Bernie Sanders Destroys John Boehner After Speaker Calls Him Out Of The Mainstream

Bernie Sanders Destroys John Boehner After Speaker Calls Him Out Of The Mainstream Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders destroyed John Boehner with facts after the Speaker called him out of the political mainstream on CBS's Face The Nation. Read more »      shared from

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That kind of thinking simply doesn't square with reality.

Click to view the full sized image Dear Friend, Rex Tillerson is at it again. Despite just leading Exxon Mobil through three years of declining revenues, he quipped that when it comes to investing in renewable energy "We choose not to lose money on purpose." Most troubling was the applause from the crowd, which - even with earnings down 46% - is a clear sign of the echo chamber that has led U.S. oil companies like Exxon, Chevron and ConocoPhillips to double down on dirty fuels. At Chevron's annual general meeting for instance, CEO John Watson claimed that the "path to prosperity has run through fossil fuels for the last 150 years and it will continue to run through fossil fuels for at least 100 more." That kind of thinking simply doesn't square with reality. In the last year, the financial landscape for fossil fuel companies has begun to change. With more global emphasis on investing in renewable energy, capturing energy efficiency opportunities and reducing carbon emissions, fossil fuel companies are meeting more and more skepticism when it comes to their high-cost carbon-intensive projects. Furthermore, pressure from Wall Street analysts, investors and governments is turning the tables on the fossil fuel industry, forcing them to acknowledge and address that their business as usual approach will not work in a world that is shifting towards a clean energy economy.  And yet these oil companies still refuse to  shift their business models from focusing on short-term profits to long-term sustainability. That's where investors come in. Ceres is, working closely with investors to pressure the major oil and gas companies to reduce their carbon asset risk. The bottom line? These companies must adapt in order to survive and thrive in the transition to a clean energy economy, and despite Exxon Mobil and Chevron's backwards positions, some oil and gas companies are starting to see the light and move forward. This is in no small part due to the work of investors around the world, many of whom are a part of Ceres' Carbon Asset Risk Initiative. As part of this effort, 75 global investors, representing more than $3 trillion in assets have called on some of the biggest players in the oil and gas industry to 'fess up' to risks - and modify their business plans to deal with carbon pollution and climate change. Here are some of the ways investors will continue to drive change in the months ahead: More than 60 investors have called on the SEC to put companies on notice for failing to meet climate disclosure requirements.   Putting climate change front and center at annual general meetings. Proxy access proposals succeeded in overwhelming numbers at more than 20 fossil fuel companies this past proxy season.   Pressing for commitments from companies in advance of climate negotiations at COP21 in Paris. Ceres is ready to support investors as they urge the fossil fuel industry to let go of the past and embrace the clean energy future. We know we need to invest an additional trillion dollars per year (a'Clean Trillion') into clean energy if we want to tackle climate change and avoid the worst impacts of a warming world. Thanks for all you do to support our work, Shanna Cleveland Senior Manager Carbon Asset Risk (CAR) Initiative P.S. In case you missed it - read more from Ceres President Mindy Lubber on Forbes about fossil fuel's day of reckoning. Ceres is an advocate for sustainability leadership that mobilizes a powerful network of investors, companies and public interest groups to build a sustainable global economy. Ceres is a non-profit organization. All gifts are tax deductible. Ceres has received high ratings from charity watchdog groups, a reflection of our effectiveness, integrity and impact. Ceres 99 Chauncy Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02111 www.ceres.org © Ceres. All rights reserved. Follow us on:

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Birds illegally and cruelly killed at Shell station in Norway

Birds illegally and cruelly killed at Shell station in Norway

Jul 12th, 2015 

by John Donovan. 

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It appears that a Shell employee in Norway has been filmedillegally killing and maltreating birds and the matter is pursued by NOAH, the Norwegian animal rights organization. 

NOAH was tipped off about the movie clip which shows violations of the Animal Welfare Act and the draft Act, writes NOAH in a statement.

NOAH has identified distinct offenses and serious animal cruelty. A man is seen in the film clip walking around with the handle of a rake poking and in all probability, killing fledgling gulls on the forecourt canopy.

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Celebrities get shirty to freeze Shell out of Arctic

Celebrities get shirty to freeze Shell out of Arctic

Jul 12th, 2015 

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Extract from article by Gareth RubinPublished 12 July 2015

DAME Judi Dench, George Clooney, Kate Moss and Peter Capaldi are among 60 celebrities lending their faces to a campaign to shame Shell over its plans to drill for oil in the Arctic.

They have been photographed in a T-shirt designed by Vivienne Westwood for Greenpeace bearing the slogan “Save the Arctic”. The photographs will form an exhibition to be unveiled tomorrow at the London Underground station serving Shell’s headquarters in Britain.

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People seem to forget that the Greek debt crisis

Dear FRIEND, Greece is all over the news this week—but how come so few people are talking about Wall Street's role in creating the crisis, or what people like us can do to change the outcome? Let's talk about it—and do something about it. Read on to see how I see it. Once you've read this, please chip in to help MoveOn launch an emergency global campaign for progress, not austerity. People seem to forget that the Greek debt crisis—which is becoming a European and even possibly a world economic crisis—grew out of a deal with Goldman Sachs, engineered by Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein. Several years ago, Blankfein and his Goldman team helped Greece hide the true extent of its debt—and in the process almost doubled it. When the first debt deal was struck in 2001, Greece owed about 600 million euros ($793 million) more than the 2.8 billion euros it had borrowed. Goldman then cooked up an off-the-books derivative for Greece that disguised the shortfall but increased the government's losses to 5.1 billion euros. In 2005, the deal was restructured and the 5.1 billion euro debt was locked in. After that, Goldman and the rest of Wall Street pulled the global economy to its knees—whacking Greece even harder. Undoubtedly, Greece suffers from years of corruption and tax avoidance by its wealthy. But Goldman Sachs isn't exactly innocent. It padded its profits by catastrophically leveraging up the global economy with secret, off-balance-sheet debt deals. Did any of its executives ever go to jail? Of course not. They all got fat bonuses and promotions. Blankfein, now CEO, raked in $24 million in 2014 alone. Meanwhile, the people of Greece struggle to buy medicine and food.  Economists Thomas Piketty and Jeffrey Sachs also have weighed in, writing in The Nation that the results of European austerity in Greece have hit the vulnerable the worst—"40 percent of children now live in poverty, infant mortality is sky-rocketing and youth unemployment is close to 50 percent."1 Debt restructuring must be part of any solution for economic reforms in Greece. But instead of doing that, the European powers have made eleventh-hour, draconian demands: slash pensions, privatize even more core state functions, and attack unions and workers' collective bargaining rights.2 The U.S. can help make things better (instead of worse, like Goldman Sachs did). In addition to diplomatic power, the U.S. has voting power in the International Monetary Fund—one of Greece's creditors. President Obama and Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew can use their pulpits and their votes to yield a positive and just outcome. The Greek parliament on Friday approved a new plan that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras proposed, but so far the European parties aren't offering up the debt restructuring that's needed for a real solution and instead are demanding even more draconian austerity measures from Greece to even keep talking.  That's why I wanted to write you this note, to try and sift through what's going on and ask for your help on a special campaign that's pretty different from what MoveOn's done before. As you can imagine, MoveOn hadn't budgeted for a big campaign to save Greece and reject global austerity. So I'm speaking up to help MoveOn raise the funds now.  Ready to help launch the campaign?  Here's the link to donate: Click here to help reject austerity.  Here's what MoveOn can do if you help raise the emergency funds:  Take out an ad in a major Washington publication calling on President Obama to use the U.S.'s power in the IMF and diplomatic influence with the European Central Bank to yield a positive outcome. Few are speaking out like this in the U.S., so a little firepower can go a long way. Drive phone calls to the IMF and Treasury Department offices—they're not used to taking calls from regular folks, so we can really get their attention. Join with allies across Europe to show solidarity with the Greek people and stand up to global austerity. MoveOn is part of a global network of technology-wielding, progressive organizations called OPEN—and now is just the kind of moment when this network can be most powerful.  Keep on campaigning to hold banks like Goldman Sachs accountable. This is a tipping point in the global economy—austerity, or progress? What happens in Greece will impact the economic agenda in America, and it will have ripple effects around the world.  Can you make a donation and help launch MoveOn's emergency global campaign for progress, not austerity? Click here to chip in. Thanks for all you do. –Robert Reich  Robert Reich, Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, was secretary of labor in the Clinton administration. He has written thirteen books, including the best-sellers "Aftershock" and "The Work of Nations." His latest, "Beyond Outrage," is now out in paperback. His new film, "Inequality for All," is now available on Netflix, iTunes, DVD, and on demand. Sources: 1. "Austerity Has Failed: An Open Letter From Thomas Piketty to Angela Merkel,"The Nation, July 7, 2015 http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305385&id=124142-19913724-KXGStox&t=1  2. "Eurogroup draft on demands for Greek reforms," Reuters, July 12, 2015 http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=305398&id=124142-19913724-KXGStox&t=2  Want to support our work? We're entirely funded by our 8 million members—no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Start a monthly donation here or chip in a one-time donation here.

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San Diego Free Press _Looking Back at the Week: July 5-11

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Looking Back at the Week: July 5-11 Posted: 12 Jul 2015 08:03 AM PDT Compiled by Brent E. Beltrán This week’s edition of Looking Back at the Week features articles, commentaries, columns, toons and other work by San Diego Free Press regulars, irregulars, columnists, at-large contributors, and sourced writers on: Greece standing up, the Repugs’ clown car candidates, the Chinese stock market, evil ALEC coming to town, traitorous flags coming down, women of color in comics, Jeeni’s Niche, Comic-Con taking over, eight black churches burning, free ID’s for homeless, extreme weather, A Green Alternative, our affordable housing crisis, and lots of other grassroots news & progressive views.   [Read more...]

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22 Amazing Movie Cinemagraphs

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Bernie Sanders and Changing Our Society

Bernie Sanders and Changing Our Society Michael Hertz: Bernie is right. In the end, we are the ones who have to choose, and we need a government that is responsive to our needs, not one that is controlled by an elite group that is thinking only of themselves.  READ HERE shared from

SUNDAY, 12 JULY 2015 Cowardice of the Democrats: Gun Control and the NRA Rosemary and Walter Brasch: The Democratic leadership and members of Congress could have said there is a high correlation between the amount of money the NRA pays to legislators and the stranglehold on allowing responsible gun ownership laws to emerge. But they didn’t. READ MORE Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Where Were You, Hillary? Mark Naison: Where were you when recess became test prep in high poverty schools throughout the nation and arts, music, and sports were pushed aside? READ HERE Bernie Sanders and Changing Our Society Michael Hertz: Bernie is right. In the end, we are the ones who have to choose, and we need a government that is responsive to our needs, not one that is controlled by an elite group that is thinking only of themselves. READ HERE LAPD Union Head Owes Ezell Ford Family an Apology Cheryl Ford: I understand that Ezell Ford had a “history.” I get that Ezell may have been involved in gang activity. Neither are punishable by death. READ MORE Brown Administration Approves Nine New Offshore Fracks Dan Bacher: Approving new offshore fracking just weeks after Santa Barbara’s devastating oil spill is a new low. READ HERE

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