Monthly Archives: December 2012
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As Mayan calendar ends, fight for another world continues in the Chiapas
Leave a commentDecember 23, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Activist comedian Lee Camp quipped back in September, “Mayans say the world ends in a few months and they might …
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Communities hit by Sandy “form like Voltron” and fight back
1December 19, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
The stakes are high for people in the Rockaways. More than month and a half after Superstorm Sandy, winter is …
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Leonard Peltier: “I am everyone”
2December 13, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Supporters of imprisoned Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier will be a holding a concert Friday in New York to …
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At climate conference in Doha, Silent Spring or Arab Spring?
Leave a commentDecember 8, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Not far from where delegates are meeting at the UN’s 18th Conference of the Parties on climate change in Doha, …
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“We refuse economic bondage”: a letter from Cairo
Leave a commentDecember 5, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
This letter written, by activists battling economic imperialism from the International Monetary Fund and other global creditors, provides a bit …
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Report: US spends five times more on fossil fuel subsidies than on climate aid
Leave a commentDecember 4, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
A new report, from Oil Change International – released as governments gather in Qatar to talk climate change at the …
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Not on our planet; activists lodge themselves in the KXL Pipeline
Leave a commentDecember 3, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
A Message from Tar Sands Blockade: Winona, TX – Monday, December 3, 2012 7:30 AM – Several protestors with Tar Sands …
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Fight against fossil fuels escalates in New York City
1December 2, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Approximately three hundred people rallied Saturday along the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan, part of an ongoing campaign against Spectra …
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