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The Bay area has a long history of protest. At 1960s UC Berkeley, Vietnam war opponents started as idealistic, flowers in your hair protestors who morphed into building grabbers. Next door, the hard-scrabble neighborhoods of East Oakland are the perfect breeding ground for discontent. It's the right place for the Occupy movement to set up tents. Plenty of people with grievances and lots of rich people to snub. But, Occupy Oakland has a dark side.The Bay area has a long history of protest. At 1960s UC Berkeley, Vietnam war... more
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Excerpt from President Obama's news conference on rising energy costs and Japan's tsunami (Friday, March 11, 2011):
"And in this year’s State of the Union address, I set a goal for America: By 2035, 80 percent of our electricity will come from a broad array of clean energy sources –- from renewables like wind and solar and homegrown biofuels, along with natural gas, clean coal, and nuclear power."
There is no such a thing as "homegrown biofuels" - I guess that is the new term for Monsanto's genetically engineered crops of corn and soy.
There is no such a thing as "Clean Coal", an other widely used term to influence the masses to think of coal as innocuous.
He mentions natural gas which is contaminating our water and our food.
And then he mentions nuclear power?
Aren't we tired and shocked to hear the same old story over and over again?
How many more tragedies like this one in Japan need to happen and how many more people need to die until we understand we need a drastic change now?
We shall look forward to 2035 except that if we continue on this path, by then, we will not be here to see it.
http://organiclegion.org/pt/While-Japans-Horror-Unfolds-Before-our-Eyes-Obama-Advocates-Nuclear-Power/blog.htm
http://organiclegion.org/
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" ' The U.S. House of Representatives failed to protect the public health of all Americans by passing H.R. 1,' said Connor. 'This bill ignores public health and will have dire consequences for all Americans, especially people with lung diseases, including lung cancer, asthma and emphysema.'
'The American Lung Association calls on the Senate to recognize that, as passed by the House, H.R. 1 is toxic to public health,' said Connor. 'The Senate must start from scratch and recognize that tough fiscal choices can be made without jeopardizing public health.'
H.R. 1 slashes the budget of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by one-third and prevents the agency from acting to reduce carbon dioxide and other global warming pollutants from coal-fired power plants and oil refineries, a regulatory program that began January 2.
The bill also blocks EPA from restoring Clean Water Act protections for many of the nation's most vulnerable waterways, including those that feed into drinking water supplies for more than 117 million Americans."
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/02/20-3
Contact your representatives and let them know you do not approve of this!
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Two Excerpts:
"Nobody goes to jail. This is the mantra of the financial-crisis era, one that saw virtually every major bank and financial company on Wall Street embroiled in obscene criminal scandals that impoverished millions and collectively destroyed hundreds of billions, in fact, trillions of dollars of the world's wealth — and nobody went to jail."
"The math makes sense only because the politics are so obvious. You want to win elections, you bang on the jailable class. You build prisons and fill them with people for selling dime bags and stealing CD players. But for stealing a billion dollars? For fraud that puts a million people into foreclosure? Pass. It's not a crime. Prison is too harsh. Get them to say they're sorry, and move on. Oh, wait — let's not even make them say they're sorry. That's too mean; let's just give them a piece of paper with a government stamp on it, officially clearing them of the need to apologize, and make them pay a fine instead. But don't make them pay it out of their own pockets, and don't ask them to give back the money they stole. In fact, let them profit from their collective crimes, to the tune of a record $135 billion in pay and benefits last year."
The article is very informative!
By Matt Taibbi - Rollingstone.com
Read more at: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-isnt-wall-street-in-jail-20110216
Where is Justice?
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http://current.com/groups/organicgreen/Two Excerpts:
"Nobody goes to jail. This is the mantra of the financial-crisis... more
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"Even as traditional environmentalism struggles, another movement is rising in its place, aligning consumers, producers, the media and even politicians. It's the food movement, and if it continues to grow it may be able to create just the sort of political and social transformation that environmentalists have failed to achieve in recent years.
That would mean not only changing the way Americans eat and the way they farm — away from industrialized, cheap calories and toward more organic, small-scale production, with plenty of fruits and vegetables — but also altering the way we work and relate to one another. To its most ardent adherents, the food movement isn't just about reform
— it's about revolution."
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2049255,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopular"Even as traditional environmentalism struggles, another movement is rising in... more
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Stonyfield says: "The Organic Consumers Association distributed an inaccurate, irresponsible and frankly appalling letter that attempted to pin the blame for the USDA’s decision of deregulating GE alfalfa squarely on Stonyfield, Organic Valley and Whole Foods.
OCA’s letter is blatantly untrue and dangerously misleading, but also deeply divisive at a time when we all need to be focused on immediate actions necessary to stop this new policy from going into effect."
One more excerpt:
"But I need to take a moment to address the misguided and fallacious OCA attack on Stonyfield, Whole Foods and Organic Valley. Their missive has generated many questions in the last couple of days. I have read them with a heavy heart. I have no idea about their motivations. I have never met Ronnie Cummins and he certainly has never asked me for my views on these issues.
But simply put, instead of fighting with each other, we need to fight Monsanto and the forces that are causing the voices of hundreds of thousands of Americans who support organic to be silenced. All of us who are opposed to the USDA decision to deregulate GE alfalfa must speak with one voice. Anything less keeps us divided and distracted."
Photo and excerpts from: http://www.stonyfield.com/blog/2011/01/29/the-organic-community-must-come-out-swinging-at-the-right-opponents/
Here you can read the OCA letter: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_22449.cfm
What do you think of this?
Is Organic Inc. selling out to Evil Monsanto?
In the meantime I can only say: Keep up the fight, let us reach millions and millions of people against GMO.
Bring Down Monsanto now. Add your voice here and stop forever the GMO's threat to the human race: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/bring-down-monsanto-monopoly/
I have no doubts we will win!
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http://current.com/groups/organicgreen/Stonyfield says: "The Organic Consumers Association distributed an inaccurate,... more
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The Obama administration Thursday reversed a Bush-era decision and blocked a bid to build one of the largest mountaintop removal coal mines in Appalachian history.
For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a permit already issued, taking back its approval for Arch Coal’s Spruce No.1 mine in southern West Virginia. EPA said the mine would cause unacceptable damage to local waterways and public health.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47557.html#ixzz1B1KKjxGA
This is great news! I am hoping for more decisions like this one in the future.
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"Quietly, globally, billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food. But a global ban of one group of pesticides could save bees from extinction.
Four European countries have begun banning the poisons, and some bee populations are recovering. But chemical companies are lobbying hard to keep all killer pesticides on the market. A global outcry now for a ban in the US and EU, where debate is raging, could provoke a total ban and a ripple effect around the world.
Let’s build a giant global buzz calling for these dangerous chemicals to be outlawed in the US and EU until and unless they are proved to be safe."
More than 600,000 signatures and growing.
Please sign this petition to save the bees:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees?fp
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http://current.com/groups/organicgreen/"Quietly, globally, billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food.... more
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"The New York State Assembly voted 93 to 43 Monday night to place a temporary moratorium on a controversial type of natural gas exploration that combines hydraulic fracturing with horizontal drilling. The goal is to give the state more time to address safety and environmental concerns.
The Senate passed a similar bill in August, and the legislation now awaits the signature of Gov. David Paterson."
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/n-y-assembly-approves-fracking-moratorium/
Please urge him to sign this by calling his office at 518-474-8390.
This is a great victory! It just shows the power of the PEOPLE!
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"Set against a backdrop of what has been called the scramble for African oil, Curse of the Black Gold is the first body of work to document the consequences of a half-century of oil exploration and production in one of the world’s foremost centers of biodiversity, the Niger Delta. Kashi's photographs expose the reality of oil’s impact and the absence of sustainable development in its wake, providing a compelling pictorial history of one of the world’s great deltaic areas.
The photographs capture local leaders, armed militants, oil workers, and nameless villagers, all of whose fate is inextricably linked, illustrating the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty."
http://www.foto8.com/new/online/photo-stories/1124-curse-of-the-black-gold
Great work in raising awareness!
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What is it?
Does that pollute the air? Is it toxic? Is it safe? Does that contaminate our water? Is climate change man made?
Many other are the questions people ask about environmental issues.
Most people are now undecided. Even when confronted with real proof, remain DOUBTFUL and somehow confused.
Where is the truth?
Mainstream news do not cover the illnesses that people report every day caused by the fossil fuel industry contamination, do not cover the damages on our Nature, do not show any of this.
The mega corporations are poisoning our World and no one holds them accountable.
They insist on emitting CO2 levels above the safety net, and it's a money machine we almost can't stop. They are almighty, and the billions they spend on propaganda only further their agenda making it harder for people to know the truth.
Also, most people with a regular degree of knowledge find themselves not qualified to argue on a technical, scientific level especially if delved into details about issues like climate change or chemical elements like aspartame, fluoride etc.
They turn into insecure, confused human beings.
The FACTORY OF DOUBTS was born, sponsored by the powerful few on top of the economy and politic. It is causing a stall of the mass or a paralysis of the self thinking process in people.
When in doubt if to go left or right, up or down, you stall your self as you keep thinking what to do. Ultimately you will never follow a direction, will not bring a difference in your life and this world.
The factory of doubts is not aimed at convincing you of the opposite of what is true but clearly aimed at installing doubts.
How do we defeat this act of terrorism against our minds, our sanity and common sense?
More importantly, how do you know who's lying?
Shall we all get a PhD and start arguing about technicalities to find out the truth?
Shall we get trapped on a ping-pong argument with no end in sight?
"Myth debunked!" Then: Debunking the "Myth debunked!" and so on?
We need to move forward and actually change things for the safety of the people and the planet but how?
We need to drop the scientific, religious arguments which have no end in sight especially because power and a flawed political system stand in the way of the truth.
We can control the bad guys with rationalism, common sense and logic.
If something makes sense to you, believe in it and go for it. The inner voice inside all of us works, at least for the majority, and all we have to do is listen to it!
Next time you feel overwhelmed by different voices, ask your self these simple and logical questions:
Would you drink water that contains pesticide, pharmaceuticals, rocket fuel etc?
Would you eat food that contains unknown chemicals and artificial elements?
Shall we continue to breathe millions of pounds of toxic gases released into the air by exhaust car pipes, oil factories etc?
Shall we continue to support this contamination?
The answer to all these questions above is what makes more sense to you.
Then, when it comes to climate change, do you need to know if it is man induced or just a natural cycle to take a stand?
"Yes", someone might say, but the answer to that is gone because doubt was produced, and you can kiss it goodbye as sad as it sounds.
In the worst case scenario, supposing environmentalists are wrong and the fossil fuel industry is right, we will have reduced CO2 levels. We will also have reduced poisoning of our water, food that comes from coal mining, oil and gas drilling.
However, if the fossil fuel industry is wrong and we, the environmentalists are right, will be facing disaster, no slow downs, no redemption chances will be left.
Now, listen to that inner voice I talked about before and what makes more sense?
Do we need to keep on arguing until it's going to be too late?
Climate change exists independently from who or what is inducing it, and its damages are real!
Why aren't we doing anything about it? Why aren't we trying to find a solution?
The solution to climate change is actually relatively independent from the cause.
We can all agree that with reforestation and by stopping deforestation, climate will be less out of balance; Instead, we continue with our destructive andazzo.
Finally, what are you going to decide?
Will you keep on taking chances by eating and drinking contaminants in our food and water? Gamble with our health and the future of our children?
Shall we focus on the solution or keep up the argument? Will you choose the worst-case scenario where we got nothing to lose or the other where we will face doom?
By all means listen to your self, ignore influencing external factors that to a degree or another have an agenda.
It certainly isn’t about putting people before profits.
We have seen this happening for a little more than a century since a political system allowed corporatism, monopoly, exploitation or the "get rich at the expense of others" scheme to proliferate among us.
http://organiclegion.org/pt/The-Factory-of-Doubts/blog.htm
Photo by phogel:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/derfokel/166025457/
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http://current.com/groups/organicgreen/What is it?
Does that pollute the air? Is it toxic? Is it safe? Does that... more
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"Children's clothing store Gymboree has lots of cute Halloween costumes for sale this week, but the cotton in those costumes may be harvested under conditions worthy of a horror movie.
Almost 2,000 Change.org readers have already taken action to tell Gymboree and Abercrombie & Fitch to join the many other major clothing companies that have spoken out against the widespread forced labor of children in Uzbekistan's cotton industry. Abercombie & Fitch has since responded stating they have a policy not to source cotton from Uzbekistan because of these egregious human rights abuses.
But Gymboree remains scarily unmoved.
Even as many of you joined a national call-in day to Gymboree two weeks ago, the company remained silent on this critical issue. Many of you have also used Twitter to spread the word and communicated your concern on Gymboree's Facebook page.
Recently, the International Labor Rights Forum posted photographs of children working in Uzbekistan's cotton fields during the current cotton harvest on Gymboree's Facebook wall, so that the company could actually see some of the faces of the millions of children forced to leave school and work in the fields. Unfortunately, Gymboree swiftly removed the photographs and swept the reality faced by these children under the rug, while continuing its silence on the abuse. The photograph featured in this post is among those removed by Gymboree, and you can view more of them online here: http://laborrightsblog.typepad.com/international_labor_right/2010/10/the-photographs-gymboree-doesnt-want-you-to-see.html "
Please sign the petition at the link and share it with friends:
http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/the_child_labor_photographs_gymboree_doesnt_want_you_to_see
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"A West Virginia man wins a small victory, but not the war, against a mining company in the Coal River Valley.
Few homeowners in Appalachia dare to stand up to coal companies. But Bo Webb did, and achieved the unthinkable: He forced a company to move blasting on a mountaintop-removal strip mining site away from his hollow."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mining-20101003,0,5891396.story
I admire this man. This is an inspiring story and am only hoping more and more people will join this fight!
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By Frontline, Courtesy of PBS.org
"In Poisoned Waters, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith examines the growing hazards to human health and the ecosystem.
'The '70s were a lot about, "We're the good guys; we're the environmentalists; we're going to go after the polluters," and it's not really about that anymore,' Jay Manning, director of ecology for Washington state, tells FRONTLINE. 'It's about the way we all live. And unfortunately, we are all polluters. I am; you are; all of us are.'
Through interviews with scientists, environmental activists, corporate executives and average citizens impacted by the burgeoning pollution problem, Smith reveals startling new evidence that today's growing environmental threat comes not from the giant industrial polluters of old, but from chemicals in consumers' face creams, deodorants, prescription medicines and household cleaners that find their way into sewers, storm drains, and eventually into America's waterways and drinking water.
'The environment has slipped off our radar screen because it's not a hot crisis like the financial meltdown, war or terrorism,' Smith says.
'But pollution is a ticking time bomb. It's a chronic cancer that is slowly eating away the natural resources that are vital to our very lives.' "
For more info see: So what's safe to eat&drink? at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/view/?utm_campaign=searchpage&utm_medium=videosearch&utm_source=videosearch
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/v/?id=frol02s24daq8ac&w=514&h=366
The sentence that strikes me most about this video is:
"We know, today, precisely what is necessary to save the Chesapeake and now it's very clear, it comes down to the question of political will."
I might add, this is valid for all of the pollution and destruction we bring to ourselves and our planet.
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http://current.com/groups/organicgreen/By Frontline, Courtesy of PBS.org
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"Humanitarian aid delays for American victims of the US military Gulf oil and chemical dispersant attacks is a matter of life and death. WWL TV reports on one family of many submitting aid requests for Toxic Survival Kits, insurance and relocation assistance. Aid available is not meeting the needs but with more reports like WWL's, those suffering have a better chance of survival."
http://www.examiner.com/human-rights-in-national/censored-gulf-news-dying-without-aid-seen-on-tv-ignored-cries-for-help-america
This is incredibly sad.
And the story repeats itself: The inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina and now this.
When are people going to stand up to protect their fellow citizens?
WHEN?
What will you do when it happens to you?
Spread this with as many people as you know. These people need help and the corporation and the government needs to be held accountable!
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This documentary talks about getting America off oil and on biodiesel.
Josh Tickell, (activist, environmentalist and the director of this film), promotes sustainability, health and green living.
He examines our dependence on oil, its monopoly and its influential power on our politics through lobbyism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upTCSSkxlxE&feature=player_embedded
He also mentions the Iraq War as driven by the oil and the 9/11 tragedy that acted as a catalytic event for it.
He wants Biodiesel that comes from algae, from trees, garbage, cooked oil, solar and wind power to be the main source of energy.
He mentions the argument that biodiesel and ethanol, respectively coming from soy and corn, would compete with our food sources leading to food shortages and raising prices, therefore he suggests biodiesel that comes from algae farms instead which should harm no one.
That is correct and I couldn't agree more with him but what he does not mention is the other huge issue with these food crops and that is GMO.
Genetically engineered plants like corn, soy and canola, are one of the most terrible threats to our humanity and planet and that should be the first reason to be mentioned to dismiss this kind of biodiesel.
Companies like Monsanto are certainly expanding their power trying to push this false alternative energy.
Also, he never mentions HEMP as the greatest, most promising form of biofuel and also the least promoted.
I am definitely on the same page with Josh Tickell and his film when it comes to the elimination of our oil dependency and advice everyone to watch it.
A while ago, I grew tired to see temporary moratoriums and created this petition, the one petition that can change our WORLD, asking our government to eliminate oil, coal and gas altogether and forever.
The price to pay for these energy sources is too high, too many deaths, too much sickness, too much control and our Freedom and our choice as citizens and consumers is long GONE.
Take it back!
Please, sign this Petition and support alternative, safe, renewable energy sources now. http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/no_more_drill_baby_drill
No more waiting, no more killing, no more "Drill, baby, drill".
Thank you.
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http://current.com/groups/organicgreen/This documentary talks about getting America off oil and on biodiesel.
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We started as one and now we are thousands and growing.
Sign the petition and let them know you are not going to be part of their mass experiment anymore.
We want Justice!
We want our food to be natural, our health to be protected, our farmers to have an opportunity to grow locally, offering safe, fresh food and a political system that favors the big ag/chemical industry to go down, now!
Thanks to all that signed and to all that will join us in our effort to hold this company accountable for its damages to the WORLD.
Sponsored by us: OrganicLegion.org
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/bring-down-monsanto-monopoly/
(Update)
Please, also share this petition on Facebook, Myspace and Twitter.
Repost this message:
Tell our Government: Bring Down Monsanto's poisoning. Hold this company accountable for its damages to the world! http://bit.ly/bko2mZ
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/tim_and_selena/4740867237/#
Tim & Selena Middleton
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http://current.com/groups/organicgreen/We started as one and now we are thousands and growing.
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