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California Coastal Commission members were surprised to find out that a large amount of Los Angeles County’s most desirable beaches were not being used by the public. In order to see what the problem was for themselves, they went on a bus tour that lead to some disappointing answers.
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National headlines declared environmental victory on Wednesday after President Obama rejected the construction and operation of the XL Pipeline. But this rejection does not prevent the project from going forward at a future date.
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Americans are learning that their rights are deeply connected to the Rights of Nature. For quite a while, we had the luxury (stupidity) of trashing foreign lands for profit and our own energy needs. But now that we are increasing domestic extraction of resources – right from under our own feet – we are witnessing firsthand the consequences of our addiction to fossil fuels. We do not like what we see or smell or taste or drink.
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We live in a culture that is unsustainable and unjust. Our economic system is based on the objectification and exploitation of the planet, its “resources,” and of the workers who “develop” those “resources.” But perhaps there is no other group that understands the dynamic of objectification and oppression more than women.
The great American writer and humorist whose two Occupy-supporting quotes are shared in the cartoon, would have turned 176 yesterday. If he were alive today (gross) he’d have been pepper-sprayed by now.
Revolute!
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Occupy Wall Street inspired numerous satellite Occupations around the world. The movement is forcing Americans to reconsider the connection between capital and government. It is inspiring students, the unemployed, elderly, and middle class to engage in revolutionary conversation and radical democracy. And judging by the increase in police brutality and state show of force, someone very powerful is getting uncomfortable.
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On Sunday, November 13, Derrick Jensen is leading a day-long talk at Berkley University where environmental authors and changemakers will gather together to be interviewed in front of a live audience about crucial issues facing the state of the planet today and how a strong resistance movement can be built to reverse, lessen or stop these issues altogether, before it is too late.
This Saturday and Sunday the Green Festival is coming to Los Angeles for the first time ever. As the largest sustainability event in the world, there will be no shortage of informative booths, how-to-workshops, cutting-edge film screenings, green shopping opportunities, and exciting speakers. Speakers in the past have included major change makers in the eco-world and this event will be no different, with guests such as Amy Goodman from Democracy Now!, John Perkins (author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman), Mark Hertsgaard (author of Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth), and a full lineup of other inspirational speakers making an appearance.
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It has been a painstaking process, but Americans are waking up from a mind-numbing consumerist stupor.
In February the nation witnessed labor struggling against capitalist influence in Wisconsin politics when protesters occupied Madison’s capitol building. Tens of thousands marched in the streets in a fight to protect their rights, save their jobs, and end corporate influence on their state government.
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Finally, the Pro-Life/Anti-Earth Oxymoron Explained
It is confusing to me how a large group of Republicans can be so vehemently pro-life yet so anti the environment. Either these people don’t understand that protecting the environment from major polluters and pollutants keeps all life (humans included) free of unnecessary toxins and carcinogens (SEE LINKS BELOW), or as the bumper stickers clearly state, they simply prefer the unborn.
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