cross-posted from American Bird Conservatory (Washington, D.C. , March 16, 2012) A new 30-minute film, narrated by actor Richard Chamberlain, explores the on-going bird extinction crisis in Hawai’i that has led to about 70 percent of all native bird species in the […]
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Judi Bari documentary at film festival
Documentary on Judi Bari gets some coverage. For full article visit here
Continue readingOne Indigenous Among Three Killed in Peru’s March 14 Protests
[EF! Newswire note: The politics behind this story are tricky. We suggest reading more background on recent mining struggles to get a clearer picture of the context in which these protests have occurred.] A Shipibo man was one of three people killed […]
Continue readingJustin Solondz Sentenced to 7 Years
Cross Posted from The Seattle Times Justin Solondz, 32, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to seven years in prison for his role in the 2001 arson at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture. Damage in the […]
Continue readingChevron Spying on Ecuadorian Activists
Cross Posted from Chevron Toxico New York, NY – Facing increased financial risk in Latin America, Chevron has launched a corporate espionage campaign designed to intimidate and track the whereabouts of the lead lawyers who recently won an $18 billion judgment for […]
Continue readingGrey Wolf Hunts In Northern Rockies To Continue, Rules Federal Appeals Court
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit from conservation groups that want to block wolf hunts that have killed more than 500 of the predators across the Northern Rockies in recent months. The ruling from a […]
Continue readingPeru Mining Protest Turns Deadly in Puerto Maldonado
[EF! Newswire note: the politics behind this story are tricky. We suggest reading more background on recent mining struggles to get a clearer picture of the context in which these protests have occurred.] Peruvian protests against government plans to regulate small-scale mining […]
Continue readingFBI Reveals Surveillance of Crusties, Farmers Markets, and Hikers
From Gawker.com In a new release of internal documents, the FBI has exposed surveillance activity conducted during the early-mid 2000s in the Pacific Northwest. Concentrated in and around Portland and Eugene, Oregon, the activity revealed such crack FBI activity as tailing a random […]
Continue reading100 Groups Ask EPA to End Wildlife Poisoning From Lead Hunting Ammunition
Lead Kills Millions of Birds, Including Eagles, Condors, and Hurts Human Health WASHINGTON- One hundred organizations in 35 states today formally petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate toxic lead in hunting ammunition to protect public health and prevent the widespread poisoning […]
Continue readingGiraffe Death at Nightmare Zoo
article cross-posted from Kitsap Sun SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — The tigers are emaciated and the 180 pelicans packed so tightly they cannot unfurl their wings without hitting a neighbor. Last week, a giraffe died with a beachball-sized wad of plastic food wrappers […]
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