Around 7347 events in 188 countries rallied to change causes of climate change with 350.org yesterday during a day of Work Parties. Work parties organized for the sake of clean energy, community and mutual aid took place from Afghanistan to Aukland, New […]
Continue readingAnimal Liberation: 20,000 Mink Freed in Sweden, Sabotage in Turkey
Animals liberated in Sweden Anonymous “During the night of October 4 all 20,000 mink were released from a fur farm outside Skillingaryd. Although most Swedes are against fur farming, there are currently 1.4 million animals trapped in cages. This is contrary to […]
Continue readingAnti-Greenwashing Direct Action in Portland, Call to Climate Justice Action
On the morning of October 5, 2010 anonymous environmental activists representing the interests of the earth and peoples oppressed by green washed business took action against Go Green, a $175 dollar per person business conference. Environmental activists locked the doors to the […]
Continue readingProtest in NYC Against Torture of US Activist, 500 Others in Belgium
No Borders Camp in Brussels, Belgium— (Photos here) There was a protest in NYC: Belgian Consulate against the police brutality and torture of activists perpetrated against last Friday’s No Borders’ Camp in Belgium. During the No Border Camp, “a convergence of struggles […]
Continue readingGreenpeace Direct Action and more
About 60 Greenpeace activists have blockaded part of the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels to protest the widespread use of nuclear technology. They came with four samples of radioactive waste collected at public places near reprocessing facilities in Britain and France and […]
Continue readingAnti-GMO Petition Gets Over a Million Signiatures, plus more
Greenpeace and Avaaz announced today that their online petition to “freeze” Genetically Modified (GM) crop cultivation in the European Union (EU) has reached one million signatures. Under the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, the EU is obliged to consider a petition garnering over one […]
Continue readingToxic Waste Spill Causes Worst Environmental Disaster in Hungarian History, plus more
A chemical residue reservoir broke in Hungary, killing four people, including two children under the age of 5. Dozens have been hospitalized for chemical burns. The sludge could reach the River Danube within four days, seriously imperiling natural life in much of […]
Continue readingEnbridge’s Dirty Oil Habit Put on Display for Investors
Toronto Organizers Confront Pipeline Giant Over Tar Sands Projects by Maryam Adrangi and Cameron Fenton TORONTO – At 8:00 this morning organizers with Environmental Justice Toronto unfurled a banner at Enbridge Day – a forum for investors at First Canadian Place – […]
Continue readingSmall Victory Against Mountaintop Removal
The day after the Appalachia Rising protests drew thousands to the nation’s capitol, sparking civil disobedience from the White House to the Department of the Interior and PNC Bank, the Environmental Protection Agency commissioned Science Advisory Board released a draft review of […]
Continue readingNorth Carolina to Capture Wild Horses to Make Space for Vacation Homes
There are currently only 115 wild horses in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and the herd already shows signs of inbreeding. Still, unlike other wild horses, this herd has no federal protection, and the Bureau of Land Management has decided to […]
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