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textMike Davis on The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu by Democracy Now (reposted)
We spend the hour with Mike Davis author of the new book, "The Monster At Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu." Davis says, "2005 is the year in which avian flu, now has acquired a critical mass amongst birds that it won't be eradicated and it's unclear whether it can be contained. Most likely, avian flu will fly to every corner of the world. It will probably reach Alaska and Northern Canada, for instance, in the near future. Avian flu - the threat of pandemic avian flu - ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 19, 2005 7:11am PDT
textDemocrats Chant “Shame” in Congress After Bills Pass Benefiting Big Businesses by Democracy Now (reposted)
In the weeks after Hurricane Katrina, legislation in the Senate and House has been criticized as beneficial to corporations while sidelining the victims of the disaster. Recently, House Republican leaders pushed through a bill to make it easier for oil companies to build new domestic refineries....
Posted: Thu, Oct 13, 2005 7:49am PDT
imageList of America's Most Endangered Forests
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by nfpa repost
Groundbreaking economic analysis reveals Bush Administration's push for more industrial logging defies market realities...
Posted: Wed, Oct 12, 2005 12:34am PDT
textTexan Environmental Activist Diane Wilson: Why I Refuse to go Jail by Democracy Now (reposted)
Three years ago Wilson was arrested for committing civil disobediance at a Dow Chemical plant to protest the company's connection to the Bhopal chemical disaster. She’s now refusing to go to prison until former Union Carbide CEO Warren Andersen is jailed for his role in Bhopal....
Posted: Tue, Oct 11, 2005 8:06am PDT
image“Do It or Shut the Fuck Up”
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by Ted E. Ruxpin
That blunt statement basically sums up this recently released zine by political prisoners Jeffrey ‘Free’ Leurs and Rob ‘Los Ricos’ Thaxton....
Posted: Fri, Oct 7, 2005 3:38pm PDT
textGE Strikes A Deal to Clean Up PCBs in the Hudson by Democracy Now (reposted)
Federal authorities and General Electric have struck a deal on dredging polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB, contaminated sediment from the Hudson River. We have a discussion between an EPA administrator and an attorney from Riverkeeper....
Posted: Fri, Oct 7, 2005 6:59am PDT
textOCTOBER IS HELL MONTH FOR NATIONAL COAL CO. by jon nix
NCC is currently blasting the top off of Zeb Mountain in eastern TN to get their greedy hands on the coal that lays beneath. Using so called “cross ridge mining” (we call it mountain top removal) they are destroying our beautiful mountains in the name of profit. Here’s how you can get a hold of them and let them know what you think. Feel free to visit them at their office and GIVE ‘EM HELL ALL OCTOBER!...
Posted: Mon, Oct 3, 2005 2:27pm PDT
textMercury emissions expose extreme right’s ‘family values’ hypocrisy by PWW (reposted)
On Sept. 13 the U.S. Senate narrowly rejected a bipartisan resolution offered by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) that would have maintained a firm timetable for the reduction in mercury emissions from power plants....
Posted: Fri, Sep 30, 2005 7:12am PDT
audioWaveland, MS - Update Sept 23, 2005 (audio/mpeg 16.7MB) by David Grace
We interview Dave Sayotovich, one of the crew helping in the rebuilding of Waveland...
Posted: Fri, Sep 23, 2005 10:14am PDT
textBTL:Global Warming Linked to the Increased Power of Hurricanes Battering the US by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
Interview with Ross Gelbspan, journalist and author, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus...
Posted: Fri, Sep 23, 2005 5:57am PDT
text* HURRICANE RITA - NOW CATEGORY 5 - URGENT UPDATE ** by Steve Gregory
The latest RECON reports confirm RITA is now a CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 Hurricane....
Posted: Wed, Sep 21, 2005 12:38pm PDT
audioReport from Waveland, MS (audio/mpeg 8.7MB) by David Grace
Interview with Diamond Dave Whitaker from the coast of Mississippi west of Biloxi...
Posted: Wed, Sep 21, 2005 11:29am PDT
textWangari Maathai and Ken Wiwa's Son Discuss Oil and the Environment by Democracy Now (reposted)
We take a look at oil and the environment with Ken Wiwa - the son of Ken Saro Wiwa who was executed in 1995 by the Nigerian military dictatorship and Nobel Peace prize-winner and leading environmentalist Wangari Maathai....
Posted: Tue, Sep 20, 2005 7:44am PDT
textExtinction Bill Introduced; Would Rip the Heart out of the Endangered Species Act by Brent Plater
Representative Dick Pombo (R-CA) has introduced H.R. 3824, an "extinction bill" that would eliminate 30 years of progress towards recovery of imperiled fish and wildlife under the Endangered Species Act, our nation's most important wildlife law....
Posted: Mon, Sep 19, 2005 4:28pm PDT
audioKatrina Update (audio/mpeg 8.5MB) by David Grace
Various reports from the alternative media in and around New Orleans. We thank BlastFurnace Radio in Pittsburgh, PA & WAFB-TV, Baton Rouge, LA for their interviews. Malik Rahim is also interviewed about the current needs of the area - medical supplies & certification of clinics, restoration of the wetlands and the need for an alternative economy to provide local needs while FEMA sabotages the region....
Posted: Sun, Sep 18, 2005 9:01pm PDT
audioArctic oil development threatens Gwich'in people (part1): interview w/ Sarah James (audio/mpeg 9.1MB) by ecr@indymedia.org
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Posted: Tue, Sep 13, 2005 1:50am PDT
textCover-up: toxic waters 'will make New Orleans unsafe for a decade' : EPA by Geoffrey Lean/CCNWON
"...no one is trying to find out." Other US sources spelt out the extent of the danger from one of America's most polluted industrial areas, known locally as "Cancer Alley". The 66 chemical plants, refineries and petroleum storage depots churn out 600m lb of toxic waste each year. Other dangerous substances are in site storage tanks or at the port of New Orleans. No one knows how much pollution has escaped through damaged plants and leaking pipes into the "toxic ...
Posted: Sun, Sep 11, 2005 12:32pm PDT
textBTL:Consumer Group Claims Oil Companies' Disaster Profiteering Necessitates... by Between the Lines' Scott Harris
...Price Controls ~ Interview with Tyson Slocum, of Public Citizen's Energy Program, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris...
Posted: Sun, Sep 11, 2005 12:01pm PDT
textNew York City police continue arrests of bicyclists by wsws (reposted)
The arrest of 48 bicyclists in downtown Manhattan on August 26 marks a continuation of the assault by the New York City Police on democratic rights. These arrests took place in several locations as police corralled a monthly ride promoting bicycling that has been taking place for 10 years. They spotlight the increasing suppression of some of the most harmless and routine activities for fear that they could become rallying points for the seething hostility that exists to social inequality and ...
Posted: Fri, Sep 9, 2005 6:55am PDT
textBCA E-Newsletter September 2005 by Breast Cancer Action
1. IN THE NEWS: FDA Issues Warning on Herceptin; FDA Official Resigns over Emergency Contraception Delay; New York Passes Legislation for Healthier Schools 2. TAKE ACTION: Tell Governor Schwarzenegger to Sign the California Safe Cosmetics Act; Register to Vote 3. SAVE THE DATE: Celebrating Activism – a Benefit for Breast Cancer Action’s 15th Anniversary, October 15, San Francisco; San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 8-11, San Antonio 4. FAQ OF THE MONTH: What's the difference...
Posted: Wed, Sep 7, 2005 10:31pm PDT
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