From the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Commentary by Captain Paul Watson, August 11, 2011—The Faeroese government and media have claimed that they are an open society and that debate and dialogue are valued and welcome in the Faeroe Islands. Towards that […]
Heated debate over fracking, the mining process which could be used to extract gas in western Southland, is raging in the gas heartland of Taranaki. A protest group, Climate Justice Taranaki, has called for a ban or moratorium on the practice, which […]
Flagstaff, AZ—A total of 17 people protesting a plan to make artificial snow at Arizona Snowbowl have been arrested over a four-day period. According to a flier being distributed in Flagstaff, “Protect the Peaks” called for a week of action between Aug. […]
Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has joined forces with environmentalists and minority groups with an appeal for a rethink of a large dam project. Suu Kyi urged the Myanmar and Chinese governments to re-examine the project on the Irrawaddy River […]
ALEC Conference Protested in New Orleans, 1 Arrest A march against the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), creators of pro-corporate legislation, took place in New Orleans, last week. Environmentalists, union folks and anarchists took to the streets marching to the Marriott hotel, […]
Long time Earth First! activist from Australia, John Seed, sends this message to EF!ers in the US: “Dear Friends in the US, I am helping to organize an international day of action for the Amazon on Monday August 22. This is to […]
By Panagioti, co-editor, Earth First! Journal There is plenty of news covering the riots in Britain. So we won’t go much into the details, except to say that racist cops shot and killed someone, and lied about it, again. It can be […]
By Brenda Norrell– posted August 7, 2011 (source: NarcoNews) FLAGSTAFF, AZ—Six people protecting San Francisco Peaks were targeted and arrested Sunday during a peaceful march for the protection of San Francisco Peaks. San Francisco Peaks defender Klee Benally, Navajo, was among those […]
Eugene, OR—An action-filled summer continues as a new call out for support comes from the Cascadia Forest Defenders: “…Looking for experienced tree sitters to occupy a sit we have put up in the North Deere timber sale in the Willamette National Forest. […]
By David Fleshler, Sun-Sentinel, Source An environmental fight is brewing over plans by Port Everglades to blast and dredge a deeper entrance channel to accommodate the super-freighters that are beginning to dominate the world’s trade routes. The $321 million project would deepen […]