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Vehicle exhaust and factory fumes

vendredi 18 octobre 2013 à 14:00

A study estimates that vehicle exhaust and factory fumes cause 230,000 cases of lung cancer annually.

Human agriculture needs genetic diversity provided by small farms

vendredi 18 octobre 2013 à 14:00

Human agriculture needs the genetic diversity provided by small farms, but unjust laws have wiped out 75% of the crop diversity that we once had.

If plant variety monopolies reduce crop diversity, they are doing the opposite of their purpose, and that is sufficient grounds to repeal them. Of course, the treaties that require these monopolies must be torn up, for many other reasons.

More fossil fuel than was previously believed

vendredi 18 octobre 2013 à 14:00

Fossil fuel companies want us to celebrate because there is even more fossil fuel than was previously believed.

The only problem with them is that burning them would cause global heating catastrophe.

The UK government wants to promote oil extraction in the Arctic.

This is what Naomi Klein called "extractionism": they regard nature and other people as resources to be used up. It's a murderous plan.

UK gov't will invite Chinese companies into planned UK nuclear power reactors

vendredi 18 octobre 2013 à 14:00

The UK government will invite Chinese companies into planned UK nuclear power rectors.

Do they want these plants to have accidents?

I'm not the only one who sees danger in this.

Is the NSA blackmailing officials?

vendredi 18 octobre 2013 à 14:00

Is the NSA blackmailing officials?