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 […]
Continue readingCBD’s Kieran Suckling on the False Moratorium
Controversial Salazar “Moratorium” on Gulf Drilling was Only Verbal by Kieran Suckling, Center for Biological Diversity Gov. Prof: “so ridiculous that it defies understanding” Law Prof: “moratorium does not even cover the dangerous drilling that caused the problem in the first place” […]
Continue readingWilderness Roundup
In a victory for conservationists, Basalt Fire District officials put their support behind designation of roughly 90% of Colorado’s Basalt Mountain (almost 19 square miles) as wilderness. For more on EF! activity in the area, visit Earth First! Durango’s facebook page. There […]
Continue readingNational Guard Sent to the Border
Another one for our “There Goes the Neighborhood” file: the President of the United States announced yesterday that 1,200 National Guard troops are being called up to “secure our borders.” Many of these troops are going to be stationed in our beloved […]
Continue readingGreenpeace Drops a Big One on Dell
Four Greenpeace activists dropped a large banner on the front of Dell’s headquarters in Austin today to protest the use of PVC vinyl plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Dell had promised to end the use of these toxic products by the […]
Continue reading“Celebratory, Colorful and Fun Rally” Leads to 5 Arrests in Houston
Four people were arrested this morning outside of the Chevron Building during a peaceful protest of Chevron’s shareholders’ meeting. Over 30 people had gathered, holding signs and banners denouncing militarization and environmental destruction with the intention of entering the meeting. The assembly, […]
Continue readingTwo New Oil Spills, Lots of Nudity
What Happened, 2010? I thought we were getting along! As though the spooky Deep Horizon oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico wasn’t enough, we learned yesterday that two new oil spills have occurred, one in Alaska at a pump station 100 […]
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