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…screwing over you and me! Today the EPA Deputy Director announced today that he will solidify his status as lapdog of the Bush/Cheney administration by taking no concrete action against CO2 emissions, as mandated in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, and passing the buck to the next administration. Johnson (I can’t think of a more appropriate [...] …screwing over you and me! Today the EPA Deputy Director announced today that he will solidify his status as lapdog of the Bush/Cheney administration by taking no concrete action against CO2 emissions, as mandated in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, and passing the buck to the next administration. Johnson (I can’t think of a more appropriate [...]

Here’s a guest post from David Kroodsma, a climate activist who has biked across South America and the United States spreading the word about the climate movement. Now, he’s helping organize the Brita Climate Ride, a group ride from New York City to Washington DC, to put some pressure on congress: I’m one of the many [...]Here’s a guest post from David Kroodsma, a climate activist who has biked across South America and the United States spreading the word about the climate movement. Now, he’s helping organize the Brita Climate Ride, a group ride from New York City to Washington DC, to put some pressure on congress: I’m one of the many [...]

Yesterday’s announcement by the G8 that the world will reduce its emissions 50% by 2050 is yet another example of the folly of long-term emissions targets and timetables. For years, climate activists around the world have believed that one of the highest priorities of the climate movement should be to pressure political leaders to adopt [...]Yesterday’s announcement by the G8 that the world will reduce its emissions 50% by 2050 is yet another example of the folly of long-term emissions targets and timetables. For years, climate activists around the world have believed that one of the highest priorities of the climate movement should be to pressure political leaders to adopt [...]

I thought this analysis would help shed light on some of the misinformation being put forth on some of the comments about the cost of coal and feasibility of renewable energy. It’s exciting to think that for about 1/3 of the money we are looking to spend on coal plants we could have 16% of [...]I thought this analysis would help shed light on some of the misinformation being put forth on some of the comments about the cost of coal and feasibility of renewable energy. It’s exciting to think that for about 1/3 of the money we are looking to spend on coal plants we could have 16% of [...]

Columbus, OH — At 11:30am Monday morning, about 100 Earth First! activists occupied the headquarters of American Municipal Power, an electric utility that provides statewide service to member communities. As part of an ongoing series of direct actions, activists confronted CEO Marc Gerken and demanded that AMP-Ohio cancel its plans for construction of a new [...]Columbus, OH — At 11:30am Monday morning, about 100 Earth First! activists occupied the headquarters of American Municipal Power, an electric utility that provides statewide service to member communities. As part of an ongoing series of direct actions, activists confronted CEO Marc Gerken and demanded that AMP-Ohio cancel its plans for construction of a new [...]

Remember my last couple of posts where I said that the coal fights are stepping up and people are putting their bodies on the line? I wasn’t kidding. We’re starting to see a trend.  Last week in Richmond, a dozen were arrested blockading Dominion Resources’ HQ on the day they began construction at the Wise [...]Remember my last couple of posts where I said that the coal fights are stepping up and people are putting their bodies on the line? I wasn’t kidding. We’re starting to see a trend.  Last week in Richmond, a dozen were arrested blockading Dominion Resources’ HQ on the day they began construction at the Wise [...]

I encourage people to read up on histories of resistance in Appalachia as we move into a period of national resistance of the coal industry. One of my favorites is Fighting Back in Appalachia by Stephen Fisher. A note from Dave Cooper, who travels the US telling about Mountaintop Removal, see his website at www.mountainroadshow.com This [...]I encourage people to read up on histories of resistance in Appalachia as we move into a period of national resistance of the coal industry. One of my favorites is Fighting Back in Appalachia by Stephen Fisher. A note from Dave Cooper, who travels the US telling about Mountaintop Removal, see his website at www.mountainroadshow.com This [...]

This is copy & pasted from a post on SEAC’s Threshold blog by Aramie. Indigenous Call for Action Answered by Youth/Environmental Groups Black Mesa Project permitting process re-opened! Deadline for comments: July 7, 2008 Diné elder Pauline Whitesinger faces threats from government officials Black Mesa, Arizona, home to the Diné (Navajo) and Hopi tribal reservations, is also home to [...]This is copy & pasted from a post on SEAC’s Threshold blog by Aramie. Indigenous Call for Action Answered by Youth/Environmental Groups Black Mesa Project permitting process re-opened! Deadline for comments: July 7, 2008 Diné elder Pauline Whitesinger faces threats from government officials Black Mesa, Arizona, home to the Diné (Navajo) and Hopi tribal reservations, is also home to [...]

Alarming News from Rural South Dakota Guest post from Felicia Barnes of the University of South Dakota For the past few years, the University of South Dakota has used the term ‘extraordinary’ as part of its advertising campaign, used to describe the kind of educational environment that produces famous alumni such as Tom Brokaw and Al Neuharth. [...] Alarming News from Rural South Dakota Guest post from Felicia Barnes of the University of South Dakota For the past few years, the University of South Dakota has used the term ‘extraordinary’ as part of its advertising campaign, used to describe the kind of educational environment that produces famous alumni such as Tom Brokaw and Al Neuharth. [...]

Well ask and you shall receive I guess… We’ve all been calling on the BLM to stop being an Energy Delayer and lift a moratorium that locked up the vast reserves of solar energy located on federal lands. Today, the BLM announced that they would lift the planned twenty-two month moratorium on land it stewards in [...]Well ask and you shall receive I guess… We’ve all been calling on the BLM to stop being an Energy Delayer and lift a moratorium that locked up the vast reserves of solar energy located on federal lands. Today, the BLM announced that they would lift the planned twenty-two month moratorium on land it stewards in [...]