Archive | February, 2012

A Crustacean’s Tale

26 Feb

The following was written by Denise Jackson, and Deep Green Resistance Colorado is very thankful that she has so generously allowed us to publish it here. Look for more of Denise’s writings to come. Thanks Denise!  I used to catch crawdads out of the acequia, using a piece of string taken from a bale of hay, tying a […]

AIM Colorado Speaks on KGNU & at Occupy Denver

20 Feb

This past Valentines Day, members of Colorado AIM (American Indian Movement) visited KGNU to talk about past & present campaigns they’re involved in, including the campaign against the Suncor Energy oil refinery, which is refining and spilling dirty tar sands oil right here in Colorado. Listen to the entire interview here (skip ahead to minute 35 […]

Abusers, Colorado SB 12-088, and the Imperative of Production

15 Feb

ALL HANDS ON DECK! A new law proposed by conservative State senators in the Colorado State Congress seeks to preempt local regulation of oil & gas drilling and prevent local cities and communities from having ANY control over oil and gas activities within their boundaries. The bill–SB 12-088–comes on the heels of drilling moratorium in […]

New Boulder County Fracking Moratorium & Democracy School

5 Feb

On Wednesday night, the Boulder County Commissioners unanimously decided to put a one-month moratorium on new gas well in unicorporated Boulder County, and have tentatively planned a public hearing on March 1st to discuss extending the moratorium. You can read the resolution here if you’re having trouble falling asleep. The Commissioners said they want to make […]

Derrick Jensen: A New Declaration

3 Feb

We hold these truths to be self-evident: That the real, physical world is the source of our own lives, and the lives of others. A weakened planet is less capable of supporting life, human or otherwise. Thus the health of the real world is primary, more important than any social or economic system, because all […]