Chemical Industry Versus Public Health and The Environment
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chemical industry,
corporate interests,
TTIP,
US-EU
Below an update on the negotiations re Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, once again revealing the strength of corporations and how their interests are stacked firmly against the welfare of humankind and the environment in general, in favour of - you guessed it - their own interests, profit.
Corporate interests may be winning in U.S.-EU trade negotiations, endangering public health and the environment, a new cache of documents (pdf) leaked on Tuesday show.
Backed by powerful industry advisers and bolstered by U.S. allies who have already made significant concessions to move negotiations along, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal is poised to derail European regulations around the use and transport of chemicals—regulations which are significantly stronger than those in the U.S. The deal would also limit public access to information on toxic and hazardous substances. ..More..>
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TTIP - Corporate Interests Versus Capitalist Democracy
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pseudo democracy,
real democracy,
TTIP
Backed by powerful industry advisers and bolstered by U.S. allies who have already made significant concessions to move negotiations along, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal is poised to derail European regulations around the use and transport of chemicals—regulations which are significantly stronger than those in the U.S. The deal would also limit public access to information on toxic and hazardous substances.
The documents show TTIP advisers doing their best to diminish any effort by the European Commission to enforce safety requirements from previous negotiations, which the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) agency has called “trade barriers.” .. More..>
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European Commission - A Captive But Willing Servant Of A Corporate Agenda
A new report by the campaign/watchdog body Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) reveals huge conflicts of interests in the Scientific Committees under DG SANCO, the European Commission's department in charge of consumer issues [1].
These Committees assess the risk to
humans and the environment of chemicals found in a huge range of
everyday items, from shampoo to baby bottles. Their opinions guide
European Commission regulators, who decide which chemicals are safe and
at what levels, and which should be banned...More..>
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Statement From Philippines Socialist Party (Party Of The Laboring Masses)
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Philippines Socialist Party,
Solidarity
‘Capitalism, a global system that puts profits
before people, has brought us to the brink of a climate-induced
catastrophe that can destroy humanity.’
The following statement was issued by the Philippines socialist party Partido Lakas ng Masa (Party of the Laboring Masses) on September 24.
In December 2013, the PLM began a public discussion of a draft document that outlines the party’s political orientation, which it calls ‘bayanihang sosyalismo.’ We are also publishing that document, which has much in common with the ecosocialist perspective that C&C supports.
The following statement was issued by the Philippines socialist party Partido Lakas ng Masa (Party of the Laboring Masses) on September 24.
In December 2013, the PLM began a public discussion of a draft document that outlines the party’s political orientation, which it calls ‘bayanihang sosyalismo.’ We are also publishing that document, which has much in common with the ecosocialist perspective that C&C supports.
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What You Should Know About Palm Oil
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industrial agriculture,
palm oil,
profits
Cultivation of oil palms is expanding rapidly around the world. New
monoculture plantations mean brutal land grabbing, the destruction of
rainforests and the exploitation of workers.
A new report from GRAIN details and explains the factors driving industrial oil palm producers to seek new areas of expansion and looks at the very different model presented by traditional oil palm production in West and Central Africa. This extensive study also includes information on over 60 large scale land grabs for oil palm plantations in Africa since 2000. A second table shows land grabs for palm oil in another hotspot, the Papuas of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
A new report from GRAIN details and explains the factors driving industrial oil palm producers to seek new areas of expansion and looks at the very different model presented by traditional oil palm production in West and Central Africa. This extensive study also includes information on over 60 large scale land grabs for oil palm plantations in Africa since 2000. A second table shows land grabs for palm oil in another hotspot, the Papuas of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
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Fact Or Fiction - Whose Are The Loudest Voices?
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pseudo-science,
science
Oh man, the things people say…
“Wind is such an unreliable source of electricity that coal plants
are required to operate around the clock as backup for wind power.”
—fossil-fuel funded front group ALEC
“Every major review of the scientific literature exonerates sugar as the cause of any disease, including obesity.”
—The Sugar Association
More and more these days special interests go out of their way to spread
misinformation and undermine science—and the truth isn’t always easy to
see...More..>
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We, The Common People
Labels:
capitalism's methods,
farmland,
Food,
working class majority
We, the common people
It has never been as clear that peoples and communities, the common people, continue to exist – at the same time as the “dominant” systems of the world become more and more desperate to control them. We are speaking of the people who protect, save and guard their native seeds and who in the widest sense grow food for their own communities across the world. The people who live in resistance and demand with increasing strength their own autonomous governments in order to defend their ancestral lands.
It has never been as clear that peoples and communities, the common people, continue to exist – at the same time as the “dominant” systems of the world become more and more desperate to control them. We are speaking of the people who protect, save and guard their native seeds and who in the widest sense grow food for their own communities across the world. The people who live in resistance and demand with increasing strength their own autonomous governments in order to defend their ancestral lands.
They are communities which have always placed their lives at the service of the
world – exercising a care and balance between plants, animals, water sources and between “natural and spiritual beings” - and cultivating a memory and presence in the environment around us of both our living and our dead...More..>
world – exercising a care and balance between plants, animals, water sources and between “natural and spiritual beings” - and cultivating a memory and presence in the environment around us of both our living and our dead...More..>
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Our "Green Manifesto"
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Playing The Resources Game - Rare Earth Metals
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rare earth metals,
resources
rare earth elements (“REEs”) or rare earth metals are a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table, specifically the fifteen lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium.[2] Scandium and yttrium are considered rare earth elements since they tend to occur in the same ore deposits as the lanthanides and exhibit similar chemical properties. (Wikipedia)Strategic resources are carefully protected by countries owning them. Bolivia still has 50,000 metric tons of pure silver in Cerro Rico, Potosi. This is the same amount extracted by the Spaniards during colonial times in that place. Bolivia’s strategy is to keep this vast richness for the uncertain future, when fiat money might collapse. A similar strategy was adopted by the USA with respect to its oil.
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