#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Petroleum Coke: The Coal Hiding in the Tar Sands http://priceofoil.org/2013/01/17/petroleum-coke-the-coal-hiding-in-the-tar-sands/ Oil Change International January 2013 Download a PDF of the report See coverage of the report in the news The Canadian tar sands have been called the “most environmentally destructive project on earth”, with good reason. Extracting tar sands bitumen from under the boreal forests of Alberta, Canada requires huge amounts of energy and water. It has cleared vast tracts of forest, left scars on the land that are visible from space and threatened the health and livelihoods of indigenous First Nations communities across the region. It is a well established fact that full exploitation of the tar sands is a grave threat t…http://www.twitpic.com/cs29qd
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Defend Public Education! # 25-26F “The Uni Street” demonstration and # 28F! http://www.acampadadebarcelona.org/2013/02/24/25-26f-la-uni-al-carrer-i-28f-manifestacio/ TRANSLATED FROM CATALAN SPANISH BY GOOGLE CHROME TRANSLATOR To prepare this week mobilizations in defense of public education , a victim of the cuts. Monday and Tuesday # 25F # 26F, have the initiative “The Uni Street” , coordinated by the Platform for the Defence of the Public University (PUDUP). Classes of all sorts , taught by university professors outside the buildings of the UPC, UB Avenue, Central UB, UB Raval, UPF, UAB … Barcelona, Sabadell, Terrassa Bellaterra. And Thursday # 28F, demonstration in defense of public education : to 12h30 at Pl. University. Then link to the full program, presentation of “The Uni Street” and information about the demonstration # 28F. The Uni Street, as explained in the blog initiative to, “is to develop lessons on the street, whether ordinary (removal of the class) or extraordinary (mostly educational in nature) with an aim of protest” . You can read the manifesto “The Uni Street” by following this link . For more information , please contact the blog The Street Uni and Uni precise profiles on Facebook ( Uni precise ) and Twitter ( @ uniprecaria ). You can use the HT Twitter, # # LaUniAlCarrer LaLluitaEduca Here is the whole program of “Uni Street” on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 February. Everyone is invited to participate. Text “On the initiative” (link to original ) The Uni Street is an initiative of the Platform for the Defence of the Public University that arises in order to make visible the demands of the university doing what we do best, which is to generate and transmit knowledge in society. In addition, we take to weave ties between PDI and students, who are in the same boat in the defense of the public university. This initiative draws on historic demonstrations with similar actions that took place during the demonstrations against the LOU in 2009 against the implementation of the Bologna and recently in Madrid. The basic idea is to develop lessons on the street, whether ordinary (removal of the class) or extraordinary (rather informative nature), claiming purposes. The dates we have chosen to develop the first of these conferences are in Barcelona on 25 and 26 February, the week of February 28 demonstrations university. Coming soon publish a list of programming classes. – And Thursday # 28F, demonstration in defense of public education under the slogan “28F, education is for everyone, the debt is yours: we must not, do not pay.” The point of the demonstration will be on University Square in 12.30.http://www.twitpic.com/c6wsr9
#union #iww #ows #occupy #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot The “Beckinization” of the far right http://www.jimhightower.com/node/7944#.UQYCTx26paY Perhaps you thought that, surely, the far right wing in American politics couldn't get any nuttier. If so, you clearly hadn't factored in Glenn Beck. Since losing his glory-spot as a Fox-TV yackety-yacker, Beck has been less visible, but no less busy, continuing to promote himself as leader of the political wacky, and still delighting them as the P.T. Barnum of conspiracy theories. His hottest-selling shtick in recent months is a piece of fear mongering about an entity that few other people in the world consider at all fearsome: The United Nations. “Agenda 21,” wails the Beckster on his subscription-TV show and other forums, re…http://www.twitpic.com/bywakg
#union #iww #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot Letters: Occupy, today http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-1209-sunday-occupy-movement-20121209,0,7241069.story Re “Occupy's ironic legacy: limits on protests,” Dec. 6 Your dismissive article on the Occupy movement was mean-spirited and wrong. Occupy's very visible, if inchoate, public illumination of what was and is wrong in America changed the political dialogue in this country. It received media attention, it raised consciousness, and it showed that organizing could make a difference (take a look at labor's recent victory at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles). It also left a legacy of very worthwhile programs, most notably Occupy's Rolling Jubilee program, which asks people to give small donations to a fund so other people can get out of debt…http://www.twitpic.com/bknmti
#OWS turned out & has a highly visible presence. Lots of '99% Occupy' flags waving. #99pkts #1uhttp://www.twitpic.com/a8rqq3
Dubai at Night City lights of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, are featured in this image taken by the Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station. The City of Dubai–the largest metropolitan area within the emirate of Dubai–is a favorite subject of astronaut photography largely due to the unique artificial archipelagos situated directly offshore in the Persian Gulf, which were built such that their full design is only visible from the vantage point of an airplane — or an orbiting spacecraft. The city presents an eye-catching appearance at night that vividly displays the urban development pattern. In this detailed image, taken with a long focal length lens and digital camera optimized for fast response and high light sensitivity, several interesting patterns can be observed. The highways and major streets are sharply defined by yellow-orange lighting, while the commercial and residential areas are resolved into a speckle pattern of individual white, blue and yellow-orange lights. Several large and brilliantly lit areas are large hotel and mall complexes, including the Burj Khalifa Tower, the world's tallest building at 2,717 feet, or 828 meters. The brilliant lighting of the city contrasts sharply with both the dark Persian Gulf to the northwest, and largely undeveloped and unlit areas to the southeast. Likewise, the clusters of lighting in the Palm Jumeira complex at bottom right correspond to the relatively small part of the archipelago that has been developed. Isolated areas of blurred city lights are due to patchy clouds. Image Credit: NASAhttp://www.twitpic.com/98gxl0
Less Visible #OWS Movement Looks for Staying Power – This photo says it all. #NYPD good at torture.http://www.twitpic.com/9459ct
This International #WomensDay, our work will be visible. We are the 51%. Join us: womenoccupy.org #ows #fem2 #p2 #topprog #equalityhttp://www.twitpic.com/8mphdt
Pic taken from roof of new #occupylsx reclaimed building earlier 2day. Dome of St Pauls visible. #occupy #occupylondonhttp://www.twitpic.com/8cdbaz