Bulgarian environmentalist staged once again Saturday a protest rally against looming amendments to the Forestry Act. The march was organized by the coalition of NGOs, known as “For Keeping Nature in Bulgaria” with the support of other civic organizations. Rallies are also […]
Continue readingGroups gather at Mendiola to protest mining
MANILA, Philippines – Environmental and militant groups gathered at Mendiola near Malacañang on Saturday to kick off an “intensified” campaign against mining in the country. The Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment is calling for a moratorium on all mining applications of […]
Continue readingActivists protest bill to prevent undercover investigations of industrial farms
By Monica Eng Over the last few years, gruesome undercover videos taken in factory farms have proven powerful contributors to food recalls, public outrage and subsequent changes in the public and private sector. This includes McDonald’s pledge last month to […]
Continue readingButler County residents protest after state tests of their wells absolve driller
By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Janet McIntyre of The Woodlands, a rural community in southern Butler County, said her well water foams and turns purple when it comes out of her faucet. “When I bathe in it, I get rashes, so I’m […]
Continue readingFeds Plan to Strip Endangered Species Act Protection From Gray Wolves Across United States
Cross Posted from Center for Biological Diversity PORTLAND, Ore.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today recommended removing federal protections from gray wolves that remain on the endangered species list after wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains and upper Midwest had their […]
Continue readingShut Down the Corporations: Report from F29 actions against ALEC
Rising Tide North America sent out this report today about the Shut Down the Corporations call to action: “#F29 is off to bang this morning with actions across the country. big props to our Rising Tide & Occupy comrades in Portland for […]
Continue readingActivists, Lucy Lawless Occupy Arctic Drill Tower
Cross Posted from Greenpeace Media On 24 Feb 2012 seven people including actor Lucy Lawless scaled the 50 meter drill tower on a drillship commissioned by Shell to drill for oil in the Arctic. They set up camp at the very top […]
Continue readingA New Years Update from Marie Mason
Cross Posted from Support Marie Mason, (written Jan, 25, 2012) It’s been a little more than a year and a half since I was transferred to the Admin Unit at Carswell. Many folks have written wondering if I was in the hospital here, […]
Continue readingWalter Bond moved to CMU Prison
Walter Bond 37096-013 USP Marion CMU PO Box 1000 Marion IL 62959 Walter Bond is being held in a controversial type of U.S. prison called a Communication Management Unit (CMU), which was set up by the Bureau of Prisons during the administration […]
Continue readingNew Leaks Reveal Dow Spying on Yes Men, Bhopal Activists
Press Release by The Yes Men Dow pays “strategic intelligence” firm to spy on Yes Men and grassroots activists. Takeaway: movement is on the right track! WikiLeaks begins to publish today over five million e-mails obtained by Anonymous from “global intelligence” company […]
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