// extraction redux
University of Idaho students and regional activists with Wild Idaho Rising Tide marched across the UI campus in Moscow at midday on April 20th to display their opposition to the ExxonMobil transports...
View Article// action 5.11.11
Photos from the citizens’ march against the heavy-haul in Moscow, Idaho. Click to view slideshow. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this possible. The turnout was inspiring to say the least. Keep...
View Article// upcoming action
On June 18th people all over the globe will be taking to the streets as part of an International Day of Action Against the Tar Sands and I want you to join them. For more info on upcoming local actions...
View Article// public hearing
Release from the Moscow Sustainable Environment Commission: At the request of Mayor Chaney, and in accordance with our mission as a city commission (“to solicit advice and information about sound...
View Article// activist toolkit v.1
For those of you wanting to get plugged-in to tracking the US 95 and I 90 megaload shipments, here are a few resources to follow: http://www.kearltransport.com/ (Kearl Project Transportation Website)...
View Article// injunction granted
Missoula County Judge Ray J. Dayton granted a preliminary injunction halting the shipment of over-dimension loads along the Kearl Module Tranport Project (KMTP) route over Lolo Pass. Read the decision...
View Article// activist toolkit v.2
A few resources for “getting the goods” (aka non-violent direct action) within the safety of your own affinity group: http://www.actupny.org/documents/CDdocuments/ACTUP_CivilDisobedience.pdf (ACT UP)...
View Article// action 8.25.11
(Ed. Note: This footage was originally posted on YouTube by a critic. I believe an open dialog is essential to advancing an honest dialog between the various stakeholders involved. Misinformation and...
View Article// solidarity actions
Tar Sands Action: Rising Tide Portland in Solidarity “Portland Rising Tide dropped an anti-tar sands banner today from the Burnside Bridge. The group is acting in solidarity with communities,...
View Article2012 WIRT Website in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 14,000 views in 2012....
View ArticleWIRT Newsletter: Early 2013 Indigenous, Rising Tide, and Allied Resistance
Fellow activists, friends, and supporters, The colonial conquest mindset of dirty energy developers and their minions only seems to intensify, as they trespass upon and seize lands from northern...
View ArticleWIRT Activist House Party
On a beautifully balmy Moscow Saturday evening in May (especially with reduced university traffic noise and carbon emissions!), Wild Idaho Rising Tide invites you and your friends and family to our...
View ArticleParadise Ridge Field Tour
The Paradise Ridge Defense Coalition (PRDC), Palouse Prairie Foundation, and Idaho Native Plant Society encourage everyone to join a field tour of sites along and near the proposed U.S. Highway 95 E-2...
View Article// upcoming action
On June 18th people all over the globe will be taking to the streets as part of an International Day of Action Against the Tar Sands and I want you to join them. For more info on upcoming local actions...
View ArticleRolling Onward, Slowly
Protesters succeed in temporarily stalling the megaload for a few minutes at Canoe Camp, as police attempt to disperse the crowd and allow the oversized rig to pass on U.S. Highway 12 (Lewiston...
View Article// extraction redux
University of Idaho students and regional activists with Wild Idaho Rising Tide marched across the UI campus in Moscow at midday on April 20th to display their opposition to the ExxonMobil transports...
View Article// action 5.11.11
Photos from the citizens’ march against the heavy-haul in Moscow, Idaho. Click to view slideshow. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this possible. The turnout was inspiring to say the least. Keep...
View Article// upcoming action
On June 18th people all over the globe will be taking to the streets as part of an International Day of Action Against the Tar Sands and I want you to join them. For more info on upcoming local actions...
View ArticleUmatilla Ceremony at Halted Tar Sands Megaload in Pendelton, Oregon
Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and friends gathered on December 3, 2013, in Pendleton, Oregon, to a hold ceremony at the site where the Omega Morgan...
View ArticleWIRT’s Third Year: Cause for Celebration!
During our third year as a direct action collective confronting the root causes of climate change by asserting direct actions and promoting locally organized solutions, WIRT has produced myriad...
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