Six activists locked down inside the border patrol’s lobby here in Tucson, and they all were cited and released. Just walked away, and felt damn good about it. They won the local news cycle, sending racist cops a strong message. But they […]
Continue readingBig Northern Greenwash: Who Speaks for the Trees?
So a new management deal has been signed for Canada’s Boreal Forest. It’s being hailed as the largest forest deal in the history of the world. You can see the map above: orange will be ‘protected’, gray areas will not. The fragmentation […]
Continue readingCascadia Summer 2010!
Republished from the CFD site. This looks like an attractive option for those who can’t or won’t make it out to the east coast Rondy. It’ll hopefully spawn a long campaign that folks can plug into all summer. ATTENTION FOREST DEFENDERS: Join […]
Continue readingNews Roundup 5/20
Greenpeace UK made BP a new flag. The coolest part is, they’re still taking suggestions for other new BP flags. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzc5wUigEC8] The Oil Spill is now leaking between 76,000 and 104,000 barrels per day. That’s a pretty wide range of guessing, but […]
Continue readingWV Blockaders: Bail ’em out!
So our friends at Climate Ground Zero in WV have been busy. First they disrupted the Massey Energy shareholder’s meeting. They blockaded the entrance to Massey’s regional HQ with a tripod. Photos below the fold. Now two mountain defenders are in jail […]
Continue readingNYC activists to RAN: “Wake Up! Quit Compromising!”
We got this in our inbox last night. Should’ve published it sooner, now NYC Indymedia beat us to it by a few hours. It’s still an awesome story! More people should be holding Big Green groups accountable for the steaming crock that […]
Continue readingEarth First! and the FBI: The Bombing of Judi Bari
We received this in our inbox and thought it was worth publishing. Particularly interesting is the $3+ billion incentive for the timber industry to discredit Judi. If you’re in the Bay Area this weekend, make sure to check out the JB commemoration […]
Continue readingRichardson Grove Action Camp! May 28-30 at the Grove
This conflict has been brewing for over a year now. It involves widening the US 101 between thousand-plus year-old redwoods in southern Humboldt County to facilitate the movement of big trucks. Here’s the project’s official page, for updates etc. We got this […]
Continue readingEF! Journal Benefit Show!
Press Release Below: Get Your Groove on and Support Local Activism at the Grassroots Groovin’ Celebration! The second annual Grassroots Groovin’ celebration kicks off at the The Hut on May 29. The event features a diverse lineup of high-energy music acts and […]
Continue readingNews Roundup 5/13
Skytruth estimates that, actually, 1.1 million gallons of oil per day are now spilling into the Gulf. The feds won’t reveal any actual information about the amount, because that would lead to cleanup costs billions of $ higher than the current estimate […]
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