A $7 billion dam project in Chile’s Patagonia that would dam two of the world’ last remaining wild rivers gained environmental approval from the Chilean government late Monday, despite protests and a growing wave of opposition. Police used tear gas and water […]
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Dozens Arrested, Assaulted at Khimiki Forest Defense Protest outside Moscow
By Alexander Bratersky Riot police roughly broke up a protest over the destruction of the Khimki forest, briefly detaining two dozen activists and beating one so badly that he required hospitalization, environmentalists said. About 200 people gathered in the town of Khimki […]
Continue readingRough Start for Primate Vivisection Conference in South Florida
According to Primate Products, a 4-day workshop entitled “Primadaptation” begins today at their remote vivisection lab and and primate breeding facility, which is called the Panther Tracks Learning Center (on account that its perimeter borders the Panther National Wildlife Refuge) located in […]
Continue readingExplosive package sent with message to the Head of Nanotechnology Engineering, Universidad Politécnica, Mexico
On April 19, news sources in Mexico reported a bomb exploding at Universidad Politécnica in Valle de Mexico, located in the vicinity of the town of Tultitlan (in the neighborhood of Villa Esmeralda), on the border with Izcalli. While El Universal initially […]
Continue readingGeronimo’s Name Used in bin Laden Operation an Insult to Indigenous Resistance
The code name “Geronimo”, used during the US navy seals special operation that resulted in the reported death of Usama bin Laden, references the 19th-century Chiracahua Apache who spent his life fighting the encroachment of the states of Mexico and the US. […]
Continue readingAlert: FBI Seeking Informants in Florida
There were two reports this week of the FBI / police in Florida seeking informants to provide intelligence on the local animal rights movement. From Voice of the Voiceless. Law enforcement exposed offering to pay informants in Florida There were two reports […]
Continue readingDolphin Dealing Mayor Resigns Mysteriously from City of Lake Worth
After a controversial election in 2009, Rene Varela of Ocean Embassy dolphin traffickers, who was featured in the Canadian documentary Dolphin Dealer, became mayor in the city of Lake Worth, Florida (the new home to the Earth First! Journal). According to an […]
Continue readingWikileaks: US identifies Indigenous Groups in Canada as “Terrorist Threats”
cross posted from the First Perspective The U.S. has been keeping regular intelligence on potential security threats in Canada, including the activities of unnamed First Nations groups, according to two cables sent by the U.S. embassy in Ottawa and obtained by APTN […]
Continue readingPanel Approves Hydrofracking Leases on State Owned Universities
cross posted from the Towanda Daily Review A bill to open the way for natural gas drilling on the grounds of 14-state-owned universities and other unexplored state-owned land cleared a first hurdle Tuesday in a Senate committee. The vote by the Environmental […]
Continue readingBP To Settle Federal Lawsuit Over 2006 Spills for $25M
cross posted from KTUU.com The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that BP’s Alaska unit will pay $25 million in civil penalties to settle a federal lawsuit over 2006 crude oil spills from its North Slope pipelines. Under the settlement, which also involves […]
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