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A Project of the Earth First! Journal: Celebrating 30 Years of News in Defense of Planet Earth.
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Guarda Bosques (Forest Keepers)
by John Ahni Schertow / Intercontinental CryIn “Guarda Bosques” (Forest Keepers), you will learn about a Purepecha community’s efforts to reclaim and defend... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Just a Timelapse Toon on “Man” and the Industrial Nightmare
Follow “Man” beginning 500,000 years ago, through his discovery of nature, snake skin boots, fried chicken, classical music, biotechnology, factory farming, rus... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For June 2013
From Prison BooksHello Friends and Comrades,1) Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for June. As always, please post this poster publicly and/or use i... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Plea from Turkey
By SashaTurkey’s protests against the logging of trees in Gezi Park have grown into a nation-wide upheaval. The heavy-handed police response, using tear gas... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
New Zealand Makes Deal with Shell: Bans Protests Near Oil Rigs
by APNZ / The New Zealand HeraldNewly released documents show Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce made a “backroom deal” with oil company Shell over the... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
DIY Nuclear Safety at Fukushima
Photo from Energy News This photo was reportedly taken inside the crippled Unit 4 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear plant. Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Was the Fish You Had For Dinner Caught By Slaves?
by Flora Bagenal / The Christian Science MonitorA Thai fisherman catches freshwater white tilapia fish at a fish farm in Samut Prakarn province, June 2012. Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
B.C. Officially Opposes Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
Darryl Dyck/Canadian PressCross Posted from CBCThe B.C. government has officially expressed its opposition to a proposal for the Northern Gateway pipeline... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Botswana Government at War with Indigenous San
photo by hobgadlng / flickr (cc-by-nd 2.0)by Richard Lee / OSISADespite court defeats and international condemnation, the government of Botswana is continuing... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Israel-Mexico Military Cooperation to Crush Zapatistas in Chiapas
Mexico has gone public about military coordination with Israel in Chiapas, home to the Zapatistas liberation movement.(Omar Torres / AFP/Newscom)by Jimmy Johnso... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Brazil Police Shoot Indians – More Violence Feared
Police in southern Brazil yesterday killed a Terena Indian and wounded several others. © Marcello Casal Jr/ABr Cross Posted from Survival InternationalPolice... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Update From the Amazon: No Consultation, No Construction!
Posted from International RiversIndigenous protesters are once again occupying the construction site of the Belo Monte Dam in the Brazilian Amazon to shed... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Three Brutally Arrested Protesting GE Tree Conference
by Global Justice Ecology Project / Climate ConnectionsPolice use pain compliance holds as they wrestle a protester to the ground. Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Deadly Attack Stokes Chile Mapuche Conflict
Associated PressThe hooded men approached the ranch by night, scattering pamphlets about the death of a Mapuche Indian activist shot in the back by a policeman. Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
New Teargas Crackdown on Anti-government Protesters in Turkey
Cross Posted from ReutersTurkish police fired tear gas and water cannon on Friday at protesters occupying a park in central Istanbul, injuring scores in the... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Californians Against Fracking Launch Coordinated Protests Around State
Cross Posted from Southern California Public RadioOpponents of a controversial method of extracting oil and gas will deliver petitions to lawmakers around... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Our Last Best Hope to Save Our Water, Air and Earth
by Clayton Thomas-Muller /Canadian Dimension Clayton Thomas-Muller is a member of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation also known as Pukatawagan in Northern... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
Ruling Puts Minnesota’s Wolf Seasons Beyond Public Challenge — By Anyone
by Ron Meador / the Minnesota PostThe court’s logic would seem to mean that nobody can have standing to challenge the wolf hunt in court, for any reason... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
ACTION ALERT: Stop New Oregon Bill Criminalizing Dissent!
Cross Posted from Cascadia Forest DefendersThis morning, House Bill 2596, the bill that streamlines the process for big timber to sue activists, deny us lawyer... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT -
A Manifesto for Rewilding the World
A mass restoration of ecosystems offers us hope where there was little hope before.by George MonbiotUntil modern humans arrived, every continent except... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT