That every act of political violence should nowadays be attributed to anarchists is not at all surprising. Yet it is a fact known to almost everyone familiar with the anarchist movement that a great number of acts, for which anarchists had to suffer, either originated with the capitalist press or were instigated, if not directly perpetrated, by the police.” — Emma Goldman
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#Seashepherd Update on the #Arrest of #CaptainWatson: Day 2 in Custody #DGR
May 14, 2012
Captain Watson remains in the custody of German authorities as of Monday, May 14th. A German judge in the lower courts of Frankfurt has refused to release Captain Watson, instead saying that the German court would like to confirm that Costa Rica wants Captain Watson extradited to their country. The German legal council representing Captain Watson includes Oliver Wallasch and Alexander Gruner. Sea Shepherd operatives continue to work around the clock in Europe and Latin America in order to determine the true reasons behind Costa Rica’s warrant.
The warrant for Captain Watson’s arrest was issued in Costa Rica in October of 2011, curiously close to the time that the Institute for Cetacean Research (ICR) filed their civil suit against Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in the United States. The question remains, what prompted Costa Rica to issue an arrest warrant for Captain Watson in October of 2011?
INTERPOL has issued a statement on their website citing that they will not publish a Red Notice seeking the arrest of Captain Watson because their Office of Legal Affairs is not satisfied that the request from Costa Rica is in compliance with INTERPOL’s Constitutions and Rules. Hopefully the German courts will come to the same conclusion soon and set Captain Watson free.
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Sea Shepherd: Update on the Arrest of Captain Watson: Day 2 in Custody
Drilling Down on Hydraulic Fracturing; EPA Dismisses "Emergency Powers" Claim in Latest Regulatory Twist
By James A. Pardo and Brandon H. Barnes, April 13, 2012
The practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracing) for natural gas is arguably the most visible and controversial energy/environmental issue of the day. Federal, state and local regulators across the country are racing each other to regulate. Academic, industry, environmental, community and a myriad of other interest groups and non-governmental entities are attempting to influence the regulatory process. The media, and the plaintiffs’ trial bar, is circling.
In “Drilling Down on Hydraulic Fracturing,” presented at the 63rd Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference in Houston in February 2012, McDermott trial partner, James A. Pardo, provides an overview of the most significant issues and recent developments that may effect fracing in 2012 and beyond. These issues are of potential importance not only to oil, gas and energy companies, but to any company with a “stake in the game” on fracing: financial institutions, private equity investors, pension funds, hedge funds, developers, etc.
In the weeks since that presentation, several developments have occurred which touch on one or more of the topics discussed in this paper. In one of the latest developments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on March 30 that it was dismissing claims that fracing by Range Production Company (RPC, a subsidiary of Range Resources Corporation) had contaminated groundwater near Fort Worth, Texas.
In December 2010, EPA issued a Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) emergency order requiring RPC to halt fracing activity and undertake remediation of the groundwater. Because fracing largely is exempted from the SDWA, the agency acted against RPC by invoking the “emergency powers” it retains under that statute to act when it believes a company’s activity may pose an imminent and substantial danger to human health. Fracing stakeholders have been concerned that EPA was using the action against RPC as a test case for broader “emergency powers” regulation of fracing that, in effect, would allow the federal agency to circumvent Congress’ SDWA exemption.
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The National Law Review: Drilling Down on Hydraulic Fracturing; EPA Dismisses “Emergency Powers” Claim in Latest Regulatory Twist
This essay is so late I don't even know why I'm doing it at this point. But do have a read, it's important. #monsanto #roundup #glyphosateshit. (not...
Monsanto is the leading global chemical producer for agricultural products. They produce several herbicides with their best selling product being a herbicide by the name of RoundUp. Recent studies have caused uproar amongst researchers as more and more evidence of the effects of Monsanto’s herbicides are coming to light. This paper will focus on several of the many negative effects of glyphosate, a toxic ingredient found in Roundup. Monsanto’s RoudUp herbicide should be banned for its adverse impact on health and the environment.
Glyphosate, a toxic ingredient found in RoundUp herbicide, is classified by the EPA as a Class 3 toxic substance. It is a carcinogenic and neurotoxic substance and can kill an adult in as little as 30 grams. Studies on glyphosate and Monsanto’s RoundUp show that the substance can be linked to conditions such as hormonal disorders, lymphoma, DNA damage, endocrine disease, skin cancer, kidney damage, and liver damage (Gucciardi). Glyphosate not only has serious affects on humans, but is drastically affect on the plants it is being sprayed on as well. The metabolism of the plants are subject to a systemic poisoning which prevents the formation of essential amino acids which leads to weakened plant that ultimately die from it ( Barrett). The RoundUp formula has also caused an outbreak of herbicide resistant superweeds, which causes the need for more RoundUp which threatens even greater health risks to the farmers and consumers. As researchers grow wiser to the negative effects of RoundUp, more research is being done on it, with frightening results.
Study researcher Rick Relyea, University of Pittsburgh professor of biological sciences has found that the herbicide RoundUp can ignite morphological changes in amphibians. This is the first research that has been able to prove that herbicides can have such an affect on animals. Relyea did so by setting up outdoor tanks that closely resembled the environment of natural wetlands. Relyea added 3 tadpoles to each tank and exposed them to a range of RoundUp concentrations over a 3 week period. The exposure caused change in the shape of the tadpole’s tails. While chemical emissions by predators naturally cause change in the tadpoles, RoundUp exposure caused the tails of the tadpoles to grow twice their size, leaving them at a disadvantage (Relyea). Although herbicides are not ment to affect animals, we are learning that they are affecting them by altering their hormones and how they work. Amphibians serve as a sort of barometer for the ecosystems health and are an excellent indicator of potential dangers. Relyeas research gives us every reason to be concerned, not only for the health of the animals, but ours as well.
Monsanto has made claims that the chemical glyphosate would break down rapidly, and was not a health risk to the public. Despite these claims, the toxic chemical glyphosate has been found to be polluting the worlds drinking water through widespread contamination of aquifers, wells and springs (Gucciardi). Research published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry’s November 2011 issue further proves this with its studies which discovered that 41% of the groundwater samples taken from Catalonia Spain were above the limit of quantification (Gucciardi). Glyphosate is poisoning our waters wherever RoundUp is used in very alarming quantities, and because it has not show to be very biodegradable it may be contaminating our environment for a very long time.
New findings show that even in low doses, RoundUp herbicide exhibits direct toxicity to human cells and has been found to attack human kidney cells (Gucciardi). At only 100 parts per million (ppm) RoundUp has shown to lead to cell death, more alarmingly it has been found that even as low as 57.2ppm can cause serious cell damage, this amount is 200 times below the actual agricultural use. Combined with the evidence that these chemicals are being found contaminating the worlds drinking water and that higher doses are being used to kill off the super weeds, we are at great cause for alarm.
The list of harmful effect caused by Monsanto’s herbicides is ever growing. It comes as no surprise that infertility has recently been added to the list. Researchers tested RoundUp on on mature males rats with a concentration of round up between the ranges of 1 and 10,000 parts per million. They found that within 1 to 48 hours of exposure, testicular cells of the rats were being either damaged or killed (Evans). Even at a small dosage of 1ppm, RoundUp was found to decrease the testosterone levels of the rats by as much as 35% (Evans). This directly linked to the glyphosate found in RoundUp as it is known to have endocrine disrupting properties.
Never too late. Thank you.
#Monsanto and #GenePatenting
An informative article on the subject:
http://redgreenandblue.org/2012/04/12/should-monsanto-be-able-to-patent-genes-supreme-court-may-take-up-the-case-in-part/
No matter how many different ways you argue it, Monsanto didn’t create the genes in question – they found them. They did create the technique for inserting them into different organisms, and that technique is patented.
But the idea of patenting the portions of living organisms themselves? That has absolutely nothing to do with the original intent of patent law. Funny how it’s the justices that so often spout fealty to “original intent” who seem the most intent on supporting big ag firms like Monsanto by giving them patented power over life.
#US GMO Labeling petition
Please sign a petition for the White House to support the mandatory labeling of Genetically Modified Foods. You will need an account to do so. They are halfway towards the required 25,000 signatures needed.
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/support-mandatory-labeling-genetically-engineered-foods-gmos/nkWHZ2Vm
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Wall Street Occupation Shifts From Parks To Sidewalks Near Stock Exchange
For the past four nights, protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street have camped out on sidewalks near the New York Stock Exchange, sleeping outside banks and handing out literature to financial district workers by day. Why hasn’t the NYPD swept in and crushed this dangerous nonviolent political demonstration? It seems Bloomberg’s army may be stymied (for now, at least) by a 2000 court ruling upholding protesters’ right to sleep on the sidewalk for political purposes, provided they don’t take up more than half the sidewalk.
Justin Wedes, a spokesperson for Occupy Wall Street, tells us, “We are bringing the truth about inequity in this country to the belly of the beast, so that the 1%—and the many 99%’ers—who live and work on Wall Street can see what Wall Street’s agenda of greed and corruption has done to Main Street.” Last night, according to a new @SleepOnWallSt Twitter feed, over 80 demonstrators spent the night on the sidewalk on Wall Street and Nassau Street. In a video interview, one demonstrator explained further:
What we’re doing here is kind of a complete return to what we originally planned on doing [at Zuccotti Park]. Union Square was kind of a healing process because we were beaten up and sick of Wall Street. We’re still sick of Wall Street. We can handle it in small doses, but now we’re back on Wall Street. This time we’re not committing any form of civil disobedience, we’re in full compliance with the law, we’re not disorderly in any way, we’re just providing silent messages. And it’s a really interesting phenomenon. We’ll eventually spread out to all of Wall Street. I kind of think of it like we’re a tumor and we’re going to keep growing and growing, in a cancerous sense… Of course, capitalism’s the real cancer.
As the “Sleep on Wall Street” cancer spreads to the surrounding area in the Spring weather, it will be interesting to see how Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly react. After all, the NYPD has no problem acting extra-judicially to stifle dissent and dealing with the fallout in court later. If they lose, the City can always just cut a check to settle any pesky lawsuits! But down in DC, Occupy protesters camping outside banks have already been dragged off in handcuffs for engaging in “sleepful protest.”
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Wall Street Occupation Shifts From Parks To Sidewalks Near Stock Exchange
For the past four nights, protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street have camped out on sidewalks near the New York Stock Exchange, sleeping outside banks and handing out literature to financial district workers by day. Why hasn’t the NYPD swept in and crushed this dangerous nonviolent political demonstration? It seems Bloomberg’s army may be stymied (for now, at least) by a 2000 court ruling upholding protesters’ right to sleep on the sidewalk for political purposes, provided they don’t take up more than half the sidewalk.
Justin Wedes, a spokesperson for Occupy Wall Street, tells us, “We are bringing the truth about inequity in this country to the belly of the beast, so that the 1%—and the many 99%’ers—who live and work on Wall Street can see what Wall Street’s agenda of greed and corruption has done to Main Street.” Last night, according to a new @SleepOnWallSt Twitter feed, over 80 demonstrators spent the night on the sidewalk on Wall Street and Nassau Street. In a video interview, one demonstrator explained further:
What we’re doing here is kind of a complete return to what we originally planned on doing [at Zuccotti Park]. Union Square was kind of a healing process because we were beaten up and sick of Wall Street. We’re still sick of Wall Street. We can handle it in small doses, but now we’re back on Wall Street. This time we’re not committing any form of civil disobedience, we’re in full compliance with the law, we’re not disorderly in any way, we’re just providing silent messages. And it’s a really interesting phenomenon. We’ll eventually spread out to all of Wall Street. I kind of think of it like we’re a tumor and we’re going to keep growing and growing, in a cancerous sense… Of course, capitalism’s the real cancer.As the “Sleep on Wall Street” cancer spreads to the surrounding area in the Spring weather, it will be interesting to see how Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly react. After all, the NYPD has no problem acting extra-judicially to stifle dissent and dealing with the fallout in court later. If they lose, the City can always just cut a check to settle any pesky lawsuits! But down in DC, Occupy protesters camping outside banks have already been dragged off in handcuffs for engaging in “sleepful protest.”
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