According to June11.org, 29 cities around the world celebrated their solidarity with US eco-prisoners Marie Mason and Eric McDavid yesterday. International cities, including: Barcelona, Tel Aviv, Montreal, Helsinki, Toronto and Melbourne, hosted potlucks, vigils, film showings, letter writing nights and various fundraising […]
Continue readingWater minister cancels visit amidst road blockades and protests
By Masoka Dube South Africa—Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa canceled her visit to Mpumalanga in the wake of community protests over water shortages. The visit was scheduled for Sunday but last-minute cancellations were made, days after Pienaar residents in Msogwaba […]
Continue readingPuerto Rican Pipeline Protests Extend to New York
NEW YORK—Local Puerto Rican leaders and activists gathered outside Federal Plaza on Thursday to demand that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deny the permits for a proposed gas pipeline requested by the Puerto Rico Electric and Power Authority (PREPA). “This gas […]
Continue readingSpecial Investigation: The Pesticides and Politics of America’s Eco-War
By Ludwig Keith Starvrum stands on the banks of Willapa Bay, where the low tide has revealed long lines of mudflats speckled with empty oyster shells. The sun is making a rare appearance in southwestern Washington State, but the perfect spring weather […]
Continue readingProponents of Scripps Biotech cast a wider net against Everglades Earth First!
By Everglades Earth First! A third summons was issued this week for another Everglades Earth First! organizer and Earth First! Journal editor, Panagioti Tsolkas. A charge of trespassing has been filed against Tsolkas, alleging that Palm Beach Gardens Police Commander Christopher Barca […]
Continue readingProtestor stops coal train in Australia
By Cole Latimer A Greenpeace activist had halted a Hunter Valley coal train by bolting a steel box to the lines and locking himself inside. The bright yellow metal box which is painted with “pollution tax collection point” contains Greenpeace activist Erland […]
Continue reading“I don’t date girls that are into deforestation”: Greenpeace protests packaging of anatomically incorrect doll known to cause eating disorders in children, but just the packaging
By Dan Whitcomb, REUTERS Greenpeace activists dressed as Ken dolls rappelled down the side of Mattel Inc headquarters Tuesday to unfurl a banner saying Barbie packaging contributes to rainforest destruction. The massive pink-and-blue sign on the Mattel building in El Segundo, outside […]
Continue readingEarth First ! Climbers Guild Camp around the corner
EF! Climbers Guild will be hosting a climbing camp from Friday June 17 – June 23, 2011. We will be setting up camp in the forests surrounding Eugene. The week will be climb training from basic rope set up to more […]
Continue readingWatut river communities ‘riot’ against Harmony and Newcrest mining in Papua New Guinea
cross posted from Intercontinentalcry.org June 4 – Riots have reportedly broken out against the Australian based mining company, Newcrest Mining, and Harmony Gold of South Africa in the Bulolo District of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The violence has been sparked by […]
Continue readingNew “responsible” soy label misleads consumers
On Wednesday 8 June, the first bags of certified “responsible” soy will be issued to companies such as Ahold and FrieslandCampina, during a ceremony in Rotterdam. This voluntary certification scheme is an initiative of the World Wildlife Fund and will be marketed […]
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