A Message From Occupied Wall Street (Day Seven) . The resistance continues at Liberty Plaza, with free pizza . Posted 24 September 2011, by OccupyWallSt, Occupy Wall Street, occupywallst.org . This is the seventh communiqué from the 99 percent. We are occupying Wall Street. On September 21st, 2011, it rained. We organized what shelter the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘weather’
23 Sep
Fresh flood submerges 600 villages in Orissa
Fresh flood submerges 600 villages in Orissa . Posted 23September 2011, by Staff, The Times of India (Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.), timesofindia.indiatimes.com . BHUBANESWAR: Flood condition worsened in Orissa on Friday with four major rivers submerging around 600 villages in the state. Fresh flood in Brahmani, Baitarani, Budhabalang and Subarnarekha rivers following a heavy [...]
22 Sep
BP oil is not degrading on floor of Gulf of Mexico, study says
BP oil is not degrading on floor of Gulf of Mexico, study says . Posted 22 September 2011, by Jay Reeves (Associated Press), New Orleans Net (NOLA), nola.com . Tar balls washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month show that oil left over from last year’s BP [...]
22 Sep
Learn about beneficial rain gardens at free workshop
Learn about beneficial rain gardens at free workshop . Posted20 September 2011, by Brenda OReilly, West Lake/Bay Village Observer, westlakebayvillageobserver.com . A rain garden is an attractive landscaped area planted with perennial native plants which don’t mind getting “wet feet.” Built in a bowl shape, a rain garden is designed to increase infiltration [...]
21 Sep
A Message From Occupied Wall Street (Day Four)
A Message From Occupied Wall Street (Day Four) . Posted 21 September 2011, by easilydistr, Occupy Wall Street, occupywallst.org . This is the fourth communiqué from the 99 percent. We are occupying Wall Street. On September 18th, 2011, we were awoken by police bullhorns around seven in the morning, they objected to us protecting ourselves [...]
19 Sep
Climate change hits coffee industry
Climate change hits coffee industry . Posted 18 September 2011, by Staff, Business Daily (Nation Media Group), businessdailyafrica.com . Global warming has increased the spread of pests in key farming regions with coffee exports facing the strain from the berry disease. Scientists at the Nairobi based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) predict [...]
18 Sep
“Ethical Oil” is Not an Oxymoron
“Ethical Oil” is Not an Oxymoron . Posted 08 September 2011, by Alison Leigh Lilly, No Unsacred Place, nature.pagannewswirecollective.com . As a follow up to John’s recent coverage of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline, below is a video of a speech given at the Tar Sands Action protests in Washington D.C. this past weekend by [...]
17 Sep
Life in an unhealthy climate
Life in an unhealthy climate . Posted 16 September 2011, by Mandi Smallhorne, The Mail & Guardian (M&G Media, Newtrust Company Botswana Limited and Guardian Newspapers Limited), mg.co.za . Krish Perumal does not look forward to Durban’s summers. A middle-aged supervisor in a rubber-producing company, he was struck by asthma about 25 years [...]
17 Sep
Kenya’s scientists urged to engage in GM debate
Kenya’s scientists urged to engage in GM debate There has been fierce debate about allowing the import of GM maize to improve food security . Posted 16 September 2011, by Maina Waruru, SciDevNet, scidev.net . [NAIROBI] Kenya’s agriculture secretary is urging researchers to join the debate on genetically modified (GM) foods — and not leave [...]
