No Compromise in the Defense of Mother Earth
Representatives from Earth First! Humboldt joined earth defenders from
around the country in the hills of Los Padres last week for the 2010 Earth
First! Organizers Conference and Winter Rendezvous. The gathering came
just after the rain and enjoyed sunny summer weather. Participants shared
songs, stories and strategies for resistance.
The group mobilized in Santa Barbara to bring attention to [...]
News Article
Sarah Palin took a break from shooting Wolves and other large animals from a helicopter to make an appearance at the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference yesterday. She defended her environmental track record with the following statement- “We really do love our trees,” Palin said. “I named my daughter Willow. Isn’t that granola enough for them?”
While [...]
(press release excerpts in italics)
The Center for Biological Diversity is at it again, filing a lawsuit that challenges the ability of the timber industry to destroy the habitat of the rare Pacific Fisher - a relative of the mink and otter that has been decimated by historic fur trapping and logging of old-growth forests. Following [...]
Excerpts from a press release that just arrived in our inbox -
SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity today filed lawsuits against the California Department of Forestry for illegally approving clearcut logging projects without properly analyzing the carbon emissions and climate consequences. The 15 logging plans … would clearcut more than 5,000 acres of California [...]