FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Thursday June 18th, 2009): Hi-Res Photos, B-roll and Video will be available, www.mountainaction.org. Activists Risk Arrest to Stop Mountaintop Removal Activists scaled 20-storey tall mining machinery this morning to call attention to nation’s worst form of coal mining; This is the first time a dragline has been… Continue reading
“Twelve Lanes? That’s Insane!” chanted 70 Portlanders as they rallied at Mississippi Avenue, just south of Mason Avenue Sunday evening. The rally was accompanied by a mobile bike-carted sound system, live musicians, and a huge banner unfurled from the roof of a nearby construction site reading “More Lanes=More Cars=More Climate… Continue reading
Week of Action in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in Peru June 15th-19th www.risingtidenorthamerica.org Rising Tide North America is calling for a week of action starting Monday June 15th to show solidarity with the indigenous tribes resisting Peru’s attempt to open their lands to the oil, gas, and logging industries. Last… Continue reading