By Cole Latimer A Greenpeace activist had halted a Hunter Valley coal train by bolting a steel box to the lines and locking himself inside. The bright yellow metal box which is painted with “pollution tax collection point” contains Greenpeace activist Erland […]

By Dan Whitcomb, REUTERS Greenpeace activists dressed as Ken dolls rappelled down the side of Mattel Inc headquarters Tuesday to unfurl a banner saying Barbie packaging contributes to rainforest destruction. The massive pink-and-blue sign on the Mattel building in El Segundo, outside […]

     EF! Climbers Guild will be hosting a climbing camp from Friday June 17 – June 23, 2011. We will be setting up camp in the forests surrounding Eugene. The week will be climb training from basic rope set up to more […]

cross posted from Intercontinentalcry.org June 4 – Riots have reportedly broken out against the Australian based mining company, Newcrest Mining, and Harmony Gold of South Africa in the Bulolo District of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The violence has been sparked by […]

On Wednesday 8 June, the first bags of certified “responsible” soy will be issued to companies such as Ahold and FrieslandCampina, during a ceremony in Rotterdam. This voluntary certification scheme is an initiative of the World Wildlife Fund and will be marketed […]

According to Vail Daily, in their retrospective look at the arson of the Vail Ski Resort, the facility was burned down by Earth First! despite the fact that a communique claiming responsibility came from the Earth Liberation Front. But, fair enough. Earth […]

cross-posted from the Miami Herald ORLANDO, Fla. — Four more activists have been arrested for feeding pancakes and donuts to the homeless in downtown Orlando. Police officers handcuffed the activists and loaded them into a police van Monday just after they had […]

The Canadian Press Opponents of shale gas development in Quebec have warned that they might engage in civil disobedience to keep the industry from taking off in the province. One protest leader said people would tie themselves to gas companies’ machinery and […]

(BLYTHE, Calif.) – Desert and Native American activists rallied Friday, June 3, at the site of the German firm Solar Millennium’s Bythe Solar Project, where construction endangers several large Native American geoglyphs. The alleged destruction two large glyphs sparked the protests. Solar […]

Jason Heppenstall from guardian.co.uk Two climate activists were jailed on Wednesday by a Danish court for incitement to violence against police officers after they shouted the word “push” during a demonstration outside the 2009 UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen. The two women […]