Cross Posted from Truthout By Alissa Bohling, Truthout | Report Aaron Nelson draws his bow and aims it at a branch high up in a Douglas fir tree. But Nelson isn’t hunting on this late September afternoon. At least, not to kill. He’s looking for […]
TEMPE, AZ – Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s campaign is staying busy this Election Day after a shocking message was left on Tempe Butte Tuesday morning. According to Arpaio’s campaign manager, several of his campaign signs were stolen and relocated to Tempe where they […]
by James C. McKinley Jr., NY Times Larry Bloch, who built the Wetlands Preserve in TriBeCa into an influential rock club and a hub of environmental activism, died last week at his home in Brattleboro, Vt. He was 59. Larry Bloch, who […]
Last week, on October 28, two Smash HLS activists were arrested during a home demo protest. They need to raise funds for legal fees to fight the bogus charges. Smash HLS is a grassroots activist group aimed at shutting down Primate Products. […]
Political prisoner and subscriber to Earth First! Journal, Sean Swain, mailed us last month. We really enjoyed his correspondence and to honor his request we decided to post his letter on our newswire. Solidarity Sean! Dear EF!J I would like very much […]
Cross Posted from Indymedia McKenna, Long and Ostridge on K st is the main law firm representing Transcanada, the builder of the Keystone XL tar sands export pipeline. On the 5th of November, a march of about 50 protesters from Chesapeake Earth […]
Cross Posted from Davao Today Anti-mining advocates led by church, lumads and progressive groups in Socsksargen and Davao strongly condemn the brutal slaying of the family of a Blaan anti mining leader in Tampakan, South Cotabato. They are demanding the military to […]
BREAKING: Huge crowd occupies TransCanada lobby firm in DC solidarity action!The crowd is blockading the door and chanting: “No pipeline, No tar sands, No destruction of indigenous lands!” 4 arrests have been made so far. For live updates follow #NoKXL and @KXLBlockade on […]
Cross Posted from It’sGettingHotinHere By Daniel Rosen and Billy Parish, co-founders of Mosaic First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy. We’ve seen the impacts of climate change in other parts of the […]
Cross Posted from PostNoon Brikesh Singh was all over the newspapers recently when he spent a month atop a tree in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, to protest rampant coal mining. Postnoon catches up with the young environmentalist. How did you get into environmental activism? […]