| Power plants ‘not making a dent’ in mercury emissions |
• Power plant mercury emissions have actually risen since 2000 (the first year this data was reported) in several states, including Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas, and others. |
| AEP’s Gavin Power Plant in Ohio emitted 937 pounds of mercury in 2008, a 115.4 percent increase from 2007. This drastic increase in mercury emissions appears to be due largely to a change in the coal burned at the plant in 2008.Read more at blogs.wvgazette.com |
Germany doubles arms exports
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But the largest buyer of German exports was Turkey, which accounted for 14 percent of the arms shipped abroad. The second- and third-largest buyers were Greece and South Africa, respectively, followed by South Korea, Spain, Austria, Italy, Malaysia, Australia and Chile. Read more at www.dw-world.de |
Wheez, Hack, Awk, Cough, - human fires in SE Asia add unneeded carbon to atmosphere Fires in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China |
| People burn leaves, brush, and trash in residential areas, and in permanently cultivated areas, farmers use fire to clear crop residue and old grass in pastures. In some instances, the fires may be forest clearing for new agricultural land.Read more at earthobservatory.nasa.gov |
The Grand Canyon belongs to all of us. not just mining companies who have polluted these lands since the 1950s. Time for all of the mining here to stop - the cold war is over and we are trying to get rid of existing nuclear weapons. Close the mines save your park for seven generations. GRAND CANYON URANIUM MINING |
You might mention this to your husband - the nuclear industry will not stop for anything to mess up the land forever! | Thousands of Claims Threaten Public Health and Sacred Lands |
| Denison plans on extracting 335 tons of uranium per day out of the “Arizona 1 Mine”, which is set to operate four days per week. The hazardous ore will be hauled by truck more than 300 miles through towns and communities to the company’s White Mesa mill located near Blanding, Utah. |
| According to the Navajo Nation up to 2.5 million gallons of uranium contaminated water is leaching out of the Shiprock Uranium Mill near Shiprock, New Mexico into the San Juan River every year. At the Church Rock Mine in New Mexico, which is now attempting to re-open, up to 875,000 cubic yards of radioactive waste continue to contaminate the land.Read more at bsnorrell.blogspot.com |
Neo-Nazis allowed to march in commemoration of Dresden bombing
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On Saturday, the 65th anniversary of the infamous allied firebombing of Dresden, thousands of Neo-Nazis will be allowed to march through the city - amid counter protests and official commemorations. |
The city of Dresden expects at least 30,000 people to be involved in counter demonstrations, most of which it said would be peaceful. Read more at www.dw-world.de |
Not as long as world suffers from nearly terminal ability to delude itself that what happens to others doesn’t have an effect on everyone! | DRC: Militias causing increased havoc in northeast |
| Attacks on civilians by Ugandan rebels and local militias have left 340,000 people displaced, and 30,000 refugees have fled to Sudan. |
| Aid workers say 100,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are inaccessible due to insecurity in Uélé District. |
| The joint DRC-Uganda military operation from 14 December 2008 until mid-March 2009 weakened the LRA but did not succeed in neutralizing it. The rebels dispersed in small, highly mobile groups into territory five times bigger than before the operation, according to civil society groups in Ituri. Read more at www.irinnews.org |
Diversity is the natural way of ensuring survival of the planet. Industrial tree farms threaten real forests and in the American south, eucalyptus trees would drink up all the water and endanger all the swamps and the Everglades. | The USDA has reopened the comment period for their Environmental Assessment of ArborGen’s proposal to plant 260,000 genetically engineered eucalyptus trees across the Southern U.S. Comments are needed by 18 February to oppose this dangerous and destructive plan. Click Here to sign on to the public comment letter. More information below:Release of Dangerous Genetically Engineered (GE) Eucalyptus Trees Threatens U.S. Forests/ Communities.ACTION NEEDED BY 18 February! Tell the USDA NO WAY to ArborGen’s Eucalyptus Frankentrees |
Each fire set may have been intended for what people thought was a good purpose, not realizing that when thousands, upno thousands do the same thing it can have unintended consequences beyond their comprehension and control. Fires in Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam |
| In the late dry season, fires—both intentional and accidental—become widespread as people turn to fire to clear and manage agricultural and residential landscapes.Read more at earthobservatory.nasa.gov |
Establishment of Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council |
| The Secretaries will select remaining members from among, but not
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| Game bird hunting organizations.
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| Waterfowl hunting organizations.
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| Big game hunting organizations.
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| Archery, hunting, and/or shooting sports industry |
| Hunting and shooting sports outreach and education
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Autism and Mercury Link - Electric Power Plants?
