Cross Posted from Channel Online Some vineyards in Sark have been sabotaged. Support wires – some up to 200 yards long – have been cut and repairs will take up to six months. The cost is estimated at tens of thousands of […]
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Indigenous vs. multinationals in Mexico wind power
Cross Posted from Daily Herald Mexico is putting up wind power turbines at a breakneck pace and the expansion is pitting energy companies against the Indians who live in one of the windiest spots in the world. The country is posting one […]
Continue readingHey I just met you, and this is crazy… we’re all locked down, so please don’t taze me*
Reflections from the EF! coal plant blockade during the Tampa RNC 2012 [*TECO blockader-modified version of Carly Rae Jepsen’s radio hit, as quoted in Tampa Bay Times] by panagioti, EF! Journal collective As the orgy of public relations nightmares for current and […]
Continue readingMass Campaign Halts Arctic Surveying
Cross Posted from ClickGreen Science Minister David Willetts has ordered plans to wind down the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to be shelved following a storm of protest. The proposed merger between the world-renowned centre for polar research and the UK’s National Oceanography […]
Continue readingHydroelectric Protests Rock India
Cross Posted from The Hindu The alleged demolition of a portion of the nearly 150-year-old “Sir Arthur Cotton anicut” by the technical crew of a private firm for the upcoming 24 MW hydro power project across the Godavari at Dummugudem on Wednesday […]
Continue readingBarricades Built as Longest Power Plant Occupation Continues
Cross Posted from Workshop Guardian POLICING the on-going protest at West Burton Power Station could end up costing the taxpayer heavily – say officers. Climate change protesters scaled the chimneys of the gas-fired power station to shut down the unit in the […]
Continue readingNingbo Protests Victorious!
Cross Posted from WSWS Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo announced the suspension of a planned $US8.9 billion petrochemical plant expansion on Sunday, after three days of protests by thousands of residents concerned about the health and environmental implications. The […]
Continue readingUpdate from Earth First! Journal: New issue and Northeast mini-tour
Mark your calendars! A member of the Earth First! Journal editorial collective will be traveling in the Northeast this month, surrounding the Boston Anarchist Book Fair. Please spread the word to anyone you know in these areas. The events will be a […]
Continue readingObama’s real birth certificate found in Earth First! Journal office…
Yeah, that’s right, we caught Donald Trump snooping around in our stuff, again. He claims he found the certificate hiding under Uncle Ted’s crusty ol’ tighty-whitees that we won in the government auction last year, but never got around to framing on […]
Continue readingReview: Imperiled Life, by Javier Sethness-Castro
Revolutionary Tradition Against Climate Collaborators By Sasha Picking up Imperiled Life by Javier Sethness-Castro (AK Press 2012), I felt the urgency of the work immediately. Illustrated with profound, gorgeous art by the fabulous Just Seeds Collective, the work mobilizes through an active […]
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