Is SWLRT worth the Chain of Lakes? Why not put the transit where the people are? By Susu Jeffrey July 6, 2015 Reviving from a $341 million "funding gap" Southwest LRT proponents reduced the scope of the project by $250 million while cobbling monies together to keep the priciest ever state public works More
Fiore: Now that Pope Francis has come out on the side of acknowledging human-caused global warming, Republican presidential contenders are suddenly on the side of “science” not religion. Where does this pope guy get off on mixing religion and politics, sheesh!
Kathy Hollander of MN350 commented: Tar sands oil is not illegal, but the switching of the tar sands oil from the Alberta Clipper to another Enbridge pipeline, Line 3, at the international border is. This is the subject of the lawsuit filed by many groups, including MN350.org. This switch to another pipeline right at the border and More
Jeffrey: Neither the state, nor a unit of metropolitan government, nor a political subdivision of the state may take any action that may diminish the flow of water to or from Camp Coldwater Springs.
https://youtu.be/VIAuamq57tE After an onslaught of legislation to overturn local control in Texas, The Frackettes are back in business! Puppets For The Planet Published on May 14, 2015 Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Rise Up Times More
From the article: In early 2014 there were unusual news stories about Gallup's end-of-2013 polling because after polling in 65 countries with the question "Which country do you think is the greatest threat to peace in the world today?" the overwhelming winner had been the United States of America. In fact, the United States is less generous with aid but more profligate with bombs and missiles than other countries and trails generally in how it treats the rest of the world. *** The U.S. government is currently working on ratifying, in secret, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which empowers corporations to overturn laws enacted by the U.S. government.
Stone: Until we have a leadership willing to make the enormous changes—psychological, military, and bureaucratic—to end the existing world system, a system of hatred, of anarchy, of murder, of war and pollution, there is no use talking about buying more wastebaskets or spending a couple of hundred million dollars on the Missouri River.
https://youtu.be/gm3K31iQqD4 By Dr. Riki Ott, Chicago Independent Television | Video March 27, 2015 It’s been 21 years since the EPA considered the rules that govern Oil Spill Response. In that time, our technologies have advanced significantly, while the rules surrounding them remained unchanged. Dangerous dispersants, unconventional oil and gas, and risky transportation methods have More
The military whistleblower’s 2010 Wikileaks dump included information that could have saved the 11 BP workers who died that spring in the Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster. By Greg Palast GregPalast.com truthdig.com April 19, 2015 The author under arrest in Azerbaijan in December 2010. (Palast Investigative Fund) Five years ago Monday, 11 More
The normal life span of a cow is 20 to 25 years. The life span of a cow on a dairy farm, one whose reproductive system is often speeded up through administering hormones such as estrogen and prostaglandin, is five to seven years. By Chris Hedges truthdig.com April 19, 2015 AP / Carrie Antlfinger MINISINK, More
Fiore: What’s the new frontier in scientific denial? Earthquake denial! First, fossil fuels help change the atmosphere, now they’re causing earthquakes. It’s official, this isn’t just some crackpot conspiracy theory designed to undermine the oil industry. The USGS and loads of scientists confirm that the industry practice of injecting oil and gas wastewater deep underground is causing earthquakes.
Elizabeth Ward of the Sierra Club's Wisconsin branch is particularly concerned about Line 61's proximity to Lake Superior. "The Great Lakes are all connected, so if something really big happens, it could affect all of them," she said. "They provide drinking water for 42 million people."
