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North Bay EcoFest Oct. 2-3 info & schedule of events
Announcing the
North Bay EcoFest
Sustainable choices for living, working and playing in kinship with the natural world...
Posted: Fri, Sep 24, 2004 8:27pm PDT
Pepper Spray By Q-Tip Trial Ends in Jury Deadlock
The eight jurors in the Pepper Spray by Q-tip trial informed the judge at 3:15 Wednesday afternoon that they were "hopelessly deadlocked" and could not find resolution through further deliberation. After encouraging them to rethink their opinions and meeting privately with the jury foreman, Judge Susan Illston declared a mistrial....
Posted: Wed, Sep 22, 2004 9:34pm PDT
MATTOLE ACTIVISTS SENTENCED, HEADWATERS REUNION RALLY, GYPSY MEMORIAL
A FLURRY OF EARTH FIRST! ACTIONS AND ARRESTS
MATTOLE ACTIVISTS SENTENCED, HEADWATERS REUNION RALLY, GYPSY MEMORIAL...
Posted: Wed, Sep 22, 2004 8:48am PDT
Steven Drucker to Talk About Frankenfood
Mark your calendar for the presentations by Steven Druker about the risk of Frankenfood on Tuesday, October 5 in Sacramento and October 7 in Davis....
Posted: Tue, Sep 21, 2004 4:56pm PDT
Video: Cops Torture Activists
Brief video clip of Humboldt County Sherriffs forcing liquid pepper spray into the eyes of non-violent activists....
Posted: Tue, Sep 21, 2004 9:03am PDT
Images from the Pepper Spray Trial
A sampling of courtroom illustrations from the pepper spray trial; visit the nopepperspray.org site (below) for more......
Posted: Mon, Sep 20, 2004 9:54pm PDT
Closing Arguments in Pepper Spray By Q-tip Trial On Tuesday Sept. 21
Closing Arguments in Pepper Spray By Q-tip Trial On Tuesday Sept. 21
Defense Rests on Monday-Case Will Go To Jury By Tuesday Afternoon...
Posted: Mon, Sep 20, 2004 6:39pm PDT
8/20 Pepper Spray Lawsuit Update: Law Enforcement Puts Their Case On This Week
Plaintiffs' Case Wraps Up in Pepper Spray By Q-tip Trial
Law Enforcement Puts Their Case On This Week...
Posted: Mon, Sep 20, 2004 8:39am PDT
Nuclear Free Great Basin Fall Gathering
Gathering to oppose a nuclear waste dump proposed for a small Indian reservation....
Posted: Fri, Sep 17, 2004 9:30pm PDT
OREGON WILDERNESS PLAN EXEMPLIFIES BEST OF BUSH POLICY
The Bush campaign is awarding its first annual "Healthy Forestry" award to Senator Gordon Smith, R-OR, for finding a way to convert 19,000 acres of prized wilderness into a highly valuable tree farm....
Posted: Thu, Sep 16, 2004 5:24pm PDT
Plaintiffs' Case Wraps Up in Pepper Spray By Q-tip Trial
Plaintiffs' Case Wraps Up in Pepper Spray By Q-tip Trial
Young Pepper Spray-Doused Activists On Stand Thursday; Defense Puts
Case On Next Week...
Posted: Thu, Sep 16, 2004 4:19pm PDT
Steve Greer to Speak at New Energy Conference in Portland
Steven Greer, head of the Disclosure Project, will peak at the New Energy Conference in Portland, Oregon Sept. 25-26....
Posted: Thu, Sep 16, 2004 4:03pm PDT
Plaintiffs' Case Wraps Up in Pepper Spray By Q-tip Trial
The pepper spray by Q-tip trial to determine whether activists' Fourth Amendment rights were violated when law enforcement inserted Q-tips soaked in liquid pepper spray directly into their eyes continues in SF Federal court....
Posted: Thu, Sep 16, 2004 1:21pm PDT
Weekly fisheries news bulletin service of Fishlink - 3 September 2004
Dungeness Crab Trap Limits on California Governor’s Desk; Oregon Seeks MSC Certification. PFMC TO MEET IN SAN DIEGO; GROUNDFISH ISSUES DOMINATE AGENDA OREGON CLOSES SPORT FISHERY ON POPULAR GROUNDFISH STOCKS:...
Posted: Thu, Sep 16, 2004 12:55am PDT
David Rovics and Dave Lippman at AK Press TONIGHT!
Folk music and radical politics together again! Radical folk legend David Rovics will be performing, celebrating the release of his new CD Songs for Mahmud, along with the world famous, Cultural Director of the Department of Homeland Security - George Shrub, the singing CIA agent (otherwise known as Dave Lippman). Don't miss this stellar lineup!...
Posted: Tue, Sep 14, 2004 1:35pm PDT
Economics for a Shrinking Planet
The expansion of humanity's ecological impact on the planet cannot continue much longer without violating natural thresholds. To survive, we must develop a new way of thinking about our economic activities. This article briefly describes the author's approach to such a new mode of thought....
Posted: Tue, Sep 14, 2004 10:22am PDT
Pepper Spray By Q-tip Trial Opens Second Week With Police Video Tapes
The pepper spray by Q-tip trial to determine
whether activists' Fourth Amendment rights were violated when law
enforcement inserted Q-tips soaked in liquid pepper spray directly
into their eyes continues before a jury of four men and four women in
SF Federal court....
Posted: Tue, Sep 14, 2004 9:11am PDT
Caribbean hurricane devastation linked to global warming
Scientists are claiming that the unprecedented ferocity and frequency of the hurricanes that have battered the Caribbean this year can be blamed on one factor: the unexpectedly warm water that has been building up in the Atlantic over the past year....
Posted: Sun, Sep 12, 2004 12:36am PDT
Organic Sacramento Events!
There's lots of Organic Sacramento events coming up in the next several weeks - don't forget Seeds of Deception event on Monday in Sacramento....
Posted: Fri, Sep 10, 2004 10:49pm PDT
Fri 9/10 Berkeley Critical Mass!
Second Friday of every month. Gather at 5:30 PM at the downtown Berkeley BART. Departs around 6 PM....
Posted: Thu, Sep 9, 2004 5:29pm PDT