Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/14/fracking-boom-us-and-canada-largely-blame-massive-rise-global-methane-levels-study Published on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 by Common Dreams While the rise of methane in the Earth’s atmosphere over the past decade has been “globally significant,” quick action to end fracking would have a rapid, positive impact … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/14/now-earning-278-times-more-average-worker-new-study-shows-ceo-pay-has-grown-more Published on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 by Common Dreams “Corporate greed is eviscerating the working class.” By Julia Conley, staff writer CEOs of the top companies in the U.S., like Amazon executive Jeff Bezos, took home salaries … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Today, the Trump administration published in the Federal Register a final rule on the definition of when an immigrant becomes a “public charge” — a rule that will fuel hunger and poverty … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Public Citizen last week released an important overview of the pharmaceutical industry, which includes such insights as: The Industry is Huge: “The global market for pharmaceuticals reached $1.2 trillion in 2018. Just one product—AbbVie’s Humira—had almost the same … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Finally, CNN has scheduled a presidential candidate forum on climate change, Democratic voters’ top issue. Thank you for signing petitions and sending letters to the moderators: your activism helped make this happen! The Climate … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): The Senate is considering whether to fund sorely needed upgrades to our election infrastructure — like paper ballots, new voting machines, and risk-limiting audits. If they don’t, it’d be an open invitation to foreign election hackers … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/13/humanitys-destruction-oceans-nearly-doubled-over-decade-scientists-warn-and-could Published on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 by Common Dreams “The solutions are known and within our grasp. We just need the social and political will to take action.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer The beach at Hawaii’s … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): For the second time this year, SNAP (aka food stamps), and the families that rely most on it, are under attack by the Administration. Now they are going after Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (or “Cat El”). Cat … Continued
Posted at https://frac.org/news/this-is-not-america-new-trump-administration-rule-will-create-more-hunger-and-poverty Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, August 12, 2019 — Today, the Trump administration posted the final public charge rule in the Federal Register for inspection. The rule would increase … Continued