Science, Democracy, and a Healthy Food Policy: How Citizens, Scientists, and Public Health Advocates Can Partner to Forge a Better Future

A Lewis M. Branscomb Forum | Minneapolis, May 6, 2014

Join us for an evening that will bring together experts, advocates, and engaged citizens to explore how science can help advance healthier food environments for communities throughout the nation.

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Dirty tricks and toxic waste in Ivory Coast

Marty Dilzybhoy

Uploaded on Dec 27, 2009

BBC Newsnight report on the toxic-waste dumping of commodities giant Trafigura. According to a September 2009 UN report, the dumping drove 108,000 people in the Ivory Coast to seek medical attention.

It has recently been removed from the BBC websites, along with an article on the matter.

Trafigura and their lawyers Carter Ruck had been pursuing an ongoing libel case against the BBC over a news story from on the case that aired in May 2009.

In the story “Dirty Tricks and Toxic Waste in the Ivory Coast”, the BBC’s Newsnight program stated: “It is the biggest toxic dumping scandal of the 21st century, the type of environmental vandalism that international treaties are supposed to prevent. Now Newsnight can reveal the truth about the waste that was illegally tipped on Ivory Coast’s biggest city, Abidjan”. The program alleged that a number of deaths had been caused by the dumping of this toxic waste, which had originated with Trafigura.

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Is it Time to Take Climate Deniers to Court?

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Published on Mar 20, 2014

Thom Hartmann talks with Mike Papantonio, Attorney / Host – Ring Of Fire Radio Website: www.ringoffire.com (www.levinlaw.com)

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Papantonio: Can We Sue Climate Change Deniers?

Ring of Fire Radio

Published on Mar 21, 2014

Mike Papantonio and Thom Hartmann talk about the possibility of suing climate change deniers for the damage they are causing the planet, and the public discourse.

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The Cancer Stage of Reaganomics

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Published on Mar 21, 2014

Thom Hartmann says our young people are drowning in debt and Ronald Reagan in to blame.

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Half of America Lives in Poverty

thomhartmann   Published on Mar 25, 2014

If you liked this clip of The Thom Hartmann Program, please do us a big favor and share it with your friends… and hit that “like” button!

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Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) Worries About ‘Global Freezing’

climatebrad

Published on Mar 25, 2014

12/19/11 In an interview with conservative activist VIctoria Jackson, Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) dismisses the science of manmade global warming.

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Keystone XL Pipeline – “We’re Innovation, We’re Jobs and We’re American!”

February 20, 2014
by Mark Fiore

Keystone XL, and tar sands oil, are emissions-free wonders that will do everything good you ever thought possible. (At least according to the American Petroleum Institute.)

Cartoonist Mark Fiore takes a closer look at the organization that has been lobbying its heart out to get the Keystone XL approved.

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Tar Sands Timmy

from MarkFiore Plus 11 months ago All Audiences

Introducing Tar Sands Timmy, your guide to the Keystone XL project and dirty oil extraction in Alberta, Canada! See what Timmy has in store for the USA and points beyond. A Mark Fiore political animation.

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Huge Flood Insurance Premiums Hitting Americans

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Published on Mar 23, 2014

Congress tried closing the National Flood Insurance Program’s $24 billion debt by eliminating low-cost policies on older homes and businesses. Now more than 1 million residents and businesses are facing huge premium increases. (March 24)

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