To be an Eco-Terrorist Now, You Just Gotta Flap your Jaw

-by Sparki at ‘It’s Getting Hot in Here”
To be an eco-terrorist now you just gotta flap your jaw
And hey who knows by the time you have a chance to blink
Whether you’re a criminal might depend on what you think
-“Burn It Down” David Rovics
Sometimes in the new era of “hope” and “change,” you almost forget the [...]

Earth First! Occupies Dutch Energy Giant HQ

-Indymedia UK
Four activists from GroenFront! (the Dutch Earth First!) occupied a director’s office at the head office of energy giant E.On today in Rotterdam. The activists told the people working at the office that they were looking for the directors for a ’serious chat’ about the planned construction of a new coal fired power station [...]

No new coal – the calling card of the ‘green Banksy’ who breached fortress Kingsnorth

• Saboteur breezes in to shut 500MW turbine
• Act single-handedly cuts UK carbon output by 2%
John Vidal, The Guardian
The £12m defences of the most heavily guarded power station in Britain have been breached by a single person who, under the eyes of CCTV cameras, climbed two three-metre (10ft) razor-wired, electrified security fences, walked into the [...]

Zombies Tell Bank of America: “Coal Is Killing Us!”

-Infoshop News
As the sun fell on Halloween, the undead victims of mountain top removal coal mining rose up and descended upon Bank of Americas and Citibanks in Boston. It is no coincidence that while Bank of America and Citibank make a killing on coal, coal is killing Appalachian communities that fall prey to dirty energy [...]

Navajo, Hopi and Lakota Tribes Bring Down Lehman Brothers

-Seattle Indymedia
NEW YORK — A delegation of Navajo, Hopi and Lakota warned Lehman Brothers stockholders of the dire consequences of their actions in 2001. In a rare move, censored by most media, the Navajo, Hopi and Lakota delegation warned Lehman Brothers, after it acquired the financial interests of Peabody Coal, of the spiritual consequences of [...]

Utility Headquarters Overtaken by Earth First! No More Business as Usual

(An Earth First! action that can bring out 100 people? It brings tears to my eyes to know it’s still possible.)
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 [...]