By Thomas J. Sheeran, Cross Posted from StarTribune CLEVELAND — A northeast Ohio well used to dispose of wastewater from oil and gas drilling almost certainly caused a series of 11 minor quakes in the Youngstown area since last spring, a seismologist […]
About 1,000 people marched in the Andean city of Cajamarca against the gold mine proposed by the U.S. miner and its Peruvian partner, Buenaventura. The government says the largest mining investment ever in Peru would generate thousands of jobs, but opponents of […]
by Sana Ajmi / Tunisia Live On December 30, a number of environmental groups held a protest in front of Tunisia’s Qatari Embassy. These organizations have called upon the new government, and various civil society groups, to halt the hunting of Tunisia’s endangered species practiced primarily by wealthy citzens […]
by Matthew Brown Gray Wolf BILLINGS,Mont. — Scientists say in a new study that the return of gray wolves has dramatically altered the landscape in portions of Yellowstone National Park by curbing foraging elk herds that prevented new aspen, willow and […]
by Michael McAuliff Indefinite military detention of Americans became the law of the land Saturday, as President Barack Obama signed a defense bill that codified that authority, even as he said he would not use it. The National Defense Authorization Act states […]
Hundreds of anti-wall street protesters have made use of the massive police presence in Times Square on New Year’s Eve to retake their former campsite at Zuccotti Park in New York. The demonstrators took some of the metal barricades that surrounded the […]
…with more wolves, bears, birds, forests. More crumbling industrial economies and displaced corporations. More connection to the landbase. More attacks on the destroyers of the Earth. More burning banks and bulldozers. More freedom of movement across nationalist boundaries. More wild spirit. Speaking […]
By Mark Townsend and Tony Thompson, Cross posted from The Guardian Undercover police officers routinely adopted a tactic of “promiscuity” with the blessing of senior commanders, according to a former agent who worked in a secretive unit of the Metropolitan police for […]
by Grassy Narrows First Nation A Message Delivered to Weyerhaeuser Canada/U.S. and the Province of Ontario: Take notice that until such time as you cease all logging and sourcing in these contested territories, or as long as there is community opposition to […]
from Intercontinental Cry After being saved from a toxic waste dump more than three years ago, the O’odham Sacred site of Quitovac is once again facing a serious threat. In late September, the US mining company Silver Scott Mines announced that it […]