Published on Saturday, July 17, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Our Planet, Our People are not Expendable! We Refuse To Sacrifice Life for Corporate Profits by Stephanie McMillan The Gulf of Mexico has been destroyed. Immeasurable, irreparable damage has been done to wildlife, the health of the ocean, and people’s livelihoods. We have been cursed for years [...]
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Our Planet, Our People are not Expendable! We Refuse To Sacrifice Life for Corporate Profits
July 17, 2010My Thoughts for Friday
July 16, 2010I am glad I feel like a human being again. Hopefully, my body is getting used to the new meds. Making Aunt Juliet’s casserole for dinner and watching the History Channel. The show is bringing up memories of my past. It is amazing how much one finds they remember. Will continue on the same [...]
Last Month Was the Hottest June Recorded Worldwide, Figures Show
July 16, 2010Published on Friday, July 16, 2010 by The Guardian/UK Last Month Was the Hottest June Recorded Worldwide, Figures Show US government climate data suggests 2010 on course to be warmest year since records began by John Vidal Last month was the hottest June ever recorded worldwide and the fourth consecutive month that the combined global [...]
Hudson Bay Polar Bears ‘Could Soon Be Extinct’
July 15, 2010Published on Thursday, July 15, 2010 by The Independent/UK Hudson Bay Polar Bears ‘Could Soon Be Extinct’ by Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor Polar bears in the Hudson Bay area of Canada are likely to die out in the next three decades, possibly sooner, as global warming melts more Arctic ice and thus reduces their hunting [...]
Revenge of the Weeds
July 15, 2010Published on Thursday, July 15, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Revenge of the Weeds by Robert C. Koehler Today’s big news stories – the wars, the eco-disasters – all seem to have the same gaping hole in them. This hole is lack of awareness, and its thrum, once you begin to hear it, soon becomes deafening: We [...]
Double Dividend: Make Money by Saving Nature
July 15, 2010Published on Thursday, July 15, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Double Dividend: Make Money by Saving Nature by George Lakoff Saving nature is the central issue. Carbon fuels destroy nature. The Gulf Death Gusher is the most visible sign. But signs are everywhere. Overall global warming increases hurricanes and floods, destroys habitats for plants, fish, birds, and [...]
U.N.: Include Value of Natural Resources in Size of Economies
July 13, 2010Published on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Reuters U.N.: Include Value of Natural Resources in Size of Economies U.N. urges new resource accounting, cites BP spill The Gulf of Mexico oil spill highlights the need for governments to include the value of natural resources such as fisheries when calculating the size of their economies, the [...]
Watchdog Fears Afghan Women’s Rights to Be Traded for Peace
July 13, 2010Published on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by Agence France Presse Watchdog Fears Afghan Women’s Rights to Be Traded for Peace by Lynne O’Donnell KABUL – An international rights group has called on the Afghan government and its Western backers to ensure gains made by women in the country are not sacrificed in any peace talks [...]
BP Oil Spill: Barack Obama’s Investigation Hears of ‘Friction’
July 13, 2010Published on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by The Guardian/UK BP Oil Spill: Barack Obama’s Investigation Hears of ‘Friction’ • Commission told Transocean should have shut well • Inquiry on rig blast starts with effects of disaster by Suzanne Goldenberg in New Orleans A commission appointed by Barack Obama to uncover the cause of America’s worst [...]
My Thoughts for Monday
July 12, 2010God is Love God is our deepest desire. God creates us out of love, for the purpose of love, as the fulfillment of our love. I found this quote while going through my Catholic email folder. It really spoke to me so I decided to use it in my thoughts for today. [...]
