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• Indonesia: Politician Given 14 Year Jail Sentence for Illegal Logging Permits

  

  According to prosecutors, the illegal permits were given to nine companies operating in Riau Province, Indonesia. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• New Move Marie Mason Brochure Available

  

  A new version of the Move Marie brochure is now available. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Albany County Enacts Moratorium on Tar Sands Transport Expansion Project

  

  from Eco WatchThe Port of Albany terminal sits on the banks of the Hudson River. Photo credit: Wikimedia CommonsAlbany County Executive Daniel McCoy issued an... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• TransCanada Whistleblower’s Evidence Ignored, KXL South Rushed Into Operation

  

  “There are thousands of cracks in the system; it is just a matter of which ones will become the problem. It is low probability and high consequence.” Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Fracking Waste Injection Wells Increases Risk of Earthquakes in California

  

  “This isn’t rocket science. We’ve known for decades that wastewater injection increases earthquake risk,” said report co-author Jhon Arbelaez Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Three Arrested At Action Against Megaload In Missoula

  

  The members of Indian People's Action released a statement saying, “We are standing in solidarity with our cousins of the Nez Perce tribe, the Umatilla, and... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Forced Relocation of Sengwer People Proves Urgent Need to Cancel REDD

  

  “We are demanding that the Kenyan government immediately stop the evictions and provide reparations to the Sengwer people..." said Ruth Nyambura. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• New Social Media Company Uses Monetary Rewards to Incentivize Riot Control from...

  

  by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw / The Daily DotPhoto via Ivan Bandura/Flickr (CC By 2.0) This is all going to sound a bit cyberpunk dystopia, but there’s now a social... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Illinois Blockade Stops Peabody Loggers

  

  Rocky Branch farmers, residents and supporters are fighting to protect their Shawnee Hills. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Many Animals See Power Lines as Glowing, Flashing Bands, Research Reveals

  

  The work suggests that the pylons and wires that stretch across many landscapes are having a worldwide impact on wildlife. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• France: Animal Rights Group Claims Responsibility for Explosion at Veal Market

  

  from Bite BackOn the night of January 18, an explosion followed by a raging fire destroyed administrative offices and the electrical/computer systems at the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Radioactive Filters from Bakken Oil Fracking Found in Abandoned Building

  

  Police last week discovered the illegally dumped oil socks piled throughout the old gas station building Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• MN Senate Panel Favors Suspending Wolf Hunt

  

  A state Senate committee decided more information is needed about Minnesota's 2-year-old wolf hunt, so voted Tuesday to suspend the hunt. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• FBI Held 2012 Strategy Meeting with TransCanada, Industry Partners

  

  On April 4, 2012 the FBI held a daylong “strategy meeting” with TransCanada Corporation, the company building the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, according... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Judge Blocks the Reopening of Herring-Roe Fishing Off Vancouver Island

  

  The Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, whose herring-roe fishery has been closed since 2006, went to court last month seeking the injunction. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Two Buildings Collapse, At Least Two Dead Gas Leak Suspected

  

  by Ray Sanchez / CNNAt least two people were killed after a massive explosion and raging fire Wednesday morning in Manhattan’s East Harlem, authorities said. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Activists Threaten to “Poison” Major Artwork

  

  Anti-mining and resources group Generation Alpha has written to Cai Guo-Qiang, challenging him to disassociate himself from coal seam gas company Santos which i... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Guatemala: Peaceful Anti-Mining Protest at “La Puya” Celebrates Two Years

  

  La Puya started, as many great movements do, with a single act of civil disobedience. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Security in Riot Gear Protecting Contractors at Cayoose Creek Campground

  

  The District says four truckloads containing sections of the structure are expected to arrive today. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Mohawk Shawn Brant Became Violently Ill After Jailhouse Meal

  

  “I went in fine then they fed me,” he said. “I spent the next 12 hours in agonizing hell. I was in medical distress.” Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 ENVIRONMENT