Two protesters have been killed and 10 others injured during a raucous protest over a planned goldmine, co-owned by an Australian company, in eastern Indonesia. The victims were among nearly 1000 people in Lambu village in West Nusatenggara province trying to stop […]
Continue readingFirst bear killed in Nevada hunt was taken illegally
By Scott Sonner A gun safety instructor who bagged the first bear killed in Nevada’ first-ever bear hunting season admitted on Monday he did so illegally with the help of bait. Timothy Kawelmacher, 55, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of unlawfully […]
Continue readingHands Off Haimen!
by Ron Sakolsky What do protesters in Haimen, China, and in Fanny Bay which is located on Vancouver Island in BC, have in common? Plenty! What links these two Pacific Rim towns is not some insipid Chamber of Commerce-initiated Sister Cities designation, […]
Continue readingGray Wolfs Delisted in Midwest, Wolf Kills to Begin Soon
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday that it was removing Endangered Species Act protections for the wolf in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and portions of adjoining states. After the announcement, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker ordered the state Department of Natural Resources […]
Continue readingThousands of disoriented birds die in southern Utah
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Cedar City, UT, United States (AHN) – A massive clean-up and rescue operation in southern Utah continued on Wednesday after thousands of migratory birds crash landed onto highways and parking lots early this week. Officials believe […]
Continue readingThe Massacre Everyone Ignored: Chevron, Kazakhstan and a US-Backed Dictator
By Mark Ames, The Exiled 21 December 11 With violence and government crackdowns making headlines from so many familiar parts of the world, there’s hardly been a peep in the media about the biggest and ugliest massacre of all: Last Friday in […]
Continue readingJustin Solondz Pleads Guilty
The man accused of building the firebomb used by Earth Liberation Front radicals to torch the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture in 2001 pleaded guilty this morning in U.S. District Court in Tacoma. Justin Solondz, 31, pleaded guilty to charges […]
Continue readingAnti-Coal Plant Protesters Storm Buildings, Evict Officials, Block Roads in South China
By Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Shenzhen, China— Residents revolted Tuesday against development plans in yet another town in Guangdong province, redoubling the challenge to the Communist Party in China’s most affluent and open-minded region. The newest uprising involved as […]
Continue readingA First Hand Look at Life in an Old Growth Tree Sit in Southern Tasmania
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Continue readingActivists Silenced by Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act File Lawsuit
by: Mike Ludwig, Truthout | Report Animal rights activists filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday to challenge the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA), a law they say has violated their First Amendment rights and allows the government to label peaceful protesters as […]
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