200 Bears Killed on First Day of New Jersey Black Bear Hunt

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 […]

Bhopal 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 […]

GAME 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 […]

Climate 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 […]

Burma 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 […]