Murder in El Salvador Calls Canadian Mining Interests Into Question

By Mining Watch Yet another anti-mining activist has been murdered in El Salvador. Canadian civil society organizations are calling for a full investigation into the murder of Juan Francisco Durán Ayala, the fourth such death in two years that local organizations believe […]

Lead ELF informant Jake Ferguson in custody, awaiting hearing

Jake Ferguson was arrested in April on Oregon drug charges which violated his probation.  After several court hearings this month, there is a June 28, 2011 trial date set. Although it maybe subject to change. More background can be found below, in […]

Pipeline Sabotage Costs Shell 300,000 Barrels Per Day

Shell Petroleum Development Company has suffered a major economic and production setback after the sabotage of one of its main pipeline conduits that run through Nigeria’s oil-rich swamps and mangrove forests. Shell declared force majeure on its supply agreements, which frees the […]

Green light for GMOs to be planted in national wildlife refuges

Cross-posted from NaturalNews.com: A battle is raging over whether or not it should be legal to plant genetically-modified (GM) crops in US wildlife refuges. A little over a month after various conservation and food safety groups achieved a unified legal victory that […]

More riots in Greece: All dogs to the barricades!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAsyxoaDGuI&w=640&h=390] From the BBC: “One committed protester was at the front line when Greek police fired teargas at protesters outside parliament on Wednesday. The dog, thought to be a stray called Loukanikos, or Sausage, has been in the centre of the action […]

Chile: Activists rally against Patagonia dam plans

Alexei Barrionuevo, New York Times Santiago, Chile — A white gas mask hanging from her neck, Paula Banados strode side by side with 30,000 other marchers through this capital one recent Friday, a determined look on her face. By the time they […]

Trial dates set for eco-anarchists imprisoned in Switzerland

The judgment against Silvia, Costa and Billy is fixed for the days between 18 and 22 of July, 2011. The presiding judge of the court restricted their correspondence even more, reducing the amount of letters per week which they can receive to […]