Cross Posted from Survival International Today, indigenous people across Peru are celebrating President Ollanta Humala’s decision to approve the Prior Consultation Law. This is an important step forward for indigenous rights in the country. On Tuesday night, Peru’s Congress unanimously approved a […]

On September 5th, Turkish residents and environmental activists barricaded several roads leading to the village of Yaykil village. They blocked the movement of construction crews from the Anadolu Group, which is partnered with McDonalds and Coca Cola, that is attempting to build […]

According to Hawaii County police, thousands of GE papaya trees were sabotaged last month, apparently by machete on the Big Island. “It’s hard to imagine anybody putting that much effort into doing something like that,” said Delan Perry, vice president of the […]

The EF! Journal’s editorial collective has posted a featured page on the EF! Newswire website this week which allows people to learn details about those who are known informants in the government’s effort to monitor and repress ecological and animal activists. While […]

On the 17th of September, they want to see 20,000 people flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street for a few months. Once there, we shall incessantly repeat one simple demand in a plurality of […]

Cross Posted from Rising Tide North America Portland Rising Tide dropped an anti-tar sands banner today from the Burnside Bridge. The group is acting in solidarity with communities, organizations and individuals resisting tar sands development across North America. Rising Tide’s action comes […]

Cross Posted from Food & Water Watch On September 7 and 8, the shale gas industry is holding a conference in Philadelphia called Shale Gas Insight so they can network and share ideas for how to assert their power and control over […]

Miami—This fight for the wild ocean maybe be a critical part of defending all life on Earth from the clutches of the industrial economy. Yesterday’s New York Times reported that as Miami prepares to dredge its port to accommodate supersize freighters, environmentalists […]

Rye’n Clover is a songwriter and radical organizer from Ithaca, NY who is featured on the recently released Earth First! 30th Anniversary CD compilation. He has been on the frontlines of the fight to stop gas fracking in upstate New York and […]