by Alex Lawson and Damien Gayle / The Guardian Three people have been arrested after Shell was forced to pause its annual general meeting in London after it was interrupted by environmental protesters chanting: “We will stop you.” About 40 climate protesters attending the […]
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Record Number of Dams Removed from Europe’s Rivers in 2021
by Graeme Green / The Guardian [All words in brackets added by EF!N editor] At least 239 barriers, including dams and weirs, were removed across 17 countries in Europe in 2021, in a record-breaking year for dam removals across the continent. Spain […]
Continue readingNebraska: Niskithe Prayer Camp Launched In Resistance To Development Project In Lincoln
from It’s Going Down On May 2nd, in so-called Lincoln, Nebraska, the Niskithe Prayer Camp was established in opposition to the “Wilderness Crossing development project, which would significantly encroach on sacred Native American purification/sweat ceremonies and disrupt an existing pristine nature park.” According to Nebraska Public […]
Continue readingNighttime Visit at the Home of an RBC Executive
from MTL Counter-info Late in the night, on May 4th, individuals acting in the spirit of vengeance visited the home of Michael Fortier on Chester Avenue. Mr. Fortier was a federal cabinet minister under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Today, he is the […]
Continue readingCanada: RBC Branches Attacked for Funding Pipeline in Hamilton
from North Shore Info Anonymous submission to North Shore This week across southern ontario and quebec, we’ve lost count on how many RBC branches were targeted (we estimate 10+) for disruption and attack. So-called toronto, hamilton, montreal… friends in places as small […]
Continue readingForest Defender Sits in Tree to Protest Luxury Homes Development in Ann Arbor
by Steve Neavling / Detroit Metro Times A forest defender camped high in a tree Monday morning to protest a planned development of luxury homes in a forested section of Ann Arbor. The protester, who goes by the name Nuthatch, plans to […]
Continue readingBelarus: Arrests in Railroad Sabotage
from Anarchist Federation On April 6, the Ministry of the Interior reported that security forces used live ammunition to arrest “saboteurs” along a rail track in late March. Three of them allegedly acted together and set fire to two relay cabinets near […]
Continue readingThe Hidden Story of a Notorious Guatemalan Nickel Mine
by Sandra Cuffe / The Intercept CRISTÓBAL POP VIVIDLY remembers when the lake suddenly turned red. Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ fishermen depend on Lake Izabal, Guatemala’s largest lake, for their livelihoods, and Pop had just been elected president of the local fishers guild when […]
Continue readingActivists Dismiss NSW Government Crackdown on Sydney Port Protests
by Michael McGowan / The Guardian Climate change protesters who have caused blockades at Sydney’s major port this week say tougher penalties and the deportation of two activists will not stop them from continuing their campaign. The New South Wales government announced on Thursday […]
Continue readingEnbridge Crews Punctured Three Aquifers During Line 3 Construction
by Jennifer Bjorhus / Star Tribune Damage to Minnesota’s public groundwater resources from construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known, state environmental regulators disclosed Monday. Enbridge Energy crews ruptured three groundwater aquifers while building the 340-mile […]
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