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The Canadian Tar Sands is the world's largest, and dirtiest, energy project. Dirty oil sands crude generates as much as five times greenhouse gas as conventional oil. Yet, unless steps are taken by the U.S. and Canada, both countries will become ...

On November 20, 2009, Sarah Palin visited Columbus, OH as part of her book signing tour for "Going Rogue." When her supporters were asked broad questions about why they why they thought she should be president, the responses were vague: She's "real." ...

On July 6th 2009, a group of Earth First! and Rising Tide activists blocked a logging road leading to the Umpcoos Ridge timber sale. The blockade and free state stopped logging and planted the seed for more progressive forest management.

We successfully sailed to Gaza four times in 2008. Our last three trips have been violently stopped by the Israeli occupation navy. But we are not going to stop these voyages. We are going again in 2010. We need your help to make the voyages successful. ...

Despite profits of £18 million last year, Leeds University wants to cuts of 10% across the board. This rally concludes with some direct action.....

Winner of audience awards across the world, including Sundance, SilverDocs and Hot Docs, The Cove follows a team of activists and filmmakers as they infiltrate a heavily-guarded cove in Taiji, Japan. Their important film is helping to expose the ...

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A studio show about the cop15 conference on climate change in Copenhagen and how you can get involved through the climatecamp network.

The teaser trailer for The Story of Cap & Trade, a new project by The Story of Stuff Project, Free Range Studios, and Climate Justice Now. Coming soon!

A film that looks at one side of a diversity of strategies. Capitalism is stumbling - let´s make sure it falls. Get prepared with your friends and come to Copenhagen 7th-18th of December. Direct action against the COP 15. Read more at: ...

We talk to Chris Kitchen from the Climatecamp about his experience of being stopped under terrorist legislation while on root to a meeting in Copenhagen for the cop15 summit.

Our flight has an impact. Planestupid's new cinema ad, written and commissioned by creative agency Mother and made by production company Rattling Stick. Director Daniel Kleinman. www.planestupid.com www.motherlondon.com www.rattlingstick.com Project ...

Brigida Marovelli tells us about the difficulties faced by Sicilian fishermen, where EU regulations are being used to force them out of business, while big trawlers are torpedoing their business.

An armed mob with links to the ANC unleashed a night of intimidation and terror at the Kennedy Road shack settlement in Durban, South Africa. They were threatening to kill the leaders of the Abahlali baseMjondolo (Durban shack-dwellers) movement, ...

The Climate Camp held recently in Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly highlighted the urgent need to address the issue of peat bogs in Ireland and the dangerous effect their exploitation by Bord na Mona and the ESB has on Climate Change.by Dave Donnellan

Jennifer Utz' documentary in production, From Baghdad to Brooklyn, tells the story of Mohamed, from his exile from Iraq after Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called for the killing of homosexuals “in the worst, most severe way possible.” ...

Two polar bears muse on whether humans have caused global warming. Call for a strong and fair climate agreement in Copenhagen in December 2009. Take action. Sign the petition:

In opposition to water meters in poor communities, people in South Africa demand affordable water for all. "Water is a right, not a privilege."