Preferably a liberated home. By Panagioti Tsolkas, Earth First! Journal While Earth First! is most commonly associated with the direct action to defend of the wild from corporations and governments, the fight to liberate urban land (often from those same corporations and […]
Continue readingJune 18th – A Call To Action Against Canada’s Tar Sands
Canada’s dirty Tar Sands are destroying forests, poisoning our atmosphere and threatening community health. Meanwhile US corporations ship their products using transportation fueled by this destruction. On June 18th, people around the world will participate in the largest day of action ever […]
Continue readingFPL Power Plant Proposal Aims for the Heart of Panther Habitat
By Panagioti Tsolkas, Earth First! Journal According to a letter sent on May 2, 2011 by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, a new power plant proposal has begun the permitting process for a site located in Hendry County—primary habitat of Florida […]
Continue readingCall to Defend Old Growth Forests in Eastern Oregon
An Action Alert from the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project (BMBP) is asking people to help stop the Forest Service from moving forward on the 5 Buttes timber sale in Deschutes National Forest. At stake are over 3,000 acres of Northern Spotted owl […]
Continue reading2011 Earth First! Round River Rendezvous in the Wild Rockies: Help Stop the Megaloads!
2011 national gathering, July 5th-12th in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana Click here to read the full, hair-raising invite, with color photos and extra details! Come make some Bitterroot memories in the land of breathtaking natural beauty, where you are […]
Continue readingMalayasia: Bidayuh villagers set fire to logging camps, 13 heavy machines
from Intercontinental Cry Residents from 10 Bidayuh villagers this week set fire to five logging camps and thirteen heavy machines in a stark protest against logging activities on their land, in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. Photo courtesy mocsarawak.wordpress.com As reported by […]
Continue readingStudents protest against Jaitapur nuke project
from DailyIndia.com Mumbai, May 11: Scores of students of the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) are boycotting their convocation ceremony on Wednesday as a mark of protest against the proposed 9,900 MW nuclear power plant in Jaitapur. According to reports, […]
Continue readingProtests, Riots over approval of new Patagonia Dams, Chile
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Continue readingFour Alligators Liberated from Conditions of Abuse in Florida
May 6 “Somewhere in Florida on May 1, a 14-foot alligator was liberated from his pit of despair where he was a caged tourist attraction. He was imprisoned in a shallow pool of stagnant green water, no pump, no food, unable to […]
Continue readingIn Patagonia, controversial dam project gets environmental OK
A $7 billion dam project in Chile’s Patagonia that would dam two of the world’ last remaining wild rivers gained environmental approval from the Chilean government late Monday, despite protests and a growing wave of opposition. Police used tear gas and water […]
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