12,000 ring White House to protest tar sands pipeline
An estimated 12,000 tar sands protesters encircled the White House, Nov. 6, chanting, "Stop the pipeline, stop the greed, and give the people what they need."
Anti-union water outfit now in court on contamination charge
One of the nation's biggest private water companies, which is pursuing an anti-union campaign, is also in federal court for water contamination and an attempted cover-up.
GOP bill would expose Grand Canyon to uranium mining
Republicans are proposing a bill that would expose one million acres of Grand Canyon National Park to uranium mining, which critics say would spread pollution and destroy 8,000 jobs.
Occupation spreads to Detroit!
Occupy Detroit started off with a bang as close to 1000 people left the Spirit of Detroit statue and marched down Woodward Ave. to Grand Circus Park where an encampment has begun.
The occupation continues in Orlando (with video)
On October 15th, over 2,000 people took the streets of downtown Orlando in solidarity with the international day of action for the Occupy Movement.
Global effort develops to save sharks
Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., signed legislation Oct. 7 to ban the possession or sale of shark fins in California, which may save countless sharks.
After court ruling, clean truck supporters vow continuing fight
Cutting out a key component, if upheld, will have devastating consequences for working families and port communities plagued by dirty air and dead-end jobs.
Colorado cantaloupes: a deadly listeria outbreak
Contaminated cantaloupes have resulted in a listeria outbreak in the U.S., which has poisoned 72 people and taken 16 lives.
Activists rally outside Ohio Governor Kasich’s energy summit
Environmental activists rallied outside the Ohio State University Student Union, where Republican Gov. John Kasich held an energy summit.
Labor calls for aid after Texas wildfires
The AFL-CIO of Texas is working with United Way organizations to set up a Union Wildfire Relief Fund and aid the victims of the Texas wilfire disaster.
