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• Dozens Wounded in Mayanmar Coppermine Protest

  Cross Posted from Twin CitiesSecurity forces used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs to clear protesters from a copper mine in northwestern Myanmar,... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Opposition to Frack Waste in Ohio Continues to Grow

  

  Rally on Nov 28 after ODNR kicks public out of “open house”Ohio-based direct action group Appalachia Resist! released the following statement today: Last... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Tar Sands Blockaders Lock Themselves to Trucks Outside Valero’s Houston Refinery

  

  Activists Begin Sustained Hunger Strike, Demand That Valero Divest from Keystone XL PipelineHOUSTON, TX – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2012 8:00AM –-Longtime Gulf... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Resistance Sprouts Against Bt Maize in India

  Cross Posted from India Times CHANDIGARH: Even as Punjab government is showing keenness to introduce Bt maize in the state by giving go-ahead to Monsanto to... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• French Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters

  

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  Posted on 28 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Activists Interfere International Mining Conference in Finland

  

  “There is no such thing as socially and environmentally sustainable mining!”Disruption of mining conference in Espoo, Finland, Nov 2012Today in Espoo, Finland, ... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Ohio Resisdents Blockade Radioactive Fracking Waste Well

  

  Protesters block entrance to Ginsburg Well, a fracking disposal waste site, in Athens County, Ohio On November 19th, a group of Athens County residents wearing... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Roaches Get Revenge Against Animal Trade

  

  Edward Archbold, 32, “winner” of the pet store contest. Photo / APAn autopsy has concluded that a Florida man choked to death after downing dozens of live... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Greek Gas Tanker Attempts First Winter Arctic Crossing

  

  by Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, from BBC NewsDespite the ice, the Arctic is navigable through NovemberA large tanker carrying liquified natural gas... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Protesters Demonstrate Against Oil Exploration Plans

  

  Cross Posted from Irish Times Protesters gather at the Forty Foot bathing pool in Sandycove to voice their opposition to plans to allow exploration for oil in... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Activists Toss Eggs at Taiwan President’s Office

  

  Cross Posted from Asia OnePolice estimated that some 3,600 social welfare activists yesterday waged the annual “Autumn Struggle” protest, which ended with some... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Carpe Noctem!

  

  From Root ForceAn article from Bloomberg is floating around local newspapers and the internet about the vulnerability of the electric grid to anyone armed with ... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Kuala Lumpur: 10,000 Protest Rare Earth Plant Over Health Concerns

  Cross Posted from Global Post.comNearly 10,000 people took to the streets in Kuala Lumpur Sunday to protest the opening of Australia-based mining company... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Groups Protest Proposed Coal Shipments Through Idaho Panhandle

  

  Cross Posted from Boise Weekly By ZACH HAGADONE Protester: “It’s never wise to trade your children’s futures and environment for jobs. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• How the War Against the Mega Quarry Was Won

  

  Cross Posted from National PostJason Van Bruggen, Special to National Post In early 2011, while visiting our relatives’ farm near Melancthon in Dufferin... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Greenpeace and Ecodefense Refuse to Register in Russia

  

  Cross Posted from Bellona.orgCharles Digges, 23/11-2012The entrances to the offices of Memorial and For Human Rights, two prominent civil rights groups headed b... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Hunger Strike Against Trinidad Highway Reaches Critical Stage

  

  Concern mounts as Wayne Kublalsingh nears organ failure after eight days without food or waterBY DAWN PALEY Cross Posted from Media Co-op Dr. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Environmentalists Protest Against End of Ecological Reserve

  

  Cross Posted from Algarve Resident By ANA [email protected] four largest environmental organisations in Portugal have issued a joint statement... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Turkey Scraps Construction of TPP Near Bulgarian Border

  Cross Posted by Standart NewsTurkey has given up plans for the construction of a thermal power plant (TPP) in the town of Igneada, near the border with Bulgaria. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Surveyors, Pipeline Blocked by B.C. First Nation

  

  Cross Posted from CBCMembers of a First Nation in northern B.C. have evicted surveyors working on a natural gas pipeline project from their territory and set... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 ENVIRONMENT