West Virginia: Pipeline Fighter Prevents MVP Drilling at Meadow River

via Appalachians Against Pipelines This morning, a pipeline fighter has locked himself to a piece of equipment at a Mountain Valley Pipeline site next to the Meadow River in Greenbrier County, WV, preventing MVP from drilling under the river. A banner on site reads “RIVERS AIN’T YOURS TO WRECK.” Newt… Continue reading

Blackrock Feels the Heat on Funding of Amazon Destruction

Indigenous earth defenders put out an urgent call for international solidarity and Amazon Watch, the National Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), and Extinction Rebellion responded with a Global Day of Action for the Amazon directed at Brazilian embassies and consulates – but also the global corporations profiting… Continue reading

Sandpoint, Idaho: Fifth Panhandle Paddle, September 6-8

Cross-posted from Wild Idaho Rising Tide September 2, 2019 Media contact: Helen Yost, Wild Idaho Rising Tide, wild.idaho.rising.tide@gmail.com, 208-301-8039 September 6-8 Fifth Panhandle Paddle Annual Event Offers Rail Bridge Talk, Action Training, & Flotilla Rally Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) and allied activists invite Northwest residents to participate in weekend,… Continue reading

Kayaktivists rally on Columbia River against Trans Mountain Pipeline

Cross-posted from Mosquito Fleet and Portland Rising Tide Activists protest in front of cargo ship in Port of Vancouver transporting pipe intended for Canada VANCOUVER, WA — Around 20 kayaktivists with the grassroots network Mosquito Fleet plan to take to the water at 5 p.m. today to protest in front… Continue reading