Cross Posted from Sydney Morning Herald Thousands of people have protested in New South Wales against coal seam gas mining. The two largest protests were in Sydney and the north coast town of Murwillumbah. The rallies are part of a national week […]
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Crazy in Dimrock: Fracking Resistance Gets to “Occupy the Pipeline”
Cross Posted from Citizens Voice People opposed to fracking for natural gas protested Monday against the infrastructure used to bring the gas to market. About two dozen people from as far away as Ithaca, N.Y., and Bloomsburg gathered in front of PVR […]
Continue readingFirst Nations and Allies Protest Gateway Pipeline Hearing
Cross Posted from The Vancouver SunA small group of protesters greeted the environmental review panel weighing the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline Tuesday as the hearings returned to British Columbia where the pipeline proponent will face cross-examination about its plans. Members of the […]
Continue readingProtesters Take to the Seas to Protest Fish Farms
Opponents of new salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds deployed their own patrol vessels in a protest flotilla today. Guardians of the Sounds chairman Peter Beech said people wanted to show their opposition to King Salmon’s application to build nine more fish […]
Continue readingWTF: Shell Oil is Suing Greenpeace
Cross Posted from Commercial Appeal.com Royal Dutch Shell PLC is suing Greenpeace International in an attempt to have the environmental organization banned from holding any protest within 500 meters of any Shell property, or face a 1 million euros ($1.3 million) fine. […]
Continue readingLock Downs and Blockades at Tar Sands Tree Sit
Cross Posted from Tar Sands Blockade.org Following a weekend of nonviolent civil disobedience training in North Texas by Tar Sands Blockade, dozens of protesters and supporters are rallying today at the site of the largest and longest tree sit in Texas history […]
Continue readingSupport Grand Jury Resisters!
Cross Posted from CAPR Leah -Lynn Plante was imprisoned at SeaTac Federal Detention Center yesterday by Judge Richard Jones for refusing to comply with a grand jury investigation. She will be in there for an indefinite length of time, potentially up to […]
Continue readingIncreased Action in Texas, Slowing the Keystone Pipeline
While Transcanada strongly believes that there is “overwhelming support” to build this disasterous pipeline, the Earth First! Newswire is committed to keeping the international community of readers and eco-warriors posted on all of the amazing resistance that is helping prevent Alberta Tar […]
Continue readingLong Walk to Freedom
Day 18 from the East Texas Tar Sands Blockade I’m laying down in an open field in East Texas, staring upwards and reflecting. Small groups of stars peek out from the increasingly puffy clouds, signaling morning rain. My nostrils fill with slight […]
Continue readingCitizens Reach Landmark Settlement in Major Water Pollution Case
Frankfort, Kentucky – With a goal of restoring water quality and protecting public health from the impacts of coal mining in eastern Kentucky, a coalition of public interest groups and citizens today filed in Franklin County Circuit Court a historic settlement with […]
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