The FBI acknowledging in 2010 that it had only a small number of confidential human sources within the 'environmental extremism movement.'

Beaver champion Ben Goldfarb, not blinded by his affection for the species, takes a long hard look at the impact they've had on Arctic ecosystems. Are beavers really 'agents of Arctic destruction?' Perhaps the controversy says more about us than them.
audubon.org/news/arctic-be…

Russia has rejected US extended continental shelf claims--an area of seabed territory roughly twice the size of California--based on the fact that the US is not party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. This sets up a long legal/diplomatic battle.
rferl.org/a/russia-rejec…

This got me thinking about a future dystopia in which nature has become so denuded that people are forced to live in abandoned oil and gas pipelines. I also just finished Joy Williams's Harrow.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline has been fast-tracked, but protesters are not throwing in the towel. Earlier this month, one young activist spent 36 hours inside a section of the pipeline, halting construction for 2 days. At least 7 others have been arrested.
insideclimatenews.org/news/17032024/…

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Predictably, now that Finland and Sweden have joined NATO, Putin says he will send troops and weapons systems to the Finnish border.
novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/…

Before the #KXL pipeline had become a major national issue, the FBI was keeping tabs on its opponents with a focus on Native groups and leaders in South Dakota. Meanwhile the agency was describing TransCanada as a 'domain stakeholder' with direct access to the White House.

🎙️NEW EPISODE🎙️

The U.S. government’s long campaign against the anti-pipeline movement.

We talk w/ Adam Federman about his latest article on FBI &!State Dept. surveillance of the #climate movements.

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