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Continue readingMonthly Archives: September 2012
Protesters chained to fence outside Inergy gas facility in New York
[UPDATE: 3 arrested for blockade.] By Yvonne Taylor, Co-Founder, Gas Free Seneca I am chained to a fence outside an Inergy facility near Watkins Glen, New York, and I am not alone. We are protesting the gasification of New York. We don’t […]
Continue readingKeystone XL Pipeline blockades continue in Texas
Three landowner advocates and climate justice organizers have locked themselves to feller buncher machines used for clearing large trees in the path of the Keystone XL pipeline. Today’s action has halted work on a segment of TransCanada’s illegitimate pipeline outside of Saltillo, […]
Continue readingBanks Profiting from Global Food Crisis
by Tom Bawden / The Independent Barclays has made as much as half a billion pounds in two years from speculating on food staples such as wheat and soya, prompting allegations that banks are profiting handsomely from the global food crisis. Barclays […]
Continue readingRising Tide shuts down construction of a coal haulage railway line in Australia
Eco-activists have shut down construction of a coal haulage railway line in the Hunter Valley to protest the industry’s expansion in the region. A Rising Tide activist secured himself to a 10m-tall tripod during a pre-dawn raid on the Rutherford site, where […]
Continue readingPolar Bear gets popped blocking Gazprom HQ
Moscow police have arrested 10 environmental activists, including four dressed in polar bear costumes, who were protesting outside the main office of Gazprom, the Russian oil and natural gas giant. The protest Wednesday by members of Greenpeace called upon Gazprom to halt […]
Continue readingGovernor to open Fracking in New York?
Message from No Fracking Action Media: We know this is short notice! We also know that we need to be ready for quick action to protect our lives and homes! It was recently reported that Governor Cuomo would announce the opening of […]
Continue readingNews Round-Up from Eco-Rebellion World Wide
Wow! Its been a wild week, and we’ve gotten a bit behind on the news as several EF! Newswire contributors were tied up in Tampa at the RNC protests. But it looks like that blue moon may have gotten some people pretty […]
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