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Private vs. Public Water: A Tale of Felton, CA

Posted on Jul 27, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

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Do you know who owns your water? Many communities have moved from public water works to privatization of this important utility. Corporations raise rates, and citizens are left with no local control. In many towns, grassroots movements have successfully fought corporate water acquisition. Felton, California is a model of such citizen action.

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Japanese Whalers Making Big Money on Illegal Whale Meat

Posted on Jul 06, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

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The BP oil spill may have killed a baby whale, but there are much bigger problems for endangered whales around the world.

Japanese, Norwegian and Icelandic whalers have been whaling unsustainably and illegally for years despite an international moratorium on whaling. Rather than address this problem with stronger laws and enforcement, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is discussing lifting the moratorium and replacing it with a whaling quota this week.
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Key West Ocean’s Day Rally Turns to BP Protest

Posted on Jun 11, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

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June 8, 2010 was World Oceans Day. Declared officially by the United Nations last year, this day celebrates how our oceans:

Generates most of the oxygen we breathe

Helps feed us

Regulates our climate

Cleans the water we drink

Offers us a pharmacopoeia of potential medicines

Provides limitless inspiration!

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Mt. Shasta Voters May Outlaw Cloud Seeding and Bottled Water Plants

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

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Despite the fall in popularity of bottled water, there is still large consumer demand. Major corporations are looking for new sources, and in many cases, communities are fighting back. In Mt. Shasta, California, not only are residents concerned about the “large water draws” of bottled water plants, they are also worried about the health effects from cloud seeding that occurs in the area. Thus, citizens collected signatures and the city council has decided to place on the ballot an ordinance that would ban bottled water plants and cloud seeding giving the people local water control.
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Marine Conservation Team Blue Seals Barred from Gulf Oil Spill Areas

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Derek Markham.

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During one of the worst oil spill disasters in our history, a rapid response team of marine conservation experts, the Blue Seals, has been barred from documenting the effects of the deepwater oil spill by BP and US government officials.
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