Legendary American Folksinger, Backcountry Traveler, and Wilderness Advocate James “Walkin’ Jim” Stoltz Returns to Earth by Paul Richards September 6, 2010 Legendary American folksinger, backcountry traveler, and wilderness advocate James “Walkin’ Jim” Stoltz passed late Friday night, September 3, 2010, at St. […]
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First GM Animal to be Sold as Food, or Whither Bio-diversity?
Genetically Modified Salmon “ready to eat” In a landmark decision, the FDA declared AquAdvantage Salmon safe to farm and eat. GM salmon grow at twice the speed of their natural counterparts, increasing profits to those who farm them, but a coalition of […]
Continue readingS510: Food Safety or Food Fascism?
Senate Bill S510: Food Safety or Food Fascism? by Keri Marion Posted On: August 22 from JustMeans.com Of all the many facets of sustainable food, food safety is probably on the top of the list. After all, what good is it, if […]
Continue readingKhimki Victory and Direct Action, Plus News Around the World
Khimki Victory and Direct Action Last week, Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, announced that a freeway would not be constructed through the Khimki old-growth oak forest in Northern Moscow, even though half of the trees have already been cut. It is […]
Continue readingDespite swelling opposition, dolphin hunt begins in Taiji, Japan
Posted on Outdoor, GrindTV By: Pete Thomas, GrindTV.com These are dark days in Taiji, Japan, as far as conservationists are concerned, because this week marks the beginning of the annual dolphin hunt in the remote village made famous last year by the […]
Continue readingWilderness News: “Mechanical Treatment” Takes Center Stage
Montana Wilderness Bill Raises Hackles A new bill, put forward by junior senator John Tester, is poised to determine the final status of public lands in three chief regions of Western Montana. The Forest Jobs and Recreation Act (FJRA) would designate 670,000 […]
Continue readingAgony and Ecstasy on the Border
Yesterday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Sierra Club field organizer and No More Deaths activist Dan Millis’s conviction for littering on public lands. Millis had been leaving sealed jugs of water along migrant trails in order to save the lives […]
Continue readingCourt Denies Injunction Against Ruby Pipeline
A proposed natural gas pipeline is underway in Nevada, being built by El Paso Corp. It would cross hundreds of miles of pristine (endangered) sage grouse habitat in northern Nevada and cut through some of the most untouched lands in Wyoming, Utah, […]
Continue readingNews Wrap Up
After a tumultuous day, we have learned that the Vermillion off-shore drilling rig which caught on fire earlier today has been put out, and no slick seems to have formed. We have also learned that the Greenpeace activists who occupied an offshore […]
Continue readingMile-Long Oil Sheen Reported from Today’s Offshore Explosion
According to the Coast Guard, a mile-long oil sheen has spread from the Vermillion platform in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana. Petty Officer Bill Coklough says the sheen is around 100 feet wide. There are currently 4 firefighting vessels dispatched to […]
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