Ojibwe members protest Minn. wolf hunt

Cross Posted by Minnesota Public Radio by Tom Robertson Ojibwe tribal members spent part of the weekend protesting Minnesota’s first managed wolf hunt, which began Saturday. Tribal members on the White Earth Indian Reservation stood along highways in several tribal communities, carrying signs of […]

More Direct Action in Australia Makes Politicians Squirm

  Cross Posted from ABC News Tasmania’s Premier has accused wealthy businessmen of bankrolling fringe environmental groups whose protests are threatening the forest industry. Five activists have been charged with trespass-related offences after a protest at Ta Ann’s timber processing site in […]

Malaysia Protests Big Industry

Cross Posted from The Register By Simon Sharwood Despite promising “Zero harm and sustainable development” and winning a court case permitting it to build a rare earth processing plant, Australian rare earth miner and processor Lynas Corp has failed to win favor from […]

Plans for an artificial beach in Hong Kong attracts locals’ fury

Cross Posted from France 24 Mock-up of the artificial beach slated to open in 2014 in Lung Mei. Photo courtesy of HK Wild Life. Three hundred animal and plant species could vanish from Hong Kong’s Lung Mei shoreline due to an artificial beach project. […]

Shalefield Action Camp Stands Up for Small Farms

Cross Posted from Pittsburgh Gazette More than 50 residents from Bessemer, Pa. and members of the Shadbush Environmental Justice Collective have joined together today to protest gas drilling that is underway 4,000 ft. from a local woman’s farm. Maggie Henry, who raises […]

Tar Sands Blockade Calls For Solidarity Actions November 19th

Alright, eco-warriors, consider yourselves on notice. Tar Sands Blockade is stepping our game up, and we’re calling on you to do the same. We’ll be throwing down in a big way next Monday, November 19th, somewhere near Nacogdoches, Texas, the heart of […]

Groundswell shuts down Ta Ann veneer mill

Cross Posted from Protect Native Forests  Grassroots environmental group Groundswell have today shut down operations at Ta Ann’s veneer mill in Smithton, with a peaceful protest. The group are highlighting the ongoing loss of Tasmania’s forests by Ta Ann, 2 protesters are […]

Fracking and Radioactivity

by KARL GROSSMAN / Counterpunch.org Fracking for gas not only uses toxic chemicals that can contaminate drinking and groundwater—it also releases substantial quantities of radioactive poison from the ground that will remain hot and deadly for thousands of years. Issuing a report […]