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Direct Action

Mission:	A group relating to ecological direct action rather than lobbying and party politics.
Founder:	gringo ben, London
Description:	Are you tired of namby-pamby environmental groups? Are you tired of overpaid corporate environmentalists who suck up to bureaucrats and industry? Have you become disempowered by the reductionist approach of environmental professionals and scientists? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then it's time for direct action!
Details:	Direct action is political action which happens outside established political channels such as electing representatives. Direct Action is a form of political activism that seeks immediate remedy for perceived ills. Direct action can include nonviolent and violent activities, with a blurred intermediate area of attacks on properties. Direct actions are often (but not always) a form of civil disobedience and thus often violate criminal law. For example, vandalism is illegal, while demonstrations are usually not illegal in most constitutional democracies. Less confrontational forms of this definition of direct action include establishing radical social centers.
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The Attack on Climate-Change Science: Why It’s the O.J. Moment of the Twenty-First Century
by Kathleen M-C :: 3 weeks ago
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Leonardo DiCaprio: It's Time to Stop Talking About Clean Energy and Start Acting
by Kieran Nelson :: 1 month ago
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12 Innovations That Could Save Us
by Judd Vinet :: 2 months ago
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The city that said 'no' to pollution
by Dylan Touhey (2E) :: 2 months ago
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Carbon Capitalists Warming to Climate Market Using Derivatives
by Ken Shum :: 3 months ago
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Activists Plan to Reduce Emissions if Govt Won't
by Nicole sorochan :: 4 months ago
Activists Plan to Reduce Emissions if Govt Won't November 18, 2009 Adam Groves, OneClimate.net ...

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by Dylan Touhey (2E) :: 5 months ago
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Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal
by Nicole sorochan :: 6 months ago
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by Nicole sorochan :: 6 months ago
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White House action puts on hold dozens of mountaintop mining projects
by Judd Vinet :: 6 months ago
White House action puts on hold dozens of mountaintop mining projects Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment c...

Ban to conserve bluefin tuna gains popularity
from Kathleen M-C :: 6 days ago
The future of the bluefin tuna is topping the agenda at a United Nations wildlife protection conference in Doha, the Qatari capital. Due to industrial scale fishing catering to Japanese demand,......
Connected to: Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Endangered Species

Deal to save Everglades attacked
from Kathleen M-C :: 6 days ago
The unique Florida wetlands known as the Everglades is dying because of a lack of clean water. But a controversial multi-million dollar plan to reclaim and restore the area's delicate ecosystem is......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Endangered Species

Growing a global movement: 350.org in 2010 Narrated by Bill McKibben
from Kathleen M-C :: 1 week ago
In this video, Bill McKibben narrates 350.org's plans for 2010, and outlines why grassroots climate action is more important now than ever. ...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Direct Action Copenhagen Climate Change Summit

Greenpeace Activists, The "Tokyo Two", thank their supporters
from Kathleen M-C :: 1 week ago
The "Tokyo Two" - two Greenpeace activists standing trial in Japan for exposing an embezzlement scandal a the heart of the whaling industry are thanking their supporters for putting whaling on trial. ...
Connected to: Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Endangered Species

100% of U.S. Fish Contaminated with Mercury & Dolphins take home an Oscar
from Kathleen M-C :: 1 week ago
Every fish tested by the USGC was contaminated with mercury, MIT teaches the people of Afghanistan to network with trash, and the Dolphins take home Oscar. Check out more Planet 100 News at:......
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