My attitude toward becoming a vegan was similar to Augustine’s attitude toward becoming celibate—“God grant me abstinence, but not yet.” By Chris Hedges truthdig.com Nov. 9, 2014 Shutterstock My attitude toward becoming a vegan was similar to Augustine’s attitude toward becoming celibate—“God grant me abstinence, but not yet.” But with animal agriculture as the leading More
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PREVENTING THE EXPLOITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WAR AND ARMED CONFLICT NOVEMBER 6 Though mankind has always counted its war casualties in terms of dead and wounded soldiers and civilians, destroyed cities and livelihoods, the environment has often remained the unpublicized victim of war. "We must use all of the tools More
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In 1996, Mander and Edward Goldsmith brought together several prominent writers to contribute essays to the book titled The Case Against the Global Economy. ...Eighteen years ago, many wrote off this book as an exaggeration, when in fact it underestimated the damage to people of various economic statuses from both developing and developed countries caused More
Love water, not oil. A 200 mile ride to honor the earth and protest the Enbridge pipeline. [youtube=http://youtu.be/LiDcFKttW6k] Published on Sep 5, 2014 Winona LaDuke, Executive Director of the Native American environmental group Honor the Earth, holds a press conference at the Enbridge office in Bemidji, Minnesota following the 'Love Water Not Oil Tour", which More
Attention Friends of the Environment and Sane Public Spending The Minneapolis City Council votes on "municipal consent" of the $1.7-billion Southwest LRT on Friday, August 29, 2014, 9:30 am, City Hall room 317. "The current SWLRT includes no mention of equity," Insight News. 24,000 gallons per day dewatering between Cedar Lake, Isles & Calhoun Where’s the More
Now that the news of John Anfinson's appointment to the position of superintendent of the Mississippi National River and Recreation area has been confirmed, it is worth reviewing Anfinson's career and this determined opposition to any claim by Dakota people about the traditional cultural importance of Coldwater Spring, a location now under Anfinson's management. By More
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Nafeez Ahmed reports that "NSA Prism is motivated in part by fears that environmentally-linked disasters could spur anti-government activism". By Pakalolo Daily Kos August 11, 2014 Most of us on this site are well aware that climate change impacts will exacerbate marginal living in poor and desperate nations particularly those in Africa, South Asia and the More
At intersections of social and economic justice, hundreds gather in Richmond California to build strategy for a 'just transition' away from an economy that is 'crashing planet.' By Sarah Lazare, staff writer Common Dreams August 7, 2014 Opening Plenary to kick off the National Convening picturing Antonio Diaz, PODER; Pam Tau Lee; Jose Bravo, JTA; Lipo Chanthanasak, More
At intersections of social and economic justice, hundreds gather in Richmond California to build strategy for a 'just transition' away from an economy that is 'crashing planet.' By Sarah Lazare, staff writer Common Dreams August 7, 2014 Opening Plenary to kick off the National Convening picturing Antonio Diaz, PODER; Pam Tau Lee; Jose Bravo, JTA; Lipo Chanthanasak, More
“At this stage, there’s no doubt that climate change is real, that it’s being caused by our activity, that it’s harming the planet and affecting our livelihood...” This March 13, 2014 file photo shows cracks in the dry bed of the Stevens Creek Reservoir in Cupertino, Calif. CREDIT: AP PHOTO/MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ By More
