A protest in NYC drew some 200 theatrical protesters to a BP station in SOHO. Although the protest got media coverage from ABC and FOX, the police had found out about it ahead of time, and the intended protest area had been […]
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Afternoon HLS demos catch security by surprise Posted by dcdirectactionnews On Friday, the 28th of May, DC area animal rights activists staged a series of surprise HLS protests at Novartis, Astra-Zenica(these two in one building), Sanofi-Aventos, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. All three buildings […]
Continue readingManchester Plane Stupid Breach Airside Security in Airport Protest
from earthfirst.org.uk Activists from the group Manchester Plane Stupid have breached airside security at Manchester Airport on the 24th in a protest against the expansion of the airport. The protest involved two groups. The first group of 6 people cut through the […]
Continue readingRaid at Eagle Rock; Two campers arrested, camp destroyed
from John Ahniwanka, Intercontinental Cry BIG BAY, Mich. – The defenders of sacred Eagle Rock sat in a circle and wept as they were surrounded by dozens of heavily armed state and local police officers who raided the Eagle Rock encampment the […]
Continue readingMerciless Cruelty in Ohio
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYTkM1OHFQg&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] from Farm Sanctuary “Earlier this week, national news broke of an undercover investigation at Conklin Dairy farm in Union County, Ohio, near Columbus. The undercover footage, obtained over the past several weeks by the animal protection group Mercy For Animals, shows […]
Continue readingRedwood Curtain Action Camp
An illegal highway project for a two mile section of Redwood Highway 101 proposes to remove 54 trees as well as cut, fill, compact and/or pave over the roots of 66 Redwoods 3 to 18 feet diameter! Join us and help save […]
Continue readingShit Hitting the Fan: News Roundup 5/28
Simmer Down? No Thanks. As though environmental news couldn’t get scarier, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration claims that this April was the hottest April since record keeping began in 1880. Beyond that, the average temperature of Earth this year has been […]
Continue readingDeep Horizon Still Gushing
This photo was taken from an elevation of 3,500 feet. It shows the sheen of oil which indicates a column of oil 10 miles deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The attempts to plug the Deep Horizon oil gusher has apparently been […]
Continue readingCascadia Against LNG
A No LNG coalition celebration/Rally is happening in Portland right now at the Oregon Convention Center where the NW Natural Shareholder Meeting is taking place. Two LNG terminals are still proposed in Oregon (On the Columbia River and in Coos Bay). The […]
Continue readingNational Day of Action Against Gold Mining in El Salvador Underway!
An effort coordinated by the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) and allies is underway in cities across the United States. This national day of action targets Pacific Rim, a Canadian gold mining corporation which is suing the […]
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