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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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Via Rail Blockade by First Nations Halts Montreal-Toronto Trains
Today is about raising awareness and gaining support for the issue of murdered and missing indigenous women Read more
Posted on 19 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
The Devastating Ecological Impacts of California’s Pot Industry
Aerial photo of an large pot farm on public forest land.by Josh Harkinson / Mother Jones[Earth First! Journal Editor's Note: While Harkinson's focus on federal... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Voracious Worm Evolves to Eat Biotech Corn Engineered to Kill It
and after years of having their suggestions largely ignored by companies, farmers and regulators... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Pipeline Spills 10,000 Gallons of Oil into Nature Preserve in Ohio
"The extent of impact to the resource is currently unknown." Read more
Posted on 19 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Blue Marlin Attacks Oil Pipeline, Halts Production At BP Facility
by Stephen Messenger / The DodoThe energy company BP, whose Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 caused one of the worst ecological disasters in history, has bee... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Read the Winter Edition of the Earth First! Journal Free Online!
The latest issue of the Earth First! Journal, our Winter edition, Brigid 2014, is now available online for your viewing pleasure. Read more
Posted on 18 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Breaking: Duke Energy Caught Dumping Wastewater from Coal Ash Lagoon Into Local...
“To label the secret, unmitigated, intentional discharge of untold amounts of highly toxic wastewater as ‘routine maintenance’ seems ludicrous” Read more
Posted on 18 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Why the Bison Roam: An Interview with Comfrey Jacobs
I went into this action thinking I would just be taking a symbolic stand... not get them to halt slaughter operations all together for the year Read more
Posted on 18 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Hollande’s Recent Trip to Nigeria
Is French intervention in Nigeria going to enflame tensions between North and South, and increase the hegemony of big oil in the Niger River Delta? Read more
Posted on 18 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Peabody Coal: Abuse of Black Mesa Remains and Artifacts
Peabody coal removed 250 human remains from Black Mesa, 1.3 million artifacts. Read more
Posted on 18 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Cascadia Forest Defenders Promise Action on Elliott State Forest Privatization
A taste of things to come…from Cascadia Forest DefendersTo Big Timber,March 28th is the day that Northwest Realty Auction Company will close its sealed bid... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Rampaging Elephant Smashes House, Then Rescues Crying Baby
Once it had removed the stones and wood covering the 10 month-old child the elephant headed for the safety of the forest Read more
Posted on 17 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
(VIDEO) Coal Oil Gas None Shall Pass Banner Drop at Port Metro Vancouver
We are here today to tell the port: if you build it, we will block it! Read more
Posted on 16 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Indigenous Vow: We’ll Be ‘Dead Or In Prison Before We Allow’ Keystone Pipeline
Lakota members marched during the annual Liberation Day commemoration of the Wounded Knee massacre. Read more
Posted on 16 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Thousands Rally at California Capitol to Protest Fracking
More than 2,000 people came from across the state to gather at the Capitol Saturday afternoon to call for a ban on fracking in California. Read more
Posted on 16 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
New Research on Coal Dust Bolsters Lawsuit Against BNSF
Jaffe predicts the addition of about 20 coal trains will result in a 50 percent increase in particulate matter — 25 percent above the EPA’s air quality standard. Read more
Posted on 16 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Many West Virginians Still Dependent on Volunteer Efforts for Safe Water
Looking ahead, uncertainty about whether the water is safe will be a daily fact of life for West Virginians. Read more
Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
MPs Vote Overwhelmingly to Halt Badger Cull in England
The badger cull trials, aimed at curbing the rise of tuberculosis in cattle, failed to shoot the target number of badgers and also failed to meet humaneness... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
BC is Hostile Territory for Oil Pipelines
Two new massive tar sand pipeline proposals to pump oil east of Alberta instead of towards the west coast has pipeline critics suggesting they are succeeding... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Mt. Graham Squirrel Shot by Wildlife Manager in Arizona
This stunning incident has revealed the total incompetence of wildlife managers and federal wildlife management Read more
Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT