cross posted from here Indo-Asian News Service June 22, 2011 Shimla, June. 22 — Four government functionaries associated with a mega hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district [India] were taken hostage by villagers protesting over environmental issues and released after a […]
By Hermia Lin Cross-posted from here Taipei, June 22 (CNA) Environmentalists and residents of Danshui in northern Taiwan gathered in front of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Wednesday to protest against the proposed construction of an expressway along the north bank of […]
By John Carroll There’s a new breed of corporate player jumping into the biotech business. Reuters takes a close look at an unlikely lineup of multinational companies like Samsung, Hanwha Chemical and Fujifilm which are weighing in with new pacts on biosimilars to compete […]
US scientists claim to have discovered a dangerous new plant disease linked to genetically modified crops and the pesticides used on them. The research, which is yet to be completed, suggests the pathogen could be the cause of recent widespread crop failure […]
By Mining Watch Yet another anti-mining activist has been murdered in El Salvador. Canadian civil society organizations are calling for a full investigation into the murder of Juan Francisco Durán Ayala, the fourth such death in two years that local organizations believe […]
Computer hackers shut down the Orlando Chamber of Commerce’s web site for most of the day Monday and posted a “boycott Orlando” message on a major theme park’s Internet page to protest the homeless-feeding policies of Mayor Buddy Dyer. Orlando’s restrictions on […]
Jake Ferguson was arrested in April on Oregon drug charges which violated his probation. After several court hearings this month, there is a June 28, 2011 trial date set. Although it maybe subject to change. More background can be found below, in […]
Shell Petroleum Development Company has suffered a major economic and production setback after the sabotage of one of its main pipeline conduits that run through Nigeria’s oil-rich swamps and mangrove forests. Shell declared force majeure on its supply agreements, which frees the […]
Cross-posted from NaturalNews.com: A battle is raging over whether or not it should be legal to plant genetically-modified (GM) crops in US wildlife refuges. A little over a month after various conservation and food safety groups achieved a unified legal victory that […]
By Earth First! Journal editorial collective A new report from the Anti-Defamation League titled Dark Side of the Sunshine State, which deals primarily with racist, right wing organizations, also includes a section subtitled Animal Rights Extremism. Before readers get any further, we […]