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.
In Earth First! 24, no. 4 Chuk’Shon EF! reports on the sabotage of a mountain lions hunt in the Sonoran Desert, Abigail is pleased about Bayer’s withdrawal from growing GE maize in Britain, and Kim Antieu reflects on the annual pesticide spraying by US county and state departments, farmers and homeowners.
In Earth First! 24, no. 3 Nora Ludd describes the continuing struggle against biotechnology, the Water Defense Committee refers to the fight against water privatization, and Jason Tockman recaps lessons from a corporate-environmental forest alliance in Chile.
In this issue of Earth First! Journal, Craig Rosebraugh gives an update on the Earth Liberation Front’s (ELF) fight against genetic engineering on Long Island, and Michael Robinson discusses the reintroduction of Mexican wolves.
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Pixiloo reports on the difficult fight against logging in the Sierra Nevada forests, Lin Wong discusses the OSA/FTAA, trade liberalization, and the environment, and James Bell discusses genetic engineering in Peoria, Illinois.
One of Earth First! Journal’s readers, Robert Berman, expresses his opinions and thoughts in this issue’s “Dear Shit For Brains.” In addition, Andrea Del Moral gives an update on the fight against genetic engineering, and Kathryn Wilder puts focus on the Glen Canyon dam.
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 Brian Tokar focuses on genetic engineering and other types of biotechnology, Katúah Earth First! in Northern Georgia, US, relays news of struggles and triumphs in that region, and John Bowling reports from the British EF! winter meeting.
After decades of unmonitored biological weapons testing and discarding of hazardous chemicals into unlined waste disposal pits, the groundwater surrounding Fort Detrick in Maryland was found to contain high levels of toxic waste, including dangerous carcinogens.
The multinational, agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto developed the first widely used genetically modified crop with the introduction of the “Roundup Ready” soybean.
