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EGG-REGIOUS IRONY: Exhibition on food and activism

fair food | Join in a celebration/protest of an exhibition on food and activism
funded by a corporation who has been the target of many animal rights lawsuits. The action should be very fun, involving a mischief-making "Ise" (pronounced "Ee-Seh") Bunny and Easter-themed antics...an Ise egg hunt...a chicken pinata... Location: outside Ise Cultural Foundation
555 Broadway b/w Prince & Spring St in Soho
near N, R,W, 4, 6, B, D, F, V subway lines
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Anarchist Film Screening and Potluck: Thurs Feb. 28th 7pm

In Our Hearts | The In Our Hearts Anarchist Network will hold its monthly potluck along with the debut video screening of Hold Fast, a film about maniac sailors, anarchist castaways, and the voyage of the S/V Pestilence. A love story about what drew us to the ocean, and what we discovered in the sea. Full Story 2 Comments

Free Online Video on Climate Science

reposted | An excellent presentation by the University of California at San Diego on the science. Full Story 0 Comments

Super Charged Weather

Don Beck | The Society of Environmental Journalists published this report, but the 'climatologists' at the NYC IMC pulled it down.

http://www.sej.org/news/index2.htm Full Story 0 Comments

Mountain Justice Spring Break!

Mountain Justice Spring Break | So we are a little less than 14 days out from MJSB Virginia 2008. We are really excited about it. We have got a big chunk of the schedule all worked out, and we've got really great workshops, trainings, community service opportunities and action opportunities lined up. So check it out at www.mjsb.org. And Register!! And forward this email along to interested parties. Full Story 0 Comments

ELP Withdraws Support for Christopher 'Dirt' McIntosh

NYC ABCF | Just under two weeks ago ELP announced we were suspending from our prisoner lists the American prisoner Christopher 'Dirt' McIntosh, who is currently imprisoned for a failed arson against a McDonalds restaurant. Following our investigation ELP has decided to permanently remove McIntosh from our lists and encourage others to do likewise. Full Story 0 Comments

IT'S SUMMERTIME!(cartoon)

Frederico Ponzio | . Full Story 0 Comments

The Juice (cartoon)

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End UMass Amherst Primate Testing

Hampshire Animal Liberation Advocay (HALA!) | The tests at UMass Amherst and the researchers behind them
taken from endtestingnow.blogspot.com Full Story 1 Comments

Greenpeace promotes privatization, blows off birds

Capt. Crunch | Remember "turtles & teamsters"? Indymedia readers, environmental & political activists have struggled against the corporate privatization of the commons for years. It's a sad testament when groups like Greenpeace and others find themselves promoting capitalist moneymaking schemes that reduce the commons to an industrial sacrifice zone.
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Environmental Artist and ICEAlity on Global Tour

Edward Gottschick | Prof Wolfgang von Meztler, of the German American Business Association, explains that EXPO2000 was a great example of the determination of Germany-American communities to celebrate, rebuild and develop the World. “People from virtually every group in the world are coming together to develop the sustainable practices from EXPO2000” he said. Full Story 0 Comments

Activists Expose Greenwashing by Rainforest Alliance

G. Rilla | Thursday the New York Climate Action Group (NYCAG) joins other environmental organizations denouncing Rainforest Alliance for profiting financially from the destruction of rainforests.
NYCAG is demanding a permanent end to the industrial logging of old-growth forests worldwide. Dressed as creatures from the rainforests of the world, environmentalists from New York City will participate in a festive rally to greet and inform the participants at a Rainforest Alliance cocktail party. Full Story 0 Comments

What's killing all the birds across America and China (Radio Show)

Mitchel Cohen | Challenging the corporate scientists, researcher Jim West proposes an alternative to capitalist views on what's killing all the birds. Full Story 0 Comments

Park Admits Turf is Toxic!

Patrick Arden | The debate over the city’s growing use of artificial turf took a surreal turn yesterday, after a watchdog group obtained an internal Parks Dept. memo that seemed to make New York the first city in America to declare a turf moratorium.
“We are suspending the use of rubber infill synthetic turf in all Parks Capital Projects,” said the design directive, dated Jan. 14.
The memo appeared to be a reaction to increasing health concerns over the new breed of artificial turf, which uses rubber pellets from recycled tires. These pellets contain chemicals that have been linked to cancer, birth defects and other problems, yet most studies conclude more research is necessary to determine the possible risk Full Story 0 Comments

CO 2 'Follows Temperature Rises' in Past Climate Changes

Don Beck | This is unequivocally true. The three ice cores of Greenland and the Antarctic have all shown this to be a fact. Full Story 0 Comments

HANDLING SALT WATER ENCROACHMENT

Dave Barnett | WE CAN HANDLE IT

You might currently be concerned about the flooding of homes, cities, farmlands, and forests in your area across the globe. Translation of this article in any language is encouraged along with distribution globally.

I offer a thoughtful solution and encourage discussion.
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G.E. pulled Kucinich from Nev. debate

CSD | Yucca Mountain is the site of the proposed Yucca Mountain Repository, a U.S. Department of Energy terminal storage facility for spent nuclear reactor fuel and other radioactive waste. It's a pet of General Electric who owns NBC. Full Story 0 Comments

Fossil Fools Day April 1st, International Day of Action

ffd | The International Rising Tide network and its allies are calling for a day of action against the fossil fuel industry on April 1st 2008…FOSSIL FOOLS DAY!

Confronted with melting ice caps, unprecedented species extinction, droughts, and extreme weather the fools at the head of the fossil fuel empire continue to plunder the earth, with the governments as willing court jesters at their side.
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We'll tell Blooberg not to cut more trees in Washington Sq Park

a | Tell Blooberg not to cut more trees in Washington Sq Park tomorrow at NYC Historical Society Full Story 3 Comments

We'll tell Bloomberg not to cut more trees down in Washington Sq. Park.

a | We want to put pressure on the city not to cut any more trees down in Wash Sq. Park. Full Story 2 Comments

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