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• The Dirty Fossil Fuel Secret Behind Burma’s Democratic Fairytale

  

  Cross Posted from The GuardianBy Nafeez AhmedNew evidence has emerged that the systematic violence against ethnic Rohingya in Burma – “described as genocidal... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Houston’s Most Polluted Neighborhood Draws the Line at Alberta Tar Sands

  

  Cross Posted from Truth-out.orgBy Kristin Moe, YES! MagazineIf the Keystone XL pipeline is approved, 90 percent of the tar sands crude that flows through it wil... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Federal Protections Lifted from Fish & Wildlife Service

  

  by Rabb!t / Earth First! NewswireNational delisting of endangered species is on the rise, and flowing up the food chain. As was reported yesterday, the Fish ... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Beekeeper Protest Calls for Pesticide Ban

  

  Cross Posted from BBCBeekeepers and their supporters have protested in Parliament Square to call for the government to support a ban on pesticides linked to... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• ALF Releases 29 Rabbits from Barcelona Factory Farm

  Cross posted from Bite Back:received anonymously (translation):29 Rabbits Liberated From a Factory Farm in BarcelonaOn the night of April 13, 2013, Animal... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Campesinos of Asoquimbo Liberate Lands Under Control of Emgesa-Endesa-Enel

  

  Crosspost: PolinizacionesOn April 14th, after closing the ballot boxes of the irregular elections for governor of the Department of Huila, the “Voto en... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Mark Zuckerberg’s New Political Group Spending Big On Ads Supporting Keystone...

  

  Cross Posted from Think ProgressMark Zuckerberg’s new political group, which bills itself as a bipartisan entity dedicated to passing immigration reform, has... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• BREAKING NEWS: National Wolf Delisting Plan Moving Forward!

  

  Cross Posted from SunsetOne decision could forever change the future of gray wolves in our country.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is proposing to... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Hopi Tribe Wins Round in Snowbowl Lawsuit

  

  Cross Posted from MyFoxLAThe Hopi Tribe has won a round in its bid to stop Flagstaff from selling reclaimed wastewater to Arizona Snowbowl. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Indiana Ag-Gag Bill Resurfaced, Democrats Ousted from Committee

  

  Cross Posted from Green is the New RedIf you know anyone in Indiana, please share this immediately. Indiana’s ag-gag bill, which makes it illegal to expose... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Idle No More Leads Earth Day Events Against Keystone Pipeline in SF

  

  Cross Posted from Native News NetworkSome 700 people celebrated Earth Day in San Francisco on Monday. The event was a combination of celebrating Mother Earth an... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• New Documentary Debunks Monster Dams

  

  Damocracy the movie has been released, chronicling the struggles of communities a world apart to defend their rivers from monster dams masquerading as “clean”... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• RAMPS Campaigner Sentenced to 60 Days for KXL Action

  

  by Earth First! NewswireGlen Collins is in Smith County Jail in Texas tonight after pleading guilty to charges of trespassing and illegal dumping stemming from... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Multiple Houses in Olympia and Seattle Visited by the FBI This Morning

  

  Cross Posted from Committee Against Political RepressionAt least 2 houses in Olympia and 2 in Seattle were visited this morning by the FBI, looking for a few... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Tar Sands Pipeline Oil Spill in Minnesota

  

  by Marty Cobenais / Indigenous Environmental NetworkThe Enbridge pipeline in Viking, Minnesota Viking, MN – The small northern western Minnesota town of... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Indonesian Military ‘Development’ Program Spreads Fear in West Papua

  

  by Survival InternationalThe military presence in West Papua is almost always accompanied by human rights violations such as killings, arbitrary arrests, rape... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Mt. Taylor Faces ‘Permanent and Severe’ Adverse Cultural Impacts

  

  Cross posted from IndigenousAction.orgby Klee BenallyHoly Mt Taylor. Photo by Klee Benally IndigenousAction.orgGALLUP, NM — The Cibola National Forest Service... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Maasai Women Taking Bold Stance to Protect Land Rights

  

  from Intercontinental CryARUSHA – More than 2,000 Maasai women are taking a bold political stand in a move aimed at protecting community land rights. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Spilled Tar-Sands Oil Could Be Creeping Toward the Arkansas River

  

  Cross Posted from Grist By Suzi Parker Rocker Neil Young wanted to see for himself the damage from ExxonMobil’s ruptured Pegasus oil pipeline, which recently... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Why It’s Worth Going to Jail to Stop Keystone XL

  

  Cross Posted from EcoWatchBy Conor KennedyOn Monday, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told the State Department that the information in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT