CFC Replacements Cause Vast ‘forever chemical’ Pollution
CFC replacements cause vast ‘forever chemical’ pollution – new research Lucy Hart, Lancaster University and Ryan Hossaini, Lancaster University When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the pollution of the Earth’s surface with a “forever chemical” that […]
A ‘Powerful Vision’ on Whales and Oceans
How a ‘Powerful Vision’ on Whales and Oceans Could Change Worldviews Māori scientist Daniel Hikuroa reflects on an Indigenous-led declaration recognizing whales as legal persons, challenging the foundations of ocean governance. By Katie Surma February 5, 2026 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and […]
Women Save the Greater Adjutant Stork
Shared Ground — A BED Learning Session
Blue Earth Defense (BED) is officially launching Shared Ground: “Grounded voices. Collective learning. Shared futures.” A BED Learning Session in 2026 — a regular learning space rooted in grassroots knowledge, collective reflection, and shared struggle for ecological and social justice. Shared Ground is a community centered space where grounded voices matter. It brings together women, […]
The 9 Rules of Security Culture
By Max Wilbert / Biocentric Last week, I wrote about the different ways that governments and corporations use covert and overt forms of repression against revolutionaries, activists, and community organizers. If you haven’t already, I recommend reading that post to understand what we’re up against. Before we begin, let’s get clear on one thing: if you are […]
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab. Stan Kroenke doesn’t need federal help to make a business flourish. He is worth an estimated $20 billion, a fortune that has allowed him to become one of America’s largest property owners and afforded him stakes in storied sports franchises, including the Denver Nuggets […]
BED Launch
The Official Launch of Blue Earth Defense (BED)
Blue Earth Defense is a network of grassroots advocates, communities, and movements committed to defending life on Earth from the threats of extractivism, greenwashing, and systemic inequality.BED envisions a world rooted in autonomy, mutual aid, cooperation, solidarity, and direct action—where people and nature coexist in balance, and where communities chart their own paths toward resilience […]
Talking The Wrong Way About Carbon
The climate movement is talking about carbon all wrong, a new book argues Carbon isn’t an enemy to “combat” or “tackle,” the environmentalist Paul Hawken writes, but the animating force of life “This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” Burning oil, gas, and coal — literal fossil fuels, […]
There is so much corruption’: hundreds of thousands protest in Manila over missing flood funds
An estimated 650,000 of them have flooded the centre of Manila to protest, amid fury over a spiralling corruption scandal in which billions of dollars in flood mitigation funds have evaporated. Organised by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), a powerful sect in the Philippines, the three-day rally has shut down schools, roads and offices. Many of those […]