Author: Rising Tide North America

Talk About NIMBYism. As long as his property is safe from rails and coal dust, he doesn’t give a shit about the rest of us. He even might make a bit of a profit from it.

The Associated Press: Billionaire blocks part of proposed Mont. railroad
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A billionaire candy magnate has gone from staunchly opposing a Montana railroad that would have cut through his massive ranch to buying a one-third share of it, shielding his property while potentially opening the state’s vast coal fields to mining for export to Asia.

Victories Add Up

Victory At Glen Cove: “A Win For the Ancestors” » Rainforest Action Network Blog
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Left to right: Wounded Knee DeOcampo (Me-wuk), Tony Cerda (Rumsen Ohlone), Mickey Gemmill, Jr (Pit River), Naiche Dominguez (Apache/Ohlone), Wicahpiluta Candelaria (Rumsen Ohlone/ Apache) at Segorea Te.

Blasting Halted on Coal River Mountain! Sitters hanging in strong.

Check out this link and donate to the RAMPS Campaign. If Mayor Bloomberg can give $50 million to the Sierra Club’s anti-coal campaign, than you can give $20 to RAMPS and the Coal River Tree Sit.

Tree Sit on Coal River Mountain: Day One Update « RAMPS
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Two young people took to the trees this morning in an effort to halt the destructive practice of strip-mining on Coal River Mountain. Becks Kolins, 21, and Catherine-Ann MacDougal, 24, have perched themselves roughly 80 feet in the air on wooden platforms on trees on the outskirts of the actively

Next Tuesday, Tim DeChristopher is Sentenced for His Crimes Against Corporate America. We hope you’ll join us in spreading his peaceful uprising.

Spreading the Peaceful Uprising « It’s Getting Hot In Here
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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 sale of Utah wilderness to the oil and gas industry. He was subsequently charged with two felonies and, last Feb., convicted of them.