The League of Women Voters is sponsoring a talk by Lisa Graves of the Center for Media and Democracy on 9-18-17 at What: Meet-up on Dark Money in Politics When: Monday, September 18 6:30-8p.m. MDT Where: Elevations Credit Union, 2960 Diagonal Hwy, Boulder, CO 80301 Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Boulder County How: There is no charge […]
Trump Lets Coal Power Plants & Mines Dump Lead, Mercury, and Arsenic into Rivers & Drinking Water
The regulations against pollution would have prevented $ 500 million per year in health costs damage to fish and wildlife. Also, waste from mountaintop removal coal mining is being dumped into streams and rivers. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/14/mind-bogglingly-dangerous-trump-epa-rolls-back-water-pollution-limits-coal-plants
the Endangered Species Act Has Saved Thousands of Species
Giant pikeminnows, Florida panthers, piping plovers, and Kirtland’s warblers have been nursed back to healthy populations due to protection under the Endangered Species Act and due to people studying them, suing to protect them, and organizing to pressure government to protect them. https://www.abqjournal.com/1043925/endangered-species-need-our-help.html
13 Tons of Plutonium Sit at SC Savannah River Site
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/south-carolina-attorney-general-sues-federal-government-over-plutonium-at/article_6c748d84-7c48-11e7-a766-c794f1f45b13.html The US and Russia both committed to each clean up 34 tons of weapons grade plutonium. This need to be safeguarded and prevented from getting into circulation, both because it only takes a few pounds to make a bomb and also because it is deadly, and so needs to be safely stored and […]
Watch Perseid Meteor Shower Aug. 11 and 12
For Colorado after 12:30am seems best- after the moon sets= for Colorado, go to http://www.cpr.org/news/story/how-watch-perseid-meteor-shower-colorado for best ways to view, go to http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/how-to-minimize-moon-and-optimize-meteor-shower
Pickup Truck with an 8 ‘ Bed Needed to Help Dolphins in SC
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/tracing-the-health-of-dolphins-whales-might-go-to-private/article_1da30158-7933-11e7-ba59-e7ffb07e378b.html Cuts in federal funds and changes in regulations make it hard to get a truck to help dolphins- weither to rescue injured dolphins or to do an autopsy to find out what is harming them. We need research on what causes dolphin strandings onto beachs- pollution, viruses, superloud sonar from oil exploration, or superloud […]
How to Be an Activist-from Umbra at Grist
Here is neat set of ways to act on your beliefs about the environment and politics, : http://grist.org/guides/umbra-apathy-detox/. It includes things like: making a plan, finding friends to protest with, moving your money from bad banks, cutting back on online time, focusing on one issue, donating money, creating a calendar of actions, subscribe to local […]
Abolish Gerrymandering, the Electoral College, & Corporate $ in Elections-
Also: Confront Global Warming, Subsidize College, Increase Taxes, Restore the Draft, Spend More on People and Less on the Military, Start a New Party- These are the ideas of Andrew Bacevich. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/08/08/slouching-toward-mar-lago
Warming Ocean Currents Slow from Melting Arctic Ice
Northern Europe could get colder as global circulation that transfers heat from the tropics to the temperate zones could shut down. https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/08/03/global-ocean-circulation-appears-to-be-collapsing-due-to-a-warming-planet/#156d3106f6f4
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