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Fossil Fools Day 2009

 

Dennis Mele issued Restraining Order!

A festive rally took place in Ft. Lauderdaule on January 16, 2009. Under the watchful eye of law enforcment, we held signs and banners, chanted, banged on drums, and performed street theatre. At the end of the rally, a restraining order was attemptively delivered, but they had barricated the doors.

RESTRAINING ORDER FOR DENNIS MELE:

This matter having come before the Earth First! Judicial Consensus Court Application for Restraining Order and/or Injunction, the court having considered the pleadings, and otherwise being fully advised in the premises finds:

1. Immediate and irreparable injury will result if a restraining order is not issued immediately as requested
2. The order shall be effective indefinitely unless the respondent Dennis Mele, actively particiaptes in Everglades Restoration.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
Respondent Dennis Mele, directly or through any agents, together with any persons and/or entities operating on behalf of and/or in concert with Dennis Mele are hereby restrained and enjoined from:
The greater Everglades bioregion, including but not limited to the parcel of land between Lyons and Banks Road in Coconut Creek and Margate.

signed,
s/Earth First! Consensus Judge Beardo
Dated: January 16, 2009

PETITION FOR INJUNCTION AGAINST DENNIS MELE FOR REPEAT VIOLENCE AGAINST THE EVERGLADES

Earth First! Jucicial Consensus Court
County of Broward
State of Florida
This motion filed January 16, 2004 by Personal Injunction

EVERGLADES,
Petitioner

vs.

DENNIS MELE
Respondent

PETITION FOR INJUNCTION AGAINST DENNIS MELE FOR REPEAT VIOLENCE AGAINST THE EVERGLADES

Before me, the undersigned authorities, personally appeared petitioner, the Everglades, who has sworn and say that the following statements are true:
1. Peitioner, the Everglades, resides in Florida and throughout Florida.
2. Respondent, Dennis Mele, reside in Broward County of Florida
3. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to Florida Statute @
4. Petitioners have suffered repeated violence as demonstrated by the fact that the Respondent has:
a. Made possible the clearcutting of wild lands
b. Made possible the polluting of wild lands
c. Ignored the pleas of the petitioner
d. Planned on further development of wild lands
e. Contributed to the slaughter of endangered species, threatened species, and otherwise wild
animals
f. Contributed to the contamination of drinking water and Florida's aquifer
g. Threatened the stability of the Everglades bioregion
h. Contributed to global warming CO2 emissions

Barley Barber Swamp Takeover

rallyJanuary 10, 2009 – Indiantown Florida Seventeen Earth First! activists were arrested in an effort to re-open Barley Barber swamp for public use and immediate scientific monitoring. Expressing great concern for the impact Florida Power and Light has had on this landmark property, activists engaged in civil disobedience to assert the need for immediate independent scientific monitoring of the oldest bald cypress trees in Florida. The group has made multiple requests of FPL to re-open the swamp and address the deteriorating condition of the area they promised to preserve.

Six of the activists entered the area of the Barley Barber swamp where the old boardwalk still stands awaiting visitors. They refused to leave their positions in the swamp without an official commitment from FPL to end their contamination and draining of area wetlands. Others were arrested during a support rally on adjacent property.

Many are awaiting trial. (Click here to see a video on the standoff on the mainstream news )

Fossil Fools Day 2008

APR '08: After shaming Armando Olivera into surrender and flicking the off switch at FPL´s ´Old Stinky´ in Riviera, we endured a long, wet ride on our trusty steeds and finally arrived at the Kommissioners´ Evil Lair.

We breached security with ease, Joint Terrorism Task Force and all.

We stayed calm, trying to blend in, and sat around bored off our asses, waiting for exactly the right moment...

and sprung in action, spontaneously seizing the airwaves, convincing everyone in TV World that we were indeed right. FPL offered us zillions of dollars and begged for mercy--we showed them none. ¨prison for corruption¨ we proclaimed--just like it says there on TV--with a horn honk for emphasis!

After we won, we were escorted out in victory by our new personal security guards who have sworn eternal loyalty to us REAL clowns in absence of their former bosses, those imposters at the dais. Palm Beach County has been rescued from near disaster. nothing left to see here, folks. you can all go back to sleep now...

Also see our video presentations: Fossil Fools' Day 2008, Mr. Squeaky Speaks on Fossil Fools' Day, Barry Gives it to the Palm Beach County Commission, Clown speaks on Behalf of the Everglades, the Wild, Justice

Earth First! shuts down FPL's power plant construction site!

FEB '08: In a wildly successful post-rendezvous action, hundreds of Earth First! protestors shut down FPL's West County Energy Center's construction site for almost 6 hours, as well as the related Palm Beach Aggregates rock mine and a nearby cement plant. Palm Beach Aggregates is the company that sold FPL the land for the power plant as part of a corrupt land deal that has landed county commissioner Tony Masilotti in prison for five years. In addition, rock mining is one of the first steps in physically destroying Everglades wetlands and providing construction material for new development to permanently replace the wetlands.

26 people were arrested for refusing to leave the blockade after police dispersal orders. After about 36 hours in jail during which several people were handled roughly and/or assaulted, all activists were released on their own recognizance or on bond. One juvenile arrestee was never brought up on charges, one case was settled in court, and the other 24 await trial.

For corporate media coverage of the action, check out http://www.furl.net/member/EvergladesEarthFirst

 

FPL Shareholders Meeting Blockaded

MAY '07: As FPL shareholders arrived to meet at the company headquarters, Project Awareness and EEF! members blockaded the entrance road.

 


 

 

Activists Occupy Downtown West Palm Beach Billboard

MAY '07: Activists from Project Awareness and Everglades Earth First! hung banners and locked themselves to a prominent rooftop billboard to call for a sustainable future for western Palm Beach County, just before the county commission was to vote on a major development project. Their colorful banners showed an alligator chomping a power plant and read: “Got Water? They would: FPL’s West County Plant ->18 million gallons a Day” and “Callery Judge Town -> 5 million gallons a day. Keep it Rural, Keep it Wild. No new FPL Plant.” Both occupants were arrested but received plea deals of community service. The Callery Judge project was not approved, and is undergoing revision for a second application.