The Terraba fight proposed hydro-electric dam in Costa Rica
Following several large protests, Costa Rica’s indigenous Terraba people have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt construction of a hydro-electric power station due to flood a large swath of their territory, officials said Wednesday. The power plant is the biggest such project […]
Another Evacuation as Smoke Rises from Another Japanese Nuke Plant, Japanese Protest
Smoke was spotted at another nuclear plant in northeastern Japan on Wednesday, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. The company said smoke was detected in the turbine building of reactor No. 1 at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant around 6 p.m. (5 […]
New Earth First! Music Comp plus Vol. II of the 30th Anniversary are available!
EF! 30th Anniversary CD, Still Wild!, has been released, along with Volume II of the Journal!! SPREAD THE WORD! In case you haven’t heard, we have just released the EF! 30th Anniversary CD! You can find out more details, including who’s on […]
Diesel Spill In Maine, Rivers and Hatcheries Poisoned
At least 1,000 gallons of off-road diesel fuel leaked from a truck at Foss Construction Co. overnight Monday, sending fuel into the Middle River, the Pleasant River and through vital smelt spawning beds. “This is a mess,” Robert Shannon of the Department […]
Farmers, environmentalists blockade coal seam gas pipeline in Australia
An environmental activist has been arrested at a human blockade protesting against the construction of a coal seam gas pipeline on Queensland’s Western Downs. Friends of the Earth campaigner Drew Hutton was arrested at 2.20pm (AEST) on Tuesday at the Tara Estate, […]
Florida Department of Environmental Protection turn blind eye to destruction of reefs… again.
Collusion, corruption, incompetence, complicity, ineptitude or just a party to outright fraud? Why will the Florida Department of Environmental Protection not enforce the permits they issue? Another beach “renourishment” project and more bogus data as the contractors circumvent project mandated environmental permit […]
Japan on “Maximum Alert” as radiation increases, New stong earthquake increases fears
Japan’s prime minister says the country is on “maximum alert” over its nuclear crisis as radiation continues to seep out of the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant and traces of plutonium have been found in the soil. Radiation has been detected in the […]
Radiation from Japan Nuclear Meltdown detected in rainwater in the US
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Sunday that very low concentrations of radioiodine-131 that were likely from the Japanese power plant severely damaged by the earthquake and tsunami earlier this month have been detected in a sample of rainwater. Officials did […]
Indigenous and Environmental Groups set sail from Australia to protest offshore oil drilling
A flotilla of six boats sailed from Auckland Sunday to launch a protest against plans by a Brazilian oil company to drill for oil and gas off the East Cape of the North Island. The protesters, including the Greenpeace environmental group, the […]