Members of Occupy Cal, along with other Occupy protesters from the Bay Area, marched from Berkeley to a UC Berkeley-owned farm in Albany on Sunday afternoon with plans to set up an Earth Day encampment. After listening to speakers from various Occupy […]
A month ago, we here at the Earth First! Newswire exposed our nerdiness by publishing what some have called a hyperbolic claim that the Hunger Games trilogy could bring the eco-revolution. Well, we’re following up on that by re-posting a great quiz […]
July 2010, more than a million gallons of tar sands crude spilled into Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. This is the largest inland spill in US History. A fired cleanup worker with a dark past claims he was ordered to cover up oil to […]
A two-week long hikoi protesting against asset sales, privatisation, overseas land sales and the Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will begin today in Cape Reinga. The ‘Aotearoa is Not For Sale’ hikoi aims to reach Wellington on Friday, May 4, after stopping in […]
Cross posted from politicususa.com Last Tuesday, ALEC’s Director of External Relations, Caitlyn Korb, spoke at a Heritage Foundation “Bloggers Briefing” and begged conservative bloggers for assistance in promoting a “very aggressive campaign to really spread the word about what we actually do,” […]
Crossposted from forestdefensenow.com On Sunday April 22, in celebration of “Earth Defense Day” and in solidarity with Occupy the Trees, Cascadia Forest Defenders installed a tree sit in the Goose Project timber sale known as “Golden”. We are occupying the Golden Goose in […]
Yesterday, vehicles blocked the way to the development site of the foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI) in Tampakan town, Philippines. But is unclear who exactly was behind these blockades. For some weeks now, members of the B’laan tribe in Bong Mal have […]
Riots struck today in Montreal as students and unions attacked a conference of business and political leaders discussing Plan Nord. While this is seen as part of an extended battle against tuition increases, the target picked by the thousands of protestors was […]
ELF Eco-prisoner speaks about support and her coming release The following letter from eco-prisoner Joyanna Zacher (“Sadie”) was sent to the Earth First! Journal in response to an effort at renewed correspondence after several years of non-communication, at her request. Along with […]
Well, it’s a busy weekend out there for eco-activists between attempting to re-radicalize Earth Day and attending the various gatherings around the US . But for those in the Midwest, this is something you may want to shuffle your plans to make […]