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US Coast Guard searches

mardi 16 juillet 2019 à 02:00

"Under this policy, the [US] Coast Guard stops boats in international waters, searches them and their crew for drugs, destroys boats, and detains crew members for prolonged periods of time in inhumane conditions, regardless of whether any drugs are found aboard."

Refugee homes in Syria

mardi 16 juillet 2019 à 02:00

Assad Demolishes Refugee Homes to Tighten Grip on Rebel Strongholds.

Former rebels don't dare return home — many of them will be tortured.

Fossil fuel facilities

mardi 16 juillet 2019 à 02:00

The Environmental Poisoning Agency is moving to strip states of the authority to block pipelines and other fossil fuel facilities.

Each fossil fuel facility creates an investor that has a giant stake in continue to operate it, thus continue destroying the ecosphere. To survive, we will have to eliminate their legal right not to lose this investment.

As Study Shows Methane Emissions 'Vastly Underestimated,' Warnings That US Fracked Gas Export Bonanza Imperils Planetary Stability.

Carbon Emissions from Energy Industry Rise at Fastest Rate Since 2011.

"The process of corporate plunder in the global mining industry is severely aggravating social and economic inequalities across the planet."

Chernobyl

lundi 15 juillet 2019 à 02:00

Many civilians who lived near or visited Chernobyl after the explosion died from illnesses that can plausibly be attributed to radioactive fallout. No one investigated, so there is no established count, and those in favor of nuclear power can still claim it never hurt anyone but the workers.

Some still try to argue that we need to build new nuclear power plants to avoid global heating disaster. This is bogus because it would be far cheaper to build renewable generation.

Urgent: Cuts to military budget

lundi 15 juillet 2019 à 02:00

US citizens: call on your congresscritter to make certain cuts in the US military budget.

If you sign, please spread the word!