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TEXAS JUDGE HALTS TRANSCANADA OIL PIPELINE WORK

A Texas judge has ordered TransCanada to temporarily halt work on a private property where it is building part of an oil pipeline designed to carry tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast, the latest legal battle to plague a project that has encountered numerous obstacles nationwide.

Daniel McGowan released from prison!

Three Activists Killed Before Human Rights Day

MANILA – One farmer and two environmental advocates have been killed in two separate incidents on December 7.

News from the Hambach Forest: Eviction and resquatting

During the last week a lot has happend. On the 13th of November the police started to evict the camp area near the hole. It took till saturday 17th early in the morning to get out the last people.

Two People Barricade Themselves Inside Keystone XL Pipe To Halt Construction

Glen and Matt are wearing face masks to protest the poisonous tar sands that will be passing through the pipe if the KXL is completed.Glen and Matt are wearing face masks to protest the poisonous tar sands that will be passing through the pipe if the KXL is completed.

Dozens Wounded in Mayanmar Coppermine Protest

Security forces used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs to clear protesters from a copper mine in northwestern Myanmar, wounding villagers and Buddhist monks in the biggest use of force against demonstrators since the reformist government of President Thein Sein took office last year.

Activists Lock Themselves to Trucks Outside Valero’s Houston Refinery

Activists Begin Sustained Hunger Strike, Demand That Valero Divest from Keystone XL Pipeline

HOUSTON, TX – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2012 8:00AM –

Evictions and Destruction on the ZAD Airport Protest Site

The ZAD airport protest site in France is still being evicted, a process that started on the 16th October. The zone is gradually being militarised but there are HUGE numbers of protesters and seemingly more every day. We're still fighting and it is not over!

 

La Zad Re-occupied!

On Saturday, after 3 weeks of evictions, more than 30000 came to re-occupy the ZAD. As soon as the demonstration arrived, 5 pre-assembled structures started to get built: a meeting-room of 80m², a kitchen house, 2 dorms, a toilet and bath block and a workshop.

Day of Action shuts down Keystone XL Construction

Day of Action Sees Dozens Walk On to Work Site as the Nacogdoches Community Rallies with Affected Landowners at Lake Nacogdoches to Protect Fresh Water Supply from Toxic Tar Sands

NACOGDOCHES, TX – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19,