Category: Protecting Planet Earth
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Gender Rights are a Litmus Test for Left-ness
Reading Time: 2 minutesAside from the climate crisis there is general agreement that individuals on the left don’t have to share the same religious beliefs or ideology. However, that belief is misleading. A focus on Gender rights seems to be an ideological requirement. The issue of Gender rights has become a litmus test for left-ness.…
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Laudato Si’ and the Progressive Movement
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome people were surprised by Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’. However, the Catholic Church is the most obvious entity in European history to take up the cause of the environment. The progressive movement shares Pope Francis’s concern. We should make ourselves familiar with this document, discuss it, and build on it.
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Resources for Water Protectors
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you’re looking for a good source of information on water protectors and their activities across the nation, check out the YouTube channel: The One and Only Power. Here you can get important news from all over the country as well as educational outreach. In addition, I want to share the…
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Water Protectors Call for Mass Mobilization
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis was published today by Democracy Now. It is encouraging that the former Interior Secretary, Sally Jewell, has stepped in to this fight. Jewell said Wednesday that the Army Corp of Engineers is violating its legal obligations as well as its promises to indigenous leaders to complete the environmental impact study.…
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Help the Water Protectors: Write a Letter
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlthough the Army Corp of Engineers was instructed to proceed with the easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline that does not mean the project has been approved. You can still make a difference. The period for public comment remains open until February 20. ICMN Staff • January 25, 2017 With President Donald…
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How Can We Protect the Environment?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe water protectors are confused over the tribe’s messages about closing the camp. If you’re thinking about going there yourself, you’re probably even more confused. Here’s Jordan Chariton’s latest post for an update. Also read Representative Raúl Grijalva’s suggestions in the Huffington Post regarding how we can protect the environment going forward.…
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Calling for the Defense of the Des Moines River in Iowa
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Dakota Access Pipeline Company is preparing to drill under the river today. That portion of the pipeline could be completed within 5 hours. Come to Road 130, Boone County, Iowa.