Category: RT Newswire

USE ME! Essentially, this is a catch all for everything. This is probably the ONLY category where things that are not directly related to Rising Tide affiliates/allies should go. For example if a coal company goes out of business (and we didn’t directly cause it) it should probably only go here.

PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Buying Hot Oil From Canada; Stolen From First Nations=Human Rights Violations, Homeland Security Breach

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On January 8, 2009 the world will witness an historic procession of First
Nations chiefs on horses at the National Mall in Washington DC. The chiefs will come from Canada to present their message to the American people and President-elect Obama, that they must be compensated for the oil being sold by Canada to the United States. It is actually the First Nations within the borders of Canada who are the largest provider of foreign oil to the U.S. but they are not receiving payment. The event will begin in the morning with a prayer ceremony (that is closed to the public),
followed by a procession with horses down the National Mall. The day will
culminate with a press conference at the National Press Club at 1:00 PM
EST.

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Australian Scientists: Coral Decline Warns of Ocean Changes

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Published on Friday, January 2, 2009 by Agence France Presse

Coral Decline Warns of Ocean Changes: Australian Scientists

SYDNEY - A sharp slowdown in coral growth on Australia's Great Barrier
Reef since 1990 is a warning sign that precipitous changes in the world's
oceans may be imminent, scientists said Friday.

Strong evidence points to the cause being a combination of warmer seas and
higher acidity from increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide,
Australian Institute of Marine Science researchers reported.

"The data suggest that this severe and sudden decline in calcification is
unprecedented in at least 400 years," said Glenn De'ath, principal author
of a paper published Friday in the international journal Science.

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