by Mason Adams / Mother Jones “Life in these mountains ain’t always been easy, so people around here take a stand when they see something they don’t agree with—and I’m one of them,” says walrus-mustached Jammie Hale in his thick southwestern Virginia […]
Continue readingTruck Torched at Trans Mountain Pipeline Worksite in B.C.
from CBC News The Mounties are investigating after a piece of heavy equipment on a Trans Mountain pipeline expansion worksite in British Columbia was found burned out by workers returning after the long weekend. The machine, a Peterbuilt rope truck, was being used to […]
Continue readingToday Marks the 30th Anniversary of the Bombing of Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney
from It’s Going Down The 30th anniversary of the bombing of Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney is May 24, 2020. Usually, Judi’s comrades in the Bay Area commemorate that event every year by going to the place where the bomb exploded […]
Continue readingNew Edition of the EF! Newsletter Available for Download
We just released our Spring 2020 newsletter! Featuring eco-wars coverage for Oct.-Feb. as well as an article with a biocentric take on the pandemic written by some of the EF! Journal editors. FREE PDF download available at: earthfirstjournal.news/newsletter/ … OR from the […]
Continue readingLake Effect EF! Statement About the 2020 Earth First! Summer Gathering
Below is the message sent out by the 2020 Summer Gathering Host Group from Michigan: We hope this letter finds you all safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. For 39 years we have gathered under the Earth First! banner in honor […]
Continue readingMillions of US Farm Animals Being Killed for Disposal
CW: GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF ANIMAL VIOLENCE AND DEATH
Continue readingUK Earth First! Zine: Get Involved!
In response to the current situation, its impact on protest and the ongoing ecological destruction taking place as many other parts of the economy have been shut down Earth First! UK is making online zine and wants *your* contributions! They are looking […]
Continue readingMarius Mason COVID-19 Update
from Support Marius Mason Marius has been in federal prison for 11 years of a nearly 22-year sentence. He was sentenced for acts of property damage carried out in defense of the planet, and is now housed at the Danbury FCI in […]
Continue readingBrazil Opens 38,000 Square Miles of Indigenous Land to Outsiders
Announced as a big step forward, the new rules will greatly facilitate the takeover of unregistered ancestral Indigenous lands by landgrabbers, permitting use by loggers, cattle ranchers, soy growers, and other outsiders.
Continue readingRedwood Forest Defenders Launch Another Treesit to Stop Clear-Cutting
Redwood Forest Defense (RFD) has raised another treesit in an active timber harvest area to stop Green Diamond Resource Company (Green Diamond) from clear-cutting the redwood rainforest.
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