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May 20, 2013 at 3:57 pm GreenParty Delaware shared DirtyOilSands.org's photo.
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Oil Sands Reality Check
Decide for yourself whether Canada needs a reality check on the unprecedented pace of oil sands expansion.
http://oilsandsrealitycheck.org/factcategory/climate/
This website was created as a resource for citizens, media, investors and decision makers who wish to participate in a more informed debate about the impacts of oil sands development. All facts are cited with sources and have been reviewed by a scientific advisory committee.
Each fact included in Oil Sands Reality check is carefully researched, referenced and reviewed by a scientific advisory committee. This website was created as a resource for citizens, media, investors and decision makers who wish to participate in a more informed debate about the impacts of oil sands development.
Visit: http://oilsandsrealitycheck.orgThe Canadian oil sands, also known as the tar sands, are the largest industrial project on earth, yet few Canadians are aware of the rapid pace of growth and its impacts on our environment, economy, and society. Canada needs a reality check on oil sands expansion. http://oilsandsrealitycheck.org
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May 20, 2013 at 3:56 pm To push back on misinformation coming from Harper’s government and the tar sands industry, national and international economists, scientists and academics including Dr. Danny Harvey from the University of Toronto and John Abraham from University of St. Thomas School of Engineering have come together to launch TarSandsRealityCheck.com, which presents the 25 most important facts people need to know about the Alberta tar sands. The facts on the website reflect the best available scientific data, drawing on government, industry and academic sources.
Harper faces protest in New York City over Canada's dismal climate policies and Keystone XL | rabble
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Stephen Harper visited New York City to give a speech pushing for the United States to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project. The climate action group 350.org organized a protest outside Harper's event, issuing the following statement.
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May 20, 2013 at 3:53 pm"Yes the deniers still have to..." on Michael E. Mann's link.
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May 20, 2013 at 3:35 pmGreenParty Delaware was invited to Forgotten Natives by Energy Theorist.
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May 20, 2013 at 3:33 pm
Teenagers - this future is yours!
Youth today have brilliant minds, superfluous energy, global perspective and exceptional education. And they don't need to grow up to make change.
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May 20, 2013 at 3:30 pm Time for a bold green jobs plan for B.C.
Here is an inconvenient truth: The 2013 provincial budget was shamefully silent on the challenges facing our climate and our environment. And it followed a throne speech that not only failed to mention climate change, but hung British Columbia’s entire future prosperity — and job creation plans — on the production of five liquefied natural gas plants, none of which has yet been...
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May 20, 2013 at 3:17 pm Last year, PowerShift 2012 brought together nearly 1500 youth from all across Canada for a one-of-a-kind gathering. Focused on building the movement to transition Canada to a just and sustainable future, author and activist Naomi Klein called it “the best environmental conference” she had ever attended.
This October we are taking the next step and organizing PowerShift BC, the first of our planned regional PowerShifts. Focusing on local issues and regional movement building, this will be a mass gathering of youth from across BC, the Yukon and the western Prairies where we will educate, train and mobilize our generation to take a stand.
http://weeve.it/project/home/50
PowerShift BC
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Power Shift 2012 brought together youth from across Canada to build momentum and strengthen the movement for climate justice. We are taking a bold next step to bring PowerShifts to every part of Canada starting in BC.
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May 20, 2013 at 3:08 pm The pipeline isn’t inevitable, and it shouldn’t be treated as such. It’s just another step on the march to disaster.
Were we to burn through all known fossil-fuel reserves, the results would be unimaginably bleak: major cities would be flooded out, a large portion of the world’s arable land would be transformed into deserts, and the oceans would be turned into liquid dead zones. If we take the future at all seriously, which is to say as a time period that someone is going to have to live in, then we need to leave a big percentage of the planet’s coal and oil and natural gas in the ground. These basic facts have been established for decades, and every President since George Bush senior has vowed to do something to avert catastrophe. The numbers from Mauna Loa show that they have failed.
In rejecting Keystone, President Obama would not solve the underlying problem, which, as pipeline proponents correctly point out, is consumption. Nor would he halt exploitation of the tar sands. But he would put a brake on the process. After all, if getting tar-sands oil to China were easy, the Canadians wouldn’t be applying so much pressure on the White House. Once Keystone is built, there will be no putting the tar back in the sands.
Elizabeth Kolbert: Obama’s Keystone Decision
Carbon-dioxide levels have increased every year, and earlier this month they reached the milestone of four hundred parts per million. No one knows exactly when levels were last this high; the best guess is the mid-Pliocene, about three million years ago, when sea levels were some seventy-five feet h...
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May 20, 2013 at 3:00 pm Dropping Chinese demand for coal...dropping US demand for coal, good news. But China's meeting it's demand with their own mines...
" China, with its cities shrouded in smog, also is trying to improve energy efficiency and diversify its fuel mix, including investments in nuclear energy and wind power, according to Goldman Sachs. Deutsche Bank also said in a report released this month that there are increasing signs of “softer Chinese coal demand growth going forward.”
The global German banking firm pointed to protests in China against coal-fired power plants and associated pollution. It also said urbanization of China’s interior means much of the future demand for coal will come closer to areas where China has its own mines."
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/05/17/191519/chinas-hunger-for-american-coal.html#emlnl=Daily_News_Update#storylink=cpy
China’s hunger for American coal in doubt | McClatchy
The push for mass coal exports from Washington state, already facing a huge environmental battle, also could get hit with slowing Chinese demand for coal shipments.
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May 19, 2013 at 8:45 pm http://www.petaindia.com/b/petaokplease/archive/2011/03/17/eat-green-go-vegan.aspx
Eat Green! Go Vegan!
Just in time for St Patrick's Day, Mumbaikars got to see one of the greenest and perhaps most unusual sights: PETA activists covered in green......
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May 19, 2013 at 8:04 pm While you're at it...please update your Delaware voter registration to Green Party.
https://registertovote.elections.delaware.gov/voterreg/controller?TransName=VOTERREG_DATAGATHERApplication Form (Web Based Voter Registration Application)
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May 19, 2013 at 8:07 pm
GreenParty Delaware Here's the voter registration form if you want to print it out, fill it in, and mail it. http://electionsncc.delaware.gov/vr/stateform.pdf
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May 19, 2013 at 7:02 pm "Those gamin dandies, the zoot suiters, having learned a great moral lesson from servicemen, mostly sailors, who took over their instruction three days ago, are staying home nights."
http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/los-angeles-1943-war-on-the-zoot-suit.html
Los Angeles' 1943 War on the Zoot Suit | LA as Subject | SoCal Focus | KCET
In June 1943, L.A. witnessed some of its most surreal scenes of street violence: sailors coursing through the city streets in their Navy uniforms, carrying sticks and targeting anyone wearing a zoot suit.
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May 19, 2013 at 6:49 pmThe work of a generation.
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May 19, 2013 at 6:49 pm
Bernie August This is a Delaware Environmental Joke gone to Pennsylvania and whatever you don't discarded a lighted Cigarette into the Surekill River and beware of the giant mutated Gozilla Snakehead fish that walk on land looking food!
May 19, 2013 at 7:04 pm
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May 19, 2013 at 5:14 pmGreenParty Delaware is now friends with Tira Misu and Bill Swartz.
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WE ARE IN A POSITION TO MAKE HISTORY THIS TUESDAY: Thanks to the incredible efforts of so many of you out there, our campaign has serious momentum that could very well bring a WIN in the special election this Tuesday, May 21st. This would send a real message to Harrisburg and the nation that people are fed up with members of the tired old parties achieving nothing but their own reelection.
That's right... You could soon see a 3rd party candidate in the PA State House of Representatives advocating for YOUR interests instead of special interests! Who could have imagined this just three or four months ago? This is why the *****national Green Party is calling this race one of the TOP 5 TO WATCH IN THE NATION.***** Remember: This is a special election so any registered voter can vote for any candidate from any party.
I am eager to have the opportunity to advocate for real reform for the people of the 95th District and Pennsylvania. We need to stop talking about property tax reform and start ACHIEVING it. There is no reason seniors and others should be losing their homes due to out of control property taxes. It's time we shift some more incentives AWAY FROM large corporations and TO small businesses which create 85% of all jobs. It's time to start investing in quality public education for our district's kids rather than wasting $ on building prisons to lock them up when they grow older. It's time we pass legislation that would allow the State Auditor General, Eugene DePasquale , to AUDIT the State Legislature. It's time we close the Delaware loophole so that PA's large corporations pay their taxes. (If these huge companies would pay what they owe, our state's corporate tax rate could become one of the lowest in the nation, attracting new businesses to PA).
It's also time we reform healthcare and lead the nation right here in Pennsylvania by passing Senate Bill 400. This bill improves the quality of care, covers all Pennsylvanians, keeps actual healthcare private, adds jobs and saves serious $ for taxpayers and businesses by gathering Pennsylvanians into one powerful pool (see detail on my website). It's time we improve our air quality and require labeling on genetically modified foods (something almost all Americans support).
In short, it's time for our political leaders to get to work and PRODUCE REAL RESULTS for the people of PA.
I am ready for action and will work tirelessly on your behalf.
Please mark your calendar now to get out and vote on May 21st. I encourage you to share this message with friends and family and remind them that, because this is a special election, any registered voter can vote for any candidate.
Thanks for all of your support. With your vote, we're about to make history and send a message that will be heard in Harrisburg and around the nation. Let's win this!By: Bill Swartz
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Swartz served on the Central Market Board of Directors, and worked with others to raise $2 million for the market’s renovation. Swartz is passionate about the community and ready to drive change.
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May 19, 2013 at 5:05 pm
GreenParty Delaware In 2014, Pennsylvania would save $33 billion over current costs if we implemented the proposed system. This would allow for coverage of all uninsured in the Commonwealth while still netting $17 billion in savings. http://swartzforyork.com/healthcare-reform/
May 19, 2013 at 5:09 pm
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May 19, 2013 at 5:00 pm Occupy Fights Foreclosures states that it has been able to help many owners keep their homes, often through direct negotiations with banks. Their tougher cases have led to protests where members break into homes, return them to their owners and barricade the houses off from mortgage servicing companies and law enforcement. One such protest in Van Nuys lasted over two months last year before being shut down. Occupiers are still defending a home in East Los Angeles. That protest is in its sixth month. Another such protest, in Altadena, began last month.
Occupy LA Fights Foreclosures
Occupy LA Fights Foreclosures: Opposing Wells Fargo’s foreclosure practices, Occupiers briefly shut down a Wells Fargo branch in Los Angeles
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May 19, 2013 at 4:42 pm Even better, cancel all student debt. Just Cancel It!!
Tell Senators Tom Carper and Christopher Coons to stand with Elizabeth Warren
Over 425,000 Americans signed the petition supporting Elizabeth Warren’s first bill -- giving students the same break as the big banks.
This week, Elizabeth Warren thanked her grassroots supporters, saying "as people like you stand with me in this fight, Washington takes notice -- and for that, I can't thank you enough."
Let's make sure Washington takes notice. Can you call Senators Tom Carper and Christopher Coons and ask them to support Warren's bill? Click here for the number and a script.
It's outrageous that big banks get a 0.75% interest rate while student loan interest rates are set to jump from 3.4% to 6.8% this summer.
The big banks have armies of lobbyists and lawyers, but the students have us. Let’s keep up the momentum!
Call your Senators Tom Carper and Christopher Coons now -- ask them to stand with the thousands of Americans who think students deserve the same breaks as the big banks.
http://delawareway.blogspot.ru/2013/05/ask-senators-tom-carper-and-christopher.htmlAsk Senators Tom Carper And Christopher Coons To Stand With Elizabeth Warren | Delaware Way
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May 19, 2013 at 4:23 pm Listen to Beverly Suarez-Beard of Talleyville...
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=50978
WDEL 1150AM - VIDEO: Beaver Valley rezoning plans withdrawn
Officials with Concord Township announced at a zoning hearing Tuesday that plans for the controversial rezoning of the Beaver Valley area have been withdrawn.
Mae Cousins you all done a great job! b-blessed in the future.
May 19, 2013 at 5:59 pm
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May 19, 2013 at 4:15 pm Grape = Nuts!
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Root Simple is about back to basics, DIY living, encompassing homegrown vegetables, chickens, herbs, hooch, bicycles, cultural alchemy, and common sense.
GreenParty Delaware Root Simple is about back to basics, DIY living, encompassing homegrown vegetables, chickens, herbs, hooch, bicycles, cultural alchemy, and common sense. We're always learning, figuring stuff out, taking advantage of the enormous smarts of our friends and our on-line community, and trying to give some of that back in turn. Root Simple is a gathering place for everyone. Welcome.
May 19, 2013 at 4:17 pm
SkyTruth Alterts for the Region- NRC Report: Hydraulic Oil near Harrisburg, PA May 19, 2013Incident Type: RAILROAD - NRC Report ID: 1047577 - Medium Affected: OTHER - Suspected Responsible Party: […]
- NRC Report: Unknown Oil in Absecon Channe near Brigantine, NJ May 19, 2013Incident Type: UNKNOWN SHEEN - NRC Report ID: 1047555 - Medium Affected: WATER - Suspected Responsible Party: […]
- NRC Report: Oil, Fuel: No. 2 near Levittown, PA May 19, 2013Incident Type: STORAGE TANK - NRC Report ID: 1047572 - Medium Affected: LAND - Suspected Responsible Party: […]
- NRC Report: Unknown Oil in Potomac River near Arlington, DC May 19, 2013Incident Type: UNKNOWN SHEEN - NRC Report ID: 1047575 - Medium Affected: WATER - Suspected Responsible Party: […]
- NRC Report: (Un 3265) Phosphonic Acid near Fredericksburg, VA May 18, 2013Incident Type: MOBILE - NRC Report ID: 1047444 - Medium Affected: LAND - Suspected Responsible Party: PITT OHIO […]
- NRC Report: Hydraulic Oil near Harrisburg, PA May 19, 2013
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