The Hidden Story of a Notorious Guatemalan Nickel Mine

by Sandra Cuffe / The Intercept CRISTÓBAL POP VIVIDLY remembers when the lake suddenly turned red. Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ fishermen depend on Lake Izabal, Guatemala’s largest lake, for their livelihoods, and Pop had just been elected president of the local fishers guild when […]

Activists Dismiss NSW Government Crackdown on Sydney Port Protests

by Michael McGowan / The Guardian Climate change protesters who have caused blockades at Sydney’s major port this week say tougher penalties and the deportation of two activists will not stop them from continuing their campaign. The New South Wales government announced on Thursday […]

Enbridge Crews Punctured Three Aquifers During Line 3 Construction

by Jennifer Bjorhus / Star Tribune Damage to Minnesota’s public groundwater resources from construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known, state environmental regulators disclosed Monday. Enbridge Energy crews ruptured three groundwater aquifers while building the 340-mile […]

Five Hundred Researchers Ask Universities to Reject Fossil-Fuel Cash

by Fiona Harvey / Mother Jones Universities must stop accepting funding from fossil fuel companies to conduct climate research, even if the research is aimed at developing green and low-carbon technology, an influential group of distinguished academics has said. Rowan Williams, the former […]

Six machines sabotaged in defense of the Atlanta Forest

from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest To Reeves Young: You will have noticed by now that several of your machines have ceased to function, their arteries corroded from within. Last week, we sabotaged six Earth-destroying machines——including two large excavators and a bulldozer——at […]

Introducing The Relief Toolkit, A Platform For Connecting Across Disasters

from It’s Going Down Introducing the Relief Toolkit, a platform for connecting across disasters. Originally posted to Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. We’re so excited to announce that the Grassroots Disaster Relief Toolkit, a website platform supporting communication across our decentralized network’s disaster efforts, […]