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• Winona, Texas Families Speak Out Against TransCanada’s Life-Threatening Welds

  

  The proximity of KXL’s shoddy weld from Lily Holme’s house is alarmingFaulty Weld on Keystone XL Compromise Lives of East Texas Community Tar Sands Blockade... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Demonstrations Disrupt Snowbowl 75th Anniversary Parties

  

  BY MITCH KULLOS —Crowds gathered in Heritage Square at 5 p.m. on Feb. 9, not to celebrate the Dew Downtown event, but rather to protest and bring awareness to... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Tree Sit Against Willits Bypass Continues in California

  

  by Linda Williams / The Willits NewsTwenty-four-year-old Warbler in her pine tree, 50 feet above the ground along the bypass route. I m doing pretty good, she... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• OMG, Taylor Swift’s Ex-Boyfriend Totally Arrested for Protesting Keystone XL...

  

  by Guchi BabyTaylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend was arrested on Wednesday, lol.Conor Kennedy, who dated the ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ singer last summe... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Unearthly Images of Appalachian Mountains Blown to Hell

  

  Photograph by Antrim Caskey Former strip miner Ed Wiley looks up at mountaintop-removal operations near Peachtree, W.Va. When his granddaughter Kayla became sic... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Largest Glacier Calving Ever Caught On Film

  Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski, filmmakers of the acclaimed documentary Chasing Ice, filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• NASA: Alarming Water Loss in Middle East

  

  By MICHAEL CASEY, AP Environmental Writer One of the biggest challenges to improving water conservation is often competing demands which has worsened the proble... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Sierra Club President Arrested During Keystone XL Protest

  

  Cross Posted from ABC NewsSierra Club President Allison Chin was arrested Wednesday outside the White House while leading members of her organization in... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Hot Sea Slug Couple Boasts Two Disposable Penises, Two Vaginas

  

  by Russ McSpadden / Earth First! Journal and NewswireSea slugs are wild and amazingly skilled lovers. For starters they have both male and female sexual organs... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Scientists Create Automated ‘Time Machine’ to Reconstruct Ancient Languages

  

  Cross Posted from Science DailyAncient languages hold a treasure trove of information about the culture, politics and commerce of millennia past. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Tanner Long Sentenced for Frack Site Sabotage in PA

  

  Tanner J. Long of Lycoming County, PennsylvaniaAs far as we can tell, there’s been no clear reason expressed about why he did it. But does there really need to... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Beer and Frack Fluid: Obama State of the Union Speech Drinking Game

  

  from Think Progress by Joe Romm Each time the President uses the phrase “climate change” or “global warming,” down one beer. Each extreme weather event the... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Huge Victory – Fracking Delayed in New York

  

  Cross Posted from Catskill Mountain KeeperIn an incredible victory for Mountainkeeper and activists across New York State – Dr. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• No Dash For Gas Campaign & Activists Are Holding Strong

  

  Despite Legal Intimidation and Police InfiltrationCross-posted from The Guardian, by Susanna RustinLast November members of the newly formed direct action... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Spreading Like Wildfire: February Update from the Frontlines of Climate Action

  

  Cross posted from Rising TideClimate Direct Action is Taking Off!Check out the growing resistance to fossil fuels extraction and combustion: Youth Minister... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• $10 Million to Injured Workers from Chevron Payout

  

  A “drop in the bucket,” most of the payouts covered medical exams and treatments at hospitals for those sickened by the smoke from the Richmond, CA refinery... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• The Ancient Art of Midwifery Practiced by Chinese Snub Nosed Monkeys As Well

  

  by Russ McSpaddenPhoto by Xi XhinongThe art of midwifery is ancient. The lineage of women healers aiding childbearing mothers during pregnancy can be dated... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• First Nation Youth Walk to Protest Environment Law Changes

  

  Cross Posted from: CBC News Manitoba Youth from three Manitoba First Nations marched into Winnipeg to seek action on Manitoba’s waterways. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• More Mexican Gray Wolves Needed in the Wild

  

  by the Editorial board of the Arizona Republic / azcentral.com The number of Mexican gray wolves in the wild is increasing, which reflects welcome progress in... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Biodiversity Photo of the Day: Gulo Gulo

  

  A wolverine (Gulo gulo)The wolverine, the largest land-dwelling species in the mustelid family, is famous for its daring and tenacity — it’s been known to prey... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT