“A Democracy Problem”: As Debate Brings Attention to Flint, a Look at the Roots of the Water Crisis

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Published on Mar 7, 2016

http://democracynow.org – The Democratic candidates for president faced off Sunday night in Flint, Michigan, which has been in the national spotlight over the poisoning of the city’s water. The crisis began in 2014, when an unelected emergency manager appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder switched the source of the city’s drinking water from the Detroit system to the corrosive Flint River. Last month, Democracy Now! went to Flint and spoke to residents on the front lines of Michigan’s water wars. Lead contamination in the water supply has forced residents to drink, cook with and even bathe in bottled water, while still paying some of the highest water bills in the country. We then went from Flint to Mecosta County, Michigan, where Nestlé, the world’s largest water bottling company, is pumping millions of gallons of water from aquifers that feed Lake Michigan.

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Honduras: Thousands Gather for Funeral of Berta Cáceres

March 07, 2016 Headlines

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And in Honduras, thousands of people gathered at the home of assassinated environmentalist Berta Cáceres to pay their final respects to one of the leading advocates for indigenous land rights in Honduras. Cáceres, who won the Goldman Environmental Prize last year, was gunned down at her home early Thursday. She had received repeated death threats over her opposition to mining and dam projects, including the Agua Zarca Dam. In a statement, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy called for the dam project to be abandoned. Cáceres’ supporters, including Lesly Flores, vowed to continue her struggle.

Lesly Flores: “I’m saying goodbye to her for the last time, but the truth is that Berta hasn’t died. Berta lives on in our hearts. They haven’t actually killed Berta; they haven’t killed her. Berta is a seed that we’ve been left with. For us, that seed will germinate day after day, and we, as women, will continue the fight. We are not scared.”

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Average Temperature Briefly Tops 2 Degrees in New Climate Milestone

March 07, 2016 Headlines

The world has reached a new climate change milestone. On Thursday, for a brief period, the average temperature in the Northern Hemisphere was more than 2 degrees Celsius above normal for the first time in recorded history. The 2-degree marker has been accepted by governments around the world as a key red line to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of global warming. This comes after February became the most unusually warm month on record—smashing the record set the month before.

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Climate Resilient Boston Tickets, Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 1:00 PM

Remember last February’s blizzards? Last summer’s heatwave? Morrissey Blvd. flooding yet again? As our climate heats up, extreme weather is becoming more common. Last year, Mayor Walsh launched several planning processes that support strategies for addressing the vulnerabilities and impacts from climate change including: Imagine Boston 2030, the first city-wide plan since 1965, Boston’s Resilience Strategy through 100 Resilience Cities pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, and Climate Ready Boston.

As part of these efforts, they want to make sure Boston’s vulnerable people and places are well-prepared and fully supported during storms, coastal flooding and extreme heat and cold temperatures.

Come learn about current scientific projections for climate change in the City of Boston and share how recent weather events have impacted your lives, neighborhoods and businesses. We need you to help inform Boston’s long-term planning efforts! We’re also giving away five $100 door prizes, so be sure to invite your friends!

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Prehistoric Europeans. First Native Americans

Voluspa / Asatru

Published on May 3, 2013

“Ice Age Columbus”. More and more evidence from tools, human remains, DNA and even from examining American Indian folk tales, show that Europeans were the first original native people of America and the only ones to exclusively inhabit the “New World” for 1000’s of years.

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BBC Documentary USA vs China A War without Limits Documentary 2015 – YouTube

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Published on Oct 13, 2015

BBC Documentary USA vs China A War without Limits Documentary 2015

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China vs India – Race to the Top of the World – Documentary by BBC

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Published on Apr 4, 2015

Best Documentary, On China The New Rising Superpower In the last decade, the notion of China becoming the world’s next superpower has become almost an idee fixe for many. Compared to the.

A glimpse of the position of Indian markets vs China’s and their relations.

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China — a superpower emerging at breakneck speed. It’s the Holy Grail for risk-taking entrepreneurs. Every day, hundreds of British businessmen arrive full of hope and expectation

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Native America before European Colonization

Thomas Oklahoma

Published on Apr 8, 2013

Upon the arrival of Columbus in 1492 in the Carabean Islands, unknown to Columbus (and majority of the Eastern Hemisphere), he landed on Islands located in the middle of two huge continents now known has North America and South America that was teaming with huge Civilizations (that rivaled any in the world at that time) and thousands of smaller Nations and Tribes. With recent estimations, the population may have been over 100 million people that spanned from Alaska and Green Land, all the to the tip of southern South America.

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2016 NPC & CPPCC SESSIONS Lou says China’s fiscal income will slow

CCTV Africa

Published on Mar 7, 2016

Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said Monday at the second news conference of this year’s two sessions that growth in China’s fiscal income will slow in the future. But the country still has room to increase government debt. Our Martina Fuchs was there

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WHO gathers researchers to develop anti-Zika strategy

CCTV Africa

Published on Mar 7, 2016

The World Health Organization has warned that the international health community is not ready to tackle the Zika virus and must find a common response to the public health emergency. Scientists and experts in public health regulations, research and development gathered in Geneva to assess the progress of vaccine development, diagnosis methods and other preparedness measures. Much remains unknown about Zika, including whether the virus actually causes microcephaly in babies, a condition defined by unusually small heads that can result in developmental problems. There is no proven vaccine or treatment for the mosquito-borne virus. Last week, the WHO said that there is accumulating evidence of a link between the virus and microcephaly as well as a rare disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome in which the immune system attacks part of the nervous system.

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