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imageThe Ubiquitous Sprawls of America
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by David Rovics
This e-mail came from political activist/singer/songwriter David Rovics this morning. He asks that his fans share it widely... along with his concern that something must be done to cure to the cancer that is hollowing out America and ravaging our earth....
Posted: Sun, Feb 4, 2007 11:32am PST
textRestoration Advisory Board (RAB) - linked to Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. by Francisco Da Costa
It is time that all San Franciscans and others understand the role of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB)linked to the Hunters Point Shipyard. The RAB did not agree to the transfer of Parcel A but the City and County of San Francisco, Mayor Gavin Newsom, and the Citizens Advisory Committee all appointed by the Mayor went forward with Parcel A....
Posted: Sun, Feb 4, 2007 10:57am PST
textOxford. As cruel as it is beautiful: the battle of Warneford Meadow by Andy Boddington
Oxford, England. A destination for tourists and intellectuals worldwide. A place full of beauty, but also of cruelty. It wants to expand over the green fields that surround it. And it wants to build on Warneford Meadow. Communities are fighting to save the meadow from destruction....
Posted: Sun, Feb 4, 2007 5:50am PST
textBritish Columbia put on alert for huge quake by Globe and Mail repost
VANCOUVER -- Scientists have alerted British Columbia's emergency-planning department to the possibility of a catastrophic earthquake striking the province's southwest coast next week....
Posted: Sat, Feb 3, 2007 7:40pm PST
audioGlobal Warming to make us all dinosaurs? (audio/mpeg 2.2MB) by WSQT Guerrilla Radio 87.9 FM in DC
The scientific consensus is that we've got only ten years left to address global warming-and two will go to waste because of George Bush. This is what scientists from organizations like NASA are saying when they can get past Bush's censorship. global_warming_catastrophe_foretold.mp3...
Posted: Fri, Feb 2, 2007 4:44pm PST
textNew Year Destruction at the Hill of Tara in Ireland 2007 by turoe
In flagrant contempt of best archaeological practice, a systematic campaign of tree felling, earth clearance and monument removal has begun at the Hill of Tara. This is before the Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract for the M3 Motorway, to run through the Tara / Skryne Valley, has even been signed. Daily protests are taking place, every 7am in the morning at the Hill of Tara car park...
Posted: Fri, Feb 2, 2007 3:00pm PST
textWarren Buffett, Central Valley Board Take 2006 'Cold, Dead Fish' Awards by Dan Bacher
Here are my "Cold, Dead Fish" awards for 2006....
Posted: Fri, Feb 2, 2007 9:58am PST
textTuvalu: The Pacific's climate refugees by Al Jazeera (reposted)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released on Friday may be full of dire predictions, but in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu the situation is already grim....
Posted: Fri, Feb 2, 2007 6:29am PST
textScientists offered cash to dispute climate study by UK Guardian (reposted)
Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world's largest oil companies to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today....
Posted: Fri, Feb 2, 2007 6:26am PST
textWorld's sea levels rising at accelerating rate by UK Guardian (reposted)
Sea levels are rising even faster than scientists predicted, according to a global analysis of data from tide gauges and satellites....
Posted: Fri, Feb 2, 2007 6:24am PST
calendarCCSF Biodiesel Club Meeting For New Members by Chris
City College of San Francisco Evans Campus at Evans and Mandell in the Student Lounge on the second floor...
Event Date: Sat, Feb 3, 2007 12:30am PST
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 7:15pm PST
textEuropean countries have warmest January on record by reposted
By Anna Mudeva, AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -...
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 3:44pm PST
calendarFree Screening: Stop Mountaintop Removal by Julie Wolk
Station 40 3030b 16th Street San Francisco, CA 94115...
Event Date: Thu, Feb 8, 2007 9:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 2:00pm PST
textExposing ExxonMobil's GW Disinformation Campaign by reposted
Besides the Bush Administration's efforts to withhold and distort science on global warming, Exxon, who today released earnings figures that broke their previous record for profits by any corporation in history, has been paying many pseudo-science hacks to argue the facts and keep the public confused. Here is a comment from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the matter....
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2007 9:24am PST
textUpdate to Aromatase Inhibitor Side Effects Report by via Breast Cancer Action
update to the Aromatase Inhibitor Side Effects Report...
Posted: Wed, Jan 31, 2007 2:41pm PST
textAll Sizzle, No Steak by Walmart Watch
Just last week, the state of Wisconsin launched an investigation into charges that Wal-Mart fraudulently puts the organic label on products that don't meet USDA standards for these sorts of items. It's another example of how Wal-Mart says one thing and does another....
Posted: Wed, Jan 31, 2007 12:41pm PST
textGovernment Scientists Accuse Bush Administration of Interfering, Misleading on Climate Change by Democracy Now (reposted)
According to a new survey, hundreds of government scientists say they have perceived or personally experienced pressure from the Bush administration to eliminate phrases such as “climate change” and “global warming” from their reports and public statements.” One of those scientists -- NASA climatologist Drew Shindell – testified Tuesday before the Committee on House Oversight and Government Reform....
Posted: Wed, Jan 31, 2007 7:47am PST
textJanuary 22, 2007 Prison Dispatch by Jeffrey Free Luers
It is no secret to many of my friends and loved ones that I have become hardened and numb to so many things. In fact, my cynicism has become one of my endearing qualities. I am greatly amazed by that. So, it may sound strange that for the first time since I began my struggle against human caused climate change I am hopeful....
Posted: Wed, Jan 31, 2007 12:14am PST
calendarWomen's Environmental Network Speaker About Cosmetics and Cancer by
Address: 1931 First Ave, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 Telephone: 925-935-1978 if you go, please tell them about indybay's calendar and that they should post to it!...
Event Date: Wed, Jan 31, 2007 5:00pm PST
Posted: Tue, Jan 30, 2007 11:10pm PST
textMomentum builds toward Klamath dam removal by Amy Kober
In final fishway prescriptions issued today, federal agencies stood firm on their requirement that PacifiCorp install fish ladders and screens and make other modifications at its four dams on the Klamath River, to help the river’s imperiled salmon runs....
Posted: Tue, Jan 30, 2007 1:26pm PST
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