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15 Oct 2012 »

Tell the Feds: Don't Rubber-stamp New California Mines

It's time to pick the most outrageous eco-villain of 2012 -- use the Web address at the bottom of this email to cast your vote!

The Center for Biological Diversity established the Rubber Dodo award in 2007 as a way to spotlight those who do their very best -- that is, their very worst -- to destroy wild places and drive species to extinction. The award, named after the most famous extinct species on Earth, is given out every year.

Cast your ballot by using this Web address: http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/p/salsa/web/questionnaire/public/?quest...

Syndicated 2012-10-15 18:42:00 (Updated 2012-10-15 18:42:09) from proclus

15 Oct 2012 »

Counting the Bodies in the Pakistani #Drone Campaign - #drones

via (title unknown) by jon on 10/15/12

The US government must release its estimates of how many people are being killed in CIA drone strikes, to end an over-reliance on often scanty media reports, a new study on drone casualties says.

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Syndicated 2012-10-15 15:39:00 (Updated 2012-10-15 15:39:54) from proclus

12 Oct 2012 »

Obama: stop the #tarsands! - #nokxl #keystonexl #kxlblockade

I've had it with the media blackout! Stop sacrificing our climate on the election alter! Stop the pipeline!

Oil companies want to build a huge pipeline from Canada to Texas to open up new markets for tar-sand oil, the dirtiest fossil fuel on earth. But Obama could refuse the permit -- and a wave of protests are trying to convince him to do the right thing. Sign the petition, and demonstrators will bring it to the White House on Saturday:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/obama_stop_the_tar_sands/96.php 

Here are more action items.

The petition makes a fascinating point. #KeystoneXL is not in the public benefit, so that eminent domain was abused. #nokxl #kxlblockade

Regards,
proclus

Syndicated 2012-10-12 19:10:00 (Updated 2012-10-12 19:10:55) from proclus

12 Oct 2012 »

Michael wants you to take action on "Don't Arrest Grandmas for Protesting Keystone on Their Own Land"!

Michael Love has just read and signed the petition: Don't Arrest Grandmas for Protesting Keystone on Their Own Land

You can view this petition at: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/188/696/837/

Message from Michael Love:
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Hi, I signed the petition "Don't Arrest Grandmas for Protesting Keystone on Their Own Land". I'm asking you to sign this petition to help us reach our goal of 10,000 signatures. I care deeply about this cause, and I hope you will support our efforts.

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ThePetitionSite.com provides tools and empowers individuals to make a difference and effect positive change through online activism. Get connected with the causes you care about, take action to make the world a better place, and start your own petition at http://www.ThePetitionSite.com!

ThePetitionSite.com is powered by Care2, the largest and most trusted information and action site for people who care to make a difference in their lives and the world. www.care2.com

Syndicated 2012-10-12 18:49:00 (Updated 2012-10-12 18:49:16) from proclus

11 Oct 2012 »

Tell Congress What the U.S. Ambassador Acknowledged on Drone Strikes

Until recently, U.S. officials have largely refused to engage, publicly and on the record, on specific criticisms of U.S. drone strike policy in Pakistan. But now, Acting U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Hoagland has gone on the record to defend the details of U.S. drone strike policy in a meeting with Just Foreign Policy and other U.S. peace delegates in Pakistan.

Urge your representatives in Congress to follow up on what has been acknowledged, like the fact that the U.S. could compensate civilian drone strike victims and their families.

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/drones-congress

Thanks!

Syndicated 2012-10-11 15:53:00 (Updated 2012-10-11 15:53:05) from proclus

10 Oct 2012 »

RT @wikileaks RELASE: 13,734 emails covering Mitt #Romney or the GOP from intelligence contractor #Stratfor http://bit.ly/SSoQdO

RT @wikileaks RELASE: 13,734 emails covering Mitt #Romney or the GOP from intelligence contractor #Stratfor http://bit.ly/SSoQdO

Donate to Wikileaks http://bit.ly/SSoNPk
 
Wonderful!
 
Regards,
proclus
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/

Syndicated 2012-10-10 22:20:00 (Updated 2012-10-10 22:20:35) from proclus

10 Oct 2012 »

Halliburton lost what?

Dear Friend,

Unbelievable. For nearly a month, Halliburton lost a radioactive rod
used in the process of fracking wells in Texas after it apparently
just fell off a truck. That's right. Fell. Off. A. Truck.

What will it take for major corporations like Halliburton to stop
treating our safety like it was just a speed bump along their way to
obscene profits from fracking?

It will take levying major fines on a corporation, when it makes
reckless, unbelievable mistakes.

Tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Hold Halliburton accountable
for its carelessness with radioactive material.

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/halliburton_radioactive/?r_by=48435-30521...

Syndicated 2012-10-10 15:51:00 (Updated 2012-10-10 15:51:38) from proclus

8 Oct 2012 »

#JillStein.org: 20 million dollars. - #GreenParty

Dear Michael L.,

We've been busy . . . Federal matching funds in the primary. Check! . . . Get on nearly 9 out of 10 ballots. Check!

1_-3_-5_.pngOur biggest task is still ahead: Get 5% of the vote and unleash $20,000,000 for the Green Party’s 2016 presidential campaign. To stay on track for 5%, we must match our fundraising from the primary season by raising $500,000.

Can you pitch in $5?

jill-stein-thermometer.pngEvery dollar wins us more votes by increasing our media outreach and hiring more organizers to work on the ground in local communities. A win of 1% of the vote puts us firmly on the political map. A showing of 3% sends the message to any administration that serious momentum mounts for the Green New Deal. 

Winning 5% of the vote immediately translates to $20 million dollars in federal funding for our 2016 presidential bid.

Can you help by contributing today?

Thank you,

Jill Stein


Please take an immediate step by making a donation: http://www.jillstein.org/donate

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Syndicated 2012-10-08 18:56:00 (Updated 2012-10-08 18:56:30) from proclus

5 Oct 2012 »

Pakistan's Imran Khan: If Elected, 'I Would Shoot Down US #Drones' #drone

Syndicated 2012-10-05 20:21:00 (Updated 2012-10-05 20:21:19) from proclus

5 Oct 2012 »

#Walmart Workers Strike at Stores Nationwide - #walmartstrikers

Hooray! I've been waiting for this moment for years! Good luck to the Walmart strikers!

Regards,
proclus
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/

via (title unknown) by beth on 10/4/12

Walmart workers at various stores around the country are on strike today, protesting poor working conditions and alleged retaliation for their attempts to organize.

The one-day strike was expected to culminate in a mass rally outside a store in Pico Rivera, Calif., this afternoon.

OUR Walmart, a coalition of Walmart workers and other sympathizers, organized the protest.

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Syndicated 2012-10-05 00:54:00 (Updated 2012-10-05 00:54:07) from proclus

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