliburton Energy […]
Continue readingSeven Protesters Accused of Blocking Construction at Lowell Wind Project
Written by Terri Hellenbeck LOWELL — Six Vermonters were cited Monday morning on suspicion of unlawful trespass after allegedly standing in the way of construction vehicles on Green Mountain Power Corp.’s Lowell wind project. The arrests mark a change in strategy for […]
Continue readingBhopal Survivors Blockade Railway on 27th Anniversary of Disaster
To mark the anniversary, thousands gathered in Bhopal to call on the Indian government to boycott the 2012 Olympic Games in London because Dow Chemical is an official sponsor. Activists also blocked railway tracks to protest the ongoing denial of compensation payments […]
Continue readingOccupy Homes: New Coalition Links Homeowners, Activists in Direct Action to Halt Foreclosures
“The banks are occupying many of our homes. And we are removing the banks from their occupation, and we’re liberating those homes.” -Max Rameau The movement has recently enjoyed a number of successes in Minneapolis, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and, Chicago! […]
Continue readingGAME OVER: Occupy the Corporate Investors, Shut Down GAIM USA 2012
UPDATE: More details and a schedule for the GAIM conference events are now posted here: http://occupypalmbeachcounty.org/gaim-schedule-and-details/ [Message from the General Assembly of Occupy Palm Beach, in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.] A massive conference of banksters, billionaires and buzzards is taking place in […]
Continue readingEarth First! Journal Editor’s Troubled Past of Electoral Politics and Greek Insurrection Revisited
Below is a Sun-Sentinel article from February 2005 which details the previous political incarnation of Earth First! Journal editor Panagioti Tsolkas. The shocking details of his electoral career give a clear picture into what sort of maniacs are guiding the editorial decisions […]
Continue readingClimate Change Insight Gleaned From Yellowstone Wolves
Scientists studying grey wolves in Yellowstone national park have developed a method to predict how animals will respond to climate change. The discoveries gleaned from the study, published on Thursday in Science, could eventually help scientists discover which animals are more resilient […]
Continue readingBREAKING NEWS: Indigenous Elders & Supporters Occupy ALEC Member Salt River Project Headquarters
TEMPE, AZ — Indigenous Dine’ (Navajo) and O’odham elders and supporters are taking direct action by occupying Salt River Project (SRP) headquarters today at 10am. This action is occurring while the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) holds their “States & Nation Policy […]
Continue readingBurma Activists Hold Day of Action Against SHWE Pipeline
Compiled from shwae.org Community members and international supporters have made a stand against the Shwe Gas Project because of the negative impacts it has imposed on local communities and the missed opportunity for development for Burma. Around the country, our allies have […]
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