Punk art surrealist Winston Smith, who named himself after the indelible protagonist of Orwell’s 1984, was once quoted (referring to a popular idiom), “You could say that artists are the canaries in the mineshaft. We see things before others do. We set […]
Continue readingAnti-Fracking Activist on Trial in Athens, Ohio
By Nate Ebert, Spokesperson Appalachia Resist! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR-bUYOg0Es&w=560&h=315] Today the status conference for Madeline ffitch, the Athens County resident who faces a fifth degree felony charge for blocking a frack-waste injection well was held at the Athens County Courthouse. […]
Continue readingLarry Gibson 1946 – 2012
Larry Gibson, long-time environmental activist, died of a heart attack Sunday, September 10, while working on Kayford Mountain, the family home in Raleigh County which he spent the last decades of his life protecting from the coal mining practice known as mountaintop […]
Continue readingProtesters in Greece Clash with Police Over Gold Mine, Again
Hundreds of protesters have battled riot police for hours over plans for a gold mine in northern Greece’s Halkidiki peninsula. Police fired tear gas to fend off protesters who had gathered in the Skouries area of Halkidiki, northern Greece, on Sunday to […]
Continue readingVillagers Sue Diamond Firms for Pollution in Zimbabwe
Report by Caiphas Chimhete, original story from The Standard The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) and villagers living along Save River are seeking a court order to bar three diamond mining companies in Marange district from polluting water sources. ZELA is a […]
Continue readingMining Will Hit Tiger Habitats
by Rashme Sehgal, from Asian Age Conservationists warn that indiscriminate coal block allocation will destroy tiger habitats of central India. Geological Information System analysis whereby Coal India Ltd maps were juxtaposed against satellite images of forest cover undertaken by the Ecoinformatics Lab […]
Continue readingLearn Skills to Defend The Land
Croatan Earth First! is hosting a direct action training camp this fall Oct 20-21st at a local veggie farm near Pittsboro, NC. There will be tent camping available for the weekend, and people are free to come and go. Plan to stay […]
Continue readingSix Arrested Blocking Road in front of Duke Energy HQ During DNC
Six protesters were taken away in handcuffs earlier Thursday near the corporate headquarters for Duke Energy. They had locked arms and were sitting on top of a banner claiming that the energy company was harming the environment. Two dozen officers surrounded them […]
Continue readingSpectra Showdown: Arrests begin at blockade against pipeline in NYC
Yesterday the ongoing “Spectra Showdown,” turned into the scene of civil disobedience that the group has been anticipating. At least two people have been reportedly arrested. After pre-construction in July, Spectra Energy begins a new phase of construction today that has involved […]
Continue readingCrazy Horse was a Sober Warrior
31 Notes on the Alcohol Wars at Pine Ridge by Russ McSpadden / Earth First! News [The text of this work is free to share and distribute under the following Creative Commons License CC-BY-ND 3.0] 1. Autumn Two Bulls is the mother […]
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