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The fluoride used in water fluoridation is a byproduct of INSECTICIDE and FERTILIZER production. It is poisonous.

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Feel bad you can't go to Tampa and be heard? Looks like Gaia may have a word or two for The Grand Old Party.

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Specifically, the price of oil and the number of cars in China, which drives it, double every 5 years.

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The only plausible explanation for global warming is human activity. So we should ask the obvious question: Who profits from the activity that causes global warming and who funds the anti-science global-warming denialist groups?

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Coal export trains and barges through the Pacific Northwest -- including the Gorge and Portland -- have many risks: pollution from coal dust and diesel polluting the air we breathe and the water we drink; noisy mile-long coal trains cutting through dozens of communities; and coal that's burned abroad contributing to dangerous global warming.

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Cascadians Against Coal organization kicks off.

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Americans love hamburgers -- we eat about three burgers a week. But what are the hidden environmental costs?

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As the Philippine government dithered and made excuses for its grossly inadequate response to the catastrophic floods — which inundated 80% of the country's capital, Manila — Sonny Melencio was leading a grassroots relief effort that brought the first food supplies in days to some of the poorest and most badly affected communities.

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Activists in Portland, in solidarity with a week-long action in Helena, Montana, deliver a final warning to Portland PR firm Gard Communications, demanding that they drop client Ambre Energy over the controversial Morrow Pacific coal export proposal.

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Did Sen. Wyden really want to hear?

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Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon experienced heavy flooding yesterday after several days of non-stop rains.According to the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in this morning's news, 11 were reported dead and 4 others were hurt.

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Privé ou étatique, le capitalisme c'est " Lasciate ogni speranza "...

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Interpol issued an international arrest notice for Paul Watson, founder of marine conservation group Sea Shepherd, on Wednesday. Watson failed to meet bail conditions in Germany when he left the country for an 'unspecified destination' earlier in July, according to his lawyers. Watson's whereabouts are currently unknown.

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Manila, Ca. - 30 Earth First! activists protesting Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) logging practices rallied peacefully outside the gates of SPI's Arcata mill on Monday, demanding a stop to the company's logging of old-growth.

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Coal Trains and Barges will go through Portland and Vancouver unless we stop them. This short article shows where the trains will go and where they will leave a path of environmental damage.

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Cancel the Consultation, Stop the Road and save the environment

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He was always a maverick. In the seventies and eighties, Binswanger taught economics at the Swiss University of St. Gallen and became known as an ecologist and critic of uncontrolled growth. In 1985, his book "Money and Magic" presented a profound interpretation of Goethe's "Faust." The progress of civilization provokes ecological and social losses. It is an open question whether positive or negative consequences of growth predominate.. Without growth there is no capitalism but with growth the risk of finance crashes increases.. Capitalism has to be reformed in such a way that it will be less aggressive and less vulnerable..

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The original scientific publication is attached.

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Whoaaaaa....

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The U.S. heat wave is slowly shaking the foundations of American politics. It may take years for the deep rumble to evolve into an above ground, institution-shattering earthquake, but U.S. society has changed for good.

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Climate Forum on Climate Justice hosted by the Portland Central-American Solidarity Committee (PCASC).

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Join us to celebrate and honor the life of a great songwriter and activist, and raise awareness (and $$) around issues affecting our beloved Columbia river, for example:

 http://www.bark-out.org/article.php?id=824
 http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/private-vs-public/usa/nestle-cascade-locks/

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memorial er\rection

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Deep Green Resistance is organizing a tour of the west coast to promote the upcoming Unis'tot'en Action Camp in British Columbia. The Unis'tot'en and Wetsu'wet'in First Nations have blockaded the pathway of a proposed pipeline from the Tar Sands out to the BC coast, and have asked for activists to attend an action camp in early August to support the blockade.

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Repost from Mother Jones

 link to www.motherjones.com

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The American Food Supply Could Be Reduced By 50%

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Requests of Hoopa Valley Tribes for water for salmon go nowhere, Humboldt Water Right Won't be Used

Eureka, CA - The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) hasn't decided to release additional flows for Klamath salmon even though scientists sounded the alarm months ago that additional flows for a historically large run of salmon will be needed in less than a month.

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....because the world has crossed the threshold.

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On Wednesday, July 11th, Columbia County Citizens for Human Dignaty (CCCHD) will host a public forum to discuss the proposed coal export projects in Columbia County. The purpose of the forum is to identify public concerns regarding the project, and clarify misinformation. Panelists representing: the corporations making the proposals, advocacy groups that oppose the proposals on environmental grounds, and agencies in a position to regulate the proposed projects, have been invited to attend in order to answer questions and hear testimony.

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Tonight we are seeing bombs bursting in air and the red glare of rockets. Booms and sparks abound as fireworks in the hands of aging children, explode.

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Is al-Qaeda still capable enough to strike a target? The Sunday Times has said in a news report while quoting intelligence services that the al-Qaeda branch in Arabian Peninsula is planning a terrorist attack during the Olympic Games in London.

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All four of the books in the Anarchist Interventions book series by the IAS and AK Press are available at the Red and Black Cafe, and Imperiled Life is now available at Reading Frenzy, at 921 SW Oak, near Powells.

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Waldo Canyon Fire, The fire is approximately 18,500 acres in size with 5% containment. The projected containment date is Monday July 16th, 2012 approx. 12:00 AM. Fire activity increased along the entire perimeter due to Red Flag Conditions, wind shifts and Haines Index of 6 (very high).

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MANILA, Philippines - Various cause-oriented groups warned the Philippine delegation and world leaders attending the three-day United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil not to fall into the trap of believing that the proposed "Green Economy" is "a tool and mechanism for sustainable development."

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At the edge of the world and the end of civilization, we stand on the abyss of ecological collapse, mass extinction and catastrophic change. Our bioregion is under an assault by corporations and the cancer that is consumerism. This assault is a series of battles from the theft of the water commons by Nestlé. The theft of coal from Rockies and its spreading of black dust on across our lands on trains headed to the coast. The mismanagement of the US government and theft of public funds by Bechtel of nuclear waste at Hanford as well as a denial of contamination of the Columbia watershed. The proposal of fracking in southwest Washington State. Mass denial or even cover up of radiation from Fukushima in water, milk, food, tuna and so forth. All the while the society is under attack with tuition costs, public transportation fare increases, social safety-net cuts, debt increases, foreclosures and a health insurance system that is nothing else but a pyramid scheme. While drones fly over head as police surveillance increases and the death toll mounts in wars overseas. On October 7th will be the eleventh year of the American Imperial War in Afghanistan. Maybe its time for a paradigm shift before global climatic and ecological collapse! Free Cascadia, decolonize your mind and liberate your spirit!

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Video and photos from the "Keep Nestle Out Of the Gorge" Rally. The rally was well attended and participants were extremely passionate about prohibiting Nestle from buying Oregon water on the cheap to sell it back at enormous profits.

Barbara Willer, the Case Against Nestle in the Columbia Gorge

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Want to help stop Big Coal's plans to ship Wyoming/Montana coal through the Columbia Gorge by barge/rail—especially through North/Northeast Portland en route to Port of St. Helens for Asian markets? Come to a meeting Wednesday, June 27 from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. at 8325 N. Central in St. Johns, sponsored by the CAAC (Community Alliance Against Coal), and Columbia Riverkeeper.

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Tuesday, June 26 (tomorrow!), there will be a rally at Terry Shrunk Plaza between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to Keep Nestle Out of the Gorge.

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I'm wondering what are other people's takes on the chemtrail issue. What is the reason for the spraying I see over head?

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This will have global implications. Growing environmental movement in Iran is trying to bring attention to this problem in the face of brutal repression.

Large foreign corporations are responsible for the building of the destructive dams with some NeoCon biz interests such as Koch Industries and Halliburton Subsidiaries including many other Western industrialists have a choke hold on government channels.

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The "War on Life" which we see being carried out here at the present time, is taking place on many fronts simultaneously. The various chemtrail programs, GMO research, and various environmental disasters are all a part of this agenda...

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We will examine issues of land reform, urban agriculture, rural development, fishing rights, and food sovereignty within a dynamic political context. Venezuela is an outstanding example of a country that strives to ensure its citizens' right to food while bolstering its domestic agriculture sector, with an emphasis on sustainable agriculture. We will also explore other areas of social transformation, including education, healthcare, and direct citizen participation in the political process. Plus trips to beaches, parks, and other sites of interest.

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Oregon Liquified Natural Gas to Hold Open House About LNG Export Plans

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Join the Portland Fruit Tree Project in preventing waste, building community, and making fresh fruit available to neighbors in need...

As a Harvest Leader, you will co-lead group harvesting events in your neighborhood! It's a fun way to meet your neighbors and help make locally grown produce available to all.

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Save a Life...

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Portland Public Access program featuring video from a recent rally in Portland Oregon regarding proposals to move coal trains through Oregon and Washington on route to China. The coal industry proposes to ship more than 150 million tons of coal a year through West Coast communities. Closing speaker for the event is Robert F. Kennedy.

No Coal Exports Rally, Featuring Robert F. Kennedy

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City Council hearing on water rates

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I have a new flick at The Hollywood Theatre presented as part of the Sound and Vision Fest and The EFF Fest, the new experimental film festival in Portland
This is a new piece I made, Charismatic Megafauna.
It is 50 minutes long and consists of footage that was shot by biologists during the wolf capture (in Canada) and reintroduction in to the USA in the mid 90's. There also is 16mm footage that I shot when I lived in Chicago in the early 80's with a wolfdog.
This piece gives you a behind the scenes look at the reintroduction.

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Attend a city council meeting on the Bull Run Water system.

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To promote the upcoming Earth First! (bio)regional rendezvous, some Earth First!ers are touring Cascadia to spread the seeds of ecological resistance.

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from tom dispatch ...
Just days later, his long-time literary agent Richard Kahlenberg wrote me that Chick had left a final document on his computer, something he had been preparing in the months before he knew he would die, and asked if TomDispatch would run it. Indeed, we would. It's not often that you hear words almost literally from beyond the grave -- and eloquent ones at that, calling on all Ecotopians, converted or prospective, to consider the dark times ahead. Losing Chick's voice and his presence is saddening. His words remain, however, as do his books, as does the possibility of some version of the better world he once imagined for us all. Tom

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For 3 weeks, urban farm activists occupied and farmed a plot of land in Albany, CA. Riot police raided the farm on May 14.

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For the past few weeks, word of the extent of the Fukushima disaster is spreading like the radiation slick moving across the Pacific Ocean thanks to social media and a lot of newly concerned citizens.

Independent researchers who have been trying to warn people for over a year are finally being heard. Much of that can be attributed to citizen journalists, who have realized mainstream media dropped the ball on this a long time ago.

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Tim Bennett, middle-class white guy, started waking up to the global environmental nightmare in the mid-1980s. But life was so busy with raising kids and pursuing the American dream that he never got around to acting on his concerns. Until now...

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Occupy Portland recently organized a Rally in Richland Washington, "speaking out directly against the failure of the cleanup at Hanford Nuclear Reservation..... raising the question: is enough being done to clean up the most contaminated site in America?"

Selected Speakers From Hanford Rally

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First, you accept the biological reality that death begets life on this planet and that all life (including us!) is really just solar energy temporarily stored in an impermanent form. Second, you combine this realization with that cherished human trait of compassion and choose ethically raised food, vegetable, grain and/or meat. And third, you give thanks.

 link to www.nytimes.com

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A short video excerpt of RFK Jr. in Portland

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Two speakers from the Power Past Coal Rally: Lauren Goldberg, event moderator and an attorney for Columbia Riverkeeper; and Jeff Cogen, Chair of the Multnomah County Commission.

Power Past Coal Rally

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Former Oregonian moves to NYC, starts environmental crowdfunding website, ioby.org, comes back to Portland to take it national.

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If the fertilizers, partial irrigation [in part provided by oil energy], and pesticides were withdrawn, corn yields, for example, would drop from 130 bushels per acre to about 30 bushels.

However, this is assuming legumes can also be used to provide a little nitrogen. Without the use of legumes, yields would decline to about 16 bushels per acre. This is about the corn yield in developing countries.

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Last week Governor Kitzhaber announced he was requesting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental review of all six proposed coal export facilities in the Northwest. Although this is great news, Oregon is firmly in the crosshairs of Big Coal's plans to export millions of tons of coal to Asia. And the state of Oregon has just a month to make a decision about a dirty coal barging project on the Columbia River.

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Kingsolver (2001) describes these killings very effectively. "I've watched enough harvests to know that cutting a wheat field amounts to more decapitated bunnies under the combine than you would believe."

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WHAT: Soaked in Cascadia is part of "Climate Impacts Day," an international effort led by 350.org that will bring together over
1,000 events in 150 countries in an attempt to "connect the dots" between local, extreme weather events, and community-driven solutions to address the broader climate crisis.

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Hundreds of Portlanders will be gathering at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Monday, May 7th at 12 noon. One of the featured speakers will be Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Other speakers will include a tribal leader, a physician, a waterkeeper from China, and local activists. Here in Oregon, there is no single bigger threat to clean energy and our climate than coal exports. People will be walking with a banner to the Steel Bridge, which is a potential route for coal trains to cross through Portland.

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Interactive Panel: "Scientific findings on the impacts of human activities on the functioning of the Earth System" and Closing.

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Joel Salatin has been described as America's most influential farmer

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