Thus Far and No Further: Gulf Coast and Arizona Activists Fight Back
There are all kinds of action camps planned this month that will be challenging the root causes of climate change— i.e. the fossil fuel industry—in the Midwest, Southeast and Pacific…
VIDEO: Senator Bernie Sanders Offers Support for Keystone XL Tar Sands Protest
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a prophetic voice for justice and love, has lent his voice to the upcoming Tar Sands Action. The support from Sen. Sanders and other courageous…
Oil Company Takes Responsibility For Poisoning Poor People In Developing World, No Reports Of Flying Pigs
Yesterday, hell did not freeze over. Pigs (or if you’re Italian, donkeys) were not seen flying through the air on gossamer wings. What did happen yesterday? A major oil company…
Top Scientists to President: Tar Sands Oil “Does Not Make Sense To Exploit”
In a letter released today, twenty top scientists wrote to President Obama to ask him to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, the 1,700 mile-long fuse that, if lit, could help…
Top 5 Reasons The Obama-GOP Debt Ceiling Agreement Is A Bad Deal For The Environment
President Obama just signed the debt deal into law. Just in time too — there were about 10 hours to spare before the midnight deadline, after which our government would…
Just Do It
This is better than Harry Potter. Film maker Emily James has documented the emergence of a bold grassroots climate movement in the UK in her new film “Just Do It.”…
Obscene Second Quarter Profits Prove Once Again That Big Oil Has Americans Over A Barrel
Big Oil is laughing all the way to the bank, and the industry owes it all to you and me. The more regular Americans suffer, the richer members of the…
As Exxon’s Oil Poisons Montana, Study Finds Keystone XL Risks Underestimated
The Yellowstone oil spill has fouled land and water in Montana, but a leak from the Keystone XL pipeline would be far more disastrous. Less than two weeks after the…
Rev. Billy Exorcises BP from London’s Tate Modern
This just in from Reverend Billy: A coalition of earth activist groups including Art Not Oil, Climate Rush, UK Tar Sands Coalition and Liberate Tate recently approached the Church of…
Spreading the Peaceful Uprising
Time flies. It was a little over two and half years ago that our dear friend and comrade Tim DeChristopher went into a federal land auction and stopped an illegal…