In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Simone Müller is interviewed on her recent book, The Toxic Ship: The Voyage of the Khian Sea and the Global Waste Trade.
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Tim LaPietra and Errol Schweizer draw attention to the struggles of the working class and communities of color in order to broaden EF!’s perspective. In addition, Emily Wolf and Stephanie Tidwell report from road blockades used to protest against the expansion of Vail ski resort in Colorado, Jenni McGowan provides a broader look at biotechnology, and Karen Pickett gives her view on the annual MAXXAM shareholders meeting in Houston.
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Cecelia Rodriguez brings devastating news about the murder of Ingrid Washinawatok and two other activists. In addition, Bob Greenberg proposes new directions for the EF! movement, Karen Pickett gives an update on the Headwaters forest deal signed by government agencies and Pacific Lumber/MAXXAM, and Jim Kleissler suggests that the Forest Service might monitor American citizens.
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Leslie Hemstreet tries to determine why the Earth First! movement has received such a bad reputation, Craig Beneville discusses free trade and dolphins, and Boris Garoasat contributes his reflections on the Anti-Terrorism Bill.
This issue of Earth First! Journal features a story about the Cascadian women who blocked the main entrance of the Hull-Oakes old-growth mill, which had been illegally releasing wastewater into Oliver Creek (Willamette River) for years. In addition, Hazel discusses sexism and power dynamics within the Earth First! movement, and Jana Thomas places focus on the rain forest of the North American West Coast.
Bron Taylor examines the evolution of “green religions” in North America and beyond.
In Earth First! 24, no. 5 Abigail reflects on the nuclear policy of the Bush administration, Lenny determines that “institutions of higher learning are coming to resemble police and surveillance states,” and Pippi the Rat describes how leaders of African nations reject GM food aid.
With issue 7, the ALARM changes its subtitle from “a voice of northeast Earth First!” to “a voice of revolutionary ecology” to reflect the feeling of the group Biodiversity Liberation Front EF! that it was too great a responsibility for one group to represent the entire region. While they will continue to report about EF! actions, they wish to draw on a revolutionary ecology perspective to form a more broadly based movement.
Earth First! 26, no. 6 features articles on the threat to Canadian wilderness through oil sands mining, the global oceans’ invasion by plastic debris, and an update on the state of the journal.
Earth First! 26, no. 4 features essays on biodiversity and animal activism and reports on eco-defense in Iceland, protests against mining in Papua, Indonesia, and the resistance against Shell in Nigeria.
