By Christie D’Zurilla / La Times Lucy Lawless did it, and she isn’t sorry she did it. Of course, the “Spartacus” actress hopes her conviction on trespassing charges won’t hurt her career in the future by preventing her from entering countries that […]
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Rainforest Action Network: Eight Arrested During Protest at Bank of America Headquarters
Eight people arrested protesting Bank of America’s reckless financing practices, including the banks role as the lead financier of coal. Two people were arrested after unfurling a banner reading “Not with Our Money” from atop two 50-foot flagpoles at the entrance of […]
Continue readingProtests Rising on Environmental Concern in China
By Bill Savadove A major anti-pollution protest has forced the Chinese government to take swift action for the second time in as many months, spurred by a rising environment movement that is spreading online. More than 500 residents living near a plant […]
Continue readingKeystone XL Pipeline Protest set for site of 2007 Burnaby pipeline rupture
A Vancouver-based environmental group intends to use the Burnaby site of a dramatic oil pipeline rupture four years ago to emphasize its opposition to a planned expansion by Kinder Morgan. Wilderness Committee (WC) will hold a demonstration on Saturday, Aug. 27 […]
Continue readingEco activists detained at industrial wind energy test site
By Jakob Vesterager cross-posted from here COPENHAGEN, July 26 (Reuters) – Police in Denmark detained six environmental activists on Tuesday protesting the felling of trees in a forest to make room for a research centre for wind turbines. Protesters said they were […]
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