Aussies occupy drill rig
One Australian activist has been released pending summons for ‘interfering with a motor vehicle’ today after stopping drilling in Bacchus Marsh. Paul Connor locked himself to the top of Mantle Mining’s 8.5 metre-tall drill rig while hanging a banner that read ‘No New Coal Bacchus Marsh’. Another campaigner, local mother Natasha Mills, also locked herself to the drill rig at ground level, surrounded by a support crew of 15 other Quit Coal activists who occupied the drill site to stage a ‘picnic’, which featured produce from local farms.
US forest defense activists blockade governor’s mansion
Cascadia Forest Defenders (CFD) blockaded the entrance to the Oregon Governor’s Mansion with a mound of christmas trees. Activists held banners, reading “Rally at the State Land Board Meeting Feb. 14” and “KITZHABER LIES, FOREST DIE!” One person was arrested.
Stop the biomass blackout: say no to the UK’s destructive bioenergy policies
Biofuelwatch warn of an unfolding ‘biomassacre’ as the UK is set to rely on a growing amount of wood-based biomass, driving landgrabbing, replacing old growth forests with plantations, destroying biodiversity and causing air pollution
