We
don’t know yet why a Metro-North train derailed yesterday in the Bronx,
killing four people and injuring more than 60. The driver may have been
at fault. But it’s worth noting that last May, a Metro-North train
derailed in Connecticut after being struck by another train, injuring
73. And a study released last summer by the National Society of Civil
Engineers pointed out the sorry state of the nation’s rail system, where
deferred maintenance and congestion are costing the U.S. economy about
$200 billion a year, or 1.6% of economic output. The rest of the
nation’s transportation infrastructure is not much better: 1 in 9 of the
country's bridges are structurally deficient; our roads are crumbling;
and of the 84,000 dams in the U.S., 14,000 are considered "high hazard.”
While other nations are building transportation systems for the future,
Congress won’t modernize our outmoded one – even though borrowing costs
for the U.S. are near historic lows, the investment would spur growth
and productivity, and millions of jobless Americans could benefit
directly and indirectly from the work that would result.
12.02.2013
pic. YOU NEED TO SEE THIS - Pollution has very real and devastating effects.
Pollution has very real and devastating effects.
Make a difference, recycle and properly dispose of your waste.
Make a difference, recycle and properly dispose of your waste.
AUSTRALIA - Protecting Leard State Forest - For 494 days and counting
AUSTRALIA - Protecting Leard State Forest - For 494 days and counting
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link. 1.6 million people have taken the streets in Ukraine to protest against oppression and what appears to be Russian control of their government.
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1.6
million people have taken the streets in Ukraine to protest against
oppression and what appears to be Russian control of their government.
Read more: http://revolution-news.com/1-6-million-people-ukraine-take-streets-oppressive-government/
Read more: http://revolution-news.com/1-6-million-people-ukraine-take-streets-oppressive-government/
pic. Rosa Parks: "I HAD NO IDEA THAT HISTORY WAS BEING MADE. I WAS JUST TIRED OF GIVING UP."
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58 years ago today one woman changed America forever.
Thank you Rosa Parks.
Thank you Rosa Parks.
The Year the Monarch Didn’t Appear. nytimes.com
Further decimation of pollinators is examined by the NY Times... Will anyone listen?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/sunday-review/the-year-the-monarch-didnt-appear.html?_r=1&
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/sunday-review/the-year-the-monarch-didnt-appear.html?_r=1&
Chinese-woman-saved-30-abandoned-babies-dumped-street-trash.html China's most incredible mother: Staggering story of the woman who saved 30 abandoned babies... dailymail.co.uk
link. Agriculture accounts for 80% of all antibiotic use in US.
Thank you, Dr. Mercola!
"I ONLY recommend #organic, grass-fed, free-range meats as they are far superior to CAFO-raised meats in terms of nutritional content. To source pure, healthful meats, your best option is to get to know a local farmer who uses non-toxic farming methods. Learn more: http://bit.ly/18OD4pa"
"I ONLY recommend #organic, grass-fed, free-range meats as they are far superior to CAFO-raised meats in terms of nutritional content. To source pure, healthful meats, your best option is to get to know a local farmer who uses non-toxic farming methods. Learn more: http://bit.ly/18OD4pa"
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Netnewsledger.com, December 1, 2013 Protesters in New Brunswick against shale gas development came to a line of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in St. Charles, New Brunswick. From the scene...
CANADA - Anti-fracking protest continues in New Brunswick
Protesters’ fury as iGas plans fresh fracking tests for Greater Manchester. manchestereveningnews.co.uk
UK - Protestors fury as iGas plans fresh fracking tests for Greater Manchester
UK Government Set to Support Monsanto in EU Court UK Government Set to Support Monsanto in EU Court. sustainablepulse.com
UK - UK Government Set to Support Monsanto in EU Court
UK Government Set to Support Monsanto in EU Court
sustainablepulse.com
The
Government has confirmed that it will support Monsanto in a European
court case brought by European civil society groups. In a written
Parliamentary Answer today, Earl Howe stated that the Government will
Oil company penalized for illegally dumping fracking discharge Oil Company Caught Illegally Dumping Fracking Discharge In Central Valley - CBS San Francisco
US - Oil company penalized for illegally dumping fracking discharge
***** Activists risk all, lock down to massive tar sands equip in Portland. Before the tar sands megaloads could even leave Portland two participants of the coalition of climate justice groups and tribal members locked down to the megaload and stopped its departure!
Tar Sands Blockade shared Portland Rising Tide's photo.
Tar Sands Blockade shared Portland Rising Tide's photo.
Tar Sands Blockade shared Portland Rising Tide's photo.
Before
the tar sands megaloads could even leave Portland two participants of
the coalition of climate justice groups and tribal members locked down
to the megaload and stopped its departure! Get more updates on the action: http://portlandrisingtide.org/stop-tarsands-megaloads-from-rolling-through-our-backyard/
Join our friends with Portland Rising Tide on Thursday to figure out how you can help stop the other two: https://www.facebook.com/events/710825225594170/
Another
photo from Umatilla tonight. Thursday we will talk about this week's
action and how you can get involved, in whatever way is appropriate for
you, to do everything we can to stop these shipments from reaching the
tar sands.https://www.facebook.com/events/710825225594170/
Portland Rising Tide
WE
WON TONIGHT!!! THE MEGALOAD IS STOPPED IN UMATILLA!!! The delay caused
by our lockdown stopped the megaload long enough that they could not
make the next stop before morning. WE NEED PEOPLE TOMORROW TO JOIN US
FOR ROUND TWO. Meeting at the The Desert River Inn 705 Willamette St.
Umatilla, OR at 5PM in the conference room.
Please share this photo, tell your friends and JOIN US. FB event coming soon!
The load is only allowed to move between 8pm and 6am, we were able to stall and stop the load long enough that it could not make it's next stop within ODOT's permitted travel window. We can do this again, but we need YOU!
Please share this photo, tell your friends and JOIN US. FB event coming soon!
The load is only allowed to move between 8pm and 6am, we were able to stall and stop the load long enough that it could not make it's next stop within ODOT's permitted travel window. We can do this again, but we need YOU!
Help put an end to shark finning in New Zealand - and elsewhere. greenpeace.org
NEW ZEALAND - Help put an end to shark finning in New Zealand - and elsewhere
New
Zealand relies on its ‘clean and green’ image for international trade
and tourism -- yet it’s one of the last remaining holdouts to allow
senseless shark finning at sea.
Put a stop to it at:
>> www.greenpeace.org.nz/sharks/
SHARE THIS IMAGE TO SPREAD THE WORD
12.01.2013
Five Key Christian Values and How Republicans Don't Represent Any of Them. forwardprogressives.com
Cancer Update: Chemo restarts tomorrow for 3 months. It may take me another 3 months to rebuild my Spirit, my Soul... back to even the weak versions I have today. :-(
Cancer Update: Chemo restarts tomorrow for 3 months. It may take me another 3 months to rebuild my Spirit, my Soul... back to even the weak versions I have today. :-(
Yet another record broken. The spring of 2013 has been Australia's warmest. http://bit.ly/18f50CT
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Yet another record broken. The spring of 2013 has been Australia's warmest.
http://bit.ly/18f50CT
http://bit.ly/18f50CT
Rapid Response Rally to Stop the Fracked Gas Pipeline December 31 Burlington Waterfront in Burlington, Vermont
Benefit raises thousands for anti-fracking protesters. trinitytoday.ca
CANADA
- “It’s been hard but when we see things like this, it is so
heartwarming to know that we are not alone” - Debbie Cyr, anti-fracking
demonstrator on the front lines in New Brunswick
Benefit raises thousands for anti-fracking protesters
trinitytoday.ca
Debbie
Cyr's eyes were filled with tears Saturday night at a fundraising
benefit in Halifax for members of Elsipogtog First Nation, who are
protesting shale gas exploration in New Brunswick. Cyr has been on the
front lines of the fracking
Europe is banning bee-harmful pesticides; the US should take a lead. « The Berkeley Blog blogs.berkeley.edu
EUROPE - Europe is banning bee-harmful pesticides; the US should follow suit
Europe is banning bee-harmful pesticides; the US should take a lead. « The Berkeley Blog
blogs.berkeley.edu
Like
the European Union – which today (Dec. 1) boldly begins a two-year ban
on selected pesticides thought to be harmful to honeybees and other
pollinators – the United
Over 1,000 cyclists stage die-in protest outside Transport for London HQ. theguardian.com
UK - London cyclists stage die-in to protest road deaths and call for more investment in cycle lanes
Over 1,000 cyclists stage die-in protest outside Transport for London HQ
theguardian.com
John
Stuttle: Upset by the recent road deaths across the capital and the way
the finger of blame seems to be pointing at them, London cyclists took
to the
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