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San Diego sues Monsanto for bay pollution & persistent contamination

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March 17, 2015, http://rt.com/usa | “According to the San Diego Reader, city agencies filed suit on Monday, alleging Monsanto hid its knowledge of the toxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Despite being aware of these facts, the company peddled its chemical compounds for industrial use, including shipbuilding, electrical component manufacture, food packaging and paint plasticizers.”

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Monsanto, despite knowing how harmful it was to people and environment, has continued to produce PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). The City of San Diego and the San Diego Unified Port District has sued Monsanto for continuing to produce PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) despite how harmful it is to people and the environment. PCBs have also been illegal in the United States since 1979.

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Six Environmentalists Each Win $175,000 Goldman Prize

winnersApril 20, 2015, ens-newswire.com | “The activists honored with the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize at a ceremony Monday evening have protected the planet by shutting down a lead smelter, blocking dam construction, stopping a proposed gold and copper mine, and safeguarding fisheries.”

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Six Environmentalists Each Win $175,000 Goldman Prize SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 20, 2015 (ENS) – The activists honored with the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize at a ceremony Monday evening have protected the planet by shutting down a lead smelter, blocking dam construction, stopping a proposed gold and copper mine, and safeguarding fisheries. – Six Environmentalists Each Win $175,000 Goldman Prize | ENS
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The City of San Diego is Suing Monsanto for Poisoning its Marine Life and Polluting its Bay

March 17, 2015, althealthworks.com | “The Monsanto Company produces a large volume of different chemicals, and many of them are also manufactured by competitors. But when it comes to the dangerously carcinogenic PCBs that have wreaked havoc on towns and waterways across the country, Monsanto stands (virtually) alone: 99 percent of PCB production in the United States was done by the agricultural giant according to this report from the Food & Water Watch.”

 

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The City of San Diego is Suing Monsanto for Poisoning its Marine Life and Polluting its Bay
The Monsanto Company produces a large volume of different chemicals, and many of them are […]
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Coming to Your Dinner Plate: Dolphin-and-Whale-Safe Seafood

Jan 7, 2015 www.takepart.com | “‘About 90 percent of the seafood Americans eat is imported from countries that do not require fishing operators to avoid killing marine mammals trapped in their nets. An estimated 650,000 whales, dolphins, and other ocean animals perish each year as the bycatch of commercial fishing gear. Such equipment includes gill nets and long lines that stretch up to a mile, with hundreds of hooks baited with fish that marine mammals eat.”

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BREAKING: The U.S. Just Took A Huge Step to Protect Whales and Dolphins
After decades of delay, the U.S. is getting serious about sustainable seafood.
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Why conservationists need a little hope: saving themselves from becoming the most depressing scientists on the planet

August 19, 2014, news.mongabay.com | “Here’s a challenge: take a conservationist out for a drink and ask them about their work. Nine times out of ten—or possibly more—you’ll walk away feeling frustrated, despondent, and utterly hopeless. You’ll hear about rainforests being chopped down for palm oil or chopsticks; or a just-discovered species that probably just went extinct; or a government that is worse than ambivalent: corrupt; or a shadowy corporation that’s doing some horrific thing to ecosystems and local people just to make greedy shareholders happy.”

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Here’s a great article about why to support the kind of cheerleading that we do at Good News for the Earth —
interviews with top conservation biologists
Why conservationists need a little hope
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the human brain is wired to try harder only when there is reason to believe that those efforts will make a difference. — The Sword of Damocles over our head is not the right image
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EPA protects Kauai water quality by compelling Tahiti Nui to close cesspools

May 27, 2014, yosemite.epa.gov | “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it has reached a settlement with Tahiti Nui Enterprises that includes a $69,000 penalty for its longstanding failure to close three large capacity cesspools at the Tahiti Nui Restaurant and Bar in Hanalei, Kauai.”

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05/27/2014: EPA protects Kauai water quality by compelling Tahiti Nui Restaurant to Close Cesspools
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See the right hand column of this link for more EPA accomplishments re clothes dryers, emergency planning, storm water discharge, and old diesel engines.
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EPA Finalizes Standards to Protect Fish, Aquatic Life from Cooling Water Intakes

May 19, 2014, yosemite.epa.gov | “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized standards to protect billions of fish and other aquatic life drawn each year into cooling water systems at large power plants and factories. This final rule is required by the Clean Water Act to address site-specific challenges, and establishes a common sense framework, putting a premium on public input and flexibility for facilities to comply.”

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EPA Finalizes Standards to Protect Fish & Aquatic Life from Cooling Water Intakes at Power Plants
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Environmentalists applaud as Lend Lease withdraws from port project

barrier reefFebruary 27, 2014, www.smh.com.au | “Environmental groups have claimed a victory against plans to expand coal shipments through a port on the Great Barrier Reef with major construction firm Lend Lease withdrawing from one of the terminal expansion projects.”

t last, some FANTASTIC
Good News.. for our Great Barrier Reef!
Construction giant Lend Lease has announced its withdrawal from the biggest proposed coal port in this World Heritage Area!
At last, some FANTASTIC news for our Great Barrier Reef! Construction giant Lend Lease has announced its withdrawal from the biggest proposed coal port in this World Heritage Area!

In recent years, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have done the same. We’ve still got a long way to go to protect our Reef and climate from plans to expand coal exports through the Reef, but this is another sign that companies should move away from Reef wrecking projects.

Join the movement to #SaveTheReef: www.SaveTheReef.org.au

Congrats to our friends at Australian Youth Climate Coalition and SumOfUs for making this incredible win happen.

Photo: At last, some FANTASTIC news for our Great Barrier Reef! Construction giant Lend Lease has announced its withdrawal from the biggest proposed coal port in this World Heritage Area! In recent years, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have done the same. We’ve still got a long way to go to protect our Reef and climate from plans to expand coal exports through the Reef, but this is another sign that companies should move away from Reef wrecking projects. Join the movement to #SaveTheReef: www.SaveTheReef.org.au Congrats to our friends at Australian Youth Climate Coalition and SumOfUs for making this incredible win happen.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $3 Million To Oceana

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February 22, 2014, www.huffingtonpost.com | “When it comes to his animal spirit, it looks like Leonardo DiCaprio sees himself as more of a shark than a wolf.  The ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ star’s eponymous foundation recently donated $3 million to Oceana, one of the largest nonprofits dedicated to ocean advocacy.”

Leo Coughs Up $3 Million For … Sharks?
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When it comes to his animal spirit, it looks like Leonardo DiCaprio sees himself as more of a shark than a wolf. The “Wolf of Wall Street” star’s eponymous foundation recently donated $3 million to Oceana, one of…”
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BP to provide treatment, compensation for residents, clean-up workers

BP to provide treatment, compensation for residents, clean-up workersFebruary 13, 2014, www.wwltv.com | “Hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents and clean-up workers who experienced illness or injury from exposure to oil and chemical dispersants will now be able to get the treatment and compensation they need and deserve.”

Connie Ashby BP to provide treatment, compensation for residents, clean-up workers Hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents and clean-up workers who experienced illness or injury from exposure to oil and chemical dispersants, will now be able to get the treatment and compensation they need and deserve.

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