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WWF: 65% Tiger Reserves Have Inadequate Protection
Animals  (tags: tigers, AnimalWelfare, animalwelfare, animals, animaladvocates, protection, humans, wildlife, wildanimals, endangered )

Cal
- 5 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
A recent preliminary assessment of 63 legally protected areas in seven tiger range countries shows that only 22, or 35%, maintain WWF's minimum standards of protection.
CORPORATE GREED: JPMorgan Chase Loss Only Going to Get Worse
Business  (tags: corporate greed, business, JP Morgan Chase, money, news, investments, dishonesty, ethics, politics, corporate, abuse, finance )

Cal
- 5 days ago - money.cnn.com
One thing seems clear about JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion loss. It's no longer $2 billion. It's likely much higher.
The Enviro Disaster You Know Nothing About: The Eco-Devastating Quest for "Frac Sand" in Rural America
Environment  (tags: fracking, Frack is Whack, activism, activists, environment, destruction, ecosystems, protection, humans, healthconditions, conservation, water, pollution, politics, business, environment, dishonesty, news, society, SustainableDevelopment, usa, polit )

Cal
- 5 days ago - alternet.org
Midwestern rural communities are being devastated by energy companies searching for a form of sand to use in their destructive fracking operations elsewhere in rural America.
Chemical Weapon and Radiation Fear at Scottish RAF Base
Environment  (tags: radia-active, protection, humans, environment, destruction, pollution, ecosystems, habitat )

Cal
- 5 days ago - theecologist.org
RAF Kinloss in Moray, Scotland, at the centre of an investigation into radioactive contamination and chemical weapons buried at the site
TAKE ACTION NOW! TELL THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO HELP SAVE POLAR BEARS
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, polar bears, trafficking in bear parts, wildlife, wildanimals, protection, environment, animalrights )

Cal
- 4 days ago - secure.nrdconline.org
Right now, the Obama Administration is deciding whether or not to propose an urgently-needed ban on the commercial trade in polar bear parts at the next meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Sleep Apnea Tied to Increased Cancer Risk
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, safety, study, interesting, Body-Mind-Spirit, protection, prevention )

Cal
- 5 days ago - well.blogs.nytimes.com
Two new studies have found that people with sleep apnea, a common disorder that causes snoring, fatigue and dangerous pauses in breathing at night, have a higher risk of cancer
OUTRAGEOUS! Did Southeast Asian Slaves Catch Your Lunch?
World  (tags: consumers, americans, corruption, slave labor, Thailand world, politics, money, investments, business, corporate, ethics, dishonesty, news, abuse, world, death, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, politics )

Cal
- 4 days ago - globalpost.com
Thailand, a major source of fish imported to the US, depends on slave labor.The accounts of ex-slaves, Thai fishing syndicates, officials, exporters and anti-trafficking case workers, illuminate an opaque offshore supply chain enmeshed in slavery.
Guatemalan Communities Have No Say in Exploitation of Resources
Environment  (tags: activism, resistance, world, protection, humans, habitat, environment, destruction, ecosystems, politics, nature )

Cal
- 4 days ago - ipsnews.net
In Guatemala, a fierce battle is raging between locals opposed to a hydropower dam and the security forces who back the forces of development supported by multi-naitonal corporations and local government officials..
Israel PM: Illegal African Immigrants Threaten Identity of Jewish State
World  (tags: world, politics, israel, humanrights, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', freedoms, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', society, news, Refugees&Relief )

Cal
- 4 days ago - guardian.co.uk
The Israeli prime minister has stoked a volatile debate about refugees and migrant workers from Africa, warning that "illegal infiltrators flooding the country" were threatening the security and identity of the Jewish state.
Uranium-Tainted Water Still a Concern on Wind River Reservation
Environment  (tags: pollution, humans, environment, ecosystems, water, protection, nature, conservation, politics )

Cal
- 4 days ago - indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
In early May, the Department of Energy announced that uranium at nearly twice the legal limit had been found in the tap water of four households on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming
 
 
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