New York City is planning on killing 170,000 geese, because of a flight that crashed last year. The massacre is opposed by State Senator Adams. BP is beginning construction on an offshore drill in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Libya. Meanwhile, […]
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Wilderness Update, y’all
The Cedar Mesa Wilderness Bill seems to be dwindling in government bureaucracy. A new group is forming called Friends of Cedar Mesa, consisting of residents of Blanding, Bluff and Monticello as well as citizens from the Navajo Nation, in order to maintain […]
Continue readingSouthwest Regional Rondy Announced
Plans are in the works for a Southwest Bio-Regional Earth First! Rendezvous and Organizers’ Conference, August 20-22, in the beautiful San Luis Valley of Colorado. The rendezvous site is near the town of Saguache, in the Rio Grande National Forest. Exact site […]
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The Teamsters teamed up with the Center for Health, Environment & Justice, Clean New York and WEACT for Environmental Justice as well as concerned parents, students and consumer activists to protest plastic toys at Toys R Us. The protest called for an […]
Continue readingHugh and Tiga sign plea agreement
“Details of the Agreement: Hugh and Gina each pled guilty to 2 counts of trespassing (class A misdemeanor) and were each sentenced to two years non-reporting probation and a $10 fine, plus court costs. According to the deal, if they don’t violate […]
Continue readingSochi Protests, News Roundup
Protests in Sochi, Russia, have been getting physical, as police and activists have clashed over days of intense action. 4,000 gathered to protest in Sochi as radicals built barricades in the Khimki forests. Two home demonstrations staged against supporters of notorious animal […]
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For all those saying the environmental movement needs to accept the Tea Baggers, now’s your chance. Tea party folks convened on the 15th to protest the new $303 million LG Chem lithium ion battery in Holland, MI. Don’t get too excited though. […]
Continue readingEarth First! Locks Down to Forest Service Office in NC
On Monday July 12th, Earth First! held a large protest outside of the Forest Service office on Zillicoa St. in Asheville to protest the commercial logging of national forests and their continued plan to cut the Globe Forest in Blowing Rock, NC. […]
Continue readingRadical action in UK
Hundreds protested at Whitsand Bay against the dumping of river waste at the Rame Head dump site. Other more radical acts of direct action in defense of the planet have also occurred as saboteurs have destroyed 3 cell towers over the past […]
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Bhopalis are dissatisfied on the whole with the settlement last month, which brings about $500 to the families of affected victims—the settlement came over a decade after a Dow Chemical-owned chemical plant exploded, killing thousands immediately and leaving thousands more with long-term […]
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