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Possibility of Abrupt Climate Change Needs Research and Attention
reposted
2005-05-03 6:14 PM
author: The National Academies
Global climate, like other complex systems, is subject to abrupt changes if stressed. Global warming could cause such an abrupt shift, which could lead to severe problems for humans and other life. (text/plain)
Row Office Reform?
donahue
2005-05-03 12:28 PM
This ain’t as boring as it sounds; well it is but give me a break.
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International Campaign "fire bulls" without cruelty
Helena Escoda
2005-05-03 7:11 AM
About a cruel Spanish traditions to bulls. Would you like to help Spanish bulls? (text/plain)
My Reply to WYEP's Mike Sauter
Chris Holm
2005-05-03 12:36 AM
Sorry, been negotiating my expatriatism, Missed this entirely. It wasn't my intention to ignore Mike Sauter. I simply didn't even know it was posted. (text/plain + 3 comments)
BTL:Auto Industry Resists Fuel Efficiency Standards Making U.S. Increasingly...
Between the Lines' Scott Harris
2005-05-01 10:33 AM
...Dependent on Foreign Oil~ Jim Motavalli, editor of E: The Environmental Magazine, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Pittsburgh Sustainable Design & Green Energy Expo
Geoffslagheap
2005-04-30 8:40 PM
Canaries in the Coalfields, a project of the Thomas Merton Center, is looking for participants for a Green Energy and Sustainable Design Expo on June 6th in downtown Pittsburgh. (text/plain)
May Day: Made in the USA
People's Weekly World
2005-04-30 1:59 PM
“Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest and eight hours for what we will!” was the slogan of the 340,000 workers who marched in cities across the U.S. on May 1, 1886, calling for the eight-hour day. (text/plain)
‘No nukes, no war!’
Dan Margolis/People's Weekly World
2005-04-30 1:56 PM
NEW YORK — The worldwide movement to end nuclear weapons, energized and united with the antiwar movement, is converging here for a month of actions. Kicking it off is a May 1 mass “No Nukes! No Wars!” march. On May 2, the United Nations opens a review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which aims to curb and eventually eliminate these weapons of mass destruction. (text/plain)
Flight 93 - Flight 93 = Y
tuckett
2005-04-30 2:14 AM
Wheh y = revolt (text/plain)
Neo-con's Definition of Freedom
D. Burbeck
2005-04-30 2:05 AM
It is imperative that the American people understand
what this word means to the neo-cons.
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BTL:Auto Industry Resists Fuel Efficiency Standards Making U.S. Increasingly...
Between the Lines' Scott Harris
2005-04-29 9:46 AM
...Dependent on Foreign Oil~ Jim Motavalli, editor of E: The Environmental Magazine, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)
Exploring the “chasm”: A libertarian reply to Celia Hart
Movimiento Libertario Cubano
2005-04-28 7:41 PM
* Responding to the invitation extended a few days ago from Havana by Celia Hart Santamaria – member of the Cuban Communist Party and daughter of prominent figures of the regime – calling for discussions on leftist alternatives for Cuba’s future, and where she explicitly asks for an anarchist opinion, the Cuban Libertarian Movement makes public its proposals for the debate. (text/plain)
MAY 3: Vigils Called in Honor of Marla Ruzicka, Faiz Ali Salim & Victims of War
April Pedersen
2005-04-28 6:32 PM
The Campaign for Innocent Victims in
Conflict (CIVIC), the organization founded by Marla
Ruzicka, the 28-year-old aid worker who was killed in a
suicide bombing in Iraq last week, is calling on people
throughout the United States to honor and promote Marla
and Faiz's work by commemorating their life work and
taking action on behalf of civilian casualties of war. (text/plain)
May 4 March & SpeakOut Against War - Kent OH
sue jeffers
2005-04-28 5:44 PM
On May 4, 2005 the Portage Community Peace Coalition and the Kent State Anti-War Committee will sponsor a march and rally against the ongoing war and related US human rights violations. The march will begin at approximately 3:30pm, ½ hour after the annual May 4 Task Force Commemoration for the students killed and wounded by National Guard forces in 1970. (text/plain)
Host a WMD House Party!
Agata at WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
2005-04-28 5:42 PM
Invite friends and neighbors for a viewing of “WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception”. This award-winning documentary takes a critical look at the war in Iraq that the mainstream media didn’t want you to see – the PR war to sway the hearts and minds of the American people. (text/plain)
Shadowy Lobbyists
Messenger
2005-04-28 2:50 PM
by Admin.
(No verified email address) 24 Apr 2005
Here's a decent article I came across in the Reader. (text/plain)
C-Span Explodes 9/11 Truth Blackout! Will Broadcast David Griffin's UW-Madison Talk Saturd
Messenger
2005-04-28 12:54 PM
This article is from the Madison IMC. (text/plain)
BTL:Mexican Civil Society Rises Up to Protest Ruling Party's Attempt to...
Between the Lines' Scott Harris
2005-04-28 10:05 AM
...Keep Progressive Candidate Off Presidential Ballot~ Interview with John Ross, journalist and author, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris (text/plain)
My Brilliant Career at ACORN
Philip Shropshire
2005-04-28 9:43 AM
If you're thinking about working for ACORN, don't. Try other public interest groups like the Clean Water Action Project or even Direct Advantage Marketing before working for ACORN. (text/plain + 34 comments)
Big floods triggered by climate change
Researcher
2005-04-28 4:44 AM
Knox decided to look back -- way back ... the sediments from the Mississippi River beds ... evidence of flood activity as far back as 7,000 years ago. (text/plain)
Mayoral candidates debate Citizen's Police Review Board
rustbelt radio
2005-04-27 6:05 PM
At an April 21st forum, candidates discussed police accountability in Pittsburgh while Bob O'Connor refused to budge on the issue. (text/plain)
Each Step a Prayer For A Nuclear Free Future.
peacehq
2005-04-27 1:52 PM
Fort Lee, NJ - On Saturday, April 30, 2005, an international group of people will arrive in Fort Lee NJ. They will be met by the Mayor of Hiroshima, Tadatoshi Akiba, and Hiroshima bomb survivors. (text/plain)
Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State
Samizdat
2005-04-27 1:24 PM
Alex Jones' new documentary, "Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State" is available! (text/html)
Pittsburgh Civic Design Coalition Mayoral Candidates Forum
Jessica McPherson
2005-04-27 9:45 AM
Candidates for the upcoming Pittsburgh mayoral election discussed issues related to design & quality of life in Pittsburgh at a recent forum hosted by the Pittsburgh Civic Design Coalition. (text/plain)
Wal-Mart Threatens CMU Student over Parody Website using DMCA
Daniel Papasian
2005-04-25 2:49 PM
Lawyers representing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. have used a cease and desist order to force a website ran by a Carnegie Mellon University student offline. The website, created by junior Political Science major Daniel Papasian, parodied The Wal-Mart Foundation, a subsidiary of Wal-Mart that promotes community development. (text/html + 4 comments)
THE WORLD TRADE CENTER FIRES (NOT SO HOT, EH?).
XXXX
2005-04-24 8:02 PM
First you need to know that the north tower of the World Trade Center suffered a very serious fire on February 13, 1975. You also need to know that this fire caused no serious structural damage to the tower and that no steel-framed high-rise has ever collapsed due to fire. The following is a report concerning the February 13, 1975 fire. (text/html + 4 comments)
(mp3) iraq presentation and concert by the weedhawks
vincent / blast furnace radio
2005-04-24 10:10 AM
intro to a multi-media presentation of peace
and concert by a fave band from morgantown
mp3>>>
http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=12111 (text/plain)
Save Section 8! No To S.771
Lynda Carson
2005-04-24 12:18 AM
Save Section 8! (text/plain)
Anniversary of a Medical Tragedy
Questioning AIDS
2005-04-23 11:54 AM
Marking the anniversary of the announcement of HIV as the probable cause of AIDS (text/plain + 7 comments)
Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty joins Mayors for Peace! Tadatoshi Akiba, the Mayor of Hiroshim
peacehq
2005-04-22 9:46 AM
Announcements and updates from the Stop The Bombs International Peace Walk from Oak Ridge Tennessee to the United Nations in New York city. (text/plain)