Monthly Archives: February 2014

On the 27th of February, over 50,00 signatures gathered by the West Virginia CARE Campaign were delivered to the US Dept of the Interior demanding intervention against West Virginia’s failed coal mining/water pollution regulatory agencies. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=25d_1393537541 Speakers at a presentation … Continue reading →

On the 24th of February, 46 days after they were last seen in Rock Creek Park, the USDA’s “wildlife services” snipers were found in the park shooting deer or attempting to do so. Video including stuck WS golf cart In … Continue reading →

On the 20th of February, hundreds of people from all over Maryland marched on the Baltimore offices of the MD Public Service Commission to demand a rejection of the proposed conversion of the old Cove Point LNG import terminal into … Continue reading →

On Valentine’s Day, Feb 14, 2014, Sea Shepherd showed up in front of the Embassy of Japan, demanding that Japanese fisherman in Taji release the hundreds of dolphins they have penned up in the infamous cove featured in the movie … Continue reading →

On the 12th of February, honeybee protection advocates dresses as bees showed up in front of the Home Depot on Rhode Island Ave. Video of the “bees” at Home Depot The activists tried to get Home Depot to accept their … Continue reading →

On the 8th of February, antiwar protesters staged their 16th monthly antidrone bombing vigil at the CIA’s headquarters Dolly Madison Boulevard entrance. As usual, the CIA shut down that entrance. Assuming 3-4 hours shut down per vigil, that’s 48-64 hours … Continue reading →

Metro’s riders are fed up with fare hikes and shit service. Metro employees are fed up with low wages and growing discrimination, especially a new policy of retroactive enforcement of a “no conviction record” policy. On the 6th of February, … Continue reading →

On the last day of January, as the press diverted their eyes to the Super Bowl, the State Department released a conflict of interest riddled environmental impact statement for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. On Monday, the 3ed of … Continue reading →

On Jan 31, many more riders than expected came out for the Critical Mass bike ride. There were a lot of new riders, even though this was the January ride! Video of the first portion of the ride

Dominion Energy is seeking to convert the old LNG (liquified natural gas) plant at Cove Point on the Chesapeake Bay to an export facility for fracked gas. This would require a massive power plant to run the compressors and turn … Continue reading →