Common Dreams – Historic ‘Super Typhoon’ Bopha Smashes Into Phillippines – 4 December 2012

‘Most southerly typhoon ever recorded in the Western Pacific’ expected to bring ‘life-threatening impacts’

- Common Dreams staff

Common Dreams – 917 Days Later, Bradley Manning Takes The Stand – 30 November 2012

(Lucas : If telling the truth as a whistleblower makes you a criminal, what does telling lies and covering up make you: “The Devil” ?! ) Following over 900 days of detention without trial, Pfc. Bradley Manning was finally asked to take the stand Thursday afternoon during a pre-trial hearing in which Manning’s defense team is working to diminish the extensive accusations against him.

Common Dreams – Ryan Grim And Christina Wilkie – CEO Council Demands Cuts To Poor, Elderly While Reaping Billions In Government Contracts, Tax Breaks – 26 November 2012

WASHINGTON—The corporate CEOs who have made a high-profile foray into deficit negotiations have themselves been substantially responsible for the size of the deficit they now want closed.

The companies represented by executives working with the Campaign To Fix The Debt have received trillions in federal war contracts, subsidies and bailouts, as well as specialized tax breaks and loopholes that virtually eliminate the companies’ tax bills.

Common Dreams – 1,300 Acres Of Wetlands Proposed For Destruction In Northeast Minnesota – 23 November 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2012
4:57 PM

CONTACT: Center for Biological Diversity

Marc Fink, Center for Biological Diversity, (218) 464-0539

1,300 Acres of Wetlands Proposed for Destruction in Northeast Minnesota

Common Dreams – Worldwide Anti-Dolphin Slaughter, Whale Hunt Rallies This Weekend – 23 November 2012

Anti-whaling activists announced Thursday that there will be a co-ordinated global day of protest this weekend against Japan’s annual state-sponsored hunt and to the capture and slaughter of dolphins in the town of Taiji.

The Japanese annual whaling mission to the Southern Ocean is due to start in the next few weeks.

Common Dreams – Rolling Jubilee : Over $5 Million Of Debt Erased, And Counting – 16 November 2012

Successful kickoff for ‘People’s Bailout’ campaign

- Common Dreams staff

Last night’s star-studded “People’s Bailout” was hailed as a successful kickoff for the Rolling Jubilee campaign to erase distressed debt. As the confetti cleared, organizers Strike Debt thanked supporters, announcing that the campaign has already raised over $280,000, enough to abolish $5 million of debt.

Common Dreams – GRN Statement On BP Criminal Settlement – 16 November 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 15, 2012
5:20 PM

CONTACT: Gulf Restoration Network

Dan Favre, Communications Director, 504-525-1528 ext 209, dan@healthygulf.org

GRN Statement on BP Criminal Settlement

BP Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges, Environmental Claims Still Not Settled

Common Dreams – Enviroment Canada Report : Tar Sands Leaching Into Snow, Harming Fish – 15 November 2012

Study confirms previous findings, but may not get much play

- Common Dreams staff

Toxic substances found in snow near Alberta tar sands is dangerous to fish eggs, a new report by Environment Canada says.

Common Dreams -Friday : Kucinich Hosts Congressional Briefing On Drones – 14 November 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 13, 2012
4:15 PM

CONTACT: Congressman Dennis Kucinich

Nathan White (202)225-5871

WASHINGTON – November 13 – Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) will hold a congressional briefing to examine the United States’ use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) abroad.

Common Dreams – Federal Flood Insurance Program Running Out Of Money- 14 November

Congress questions premium structure

- Common Dreams staff

With insurance claims from Hurricane Sandy pouring in by the thousands each day and damage from the storm potentially reaching $7 billion, the debt-ridden federal flood insurance program may run out of money.