cross-posted from Democracy Now! News from Georgia, activists campaigning to get a public referendum on Cop City have gotten 80,000 signatures, surpassing the minimum number needed to get the measure on the November ballot. The campaign “Vote to Stop Cop City” has set a stretch goal of 100,000 signatures before… Continue reading
cross-posted from Appalachians Against Pipelines On Friday, two pipeline fighters locked themselves to Mountain Valley Pipeline construction equipment, stopping work on Poor Mountain for nearly 8 hours! They were both arrested, charged with a single misdemeanor, and released the same day. Check out this action video showing MVP work at… Continue reading
cross-posted from the Green and Red Podcast The Mountain Valley Pipeline is a 300 mile long fracked gas pipeline cutting across the mountains and waterways of Appalachia. For the past five years, Appalachians Against Pipelines (@stopthemvp) has waged a fierce direct action campaign against it with tree-sits, blockades and civil… Continue reading
cross-posted from Media Matters Shocking! The media goes after & undermines movements acting on the climate crisis. New study by Media Matters on the terrible reporting on climate protests distorts the perception of immediacy, & doesn’t address the increasing trend of criminalization. “National news’ scant coverage of climate protests largely… Continue reading