by Tafline Laylin When an insect feeds on Monsanto’s genetically-modified MON810 maize plant, it is in for a nasty surprise. Encoded within the seed’s DNA is an especially insidious insecticide called cry1Ab that causes the insect’s stomach to explode after ingestion. Given its brutal […]
Continue readingMonsanto Expanding its GMO Operations to Offshore Fish Nurseries
by David Quilty The GMO soy industry, headed by agriculture giant Monsanto, is expanding into aquaculture and its soy will used to feed farm-raised fish meant for human consumption. A new report from Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Europe […]
Continue readingJordan is Free!
Cross Posted from Because We Must Yesterday, our good friend Jordan Halliday was released from prison after serving 10 months for refusing to cooperate with a grand jury that was fishing for information about the animal rights scene in Salt Lake City, UT. After refusing […]
Continue readingGorilla Youngsters Seen Dismantling Poachers’ Traps
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 […]
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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.
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