Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on October 07, 2003 at 14:22:43
from the shop-til-we-all-drop dept.
Buy Nothing Day is Friday November 28, 2003, Worldwide
The average North American consumes five times more than a Mexican, ten times more than a resident of China, and thirty times more than a person living in India. We are the most voracious consumers in the world... a world that could die because of the way we North Americans live.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on March 07, 2002 at 00:25:20
from the shop-til-you-drop-the-bag dept.
From the Independent, March 5, 2002:
As Ireland goes green and imposes a tax on plastic shopping bags, should Britain follow suit?
By Charles Arthur, Technology Editor
Story, below.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on January 07, 2002 at 21:20:18
from the no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch dept.
CALGARY - Free trade across North America is not only affecting the air, water and forests of the continent, but is creating a "looming threat" to the survival of certain plant and animal species, says a report from a NAFTA agency. The Montreal-based Commission for Environmental Cooperation will release its first "state of the environment" report Monday to the governments of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Story and links below.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on October 02, 2001 at 10:32:27
from the terrorism-is-here-already dept.
From Environment News Service, Healing Our World: Weekly Comment (full story, including reference links and photos, at the above link)
By Jackie Alan Giuliano, Ph.D.
Biological and Chemical Warfare Are Here Now
How many deaths will it take 'till we know
that too many people have died.
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
-- Bob Dylan
There has been much written in the press the last couple of weeks about the threat from terrorists if they commandeered a crop duster to spread biological warfare agents. Yet few writers have mentioned that these planes are used for this purpose every day, but not by terrorists. Instead, they are used by licensed operators who are spraying deadly chemicals on our lands and on our children.
We don't have to wait for chemical warfare to be waged on U.S. soil by terrorists. Such warfare has been underway for over a century. Every day, billions of pounds of deadly chemicals, many of which were used as chemical warfare agents in World War I and II, are applied as pesticides and herbicides to soil, plants, and people around the country and the world.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on June 15, 2001 at 12:26:03
from the what-else-does-it-have-in-common-with-crime? dept.
A new study was just released by the Canadian Institute for Business and the Environment, dealing with the economics of seal hunting in Canada. The study found that the federal and provincial governments have taken extraordinary measures to prop up the sealing industry. In spite of that the sealing industry has not been able to generate sufficient revenues to stand on its own in a free enterprise society. Without substantial taxpayer subsidies it would shrink to a small cottage economy for the local people. A free copy of the report, "The Economics of the Canadian Sealing Industry," is downloadable from the website www.canadasealhunt.ca.
Posted by: Dan Brosemer (odin) on January 31, 2001 at 09:43:46
from the isn't-NAFTA-a-bad-enough-idea? dept.
deanna writes: "The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is seeking your advice and views on the scope of a free trade agreement between Canada and Central America. The deadline to send your comments is February 9, 2001. Input should be sent through DFAIT website or by snail-mail (address below)"
Posted by: Dan Brosemer (odin) on December 21, 1999 at 11:32:44
from the questing-for-the-real-story dept.
Lewis Poulin writes: "Here are a few Web sites for viewing images and videos from the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle in December 1999". Read More to view the locations. Also see our related story.
Posted by: Dan Brosemer (odin) on December 16, 1999 at 15:59:14
from the these-aren't-rubber-bullets dept.
MonkeyBagel has an interesting first-hand account of the recent demonstrations in Seattle against the WTO. I suppose it shouldn't be a surprise that the mainstream media isn't reporting the story fairly. After all, they have to be nice to their advertisers.
