Year: 2008

Boston Protestors Tell Citi and Bank of America: ‘Not With Our Money, End Your Destructive Investments’

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On October 7, just past noon, four activists chained themselves to the front entrance of the Citi branch in Harvard Square, Cambridge. The action started as a protest in front of the Bank of America branch a block away before marching down the street to Citibank, where the four activists had already chained themselves to the front door, closing the bank for a period of time. Over 150 people attended the protest, while many more onlookers gathered in Harvard Square.

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Solidarity letter from RTNA to climate activists in Copenhagen

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Greetings,

We are writing to express our solidarity with your efforts to organize against the UN Climate Conference next year in Copenhagen. As you may know November 30th 1999 was a historic day in the US, and indeed the world. On that day thousands took to the streets of Seattle and shut down the World Trade Organizations ministerial, while hundreds of thousands went on strike, marched, and took direct action around the world. On that day we came together to say no to corporate control of the Earth and our lives and yes to life and freedom for all. Continue reading

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Delays Snowmaking on San Francisco Peaks, AZ

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9th Circuit Court of Appeals Delays Snowmaking on San Francisco Peaks, AZ

The Associate Press
Published: 10.06.2008

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—A federal appeals court that approved a plan for snowmaking on an Arizona peak sacred to Indian tribes is giving opponents time to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Friday granted a request to delay any construction at the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort near Flagstaff until the high court can decide if it will hear the tribes’ appeal.
Tribal lawyer Harry Shanker says the order preserves the status quo and protects the rights of the Indians opposed to resort’s plan to make snow on the San Francisco Peaks.
The appeals court cleared the way for the snowmaking in August after a yearslong court battle. The Supreme Court only takes about one percent of the cases it receives.

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Many Mammals in Rapid Decline World Wide

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Many Mammals in Rapid Decline World Wide
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“…will likely deteriorate further unless
appropriate conservation actions are put in
place.”

“… the populations of 52 percent of all mammal species are declining.”

” … more mammal species are rapidly declining than we had suspected.”
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Scientific American
News –  October 6, 2008

One Quarter of World’s Mammals Face Extinction
By David Biello

The baiji dolphin is functionally extinct,
orangutans are disappearing and even some species
of bats-the most numerous of mammals-are dying
out. A new survey of the world’s 5,487 mammal
species-from rodents to humans-reveals that one
in four are facing imminent extinction.

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