Eco-activists have shut down construction of a coal haulage railway line in the Hunter Valley to protest the industry’s expansion in the region. A Rising Tide activist secured himself to a 10m-tall tripod during a pre-dawn raid on the Rutherford site, where […]
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News Round-Up from Eco-Rebellion World Wide
Wow! Its been a wild week, and we’ve gotten a bit behind on the news as several EF! Newswire contributors were tied up in Tampa at the RNC protests. But it looks like that blue moon may have gotten some people pretty […]
Continue readingFamily Fun Day at the blockade against coal seam gas in Australia
Last week Police started issuing infringement notices at the blockade site of Fullerton Cove coal seam gas pilot project in Newcastle, Australia. Officers told the protesters that they must vacate the site. Instead more residents have arrived to support the cause. And […]
Continue readingRare sea turtle nests in Kimberley at proposed gas refinery site
New Sea Turtle Study Confirms Significant Nesting at James Price Point The findings from the recent sea turtle study were released yesterday, casting further doubts over the scientific integrity of the W. Australia Government’s environmental impact assessment for the James Price Point […]
Continue readingActivists Detained Over Reef Protest
Police detained several environmental activists after they painted a sign on the side of a coal ship in Gladstone Harbour in central Queensland, Australia, saying the Great Barrier Reef is in danger. About a dozen Anti-Coal activists led by Greenpeace staged a […]
Continue readingWhale Wars Victory – Activists to be Released
Three Australian Activists Released from Detention on a Japanese Whaler in Australian Waters 10 Jan, 2012 07:45 AM An unscheduled meeting between Japan’s whalers and environmental activists on the high seas seems an unlikely backdrop to an outbreak of détente. But Australia […]
Continue readingActivists face court over Opera House climb
By Angela Lavoipierre Cross-posted from here A court has heard three people charged for climbing the Sydney Opera House during an environmental protest will plead guilty. But two women who were allegedly involved with the action by conservation group The Last Stand […]
Continue readingProtesters urge federal minister to stop Australian gas hub; 29 Arrested
Western Australia—The Federal Minister for Environment arrived in the Kimberley the morning of August 2nd as three arrests were made at the proposed James Price Point natural gas hub site. The massive new project is being forced on the community by the […]
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