French police fire tear gas on second day of airport protest

crossposted from RT.com [Read about last month’s epic eviction attempt of La ZAD here on the EF! Newswire] Eight people were arrested and three injured after protesters clashed with police in western France, as authorities tried to evict protesters camping on a […]

Activists interfere with international mining conference in Finland

“There is no such thing as socially and environmentally sustainable mining!” Today in Espoo, Finland, a meeting of bureaucrats and industrialists  entitled Conference on Socially and Environmentally Responsible Mining was disrupted by the group Hyökyaalto (“Tidal wave). The following statement was released today: […]

Ohio Resisdents Blockade Radioactive Fracking Waste Well

Protesters block entrance to Ginsburg Well, a fracking disposal waste site, in Athens County, Ohio On November 19th, a group of Athens County residents wearing hazmat style suits, respirators, and carrying large placards emblazoned with skulls, blockaded the front gate of the […]

Two arrests in home demo against Primate Products in Florida

Last week, on October 28, two Smash HLS activists were arrested during a home demo protest. They need to raise funds for legal fees to fight the bogus charges. Smash HLS is a grassroots activist group aimed at shutting down Primate Products. […]

Updates from Michigan Fracking Protest

Prosecutor caves to pressure and drops the felony charges. Everyone is now out without bail! [Read original story about their action here]  15 people left the Mineral Rights Auction protest at the Lansing Center yesterday and headed to the office of Stuart […]

5 Charged with Felonies in Michigan Fracking Protest, Bail Needed

Today, October 24, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Michigan held another Mineral Rights Auction.  The DNR is currently auctioning off 196,000 acres of land in Michigan.  This auction is one of the first steps toward Horizontal Hydrolic Fracturing in Michigan. […]

14 Activists Arrested Protesting Coal in South Africa

Fourteen activists including groundWork‘s Bobby Peek, Earthlife’s Makoma Lekalakala and Greenpeace Africa‘s Melita Steele have been arrested while protesting at the Eskom megawatt park. Today, three campaigning organizations joined forces to put South Africa’s energy utility, Eskom, under “new management.” Activists confronted […]