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Federal Court Rules BP’s Reckless Behavior to Blame for 2010 Deepwater Oil Disaster WASHINGTON – On September 4, a United States federal judge ruled that BP’s reckless and negligent behavior is at fault for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which killed 11 people and caused 200 million gallons of oil to flood into the Gulf of Mexico. The ruling opens up BP to billions of dollars in possible civil penalty fines, including a possible $18 billion under the Clean Water Act....
Posted: Sat, Sep 13, 2014 9:23pm PDT
Lawsuit Seeks Public Records on Keystone XL's Impacts on Endangered Species 
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit (see PDF) on September 9 against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the State Department to obtain public records that reveal how the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project will affect migratory birds and endangered species, including whooping cranes. Nearly 10 months ago the Center filed a Freedom of Information Act request for Keystone’s “migratory bird conservation plan” and survey data specifically referenced in the agency...
Posted: Sat, Sep 13, 2014 8:52pm PDT
Afghanistan: Urgent inquiry needed after new US airstrike increases civilian death toll 
The reported killing of 14 civilians, including two children, in a US/NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan highlights the urgent need for transparent investigations and justice for civilian casualties caused by foreign troops in the country, said Amnesty International....
Posted: Fri, Sep 12, 2014 12:51am PDT
Ukraine: Mounting evidence of war crimes and Russian involvement 
Ukrainian militia and separatist forces are responsible for war crimes, Amnesty International said on September 5. The organisation accused Russia of fuelling separatist crimes as it revealed satellite images indicating a build-up of Russian armour and artillery in eastern Ukraine....
Posted: Mon, Sep 8, 2014 3:50pm PDT
Mideast Migraines - "Paving the Way for the Messiah", chapter 9 (audio/mpeg 130.3MB) Continued reading from "They Dare to Speak Out" by congressman Paul Findley, chapter 9, "Paving the Way for the Messiah" which examines the effective collusion between Zionist Jews and fundamentalist Christians in garnering support for Israel; music of Arab-Americans.
Length: 1:53:52/ Date Recorded: 2014-08-30/ Location: Santa Cruz, CA/ File Info: 64Kbps, mp3 (133MB), Mono...
Posted: Mon, Sep 8, 2014 3:05pm PDT
Despite Risks, Shell Still Wants to Drill in the Arctic Ocean 
On August 28, Shell Oil Co. filed its exploration plan to drill offshore oil and gas wells in the U.S. Arctic’s Chukchi Sea with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). This action potentially opens up drilling exploration in the region for a 2015 season. Offshore oil exploration has not been conducted in Alaska’s Arctic since 2012, when Shell had a highly publicized series of blunders during its exploration activity. Without actually being allowed to hit oil, the company received multi...
Posted: Tue, Sep 2, 2014 12:39am PDT
Mideast Migraines - We Have Not Forgotten (audio/mpeg 74.1MB) Noting the sixth anniversary of the Free Gaza Movement's first successful voyages into the port of Gaza City, 23 August, 2008, music.
Length: 1:47:57/ Date Recorded: 2014-08-25/ Location: Santa Cruz, CA/ File Info: 64Kbps, mp3 (76MB), Mono...
Posted: Mon, Sep 1, 2014 1:50pm PDT
anarchist reportback from ferguson 
Three Rivers Earth First! sent me to ferguson to scout and report back. This is the report back....
Posted: Sat, Aug 30, 2014 12:04pm PDT
Japan: Secret execution as authorities ignore calls for reform The execution of two men in Japan on Friday flies in the face of growing calls in the country to halt the use of capital punishment, said Amnesty International....
Posted: Fri, Aug 29, 2014 3:18pm PDT
Russian NGO branded as “foreign agent” after reporting on Russian military in Ukraine Russia’s official branding of a civil society organization as a “foreign agent”, an expression akin to “spying”, for speaking out on Ukraine is a sign of the country’s determination to suppress any information about its military activities there, Amnesty International said....
Posted: Fri, Aug 29, 2014 2:46pm PDT
Great Zine on Collective Housing Strategies and Tactics 
D.I.Y. distro of a zine that serves as a tool and resource guide on the logistics, strategies, tactics and general theory and practice of collectives and cooperative housing projects as they relate to building political power from the grass roots to the global. Please help spread the word!...
Posted: Thu, Aug 28, 2014 7:02pm PDT
20 Corals Protected Under Endangered Species Act Because of Global Warming 
SAN FRANCISCO— The federal government announced today that 20 species of coral are now protected as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act because global warming, disease and ocean acidification are driving them toward extinction. Today’s decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service responds to a 2009 scientific petition by the Center for Biological Diversity seeking the Act’s protection for 83 corals in U.S. waters. Of the corals receiving protection, five occur in Florida and th...
Posted: Wed, Aug 27, 2014 4:38pm PDT
Gene Drives Are The Latest Disaster On the GMO Front Gene Drives may be a disaster in the making. Pro GMO activists often claim the technique is the ultimate solution while anti-GMO activists claim that the technique is the ultimate problem....
Posted: Wed, Aug 27, 2014 2:26pm PDT
Mideast Migraines - Joan Rivers hates Arabs (audio/mpeg 80.6MB) Demands are made upon comedian Joan Rivers to apologize for racist and insensitive comments, or for her employers to fire her.
Length: 1:57:20/ Date Recorded: 2014-08-18/ Location: Santa Cruz, CA/ File Info: 64Kbps, mp3 (83MB), Mono...
Posted: Mon, Aug 25, 2014 5:33pm PDT
Huey P. Newton Self-Defense Militia Stands Up to Police Murders 
The true predators in America span from the politicians and judges who hold the highest positions of power all the way down to their badged minions and racist wannabes who patrol the streets, killing with impunity. They represent the wealthy capitalists who own America. Obviously, in capitalist America for those who hold power, the lives of young Black men are cheep....
Posted: Sat, Aug 23, 2014 7:03am PDT
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered CA Birds From Large-scale Desert Solar Project BLYTHE, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity on August 21 filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior for failing to protect Yuma clapper rails, which are endangered marsh birds, from being killed or injured by large-scale solar projects in the California and Arizona deserts....
Posted: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 10:54pm PDT
Obama Administration Stealthily OKs Expansion of Tar Sands Transport Through Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— With no public input, the Obama administration has abruptly approved a scheme by Canadian tar sands giant Enbridge to sidestep the “presidential permit” and environmental review process for expanding its Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline. Enbridge had applied to double the capacity of the pipeline, also known as Line 67, that will put it on par with the amount of oil proposed for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline....
Posted: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 10:47pm PDT
Seattle and Tacoma Pro-Palestinian Actions Also Censored by Facebook 
Down With the Israeli Apartheid State!...
Posted: Wed, Aug 20, 2014 10:10am PDT
Calling for anti-capitalist bloc at the People's Climate March On September 20, 2014, Bill McKibben's 350.org and a host of other Green NGOs are calling (
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/a-call-to-arms-an-invitation-to-demand-action-on-climate-change-20140521 ) for a massive march through New York City to demand "the world we know is within our reach: a world with an economy that works for people and the planet. A world safe from the ravages of climate change. A world with good jobs, clean air, and healthy communities for everyone."...
Posted: Tue, Aug 19, 2014 1:41pm PDT
More Than 12,000 Call on Aspen Art Museum to Halt Controversial Tortoise Exhibit ASPEN, Colo.— The Center for Biological Diversity today delivered petitions signed by more than 12,000 people calling on the Aspen Art Museum to cancel a controversial exhibit by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang featuring three African sulcata tortoises, each with a pair of iPads stuck directly to its massive shell....
Posted: Tue, Aug 19, 2014 1:28pm PDT
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