Friday • May 9th • 5pm - 8pm
Traverse Area Progressives Take to the Higher Grounds Trading Company - details

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Planning is underway for another Peace Portrait. The first Peace Portrait took place January 11, 2003 when we were opposing War with Iraq. We will gather starting at 11:00AM at the Traverse City Government Center, 400 Boardman. After the portrait we will walk to the open space to the Veterans for Peace honoring Michigan soldiers killed in the Iraq War (photos from last Memeorial day) - details

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How Many Earth Days Do We Have Left?
By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. Posted April 22, 2008.
Lester Brown, author of Plan B 3.0, shows us how we can change in enough time to save life on earth, as we know it.

April 9, 2008
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Accelerating Rapidly
by Frances C. Moore
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels stood at a record 8.38 gigatons of carbon (GtC) in 2006, 20 percent above the level in 2000. Emissions grew 3.1 percent a year between 2000 and 2006, more than twice the rate of growth during the 1990s. Carbon dioxide emissions have been growing steadily for 200 years, since fossil fuel burning began on a large scale at the start of the Industrial Revolution. But the growth in emissions is now accelerating despite unambiguous evidence that carbon dioxide is warming the planet and disrupting ecosystems around the globe.

The Times - May 3, 2006
In the chaos of Iraq, one project is on target: a giant US embassy
From Daniel McGrory in Baghdad
THE question puzzles and enrages a city: how is it that the Americans cannot keep the electricity running in Baghdad for more than a couple of hours a day, yet still manage to build themselves the biggest embassy on Earth?

Toxic Government Report Uncovered, by Caitlin G. Johnson
NEW YORK - A much-delayed U.S. government report has been obtained by journalists, raising allegations that officials may be suppressing politically inconvenient data that, if released, could help protect the health of millions living in the Great Lakes region of the country.

Ice Melt Accelerates Around the World
Frances C. MooreWith atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations at new record highs and global average temperature now some 0.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the frozen regions of the earth are showing us just how rapidly climate change can take effect. Recent years have seen ice melt accelerate and spread to new, previously unaffected regions. In many areas, the pace of melting has surprised even the scientists studying it most closely, providing a strong early indication that the consequences of climate change could come faster and be more severe than previously believed.

Study: False statements preceded war
by DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, Associated Press Writer (Jan 23, 2008)
WASHINGTON - A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.

The Story of Stuff?
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

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