I normally respect the law . . . but I needed to get the message out. By getting arrested, that happened.” So commented Patricia Warwick, 68, who ventured down to the White House last month to protest the…
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Botswana Bushmen Celebrate Borehole Victory
Farmers protest in Sulawesi: “Mining is destroying our lives”
In central Sulawesi, powerful mining conglomerates have an insatiable appetite for mineral resources. In contrast to the northern and southern ends of the Indonesian island, the exploitation has only begun in the central region. But clearing of forests…
Graveyard of trees
From enemy of the state to hero
Native American and Canadian First Nations To Take Part In Largest Act of Civil Disobedience to Stop Keystone XL Pipeline
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Climate activist sentenced to 2 years in jail for civil disobedience
July 27, 2011 Yesterday a federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah convicted climate activist Tim DeChristopher of defrauding the US government, sentencing him to two years in jail and a fine of $10,000, reports the Associated Press. In December…