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Shakti Cluster Callout for WB/IMF Dayz of Dis 4/14-17 Callout for an earth warrior cluster during the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Days of Dissent April 14-17 in Washington D.C....
Posted: Tue, Feb 15, 2011 10:36am PST
House of Reps Funding Measure Attacks Central Valley Salmon “We’ve just come through the three worst years in history for salmon businesses, families and communities due to the type of water mismanagement the House is now trying to force on us,” said Zeke Grader. “If the Senate doesn’t block these efforts, our salmon will die and so will the tens of thousands of jobs salmon provide.”...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2011 7:07am PST
200+ Protest Road Widening Through Richardson Grove at CalTrans, 12 arrested Over 200 gathered Monday at Eureka's CalTrans office to oppose the federally-funded road-widening plan through Richardson Grove State Park. The protest, organized by Richardson Grove Action Now, was lively and precedes an action camp beginning February 12th. At the mass rally on Monday, police used nunchakus on a demonstrator restrained by lockboxes on both arms and officers used stun guns on 3 individuals outside the building. 12 people were arrested and released that night and the next day...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2011 8:41pm PST
"Los Mitos del mercado de carbono" El mercado de carbono se ha convertido en la herramienta favorita de las corporaciones internacionales, los gobiernos y las instituciones financieras internacionales, para sacar el mayor provecho económico de la crisis climática, sin cuestionar las causas y consecuencias de la misma. Este mercado de carbono ha puesto en serios riesgos al planeta, principalmente a las comunidades más vulnerables, no solo comunidades sino a toda la biodiversidad en general.
El libro “Los mitos del mercado de c...
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2011 2:40pm PST
"Globalize the Struggle, Globalize the Hope!" No to market-based business deals proposed by the governments of industrialized countries and transnational corporations, the thousands of solutions to the climate crisis are in the hands of the people....
Posted: Wed, Feb 9, 2011 6:44am PST
Legislative Hearing to Focus on South Coast MLPA The South Coast MPA hearing will include brief presentations by MLPAI and Fish and Game Commission staff followed by public testimony...
Posted: Tue, Feb 8, 2011 8:08pm PST
This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land This awesome article tells the tale of the destruction of Sacramento's oldest community garden and the state activities that destroyed the neighborhood that gave birth to it....
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2011 6:57pm PST
Richardson Grove Action Now! Update Some great things are happening at Cal Trans District 1 Office in Eureka, CA! People are high in spirit, are singing and chanting, and letting Cal Trans know that they have to cancel their plan to widen the highway 101, through Richardson Grove. It's time the community speaks instead of the "officers, officials, or professionals" spreading their utter bullshit. Please follow up and do what you can to spread the word! SaveRichardsonGrove.org (Follow up on twitter!)...
Posted: Mon, Feb 7, 2011 3:01pm PST
MLPAI Closures Target Shelter Cove Area Susan Sack's letter to Senator Evans concludes, "Please stop this corporate takeover of resources, suspend the MLPAI implementation and work to promote our caring local sustainable fishing communities instead of global consortiums who will put money before the health of our oceans or the Californian people."...
Posted: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 5:13pm PST
Sacramento River Salmon Run: Nowhere Near Normal or Recovered Is is extremely important to note that 163,181 salmon does not represent recovery for the Central Valley chinook run, and it is not even close to what would be considered normal or status quo for one of the mightiest salmon river systems remaining in North America, according to Jim McCarthy, salmon activist. Below is McCarthy's excellent analysis of the just released salmon spawning returns on the Central Valley rivers....
Posted: Fri, Feb 4, 2011 5:38pm PST
North Coast Seaweed Rebellion Supports Option ZERO In Response to Commissioner Jim Kellogg's query 02022011 of whether there was any official opposition to the array proposals: Option ZERO on the North Coast is the most popular response to the continuing MLPA)i) fiasco. How official does it need to be?...
Posted: Fri, Feb 4, 2011 11:58am PST
Update: Midnight Matt in court for defending himself while tree-sitting Muwekma Park tree-sitter - Midnight Matt - was in court yesterday, Feb. 2nd, for defending himself from an attack while tree-sitting....
Posted: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 5:38pm PST
Chesbro testifies for North Coast MLPA proposal at Fish & Game hearing Below is the press release from Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro regarding the hearing held on the North Coast Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) process on the North Coast.
After 70 people including Tribal leaders, fishermen, environmentalists and elected officials spoke, the Commission moved the unified North Coast MLPA proposal, including provisions for continued traditional tribal gathering along the coast, forward. The Commission directed staff to follow the guidance provided at the begi...
Posted: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 8:26am PST
The Great Myth of the Delta's 'Earthquake-Prone' Levees Barrigan-Parrilla emphasized, "We have never lost one levee in the Delta to an earthquake. Not in 1989, and not before that."...
Posted: Mon, Jan 31, 2011 6:12pm PST
NV; Regional Based Alternatives to El Paso's Ruby Natural Gas Pipeline Report details risks of Ruby Pipeline transporting natural gas extracted from Wyoming fields and transported across four states to Malin, OR. Includes evidence that natural gas is an unstable resource and leads to market manipulation (ENRON). In addition, natural gas extraction and transport causes severe habitat fragmentation for sagebrush dependent species, many of whom are endangered....
Posted: Mon, Jan 31, 2011 9:48am PST
Sitting in a tree is not a crime! Sitting in a tree is not a crime, and it doesn't take away your right to defend yourself against an attacker. Free Midnight Matt, and drop the charges....
Posted: Sat, Jan 29, 2011 3:01pm PST
People's Park Treesitter Forced from Tree and in Santa Rita on Attempted Murder Charge Details are unclear at this point after having received just a very brief report on the situation, but apparently some drunken instigators, perhaps working with the Berkeley and/or UC police departments to create a ruse for raiding the treesit, climbed into the tree last night and confronted Midnight Matt. Midnight Matt tried to defend himself and demanded that the instigators leave the tree. One of the instigators ended up with a small cut on his hand. The confrontation was then the justi...
Posted: Fri, Jan 28, 2011 9:46am PST
MLPA Eureka hearing video now available The hearing, held in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers in Eureka, focused on the North Coast Study Area of the MLPA Initiative and included testimony from MLPA Initiative staff, regional stakeholder groups, tribal representatives, environmentalists and local resource users....
Posted: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 5:58pm PST
Why Aren’t Greens Kicking the Sh*t Out of Corporate America? “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”
–Howard Beale...
Posted: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 9:36pm PST
Caltrans on "Humboldt Time"... To catch up on this update, please refer to this prior post :http://saverichardsongrove.blogspot.com/2011/01/richardson-grove-roadwork-to-begin_16.html
A short video(1:57) of Caltrans grader causing fence and tree damages also available at:
http://humboldtforestdefense.blogspot.com/2011/01/caltrans-on-humboldt-time.html...
Posted: Sun, Jan 23, 2011 10:23am PST
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