According to the Coast Guard, a mile-long oil sheen has spread from the Vermillion platform in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana. Petty Officer Bill Coklough says the sheen is around 100 feet wide. There are currently 4 firefighting vessels dispatched to […]
Continue readingANOTHER Offshore Oil Rig Explosion!!!
A Gulf of Mexico oil rig exploded this morning 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana, endangering the lives of its crew of 13 crew members. Owned by Mariner Energy, the rig is in shallow water, and there is no reported sign […]
Continue readingJames Lee and Eco-Xenophobia
After protesting the Discovery Channel-US for years, James Jay Lee broke down. Entering the Discovery Channel building in Silver Springs, Maryland, and taking three hostages, Lee released a series of demands for what he believed to be true environmental solutions. He is […]
Continue readingGreens, Wars and Migration
Confronting the eco-xenophobia of Apply The Breaks, Captain Paul Watson, James Lee and the whole lot of ‘em Statement from the Earth First! Journal collective 9/2/2010 Earlier this month, the Center for New Community (CNC) released a report on Apply The Brakes […]
Continue readingNot Guilty Verdict for COP15 defendants Tash and Noah
Press Release from The Climate Collective The Copenhagen City Court has today ruled that Natasha Verco and Noah Weiss are innocent. The two climate activists were charged for organizing illegal activities during the COP15 summit in Copenhagen in 2009. But the charges […]
Continue readingEpic: Greenpeace Occupies Offshore Rig
Four expert climbers in inflatable speedboats evaded Danish Warship commanders and safely occupied the Cairn Energy oil rig off Greenland in the Arctic. They are now hanging in tents suspended from the rig, 45 feet above the icy ocean. Cairn energy has […]
Continue reading50,000 Mink Liberated in Greece, and more…
From Bite Back: Greek media has reported that as many as 50,000 mink were released from cages. In an article in the Makedonia newspaper, the president of a Greek fur breeders association said that it was a “black day” for the industry. […]
Continue readingBig Day for Indigenous Support: Black Mesa, Save the Peaks
Save the Peaks! On August 30th, Flagstaff City Council will decide whether or not to sell Flagstaff’s precious drinking water to a single private business for recreation. Visit true snow for details. As City water prices go up and Flagstaff is threatened […]
Continue readingPhotos from the Humboldt Tree Sit
From Forest Defender’s Blog: “just got these photos from Jacoby Creek taken from over 100 feet up in the canopy, that show the nearby logging and the tree-sit platform. It is reported to be quiet there today – no loggers, just the […]
Continue readingBeyond Fossil Fuels: Protest and Awareness on the Eve of Katrina’s 5th
Three days ago, Greenpeace activists held up a banner (seen above) during testimony by Jane Lubchenco, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to remind the Commissioners and federal officials that safe offshore drilling is a pipe dream. The […]
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