Occupy Boston: Smart, Savvy, and Aiming to Emulate Wall Street Protests About 200 people in Boston express their outrage at America’s economic woes – and promise to take up the protest baton . Posted 28 September 2011, by Paul Harris, The Guardian, guardian.co.uk . There were socialists, anti-poverty campaigners, students, anarchists, computer hackers, the unemployed, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘children’
29 Sep
Displaced women from San Juan Copala forced to suspend peaceful sit-in
Displaced women from San Juan Copala forced to suspend peaceful sit-in . Posted 29 September 2011, by Ahni, Intercontinental Cry, intercontinentalcry.org . A group of displaced Triqui women from the Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Copala, have been forced by the government of Oaxaca to suspend their peaceful sit-in which began more than 12 [...]
26 Sep
Stop the Machine! Create a New World!
Stop the Machine! Create a New World! . Posted 26 September 2011, by angelbabe43, Angelbabe43′s Blog, angelbabe43.wordpress.org . . . A Call to Action – Oct. 6, 2011 and onward October 2011 is the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan and the beginning of the 2012 federal austerity budget. It is time to light the [...]
21 Sep
China’s Solar Technology Pollutes Local Ecology
China’s Solar Technology Pollutes Local Ecology . Posted 21 September 2011, by Li Le, The Epoch Times, theepochtimes.com . A four-day protest outside a solar manufacturing plant in a small Chinese township illustrates the harsh realities of China’s green energy manufacturing boom. While China is producing solar products for export at cutthroat prices, Chinese people [...]
21 Sep
More GM crops in Puerto Rico: Why We Should Worry
More GM crops in Puerto Rico: Why We Should Worry . Posted 20 September 2011, by Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero, ALAI, América Latina en Movimiento (Agencia Latinomericana de Información), alainet.org . The US-based Monsanto company, the world’s biggest seed company and undisputed world leader in agricultural biotechnology, announced in June 2011 that it would increase its activities [...]
21 Sep
YES! But How? Composting Toilets
YES! But How? Composting Toilets I’ve read that composting human waste is much more environmentally friendly than disposing of it in water-based sewage systems. Could I install a composting toilet in my home? . Posted 14 July 2011, by Oliver Lazenby, Yes!, yesmagazine.org . Standard water-based sewage systems account for about 30 percent [...]
21 Sep
Women and Agriculture: A Conversation on Improving Global Food Security
Women and Agriculture: A Conversation on Improving Global Food Security . Posted 19 September 2011, by Staff, United States Department of State, state.gov . Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Intercontinental Hotel New York City September 19, 2011 Moderated by Nick Kristof MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the [...]
20 Sep
Living with oil spill in Ogoniland
Living with oil spill in Ogoniland . Posted 18 September 2011, by George Onah,Vanguard Media, vanguardngr.com As the convoy of cars from Bodo town conveying journalists veered into the road leading to Goi community, the air became fetid. The air was so offensive that two members of the entourage made to throw up. The air [...]
18 Sep
Why I’m Donating My Heinz Award Money to the Fight Against Fracking
Why I’m Donating My Heinz Award Money to the Fight Against Fracking Sandra Steingraber beautifully shares why the fight against fracking is so important. . Posted 15 September 2011, by Sandra Steingraber, AlterNet, alternet.org . I’m thrilled to receive a Heinz Award in recognition of my research and writing on environmental health. This is work [...]
