Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/10/23/electric-cars-and-surging-solar-spell-market-doom-fossil-fuels Published on Monday, October 23, 2017 by Common Dreams Analyses show how demand for electric vehicles and rapidly falling renewable energy prices could take down oil and gas industry By Jessica Corbett, staff writer The cost of … Continued
From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): DWN released Hides, Lies & Retaliates: a video series on ICE and CBP’s shameful practices. The video series demonstrates how ICE and CBP regularly lie, actively hide information from the public and retaliate against anyone who … Continued
From One America (http://weareoneamerica.org/): When OneAmerica member Elizabeth first entered the Tacoma Detention Center in 2009, her heart sank. She saw an overcrowded, dirty cell filled with scared immigrants just like her – mothers, daughters, sisters and brothers. She felt … Continued
In the face of President Trump’s decision to rescind DACA and leave the lives of nearly 800,000 immigrant youth in limbo, we have been calling on Congress to pass a clean Dream Act. But what does it mean for this … Continued
New York, NY In the face of mounting environmental catastrophes across the globe, some 98 religious and ethical organizations and individuals have called on five US banks to cease financing fossil fuel projects due to their destructive impact on life-giving … Continued
From Lancaster Against Pipelines (http://www.wearelancastercounty.org/): They’re the Quilt 6. Six more supporters were arrested last Saturday (October 21), including Father Bill, a Catholic priest. They were taken into custody by state police while blocking the upper and lower entrances to … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): The Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (CAAP) is excited to announce the release of our new poverty report that we put together in collaboration with the Coalition on Human Needs. The report, … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-10-23/environment/childs-app-boosts-gardens-for-pollinators/a59962-1 October 23, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Populations of monarch butterflies and other pollinators have declined sharply. (bbarlow/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Conservation and gardening groups are getting help from … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): This Thursday (Oct. 26), the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is holding an oversight hearing on the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Refugee resettlement is a life-saving opportunity for individuals and families fleeing persecution to rebuild … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): The administration has already begun terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some nationalities, and as they make decisions about other populations with TPS, the lives of over 330,000 people are in danger. Right now, … Continued