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Oil drilling & free trade in the Amazon
The TLC (Free Trade Agreement) will increase already destructive oil drilling in Ecuador's pristine Amazonian rainforest...
Posted: Thu, Jan 13, 2005 2:43pm PST
Nevada and Indonesia mining toxins from Newmont Inc
Newmont mining corporation releases toxins into environment in Indonesia Nevada and other gold mines that use cyanide for leaching, resulting in increased cancer risks to residents.....
Posted: Thu, Jan 13, 2005 11:52am PST
Public Editor: Why the NY Times Doesn't Cover Environmental and Social Justice Issues!
I just received the following e-mail from the NY Times Public Editor, Daniel Okrent. My request: The NY Times should start an environmental and social justice section...
Posted: Thu, Jan 13, 2005 9:52am PST
Dispatch from Jeffrey 'Free' Luers about the release of co-defendant 'Critter'
The importance of Political Prisoner Support....
Posted: Wed, Jan 12, 2005 5:59pm PST
Mattole Treesits Raided
Eric Schatz and other bounty hunters hired by Maxxam/Pacific Lumber are raiding Mattole treesits as of late morning, Wednesday....
Posted: Wed, Jan 12, 2005 12:18pm PST
health fears mean young should not use mobile phones
Children should not use mobile phones because of continuing concerns over the possible health risks, a leading expert warned yesterday. Sir William Stewart of the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) urged parents not to give the phones to children under the age of eight, and said those between eight and 14 should use them only when absolutely necessary....
Posted: Tue, Jan 11, 2005 8:09pm PST
Want Peace? End Our Fossil Fuel Addiction!!! CALL CPUC TODAY!!!
t's beginning to appear that THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE to peace in the Middle
East is to end our fossil fuel addiction: The US invaded Afghanistan so that
Unocal could build a natural gas pipeline; the US invaded Iraq so that
Chevron could get their oil--so that the multi-trillion-dollar oil and
natural gas industries can keep going, at the cost of hundreds of thousands
of human lives and hundreds of thousands of species and ecosystems, just for
starters! DIRECT ACTIONS to conserve, "g...
Posted: Tue, Jan 11, 2005 8:04pm PST
Judge Dismisses Himself from PL Fraud Suit
The People of California vs. Pacific Lumber will have a new judge....
Posted: Tue, Jan 11, 2005 1:16pm PST
Humboldt Watershed Council Petitions State Water Board
State Water Board allows Pacific Lumber to continue harm to Freshwater and Elk River....
Posted: Tue, Jan 11, 2005 8:50am PST
4-1 to CANCEL THE BUFFALO HUNT
We just now got word from Helena that Montana's Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission voted 4-1 to CANCEL THE BUFFALO HUNT for this year! BFC applauds Governor Brian Schweitzer for his leadership on behalf of the Yellowstone buffalo....
Posted: Mon, Jan 10, 2005 12:53pm PST
Frightening Video Released Today: Shows Tsunami Roar Through Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A videotape shot as a tsunami swept through Indonesia's Aceh province aired for the first time Sunday and showed a roiling torrent of dark brown water engulfing a busy street, picking up cars and minivans and sending people scrambling up the sides of buildings....
Posted: Sun, Jan 9, 2005 5:38pm PST
Globalization in Ecuador
The TLC and Oil drilling in the Amazon spell disaster...
Posted: Sun, Jan 9, 2005 4:27pm PST
BTL:Rising Ocean Levels Tied to Global Warming May Have Exacerbated Tidal Waves'...
...Destructive Power~ Interview with Ross Gelbspan, journalist and author, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris...
Posted: Sat, Jan 8, 2005 7:13am PST
Pacific Lumber Plays Musical Judges in Treesit Case
Treesitter spends birthday in court....
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 10:34pm PST
AN EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION! MOUNTAIN JUSTICE SUMMER
There is an ecological manmade disaster of geologic proportions occurring in the rolling mountains of the southern Appalachians, its called mountain range -- or mountain top -– removal. It is the ultimate in theft of a people's heritage -- the destruction of watersheds -- and the annihilation of one of the most diverse places on earth. And the perpetrators are turning it into the biological equivalent of a parking lot. The theft of our mountains is escalating as the coal companies strive to o...
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 12:22pm PST
Unbelievably startling footage of tsunami hitting shore at Phuket
Unbelievably startling footage of tsunami hitting shore at Phuket Current rating:
by C & L
(No verified email address) 04 Jan 2005
Unbelievably startling footage of tsunami hitting shore at Phuket
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Video Shows Suicide Attack on US Convoy...
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005 10:57am PST
CALIFORNIA PARENTS GAIN RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT CHEMICALS USED AT K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CONTACT:
School Pesticide Reform Coalition http://www.nopoison.org or at 1-888-NO-POISON....
Posted: Sun, Jan 2, 2005 1:22pm PST
BTL:White House Rules Changes on Forest Management Could Reduce Protection of..
...Endangered Species and Limit Public Input~ Interview with Marty Hayden, legislative director with Earthjustice, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus...
Posted: Sat, Jan 1, 2005 6:07am PST
SUVs and Trucks Torched in Los Gatos
"It's a defenseless car being attacked" - estimated $250,000 in damage...
Posted: Thu, Dec 30, 2004 12:04am PST