Tree-Sit Halts Pipeline Construction on the San Francisco Peaks, Protester Demands Clean Water and Clean Snow FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From Monday, August 20, 2012 Flagstaff, AZ – This morning we erected a tree-sit to protect our community and our children from the […]
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Man killed by Chinese police in Tibet mining protest
One Tibetan was shot dead and six others arrested on Aug. 15 as Chinese security forces dispersed a crowd of some 1,000 Tibetans protesting against the re-opening of an environmentally destructive mine in Markham County of Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. The […]
Continue readingProminent Russian environmentalist sentenced in Pussy Riot trial
One member of the punk trio, Maria Alekhina, has a history of involvement with environmental , working with Greenpeace Russia, and animal liberation activism (she has a support page demanding vegan food in prison). During trial, prosecutors reportedly tried to humiliate her […]
Continue readingNuclear warhead factory shut down by protests
The Y-12 Uranium bomb-making plant was closed for two weeks after anti-nuke peace activists breached security and redecorated the place a bit last month. On August 9, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against the Y-12 protesters, consolidating the previous […]
Continue readingSalmon First! Action Camp Against Mining in Alaska
During the weekend of September 14-16, Castle Mountain Coalition, the Alaska Action Center, and partner organizations will be sponsoring the first annual Alaska Mining Action Camp. The event will be held at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) on Farm Loop Road […]
Continue readingEarth First! group calls for eco-action during RNC in Tampa
by Clinton Tyree Organizers from Everglades Earth First! (EEF!) invite eco-activists far and wide to join us in bringing our message to the RNC this month. While we stand in solidarity with those who will be out struggling for social and economic […]
Continue readingBREAKING: Blockade Stops Construction of Keystone XL
Cross Posted from TarSandsBlockade.org **UPDATE 12:40PM – Our first action in Oklahoma! TransCanada is starting construction at the beginning of the Keystone XL route in Cushing, Oklahoma. Tar Sands Blockade organizers are there with a clear message, that while this project has started, we will not […]
Continue reading‘A Great Victory’: Controversial Brazilian Dam Construction Halted
Cross Posted from Common Dreams A victory came to activists in Brazil on Tuesday when a federal judge halted construction on the controversial Belo Monte dam in the Amazon, saying that the indigenous peoples had not been consulted. The impacts of the […]
Continue readingTrapwire and the Creepy Dystopic Surveillance Empire You’ll Probably Get Accustomed To
Trapwire, the total-surveillance system, promises to make your life far more creepy, exposed and boring than any science fiction dystopia. See the video below about Wikileaks newly release information about what Trapwire will mean to you: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUJIEbk3J_0&w=420&h=315]
Continue readingTeribe Tribe of Costa Rica Fights for Indigenous Autonomy, End to Hydroelectric Projects
by Jaime Lopez Pablo Sibar, a grassroots leader from the Teribe native tribe of Costa Rica celebrated the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on August 9th with a protest before the National Assembly. He has been doing so over the […]
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