Indigenous Peoples Protest Mining in Ecuador

Cross Posted from the Times-Union More than 1,000 indigenous protesters reached Ecuador’s capital Thursday after a two-week march from the Amazon to oppose plans for large-scale mining on their lands. The protesters were joined by thousands of anti-government protesters in Quito, and some […]

Historic Action at Vermont Yankee Headquarters, 130 Arrested

Cross posted from Boston.com A 93-year-old anti-nuclear activist was among more than 130 protesters arrested at the corporate headquarters of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant Thursday, the first day of the plant’s operation after the expiration of its 40-year license. Frances […]

Chevron CEO’s Criminally Charged For Oil Spill

    Re-posted from Democracy Now. Brazilian prosecutors have filed charges against 17 executives from oil giant Chevron and the rig operator Transocean in connection with a recent deepwater oil spill. George Buck, Head of Chevron’s Brazil operations faces up to 31 years […]

Hsinchu magistrate protests river pollution

The China Post news staff–Hsinchu County Magistrate Chiu Ching-chun  yesterday led county residents in a protest at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei against the pollution of the water source of Hsinpu Township, and called for the central government to do something about […]

New T-shirts supporting Marie Mason now available

Buy a shirt and support political prisoner Marie Mason! Printed on American Apparel Unisex shirts—Only $15. Order them online here From Marie Mason’s Support Team: Marie Mason is a loving mother of two and a long-time activist in the environmental and labor […]

Major Huntingdon Life Sciences Document Leak

cross-posted from shac.net     Numerous Huntingdon Life Sciences internal documents have been leaked from inside HLS, putting their confidential client documents, experiments, invoices, unpaid bills, staff communications and even their secret alter-ego in the public domain. The documents reveal previously unknown […]