A Different Way to Protect our Land, Air, Water and Climate from Tar Sands Expansion The tar sands are growing out of control, destroying the climate for all Canadians and poisoning the water of everyone living downstream. On July 5th and 6th, people will come together from coast to coast to join First Nations and [...]

On June 11, masked eco-warriors carried out a daylight raid on the exploratory drill site for a proposed iron mine in Wisconsin’s Penokee Hills.  Read on below for the anonymous communique, a list of the companies involved in this dastardly project, and some above-ground ways to get involved in the struggle. From Wisconsin Anarchy: On [...]

from APTN National News Twelve people were arrested Friday morning by the RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] at the site of a sacred fire as part of an on-going protest in New Brunswick over seismic testing in the area. RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Chantal Farrah said the arrests were made because people were attempting to block [...]

From Earth First! Action Reports: 13th June 2013 Five protesters were arrested during Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper’s visit to Parliament. The Met said they were held after a protest at the Sovereign’s Entrance. The protest sparked a major security alert. Police raced through the Palace of Westminster to the House of Lords as demonstrators [...]

by Miles Howe / Halifax Media Coop ELSIPOGTOG, NEW BRUNSWICK – About 25 RCMP officers in uniform, along with about a dozen police cruisers, today [June 9] continued to flank equipment owned by gas exploration company SWN Resources Canada as they proceeded with their seismic testing of highway 126 in Kent County, New Brunswick. Pushing the [...]

From Weekly News Update on the Americas: The Argentine branch of the international environmental organization Greenpeace marked World Environment Day–a United Nations-sponsored event held each year on June 5–with a protest highlighting damage that the pro-mining policies of José Luis Gioja [see Update #1162], governor of the northwestern province of San Juan, could have on [...]

By Tim Fontaine / APTN National News It was another day of protest in New Brunswick as Mi’kmaq, Maliseet and their supporters voiced their opposition to shale gas exploration in Kent County. About 100 people have gathered near the town of Birch Ridge, NB, where SWN Resources Canada and their subcontractors have equipment and vehicles used [...]

Two stories from the Amazon rainforest: • A pipeline rupture spilled 11,480 barrels of oil into Ecuador’s River Coca in May. That oil has now traveled downstream into the Peruvian region of Loreto, and is on track to enter Brazil any day. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has apologized “for the problems we have caused.” Do [...]

From Rising Tide North America: his July, many of the members of Rising Tide-affiliated, anti-extraction, and climate justice groups around the U.S., Mexico, and Canada will converge in beautiful Utah to train, discuss, strategize, and develop the structure, dynamics and capacity of the Rising Tide network. Rising Tide is an international, all-volunteer, grassroots network of [...]

Peru’s Congress is urging the attorney general to investigate a major opponent of the planned Minas Conga gold mine for misuse of public funds. Cajamarca Regional President Gregorio Santos says he is innocent and claims the attempted prosecution is part of an ongoing effort by the national government to discredit him and remove a powerful [...]