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Change Who You Imagine You Are
"The roots of climate change lie not just in the technological infrastructure we've built to exploit fossil fuels, but in the habits of mind and heart created by that infrastructure.. Getting over hyperindividualism is as crucial as getting over oil.."...
Posted: Thu, Feb 2, 2006 6:50am PST
Humboldt Baykeeper to Sue over Balloon Tract Pollution
Group Cites Violations of Clean Water Act and Other State and Federal
Environmental Laws and Detrimental Impacts to Humboldt Bay and Public Health...
Posted: Wed, Feb 1, 2006 10:15am PST
Avian Flu Scam (audio/mpeg 2.4MB)
Bush Administration Profiteering From Bird Flu Leads to a Balm from Giliad...
Posted: Wed, Feb 1, 2006 7:42am PST
France exports toxic waste in defiance of international law
On January 22, after 10 days of quarantine at the gates of Port-Saïd in Egypt, the decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau was finally allowed to pass through the Suez Canal on its way to the breakers yard in Alang on the east coast of India. The French government’s flouting of international law and its indifference to the health and safety of workers is at the centre of the 10-day long saga....
Posted: Wed, Feb 1, 2006 6:38am PST
Supreme Court Rules for Water Quality, Against Palco
Court says Palco's interpretation of water quality law "makes no sense."...
Posted: Mon, Jan 30, 2006 10:55pm PST
Stop the Replacement of Methyl Bromide with Methyl Iodide!
Please write EPA immediately and tell them not to allow the
registration of methyl iodide for agricultural use....
Posted: Mon, Jan 30, 2006 9:32pm PST
BTL:Airborne Toxic Sediment Endangers New Orleans Residents
Interview with Wilma Subra, a McArthur award-winning environmental chemist, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus...
Posted: Mon, Jan 30, 2006 4:56am PST
Public Housing in San Francisco
Public Housing in San Francisco has enslaved thousands because the Housing Authority and the City and County of San Francisco and now Mayor Gavin Newsom has chosen to use residents in Public Housing as a ploy. The Mayor's Office of Community Development and the Mayor's cronies continue to use residents in San Francisco's Public Housing as stooges and this must stop. Jesse Blout from the Mayor's Office of Economic Development and Work Force is doing nothing to help the poor folks that live in ...
Posted: Sat, Jan 28, 2006 5:57pm PST
Calphine Energy Corporation intent to pollute Medicine Lake Highlands.
Calphine Energy Corporation refuses to pay heed to the First People and more to reason to butt out of the area know as Medicine Lake Highlands. We have met with the authorities and have explained to them that this is not about money and greed but about respect for Mother Earth. Again and again some greedy corporation such as the Calphine Energy Corporation will not pay heed but this time we will gather in force and fight this war - one battle at a time....
Posted: Fri, Jan 27, 2006 7:08pm PST
Fire Salvage Logging On Hold In Sierra's Due to Lawsuits
"These well-funded environmental groups seem to want to stop logging and forest management at any cost," said Mike Albrecht, president of Sierra Resource Management, a Sonora-area logging company....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 9:16pm PST
New Lawsuit Demands the Delisting of Marbled Murrelets
The following was originally posted at saveancientforests.blogspot.com...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 9:00pm PST
Jan. 27th Films in Arcata to Highlight Struggle to Bring the Klamath Salmon Home
Locals and Tribal leaders to present films, discuss dam removal efforts
Arcata, CA - Klamath River residents are coming to Arcata this Friday as the first stop in a string of multi-media events in California and Oregon to build support for efforts to remove dams and bring the Klamath salmon home....
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 7:35pm PST
Talking with Jenny: Who is the farmer at the Farmers' Market?
We buy their tomatoes, but who are they? What stories do small-scale sustainable farmers have to tell, and why does it matter? Santa Cruz author, Jenny Kurzweil began writing "Fields That Dream: Journey to the Roots of Our Food" six years ago because she felt the disconnect between herself and her food. She didn't have an agent, publisher or MFA, but she plowed ahead anyway. The book is a thoroughly researched introduction to small-scale sustainable farming, and a fantastic read (Fu...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 8:20am PST
Sea Shepherd ship held in South Africa: Payback begins
The anti-whaling protest ship 'Farley Mowat' has been detained indefinitely at Cape Town after seven weeks at sea...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 7:05am PST
Three indicted on charges of plotting against Forest Service lab
Three people were indicted in Sacramento on Wednesday for alledgedly conspiring to damage property with explosives or fire. They could face 5 to 20 years in prison if convicted. (Note: this article seems sensationalized and biased, but it was actually more fair than most of the msm on this issue.)...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2006 2:13am PST
Daniel McGowan just released into the custody of his sister - judge cited support letters
great news - eco-defender ensared in witch hunt released on bail - our letters matter!
PLEASE take a moment TONIGHT to write and send a support letter for the other eco-defenders - their bail hearings are coming fast!...
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 5:53pm PST
Urgent Alert: Save The Delta by Showing At SDIP Hearing!
If we want to save the Dying California Delta, anglers, environmentalists, Indian tribe members and everybody concerned about the future of the Delta, the most important estuary on the Pacific coast, need to show at this SDIP (South Delta Improvement Act) hearing on Thursday evening at the Department of General Services Auditorium in Stockton. Here are the details from Mark Rockwell and Doug Lovell....
Posted: Wed, Jan 25, 2006 2:44pm PST
PANUPS: Replacing Poison with Poison: We Can Do Better
Stop the Registration of Methyl Iodide!...
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 9:33pm PST
Japanese Losing Their Appetite for Whale Hunt
Japan may use science or tradition to defend its whaling, but whale meat is almost never on the menu in the nation....
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2006 5:16pm PST