by Katy Human The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Barrow, Alaska, reached 400 parts per million (ppm) this spring, according to NOAA measurements, the first time a monthly average measurement for the greenhouse gas attained the 400 ppm mark […]
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Eat, Sleep, Click; or why you should start worrying and learn to hate the internet
How much fracking are those cute cat videos you watch on youtube worth? Why does a single “google” search require up to 20,000 servers to return results? Why the fuck are you on the internet right now? Check out “Eat, Sleep, Click” […]
Continue readingOccupy Well Street Blockades Truck Carrying Drill Rig in PA
On Saturday, May 19th, members of Occupy Well Street and friends blockaded a drill rig move from entering a frack site for 2 hours in rural Lycoming County, PA. This drill rig blockade happened as part of the Day of Action Against […]
Continue readingLawsuit Filed to Protect Threatened Marbled Murrelets From Clearcutting in Oregon State Forests
by the Center for Biological Diversity PORTLAND, Ore.— Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Audubon Society of Portland filed a lawsuit today in federal court charging that the state of Oregon’s clearcutting practices illegally harm threatened marbled murrelets within […]
Continue readingRedwood Coast Rendezvous
Redwood Coast Rendezvous A Regional Earth First! Rendezvous August 2nd-9th Location: to be announced We’re inviting all radical forest lovers to the Redwood region to gather, learn techniques in direct action, share skills and music,take action to defend our forests and have […]
Continue readingAnti-Mining Protests in Peru Surge, Mayor Arrested
Compiled & Composed by Britni Peruvian riot police clad with helmets and plastic shields charged in to the municipal building in Espinar, Peru on Wednesday to arrest mayor Oscar Mollohuanca in his office for leading a protest against Swiss-based global mining company […]
Continue readingLawsuit Filed to Protect Crayfish Threatened by Mountaintop-removal Mining in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia
by the Center for Biological Diversity CHARLESTON, W.V.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for the agency’s failure to make a listing decision on a petition to protect the Big Sandy crayfish […]
Continue readingRosemont Mine Power Line Approved by State but Corporation Commission Adds Hurdles to Be Met
Tony Davis / Arizona Daily Star The Arizona Corporation Commission gave Rosemont Copper a boost Wednesday by unanimously granting final approval of a power line for its proposed mine. But as part of a compromise, the approval carried restrictions that will delay […]
Continue readingProtestors shut down Canadian mining conference with rotting fish
On May 24, 2012 the Vancouver Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum hosted a luncheon meeting at the Four Season’s Hotel in Vancouver focusing on Compliance Energy Corp’s proposed Raven Coal Mine. The site for this proposed mine […]
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