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Lakota Freedom Delegation
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Michael
- 78 days ago - finalcall.com
The Lakota have withdrawn from every Treaty it ever signed with the US Govt. They have renounced US Citizenship. They say they will welcome anyone who does the same. We had been told in 72 by a local Rock Band that, ''We are the Indians today.''
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Anti-Nuclear Activist Sees Commonalities Between Minamata And Fukushima
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Naoko
- 82 days ago - mdn.mainichi.jp
"Inequality," said Smith, when asked what it is that both disasters have. It was not the government's inaction that she brought up first, but rather the unfairness of it all.
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Plastic Forever, Couple Create Art Out of Beach Plastic Trash
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Thubten
- 89 days ago - laughingsquid.com
Each piece of plastic Richard and Judith pick up comes back to their house, where it gets cleaned, categorized and stored before being used for their art. The couple make sculptures, prints, jewelry and installations with the plastic they find washed up,
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Duck Entangled in Litter Evades Capture
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Cher
- 116 days ago - rspca.org.uk
Thank you to the many people in Worcester who have reported their concerns about a female mallard duck who has a plastic can holder stuck in her mouth and around the back of her neck.
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Pollution: Sea Turtle Dies After Swallowing 317 Pieces Of Plastic
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Simone
- 328 days ago - globalanimal.org
AUSTRALIA - Plastic bags, small lids and even lollipop sticks were among the 317 pieces of plastic found in the digestive system of a green sea turtle who washed ashore on a New South Whales beach earlier this month. The young turtle was the worst case
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Who Are We
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Michael
- 373 days ago - opednews.com
As Marty sings in the same Badlands CD, "He hears voices in the wind. Telling him the second coming of the Redman is closer that its ever been. Those Redmen lived in a Community closer to having all things in common than anyone else ever did.
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Car That Runs on Air   video
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Judith
- 415 days ago - youtube.com
Short video, please watch
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Extinct Bird Found... Then Eaten | ZapRoot   video
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Eco
- 557 days ago - youtube.com
viropop | 30 March 2009 A Worcesters buttonquail is caught on film before its eaten. Brazil beefs up its army to protect more than just the Amazon Rainforest. Discover whats new with Green Art. Please sign the sets of petition we wrote for all you all.
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Put Down Your Placard & Plant Trees Instead
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Nikki
- 559 days ago - wtcampaigns.wordpress.com
This simple, online gizmo gives you the freedom to take to the streets in a 'virtual' demonstration, using a vintage 'fuzzy felt' (remember that?!) -style tool, revamped for the 21st century. MyView lets you redesign your worst grot spots with trees
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Tell Your Politicians to Clean Up Politics and Save Gulf Wildlife - Take Action Today
Offbeat  (tags: Politics, pollution, climate change, gulf wildlife )

Tarequl
- 589 days ago - therainforestsite.com
Money-fueled political favors for the oil industry mean lax oversight, pollution and inaction on climate change that's threatening the very survival of some of our most beloved species.
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Pollution May Be to Blame for Swan's Killing Spree
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Simone
- 615 days ago - treehugger.com
Swans may be regarded as symbols of love and harmony, but sometimes they too can be downright mean -- and one such bird in Wales may be the meanest of them all. Aptly named 'Hannibal', this bird has been on a rampage since the beginning of the year,
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The Wilderness Act: What Americans Have Gained Since 1964
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Borg
- 625 days ago - wilderness.org
Sept. 3 marks the 46th anniversary of the day President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law in 1964. The act created the National Wilderness Preservation System and immediately protected 9.1 million acres of special public lands by making
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Protect Peace and Quiet in Our National Parks! TAKE ACTION !!
Offbeat  (tags: noise, pollution, government, nature, flight, outdoors, unusual, society )

Borg
- 631 days ago - npca.org
After 10 years of deliberations between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Park Service in implementing a law meant to protect parks from inappropriate noise levels from air tours, View & Take Action !!
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Become a Member: Donate to Alaska Wilderness League
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Borg
- 632 days ago - netcommunity.alaskawild.org
help fund our efforts to protect America's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Tongass National Forest for generations to come. Your donation will support national public education, press releases, Arctic slide show tours, advertisements, Wilderness Week
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