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 […]
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Belarus: 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 […]
Continue readingSix machines sabotaged in defense of the Atlanta Forest
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest To Reeves Young: You will have noticed by now that several of your machines have ceased to function, their arteries corroded from within. Last week, we sabotaged six Earth-destroying machines——including two large excavators and a bulldozer——at […]
Continue readingConcerning the Destruction of Long Engineering Vehicles, Atlanta, Georgia
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest On Mar. 1st, 2022, FIVE large Long Engineering trucks used to do survey work to help delineate destruction in the South Atlanta Forest were destroyed in solidarity with eco-defenders currently protecting the forest from being clear-cut […]
Continue readingDefend the Barricades; Calling Feral Anarchists to Atlanta Forest!
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest “No Forest? No Peace! Truck the Police!”, reads a banner hanging from a skypod attached to an overturned truck blocking the ONLY Bridge crossing the little creek between the police construction staging ground and the main […]
Continue reading‘Consent was never given’: indigenous groups oppose restarting Guatemala nickel mine
by Joe Parkin Danniels / The Guardian A decision to restart operations at one of Central America’s largest nickel mines is being questioned by campaigners, after an investigation appeared to show the company co-opted indigenous leaders and smeared potential opponents. In 2019, […]
Continue readingDecades-Long Environmental Catastrophe in Imperial Beach, California
from Liberation News On Jan. 29, government officials lifted a water contact closure for San Diego County’s Imperial Beach shoreline. Some parts of the ocean shoreline were still closed until water sampling confirmed the water to be safe enough for contact. Then, […]
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