Cross Posted from CommonDreams.org A German court issued an extradition request Wednesday for environmental activist Paul Watson, founder of marine conservation group Sea Shepherd, after reports revealed that Watson had skipped his bail in the country and could not be found. The call is […]
Some have tried to convince the public that the Trans Texas Corridor and NAFTA Superhighways are dead. But Congress recently passed a new, two-year federal highway bill, “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” (or MAP-21), that not only gives priority […]
This morning, the Tar Sands Blockade and Rising Tide North Texas put out a call for actions to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline being built from Cushing, OK to Texas’ Gulf Coast. This summer, environmental activists from across the country will be converging in Texas to participate in […]
By Samantha Bare / Cronkite News WASHINGTON – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that it will begin a yearlong review to determine whether the Sonoran talussnail is threatened, specifically by the proposed Rosemont Copper mine. The action is in […]
Cross Posted by the Washington Post Nearly all of Greenland’s massive ice sheet suddenly started melting a bit this month, a freak event that surprised scientists. Even Greenland’s coldest and highest place, Summit station, showed melting. Ice core records show that last […]
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(or how I learned to stop being a wastoid and threw a benefit show for the Earth First! Journal) By Matt Preira / Miami New Times Punk rock’s political history is pretty convoluted. But by most accounts, the fast-hard-and-loud aesthetic came into […]
Ethan Ethan Wyatt Braden was passionate about protecting the Cascade Forests. To honor his memory and fight for this cause, a new fund has been created in his name. All proceeds will be donated to the organizations he was directly working with […]
By SASHA / Earth First! Journal Portland Field Office Last week, a rupture occurred with the coal industry world that shocked activists. Rio Tinto, an Australian company, which owns the US-based subsidiary Cloud Peak Energy, a 50:50 partner in the Decker Mine […]
by Wren Awry Originally posted in Waging Nonviolence. Listening to the talk in Washington is depressing these days for those concerned about the future of our planet. Democrats join Republicans in trying to roll back environmental regulation, any discussion of climate legislation […]