'unnecessary development'

'unnecessary development'

Ongoing Protests Over Brazil’s Anti-Indigenous Decree

Guajajara and Awa people occupy a railroad owned by mining giant Vale in protest of Brazil’s anti-indigenous decree, Oct 2, 2012.Guajajara and Awa people occupy a railroad owned by mining giant Vale in protest of Brazil’s anti-indigenous decree, Oct 2, 2012.

(USA) Lummi and Allies Unite Against Coal Exports

Lummi tribal leaders burned a mock cheque from coal companies during a protest at Cherry Point, Wa., Oct 2012 (Photo by: Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

(USA) Updates from Ongoing Tar Sands Blockade

A second treesit has been set up at the site of the Tar Sands Blockade in Texas; both sits are ongoing. In other news:

Activists disrupt speeches by Canadian Minister and Shell Chairman

Today at a high-level conference on climate change at Chatham House, London, two activists interrupted first Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister, then Shell’s UK Chairman Graham van’t Hoff, as they got up to make speeches.

Shell's Tunnel Boring Machine parts delayed by lock-on

First segments eventually delivered to tunnelling compound,11 segments to come

On Thursday night Shell's efforts to move parts of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) critical to the Corrib gas project hit another delay as protesters blocked the main gate of the refinery site with a concrete lock-on.

(Sweden) Swedish Forest Occupation Declares Temporary Victory

Environmental activists have been celebrating a victory on Gotland Island, off the coast of southeast Sweden, as tree felling machinery remained idle on Saturday evening.