Photos and story by ANDREW MCLEMORE North Texas environmental activists frequently feel as though local officials ignore their protests against gas drilling, but it turns out it’s easy enough to get the federal government’s attention — if the FBI thinks you might […]
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Earth First! News, Eostar 2012, OUT NOW!
Hey folks! Here is the latest PDF version of the EF! News, Eostar 2012, a publication for all to use freely in tabling and EF! outreach, just in time for spicing up the abundance of boring, liberal Earth Day events on the […]
Continue readingJudge gives another break to FBI informant Frank Ambrose
DETROIT (AP) — A judge has cut more than three years off the prison sentence of a former radical environmentalist who set a major fire at Michigan State University and burned down new homes before becoming a government informant. Frank Ambrose was […]
Continue readingDiné and Hopi Activists Protest Theft of Water Resources
A group of Diné and Hopi people ( including traditional people and elders) upset by the latest colonial attack on indigenous peoples water rights, gathered to protest the visits of two US Senators to the Navajo Nation today. The people had gathered […]
Continue readingAnti-Coal Banner Drop at Indiana University
Bloomington, IN—Anonymous student activists drop a massive banner in front of IU’s coal-fired heating plant Early Monday [April 9, 2012] morning, several anonymous IU students concerned about the climate-related death toll of their campus’ coal-fired heating plant dropped a massive 30’x20’ banner […]
Continue readingOccupy The Machine Action at Houston Refinery Postponed
Folks from the Occupy The Machine (OTM) coalition have sent out a letter announcing a decision to postpone their announced action later this month. The following letter explains their reasoning. While it is disappointing that the OTM call to action, and the […]
Continue readingThoughts from Marie Mason on the Earth First! Journal
Earlier this year, editors from the Earth First! Journal received the adjacent artwork and following letter from eco-prisoner Marie Mason, who is serving 22 years for ELF actions, which read in part: “…Thank you so much for the work you do to make […]
Continue readingOccupy Duke Protests Coal Power and Rate Hikes in NC
A well attended rally held in Charlotte on March 31 called for Duke Energy to drop its dirty rate hike. Dozens of concerned community members joined leaders from environmental and social justice groups to demand Duke end unfair rate increases to fund […]
Continue readingSeven Arrested in Major Take Back the Land Action
On Monday, April 9th, about 60 community participants entered the house of a Raleigh, NC, family that has been illegally foreclosed on, and refused to leave as an act of civil disobedience. The family has bravely chosen to fight eviction and foreclosure […]
Continue readingPalm Oil Found in 50% of Grocery Store Goods
by Nettle, Earth First! Journal What do Ben & Jerry’s, Girl Scout Cookies, Little Debbie snacks and Clif bars all have in common? They all contain palm oil. Both the flesh and the kernel of oil palms, a fruit, are used to […]
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