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G20 Toronto -- SOAR Statement on Environmental Justice

Syndicated from Infoshop News on Wed, 2010-06-23

We are in the midst of an ecological crisis. There is no doubt about it, we are killing this earth. Oil spilling and spilling into the great depth...

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FCC Source: 'We F*cked Up' Secret Internet Meetings

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2010-06-23

by Sam Gustin

The Federal Communications Commission "f*cked up" by holding closed-door meetings with industry giants aimed at striking a deal over Internet regulation, a governmen

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Judge Who Overturned Drilling Bans had Shares in the Oil Industry

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2010-06-23

by Matthew Weaver and agencies

The judge who overturned deepwater drilling bans allowing BP to resume » Read more | 128 reads «
CIA Gives Blackwater Firm New $100 Million Contract

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2010-06-23

by Jeff Stein

WASHINGTON - The Central Intelligence Agency has hired Xe Services,
the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide, to
guard its facilities in Afghanistan and elsewhere, according to an
industry source.

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BP-Style Extreme Energy Nightmares to Come

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Wed, 2010-06-23

On June 15th, in their testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the chief executives of America's leading oil companies argued that BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was an aberration -- something that would not have occurred with proper corporate oversight and will not happen again once proper safeguards are put in place.

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Obama Gets Heat to Lead on Climate

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2010-06-23

by Darren Samuelsohn and Manu Raju

WASHINGTON - With the climate change bill edging closer to the Senate floor, President Barack Obama and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) are resuming their well-worn roles as reluctant dance partners.

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Whale Cull Plan Sunk as National Delegates Fail to Agree

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2010-06-23

Talks on replacing a moratorium on whaling with a controlled cull have hit an impasse and will be suspended for a year, delegates at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) said today.

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Workers intensify campaign against JB Hi-Fi in New Zealand

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Wed, 2010-06-23

Wed, 23/06/2010

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Minnesota Law Prof Detained in Rwanda Returns Home

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2010-06-23

by Steve Karnowski

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota law professor who was imprisoned in Rwanda
for challenging the official version of the country's 1994 genocide got
a big hug from his wife and cheers from supporters as he arrived home
Tuesday.

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Democracy Now! 2010-06-23 Wednesday

Syndicated from Democracy Now! on Wed, 2010-06-23
Democracy Now! 2010-06-23 Wednesday

Headlines for June 23, 2010

Obama Considers Firing Gen. Stanley McChrystal over Public Criticism of Administration's Handling of Afghan War Effort

Over 10,000 March in Detroit to Open US Social Forum

47 Years Ago in Detroit: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The death of sprawl:

Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Wed, 2010-06-23

In April 2009--just when people thought things couldn't get worse in San Bernardino County, California—bulldozers demolished four perfectly good new houses and a dozen others

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G20 Report - June 23rd 2010

Syndicated from Media Co-op on Wed, 2010-06-23

Welcome to the third installation of the G20 report for Jun 23rd 2010. The G20 Report is your daily rundown of news about the G8 and G20 summits in Toronto and Huntsville straight from the streets of Toronto produced by the Alternative Media Centre.

In today’s report: Queering the G20, building stronger anti-mining coalitions, and a look at actions to come.

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Socialist Ideas Seminar: Market Greed or A Plan for Social Need?

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Wed, 2010-06-23

Under capitalism, the economy is not planned. It's basic driver is the corporate thirst for profit - not meeting people's needs. Yet seriously tackling climate change and growing social disadvantage would seem to demand putting a conscious plan in place of the prevailing market anarchy. Is a publicly owned, democratically planned economy actually feasible.
Presenter: Dave Holmes

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Neighbourhood Meeting: Smarter, Greener, and Cheaper Transport in the Western Suburbs.

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Wed, 2010-06-23

Help stop the proposed Westlink tunnel and freeway/tollway which will choke our suburbs with more cars and trucks, and which will cause all traffic in no time to be as bad as it is today. Find out more about transport solutions for the West.

Uniting Church Conference Centre,
28 Withers St, Sunshine.

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Neighbourhood Meeting: Smarter, Greener, and Cheaper Transport in the Western Suburbs.

Syndicated from Green Left Weekly on Wed, 2010-06-23

Help stop the proposed Westlink tunnel and freeway/tollway which will choke our suburbs with more cars and trucks, and which will cause all traffic in no time to be as bad as it is today. Find out more about transport solutions for the West.

Glengala Community Centre,
Glengala Rd,
West Sunshine.

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