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textSan Francisco's Department of Public Works in Action - never! by Francisco Da Costa
The Bus Stop at Arleta and San Bruno Aveue by the Seven Eleven Store has been hit by a MUNI bus and it ready to topple down. Now will the SF Department of Public Works repair this concrete toilet - or will it simply wait till some one get hurts and millions of dollars are given out as compensation. MUNI, DPW, and the SF City and County of San Francisco do not care about real, concrete - Health and Safety issues. Here is one great example - weeks have gone by....
Posted: Wed, Mar 22, 2006 7:00am PST
imageCommon Vision Rolls Into Town (3/24)
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by Grass Hopper and friends
Maybe you've seen the giant, turtle bus driving around town already. The Common Vision group is in town and educating folks about the interconnectedness of all life. Come out and meet them this Friday, learn more about what they are doing and have a great time!...
Posted: Wed, Mar 22, 2006 12:17am PST
imageDell'Arte presents "SHADOW OF GIANTS" inspired by true story of North Coast tree-sitters
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by Jessica Gleason
Shadow of Giants is about the struggle over one redwood tree. It is a struggle with international ramifications, a struggle that involves tree-sitters, ghosts and mythology. An athletic ensemble of five actors portrays the ongoing conflict between environmentalists desperately fighting to preserve the last of the ancient forests, and the big timber companies who own them. It’s a story of a divided community, greed, hope, and power, told through dynamic physical theatre...
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 5:10pm PST
imageThreatened Oldgrowth Photos, Davis Creek, a Few miles north of Petrolia, Ca.
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by save ancient forests
Pictures of threatened Oldgrowth forest in Davis Creek, part of the Windmill logging plan....
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 4:18pm PST
textSalmon Fishermen Demand Real Solutions to Salmon Declines: Rally in Santa Rosa March 28! by Dan Bacher
There will be a big rally of recreational, commercial and tribal fishermen and their families in Santa Rosa on March 28 at 5 p.m....
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 3:49pm PST
textFundraiser for 1st Oakland Cooperative in 30 Years! by A Supporter
MANDELA FOODS COOPERATIVE FUNDRAISER MARCH 30TH, 2006 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 2501 HARRISON STREET OAKLAND, CA 94607 DOORS OPEN 5:30 PM...
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 11:20am PST
textBringing Back the Natives Garden Tour by Kathy Kramer
BRINGING BACK THE NATIVES GARDEN TOUR. Free! Sunday, May 7, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Register for passes and a printed guide to 65 bird- and butterfly-friendly, pesticide-free, water conserving, low maintenance gardens that contain 30% or more native plants. Native plants will be available for sale at nearly twenty gardens, and more than 60 talks will be offered throughout the day. Registration is required at www.BringingB...
Posted: Sun, Mar 19, 2006 9:21am PST
textThe 4 Essiac Herbs by food
health...
Posted: Sun, Mar 19, 2006 6:47am PST
image"Windmill" Oldgrowth Logging Plan Approval Expected In 14 Days
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by Save Ancient Forests
The logging could start that day or the next. For updates and other info, go to Save Ancient Forests blog...
Posted: Sat, Mar 18, 2006 11:40pm PST
imageSupport environmentalist Daniel McGowan [March update]
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by Friends and Family of Daniel McGowan
Update: Daniel has been out on bail since February 8th and is on house arrest. He is on electronic monitoring and is allowed outside of his apartment two hours a week to check in with his pre-trial officer. He is in New York City, eagerly working on his legal defense, employed part-time at WomensLaw.org and spending time with family and friends....
Posted: Sat, Mar 18, 2006 2:39pm PST
documentNewly discovered salamander species slated for logging
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by Sally
The Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) along with 2 other environmental groups filed suit in state court today. The lawsuit challenges Forest and Wildlife agencies' decision to allow the the logging of Scott bar salamander habitat. The Scott Bar Salamander was discovered just last year......
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 11:06pm PST
textHousing and salmon by Poulo Armageediton
salmon habitat threatened in northen california...
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 4:09pm PST
textGreen Partys Politics As Usual by L.A. March 23, 2006
PETER CAMEJO FOR GOVERNOR...
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 6:30am PST
textBCA E-Alert March 2006 by Breast Cancer Action
Hello! It's time for another installment of Breast Cancer Action's monthly e-alert-- a collection of news, notices, and action alerts for people concerned about the breast cancer epidemic. Welcome to any new e-alert members!...
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 7:37pm PST
imageDell'Arte Company presents the true story of a North Coast treesitter in SHADOW OF GIANTS
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by Jessica Gleason
Shadow of Giants is about the struggle over one redwood tree. It is a struggle with international ramifications, a struggle that involves tree-sitters, ghosts and mythology. An athletic ensemble of five actors portrays the ongoing conflict between environmentalists desperately fighting to preserve the last of the ancient forests, and the big timber companies who own them. It’s a story of a divided community, greed, hope, and power, told through dynamic physical theatre....
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 6:39pm PST
textMemory Against Forgetting: An Open Letter on the "Green Scare" by scout (repost)
This essay is a powerful call for unity and support for the recently arrested group of ecodefenders -- not only from environmentalists, but from everyone concerned about justice....
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 6:15pm PST
textPacific Lumber SLAPP Suit Continues in Humboldt County Court by NCEF!
Eureka, CA-The trial of Pacific Lumber Company vs Kim Starr in the Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP suit) brought by the Texas-based timber company against forest activist Starr, continued into its third week....
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 2:11pm PST
textThe Killing of Earth's Whales by Sonar by marine
death by rupture of ears and lungs...
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 12:45am PST
text Burst oil pipeline causes 'catastrophe' in Alaska by UK Independent (reposted)
A burst pipeline in Alaska's North Slope has caused the Arctic region's worst oil spill, spreading more than 250,000 gallons of crude oil over an area used by caribou herds and prompting environmentalists again to question the Bush administration's drive for more oil exploration there....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 7:32am PST
text Climate change 'irreversible' as Arctic sea ice fails to re-form by UK Independent (reposted)
Sea ice in the Arctic has failed to re-form for the second consecutive winter, raising fears that global warming may have tipped the polar regions in to irreversible climate change far sooner than predicted....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 7:27am PST
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