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• Military Sex Assault Monitor Arrested for Sexual Battery

  

  The injuries sustained by the perpetrator in the photo were incurred by the woman who he assaulted. He did not resist arrest—probably because she kicked the cra... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SOCIETY

• “Lockdown”: Tar Sands Blockade Vs. Keystone XL Pipeline (Video)

  From YouTube: “LOCKDOWN,” is a ten minute documentary by Mutual Aid Media on the Tar Sands Blockade–a group of activists and landowners in Texas who have built ... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Facebook “Likes” Keystone

  

  Read all about it…Anti-Keystone Ads Banned by FacebookMark Zuckerberg’s New Political Group Spending Big On Ads Supporting Keystone XL and Oil Drilling Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Anti-Keystone Ads Banned by Facebook

  

  By John Upton / GristActivist cell-phone company CREDO tried to run an advertisement on Facebook calling on Facebook’s founder to stop running TV ads that... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Canadian Think Tank: Aboriginal Uprising a Real Threat

  

  by Rabb!t / Earth First! Newswirecanadian-uprising.orgThe Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a public policy think tank based in Ottawa, released two reports... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Storing Natural Gas in a Spent Mine in the Finger Lakes

  

  By IntuitFracking for natural gas, carbon sequestration for coal burning power plants, these are the new schemes that industrialists can choose to attain... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Chinese Government Raises Level of State Repression

  

  See previous article, Despite Government Repression, Hundreds Protests China Chemical Plant, for more infoCross Posted from Washington ExaminerAfter word... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Awesome Banner Draws Attention to Industrialization of Coral Reefs

  

  Cross Posted from WA TodayBy Peter HannamProtesters demanding an end to the coal industry and greater support for renewable energy have unfurled a giant banner... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• New EU Seed Law Would Ban All Non-Registered Varieties

  

  Cross Posted from Real SeedsOn Monday May 6th a draconian new law will be put before the European Commission, which creates new powers to classify and regulate... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Blast from the Past: “Give Up Activism”

  

  Cross Posted from Eco-Action.orgAn article from Do or Die Issue 9. In the paper edition, this article appears on page(s) 160-166. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Despite Government Repression, Hundreds Protest China Chemical Plant

  

  Cross Posted from AljazeeraHundreds of people have protested against a proposed chemical plant in southwest China, state media said, while residents in another... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For May 2013

  

  From Prison BooksHello Friends and Comrades,Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for May. The file is a little big this month so give it a second to... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Arianna Staiger Dedicates Song “Ashes” to Her Mother, Marie Mason

  From Support Marie MasonI was on the phone with Marie last night (April 28th) when she mentioned that her daughter, Arianna Staiger, had written a song for her... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Fearless Summer: Join a National Movement Against Extreme Energy

  

  Cross posted from We Are Fearless SummerOver the past few years we’ve witnessed a rising tide of courage from the frontlines; communities from the pinewoods of... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Rail Lines in Central Oregon Sabotaged in Solidarity with PNW Anarchists

  

  What sets Earth First! apart from others in the North American environmental/ecology/anti-extraction movement? Arguable it is EF!’s public presence and... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Montana Considering Extending Wolf Hunt, Upping Kill Limit

  

  Cross Posted from Great Falls TribuneHELENA — Montana wildlife commissioners may extend the hunting season for wolves and the number of predators that can be... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Fracking Ban Stands in New York Town; Victory for Local Communities

  

  Cross Posted from Root ForceALBANY, NY – May 2 – Local residents and elected leaders in Dryden, N.Y. are celebrating victory today in a closely watched case ove... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Guatemala Declares Emergency In 4 Towns Following Kidnappings, Shootouts

  

  GUATEMALA CITY, May 2 (Reuters) – Guatemala declared an emergency in four southeastern towns on Thursday, suspending citizens’ constitutional rights in an area... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Indigenous Peoples Stop Dam Construction With New Occupation at Belo Monte Site

  

  Cross Posted from Amazon Watch:Altamira, Brazil – Some 200 indigenous people affected by the construction of large hydroelectric dams in the Amazon launched an... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Fearing Protestors, Tree Biotech Conference Cancels Visit to GE Tree Test Plot

  

  EF! confronts GE tree scientists on the high seas in Charleston, SC in 2007 There is still a month to go before activists hit the streets of Asheville, NC to... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT