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Free Fax: Shut Down the Hunters Point Power Plant
Send a free fax to the ISO board and urge them to immediately shut down the Hunters Point power plant....
Posted: Sun, Aug 29, 2004 10:07pm PDT
Mattole Activists Assaulted, Arrested After Serving Subpoena for Pepper Spray Trial
Humboldt County Sheriffs, who are defendants in the pepper spray case, refused to take reports from activists after the assault....
Posted: Fri, Aug 27, 2004 12:44pm PDT
Organic Sacramento meeting
The Organic Sacramento meeting will take place on August from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. People interested in supporting sustainable agriculture are encouraged to attend....
Posted: Thu, Aug 26, 2004 11:39pm PDT
Keep irradiated food out of your childs' lunch
Urge the Governor to sign AB 1988 into law!...
Posted: Thu, Aug 26, 2004 8:51pm PDT
Exxon/Mobil, the RNC & Widespread Nonviolent Militancy
Decentralized direct actions worldwide...
Posted: Thu, Aug 26, 2004 6:28pm PDT
Friday: Save Blueberry Bushes near Sebastopol
Nearly three hundred Old Growth Organic Blueberry Bushes need your two
hands to keep them alive by bringing them back to your home. If not,
these precious, productive and potent pieces of history will be
destroyed....
Posted: Thu, Aug 26, 2004 12:12am PDT
Aug 30th Klamath Forum w/ Congressman Thompson & Canyon Creek Comment Deadline
Congressman Mike Thompson is holding an important briefing meeting on the current health and conditions facing the Klamath's anadromous fish on August 30, 2004 at 1:30 p.m. in Eureka, at the City of Eureka
Council Chambers.
Deadline is tomorrow (August 26th) for comments and letters to the Shasta-Trinity National Forest regarding the Proposed Canyon Creek Open Pit Gold Mine....
Posted: Wed, Aug 25, 2004 11:32pm PDT
Five Mattole activists arrested, camera stolen by Humboldt Sheriffs
Five Mattole Forest Defenders are being held at Eureka jail for standing in a state park road at Fox Camp Gate. They were not on Maxxam/Palco property yet were accused of trespassing by Carl Anderson. Humboldt Sheriff deputies confiscated camera that recorded vehicular assault by Palco/Columbia Helicopter logging trucks....
Posted: Wed, Aug 25, 2004 10:30pm PDT
Support Three River Protection Bills
Urge the Governor to sign these three bills that aim to protect and restore California rivers. It only takes a couple of minutes to click the mouse and send these letters....
Posted: Wed, Aug 25, 2004 4:46pm PDT
Nuclear Energy Belongs in the Technology Museum
Nuclear energy is still too expensive and too dangerous. Huge amounts of water are needed in a time of increasing water shortage. Uranium supplies are limited. In Europe $1 trillion was spent on nuclear research while renewable energy fell by the wayside....
Posted: Wed, Aug 25, 2004 9:29am PDT
All campers to pay Ticketmaster??
The Government is promoting the "imbedded" fee model because they feel the public's perception of a seamless and free reservation system is desirable....
Posted: Mon, Aug 23, 2004 10:30pm PDT
Pepper Spray Hearing on 8/24
Pepper Spray By Q-Tip on Protesters Trial Nears
Final Pre-trial hearing Aug. 24
San Francisco Civil Rights Trial Sept. 7...
Posted: Mon, Aug 23, 2004 5:15pm PDT
Help Save Jackson State Redwood Forest!
We are on the verge of permanently protecting California's
largest State Forest, a 50,000- acre redwood forest within a few hours of San Francisco!...
Posted: Mon, Aug 23, 2004 2:13pm PDT
Account of Eastbay car caravan to homes of Huntingdon customer employees
Tri Valley Herald article about the animal rights car caravan that had announced in various places that they would meet in Oakland and travel to (high level) employees of customers of Huntingdon Life Sciences. It's not clear if the targets were connected with Chiron or other companies, but there was a similar action last week which was widely reported where a CEO's house was damaged....
Posted: Sun, Aug 22, 2004 8:43am PDT
Action Alert: Stop McMansions in the Parkway!
The following is a personal appeal from Mary Bisharat, longtime Sacramento area peace, social justice and environmental activist, to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting on August 31 at 2 p.m. to stop the Markis/Lien Use Permit. Don't let the Board infringe upon our public space by granting this permit for mansions....
Posted: Sat, Aug 21, 2004 9:34am PDT
In the Spirit of Walt Contreras Sheasby
Walt Contreras Sheasby, an outstanding Red/Green activist and theorist, died. His life was tragically cut short by the West Nile virus. Here is a bibliography of recent works (both theoretical inquiries and occasional polemics) by Walt. Read them and learn from him....
Posted: Sat, Aug 21, 2004 12:52am PDT
MATTOLE FOREST ACTIVIST BEGINS 30 DAY JAIL SENTENCE
Yesterday, A Mattole Forest Defender was sentenced to 30 days in jail for protesting Maxxam/ Pacific Lumber’s liquidation logging in the Mattole watershed. Jemima Lamb, age 20, locked to a schoolbus in a prime backwoods intersection which leads to many Maxxam/PL logging plans....
Posted: Wed, Aug 18, 2004 7:13pm PDT
Premiere screening of new documentary exposes the pillaging of the ocean
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Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 4:44pm PDT
Oregon Activists Occypy Senator's Office to Protest Logging
40 Oregon Forest Defenders Occuppied Senator Wyden's Office; Protestors disrupt business; Aide sneaks out back; Unconfirmed 2 arrests...
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 2:23pm PDT
Salmon Festival, Klamath River restoration
Spawning salmon's survival requires the removal of Pacificorp's dams on the Klamath River. Let Scottish Power show true greeness by providing homes with solar panels instead of hydroblocking energy waste. Organic farmers with crop diversity could use less river water in the Klamath Basin than current agribusiness monoculture....
Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2004 12:36pm PDT