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• Texas Rhino Hunt Auction Winner Fears for Safety

  

  A North Texas man who paid $350,000 for the right to hunt an endangered African black rhino said he’s had to hire full-time security due to death threats after... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Tiny Fungus Puts Up A Mighty Fight Against Climate Change

  

  In a new study, scientists found that two certain types of fungi, known as ecto- and ericoid mycorrhizal (EEM) fungi, have the ability to drastically alter how... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Oil Companies Will Soon Use Drones to Find Deep-Sea Fossil Fuels

  

  According to a report in BBC news, researchers at the University of Aberdeen have developed drones that can scan rock formations underneath the ocean — in some... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• 2013 Saw Many Environmental Wins — But Too Many Losses

  

  The highs and lows of 2013 in Canada, according to Elizabeth May of the Green Party Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Tar Sands Activists Facing Felony Charges Have Their Day in Court

  

  January court appearances brought a rare victory for tar sands protestor Chris Wahmhoff whose felony charges were dismissed, while felony charges stuck for... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Mi’kmaq and Anishnabek Nationhood: Mi’kmaq Warrior West Coast Speaking Tour

  

  Mi’kmaq Delegation from the Mi’kmaq Nation and Elsipogtog fracking land dispute on the east coast are touring BC to raise awareness about their struggle... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• China Starts Televising the Sunset on Giant TV Screens Because Beijing is So...

  

  The smog has become so thick in Beijing that the city's natural light-starved masses have begun flocking to huge digital commercial television screens across th... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, TECH

• Massive Pile of Poop Dumped Outside the French National Assembly

  

  “Out with [Prime Minister] Hollande and the whole political class!” Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Louisiana Forests Being Sacrificed to Fuel Europe’s Biomass Boom

  

  Environmentalists say swaths of Southeastern woodlands are being cut down for ‘green’ energy efforts across Atlanticby Peter Moskowitz / Al Jazeera AmericaA... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Whales Killed by Strandings and People Across the World—In Pictures

  

  From Florida in the US to the islands of Indonesia, dead whales are washing up on the beaches more frequently while in the Southern Ocean they are hunted and... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Call for Submissions for the Next Issue of the Earth First! Journal

  

  Email or mail us your writing and art for Beltane 2014! Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Australian Activists Blockade Leard Forest to Fight Open-cut Coal Mine Project

  The battle erupting this week over the Maules Creek coal project and the Leard State Forest is the focal point for major conflicts and questions facing Australi... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT

• Bunny Alliance Gateway to Hell Anti-Vivisection Tour Extended: Upcoming Demos...

  

  The Bunny Alliance Gateway to Hell Tour is organized as part of the global Gateway to Hell campaign against airlines and other companies that transport animals... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Anti-Road Demonstrations in Burgos Have Caught the Spanish Government’s Attention

  

  Roadworks were dug up and used as projectiles, bank windows were smashed in, and heated battles were fought between the tracksuit-clad protesters and riot polic... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Faith Leaders Call on President Obama to Halt Keystone XL South One Week Before...

  

  2 faith leaders have been arrested outside the White House in an act of civil disobedience protesting the start up of the Keystone XL South in just one week Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Moratorium on Fracking Announced by Newfoundland Government

  

  from The Telegram Natural Resources Minister Derrick Dalley has declared a moratorium on fracking in the province. Dalley started off the fall sitting in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Trees Accelerate Growth—And Absord More Carbon—as They Get Older, Study Finds

  

  The findings, reported by an international team of 38 researchers in the journal Nature, overturn the assumption that old trees are less productive. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• I’m From West Virginia and I’ve Got Something to Say About the Chemical Spill

  

  To hell with every greedhead operator who flocked here throughout history because you wanted what we had, but wanted us to go underground and get it for you. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Badger Cull Cost the Cops Over $4 Mill

  

  from Earth First! NewswireWell, the notorious badger cull ended on December 18 as an epic failure, and things keep getting worse for environment secretary Owen... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT

• Flash Sale: Discounted EF! Journal Subscriptions to Celebrate Our New Issue!

  

  Flash Sale! Scoop up a 4-issue subscription for a cool $20, on sale from Wednesday January 14 till Sunday January 19 at midnight. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT