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

Detalles: Categoría: Medio Ambiente

"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.

¡NO A LA PRESA HIDROELÉCTRICA BOCA DEL CERRO!

Detalles: Categoría: Medio Ambiente

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.

Why Is Glyphosate Sprayed on Crops Right Before Harvest?

Detalles: Categoría: Medio Ambiente

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.

21 Kids Take on the Feds and Big Oil in Historic Climate Lawsuit

Detalles: Categoría: Medio Ambiente

Our Children's Trust | March 10, 2016 9:04 am | Ecowatch

[Editor’s note: Twenty-one youth plaintiffs, as well as climate scientist Dr. James Hansen as guardian for future generations, is suing the federal government to cease conduct that promotes fossil fuel extraction and consumption, and instead develop and implement an actual science-based climate recovery plan. The complaint argues the youth have a fundamental constitutional right to be free from the government’s destruction of their Earth’s atmosphere. Yesterday’s court appearance was scheduled for the judge to hear oral arguments from the U.S. government and the fossil fuel industry on their motions to dismiss the landmark constitutional climate change lawsuit.]

At Wednesday morning’s historic hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Coffin questioned Department of Justice attorney Sean C. Duffy on whether the federal government was allowing tradeoffs between present and future generations. To illustrate his question, the Judge used an example of a discount rate, and pondered whether the government’s actions were effectively trading future harm for present day benefits.