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• Protesters Cut Hole in Fence, Enter US Post in Italy

  

  Cross Posted from Stars and StripesProtesters cut into the perimeter fence Wednesday at Caserma Del Din and made it onto the base before being dispersed by... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• CrimeStoppers Reward Offered in 300 Portland Tire Slashings

  

  By Kimberly A.C. Wilson / The OregonianVandals have punctured tires on more than 300 trucks and vans in Portland since May, and officers need the public’s help... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• “Death Sentence” for Raccoons, Other Orphaned Wildlife

  

  Photo: Washington Post By Jay Reeves / AP Wildlife lovers are protesting a new state rule in Alabama they say is a death sentence for helpless baby raccoons,... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Greenpeace Protesters ‘Frack’ Lancashire Council Hall

  

  By Adam Vaughan / theguardian.com Around 10 protesters from Greenpeace have erected a mock drilling rig outside Lancashire council’s county hall in Preston, to... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Fracking in Michigan

  

  Risky Oil and Gas Production Threatens Rare Butterflies, Bats in Allegan State Game Area by the Center for Biological DiversityGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Protests Continue in Bucharest Against Goldmine Plan in Rosia Montana

  

  By Grace Wong / The Guardian Romanians protest in capital Bucharest against the government’s support for a plan to open Europe’s biggest opencast goldmine in... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Naomi Klein: Green Groups May Be More Damaging Than Climate Change Deniers

  

  Photo Cred: Ed KashiBy Jason Mark / Earth Island Journal. Canadian author Naomi Klein is so well known for her blade-sharp commentary that it’s easy to forget... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Obama’s Central Asian Gambit

  

  The New Great Game Surges ForwardBy Sasha / Earth First! NewsThe NATO draw-down in Afghanistan and pending US strikes against Syria have Russia concerned that... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• ‘Private Militia’ Firm Ordered to Close Over Guarani Killings

  

  Cross Posted from Survival InternationalBrazil’s Public Prosecutors have called for the closure of a notorious security firm accused of carrying out at least... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Moving Beyond Keystone XL

  

  Direct Action on Line 9By David Osborn / Counterpunch On the morning of June 20th a group of people walked onto the Canadian energy corporation Enbridge’s... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Sweden’s Indigenous Sami in Fight Against Miners

  

  by Malin Rising and David Mac Dougall / The Detroit News Per Mikael Utsi, standing, member of the Sami Parliament, takes part in the opening session of the... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Indigenous Resistors to Wind Farm Project in Mexico Facing Violent Threats

  

  from CODIGODHThe Gobixha Committee for the Integral Defense of Human Rights (CODIGO DH) would like to express concern for the lack of institutional attention... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• ELF Attacks On Tourism, Development and Culture in Germany, Russia and Indonesia

  

  Image of the site prior to sabotage. “Militante Ökos haben sich zum Anschlag auf die Seilbahn am Wurmberg bekannt.”from Earth First! NewswireThe... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For September 2013

  

  From Prison BooksHello Friends and Comrades,1) Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for September. As always, please post this poster publicly and/or... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• “Wolf Wars” Infographic

  

  by the Center for Biological DiversityMost wolves in the lower 48 states are about to lose Endangered Species Act protection. Since April 2011, when wolves in... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Prisoner Support: Two Activists Arrested with “Burglary Tools” in Rural Illinois

  

  Animal rights activists held in jail for allegedly possessing wire cutters.by Peter Young / Animal Liberation FrontlineLos Angeles animal rights activists... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Michigan Tar Sands Pipeline Protester Could Get Two Years in Jail

  

  by John Upton / GristOne oil spill in his community was more than enough for Kalamazoo resident Christopher Wahmhoff.To protest Enbridge’s replacement of the... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Join the Rolling Balcombe Fracking Blockade: September 1st – 28th

  

  from No Dash For GasFracking company Cuadrilla’s governmental licence to drill in Balcombe ends on September 28th. The government may be allowing them to drill... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Sabotaging the Badger Cull

  

  Activists flood the Somerset cull zone as guns start firingfrom SchNEWSThe shooting of badgers in Somerset has started this week. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• U.S. South’s Largest Wood Pellet Exporter Has Vital Forests in Its Crosshairs

  

  by Debbie Hammel / SwitchboardWhen you think about burning wood to heat your home, you might imagine a cozy fireplace, not a giant power plant. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 ENVIRONMENT