EARTH ACTION IN THE NEWS
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1) New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change
http://civileats.com/2017/09/1
http://civileats.com/2017/09/1
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Comparing the soil organic matter on conventional and organic farms
found 26 percent more long-term carbon storage potential on organic
farms.
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New Groundbreaking Study Shows Organic Farms Store More Carbon
http://sustainablepulse.com/20
New Groundbreaking Study Shows Organic Farms Store More Carbon
http://sustainablepulse.com/20
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A new groundbreaking study proves soils on organic farms store away
appreciably larger amounts of carbons – and for longer periods — than
typical agricultu
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2) How Farmers Can Help Ensure That We Don’t All Die From Super-Powered Bacteria
https://www.fastcompany.com/40
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Every time we unnecessarily use antibiotics on farm animals, we’re increasing the chances they don’t work on humans.
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Antibiotics in farm animals pose a serious health risk. If you
eat meat be sure to choose organic, grass-fed and grass-finished. Buy a
little less or pay a little more rather than buying cheap meat that can
be dangerous for you and your family.
3) Stop end-run around local energy choice
https://actionnetwork.org/lett
and more from the one-eye-open department:
McCain: 'We have to understand that the climate may be changing'
http://thehill.com/policy/ener
McCain: 'We have to understand that the climate may be changing'
http://thehill.com/policy/ener
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday said it's important to understand the climate may be changing.
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Uh, no John - nuclear power is not the answer to climate change!
but
Momentum against glyphosate spraying picks up
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Momentum against glyphosate spraying picks up
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
5) How Monsanto Is Devastating Thousands of Farms Across 20 States
https://www.alternet.org/food/
6) Chevron's Amazon Chernobyl Case moves to Canada
https://intercontinentalcry.or
Did you know that there is a 20,000 hectare death zone in Ecuador caused by Chevron?
7) "We Have Never Had Anything Like Them": Bill McKibben on Floods, Winds & Fires Devastating U.S. (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
7) "We Have Never Had Anything Like Them": Bill McKibben on Floods, Winds & Fires Devastating U.S. (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
and
Two Massive Hurricanes in Two Weeks Is Not a Coincidence, It’s Climate Change (video)
https://www.ecowatch.com/hurri
Two Massive Hurricanes in Two Weeks Is Not a Coincidence, It’s Climate Change (video)
https://www.ecowatch.com/hurri
and
Surrounded by Oil Refineries, Port Arthur, TX Faces New Environmental Crisis Following Harvey Floods (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
Surrounded by Oil Refineries, Port Arthur, TX Faces New Environmental Crisis Following Harvey Floods (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
and
Dr. Robert Bullard: Houston’s “Unrestrained Capitalism” Made Harvey “Catastrophe Waiting to Happen” (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
Dr. Robert Bullard: Houston’s “Unrestrained Capitalism” Made Harvey “Catastrophe Waiting to Happen” (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
and
Environmental Crisis Unfolding in Houston as Oil & Chemical Industry Spew Toxic Pollutants into Air (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
Environmental Crisis Unfolding in Houston as Oil & Chemical Industry Spew Toxic Pollutants into Air (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
and
Ex-NASA Scientist James Hansen: There is a Clear Link Between Climate Change & Stronger Hurricanes (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
Ex-NASA Scientist James Hansen: There is a Clear Link Between Climate Change & Stronger Hurricanes (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
and
George Monbiot: We Can't Be Silent on Climate Change or the Unsustainability of Capitalist System (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
George Monbiot: We Can't Be Silent on Climate Change or the Unsustainability of Capitalist System (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
and
Texas Republicans Pushed to Kill Safety Regulations for Arkema Chemical Plant Before Explosion (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
Texas Republicans Pushed to Kill Safety Regulations for Arkema Chemical Plant Before Explosion (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
and
Should Texas Residents Know the Chemicals They're Breathing After the Arkema Plant Explosion? (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
and
A Storm of Silence: Study Finds Media Is Largely Ignoring Link Between Hurricanes and Climate Change (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/
and
U.S. Air Force Is Spraying 6 Million Acres With Chemicals in Response to Harvey
https://www.ecowatch.com/
Should Texas Residents Know the Chemicals They're Breathing After the Arkema Plant Explosion? (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
and
A Storm of Silence: Study Finds Media Is Largely Ignoring Link Between Hurricanes and Climate Change (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/
and
U.S. Air Force Is Spraying 6 Million Acres With Chemicals in Response to Harvey
https://www.ecowatch.com/
Finally Mother Nature is getting some press coverage!
8) Activists in B.C. gear up for 'the next Standing Rock' with tiny house protest
http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigen
and
Tiny House in Pipeline's Path Sends Big Message to Kinder Morgan
https://www.ecowatch.com/tiny-
9) GMA: GMO labeling should apply to highly refined oils, sweeteners
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.c
Tiny House in Pipeline's Path Sends Big Message to Kinder Morgan
https://www.ecowatch.com/tiny-
9) GMA: GMO labeling should apply to highly refined oils, sweeteners
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.c
As if the Grocery Manufacturers Association is a radical GMO labeling group!
10) A Short History of Glyphosate
http://sustainablepulse.com/20
11) Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/en
12) How Exxon Used the New York Times to Make You Question Climate Science
https://www.ecowatch.com/exxon
13) Coal and the Curse of Commercialization
https://www.ecowatch.com/mount
14) Turning Solar Sites Into Pollinator-Friendly Habitats Is the Sweetest Idea
https://www.ecowatch.com/solar
15) 7 Key Environmental Amendments to Watch
https://www.ecowatch.com/envir
16) 'Not Without Us' Follows Climate Activists on the Front Lines (video)
https://www.ecowatch.com/docum
10) A Short History of Glyphosate
http://sustainablepulse.com/20
11) Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/en
12) How Exxon Used the New York Times to Make You Question Climate Science
https://www.ecowatch.com/exxon
13) Coal and the Curse of Commercialization
https://www.ecowatch.com/mount
14) Turning Solar Sites Into Pollinator-Friendly Habitats Is the Sweetest Idea
https://www.ecowatch.com/solar
15) 7 Key Environmental Amendments to Watch
https://www.ecowatch.com/envir
16) 'Not Without Us' Follows Climate Activists on the Front Lines (video)
https://www.ecowatch.com/docum
We can't rely on the governments and corporations that caused climate change to change it - it's up to us!
17) Will New Scientific Breakthroughs Pave the Way for More Climate-Related Lawsuits?
https://www.ecowatch.com/scien
18) Millennials: Climate Change Is World's Biggest Problem
https://www.ecowatch.com/mille
19) 1,200 Die as “Devastating” Climate Change-Linked Floods Submerge Parts of South Asia (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
20) Hurricane Harvey: Zip Code & Race Determine Who Will Bear Burden Of Climate Change (video)
https://www.democracynow.org/2
21) Mass civil disobedience campaign obstructs one of Europe’s largest polluters
https://wagingnonviolence.org/
22) U.S. Solar Industry Sees Phenomenal Growth
https://www.ecowatch.com/
23) Scotland Breaks Another Wind Power Record
https://www.ecowatch.com/
Attend our next Earth Action Campaign meeting:
Monday, September 18, 7-9 PM
Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Monday, September 18, 7-9 PM
Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401
This
campaign meets monthly on the 3rd Mondays. Meet in person or call in from home.
For more information go to
http://OccupySonomaCounty.org or call 707-877-6650.
Russian River Watershed Cleanup
Saturday, September 16th, from
8:30am to 1:00pm
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/r
Are you available on Saturday to help keep beach trash from going into the ocean?
Sonoma County Climate Change Activists
Monday, October 30, 7-9 PM, Peace & Justice Center
Monday, October 30, 7-9 PM, Peace & Justice Center
This meeting is a follow up to the July 31 summit to make plans and collaborate together.
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event
Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event
Don't miss Debora Hammond's interview on Women's Spaces Radio about the Climate Change Activists Summit on July 31st.
Her interview runs from the 19 minutes and 20 seconds mark to the 34 minute mark (about 15 minutes).
http://www.womensspaces.com/Ar
http://www.womensspaces.com/Ar
Occupy Sonoma County made a fun video called Card Game at the Plastic Free Saloon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Volunteer Opportunities:
We are looking for help with video editing
Please let us know if you or someone you know can help with that.
Even once for an hour or two would help.
Please let us know if you or someone you know can help with that.
Even once for an hour or two would help.
Climate Change Literature
We
would like to expand our climate change literature. Do you have a
handout you recommend or would you would like to help create one?
What Earth Actions are you taking?
707-877-6650
http://OccupySonomaCounty.org
http://OccupySonomaCounty.org/
http://www.facebook.com/Occupy
https://twitter.com/OcSoCo
https://www.youtube.com/channe
http://OccupySonomaCounty.org
http://OccupySonomaCounty.org/
http://www.facebook.com/Occupy
https://twitter.com/OcSoCo
https://www.youtube.com/channe
Occupy
Sonoma County embraces the egalitarian, deep democracy principles
of the Occupy Movement with a regional strategy for effectively
organizing county-wide social justice campaigns that are globally
relevant.
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