Environment/Food/Health

Come Out to Support President Obama Granting Leonard Peltier Clemency.
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This July 23rd-24th US political prisoner Leonard Peltier's supporters
will complete a 3,000 mile freedom ride to Washington DC to ask President
Obama to grant Leonard clemency. A rally is planned for the US Capitol
steps. Leonard's health is failing and his continued incarceration serves
no justifiable reason. He is an old man now who paints artwork and wants
to work on old cars. This rally and freedom ride is organized by Leonard's

On the 6th of July, protesters opposing yet another pro-Monsanto, pro-GMO, anti-food labelling "Dark Act" bill in the Senate threw money on the Senate floor. This protest was called the "DarkActMoneyDrop, symbolizing the wholesale bribery of politicians legalized by Citizens United and used by corporations like Monsanto to control members of Congress. By comparison, nobody dared make a move for the publicly visible money thrown on the Senate floor while C-Span's cameras rolled.

Video posted by Roll Call to Youtube

On the 27th of June, the MD Maryland Department of the Environment held one of three public hearings on Governor Hogan's proposal to regulate but permit gas fracking in MD beginning in 2017 when a moratorium expires. After a "Don't Frack MD" protest outside a roomful of people opposed to fracking in MD said one after another that only a complete ban would be acceptable.

Video on Liveleak after takedown against Archive

On the 22nd of June, beekeepers, organic farmers, and pro-Earth actvists parked a truck carrying the bodies of 2.8 million dead bees in front of the offices of the EPA. The dead bees were from 75 hives destroyed by pesticides sold by corporations like Bayer and Monsanto. On the grass between the truck and the Environmental Protection Agency's offices, speaker after speaker warned that no bees means no food. A third of all food produced in the US is either pollinated by bees or in the case of some animal products derived from such crops fed to animals.

Video from the protest-including load of 2.8M dead bees parked at EPA