Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth : Climate and Capitalism:
"This Declaration was adopted by the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, in Bolivia. The Bolivian government has submitted it to the United Nations for consideration.
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Saturday, 28 May 2011
Global Campaign to Bestow Legal Rights on Mother Earth - IPS ipsnews.net
Global Campaign to Bestow Legal Rights on Mother Earth - IPS ipsnews.net:
"UNITED NATIONS, May 24, 2011 (IPS) - An international coalition of academics and environmental activists has launched a global campaign for the creation of a new U.N. convention to protect 'mother earth'.
With the United Nations fighting a relentless battle against water pollution, loss of biodiversity, desertification, deforestation, climate change and a depleted ozone layer, the campaign for a 'Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth' has taken added significance.
'It is not too late to change course and improve our relationship with Mother Earth,' says U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro. 'But time is running out,' she warns.
Maude Barlow, a lead campaigner for the U.N. convention and chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizen's advocacy organisation, said: 'We hope that one day a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth will stand as the companion to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights as one of the guiding covenants of our time.'
The campaign has also been boosted by the fact that the United Nations is commemorating two key environment-related events this year: the International Year of Forests and the beginning of the International Decade for Biodiversity.
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"UNITED NATIONS, May 24, 2011 (IPS) - An international coalition of academics and environmental activists has launched a global campaign for the creation of a new U.N. convention to protect 'mother earth'.
With the United Nations fighting a relentless battle against water pollution, loss of biodiversity, desertification, deforestation, climate change and a depleted ozone layer, the campaign for a 'Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth' has taken added significance.
'It is not too late to change course and improve our relationship with Mother Earth,' says U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro. 'But time is running out,' she warns.
Maude Barlow, a lead campaigner for the U.N. convention and chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizen's advocacy organisation, said: 'We hope that one day a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth will stand as the companion to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights as one of the guiding covenants of our time.'
The campaign has also been boosted by the fact that the United Nations is commemorating two key environment-related events this year: the International Year of Forests and the beginning of the International Decade for Biodiversity.
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Thursday, 28 April 2011
follow the link to sign the petition for the A.G.
Prosecute BP for Manslaughter?
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering whether to prosecute BP for manslaughter in the explosion that killed 11 workers on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico last year. BP could also be charged with deliberately understating the magnitude of the resulting oil gusher in an effort to limit the impact on its stock price.
Friday, 22 April 2011
BP: This is your image – forever. You can’t spin it.
Every era has its iconic image. This one will always represent the BP oil nightmare, and no amount of PR spin, or advertising (by Purple Strategies) or Tweeting will clean BP’s image. This photo, thanks to Google and the Way Back Machine, will be available online forever.Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Greg Palast » BP’s Secret Deepwater Blowout
Greg Palast » BP’s Secret Deepwater Blowout:
"Only 17 months before BP's Deepwater Horizon rig suffered a deadly blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, another BP deepwater oil platform also blew out.
You've heard and seen much about the Gulf disaster that killed 11 BP workers. If you have not heard about the earlier blowout, it's because BP has kept the full story under wraps. Nor did BP inform Congress or US safety regulators, and BP, along with its oil industry partners, have preferred to keep it that way.
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"Only 17 months before BP's Deepwater Horizon rig suffered a deadly blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, another BP deepwater oil platform also blew out.
You've heard and seen much about the Gulf disaster that killed 11 BP workers. If you have not heard about the earlier blowout, it's because BP has kept the full story under wraps. Nor did BP inform Congress or US safety regulators, and BP, along with its oil industry partners, have preferred to keep it that way.
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Relatives of Dead Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Workers Feel Forgotten in the Spill
One year after the Deepwater Horizon exploded, there has been no mention of the eleven men that perished.
We will remember them and hold them in our hearts, they were husbands, fathers, brothers, grandsons.
It has been one year since that fateful day -- we will remember them. Peace.
Relatives of Dead Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Workers Feel Forgotten in the Spill:
"(May 23) -- While the world remains fixated on the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, L.D. Manuel says people are forgetting an important fact: 11 men, including his son, died when the oil rig blew up.
'I'm following the coverage, but I don't know that I like what I'm seeing. Everyone talks about the birds and the damage to the gulf and everything, but they never talk about the guys that got hurt,' said Manuel, who lost his son Blair in the explosion. 'That really bothers me.'
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded just over a month ago, on April 20, and relatives of the 11 men who were killed said that it's understandable that the news media and the public are focused on environmental concerns, government regulations, politics, the future of offshore drilling.
But they fear that the 11 victims -- their husbands, sons, grandsons, brothers -- have been forgotten.
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We will remember them and hold them in our hearts, they were husbands, fathers, brothers, grandsons.
It has been one year since that fateful day -- we will remember them. Peace.
Relatives of Dead Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Workers Feel Forgotten in the Spill:
"(May 23) -- While the world remains fixated on the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, L.D. Manuel says people are forgetting an important fact: 11 men, including his son, died when the oil rig blew up.
'I'm following the coverage, but I don't know that I like what I'm seeing. Everyone talks about the birds and the damage to the gulf and everything, but they never talk about the guys that got hurt,' said Manuel, who lost his son Blair in the explosion. 'That really bothers me.'
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded just over a month ago, on April 20, and relatives of the 11 men who were killed said that it's understandable that the news media and the public are focused on environmental concerns, government regulations, politics, the future of offshore drilling.
But they fear that the 11 victims -- their husbands, sons, grandsons, brothers -- have been forgotten.
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Monday, 18 April 2011
BP's 'scapegoat' strikes it rich with Rothschild & Co - Business News, Business - The Independent
BP's 'scapegoat' strikes it rich with Rothschild & Co - Business News, Business - The Independent:
"As the first anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster approaches, the former BP boss Tony Hayward could be forgiven for wishing to see the back of 12 months in which he was dubbed America's 'most hated' for his mishandling of the event.
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"As the first anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster approaches, the former BP boss Tony Hayward could be forgiven for wishing to see the back of 12 months in which he was dubbed America's 'most hated' for his mishandling of the event.
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Monday, 21 February 2011
BBC News - Gulf spill's effects 'may not be seen for a decade'
BBC News - Gulf spill's effects 'may not be seen for a decade':
In places the layer of oil and dead animals is 10cm thick
* Gulf 'to recover by end of 2012'
* 'Bad management' led to BP spill
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill 'devastated' life on and near the seafloor, a marine scientist has said.
Studies using a submersible found a layer, as much as 10cm thick in places, of dead animals and oil, said Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia.
Knocking these animals out of the food chain will, in time, affect species relevant to fisheries.
She disputed an assessment by BP's compensation fund that the Gulf of Mexico will recover by the end of 2012
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In places the layer of oil and dead animals is 10cm thick
* Gulf 'to recover by end of 2012'
* 'Bad management' led to BP spill
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill 'devastated' life on and near the seafloor, a marine scientist has said.
Studies using a submersible found a layer, as much as 10cm thick in places, of dead animals and oil, said Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia.
Knocking these animals out of the food chain will, in time, affect species relevant to fisheries.
She disputed an assessment by BP's compensation fund that the Gulf of Mexico will recover by the end of 2012
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Monday, 14 February 2011
Study finds massive flux of gas, in addition to liquid oil, at BP well blowout in Gulf
Study finds massive flux of gas, in addition to liquid oil, at BP well blowout in Gulf:
"A new University of Georgia study that is the first to examine comprehensively the magnitude of hydrocarbon gases released during the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil discharge has found that up to 500,000 tons of gaseous hydrocarbons were emitted into the deep ocean.
The authors conclude that such a large gas discharge—which generated concentrations 75,000 times the norm—could result in small-scale zones of 'extensive and persistent depletion of oxygen' as microbial processes degrade the gaseous hydrocarbons.
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"A new University of Georgia study that is the first to examine comprehensively the magnitude of hydrocarbon gases released during the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil discharge has found that up to 500,000 tons of gaseous hydrocarbons were emitted into the deep ocean.
The authors conclude that such a large gas discharge—which generated concentrations 75,000 times the norm—could result in small-scale zones of 'extensive and persistent depletion of oxygen' as microbial processes degrade the gaseous hydrocarbons.
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BP Slick: WAKE UP AMERICA YOU ARE BEING LIED TO!
BP Slick: WAKE UP AMERICA YOU ARE BEING LIED TO!:
"I took a walk along the beach Feb. 09, 2011. I had seen the many ads placed on your TV and news outlets all over the world paid for by BP proclaiming“The oil is gone and our beaches are clean”. The one that really gets me is how safe the seafood can be when this is what our beaches look like.
I have visited the locations seen here many times during the BP crisis and seen it in various conditions. This last trip was as bad as it was in July during the height of the disaster at sea. The real disaster has just begun I am afraid.
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"I took a walk along the beach Feb. 09, 2011. I had seen the many ads placed on your TV and news outlets all over the world paid for by BP proclaiming“The oil is gone and our beaches are clean”. The one that really gets me is how safe the seafood can be when this is what our beaches look like.
I have visited the locations seen here many times during the BP crisis and seen it in various conditions. This last trip was as bad as it was in July during the height of the disaster at sea. The real disaster has just begun I am afraid.
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Monday, 7 February 2011
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Hard-hitting Letter from Louisiana Senator to Obama Regarding COREXIT Poisoning of the Gulf | Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference
Hard-hitting Letter from Louisiana Senator to Obama Regarding COREXIT Poisoning of the Gulf | Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference: "1/16/2011
The Honorable Barack Obama
The President of the United States
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Re: The environmental impact of dispersing Corexit during and after the oil spill
Dear Mr. President;
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The Honorable Barack Obama
The President of the United States
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Re: The environmental impact of dispersing Corexit during and after the oil spill
Dear Mr. President;
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Monday, 17 January 2011
Alarming Evidence of a Leaking Macondo Prospect: The BP Gulf Oil Spill Continues | Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference
Alarming Evidence of a Leaking Macondo Prospect: The BP Gulf Oil Spill Continues | Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference:
"The following letter has been sent to Congressmen Fred Upton and John Simkus by BK Lim, Geohazards Specialist, (Click here for CV/BIO) in response to our request to inform the US Congress about a situation of which that they appear to be unaware. The growing need for a real US Congressional Inquiry into the matter of the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) – the site of the BP Oil Spill which began on April 20, 2010 – has been apparent for many months now.
This letter represents a turning point for the Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference in that this International Citizens’ Initiative has decided that overwhelming evidence exists that points to a situation that has not been properly addressed. Therefore, the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico sits in a state of abeyance of sorts. Until the residents who domicile there, and citizens who work there, are transparently apprised of the true state of the blown out well and surrounding area, this conference will not rest.
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"The following letter has been sent to Congressmen Fred Upton and John Simkus by BK Lim, Geohazards Specialist, (Click here for CV/BIO) in response to our request to inform the US Congress about a situation of which that they appear to be unaware. The growing need for a real US Congressional Inquiry into the matter of the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) – the site of the BP Oil Spill which began on April 20, 2010 – has been apparent for many months now.
This letter represents a turning point for the Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference in that this International Citizens’ Initiative has decided that overwhelming evidence exists that points to a situation that has not been properly addressed. Therefore, the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico sits in a state of abeyance of sorts. Until the residents who domicile there, and citizens who work there, are transparently apprised of the true state of the blown out well and surrounding area, this conference will not rest.
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