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July 07, 2012
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theyoungradical: thepeoplesrecord: Environmental activists killed at the rate of one per week as battle for resources intensifies. June 19, 2012 A startling number of eco-activists are being killed for trying to protect the environment, as competition over the earth’s finite resources becomes so fierce people are increasingly turning to violence. The death toll of activists, journalists and citizens involved in protecting natural resources more than doubled over the past three years, a new report shows. An estimated 711 people were killed over the last 10 years. Last year alone 106 people were killed, according to a report by the human rights group Global Witness. “It has never been more important to protect the environment and it has never been more deadly.” Billy Kyte said. Source “Unchecked they will kill us. They’ll kill most of us along with all the other innocent life forms that had nothing to do with the folly of human existence. ” - Chris Hedges

theyoungradical:

thepeoplesrecord:

Environmental activists killed at the rate of one per week as battle for resources intensifies.

June 19, 2012

A startling number of eco-activists are being killed for trying to protect the environment, as competition over the earth’s finite resources becomes so fierce people are increasingly turning to violence.

The death toll of activists, journalists and citizens involved in protecting natural resources more than doubled over the past three years, a new report shows.

An estimated 711 people were killed over the last 10 years. Last year alone 106 people were killed, according to a report by the human rights group Global Witness.

“It has never been more important to protect the environment and it has never been more deadly.” Billy Kyte said.

Source

“Unchecked they will kill us. They’ll kill most of us along with all the other innocent life forms that had nothing to do with the folly of human existence. ” - Chris Hedges

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July 07, 2012
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thepeoplesrecord: Last week nearly 1,000 people took over the Ohio Statehouse. Joined by others from neighboring states, they came together to protest the destructive gas drilling method called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” After rallying and marching to the Capitol building, hundreds poured in—without a permit—to hold a “People’s Assembly” to decide how they, the people, could end the practice in their state.

thepeoplesrecord:

Last week nearly 1,000 people took over the Ohio Statehouse. Joined by others from neighboring states, they came together to protest the destructive gas drilling method called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” After rallying and marching to the Capitol building, hundreds poured in—without a permit—to hold a “People’s Assembly” to decide how they, the people, could end the practice in their state.

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May 14, 2012
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The BP Oil Spill Photos You're Not Supposed to See

eupraxsophy:

It’s been two years since the Deepwater Horizon disaster unleashed 4.9 million barrels of oil on the Gulf of Mexico. In the midst of the disaster, BP and its contractors did everything they could to keep people from seeing the scale of the disaster. But new photos released Monday offer some new insight to just how grim the Gulf became for sea life.

The images were released in response to aFreedom of Information Act request that Greenpeace filed back in August 2010, asking for any communication related to endangered and threatened Gulf species. Now, many months later, Greenpeace received a response from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that included more than 100 photos from the spill, including many of critically endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles dead and covered in oil.

Most photos are missing dates and descriptions, though the FOIA request covered the period of April 20, 2010, to July 30, 2010. But they’re pretty shocking—which is probably why they weren’t made public at the height of the spill. “It just makes me furious,” said John Hocevar, a marine biologist who works for Greenpeace. “I had so many conversations with people in various government agencies working on the Gulf spill, and I feel like they were hiding things from all of us.”

“The White House was sitting on this stuff for over two years, at the same time they were saying everything was fine, that the oil was gone, and while they were rushing ahead with plans for new drilling in the Gulf, the Arctic, elsewhere,” Hocevar continued. “It’s just not okay. This is not an acceptable type of collateral damage.”

Mother Jones has requested comment from NOAA but had not received a response at press time.

Jump below the fold to see some of the photos that have been kept under wraps for the past two years:

Click the hyperlink title of this post to see the grim toll for yourselves. It’s remarkable how quickly we’ve moved on from this disaster, even though its effects will be felt for generations. 

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April 13, 2012
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Nok: Amazing Bolivian Law Will Give Nature Human Rights

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edibleethics:

Evo Morales is Bolivia’s first indigenous president, and he’s bringing some back-to-the-earth philosophy to the country. Bolivia is set to pass The Law of Mother Earth, a sweeping piece of legislation that, as Vice-President Alvaro García Linera…

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November 14, 2011
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thedailywhat: Extinct Species of the Day: The West African subspecies of Black Rhinoceros was declared officially extinct today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. According to the conservation group, a survey of the animal’s natural habitat has yielded no living specimens, leading to the assessment that the last members of the subspecies had died. In its report, the IUCN blamed “a lack of political support and willpower for conservation efforts” as well as commercial poaching for the Western Black Rhino’s extinction. It warned that two other rhino subspecies, the Northern White Rhino and the Javan Rhino, were either perilously close to disappearing, or already extinct as well. A large scale effort by the WWF to save the remaining Black Rhinos is presently underway. Current estimates suggest that a mere 4,240 Black Rhinos remain in the wild. Watch a black rhino being transported by helicopter to a new range in South Africa’s Limpopo province below: [ap / wwf / photo: greenren.]

thedailywhat:

Extinct Species of the Day: The West African subspecies of Black Rhinoceros was declared officially extinct today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

According to the conservation group, a survey of the animal’s natural habitat has yielded no living specimens, leading to the assessment that the last members of the subspecies had died.

In its report, the IUCN blamed “a lack of political support and willpower for conservation efforts” as well as commercial poaching for the Western Black Rhino’s extinction.

It warned that two other rhino subspecies, the Northern White Rhino and the Javan Rhino, were either perilously close to disappearing, or already extinct as well.

A large scale effort by the WWF to save the remaining Black Rhinos is presently underway. Current estimates suggest that a mere 4,240 Black Rhinos remain in the wild.

Watch a black rhino being transported by helicopter to a new range in South Africa’s Limpopo province below:

[ap / wwf / photo: greenren.]

(Source: thedailywhat)

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November 12, 2011
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Interactive Map of Poisoned Places

andythenerd:

About this map

To begin exploring how air pollution may affect your community, use this interactive map of more than 17,000 facilities that have emitted hazardous chemicals into the air. Color-coded dots and scores of one to five smoke stacks are based on an EPA method of assessing potential health risk in airborne toxins from a given facility. More smoke stack icons signify higher potential risks to human health. Zoom in to your neighborhood by clicking on the map or use the search box to find the area you’re looking for. 

I drive past so many of these dots every day!

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November 12, 2011
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daytonjones93: Pollution at it’s finest. This kind of thing begs the question: Do we let them continue destroying our planet, to our detriment and for their pockets, or find a way to manage without?

daytonjones93:

Pollution at it’s finest.

This kind of thing begs the question: Do we let them continue destroying our planet, to our detriment and for their pockets, or find a way to manage without?

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November 12, 2011
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World headed for irreversible climate change in five years, IEA warns

bangified:

Smoke flooding the skyIs it time to wake the fu*k up earth?? Or wait another few years before implementing some stupid-assed, brain dead plan…

The corrupt jackasses in power and the people pulling their strings don’t care whether or not they kill us all. It makes me so angry. I just want them all gone so we can fix things…. Dx

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