Developers 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 […]

EF! 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.

Two New Wolf Packs Established in NM

Federal wildlife managers have designated two more Mexican gray wolf packs in New Mexico, bringing the number of packs in the American Southwest to 14. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been trying to return the predators to their historic range […]

The Ecology of Disease

By Jim Robbins THERE’S a term biologists and economists use these days — ecosystem services — which refers to the many ways nature supports the human endeavor. Forests filter the water we drink, for example, and birds and bees pollinate crops, both […]

Daniel McGowan having mail rejected

Cross Posted from NYCABC Folks from NYC Anarchist Black Cross have heard from Daniel McGowan regarding the every-other-week collection of updates and announcements we compile. These updates are typically about U.S. held political prisoners and prisoners of war and add up to 25-35 pages each time. They are […]

In Vast Effort, F.D.A. Spied on E-Mails of Its Own Scientists

Cross Posted from The New York Times A wide-ranging surveillance operation by theFood and Drug Administration against a group of its own scientists used an enemies list of sorts as it secretly captured thousands of e-mails that the disgruntled scientists sent privately to […]