African Voices Join With UK Farmers: GM Is a False Solution to Hunger

andrea — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:39:09 +0000

On Sunday 27th May in Rothamsted Park, in addition to UK farmers and growers, Take the Flour Back will host voices from the Global South reaffirming their rejection of GM. Graciela Romero, International Programmes Director of UK development charity ‘War on Want’ and Gathuru Mburu, coordinator of the ‘African Biodiversity Network’, will speak on the global fight for control of our food supply.

* U.S. “Hard Line” on Iran * Egyptian Election

andrea — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:38:04 +0000

GARETH PORTER, porter.gareth50 at gmail.com,

Equatorial Guinea: End Harassment of Jailed Opponent, Lawyers

jacob — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:53:36 +0000

Authorities in Equatorial Guinea should cease all harassment of a jailed political opponent and those close to him, Human Rights Watch, Physicians for Human Rights and EG Justice said today.

Arizona Corporation Commission Delays Power Line for Rosemont Mine

jacob — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:25:12 +0000

In a major victory for opponents of the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine, the Arizona Corporation Commission has voted to delay construction of a high-voltage power line until the Rosemont Copper Company obtains major environmental permits for the proposed copper mine south of Tucson.

Amazon.com Drops ALEC, PFAW Encourages Others to Follow

jacob — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:32:29 +0000

Amazon.com is now the 16th major corporation to cut ties to the American Legislative Council (ALEC), according to reports. The announcement came after more than 500,000 petition signatures– collected by People For the American Way, ColorOfChange.org, CREDO Mobile, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, SumOfUs and Fuse Washington – were delivered at an event outside the company’s shareholder meeting in Seattle. The petition called on Amazon.com and other corporations to stop funding ALEC, of which Amazon.com had been a member since 2011.

Poultry Litter Incineration Isn’t Feasible or Sustainable, But Your Tax Dollars Might Fund It

jacob — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:36:40 +0000

The poultry industry, just one small part of our factory farm nation, has a massive waste problem. Today, national consumer group Food & Water Watch criticized the plans of poultry processing giant Perdue Agribusiness and Fibrowatt LLC to build a power plant on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that generates electricity from chicken manure.

Romney Hog-Tied Pollution Prosecution

jacob — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:21:26 +0000

As Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney routinely impeded prosecution of pollution and public health laws through policies designed to tie the hands of police, inspectors and enforcement attorneys, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Besides an openly pro-corporate tilt, disruptive reorganizations Romney ordered created chaos in ongoing cases.

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In Fight to Hold Financial Institutions Accountable for Mortgage Overcharges, Pennsylvania Woman Should Not Be Priced Out of Court, Public Citizen Argues

jacob — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:19:48 +0000

A woman who has sued Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs seeking compensation for overcharges on her mortgage should not be priced out of court by being forced to pay for a private adjudicator to resolve routine litigation disputes, Public Citizen said in a petition filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on behalf of the woman, Mary Glover.

Confronting the “Taboo of Public Ownership”

jacob — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:18:06 +0000

GAR ALPEROVITZ, via John Duda, jduda at democracycollaborative.org
THOMAS HANNA, tmhanna at democracycollaborative.org

Growing Number of Shareholders Vote for McDonald’s to Assess its Health Impacts

jacob — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:15:48 +0000

Today McDonald’s shareholders voted on a resolution requiring the corporation to publicly assess its impacts on public health. The resolution received a 6.4 percent vote, up from an introductory 5.9 percent vote last year – impressive showings for a measure opposed by the Board and challenged at the SEC by the corporation.