Grant Schulte-Associated Press-08/31/2011 WASHINGTON - The governor of a midwestern state that would be affected by a pipeline proposed to go from Canada to Texas urged President Obama to deny a federal permit for construction of the pipeline. Details here. PLT: Isn't it sad that the world is so short of enlightened politicians such as this!
The Amazon forest is at risk . The Brazilian Congress has watered down strict forest protection laws and brave Brazilian activists are being murdered for speaking out . It’s time for us to take this critical battle global -- if we all call on President Dilma to veto the bill, we could save the Amazon .
Wpg. Free Press Aug 30 - '11 NEWFANE, Vt. - U.S. National Guard helicopters rushed food and water Tuesday to a dozen cut-off towns in the northeastern state of Vermont…. Details here. ===== PLT: When will this world wake up and smell the C02? This is getting just stupid!
350.org Aug 28'11 Almost the entire environmental community condemned the final State Department report on the environmental impact of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline released this morning… Details here.