by Tom, Sound and the Noise Just a few weeks ago, an FBI task force raided a home in Portland, Oregon very early in the morning. They broke down the front door with a battering ram and threw in a stun grenade, which […]
UPDATE: 11:30AM – Five arrests made at Keystone XL construction site outside Winnsboro, Texas. Three brave blockaders locked to tree clear-cutting machinery delayed operations at the site for the morning. Join us in celebrating our latest crew of brave blockaders: Doug is […]
Delisted and targeted in Wyoming, wolves attack hunters from the Daily Maul WYOMING, IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE — Hundreds of hunters are dead this morning after wolves launched a preemptive strike on their would-be human attackers. “We’re taking the fight to the […]
by Brian Merchant / Motherload When we talk about the sixth great extinction event—the humankind-induced mass die-off that we’re in the early stages of at the moment—we talk about climate change. We talk about vanishing habitats, we talk about biodiversity loss, and […]
Friends, comrades, and allies: In the heartland of Texas, camped in the backwoods among armadillos and water moccasins and deeply rooted small farmers and ranchers, we at Tar Sands Blockade are engaged in what may be the largest direct action battle of […]
September 28th-30th at the East Sangerville Grange Those Maine-iacs are planning to prep you on kicking some ass for the wild. And they’re gonna kick if off with a “Night to Howl!” on Friday from 5pm – 10pm. It’ll be an evening […]
SANDRA CHEREB, Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. — Could tiny snails found in isolated, high desert springs along the Nevada-Utah line scuttle plans to pump billions of gallons of water to Las Vegas? That’s the thrust of a lawsuit filed by an […]
Chinese protesters took to city streets for a second day on Sunday to denounce Japan in a row over disputed islands, prompting the Japanese prime minister to call on Beijing to ensure protection of his country’s people and property. The Nikkei business […]
“Our environmental crisis [has] roots seeded in Wall Street’s influence on our economy and in Washington.” By TIM HERRERA, AMNY.com As Occupy Wall Street marks its one-year anniversary today with rallies and yet another “comeback” around town, the group faces familiar headlines […]
New research on the way air carries moisture confirms that deforestation has a major effect on tropical rainfall. A team from the University of Leeds and the NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology found that over large regions of the tropics air […]