from Enough 14 Lützerath. Germany. After the long struggle to save the Hambacher forest, the focus of many activists changed to Lützerath, a small village which is to be demolished for a brown coal open pit mine: Grazweiler. Many villages and major parts of […]
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“Everyone’s against it:” The Powerlines Dispute In One of Victoria’s Most Marginal Electorates
from The Guardian A long-running dispute over proposed transmission lines in Victoria’s central highlands is a test case that could have ramifications for the state’s transition to renewable energy. The words “piss off AusNet” have been mown into a hill at Blampied, […]
Continue readingSabotage and Civil Disobedience in France: The Fight Against Mega-Basins and Water Grabbing
from Unicorn Riot Nearly 7,000 people gathered in the town of Sainte-Soline on Saturday, Oct. 29 and invaded a mega-basin development site to stop construction on the large water reserve despite a ban on protests and an unprecedented police presence. Composed of […]
Continue readingLawsuit Challenges Army Corps Decision Imperiling Wetlands Near Okefenokee Swamp
from Center for Biological Diversity On behalf of four conservation groups, the Southern Environmental Law Center today challenged, in federal court, a decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to unlawfully reinstate jurisdictional determinations that removed Clean Water Act protections from […]
Continue readingCanada: Solidarity Rail Sabotage in Eastern Ontario
from North Shore Counter-Info In the early hours of Nov 5, groups of anarchists acted in solidarity with Sleydo’s call for action to support the ongoing Wet’suwet’en battle to protect the yintah and kill the drill. Rail lines were sabotaged at several […]
Continue readingWashington: Many, Many Trees Spiked in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Day of Action
from Puget Sound Anarchists submitted anonymously – Over the last several weeks we have spiked large swaths of trees in the so-called “Capitol State Forest” in rural so-called “Thurston County, Washington” (ancestral Nisqually, Squaxin, and Chehalis land), leading up to the November […]
Continue readingLine 3 Charges Dismissed Against Five of the “Shell River Seven” Water Protectors
sent to Earth First! Newswire by CLDC On Monday, October 31, 2022, District Judge Doug Clark dismissed all charges against five of the “Shell River Seven” water protectors. The five include Kelly Maracle, Trish Weber, Mary Klein, Barbara With, and Cheryl Barnds. […]
Continue readingCanada: RCMP Vehicles Torched On Wet’suwet’en Territory, Updates On CSIS Surveillance Of Struggle
from It’s Going Down The morning of October 26th held a rude awakening for cops and industry in Smithers, BC, who woke up to news of 8 torched vehicles, including 4 cop cars in the parking lot of a hotel. One of the burnt […]
Continue readingCanada: Banner Drop in Support of the Pipeline Blockade in Montréal-Est
from Montreal Counter-Information We wish to underline the urgent need for action in the face of climate change, which is real and directly threatens biodiversity as well as the health of millions of inhabitants of the territory of Quebec. This action is […]
Continue readingUgandan Students Arrested by Local Police During Protests Against EACOP Project
from Common Dreams On Tuesday, Ugandan police arrested students heading towards the European Union offices to protest against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project (EACOP), a project led by French energy giant TotalEnergies. The arrest was unjustified, considering it was a […]
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