Report cites low health risk from burn pits By Kelly Kennedy – Staff writer Posted : Wednesday Dec 24, 2008 16:46:03 EST The Army staff sergeant began running long distances when she was 7 years old. A born overachiever, she made E-6 in eight years in her job as a truck driver. She ran six-minute… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2009
The Battle Over Bases
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/vine.php?articleid=14383 March 11, 2009 The Battle Over Bases by David Vine In 2003 and 2004, President George W. Bush announced his intention to initiate a major realignment and shrinkage of what his administration described as an economically wasteful and outdated U.S. overseas basing structure. The plan was to close more than a third of the… Read more »
Air Force Wiping Out Rare Wildlife Of Guam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2009 11:33 AM CONTACT: PEER Luke Eshleman (202) 265-7337 Air Force Wiping Out Rare Wildlife Of Guam Rampant Poaching, Beach Paving and Human Intrusion Ruins Island Habitat WASHINGTON – March 5 – The U.S. Air Force base on Guam is contributing to the loss of the highly endangered wildlife it… Read more »
Iraq War resister Aidan Delgado to speak
Download a pdf version of the announcement Friday, March 13, 7:30pm A Talk by Aidan Delgado, Conscientious Objector Church of the Crossroads Activist with Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) and Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF) Aidan Delgado served in Iraq from April 1st, 2003 through April 1st, 2004. After spending six months in Nasiriyah in… Read more »
Fertile Grounds for Reproductive Justice
For the health and wellness of our bodies For our families, and for the world: Join us for the 2009 Fertile Grounds for Reproductive Justice Convening We need you to plant the seeds!! March 20-22, 2009 Kapi`olani Community College Join with community leaders, youth, advocates, and friends to raise the capacity in our community to… Read more »
Hawai’i delegation proud of earmarks
March 8, 2009 Hawai’i delegation proud of earmarks By John Yaukey Advertiser Washington Bureau WASHINGTON – While other senators spent last week arguing over the evils or merits of special project funding they stuffed into a $410 billion spending bill, Hawai’i’s lawmakers have happily boasted about their take, which looks to be considerable. U.S. Sen…. Read more »
Business as usual: Democrats drive up military budget with earmarks
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/07/AR2009030702216.html?hpid=topnews Pentagon’s Unwanted Projects in Earmarks Democrats Press Backyard Spending By R. Jeffrey Smith and Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, March 8, 2009; A01 When President Obama promised Wednesday to attack defense spending that he considers wasteful and inefficient, he opened a fight with key lawmakers from his own party. It was Democrats… Read more »
Call to Join Anti-NATO Protests in Strasbourg
Call for mobilization Demonstration April 4th in Strasbourg In not less than four weeks we will be non-violently and creatively protesting against Nato in Strasbourg. Until then there is much to do and organize. In order to send beautiful pictures of our protests in the City of Democracy and Peace to the citizens of the… Read more »
Earmark reform could challenge Hawaii institutions
Here is an editorial from the Honolulu Star Bulletin about earmark reform and Inouye. Many of the worst projects in Hawai’i that communities have fought were driven by earmarks, or, in the sanitized language of congressional appropriations, “plus-ups”. “Plus-ups” are projects that are not requested in the Administration’s budget, but are inserted as special favors… Read more »
Pohakuloa Depleted Uranium studies “fall far short”
The Sierra Club Moku Loa chapter has been doing excellent work bird dogging the Army over its handling of the DU contamination at Pohakuloa. Cory Harden posted the following letter and attached review of the Army’s studies by an independent scietist. “I am particularly concerned that what is proposed by the U.S. Army for future… Read more »
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