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Eco-Activist Freed 19 y
Freed after false charges, Mexican eco-activist Felipe Arreaga and his family fear for their lives, but pledge not to back away from protecting the Sierra Madre mountains from irresponsible logging.
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MEXICO: September 20, 2005
MEXICO CITY - A Mexican peasant ecologist whose jailing on false charges became an international rights case said on Monday his prison ordeal had embittered him toward President Vicente Fox’s government and others promising change.
Felipe Arreaga was cleared of murder charges last week and after 10 months freed from his sweltering jail on the Pacific coast in a case that drew outcry over judicial corruption.
”My soul aches,” Arreaga, 56, told a news conference, his voice ... read more Solar Power! 19 y
California's Million Solar Roofs bill was defeated in the California legislature earlier this month, but that's not the end of this alternative source of power for California.
”Sunrise from the West” from Grist Magazine: Environmental News and Commentary
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2005/9/21/17309/6650?source=daily
Posted by Lisa Hymas at 5:30 PM on 21 Sep 2005
The defeat in the California legislature of the bipartisan Million Solar Roofs bill earlier this month was a big blow, but the initiative -- and the broader spirit behind it -- are carrying on, says David Hochschild, director of policy at Vote Solar Initiative, http://votesolar.org/ a nonprofit working to bring solar energy into the mainstream. Here, Hochschild shares his take in an op-ed wr ... read more Indigenous Hero 19 y
Isidro Baldenegro is a community leader of the Tarahumara (who call themselves "Raramuri", "the runners"), an indigenous people of Northern Mexico. Baldenegro has been seeking to protect his people's Sierra Madre Mountain land from illegal logging and drug trafficking. He received the 2005 Goldman Environmental Prize for his efforts.
Isidro Baldenegro López
”To seek a better future for the communities and the coming generations, to denounce the injustices committed against the indigenous people and to protect the forest and natural resources of the Tarahumara Sierra.”
Mexico Land Preservation
En español
PHOTOS
Indigenous Leader Defends Forests in Mexico Isidro Baldenegro López, 38, is a subsistence farmer and community leader of Mexico’s indigenous Tarahumara people in the country’s Sierra Madre mountain region. He has spent much of his life defending old growth forests from devastating lo ... read more What is DIOXIN? 19 y
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences explains what the chemical DIOXIN is and how it affects human health
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/dioxin.htm
Dioxin Research at the
National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS)
What is dioxin?
Dioxin is the common name used to refer to the chemical 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin or TCDD. In addition to dioxin itself there are other compounds, such as the polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and some polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), that have similar structures and activity as dioxin. These are often commonly referred to as dioxin-like compounds or ”dioxins”.
How are diox ... read more Antibacterial Products Harmful 19 y
Antibacterial household products have proliferated in the past seven years. Scientists are concerned they may be harmful to human and environmental health.
More than 700 antibacterial products such as soaps, towels, sponges, cutting boards, cleansers, toothbrushes, dishwashing detergents, hand lotions, and other household goods that claim to kill bacteria and fungi are now a $1 billion-a-year industry. These products may be harming human health and the environment.
Triclosan, a popular microbe-icide, can combine with chlorine in tap water to form chloroform, which can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Some studies show that triclosan, exposed to sunlight after washing into streams and rivers through treated hum ... read more Venezuelan Surprise!! 19 y
I love it! Hugo Chavez, president of oil-rich Venezuela, plans on selling cheap oil to America's poor. Support him in his efforts: buy CITGO gasoline!
Published on Sunday, September 18, 2005 by the New York Daily News
Chavez’ Surprise for Bush
Offering to Sell Cheap Oil to America’s Poor
by Juan Gonzalez
Worried about the skyrocketing cost of gasoline and heating oil this winter?
Well, Hugo Chavez, the firebrand president of oil-rich Venezuela, wants to
help.
Chavez, a former army officer twice elected president in huge landslides,
has become a target of the Bush administration for his radical social
policies.
Last month, right-wing evangelist Pat Robertson openly urged his
assassination.
But now Chavez is firing ... read more Wonderously Blank:ANWR 19 y
T.A. Barron writes eloquently about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Please TAKE ACTION to save this pristine environment from oil drilling!
WONDROUSLY BLANK: A PLEA FOR THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
by T. A. Barron
The world would be far poorer, Aldo Leopold famously observed, "without a blank
spot on the map." Yet it wasn’t long ago that U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski from
Alaska stood in the Senate chamber and declared indignantly that the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge was no more remarkable than a blank piece of paper.
What, really, is a blank spot on the map? What is its value? These questions
are difficult to answer -- especially for a money-driven, mechanized society
such a ... read more Save the EVERGLADES! 19 y
Florida Everglades is a globally unique wetlands. TAKE ACTION to urge your U.S. Senators to approve Everglades restoration projects!
SAVE AMERICA’S EVERGLADES
Dear All: Help save America’s Everglades by urging Congress to authorize key parts of a massive, ongoing Everglades restoration effort. Each of the 68 project components of the Everglades restoration must be authorized by Congress through the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). To help the imperiled Everglades this year, the WRDA must be put on the Senate’s agenda so that two key projects can be approved. (The House has already passed its version of the bill.)
Once a healthy eight-million acre ri ... read more Amphibians="Eco-Canaries" 19 y
Amphibians are very sensitive to changes in the environment, including air and water quality, and thus are the world's "canaries in the coal mine". One-third of the world's amphibian species are at high risk of extinction.
AMPHIBIANS: THE ASSESSMENT
Amphibians in deep trouble
Naturalists describe amphibians as sensitive indicators of the health of the wider environment. They describe amphibians as ”the canaries in the coal mine”, as their highly permeable skins are very sensitive to environmental changes, including in water and air quality.
Russell Mittermeier, president of Conservation International, said: ”Amphibians are one of Nature’s best indicators of overall environmental health.
... read more Running Water 19 y
This looks like a Thomas Kinkade painting. It's rumored to carry a miracle! The water is supposed to be running, so if it's not moving then it didn't come through entirely.
Nuclear Waste Dump 19 y
Bush Admin. plans to build massive radioactive-waste dump on impoverished Utah Indian reservation.
Feds approve nuclear-waste dump on Utah tribe’s land
On Friday, the Bush administration approved a controversial $3.1 billion plan for a massive temporary radioactive-waste dump on a Utah Indian reservation -- a win for nuclear-power interests. A private firm and the sovereign Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians struck up the agreement for the repository, so the plan has evaded the kind of public review and political debate that’s kept the proposed nuclear-waste dump at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain in stasis. The Utah facility could come online by 2007, and might ultimately hold about 4 ... read more Human Slavery 19 y
Modern-day slavery, AKA "human trafficking", globally affects over 1 million children a year, mostly for the purposes of providing cheap labor or sexual services.
http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=1998
Modern Day Slavery: Breaking the Silence By NOISEmaker Crusader Think that slavery is long gone? Think again. Modern-day slavery, better known as human trafficking, is a global horror, affecting up to 1.2 million children a year. After arms and drug dealing, it is the third largest criminal activity in the world, as well as the fastest-growing. Victims are trafficked for a variety of reasons -- mostly for cheap labor and sexua| services. ”Mail order brides,” as young as 13, are trafficked from Eastern Europe and Asia. Young ... read more Sustainable Food Production 19 y
The author of this article discusses 5 reasons why our current food system is not sustainable, and proposes 5 ways to convert our current agricultural and food distribution practices to sustainability.
ISIS Press Release 9/14/05
Policies for Sustainable Food Systems, National and Global
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/PFSFSNG.php
Michael Meacher
Why our current agriculture and food production is not
sustainable
There are five reasons why our current food system is not
sustainable. First, the increasingly mechanised agriculture
depends on oil, but the supply of oil is beginning to run
out, or at least half of the 2 trillion barrels of oil
available has already been used and oil demand from China,
India and other major developing countries which are
industrialising fast is risin ... read more BioTown:Pigs Rule! 19 y
Indiana Town to Turn Stinking Hog Manure into Power
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/32480/story.htm
USA: September 13, 2005
CHICAGO - They cannot escape the stench, but residents of tiny Reynolds, Indiana, hope the oceans of hog manure produced nearby will power their homes and businesses some day soon.
”We’re very excited,” town president Charlie Van Voorst. ”They’re advertising us as a showcase for the world.”
Indiana’s energy conservation-minded Gov. Mitch Daniels will take his ethanol-powered recreational vehicle to Reynolds on Tuesday to designate the single stoplight town the world’s first ”Biotown.” ... read more Lord Of War! 19 y
Go to the Movies and Help Stop War Profiteers!
Lord of War illustrates the deadly impact of the uncontrolled global arms trade. Learn more. »
Amnesty International USA is thrilled to promote the new film, Lord of War, directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Academy Award-Winner Nicolas Cage. The movie opens across the country today. Lord of War is an action thriller chronicling the global exploits of Yuri Orlov (Cage), a US-based arms broker who traffics weapons to dictators and human rights abusers while trying to stay out of the clutches of an intrepi ... read more Safer Cosmetics 19 y
Harmful chemicals in cosmetic and personal care products can cause cancer, birth defects, allergic reaction, and other health problems. TAKE ACTION to ask CA Governor to sign Cosmetics Safety Bill!
http://www.safecosmetics.org
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
TAKE ACTION!
Cosmetics Safety Bill Headed to California Governor’s Desk—Your Help Needed Today!
In a significant victory for women’s health, a bill that will require cosmetics companies to report their use of cancer-causing ingredients to the state Department of Health passed the state Legislature August 30. The bill now goes to Gov. Schwarzenegger for signature or veto. We need your help NOW to make sure this important piece of legislation is signed into law!
TAKE ACTION: Urge the governor to sign the ... read more Katrina Dog Slide Show 19 y
Rescued dogs from the Gulf region;Click on "Slide Show" to see How YOU can help!
PHOTO FROM THE BALTIMORE SUN The plane is carrying nothing but animals that were rescued from the Gulf region. KATRINA DOGS SLIDE SHOW http://www.forpitssake.org/katrina.html
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