Shalefield Action Camp Stands Up for Small Farms

Cross Posted from Pittsburgh Gazette More than 50 residents from Bessemer, Pa. and members of the Shadbush Environmental Justice Collective have joined together today to protest gas drilling that is underway 4,000 ft. from a local woman’s farm. Maggie Henry, who raises […]

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Groundswell shuts down Ta Ann veneer mill

Cross Posted from Protect Native Forests  Grassroots environmental group Groundswell have today shut down operations at Ta Ann’s veneer mill in Smithton, with a peaceful protest. The group are highlighting the ongoing loss of Tasmania’s forests by Ta Ann, 2 protesters are […]

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Fracking and Radioactivity

by KARL GROSSMAN / Counterpunch.org Fracking for gas not only uses toxic chemicals that can contaminate drinking and groundwater—it also releases substantial quantities of radioactive poison from the ground that will remain hot and deadly for thousands of years. Issuing a report […]

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Statement from Australian Gas Protesters

Cross Posted from Green Left Residents of north-west NSW have united in numbers outside the NSW Community Cabinet being held in Tamworth to expose the Barry O’Farrell government’s broken promises on protecting farmland, water catchments and sensitive environments from coal and gas […]

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We Gonna Save this Mother F$*king Species

Whats the connection between black liberation, the black-footed ferret, and biological diversity? Um, we’ll let comedian D.L. Hughley and the Center for Biological Diversity’s Endangered Species Director Noah Greenwald figure that out. This shit is funny. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/53162808 w=500&h=375]

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Tunisians Protest against Shale Gas Extraction

Cross Posted from Tunisia Live By Houda Mzioudet About 50 Tunisians gathered today in front of the Tunisian Ministry of Industry and Energy to protest the proposal to drill for shale gas in Tunisia with international energy firm Shell. Members from civil society […]

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