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More Proof - Bush Admin Distorts Truth
ANDREW C. REVKIN of the NYTimes reports "A White House official who once led the oil industry's fight against limits on greenhouse gases has repeatedly edited government climate reports in ways that play down links between such emissions and global warming, according to internal documents."...
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2005 2:47pm PDT
Pedestrian deaths: hold manufacturers accountable for the safety of their products!
Manufacturers are held responsible for the safety of the products they sell. Safety features are built in to everything made for people to use. Unfortunately, this standard has not been applied to automobile manufacturers in regard to their products impact on innocent bystanders....
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2005 11:13am PDT
Sacramento Gets It - Kids & Teachers Are Not Lab Rats !
Author Assemblymember Cindy Montanez (D., 39th District), stands up for the health of kids, teachers, and school employees with AB 405...
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2005 1:35am PDT
Local Activist Joins Fast For Economic Justice in Iraq
Leisa Faulkner of Progressive Democrats of America and School of Americas Watch will join an international fast for economic justice in Iraq being held in Geneva, Switzerland....
Posted: Wed, Jun 8, 2005 12:06am PDT
6/10 + 6/11, Speaking Event and Bike Ride in Solidarity with Jeff "Free" Luers
Local events for the 'Weekend of Resistance' in solidarity with Jeffrey
"Free" Luers...
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 10:39pm PDT
Greenaction's 8th Annual Celebration of Struggles and Victories for Environmental Justice
Greenaction's 8th Annual Celebration of Struggles and Victories for Environmental Justice was held at St. Bonafice Church in San Francisco....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16pm PDT
FARM CHILDREN THREATENED BY TOXIC PESTICIDES, ACCORDING TO LAWSUIT
A generation of America's most vulnerable children face increased risk from exposure to hazardous pesticides, according to a lawsuit filed today against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 6:32pm PDT
Oakland Joins Climate Exchange
On April 22, Earth Day, the city of Oakland announced it was joining the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), a market-driven network of cities and companies working to reduce climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. Oakland is the first city in California to join the CCX and only the second city in the U.S., after Chicago....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 5:02pm PDT
The Carbon Brokers
Traders are gearing up for a new futures market. These new carbon exchanges promise billions in potential profit, but will they save the planet?...
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 4:58pm PDT
Green Power… !
Communities of color statewide gather to celebrate Environmental Justice on World Environmental Day...
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 1:16pm PDT
SMUD Vote to Annex Yolo County a Victory for Public Power
Bucking national trends towards privatization, the SMUD Board on May 19 voted to annex Yolo County....
Posted: Tue, Jun 7, 2005 12:39am PDT
Audio from Mike Ruppert presentation on Peak Oil
author: viva audioista
Listen to Michael Ruppert's talk in Portland on 6/2/05 here!...
Posted: Mon, Jun 6, 2005 9:24pm PDT
The People Demand Environmental Justice and an end to Environmental Racism!”
The People Demand Environmental Justice and an end to Environmental Racism!”
San Francisco, CA – An historic and diverse coalition of over 60 environmental justice and social justice organizations held a Rally for Environmental Justice outside San Francisco City Hall Saturday, June 4, 2005 on the occasion of United Nations World Environment Day. The rally took place directly across from San Francisco City Hall in Civic Center Plaza, at the same time that United Nations officials and Mayor...
Posted: Mon, Jun 6, 2005 11:29am PDT
Pedestrian deaths: hold manufacturers accountable for the safety of their products!
Manufacturers are held responsible for the safety of the products they sell. Safety features are built in to everything made for people to use. Unfortunately, this standard has not been applied to automobile manufacturers in regard to their products impact on innocent bystanders....
Posted: Mon, Jun 6, 2005 9:09am PDT
Environmental Dog and Pony Shows.
The Dog and Pony Shows continue and it is the same people with ties to the Policy Makers that are trying to fool the innocent people. Nothing much has changed with the policy makers - they still continue to pollute and have nothing to much to offer to the real world of LESS pollution and RESPECT for Mother Earth.....
Posted: Sun, Jun 5, 2005 11:36am PDT
PCFFA Calls For Focus On Real Problems Facing Salmon
Here is the press release from the right wing Pacific Legal Foundation, followed by the excellent response by the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations. In spite of a record estimate of Central Valley chinook salmon, commercial fishermen along the coast are suffering from a slashed season because of the legacy of the Bush administration-engineered fish kills on the Klamath River in 2002....
Posted: Sat, Jun 4, 2005 9:42pm PDT
J04 Grassroots Environmental Justice Rally
Photos from the Rally at Civic Center...
Posted: Sat, Jun 4, 2005 4:40pm PDT
"Our Reality" Environmental Justice Tour
Photos from a toxic tour of Southeast San Francisco for the World Environment Day Conference...
Posted: Fri, Jun 3, 2005 8:53pm PDT
Grassroots Environmental Justice Rally & Benefit June 4th
Grassroots Events for Health and Environmental Justice!...
Posted: Fri, Jun 3, 2005 12:00pm PDT
Eco FILM Fest Integrates AR & Environmental Movements, Fairfax (Marin), June 4th & 5th
check out this great line-up of films......
Posted: Fri, Jun 3, 2005 11:39am PDT