vigil for bhopal survivors and call for dropping of dow from 2012 olympics
Bookmarked 714 weeks ago
this vigil was held at the boston common grounds near park station on wednesday june 27th 2012 a month before the official kickoff of the london olympics volunteers share their thoughts feelings messages for action and hopein december 1984 the city of bhopal in madhya pradesh india suffered the world039s worst industrial disaster a chemical plant belonging to union carbide now a subsidiary of dow chemical released 40 tons of methyl isocyanate a highly toxic chemical immediately killing 4000 people and affecting over 500000 residents of the area till now over 25000 people have died as a result of the disaster and thousands of bhopalis are suffering from illnesses caused by exposure and water contamination due to the toxic waste left behind on average one person dies every day from its effects meanwhile indian authorities have failed to bring union carbide and dow chemicals to account moreover despite the repeated promises to clean up the toxic wastes it remains poisoning the water the land and spreading its tentacles every passing daythe international campaign for justice in bhopal is a group working with members of the south asian and human rights community to provide justice to the survivors of the bhopal chemical disaster besides trying to engender support for the cause and work towards providing justice our group is trying to build a movement that ensures or tries to ensure that there are no more bhopals as a result of gross negligence and lack of corporate responsibility anywhere in the worldwwwboston4bhopalorg - wwwbhopalnet - wwwbhopalorgplease consider signing a petition to oust dow out of the olympics: http:wwwchangeorgpetitionsdrop-dow-chemical-as-partners-for-the-london-2012-olympic-games-bhopalabout dow039s crimes and world-wide movement calling for its severance with the olympics: dow in midland michigan: http:wwwcommondreamsorgviews050418-31htmdow in holmesberg prison: http:wwwdemotixcomnews963194occupy-philadelphia-protests-dow-chemical-philadelphiat-xhxr87j_4agent orange: http:twocirclesnet2011dec24london_olympics_now_victims_agent_orange_demand_eviction_dow_chemicalhtml

rio death
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another sweltering summer another sorry summit i try to break it down but it039s already brokenby francesca fiorentinicamera by patricio guillamnwwwlaughtonotcrycomwwwyoutubecomlaughtonotcrywwwvimeocomlaughtonotcryfollow francesca on twitter franifio

dirty oil - a documentary on the alberta tar sands
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a film written and directed by leslie iwerks this documentary from 2009 exposes the dishonesty and greed of the canadian and alberta governments as well as the oil companies who make huge profits at the expense of the environment the wildlife and the native communities who live near the tar sands of northern albertahere is an excerpt from tar sands - dirty oil and the future of a continent by andrew nikiforuk:quotpollution from the tar sands has now created an acid rain problem in saskatchewan and manitobawith much help from 150000 tonnes of acid-making air-borne pollution from the tar sands and local upgraders alberta now produces one-quarter of canada039s sulfur dioxide emissions and one-third of it039s nitrogen oxide emissionsin 2008 environment canada reported a first for the blue skies of the west: 039some areas of western canada in the vicinity of large so2 sources may in fact be in exceedance039 of damaging pollutionaccording to the canadian council of ministers of the environment 12 per cent of forest soils in the athabasca and cold lake regions are already acidifyingrain as acidic as black coffee is now falling in the la loche region just west of fort mcmurraya 2007 saskatchewan study looking at hundreds of lakes within a 186-mile radius of acid rain pollution from 039oiltar sands mining and upgrading operations039 found that the majority of these water bodies couldn039t buffer much acidityas a consequence bitumen pollution could eventually kill all life in hundreds of saskatchewan lakesyet to save money alberta has recently reduced its acid rain monitoringquotbut the alberta government can manage to fund a public relations propaganda ad campaign in an effort to convince people that the tar sands isn039t that bad to the tune of 25 millionshameful and despicabletell that joke of an environment minister in alberta the dishonorable rob renner to get on the stick and see to it that the tar sands stop polluting our land air and water now stop destroying the boreal forest and the wildlife that call it home stop poisoning and killing the people who live downstream of this putrid project:hon rob rennerminister of environmentphone: 780 427-2391fax: 780 422-6259email: envinfocentgovabcaplease watch these series of talks by dr kevin timoney ecologist with treeline ecological research on how the tar sands is responsible for pollutants found downstream in the athabasca riverhttp:wwwyoutubecomplaylistlist=pl0149fb3717435b09and a paper he co-wrote with peter lee does the alberta tar sands industry pollute the scientific evidencehttp:wwwkeepersofthewatercafilestimoneylee2009pdfquotbacteria that live within the tailings pond have changed recently they are now producing very large volumes of methane due to their metabolizing the hydrocarbons it amounts to in the case of syncrude039s mildred lake facility the equivalent methane production of 500000 cattlefrom just this one tailings pondquot ecologist kevin timoneyand there are about a dozen tailings ponds at the tar sands encompassing an area of more than 170 square kms or 175 thousand cfl football fieldsand that039s just the surface area they average about 80 meters deepstop toxic fuels expansionsupport the beaver lake cree nation vs the tar sands http:wwwco-operativecoopbeaverlakecreestop the keystone xl pipelinejoin the peaceful protest in washington dc from august 20 - september 3 2011http:wwwtarsandsactionorgif you are canadian and cannot make it to washington form a demonstration at your provincialterritorial legislatureone thing that may play a role in halting this massive assault on water quality and quantity wildlife the environment and public health is a class action lawsuit against the alberta and canadian governments and the companies responsible for bringing about this end of nature by anyone and everyone who has suffered the consequences

niger delta fish farmer remembers oil spill tragedy
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in 2008 an oil pipeline owned by shell failed and began spilling oil in bodo creek oil kept pouring out for more than two months before it was repaired by then many of the 70000 people living in bodo village had lost an important means of livelihoodthe pollution killed much of the marine life in the riverwithout the ability to fish the community of bodo has become impoverished

american partisanship the movie
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this film explores how people of different political perspectives view partisanship the project had a format of interview people who were all members of political parties or political activists each person was asked the same 20 questions focusing less on issues and more on their mindset we interviewed the very liberalvery conservative3rd party members and independents we included party members from different generationsracesreligions and ethnicitiessome of the questions that we asked were:which party is better at keeping campaign promiseswhat do you consider each parties039 strengths and weaknessesdo people with different political views raise children differentlythere is so much political chatter from pundits and representatives we wanted to find out how the proactive voter arrived at their views and compare it to their opposition

world039s fastest tactical nuke
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favorite and comment this video for your chance to winbe sure to subscibe for more call of duty and giveaways added daily in hdtwitterhttp:wwwtwittercomwhiteboy7thstt-shirtshttp:wwwwhiteboy7thstspreadshirtcomsecond vlogging channelhttp:wwwyoutubecomuserwhiteboy7thst2

rmr: scientists gagged
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kent cites journalists as source of problem

bbc madagascar - land of heat and dust 2011 hd
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this episode focuses on the desert-like west and south of madagascar it might not rain there for nine months of the year and some years not at allto live here you have to be a specialist the verreaux039s sifakas lives in the strange quotspiny forestquot -- many of the trees here have savage spikes and some drip toxic chemicals but this species of lemur is totally at home here -- they get all the moisture they need from the plants039 hard leaves slow-motion filming shows their incredible knack of moving among the dagger-like spines without harming themselvesamong the iconic baobab trees live huge-eyed mouse lemurs -- the world039s smallest primates -- emerging at night to feed on the droppings of fluffy bugs this is a land where opportunists survive the lean times -- the female vasa parrot gets males to feed her by singing loudly to themgangs of ring-tailed lemurs bring up their babies through the toughest time of year but these canny lemurs catch giant flying insects plucking them from the airwhen at last the rains come for a few fleeting weeks everything changes labord039s chameleon is the shortest-lived land vertebrate in the world this striking animal lives just 12 weeks from hatching to adulthood it spent nine months in an egg and has only three months to pack in the rest of its life -- growing to adulthood fighting off rivals mating and dying soon afterwardsthe challenge for madagascar039s wildlife is not just with the passing seasons much of it is under threat from hunting and loss of habitat david sums up: quotwe are still unravelling the mysteries of madagascar039s wildlife how tragic it would be if we lost it before we039ve even understood itquotthe madagascar diaries feature the filming of the mating of fearsome predator the fossa

that custom-tailored obama scandal you ordered is finally here - the daily show with jon stewart - 091511 - video clip comedy central
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weathering fights - the daily show with jon stewart - 102611 - video clip comedy central
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a koch-brothers-funded study confirms global warming is real but the story gets no media attention airdate - 102611

bay area teen reverses effects of pesticides on bees - youtube
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honeybees are the worldrsquos most important pollinators but their population is on the decline mdash herersquos how one bay area teen discovered a way to repair the ef

over 400000 rusting wells in the gulf of mexico-footage of leaking gas
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when bp finally seal off the macondo wellhead that has been spewing oil into the gulf of mexico for more than three months it will become just one of thousands of abandoned well-heads that litter the area

the sagan series pt 3 - a reassuring fable
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https:wwwfacebookcomthesaganseries quotlikequot the sagan series on facebookdaniel knox - http:wwwdanielknoxcom and his upcoming album http:la-soccomdanielknoxhtmlcarl sagan - the pale blue dot - http:enwikipediaorgwikipale_blue_dotquotkaguya taking full earth-risequot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=h1kwtg66leqbbc life - http:enwikipediaorgwikilife_bbc_tv_seriesbbc planet earth - http:enwikipediaorgwikiplanet_earth_tv_seriesquot1968 - martin luther king039s speechquot http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=x1l8y-mx3pgbaraka - http:enwikipediaorgwikibaraka_filmreligulous - http:enwikipediaorgwikireligulousquotpope benedect xvi: the papal visit in westministerquot http:vimeocom17777008quotwestboro baptist churchquot http:vimeocom19735043bbc galapagos - http:enwikipediaorgwikigalc3a1pagos_tv_seriesvimeo quottimescapes timelapse: mountain lightquot by tom lowe - http:wwwvimeocom6686768jesus camp - http:enwikipediaorgwikijesus_camphome - http:enwikipediaorgwikihome_2009_filmquotwildlife apocalypse: video of gulf birds fish caught in bp oil spillquot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=o1ngyi6ezzsthe human experience - http:enwikipediaorgwikithe_human_experiencequotworld trade centre collapse very close to towersquot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=smrerx51cusquottsunami wave spills over seawall smashes boats carsquot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=5-zfcbcq-8iquotdevastation following haiti quakequot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=la7hnu1mdw4quotg20 protest the battle of torontoquot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=nojgdvju-poquotjapan tsunami: devastation in the town of otsuchiquot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=t36uw2uyp8ibbc nuclear nightmares - http:newsbbccouk2hisciencenature5173310stmquotthe auroraquot - http:vimeocom21294655bbc wonders of the solar system - http:enwikipediaorgwikiwonders_of_the_solar_system

gop arrests gasland director 1st amendment attacked on the hill: interview with josh fox
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from the majority report live m-f 11:30am est and via daily podcast at http:majorityfm:the gop has gasland filmmaker josh fox arrested for trying to film a public congressional hearing on fracking we spoke with him the next day

economic freedom amp quality of life
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continue the discussion at http:wwwfacebookcomeconomicfreedomeconomic freedom and the quality of life is a short informative video centered on the ideas of economic freedom and the societal benefits it produces the video helps explain what economic freedom is and why it039s key to improving society