Two New Wolf Packs Established in NM

Federal wildlife managers have designated two more Mexican gray wolf packs in New Mexico, bringing the number of packs in the American Southwest to 14. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been trying to return the predators to their historic range […]

The Ecology of Disease

By Jim Robbins THERE’S a term biologists and economists use these days — ecosystem services — which refers to the many ways nature supports the human endeavor. Forests filter the water we drink, for example, and birds and bees pollinate crops, both […]

Daniel McGowan having mail rejected

Cross Posted from NYCABC Folks from NYC Anarchist Black Cross have heard from Daniel McGowan regarding the every-other-week collection of updates and announcements we compile. These updates are typically about U.S. held political prisoners and prisoners of war and add up to 25-35 pages each time. They are […]

In Vast Effort, F.D.A. Spied on E-Mails of Its Own Scientists

Cross Posted from The New York Times A wide-ranging surveillance operation by theFood and Drug Administration against a group of its own scientists used an enemies list of sorts as it secretly captured thousands of e-mails that the disgruntled scientists sent privately to […]

Environmental Scientists Protest Firings, Spending Cuts in Canada

by Blake Deppe, for  The Indypendent In June 2012, Canada’s government made excessive cuts in its environmental departments, resulting in the firing of many top scientists. On July 9, those scientists – and their supporters – had decided they’d had enough; they […]

Sustainable Colonialism® in the Boreal Forest

by RUSS McSPADDEN / Earth First!News [The text of this work is free to share and distribute under the following Creative Commons License CC-BY-ND 3.0] What do you get when the world’s largest environmental organization and the world’s largest “sustainable” logging company […]

Actions! Actions! Actions!

Get off this damn computer and get out to the frontlines. Summer 2012 is packed with opportunities to play your part in the eco-wars… ‘Tis the season for resistance! The following upcoming events—starting today in Ohio—are selected from the EF! Newswire’s Event […]

Anti-Oppression in the EF! Movement

Speech written and recited by Bee at the RRR 2012 In response to the out-reaching participants of the Challenging Male Supremacy Workshop at this year’s Round River Rendezvous, I’m echoing appreciation of well-intended cis-males who stand in solidarity with  anti-oppression in the […]

Collusion Uncovered in Michigan Energy Land Grab

By Sasha According to an exclusive published in Reuters this morning, top executives from Encana Corp shared information with Chesapeake Energy Corp that facilitated a major land grab for natural gas operations in Michigan. Encana has already begun fracking in the state, and […]

Radical Mycology: A Primer from the Spore Liberation Front

A  zine from the Spore Liberation Front exploring the numerous uses for mushrooms and their implications for ecoactivists and other Earth friendly folk. From food to medicine to paper and dyes to the amazing new field of mycorememdiation (the use of mushrooms […]