Article by Kanya D’Almeida Cross posted from ipsnews.net Between 15,000 and 20,000 farmers, unionists, teachers, peasants, students, garbage pickers, transport workers and other indignant citizens gathered outside the U.N. consultation chambers in Durban on Saturday calling for “system change, not climate change”. […]
Continue readingSix Canadian youth kicked out of Durban climate talks after protest
By Robyn Smith, crossposted from thetyee.ca Six youth were kicked out of the COP17 climate talks in Durban, South Africa today, after a direct action during Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent’s opening address. As Kent began his speech, members of the Canadian […]
Continue readingWisconsin politicians plot the destruction of Penokees Hills
According to an AP article last week, In Madison, Wisconsin, Assembly Republicans plan to introduce a bill this week designed to accommodate iron mining plans by Gogebic Taconite (GTac) in the Penokee Hills of northern Wisconsin. He said Republicans plan to hold a […]
Continue reading200 Bears Killed on First Day of New Jersey Black Bear Hunt
By Rick Leventhal, AP Wildlife officials estimate that 200 bears were killed Monday on the first day of the state’s black bear hunt. State officials have said the six-day hunt is needed to reduce the state’s bruin population, now estimated at about […]
Continue readingBP accuses Halliburton of destroying evidence in Gulf oil spill case
By Laurel Brubaker Calkins BP Plc accused a unit of Halliburton Co. of intentionally destroying evidence that could be used to prove the oilfield services firm shares blame for the blowout that caused the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Halliburton Energy […]
Continue readingSeven Protesters Accused of Blocking Construction at Lowell Wind Project
Written by Terri Hellenbeck LOWELL — Six Vermonters were cited Monday morning on suspicion of unlawful trespass after allegedly standing in the way of construction vehicles on Green Mountain Power Corp.’s Lowell wind project. The arrests mark a change in strategy for […]
Continue readingBhopal Survivors Blockade Railway on 27th Anniversary of Disaster
To mark the anniversary, thousands gathered in Bhopal to call on the Indian government to boycott the 2012 Olympic Games in London because Dow Chemical is an official sponsor. Activists also blocked railway tracks to protest the ongoing denial of compensation payments […]
Continue readingOccupy Homes: New Coalition Links Homeowners, Activists in Direct Action to Halt Foreclosures
“The banks are occupying many of our homes. And we are removing the banks from their occupation, and we’re liberating those homes.” -Max Rameau The movement has recently enjoyed a number of successes in Minneapolis, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and, Chicago! […]
Continue readingGAME OVER: Occupy the Corporate Investors, Shut Down GAIM USA 2012
UPDATE: More details and a schedule for the GAIM conference events are now posted here: http://occupypalmbeachcounty.org/gaim-schedule-and-details/ [Message from the General Assembly of Occupy Palm Beach, in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.] A massive conference of banksters, billionaires and buzzards is taking place in […]
Continue readingEarth First! Journal Editor’s Troubled Past of Electoral Politics and Greek Insurrection Revisited
Below is a Sun-Sentinel article from February 2005 which details the previous political incarnation of Earth First! Journal editor Panagioti Tsolkas. The shocking details of his electoral career give a clear picture into what sort of maniacs are guiding the editorial decisions […]
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