Cop City Goes National, by George Chidi
THE SHOOTING OF Tortuguita, a nonbinary person who went by that sole name, shocked activists, who say Tortuguita had been a vocal proponent of nonviolence.
Chris Hedges: Capitalism’s Cult of Human Sacrifice
Hedges: Parras and those who live near him are among the hundreds of millions of human sacrifices that industrial capitalism demands. They are cursed from birth to endure poverty, disease, toxic contamination and, often, early death. They are forced to kneel like bound captives to be slain on the altar of capitalism in the name of progress. They have gone first. We are next.
Pipeline Spill in the Heart of Canada’s Tar Sands Industry Leaks 1.3 Million Gallons of Oily Emulsion
The leak, which was discovered Wednesday afternoon, is the largest pipeline spill in the province in 35 years, when a 54,000 barrel oil spill became Canada’s worst-ever pipeline incident.
Many Americans have heard of the Keystone XL pipeline. Few have heard of Line 61
Elizabeth Ward of the Sierra Club's Wisconsin branch is particularly concerned about Line 61's proximity to Lake Superior. "The Great Lakes are all connected, so if something really big happens, it could affect all of them," she said. "They provide drinking water for 42 million people."
Corporate America and the Environment: Keystone XL, Congress, Enbridge, and Fracking
Stories on corporate attacks on the environment and those who defend it. therealnews.com February 2015 The Story Behind Keystone XL Pipeline Amendments Food & Water Watch's Sam Schabacker and journalist Steve Horn discuss the interests behind the amendments and how another Enbridge More
▶ MLK Walk, Washington: Planting Seeds of Peace
Very inspiring. Video is from the MLK peace walk in Washington state and flashes between the walk and Jeju Island where a large delegation from this region recently went to stand in solidarity with the people in South Korea. By Bruce Gagnon OrganizingNotes.org January 16, 2015 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TLowoC2xRQ?feature=player_detailpage] Today we did about 14-miles to the More
▶ Democracy Now! As Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Grows, U.N. Negotiators Consider a “Zero Emissions” Future
[youtube=http://youtu.be/va7v8Ag4pr4] Published on Dec 12, 2014 http://democracynow.org - For the first time ever, delegates at the U.N. Climate Change Conference are talking about entirely phasing out fossil fuels by 2050, setting up a showdown with the energy industry that profits from their extraction. We speak to Jamie Henn of 350.org about the state of the More
Women Against Military Madness Newsletter Winter I 2014
Mary Beaudoin, Editor Winter I 2014 One of the trains called La Bestia for the huge risks it involves on the long journey north, undertaken to escape gangs, drug cartels, and other dangers threatening the lives of the young More
Revealed: ALEC’s 2014 Attacks on the Environment | PR Watch
The spreadsheet (dated from late March 2014 and made public by CMD/The Progressive today) reveals ALEC tracking a total of 131 bills that, among other things, roll back state renewable energy standards, increase costs for American households with solar, hype the Keystone XL pipeline, push back on proposed EPA coal regulations that protect human health, and create industry-friendly More
Revealed: ALEC’s 2014 Attacks on the Environment | PR Watch
The spreadsheet (dated from late March 2014 and made public by CMD/The Progressive today) reveals ALEC tracking a total of 131 bills that, among other things, roll back state renewable energy standards, increase costs for American households with solar, hype the Keystone XL pipeline, push back on proposed EPA coal regulations that protect human health, and create industry-friendly More
Oil Industry Conjures Illusion of Public Support for KXL Using ALEC Politicians
ALEC Pushes State Resolutions as Oil Industry Ghostwrites Opinion Pieces for Legislators Posted by NICK SURGEY PRWatch.org March 12, 2014 Millions of U.S. citizens have voiced their opposition to the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline in recent months, with more than 2 million publiccomments opposing the project hand delivered to the State Department last week. At the same More
▶ KXL Dissent: Washington DC, March 2, 2014
[youtube=http://youtu.be/T_ActyAoqVQ] Daniel Ruthenberg-Marshall Published on Mar 2, 2014 On March 2, 2014, over one thousand young people marched on the White House demanding President Obama reject the Keystone XL pipeline and uphold his commitment to protecting out environment. Hundreds of these students then handcuffed themselves to the White House fence in the largest youth act of More