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Save Arctic Refuge!! 19 y
On Monday 12/19/05, the House approved drilling in ANWR, BUT the Senate will vote on the Defense Bill that contains the Arctic Drilling Measure this WEDNESDAY (12/21)! There is a chance the Bill will be filibustered (blocked) by anti-drilling Senators, forcing the Senate to remove the Arctic Drilling measure from the Bill. Read on for more information. TAKE ACTION by contacting your U.S. Senators RIGHT NOW, and asking them to do whatever it takes to get the Arctic Drilling measure OUT of the Defense spending bill, even if it means a filibuster! Thanks for TAKING ACTION!
Autumn in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
ALL HEADLINE NEWS http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7001543644
Bill Allowing Drilling In Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge Passes
December 19, 2005 9:30 a.m. EST
Ayinde O. Chase - All Headline News Staff Writer
Washington DC (AHN) - After an all-night session during the last budgetary meeting of the year, The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approves opening Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling.
The House approved the bill, and had a 308-106 vote in favor of a de ... read more All-Is-One!CuteVideo! 19 y
Flash Video from the Foundation for Global Community about World Peace----very cute! Love, LL
Winter Sneezin' 19 y
I've written about this before, but per Rendezvous's request, I'm posting it again! BOYCOTT KLEENEX!
Winter officially starts December 21, and we are well into cold and flu season. Next time you reach for a Kleenex brand facial tissue to blow your nose....STOP! and honor Greenpeace’s efforts to boycott Kleenex and other Kimberly-Clark products!
Greenpeace is urging consumers to boycott Kimberly-Clark, the largest tissue-products company in the world, makers of Kleenex, Scott, Viva and Cottonelle brand products, because the company is clear-cutting ancient forests in Canada, including the Heart of the Boreal Forest, to produce their paper products. Additionally, the company uses chl ... read more Early XMAS 4 Bears! 19 y
The Raincoast Conservation Foundation purchased key hunting rights to a prime wilderness area along the coast of British Columbia, and plans to end sport hunting there for good.
This wilderness is home to the rare white spirit bear, as well as genetically distinct wolves that fish for their food, thousands of individual salmon runs, and Canada’s largest grizzly bears. See more Photos--go to: http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2004/10/29/raincoast/index.html?source=daily#
Special News Release - December 13 2005
http://www.raincoast.org/index.shtml
Christmas Comes Early for Bears of the Great Bear Rainforest Conservation Organization and First Nations Take Control of Coastal Trophy Hunt
Vancouver, BC: BC-based Raincoast Conservation Foundation, with the su ... read more URGENT ECO-ALERT! Arctic Refuge--Again! 19 y
THIS MAY BE IT FOR THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE! Pro-drilling Senators have put Arctic drilling measure into the Defense Appropriations bill. Senators that oppose drilling will be hard-pressed to vote no on the Defense Bill. CALL YOUR SENATORS FRIDAY/SATURDAY and ask them to get Arctic drilling out of the Defense Bill!! Thanks for TAKING ACTION!
Friday, December 16, 2005
From National Resources Defense Council:
It’s the most outrageous scheme yet to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. We have just learned that pro-drilling Senators are sneaking their Arctic drilling measure into the Defense Appropriations bill.
The vote on the Senate floor could come as early as THIS SATURDAY!
Here’s the good news: thanks to a nationwide outcry from millions of
Americans, including you, House and Senate leaders have given up on including
Arctic drilling in the Budget Reconciliation bill.
... read more CA Goes Solar!! 19 y
I am so excited about this! Sunny California is finally going to use one of its most powerful natural resources--the sun!--to generate electricity!
http://discovery.nasa.gov/genesis.html
December 14, 2005 latimes.com : CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST
PUC May Energize Governor’s Solar Plan
Commissioners hope to generate enough power over 11 years to end need to build gas-fired plants.
By Marc Lifsher, Times Staff Writer
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stalled campaign to put solar energy panels on a million California rooftops could start moving again this week with the help of state regulators.
The California Public Utilities Commission released details Tuesday of its $3.2-billion plan to generate enough solar power ov ... read more Public Lands Safe!--For Now 19 y
Proposed mining law revisions that could have led to the sell-off of millions of acres of public lands, have been stripped from the proposed Congressional Budget Bill. Thanks to all of you who wrote your Representatives and Senators to save America's public lands!
Badlands, between Gower Gulch and Golden Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California
http://www.americansouthwest.net/california/death_valley/national_park.html
December 14, 2005 latimes.com : California Print http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mining14dec14,1,6644418.story?coll=la...
Revisions of Mining Law Put On Hold
Critics say the proposals, purged from budget bill, could have led to selling parkland to developers. A Nevada congressman says he’ll try again.
By Janet Wilson and Bettina Boxall, Times Staff Writers
Republicans in Congress late Tuesday stri ... read more Give Every Day--For Free!! 19 y
I posted this once before. In this season of gifting, it's time to post it again! You can give to the world everyday, for free! Love to all! Liora Leah
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Click every day for free!
Almost two acres of rainforest disappear every second. You can help turn the tide by protecting some of Earth’s most precious natural treasures...
Visit The Rainforest Site daily at:
http://www.therainforestsite.com/home
With a simple click of the mous ... read more PHOTO:Sunrise-Awesome! 19 y
PHOTO: Mt St. Helens at sunrise, really unique!
MT. St. Helens, which sits about 30 miles from our house as the crow flies, continues to spew ash, while it is forming a lava dome in the crater and still having minor tremors. Here, in this sunrise shot, she appears to be blowing smoke rings (and anything so benign is welcomed, given recent history.) Picture by Brent and Jan LeBaron What forms the ”smoke rings” is the air flowing over the mountain getting pushed up higher as it goes up and over the top. The moisture content and initial temperature are just right so that the moisture condenses from a vapor to small particles at t ... read more PHOTO:Mt.Everest-360Degrees 19 y
This is a 360 degree view from atop Mt. Everest. Most of us would never have seen this save for the computer.
THE BEAUTY OF OUR WORLD
maximize the screen view to full size AND SCROLL TO THE RIGHT
What would it be like to stand atop the tallest mountain on Earth? To see a full panoramic vista from there, scroll right. Visible are snow peaked mountains near and far, tremendous cliffs, distant plateaus, the tops of clouds, and a dark blue sky. Mt. Everest stands 8.85 kilometers above sea level, roughly the maximum height reached by international airplane flights, but much less than the 300 kilometers achieved by a space shuttle. Hundreds of people have tried and failed to climb the behemoth by ... read more Pesticide Disaster:21st Anniversary of Bhopal, India 19 y
Saturday marked the 21st anniversary of the Bhopal India disaster, when a deadly gas leak from a pesticide manufacturing plant (Union Carbide, now part of Dow Chemical) killed 15,000 people and poisoned scores more. The effects are still being felt today, and those responsible still have not been brought to justice.
PANUPS Special Edition: International Day of No Pesticide Use* The 21st Anniversary of the Bhopal Pesticide Plant Explosion December 3rd marks the 21st anniversary of the deadly gas leak from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, that took more than 15,000 lives. Today, former CEO Warren Anderson is a fugitive from the law. Wanted on charges of manslaughter, he has students, nuns, investors, and an enraged fisherwoman from Texas demanding accountability.
Anderson was the CEO of Union Carbide in 1984 when its poorly maintained pesticide factory exploded in Bhopal, filling the streets of t ... read more New Orleans Contaminants 19 y
Environmentalists say contaminants in New Orleans, including heavy metals, banned pesticides, and mold, are serious health risks. They claim government agencies are downplaying the risks.
December 2, 2005 Los Angeles Times online http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-pollute2dec02,1,64769...
THE NATION
Safety of Soil Is Disputed
By Scott Gold, Times Staff Writer
NEW ORLEANS — Environmental advocates charged Thursday that government regulators were failing to warn the public about contaminants, including heavy metals and banned pesticides, left behind in the soil by Hurricane Katrina’s flood.
Some of the most contaminated sites, the Natural Resources Defense Council said after reviewing government tests and conducting their own, are in Ne ... read more Pesticides:Glowing Photos 19 y
A photographer uses fluorescent tracer dyes and ultraviolet light to show how pesticides travel
Farmworker, 2002. This image, a composite of about 10 of Tümer’s and Fenske’s photographs, dispels the greatest myth about pesticides: that they stick to what is sprayed. Fenske’s research established that skin is the major pathway of pesticide exposure. In person, the images seen here are merged into one frame, an eerie holograph that animates as viewers move before it.
Click here to see more of Tümer’s photos.
Photo: Laurie Tümer.
Photographer Laurie Tümer shows the hidden paths of pesticides
By Karin Kloosterman 01 Dec 2005
Click here to see T&uum ... read more Pesticides:A Mother's View 19 y
A mother wonders if the pesticide spraying her unborn child and young son were exposed to has caused their developmental delays...
Do It Yourself
A worried mother discovers the secrets of pesticide testing
By Audrey Schulman
01 Dec 2005 http://www.grist.org/comments/soapbox/2005/12/01/schulman/index.html
Three years ago, while my extended family was vacationing at my dad’s cranberry farm, he mentioned that one of his fields would be sprayed that evening. There were five children under 10 in the house, and I was eight months pregnant. The field was 100 feet away. I asked my dad about the pesticides, but he said, "Don’t worry. The government runs tests on the chemicals. They make sure they’re s ... read more Pesticides:A Personal Letter 19 y
I sent my blog, "Stop Pesticide Testing on Humans", out as an e-mail to my "list". I received a letter from a list member, objecting to the content of the e-mail. Here is the letter and my response:
Liora Leah:
As a scientist and someone whose profession has tangible ties to public health concerns, I strongly object to this campaign.
All medications and pesticides need to be tested, *on humans,* before release to the general public. This ensures that potentially millions of people are not exposed to harmful substances. Test subjects are volunteers, and often have something to gain from allowing themselves to be subjected to the testing.
Releasing untested pesticides and then studying the effects on thousands of people *who have no choice* is the truly unethical pa ... read more Pesticides Cause Parkinson's Disease 19 y
Scientists have amassed evidence that long-term exposure to toxic compounds, especially pesticides, can trigger the neurological disease.
November 27, 2005 Los Angeles Times online: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-parkinsons27nov27,0,6405452.story?col...
Hot on Parkinson’s Trail
By Marla Cone, Times Staff Writer
MERCED, Calif. — A thousand acres stretched before him as Gary Rieke walked briskly behind a harvester, the parched, yellow stalks of rice sweeping against his knees. Stopping to adjust a bolt on the machine, Rieke struggled to maneuver a wrench with his trembling fingers.
It was 1988, and Rieke was in his mid-40s, too young and too fit to feel his body betraying him. For two decades, he had farm ... read more Pesticide Testing on Humans: STOP! 19 y
Pesticide Action Network calls for the EPA to stop testing pesticides on humans. TAKE ACTION!
PAN ALERT: Stop Testing Pesticides on Humans
In response to public outcry over testing of pesticides on people, the US Congress is requiring that EPA issue a rule regulating such testing. Unfortunately, EPA’s proposed rule fails to protect the health of experimental subjects, ignores concerns regarding conflict of interest and continues to allow pesticide manufacturers to finance, design and conduct tests on humans.
Pesticide Action Network (PAN) joins with the Natural Resource Defense Council; the Center ... read more |