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. . . .BIG OIL COMPANIES OCCUPYS PLANET EARTH WITHOUT AUTHORITY BUT WITH IMPUNITY AS THEY SEEM TO THINK IT IS THEIR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO EXPLORE,DRILL ALL LAND MASSES,AND OCEANS WITH COMPLETE DISREGARD OF THE INHABITANTS (INCLUDING,FISH,BIRDS,ANIMALS) WHO GAVE THEM THE RIGHT TO DRILL AND DESTROY ? LIKE THEY ARE DOING NOW AT THE TAR SANDS IN ALBERTA AND FOULING THE OCEANS,FORESTS WITH POLLUTION IN THE AIR AND WATER IN VARIOUS PLACES AROUND THE WORLD.WHEN U REALIZE THAT UP TO 50 % OF EVERY BARREL OF OIL IS USED TO MAKE GASOLINE FOR AUTOMOBILES...IT BECOMES VERY CLEAR WHO IS BEHIND ALL THE ENVIRO DESTRUCTION.... THE CULPRIT IS THE CAR CULTURE LIFESTYLE THAT PLANET EARTH IS BRAINWASHED INTO ADOPTING AT THE EXPENSE OF THE ECOLOGY ....TIME TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIFESTYLE OR DIE IN A SUFFOCATING POLLUTION FILLED PLANET.

post she wrote about visiting her native Alberta, where she saw the tar sands up close. She explains a bit about why this kind of individual outreach is so important: "A week after I visited the Canadian Tar Sands “to see for myself” what that area is all about, I received emails from several of my friends and colleagues, encouraging me to join them in Washington, DC for a "peaceful protest" against the proposed pipeline that would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to Texas… I am signed up for a Tar Sands protest at the White House in Washington, DC that has the potential to get the protesters arrested. Do I feel this cause is important enough to take these risks? YES I do. I hope my kids will be proud of me, and that it builds on my legacy and actions to try to raise awareness to the growing reality of climate change that is threatening my children’s future and mine. I want to WAKE UP my neighbors, friends, colleagues and total strangers by showing them that a mo...

...MARCH 11 - 2011 ..A DAY OF INFAMY FOR THE WORLD NUCLEAR INDUSTRY....IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A "PEARL HARBOUR MOMENT" WHEN THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD DECLARED WAR ON NUCLEAR POWER...WHICH IS NOW PROVING TO BE A GREATER THREAT TO WORLD SURVIVAL THAN THE ORIGINAL PEARL HARBOUR ISSUE EVER WAS.......EVEN NOW 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DISASTER AT THE NUKE REACTORS(EARTHQUAKE,TSOUNAMI,EXPLOSION,RADIATION,MELTDOWN)..THE SITUATION IN JAPAN IS FAR FROM BEING UNDER CONTROL..3 REACTORS ARE STILL IN MELTDOWN MODE AND HIGH RADIATION HAS SPREAD FAR AND WIDE INTO THE WATER,AIR AND SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE EXPLOSION SITE.

THE EVIDENCE IS OVERWHELMING...A TORNADO IN THE US STATE OF MASSECHUSETS IS THE LATEST WAKE -UP CALL ON SERIOUS NATURE OF MANS LIFESTYLE ACTIVITY ON EARTHS CLIMATE THIS IS A VEY VERY RARE OCCURRANCE . . . .WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ? ? ...THEN GET RID OF YOUR CAR (IF U HAVE ONE) ....THE SINGLE MOST CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING....CHOOSE LIFE...ADOPT A NEW LIFESTYLE ...BICYCLE IS THE MOST EFFICIENT(ECO-FRIENDLY) FORM OF HUMAN TRANSPORTATION EVER INVENTED.

A NEWS ARTICLE IN TREEHUGGER.ORG WEBSITE ON FACEBOOK TELLS THE STORY OF CYCLISTS BEING REWARDED BY AN ANONYMOUS DONOR IN TORONTO,CANADA FOR SIMPLY USING A BICYCLE FOR TRANSPORTATION INSTEAD OF A 3000 POUND DYSFUNCTIONAL AUTOMOBILE . . . .A GREAT IDEA http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/anonymous-gifts-say-thank-you-for-cycling.php

. . .photo is from cairo egypt showing removal of portrait former leader of egypt on 13th Feb,2011. after the popular uprising in Egypt and removal of Mubarek..its time for analysis what happened and why...egypt has a rich history and is strategically located close to the oil supply routes via the suez canal,which is a curse and a blessing to its peoples.the Suez is a curse because many world economies depend on shipments through this canal. Crude oil tankers are vital to their shortsighted economic interests which is in direct opposition to the interests of a healthy planet.Most of the oil through the canal will end up in the millions of shiny dysfunctional suv's whose days are numbered...none of this canal shipping traffic benefits the general population of egypt in my opinion but instead caters to the mindless consumer interests of a destructive lifestyle of a failed economic system that ignores the ecology that puts the whole world at great risk.

. . . . EVERY BARREL OF CRUDE OIL TAKEN FROM THE EARTH IS USED MAINLY TO MAKE GASOLINE AND FUELS FOR DIESEL CARS/TRUCKS,JET FUELS,ETC.ETC. ..IN THE ABOVE PHOTO OF A STANDARD 42 GALLON BARREL TAKEN FROM AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE IT IS EASY TO SEE THAT PLASTICS ALTHOUGH HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT....TAKES A SMALLER BITE OUT OF THE TOTAL BARREL THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.....THE LIONS SHARE(19 OUT OF 42 GALLONS) OF EACH AND EVERY BARREL OF CRUDE OIL IN THE WORLD IS DESTINED FOR THE GAS TANKS OF THE 1 BILLION CARS ON THE PLANET.IN ADDITION ROUGHLY 15 PERCENT OF EVERY BARREL IS USED FOR DIESEL AND JET FUEL. ...IT IS TIME TO "CHANGE" OUR ADDICTION TO THE CAR AND AIR TRAVEL CULTURE."FLYING IS FOR THE BIRDS" ....PLEASE DON'T POLLUTE THE PLANET WITH MORE CARS AND AIRPLANE CO2 EMISSIONS.

. . . . . . this miner in picture is hard at work...a noble profession .?...except when u consider what he is doing...DESTROYING THE EARTH .....NOT ALL JOBS,JOBS,JOBS ARE GOOD WHEN U THINK OF THE CONSEQUENCES...... MOST POLITICIANS PROMISE JOBS,JOBS,JOBS TO GET RE ELECTED WHAT THEY DON'T SEEM TO REALIZE IS THAT A LOT OF JOBS DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.

.............ALTHOUGH THIS DESIGN LOOKS GOOD I AM NOT ENDORSING ANY NEW INVENTIONS UNTIL THEY STAND THE TEST OF TIME.

THOUSANDS OF DEAD FISH WERE FOUND NEAR THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ON LAKE LASALLE NEAR CHICAGO DURING EXTENDED HEAT WAVE . . . .THE WATER TEMPERATURE SKY ROCKETED TO 36 DEGREES CELSIUS (101 F ) . .IT DOESN'T HELP THE SITUATION WHEN THE POWER PLANT ROUTINELY DUMPS TONS AND TONS OF HEATED WATER DAILY INTO THE LAKE AS PART OF THEIR OPERATING PROCEDURE. . .note the above picture of dead fish is not from lake lasalle. the other picture is of the exelon nuclear reactor with excessive steam emitted . . .EMPLOYEES OF EXELON THE OPERATOR OF THE NUCLEAR PLANT REMOVED MOST OF THE DEAD FISH AT THE LAKE. . . . . August 17, 2010 (BRAIDWOOD, Ill.) (WLS) -- Both reactors at the Exelon nuclear power plant in southwest suburban Braidwood remained shut down Tuesday, with the company unsure when they would start up again. The Braidwood generating station is about 60 miles southwest of Chicago. People in the immediate area have heard loud sounds of steam venting from the 2,300-megawatt plant to reduc...

WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT . . . .GREATLY REDUCE OR GIVE UP FACTORY FARMED MEAT BECOME VEGAN ELIMINATE AIR TRAVEL ONLY TRAVEL WITHIN LOCAL AREA ELIMINATE DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM DIET REPLACE MOTOR VEHICLES WITH BICYCLES ELIMINATE NUCLEAR GENERATED ELECTRICITY DO NOT WASTE ELECTRICITY PLANT A GARDEN CUT DOWN OR ELIMINATE NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS REDUCE/ELIMINATE PAPER USE DON'T BUY ANYTHING MADE OF PLASTIC REUSE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES DO NOT THROW AWAY

SASKATOON — Constructing a nuclear reactor in Saskatchewan could triple power bills and will not decrease greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a report released Tuesday. "It's not cost-effective," said Heath Packman, a former Saskatchewan government official and author of In the Red: The Green Behind Nuclear Power. The report, commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, states nuclear power would have the highest capital costs of any energy form for Saskatchewan. It also says Saskatchewan's export market for surplus power "has been greatly exaggerated," as this power would be forced to compete with more cost-effective hydroelectric power from Manitoba, B.C., Washington and Oregon. The Saskatchewan government explored the possibility of a nuclear reactor for the province, but has put any plans on hold, citing cost uncertainty. On Dec. 17 2009, Energy and Resources Minister Bill Boyd announced the findings of the government-appointed Uranium...

The auto industry cannot exist without cheap electricity(or subsidy/bailout)..in the early days of development car industry factories were ...located near the niagra falls electric power plants....as the industry grew after the world war 2 ,the power from niagra was inadequate to supply the factories with power. . .and just by chance atomic energy was starting to expand. . .shortly there after a nuclear reactor was built near oshawa ...conveniently the home of general motors of canada . . .viola . . . cheap electric power was available and the auto industry began to thrive...the ford factory at oakville was still located near niagra falls so it too was thriving. . . . both of these industries are responsible for a lot of the ecological destruction that is happening on planet earth today.

...... ANOTHER GOOD REASON TO BAN THE SEARCH FOR MORE HARD TO GET,EXPENSIVE OIL THE POLLUTION OF THE OCEANS OF THE WORLD WILL CAUSE THE EXTINCTION OF ALL LIFE ON EARTH . . .MOTHER NATURE IS'NT DONE YET..HURRICANES,TORNADOES,EARTHQUAKES ARE THE RESULT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY ON EARTH AND WILL BE MORE SEVERE UNLESS WE CHANGE OUR DESTRUCTIVE LIFESTYLE LIKE OWNING OR DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE..THE MAIN REASON WHY THERE IS OFFSHORE DRILLING AND TAR SANDS EXTRACTION.

THIS OIL DISASTER IN CHINA IN THE LAST FEW DAYS IS JUST ONE MORE REASON TO ELIMINATE GASOLINE USE BY OUR CAR CULTURE SOCIETY..GASOLINE USE IS THE MAIN REASON WHY THE SEARCH FOR HARD TO FIND OIL CONTINUES AROUND THE WORLD ALSO THE REASON SO MANY WARS ARE FOUGHT RIGHT NOW IN IRAQ,AFGHANISTAN ETC. . ..ALL COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN OIL EXPLORATION MUST STOP OR ELSE PLANET EARTH WILL SLOWLY BUT SURELY DISINTERGRATE....ONE OF MY SOLUTIONS TO THIS CLIMATE CRISIS ? REPLACE THE 1 BILLION MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE WORLD WITH 1 BILLION BICYCLES . . .IMAGINE...A HAPPIER,HEALTHIER U AND PLANET EARTH.

. . . . OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE SHOWED UP IN THIS GIANT STREET FESTIVAL ON THE BUSIEST FASTEST AUTO ROUTE(WITHOUT CARS THIS SUNDAY) IN EUROPE IN GERMANY . . A SURPRISING 1 MILLION SHOWED UP WITH THEIR BICYCLES. . . .A REALLY GREAT IDEA FOR USING A PUBLIC FUNDED ROAD FOR OTHER THAN CARS..I HOPE THIS TRADITION ? SPREADS TO CANADA.

On Thursday, July 15, the House Energy and Water subcommittee is scheduled to vote on $25 billion in loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors in the FY2011 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. Only last month, the House passed $9 billion in nuclear loan guarantees in the 2010 Supplemental Appropriations bill (it has not yet passed the Senate). Together with the Department of Energy’s existing nuclear loan guarantee authority, the US taxpayer’s burden would be tripled to an enormous $52.5 billion. The additional $25 billion in nuclear loan guarantees comes at the behest of Rep. Chet Edwards (D) to fund two proposed reactors at Comanche Peak in his district in Texas. The proposed new reactors have an uncertified and untested design, and are years away from licensing approval. Putting another $25 billion into costly, economically risky and polluting new reactors will be at the expense of solving climate change with clean, renewable energy and efficiency. Call or email your Representative...

WHY NOT ? ? BUILD 1 BILLION BICYCLES TO REPLACE THE COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE MONSTROSITY THAT SHOULD NEVER BEEN INVENTED. . .THE AUTOMOBILE IS A CLIMATE CRIMINAL PAR EXCELLENCE . . . WEIGHING IN AT 1 TO 3 TONS OF MOSTLY STEEL AND PLASTICS AND GUZZLING (FOSSIL FUEL GASOLINE)THE LIFEBLOOD OF PLANET EARTH WHICH DESTROYS THE PLANET WHEREVER IT IS FOUND AND EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT FOUND STILL THE SEARCH ITSELF DESTROYS ALMOST EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. . .WHICH WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE ECOLOGY OF THE EARTH ? ? ? 1 BILLION OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED MOTOR VEHICLES . . OR ....1 BILLION BICYCLES . .THE MOST EFFICIENT ECOLOGICAL HUMAN TRANSPORT EVER INVENTED.

Its true any way u look at it.. .dirty.tar sands oil w/pollution to land, water and air..WHY . . do we need it ? fuel for motor vehicles is why. gulf of mexico 80 + days toxic pollution to beaches,killing animals,fish,turtles and birds and humans . .why do we need it ? motor vehicles again (also plastics but to a smaller extent) crude oil tankers ... . .running aground in storms and on rocks(exxon valdez) . why ? ? mainly because of motor vehicle fuel supply. oil and gas pipelines with undetected leaks in nigeria,south america,alaska and almost everywhere . . .why . . .?? again because of supplying motor vehicles with fuels.. forests and fertile farmland are destroyed on every continent ..why ?? to build concrete or asphalt roads for ?? u guessed it motor vehicles. over 30,000 people per year killed in traffic accidents (usa) involving ???? . . again motor vehicles. TRULY THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION = MOTOR VEHICLES.