Source: Infoshop.org One “Khimki hostage” acquitted, another one got 2 years suspended On the 24th of June, judge of the Khimki city court of Moscow region of Russia, Neonila Zepalova, sentenced “Khimki hostages”, anti-fascist activists Alexei Gaskarov and Maxim Solopov, who were accused of organisation […]
Continue readingExxon causes oil spill in Yellowstone
Hundreds of barrels of crude oil spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River after an ExxonMobil pipeline beneath the riverbed ruptured, sending a plume 25 miles downstream and forcing temporary evacuations, officials said. The break near Billings in south-central Montana fouled the riverbank and […]
Continue readingIron County mine proposal pits jobs against environment
Bill Heart of Trout Unlimited goes fly fishing on the Tyler Forks River. A proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin raises concerns about water pollution Iron ore made this town, and many people believe an open-pit mine will help revive the […]
Continue readingGlobal Protests Against Burmese Military Actions At Dams
By Katy Yan and Grace Mang Cross-posted from here Kachins protest at the Chinese consulate in San Francisco Last Friday, hundreds of people in the US, Denmark, United Kingdom, Malaysia, and elsewhere gathered to protest the recent deadly clashes between Burmese authorities and […]
Continue readingClear-cutting has begun on the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZOryAQTIeA&w=640&h=390] From: http://www.indigenousaction.org posted June 28, 2011 Click for photos and video FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Owners of Arizona Snowbowl ski area have started clear-cutting rare alpine forest for new ski runs on the Holy San Francisco Peaks. According to an Environmental Impact […]
Continue readingGreek rebels smash up McDonalds
Austerity riots continue in Greece, smashing corporate shops and fighting the police. Check out some video footage from yesterday… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RGmVcQfw0U&w=640&h=390]
Continue readingFormer ELF member-gone-informant gets 5 years in heroin case
Federal probation revocation postponed until July 14. By Karen McCowan, The Register-Guard A convicted arsonist who avoided federal prison five years ago by helping officials lock up fellow Earth Liberation Front activists is headed to state prison for selling heroin. Jacob Jeremiah […]
Continue readingPeople’s Tribunal against the Criminalization of Protest in Ecuador
Written by Sofía Jarrín During three days in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador, hundreds of representatives from several Latin American countries gathered to share experiences and strategies during the Continental Conference in Defense of Water and Mother Earth. The event took place […]
Continue readingAnti-Mining Protesters Shut Down Airport after Deadly Clash in Peru
cross-posted from Reuters Thousands of protesters opposed to mining and energy projects in southern Peru took over a commercial airport on Saturday, officials said, as the government struggled to restore calm a day after five died in a clash with police. Herbert […]
Continue readingEndangered Species: The Environmental Issue for 2012
by Nicole Allan – Nicole Allan is an associate editor at The Atlantic. She covered the 2010 midterm elections for TheAtlantic.com’s Politics Channel and has also written for Slate and The New Republic. In the midst of panic over an impending government […]
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