ThinkProgress -
By Climate Guest Blogger on Feb 27, 2012 at 10:52 am by Bill McKibben, reposted from HuffPost There were two scientific studies this week that set the ongoing Keystone pipeline battle in sharp relief.
3.01.2012
UVA Students Living Wage Campaign Stretches Strike Into March WINA AM 1070
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The Living Wage Campaign has extended its hunger strike into March. The State Senate has refused to adopt an amended version of Governor McDonnell's two-year $85 billion budget.
Poll: 63 pct of voters back Obama birth control policy The Sun Daily
The Sun Daily -
WASHINGTON (March 1, 2012): Nearly two-thirds of Americans favor President Barack Obama's policy requiring birth control coverage for female employees, including clear majorities of Roman Catholic, Protestant evangelical and independent voters, a poll ...
Israel's Rape and Plunder of Palestinians: Israel legalizes unsanctioned settler enclave The Associated Press
The Associated Press -
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to stop construction and the Palestinians say they won't negotiate while Israel unilaterally determines the borders of their state through settlement-building.
Obama Peace Maker: Vow to journalist boosts Myanmar reform hopes Financial Times
Financial Times -
By Gwen Robinson in Bangkok The visit to Myanmar of a prominent dissident journalist underscored a pledge by President Thein Sein on Thursday to push on with democratic reforms and hold “all-inclusive democratic elections” on April 1.
Gaza children run marathon to raise funds for UN summer camps Haaretz
Haaretz -
The event, which kicked off at Beit Hanoun in the north and ended at Rafah, 42 kilometres away, is held to raise funds for the summer camps UNRWA organizes every year.
Obama Peace Maker: NKorea nuclear envoy to visit US on heels of deal The Associated Press - 49 minutes ago SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - In another sign of warming relations between two wartime foes, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator will attend a security conference in the United States, a person with knowledge of the negotiations between Washington and ... North Korea nuclear deal raises disarmament hopesNational Post Third time lucky for nuclear watchdog in North Korea?Chicago Tribune Your preferred source:Aid groups welcome US nuclear deal with North KoreaLos Angeles Times Opinion:North Korea's Nuclear ActivityNew York Times
The Associated Press -
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - In another sign of warming relations between two wartime foes, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator will attend a security conference in the United States, a person with knowledge of the negotiations between Washington and ...
WOW: Mapping Tool Analyzes How Climate Change, Conflict and Aid Intersect in Africa University of Texas
University of Texas at Austin News -
AUSTIN, Texas - Researchers have developed a new dynamic mapping tool that will help policymakers and other groups determine a country's vulnerabilities to climate change and conflicts and show how these two issues intersect in Africa.
February 4th warmest on record, meteorological winter 3rd warmest Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/february-4th-warmest-on-record-meteorological-winter-3rd-warmest/2012/03/01/gIQAbhQUkR_blog.html February 2012 in Washington, DC ranked 4th warmest on record (since 1871)February and the meteorological winter (spaning December through February) have just come to a close, but why do I feel like we are transitioning from autumn to ...
NASA study - oldest and thickest Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a faster [Science Daily]
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120229190000.htm A new NASA study revealed that the oldest and thickest Arctic sea ice is disappearing at a faster rate than the younger and thinner ice at the edges of the Arctic Ocean’s floating ice cap. [Science Daily]
Keystone XL risks raising prices as much as 20 cents a gallon in the Midwest, Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. [Bloomberg]
Keystone XL risks raising prices as much as 20 cents a gallon in the Midwest, Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. [Bloomberg]
ACT: Weigh in NOW in comments at LA Times on Shell's Attack on Environmentalists
HERE: http://discussions.latimes.com/20/lanews/la-na-nn-arctic-drilling-shell-20120229/10 Royal Dutch Shell launched an extraordinary preemptive legal strike Wednesday against opponents of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean, filing suit against more than a dozen environmental organizations likely to challenge its plan for drilling exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea this summer. [LA Times]
Shell launched preemptive legal strike against opponents of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic THE HILL
Royal Dutch Shell launched an extraordinary preemptive legal strike Wednesday against opponents of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean, filing suit against more than a dozen environmental organizations likely to challenge its plan for drilling exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea this summer. [LA Times]
'Shocked, and Empowered - Pathological Denail of need for Personal Responsiblity on Left equals Right's Denial of Science.' Loving (no detail)
'Shocked & Empowered - Pathological Denial of Personal Responsibility on Left equals Right's Denial of Science.' Loving (no detail)
Bravery of young mother who stayed by her horse's side for THREE HOURS after getting trapped in mud 'like quicksand'
Bravery of young mother who stayed by her horse's side for THREE HOURS after getting trapped in mud 'like quicksand' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2107521/Nicole-Graham-Astro-Mother-stayed-horses-3-hours-getting-trapped.html#ixzz1ns7bw3jO
New Jersey poll: Big support for gay marriage Politico
Politico -
Support for legalizing same-sex marriage in New Jersey - where Gov. Chris Christie vetoed the controversial legislation last month - has reached a new high, according to a new poll Thursday.
GOPigs on Display: Funny judge sends funny racist joke about Obama's mom having sex with dogsExaminer.com
Politico -
The chief federal judge of Montana on Wednesday admitted to sending a racially charged email about President Barack Obama that seems to compare African-Americans to dogs, but denied circulating the note because it was racist, saying he only did it ...
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