Ecological Defense

NAFTA SUPERHIGHWAY - RESIST I69 EXPANSION

pirate — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:46:17 -0400

Construction begins in '08

How an Indigenous Community Defeated a Logging Giant

pirate — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:48:07 -0400

By Jessica Bell; June 23, 2008 - AlterNet

It was below zero degrees Fahrenheit on the night of Dec. 2, 2002, when sisters and young indigenous mothers Chrissy and Bonnie Swain from the Grassy Narrows First Nation drove from their reserve, located in the southern fringe of the vast Boreal Forest in northern Ontario, to the logging road just a few miles from their home. read more »

37 arrested at Australian climate protest

pirate — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:44:05 -0400

Sun Jul 13, 2008

SYDNEY (AFP) - Thirty-seven people were arrested at a climate change protest in Australia on Sunday when they blocked a railway line delivering coal, police said.

Organisers said as many as 1,000 people attended the protest march from Newcastle to the nearby Carrington coal terminal, where some demonstrators broke through a fence and chained themselves to a stationary coal train. read more »

Support the Eco Prisoners (July 2008)

pirate — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:33:57 -0400

Spirit of Freedom (July 2008)
Produced by EARTH LIBERATION PRISONERS SUPPORT NETWORK

"The whole experience has been tough, but all the kind and strengthening
words and wise thoughts from strangers made it much easier!" (Former
Swedish Animal Rights Prisoner)

Welcome to the July 2008 edition of Spirit of Freedom. As a number of ELP
supporters will be aware, ELP has traditionally dedicated our newsletters to
fallen friends, who have either been killed or seriously injured as a result
of their protest activities. For the past few months ELP hasn't carried any
dedication and we hoped that we would not have to dedicate another read more »

Climate change protesters hijack coal train

pirate — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:10:12 -0400

by Martin Wainwright guardian.co.uk Friday June 13, 2008 Link to video

Climate protesters hijack coal train heading for Britain's biggest power station, Drax, in North Yorkshire read more »

UC Berkeley Starts To Remove Tree-Sits at Memorial Oak Grove

pirate — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:24:09 -0400

Indybay.org June 16, 2008

On Tuesday, June 17th, at least five hired contract workers arrived at 6:30am and climbed into the branches of the oak trees to take down tree-sit platforms. On Tuesday, June 17th, at least five hired contract workers arrived at 6:30am and climbed into the branches of the oak trees to take down tree-sit platforms. Around 5pm, one woman tree-sitter was taken down from a tree and arrested. Police cordoned off the area with barricades as oaks supporters converged on the site. read more »

Spirit of Freedom June 2008

pirate — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:36:36 -0400

Produced by EARTH LIBERATION PRISONERS SUPPORT NETWORK

"The whole experience has been tough, but all the kind and strengthening
words and wise thoughts from strangers made it much easier!"
(Former Swedish Animal Rights Prisoner)

Welcome to the June 2008 edition of Spirit of Freedom. As ELP goes to print
we look around the world and see a tragedy of events unfolding. In America,
vegan activist Eric McDavid has been sentenced to just under 20 years
imprisonment for THINKING about carrying out direct action. In Britain,
vegan activist Sean Kirtley has been sentenced to over four years
imprisonment for running a website that encouraged lawful direct action. In read more »

Eco-warriors mark two-year demo

pirate — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:57:12 -0400

BBC May 24, 2008

Environmental campaigners have marked two years of their campaign to save woodland in West Sussex by gathering on the steps of Worthing Town Hall.

Treetop protesters moved into Titnore Wood in May 2006, after the land was earmarked for 875 new houses, a supermarket and new road.

Up to 210 threatened trees appeared to be spared when plans were changed. read more »

8 arrested as Aborigines protest cull of kangaroos in Australia

pirate — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:56:49 -0400

May 21, 2008

CANBERRA, Australia: (AP) Kangaroos and Tasmanian devils are beloved Australian icons that are tugging the nation's heartstrings for very different reasons. While authorities are cutting the population of the former, they are struggling to prevent the latter from dying out altogether.

The juxtaposition underscores Australia's challenges, failures and differences in opinion on caring for its unique fauna. read more »

Waterfront Development in Olympia

Sun, 18 May 2008 02:07:24 -0400

http://friendsofthewaterfront.org/

Friends of the Waterfront is a group of Olympia Area residents and businesspeople who see the Olympia waterfront as a community treasure -- a central feature that is vital to the health of the whole community.

We advocate managing the waterfront area, the land within 600 feet of the water, wisely. It should be developed for the benefit of the entire community, not for the benefit of limited interests.

Doing that well requires managing it according to the community's vision, as determined by a process that includes all elements of the community.
What we think most people would want... read more »