www.salon.com
As consensus mounts, and their states confront torrid heat, these politicians maintain global warming is a hoax
7.14.2011
7.13.2011
French Ship Flotilla's "Dignity" to Gaza; Spanish mission Hunger Strike - IPS ipsnew www.ipsnews.net
French Ship Carries Freedom Flotilla's "Dignity" to Gaza; Spanish mission Hunger Strike - IPS ipsnew
www.ipsnews.netThe French vessel Dignité-Al Karama is the only boat from the Freedom Flotilla II actually sailing for Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade imposed in 2006. At the same time, six Spanish members of the humanitarian aid mission went on hunger strike in the Greek capital.
Climate change hurting national parks near Great Lakes, report says www.detnews.com
www.detnews.com
Climate change is impacting some of the major national parks in the Great Lakes region, according to a report released today.
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The Century of the Self is a British television documentary film that focuses its attention on Sigmund Freud's family, especially his daughter and nephew, ...
AWSOME!!! How One Mom Made a Difference to the Health of Utah Kids thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
— Cherise Udell, founder of Utah Moms for Clean Air in a cross-post. In the winter of 2006-2007, I was utterly disgusted by our local air quality in Salt Lake City, which too often tasted like metal and smelled like gunpowder. On red alert days, I felt as if I was locking my young daughters [...]
Cleantech Jobs Reach 2.7 Million: The “Clean Economy” Starts Delivering on Its Promise of High-Wage thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
Numerous reports have shown solid growth in the "clean economy" over the years. But what we're seeing now is that the clean economy is just, well, a normal part of the overall economy — albeit one with higher wages and more value-added. Growth in jobs, wages, and GDP has been too slow, for sure, but
NYT: Isreali General Sneh - DO THE 1967 BORDERS DEAL WITH PALESTINE www.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com
A strategy for making Israel's 1967 borders defensible.
The Generals vs. Netanyahu www.huffingtonpost.com
www.huffingtonpost.com
The growing calls from the Israeli security community for a return to peace talks with the Palestinian leadership on the basis of the 1967 borders highlight the discrepancy between Netanyahu's policies and Israel's strategic needs.
Netanyahu is turning Israel into Iran www.haaretz.com
www.haaretz.com
Now violence is being privatized. In typical Netanyahu fashion, individuals on the radical right are given the push, the encouragement and the authority to take the
Netanyahu staring in Orwell's 1984: Boycott law reflects democracy in Israel www.haaretz.com
www.haaretz.com
In a heated Knesset debate, prime minister defends controversial law which bans calls for boycotts on Israel; opposition head Livni: You are leading the country into an abyss.
Israelis detain Sylvia Hale, ex-NSW MP activist www.theaustralian.com.au
www.theaustralian.com.au
A FORMER Greens MP arrested while trying to enter Israel said she was prepared to remain in jail to highlight the "unacceptable situation" in the West Bank as she prepared for a court battle to fight deportation.
Palestinian man dies after being shot by Israeli soldiers in West Bank edition.cnn.com
edition.cnn.com
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank town of Nablus early Wednesday, after an explosive device was thrown at them, Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian medical services said.
Banned from Israel, for life | Radio Netherlands Worldwide www.rnw.nl
www.rnw.nl
Israel sent over 100 activists home this week. They came to Tel Aviv as part of the Flytilla, a symbolic demonstration of solidarity by European and US activists after the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ships ...
7.12.2011
Canadian government to oppose Palestinian bid for statehood www.globalresearch.ca
www.globalresearch.ca
Montreal, July 12, 2011 -- According to CBC and the Toronto Star, a spokesman for Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister has indicated that Canada will oppose the Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood. The bid is expected to be voted on at the UN in September. Spokesman Chris Day said, "the only solu
Climate Change Drives Disease in Crucial Seaweed Species, Study Finds www.reuters.com
www.reuters.com
New research links the spread of disease in a type of seaweed that is critical for marine life to global warming By Katherine Bagley, SolveClimate News Rising ocean temperatures due to global warming have
Medal of Honor Goes to Afghan Vet Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry www.youtube.com
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President Barack Obama is awarding the Medal of Honor to an Afghanistan war veteran, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry, for courageous actions during combat ...
Dutch Labour Party councillor arrested in Israel | Radio Netherlands Worldwide www.rnw.nl
www.rnw.nl
Dutch Labour Party councillor Gadiza Bouazani was taken into custody by Israeli police who thought she was one of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla activists aboard the same plane to Tel Aviv. The Utrecht Pvd...
Israel expands its borders into Europe english.aljazeera.net
english.aljazeera.net
Recent clampdowns on Palestinian solidarity activists underscore Israel's ability to outsource its security operations.
Ranger, Medal of Honor: Petry took action “with complete disregard for his personal safety” and “consciously and deliberately risked his life to move to and secure the live enemy grenade and consciously throw the grenade away from his fellow Rangers”
Petry took action "with complete disregard for his personal safety" and "consciously and deliberately risked his life to move to and secure the live enemy grenade and consciously throw the grenade away from his fellow Rangers"
Ranger, Medal of Honor: Petry took action "with complete disregard for his personal safety" and "con
www.politico.comA soldier who protected fellow troops from a grenade is the second living man to receive the award.
7.11.2011
India: Training on climate change www.telegraphindia.com
www.telegraphindia.com
Jorhat, July 11: The Assam Agricultural University (AAU) will organise a summer school training programme for scientists and researchers working in the area of climate change in different research and educational institutions of the country next month.
Climate change could kill one in 10 species by end of the century www.independent.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk
Climate change is speeding up the rate at which animals and plants are becoming extinct. By the end of the century, one in 10 species could be on the verge of extinction because of the effects of global warming, a study has found.
Israel passes law banning calls for boycott www.haaretz.com
www.haaretz.com
Opposition blasts law, which penalizes persons or organizations who call for a boycott of Israel or the settlements, calling it unconstitutional and irresponsible.
Netanyahu, the purveyor of hatred www.haaretz.com
www.haaretz.com
The campaign to promote the idea that the Palestinians are delegitimizing the
Experts demystify link between extreme weather and climate change - AlertNet www.trust.org
www.trust.org
Scientists find firm connection, but say asking if climate change causes single events is illogical
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