Indigenous vs. multinationals in Mexico wind power

Cross Posted from Daily Herald Mexico is putting up wind power turbines at a breakneck pace and the expansion is pitting energy companies against the Indians who live in one of the windiest spots in the world. The country is posting one […]

Mass Campaign Halts Arctic Surveying

Cross Posted from ClickGreen Science Minister David Willetts has ordered plans to wind down the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to be shelved following a storm of protest. The proposed merger between the world-renowned centre for polar research and the UK’s National Oceanography […]

Hydroelectric Protests Rock India

Cross Posted from The Hindu The alleged demolition of a portion of the nearly 150-year-old “Sir Arthur Cotton anicut” by the technical crew of a private firm for the upcoming 24 MW hydro power project across the Godavari at Dummugudem on Wednesday […]

Barricades Built as Longest Power Plant Occupation Continues

Cross Posted from Workshop Guardian POLICING the on-going protest at West Burton Power Station could end up costing the taxpayer heavily – say officers. Climate change protesters scaled the chimneys of the gas-fired power station to shut down the unit in the […]

Ningbo Protests Victorious!

Cross Posted from WSWS Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo announced the suspension of a planned $US8.9 billion petrochemical plant expansion on Sunday, after three days of protests by thousands of residents concerned about the health and environmental implications. The […]

Review: Imperiled Life, by Javier Sethness-Castro

Revolutionary Tradition Against Climate Collaborators By Sasha Picking up Imperiled Life by Javier Sethness-Castro (AK Press 2012), I felt the urgency of the work immediately. Illustrated with profound, gorgeous art by the fabulous Just Seeds Collective, the work mobilizes through an active […]

Review: scott crow’s Black Flags and Windmills

Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective: An Epic Tale Past the Point of No-Return by Sasha When I began reading Black Flags and Windmills (PM Press 2011), by scott crow, my imagination was sparked by the power of scott crow’s commitment to […]