Category: solidarity

Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math

Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe – and that make clear who the real enemy is

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By Bill McKibben       also check out new CO2-free Blog HERE http://co2freefuelexistsnow.wordpress.com/


Greenpeace activists shut down 74 UK Shell petrol stations
Activists protesting against the company’s plans to drill for oil in the Arctic have targeted London and Edinburgh

If the pictures of those towering wildfires in Colorado haven’t convinced you, or the size of your AC bill this summer, here are some hard numbers about climate change: June broke or tied 3,215 high-temperature records across the United States. That followed the warmest May on record for the Northern Hemisphere – the 327th consecutive month in which the temperature of the entire globe exceeded the 20th-century average, the odds of which occurring by simple chance were 3.7 x 10-99, a number considerably larger than the number of stars in the universe. Continue reading “Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math”

Fracking Resistance spreads

Residents Blockade Injection Well One Week After 1,000 Gallon Fracking Waste Spill Meanwhile Well-blowout Kills 1 in Bolivar.

Vienna, OH – Concerned residents blocked access to an injection well in Trumbull County this morning, protesting the failure of Ohio regulators to adequately test and monitor dumping of toxic fracking waste.  One supporter locked himself to the gate to prevent all trucks carrying fracking waste from entering the site.  Two activists were detained by police, and the supporter locked to the gate was eventually and safely removed by authorities and placed under arrest. The supporter and detained activists were all released by police without bail a few hours later…………..

……A 2011 New York Times report revealed a widespread, massive presence of radioactive materials in fracking wastewater, including levels over 1,000 times federal drinking water standards.  A recent independently tested sample of frack waste from Athens County revealed elevated levels of barium, arsenic, toluene, alpha particles, and diesel particles nearly 300,000 times the federal standard for drinking water. State Representative Bob Hagan contacted ODNR with a copy of these results  on June 27 and requested that ODNR begin testing frack waste, citing his “serious concern that the safety and health of Ohio citizens is in jeopardy from the chemical contents of fracking waste-water.”  As of July 16, he has received no reply.

This blockade comes just weeks after Madeline Fitch of Athens County chained herself to two barrels, blocking access to an injection well in her community.  A statewide call-in day to demand that ODNR initiate a statewide brine-testing program is scheduled for Tuesday.

“How can the ODNR possibly allow fracking companies to dump untold volumes of fracking waste in our communities if they won’t even test it? How can they reassure us that a 1,000 gallon spill of waste is safe if they don’t even know what was in the fluid that was spilled?” asks Reverend Monica Beasley-Martin, who led fellow Trumbull County residents in prayer at the site.  “We have been asking too long, and we have had enough. We need safe water, and clean air.  Ohio is not a sacrifice zone, and Ohio is not a dumping ground. ODNR: test the fracking waste now!”

Read all HERE   http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2012/07/

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Internet smearing. Denver ABC linked falsely to Aurora

Denver Anarchist Black Cross Statement on the mass murder at the Aurora Century 16 Movie Complex

by denverabc

The writing of this statement was prompted by rumors circulating the internet that the person alleged to have shot over 70 people in an Aurora movie theater on July 20 was a member of the Denver Anarchist Black Cross. These claims are patently and maliciously false. James Holmes is not a member of the Denver Anarchist Black Cross, nor is he known to us in any way. It should not have to be said, but we will say it anyway: The members of Denver ABC along with any anarchists we have ever met, would never condone the calculated and intentional killing of random people. We are in fact actively and daily engaged in work to stop such tragic and horrific acts of violence at a systemic level. Continue reading “Internet smearing. Denver ABC linked falsely to Aurora”

Pre-Revolutionary Spain? millions taking streets..

Millions take streets as Spain unites against austerity

by Santiago Carrion on July 20, 2012

update sept 1st HERE.. Spain: Social Revolution begins as Capitalism Collapses.

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Struggles converge as miners, firefighters, judges, public employees, the unemployed and even the army step up their resistance against EU-enforced cuts.

On Thursday, millions of Spaniards took to the streets in over 80 cities around the country in the largest protest since the past 15th of October, just hours after the Rajoy government ratified the largest budget cuts in the history of Spanish democracy. On Saturday new giant demonstrations are planned.

Sabotaje a 100 furgones de antidisturbios antes de la manifestación de funcionarios Continue reading “Pre-Revolutionary Spain? millions taking streets..”

Revolution in Iceland: can the people have power ?

…..If the 99% want to reclaim our power, our societies, we have to start somewhere. An important first step is to sever the ties between the corporations and the state by making the process of lawmaking more transparent and accessible for everyone who cares to know or contribute. We have to know what is in that law sausage; the monopoly of the corporate lobbyist has to end – especially when it comes to laws regulating banking and the internet. Continue reading “Revolution in Iceland: can the people have power ?”

Barcelona / apoyo mutua! / Mutual Aid Works..Eviction of 300 stopped

de 300 veïns
per @assembleapoble9 16 jul 2012

Els 300 veïns del Poblenou que estan amenaçats per un macro desallotjament al carrer Puigcerdà 127,

Poble Nou Narcelona warehouse..300 homeless.
Eviction fails due to solidarity of 500 people

podran seguir a la nau ocupada fins que el jutge dicti nova ordre, gràcies al suport veïnal!

The 300 residents of Poblenou that are threatened by a macro eviction of homeless people from Puigcerdà 127 Street, will remain  in the occupied warehouse until the judge issues another order, thanks to support from neighbors! Continue reading “Barcelona / apoyo mutua! / Mutual Aid Works..Eviction of 300 stopped”

Bristol: Gay Pride wins as fascists fizzle out.

Pride in Bristol! EDL National Mobilisation Fails as Bristol Says No to Racism

The much hyped EDL mobilisation in Bristol today resulted in one of the lowest turns outs to an EDL demo yet as around 200-300 EDL trickled into the city.

By contrast around 2000+ counter protesters were out and about in the city. Continue reading “Bristol: Gay Pride wins as fascists fizzle out.”