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19. Mai 2013

Catching Fire to the Reign

or, Why I think the second Hunger Games film will be a spark that reduces the US Empire to ashes, and in general, why we need to manifest a subversive potential of pop-culture by...read more »

19. Mai 2013
Source: IUCN - News

From risk to opportunity: reducing the risk of disasters the natural way

Healthy ecosystems and sound environmental management can go a long way in protecting people from disasters. But this fact is not yet widely appreciated among the many parties responsible for reducing the risk of...read more »

19. Mai 2013

Protest Brewing over Planned Mining in Naxalite “Liberated Zone”

Cross Posted from The Hindu Suklal Baldir Topo, a Tribal of Jhajawandi village in Etapalli tehsil of Gadchiroli district, is a concerned man these days. Suklal is concerned about the proposed JSW ISPAT Iron...read more »

18. Mai 2013

Taking Steps towards Trans Allyship

By Hollis Many conversations have emerged in the wake of the DGR incidents at the Law and Disorder Conference. We have stood by as the DGR leaders have effectively shot themselves in the foot...read more »

Stocks Show Signs of Recovery, But Still Work to Do

Stocks of fish like this Caribbean grouper are on the road to recovery from overfishing with the adoption of responsible fishing practices and scientific recommendations on fishing quotas.  Last week, the National Marine Fisheries Service...read more »

17. Mai 2013

Earth First! Anti-oppression Policy and Addendum to Statement on DGR Transphobia

Earth First! Journal Collective We would like to offer up the Earth First! Journal editorial collective’s anti-oppression policy below. Its a working and living document which has been hard fought over. It is only...read more »

17. Mai 2013

Sovereign Nations Walk Out of Meeting With U.S. State Department Unanimously Rejecting Keystone XL Pipeline

Cross Posted from Huffington Post The State Department, still with “egg on its face” from its statement that Keystone XL would have little impact on climate change, sunk a little lower today as the...read more »

17. Mai 2013

Alabama City Destroying Ancient Indian Mound for Sam’s Club

from Facing South City leaders in Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt as fill for a new Sam’s Club, a retail warehouse...read more »

17. Mai 2013

Bulgarians Rise against Romania Shale Gas ‘Fracking’ Permit

Cross Posted from Novinite Bulgarians in the northeastern city of Dobrich are going to stage a new wave of protest rallies against the use of the hydraulic fracturing technology in neighboring Romania. The organizers, quoted by Standard daily, say...read more »

17. Mai 2013

Japanese Nuke Protestors Start Hunger Strike

Cross Posted from JapanTimes Opponents of nuclear power started a hunger strike Thursday to press the government to drop a lawsuit demanding they remove their tents from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry....read more »

17. Mai 2013

Watch Bank Robbers Get Away

from Earth First! News You’ve got to admit it, you’ve always wanted to rob a bank right? Its not just about the money either, its also about fucking over a bank and the cops...read more »

17. Mai 2013

Oil Companies Offices Raided by European Commission

By Matt Tabibi, Rolling Stone We’re going to get into this more at a later date, but there was some interesting late-breaking news yesterday. According to numerous reports, the European Commission regulators yesterday raided the...read more »