couragetoresist.org - 3/5/2009
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Image By David Solnit, Courage to Resist. January 16, 2009 issue of The Indypendent Barack Obama s election seems to have dispelled some of the despair that grew up in the repressive war-making aftermath of September 11 and the subsequent invasion of Iraq and Bush s re-election. This is good ...
guardian.co.uk - 3/4/2009
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• Government biologists to be consulted on development
• Late move by George Bush rolled back 35...
years of protocol Barack Obama restored protections for endangered species today in a roll-back of one of the most contentious last-minute rule changes ...
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Obama reverses Bush decision on endangered species act
usatoday.com - 3/6/2009
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USA Today: Even before George W. Bush can
settle into his new house in Dallas, his legacy...
on the environment is being dismantled by his replacement in the White House. In less than two months, President Obama has put on hold Bush's plans for ...
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Obama veers from Bush's environmental course
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... Changing light bulbs and lobbying ain’t gonna do it. We need more. We need to take risks and realize it’s not all going to be easy, glamorous or even, at times, effective. We need some experimentation with creative direct action. We need to create what writer-organizer David Solnit calls a “labratory of resistance.” In the last month, we’ve seen movements in Latvia and Iceland challenge and overturn their governments using direct action tactics and strategies. Now it’s our turn. ...
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... Changing light bulbs and lobbying ain’t gonna do it. We need more. We need to take risks and realize it’s not all going to be easy, glamourous or even, at times, effective. We need some experimentation with creative direct action. We need to create what writer-organizer David Solnit calls a “labratory of resistance.” In the last month, we’ve seen movements in Latvia and Iceland challenge and overturn their government’s using direct action tactics and strategies. Now it’s our turn. ...
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