[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhTTAVbDEfw&w=640&h=360] This film is a pre-released version of the documentary “Earth First!: The Politics of Radical Environmentalism” produced by Chris Manes. Its an examination of Earth First! in the early days, filmed at, and around the time of, the 1987 Grand […]
Check out these two new contributions from former Earth First! Journal editor, Sasha, featured in the Reviews and Articles sections of the EF! Newswire: Tropic of Chaos: book review and interview with author Christian Parenti; and Green Scare 2.0: Drugs, Terror, and Environmentalism
The following are excerpts from a message sent by Matt Schwartz, Executive Director of South Florida Wildlands Association: Until Friday, November 25th, 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is accepting comments on a plan to expand the National Wildlife Refuge […]
Take the time to call in on behalf of Byron “Oso Blanco” Chubbuck today, Monday, November 21st. Byron “Oso Blanco” Chubbuck is serving 80 years for unarmed bank robbery, aggravated assault on the FBI, escape, and firearms charges. A confidential informant reported […]
Egypt’s Damietta port reopened its gates on Friday morning following negotiations between protesters, the government and factory management. Hundreds of protesters had forced the Mediterranean port’s closure for eleven days in protest at environmentally damaging petrochemical “death factories.” Omar Abdel-Salam, […]
“As it turns out the criminal justice system of West Virginia didn’t feel like I deserved to get thrown in the slammer for standing up for myself and my neighbors. I could tell that the magistrate I had to go in front […]
Cascadia Forest Defenders and marchers with Occupy Eugene shut down Umpqua Bank yesterday from noon to close. Activists raised a banner reading “Stumpqua funds clearcuts,” and soft blockaded both customer entrances. Umpqua, which was the first stop in a series of N17 […]
According to an FBI press conference, they are “closing in on” Daniel Andreas San Diego, an alleged member of the Animal Liberation Brigade. San Diego is on the FBI’s most wanted list for several bombings including two bombs at Chiron Corp, a […]
Eight people arrested protesting Bank of America’s reckless financing practices, including the banks role as the lead financier of coal. Two people were arrested after unfurling a banner reading “Not with Our Money” from atop two 50-foot flagpoles at the entrance of […]
Cross posted from El Mundo The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) provides a lot of bad news for biodiversity. The reason is that it says the West […]