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▶ Protesters To Bring Longship Into BP-Sponsored British Museum

Campaigners for ethical arts funding will hold “flash-horde” protest to “give BP a Viking funeral” at Viking exhibition sponsored by the oil company. Over 100 people have already pledged to attend the June 15th protest. By Creative Resistance, www.creativeresistance.org  PopularResistance.org  June 5th, 2014 This article is from our associated project, CreativeResistance.org Theatrical protest group the Reclaim Shakespeare Company have announced plans More

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Susu Jeffrey: The Hum of the Blood of the Earth [The Mississippi River Poem]

The Hum of the Blood of the Earth                                         after Pare Lorentz   By Susu Jeffrey   Water roaring over rocks in Dakotah, Min-ne-rah-rah                  the sound of the falls   discovered by Father Hennepin     whilst a prisoner       of native people                  hard limestone                  overlays                        sand                stone Big River More

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▶ How Wolves Change Rivers

Transforming the ecosystem. Don't kill the wolves. Yes, more song birds, more beavers, and vegetation, regenerating forests . . . [youtube=http://youtu.be/ysa5OBhXz-Q] 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 is also on  Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr.  Find us More

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Peter G. Cohen: The Suicide Path

By Peter G Cohen  Truthout.org | Op-Ed  21 May 2014 My concern is not for a political theory or system, nor for one belief or another. My concern is for the survival of humanity and as many of the living species as possible. We humans have been given an unbelievably diverse, beautiful and fruitful natural world, which More

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To Combat Climate Change, Humanity Must Act Now, NASA Chief Says | Space.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Humanity must act now if it hopes to stave off the worst impacts of climate change, NASA chief Charles Bolden says. On the 1950 map, only a small corner of the southwestern U.S. blushes dark red, indicating average July temperatures of at least 105 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius). But this More

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To Combat Climate Change, Humanity Must Act Now, NASA Chief Says | Space.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Humanity must act now if it hopes to stave off the worst impacts of climate change, NASA chief Charles Bolden says. On the 1950 map, only a small corner of the southwestern U.S. blushes dark red, indicating average July temperatures of at least 105 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius). But this More

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Nygaard Notes: Grab Bag, Climate Change, Ukraine

Nygaard NotesIndependent Periodic News and AnalysisNumber 552, April 27, 2014On the Web at http://www.nygaardnotes.org/******GRAB BAG1.  “Quote” of the Week: “Large oil spills are never cleaned up.”2.  Energy Costs Outside of “The Market”3.  The “Grand Bargain” is Dead!4.  Seeing is Not Believing in Ukraine ******  CLIMATE1.  “Quote” of the Week: “Two Inescapable Facts”2.  No Debate: Climate Change More

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▶ 40 Years of MayDay (Sunshine Soul Music)

Sunshine soul music! [vimeo http://vimeo.com/93704473] 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 is also on  Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr.  Find us on Twitter at Rise Up Times (@touchpeace). 40 Years of MayDay  JOAN COLBY  

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Revealed: ALEC’s 2014 Attacks on the Environment | PR Watch

The spreadsheet (dated from late March 2014 and made public by CMD/The Progressive today) reveals ALEC tracking a total of 131 bills that, among other things, roll back state renewable energy standards, increase costs for American households with solar, hype the Keystone XL pipeline, push back on proposed EPA coal regulations that protect human health, and create industry-friendly More

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Revealed: ALEC’s 2014 Attacks on the Environment | PR Watch

The spreadsheet (dated from late March 2014 and made public by CMD/The Progressive today) reveals ALEC tracking a total of 131 bills that, among other things, roll back state renewable energy standards, increase costs for American households with solar, hype the Keystone XL pipeline, push back on proposed EPA coal regulations that protect human health, and create industry-friendly More

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