(EUGENE, Ore.) – Yesterday at approximately 1:36 PM members of No Coal Eugene dropped a banner reading “STOP THE COAL TRAIN” from the parking garage on 10th and Oak in Eugene, Oregon. This action was done in solidarity with Rocky Mountain Powershift […]
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Malaysian Indigenous Communities Demand Referendum on Mega-Dams
cross posted from Environment News Service. MIRI, Sarawak, Malaysia, February 19, 2012 (ENS) – Malaysian communities are asking the government to stop all 12 planned mega-dam projects in the state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo and to hold a referendum […]
Continue readingIrish protestors block Shell pipeline construction two days in a row
Activists with Shell to Sea rolled out their first wave of actions in the new year to disrupt construction of Shell’s natural gas pipeline in Mayo County, Ireland. The action started on January 7 with protestors waiting along the highway used […]
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 readingDurban Deal will not Avert Catastrophic Climate Change, say Scientists
Scientists and environmental groups warned that urgent action was still needed to rescue the world from climate change, despite the deal sealed on Sunday morning in Durban after two weeks of talks. Andy Atkins, executive director of Friends of the Earth, said: […]
Continue readingFracking News: Bulgarians Protest against Shale Gas Exploration
Some 200 people gathered on Saturday in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia to protest against the potential shale gas exploration in the country. The march started in front of the Environment Ministry building in Sofia, passed through the parliament and ended in front of […]
Continue readingO’odham Pepper Sprayed in Phoenix ALEC Protest
David Ortega, Tohono O’odham native elder, suffered a stroke after being pepper sprayed by police and is now at the hospital. SCOTTSDALE, Arizona— Tohono O’odham David Ortega, veteran and elder, suffered a stroke today after being pepper sprayed by police at the […]
Continue readingRainforest 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 Continue Against Iron Mining
By Karlen Aslanian Cross-posted from here Opposition politicians and environmental activists joined on Wednesday about two hundred residents of the central Armenian town of Hrazdan in protesting against the opening of an iron mine which they believe would have grave ecological consequences. […]
Continue readingNigeria: Ogonis Protest Non-Implementation of UNEP Report
Cross-posted from here More than 2,000 Ogoni people in Rivers State yesterday staged a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt against the non-implementation of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report on the oil impacted sites in Ogoniland. The UNEP had conducted an environmental […]
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