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Urgent: Oppose "chemical safety" bill

samedi 4 avril 2015 à 14:00

US citizens: oppose a trojan horse "chemical safety" bill.

Urgent: Oppose "fast track" for TPP

samedi 4 avril 2015 à 14:00

US citizens: Phone Senator Wyden and call on him to oppose "fast track" for the TPP. (202) 224-5244 and (503) 326-7525.

A new leak on Wikileaks shows that the TPP would give 9,000 foreign companies special rights in the US, beyond those of any US citizen (or US company).

Here's an example of this danger, found in the TPP and in the similar proposed TTIP agreement. NAFTA has already imposed a similar injustice on US, Mexico and Canada. Canada will have to pay 300 million dollars in compensation for blocking a quarry whose pollution would have harmed endangered species.

"Economic recovery" for the rich

samedi 4 avril 2015 à 14:00

The Spanish government claims the "economy" is recovering, but this refers to totals. Apparently it is another bogus "recovery" for the rich only.

Antarctic ice shelves melting rapidly

samedi 4 avril 2015 à 14:00

Antarctic ice shelves are melting rapidly. This has no direct effect on sea level, since they are floating. But with them gone, the ice sheets on land will be able to melt faster.

Misuse of antibiotics

samedi 4 avril 2015 à 14:00

The US government has proposed to plan to reduce the frequency of antibiotic-resistant infections, but the crucial step of ceasing to feed antibiotics to farm animals that aren't sick is not part of the plan.