Democratic Debate Brings Fiercest Exchange Yet on Climate Change, Fracking

 Eco Watch - April 15, 2016 8:39 amFinal del formulario

During last night’s Democratic debate at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a site that was flooded by Hurricane Sandy, presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton displayed the fiercest exchange around climate change yet.

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From The Waterkeeper Alliance - Our Sturgeon General IN MEMORIAM: BERTA CÁCERES

 "They follow me. They threaten to kill me, to kidnap me, they threaten my family. That is what we face." - Berta Cáceres


We started 2016 having just lost one of our founders, Terry Backer, your Long Island Soundkeeper.  As we struggled to come to terms with the loss of a great hero, I’m proud of our team’s work in the current issue of Waterkeeper magazine to provide a strong, fitting farewell to Terry.

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¡NO A LA PRESA HIDROELÉCTRICA BOCA DEL CERRO!

Villahermosa, Tabasco, México.   14 de Marzo de 2014

A los pueblos y comunidades de México y el Mundo.

Al Pueblo de Tabasco.

A los Medios de comunicación Alternativos y Comerciales.

En el marco del día mundial contra les represas, que se celebra este 14 de marzo, las organizaciones firmantes queremos manifestar nuestra preocupación ante los evidentes avances en la construcción de la Presa Hidroeléctrica Boca del Cerro, misma que impactará severamente la parte baja de la cuenca del río Usumacinta en Tabasco, sobre todo a la Reserva de la Biósfera Pantanos de Centla.

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Why Is Glyphosate Sprayed on Crops Right Before Harvest?

Ken Roseboro | March 5, 2016 1:13 pm | Ecowatch

Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is recognized as the world’s most widely used weed killer. What is not so well known is that farmers also use glyphosate on crops such as wheat, oats, edible beans and other crops right before harvest, raising concerns that the herbicide could get into food products.

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