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• Moroccan Villagers Occupy Silver Mine

  

  The occupation was first launched in 1996, but broken up by the authorities. It was revived in the summer of 2011. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Taking the Mic: Why Structural and Environmental Racism Matter

  

  We were told race had nothing to do with clean air in Utah, and were asked to supply “proof” that the neighborhoods surrounding the refineries were... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Sussex Landowners Mount ‘Legal Blockade’ Against Fracking

  

  The government said it may alter trespass law to make drilling under property easier for companies. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Duke Energy Waited 24 Hours to Report Major Coal Ash Spill into Dan River

  

  from RTAn estimated 50,000 to 82,000 tons of coal ash and up to 27 million gallons of water were released Sunday into the Dan River in northern North Carolina... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• How America Helped Build Africa’s E-Wasteland

  

  An apocalyptic report about the "Sodom and Gomorra" born out of chimerical cancer-causing e-waste in Africa Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• The Undammed River Vs the Unmanned Drone Facility

  

  Located just fifteen miles north of the border with Mexico, Fort Huachuca is home to the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Trainin... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• New Brunswick Anti-fracking Resistance Cost $9.5 Million in Extra Policing

  

  New Brunswick spent $9.5 million policing the shale-gas protests last year, Finance Minister Blaine Higgs said Tuesday. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Duke Energy Spills 82,000 Tons of Coal Ash into Dan River

  

  the spill is the equivalent of 413 to 677 rail cars of wet coal ash poured into a public drinking water source Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• MOVE 9/Mumia Media Month!

  

  There are already a few awesome upcoming events, and we encourage Move and Mumia supporters in other parts to host events in their communities. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Peru: Over 400 Dead Dolphins Found on Lambayeque Region Beaches Last Month

  

  Twice that number were encountered in the whole of 2012, officials have said. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Cameroon Activists on Trial for Peaceful Protest Against Wall Street Land Grabber

  

  They have been subjected to intimidation, lawsuits, arrests, and violent attacks. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• India: Over 200 NGOs Protest ‘Hasty’ Clearances for 70 Projects

  

  "environmental protection and people's livelihoods are to be ignored in order to project an industry-friendly image of the government" Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• TRAGEDY: 300,000 Chickens Burned Alive

  

  We can only imagine the suffering experienced by the hundreds of thousands of birds that were engulfed by the flames. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Occupation of Minvest Deva Headquarters in Romania

  

  The protesters were fined 500 lei each, but declared they would not pay Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Brazil: Munduruku People Kick Miners Off Indigenous Territory, Seize Equipment

  

  According to local communities, the miners have caused various problems in the indigenous lands due to uncontrolled exploitation. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• UN Carbon Offset Program Forcing Sengwer People of Kenya “Into Extinction”

  

  Last year the Government of Kenya was getting “ready” for REDD in the Embobut Forest, now it is violently evicting the Sengwer People and forcing them “into... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Canadian Smelter Spills 25,000 Liters of Chemical Solution into the Columbia...

  

  A mining and smelting company spilled a large volume of chemical solution into a domestic sewer line near Trail, B.C., on Tuesday. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Today, I’m Speaking Out Against the AETA #AETAspeakout

  

  by Will Potter / Green Is the New Red Today the Center for Constitutional Rights is challenging the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act in court, arguing that the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Environmental Activists Protest Mining in Lower Zambezi National Park

  

  Chimambo said their arrest last week would neither scare them nor dampen their spirits in the fight for the people’s right to a safe and sustainable environment. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Sea Shepherd Collides with Whaling Vessel off Anatarctica

  

  No one was injured, though both ships received minor damage in Sunday’s collision Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 ENVIRONMENT