“The development of the tar sands and other oil and gas fields in Alberta has carved up the Canadian province’s boreal forest, threatening herds of woodland caribou. But rather than protect caribou habitat, officials have taken a controversial step: the large-scale killing […]
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Cove Guardian Report: Operation Infinite Patience
Week 6 of more senseless dolphin killing in the famous Cove of Taiji, Japan Report by Cove Guardians Leader Rosie Kunneke Sunday, October 23, was another horrible day in Taiji. The dolphin killers drove in a pod of 10-12 Risso’s dolphins into […]
Continue readingFellow Fractivists and “Fear-Mongering Extremists”
Marcellus Protest: November 18, 2011 at Penn State University in State College, PA “This is our last chance in 2011 for a large outdoor protest rally in front of the natural gas industry. Rallies in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Philly have set the […]
Continue readingDon’t forget about Bidder 70 on his first birthday behind bars
Check out the latest poster for Political Prisoners’ Birthdays in November and December, from the folks at Chapel Hill Prison Books Collective. The full poster can be downloaded here for reproduction and distribution. Take note that there are some new prisoners on […]
Continue reading2 Texans Face Increased Charges in Iowa Fur Farm Case
by Will Potter, originally posted on Green is the New Red, October 24, 2011 Kellie Marshall and Victor Vandoren, both from Austin, Texas, are accused of attempting to release mink from a fur farm in Sioux City, Iowa. At a court date […]
Continue readingLive from Little Guantanamo: an interview with Daniel McGowan
The award-winning documentary, If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, premiered at Sundance last spring and continues to screen in theaters across the globe. The film, which aired on PBS earlier this fall and is now available on […]
Continue readingIf Deep Green Resistance & the Occupy movement merged…
Reflections from Greece By panagioti, Earth First! Journal editorial collective [read this article in Spanish here] The recent “open letter” from Deep Green Resistance to participants of the Occupy movement may have come across as vague to those unfamiliar with the recent […]
Continue readingBolivia’s Evo Morales scraps Amazon road project
Cross posted from the BBC Mr Morales said the road would no longer go through a rainforest reserve. He made the announcement two days after protesters arrived in La Paz following a two-month march from the Amazon lowlands to voice their opposition. […]
Continue readingPolice Attack Several Thousand Protesters in Oakland
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bytMNoKNeRA&feature=player_embedded] Infoshop News (October 25, 2011) - The Oakland police tonight are attacking several thousand demonstrators with flash grenades, tear gas, and rubber bullets. The ongoing attacks by the police follow a day which saw the authorities attack the Occupy Oakland camp […]
Continue readingStop the 1%—Occupy the Machine, Literally
Open Letter to the Occupy Movement From Deep Green Resistance The Occupy Movement is beautiful. We support it and though we are small, we are participating all over the country. We invite all occupiers to read, give feedback, and if you feel […]
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