Occupy Houston celebrates one year anniversary by joining forces with Tar Sands Blockade Houston to Occupy TransCanada

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By Leif Hayman

Houston, Texas – September 19, 2012 - Land owner advocates and climate justice activists from the newly formed group Tar Sands Blockade Houston and Occupy Houston have teamed up. The groups plan to occupy

Is Houston’s mayor playing chess with grassroots activists?

Report by Nick Cooper – Food Not Bombs recently received permission to share food in the downtown library plaza, though we never asked for it. Since everyone has the freedom to share food and messages of peace with their neighbors …

Sept.5 Tar Sands Blockade lockdown success!

SALTILLO, TEXAS – September 5, 2012, 7AM – Three landowner advocates and climate justice organizers have locked themselves to feller buncher machines used for clearing large trees in the path of the Keystone XL pipeline. Today’s action has halted work …

Extraction Reaction WednesdayS! 8/29

Report back from !Extraction Reaction WednesdayS! 8/29 Downtown TransCanada : 717 Texas

bit of a rough, short night “but before you know it, you’ll be so happy you aren’t anywhere else, the tiredness won’t matter”, I tell myself as I

#D12 Gulf Port 7: Undercover Austin Narcotics Detective Enabled Houston Felonies

From the article “On February 2, 2012, Occupy Austin received an anonymous email tip that a member, known only as Butch, was actually an undercover police officer.”

this person allegedly made sure devices were used that resulted in felony charges …

BREAKING 4 locked to truck carrying Keystone XL pipeline –

UPDATES HERE http://tarsandsblockade.org/2nd-action/

Will outside homeless experts ignore Houston’s anti-food sharing ordinance? Aug. 28 last day of COH Community Charrette on Homelessness

Houston’s Coalition for the Homelessness sponsored a 4 day charrette to raise concerns and find solutions for the homeless in Houston. The charrette featured homeless experts from outside of Houston. Sessions were held on Aug. 20, 21, 23 at the …

Judge sides w TransCanada against TX landowner

Foreign corporation TransCanada used eminent domain common carrier status to grab land in East Texas for their Keystone XL pipeline. Construction has begun on the southern leg, Cushing OK to the Texas Gulf Coast refineries.

Judge’s ruling FULL STORY HERE