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S.F. Gets Second Chance to Cut Down on Plastic Bags
Two years ago, San Francisco had a chance to significantly impact the amount of garbage we produce while drastically reducing the costs of recycling and garbage disposal – by imposing a 17-cent fee on each plastic bag distributed at large grocery stores. The legislation also would have improved the cleanliness of our city and reduced the pollution in our bay....
Posted: Wed, Mar 14, 2007 6:41am PDT
New study shows toxicity of GE maize approved for human consumption
New study reveals signs of toxicity of GE maize approved for human
consumption...
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 11:06pm PDT
Critical Mass Style Bike Ride Sun the 18th
Meet at Delores Park at 11 am....
Event Date: Sun, Mar 18, 2007 11:00am PDT
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 8:40pm PDT
March 2007 Newsletter from Calif. Food n' Justice Coalition
:: Upcoming CFJC Event Farm Bill Forum in Ventura
:: 2007 Farm Bill News & ACTION ALERT
:: Funding Opportunities
:: Job Opening at CFJC & Internship Announcement
:: Oakland Institute Policy Brief Reveals: Consolidated Control of Food
Leads to Declining Food Security, Economic Health, and Labor Standards
:: Food and Justice On-line Media that Matters
:: Member Announcements jobs, events, alerts and more.......
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 6:40pm PDT
Ralph Nader documentary premiere
The Nickelodeon Theatre at 210 Lincoln St. in Santa Cruz....
Event Date: Fri, Mar 16, 2007 1:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 1:38pm PDT
‘Rapid’ global warming due to increase in sun’s radiation
By Don Beck...
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 12:33pm PDT
Climate scientist 'duped to deny global warming'
Ben Goldacre and David Adam of The Observer...
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 12:32pm PDT
Climate - We have much less time to act than we thought.
by Bill Tregea...
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 12:26pm PDT
Free Movie Event Thursday- Judi Bari v. The FBI
Golden Gate University School of Law
Room 2203
536 Mission St. between 1st and 2nd
San Francisco...
Event Date: Thu, Mar 15, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 10:44am PDT
UK 'to lead world' in climate change fight
Britain will lead the world towards combating climate change, Tony Blair vowed today. He unveiled a "revolutionary step" in the Government's blueprint for reducing harmful emissions, binding the UK to a 60-per-cent cut by 2050....
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 8:12am PDT
San Fracisco Peaks - victory for the First People from Ninth Circuit Appeals Court
I received an e-mail from the lead attorney Mr.Shanker that the tribes linked to the San Francisco Peaks, who opposed the desecration of the peaks by some entities - that wanted to use treated sewage to create snow so that they could defile and ski on the San Francisco Peaks, Sacred Sites and Slopes were defeated. This is a Big Victory in recent times in favor of Mother Earth, the First People, and good children, men, and women. Aho....
Posted: Tue, Mar 13, 2007 7:07am PDT
International Earth Day at China Camp State Park
Beechwood Court at Rollingwood Drive in San Rafael (Marin County).
From Hwy 101, take Central San Rafael exit:
1. Head east on 2nd St toward Grand Ave
2. 2nd St merges with 3rd St & becomes Point San Pedro Rd
3. Continue on Point San Pedro Rd
4. Turn left at Knight Dr
5. Turn left at Rollingwood Dr
6. Turn left at Beechwood Ct
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=beechwood+court,+94901+from+2nd+st+%26+irwin+st,+94901&layer=&sll=37.97729,-122.497425&sspn=0.048239,0.0...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 17, 2007 9:00am PDT
Posted: Mon, Mar 12, 2007 5:44pm PDT
San Francisco Oil Awareness Monthly Meeting
Citizens' Space, 425 2nd Street, SF...
Event Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Mar 12, 2007 1:00am PDT
"An Inconvenient Meal": Meat and Global Warming Connection Rarely Acknowledged
DawnWatch: Glenn Beck and Atlantic Monthly cover meat and global warming 3/8/07...
Posted: Mon, Mar 12, 2007 12:08am PDT
Food Not Bombs Presentation in Santa Cruz (3/19)
A Food Not Bombs presentation by Keith McHenry...
Posted: Sun, Mar 11, 2007 4:41pm PDT
Alaskan Wolves face aerial gunning by Fish & Game Biostitutes, pressure by hunters to cull
Mainstream news from Alaska is reporting that the aerial wolf eradication program has only killed 38 wolves from volunteer shooters and pilots. Weather and costly fuel has inhibited the eradication of the target 400 wolves for this season for a few moose hunters. The majority of people are opposed to this sadistic program....
Posted: Sun, Mar 11, 2007 1:50pm PDT
Don't mention the polar bears, Bush tells US scientists
The Bush Administration has been accused once again of gagging US government scientists by getting them to agree not to talk about polar bears, sea ice and climate change during official overseas trips....
Posted: Sat, Mar 10, 2007 8:33am PST
PETA tells Al Gore to go vegetarian if he's truely serious about global warming
PETA said the effect of meat addition among people on climate is truly staggering and pointed out to a recent report by the U.N., “Livestock's Long Shadow—Environmental Issues and Options,” which has shown that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined....
Posted: Fri, Mar 9, 2007 3:30pm PST
Make a Film and Make a Difference!
NUFF Global is a grassroots side-project of the Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) held each year in Tromsø, Norway....
Posted: Fri, Mar 9, 2007 5:50am PST
Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update
Nearly every day this week, Yellowstone National Park wranglers have been using our tax dollars to conduct intensive buffalo hazing operations along the park's northern boundary near Gardiner....
Posted: Thu, Mar 8, 2007 8:52pm PST