by Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian A 71-year-old Pennsylvania woman was gored by a bison on Wednesday in Yellowstone National Park, in “the third reported bison and visitor incident” this year, officials said. The woman, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, was transported to a hospital in […]
by Oliver Milman / The Guardian The US supreme court has sided with Republican-led states to in effect hobble the federal government’s ability to tackle the climate crisis, in a ruling that will have profound implications for the government’s overall regulatory power. […]
from London Mining Network Anglo American is one of the largest mining companies in the world. In Chile, it has mining operations in three regions of the country: Los Bronces in Lo Barnechea, the Metropolitan region, El Soldado in El Melón in […]
Cross Posted from Wild Idaho Rising Tide Facebook Page TWO MORE TAR SANDS MEGALOADS ON HIGHWAY 12 ON MONDAY & TUESDAY. We received this news release today and will provide monitoring and protesting prompts soon: Equipment shipments may travel on U.S. 12 […]
Cross Posted from Twin Cities Security forces used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs to clear protesters from a copper mine in northwestern Myanmar, wounding villagers and Buddhist monks in the biggest use of force against demonstrators since the reformist government […]
Ohio-based direct action group Appalachia Resist! released the following statement today: Last night, Nov 28, soon after the ODNR invited the public into an “open house” about injection wells, they thought better of it and ordered the public to leave. Though over […]
Genetic engineering (GE) is not disclosed on product labels, giving consumers no idea what kind of scientific tinkering has been done to the growing number of food items that use technology to create “better” foods. While consumers are often fooled by generic […]
Cross Posted from India Times CHANDIGARH: Even as Punjab government is showing keenness to introduce Bt maize in the state by giving go-ahead to Monsanto to set up a research and development centre for the crop, the decision has ruffled feathers of environmentalists who are grouping for an […]
TEMUCO, Chile , Nov 28 2012 (IPS) – “This is a project that reflects the occupation…of Mapuche territory,” said Iván Reyes, an indigenous leader staunchly opposed to the construction of an international airport in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía. Reyes, an […]
Demonstrators from a slew of environmental groups across Bergen County took to the streets this morning in Westwood to rally against Governor Christie‘s move to veto a bill banning hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” waste in New Jersey.The clique of protesters from Pascack Sustainability Group, Food and Water […]