http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/104716401?z00m=19785523 Protect Our National Forests! Target: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack; CC: Congress Sponsored by: Pew Environment Group Recently, the green light was given to logging in Alaska’s Tongass Rainforest, and now pristine national forests in other parts of the country could be in jeopardy. One of the key environmental policies that Barack Obama pledged [...]
Archive for August 2009
Protect Our National Forests!
August 24, 2009PepsiCo Chooses to Continue Using GE Ingredients Despite Evidence of Harm
August 24, 2009Published on Monday, August 24, 2009 by Natural News Network PepsiCo Chooses to Continue Using GE Ingredients Despite Evidence of Harm by Dave Gabriele PepsiCo’s 2009 shareholder proxy report contains a proposal (pg. 61) that paints a clear picture of the company’s use of genetically-engineered (GE) food ingredients and its attitude toward this issue. The [...]
EPA Fails To Inform Public About Weed-Killer In Drinking Water
August 24, 2009Published on Monday, August 24, 2009 by Huffington Post EPA Fails To Inform Public About Weed-Killer In Drinking Water by Danielle Ivory One of the nation’s most widely-used herbicides has been found to exceed federal safety limits in drinking water in four states, but water customers have not been told and the Environmental Protection Agency [...]
Justice Dept. Report Advises Pursuing CIA Abuse Cases
August 24, 2009Published on Monday, August 24, 2009 by The New York Times Justice Dept. Report Advises Pursuing CIA Abuse Cases by David Johnston WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s ethics office has recommended reversing the Bush administration and reopening nearly a dozen prisoner-abuse cases, potentially exposing Central Intelligence Agency employees and contractors to prosecution for brutal treatment [...]
Fears
August 23, 2009+FEAR The only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. +Martin Luther A man’s doubts and fears are his worst enemies. +William Wrigley Jr., 1861-1932+ I received these quotes from one of my Catholic email groups. I thought I [...]
Stop Toxin-Laden Wastewater Dump in Our Streams!
August 23, 2009http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/831747533?z00m=19785353 Stop Toxin-Laden Wastewater Dump in Our Streams! Target: U.S. House of Representatives Sponsored by: Sierra Club On June 22, 2009, the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Water Act permits a mining company to pump hundreds of thousands of gallons per day of toxic wastewater slurry into an Alaskan lake, killing its fish and [...]
Secret Prisons and Sovereignty
August 23, 2009Published on Sunday, August 23, 2009 by The Guardian/UK Secret Prisons and Sovereignty Legal black holes such as Bagram are the physical manifestation of the ‘state of exception’ beloved of leaders throughout history by Bernard Keenan Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) demanded that the Obama administration release information on 600 detainees held [...]
The Big One: Teaching about Climate Change
August 23, 2009He sounds like a wonderful teacher. Published on Sunday, August 23, 2009 by Rethinking Schools The Big One: Teaching about Climate Change by Bill Bigelow I sat on the tall stool, facing the class of 9th graders. I put a cigarette between my lips and flicked on the lighter. “Anyone mind if I smoke?” Yes, [...]
Stop the Killing of Bluefin Tuna
August 22, 2009http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/674667527?z00m=19785158 Stop the Killing of Bluefin Tuna Target: National Marine Fisheries Service Sponsored by: Pew Environment Group Western Atlantic bluefin tuna are in deep peril. This amazing fish that is as fast as 43 MPH and weighs up to 1,500 pounds is in danger of becoming extinct within 10 years. Rampant commercial fishing has reduced [...]
