By Ker Than for National Geographic News Published July 19, 2012 Just days after a poacher’s snare had killed one of their own, two young mountain gorillas worked together Tuesday to find and destroy traps in their Rwandan forest home, according to […]
Continue readingTake Back a Mountain on July 28!
Check out this message from RAMPS, and get out there! “On Saturday, July 28th, hundreds of us will march onto a strip mine and shut it down. Stand with us as we take action. Concerned community members and activists are preparing to take […]
Continue readingGreenpeace activists shut down 74 UK Shell petrol stations
Greenpeace activists shut down 74 Shell petrol stations in Edinburgh and London in a protest against the company’s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic that saw 24 campaigners arrested on Monday. The campaigners are attempting to shut off petrol to […]
Continue readingSpecial Deal Expiring Soon!
This special discount offer expires in one week, on July 24th. So…if you have been waiting for just the perfect moment to subscribe to the Earth First! Journal, the time is now!
Continue readingVideo: Wildass Roadblock and Treesit Shut Down Fracking Rig
May this be the first in a series of fracking rig shut downs and may the next ones last years, till the damn things come down. Occupy the frackers. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/45859531]
Continue readingDevelopers to Cut Maine in Two with East-West Highway
Restore: The North Woods and Forest Ecology Network blasted Cianbro Corp.’s East-West Highway proposal on Monday, charging that the likely route would affect conservation sites and hurt the state’s economy by damaging its “brand” as a wild and natural place. At a […]
Continue readingEF! Journal Submission Deadline for Lughnasadh
Calling all interested in submitting media to the Earth First! Journal: You are still in the green! The deadline for Lughnasadh 2012 is Monday, July 23. Submit to collective [at] earthfirstjournal [dot] org.
Continue readingEnbridge Expansion and Oil Spill Anniversary Protest Today in Lansing
Dozens gathered in the Michigan state capitol today to protest the expansion of the Enbridge oil pipeline that cracked and leaked over 800,000 gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River in Marshall, Michigan on July 25th, 2010 – “…the costliest inland oil […]
Continue readingEXXON CEO: Fossil Fuels Are Warming The Planet — But Don’t Worry, We’ll Adapt
NEW YORK (AP) — ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson says fears about climate change, drilling, and energy dependence are overblown. In a speech Wednesday, Tillerson acknowledged that burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet, but said society will be able to adapt. […]
Continue readingSea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson arrested in Germany, Faces Extradition to Costa Rica
from the Herald Sun / Australia Captain Paul Watson was arrested in Germany over the weekend and will be extradited to Costa Rica on an outstanding arrest warrant from an incident that occurred in 2002.
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