from Intercontinental Cry Deep in the interior of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, the Dayak community of Muara Tae is struggling to defend itself from a sustained assault by palm oil companies. It’s Muara Tae’s last stand, warns Pak Singko, a traditional leader from […]
Continue readingMother Polar Bear Mauls Chevron CEO, Rampages in Defense of Cute Cub
Just kidding, but sooner or later the bears are bound to get their hands on a CEO and when they do, we will report it to you! In the past we have posted and published stories about wild leopards, jellyfish, and other […]
Continue readingEarth First! and Occupy protesters blockade bridge in front of GAIM conference
More arrests underway as conference is disrupted by activists inside the resort as well Palm Beach County, Florida—Protesters from the Occupy movement and Everglades Earth First! blockaded a Boca Raton bridge yesterday, snarling rush hour traffic during a cocktail party of corporate […]
Continue readingIf a Tree Falls Nominated for Oscar Award
Cross posted from Gothamist.com Marshall Curry has profiled NASCAR hopefuls and Newark Mayor Corey Booker (which earned him an Oscar nomination), and his latest, If A Tree Falls, follows the plight of Daniel McGowan, a former member of the Earth Liberation Front, […]
Continue readingZapotec protesters shot on behalf of Canadian mining company
Correction: It has come to the author’s attention that this article may contain misinformation. The Los Angeles Press originally reported that FPR ‘militants’ could be involved in the shootings. In fact, the FPR, a communist subgroup within the Seccion 22 teacher’s union […]
Continue readingGitxsan Chiefs reject Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline
Less than a week after the Obama administration rejected the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, another proposed pipeline designed to export tar sands oil has run into roadblocks! cross-posted from APTN VANCOUVER-Gitxsan hereditary […]
Continue readingWarantless GPS Tracking Ruled Unconstitutional
Crossposted from the NY Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruledthat the police violated the Constitution when they placed a Global Positioning System tracking device on a suspect’s car and monitored its movements for 28 days. But the justices […]
Continue readingFrom Endangered To Problem: Wisconsin Wolf Hunt To Begin Next Week, Minnesota Set To Host Its Own Hunt
from the Earth First! Journal Editorial Collective Following the removal of wolves from the federal endangered species list last month, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced that some residents will be able to hunt “problem” wolves by next week. In […]
Continue readingNew Zine on Resistance to Loop 202 in Phoenix
The corridor that Loop 202 is a part of is also factored into a smaller corridor called “the Sun Corridor”. The Sun Corridor is based on the idea that in the near future many parts of North America will form “Mega-regions” which […]
Continue readingBrazilian Landless Camp Evicted
Cross posted from BBC News Brazilian riot police have stormed an illegal settlement of landless workers in Sao Paulo state to reclaim the land for its private owners. Several cars were set alight as residents tried to defend their homes in the […]
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