Hey Dirty South! Are GE “Forests” Coming Your Way?

Much of the US  South (N. and S. Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida) are home to test plots of genetically engineered eucalyptus trees which ArborGen, a GE tree developer, hopes one day will supplant the South’s pine silvaculture industry. Click here […]

EarthFirst.org is NOT an Earth First! movement website

For several years now, the Earth First! Journal collective has been attempting to bring accountability to the website EarthFirst.org, with no real response from webmaster, Greg Thorne. After the most recent attempt to have people involved with the movement get a say […]

One Way to Sabotage Montana’s Wolf Hunt

So it turns out the State of Montana has a system in place that could shut down the wolf hunting season in just one week.  Here is how it works: There is a provision within Montana’s wolf hunt legislation which allows for […]

Occupy Wall Street Movement Reports 80 Arrested Yesterday in Protests

Seems some corporate media maybe taking notice… ABC News’ Olivia Katrandjian reports that “at least 80 people were arrested on Wall Street today in the eighth day of protests against corporations, according to the group Occupy Wall St, which reported police used […]

Hey You! Defend Forests and Endangered Species with N.E.S.T.

This October, Northwest Ecosystem Survey Team will climb in search of the marbled murrelet, a rare sea bird that nests in the coastal temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. In response to the threat of increased clear-cutting in the Elliott State Forest, […]

Most Biodiverse Place on Earth Could Open for Oil Exploration

A new map highlights the importance of conserving Yasuni National Park as the most biodiverse ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere, and maybe even on Earth. Scientists released the map to coincide with the United National General Assembly in support of a first-of-its-kind […]

This Camera Fights Fascism: Photographs of migration and struggle

Art Exhibit: de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University, California. Opening Thursday, September 22nd, 6PM. David Bacon and Francisco Dominguez have both followed in the tradition of Depression-era photographers such as Dorothea Lange, focusing their cameras on struggle, dissent, immigrants, and workers. […]