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The Terminator

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I never, ever thought I’d be calling the Terminator an activist, however, Ahhhnold is my new hero. He not only sued the EPA once for failing to implement carbon dioxide regulations, he is now threatening to do so again!

That’s the short of it. The whole story is quite convoluted. The EPA claimed that it does not have the “authority” to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. Go figure? Supreme Court told EPA otherwise. In the face of EPA foot dragging, the Governator decided to draft his own set of carbon dioxide regulations for the state of California.

Problem? The Bush Protection Agency, ahem, I mean the Environmental Protection Agency has taken almost two years to get back to Ahnold on his plan. Now, the Governator is mad. Instead of “I’ll be back!” He’s fighting back and has threatened to file another lawsuit against the EPA if they do not grant California approval by October 25, 2007.

California simply wants to monitor its own green house gas emissions. And while Bush claims he fully supports the rights of states, when it comes to the environment, his administration shows much more interest in wiretapping. Let’s hope the Governator can take him down on this one. Hasta la vista baby.

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Posted on June 1, 2007 in activism and activist of the month by Elana
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David Steinman

David Steinman, founder of the Green Patriot movement, is an acclaimed author, environmentalist and health consumer advocate.

His books include:

Steinman has testified before Congress as an expert witness on the levels of chemical contaminants in the blood of persons eating locally caught fish from Southern California bays. It was his landmark study, published in the Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, that led to the historic movement to clean up the Santa Monica Bay.

Steinman is an advisory board member for The Green Guide Institute, a national non-profit organization for consumer research and information.

He has won awards for his reporting from the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the Sierra Club, and the Society of Professional Journalists.

David Steinman is married with three children and lives in California.

Posted on May 3, 2007 in activism and activist of the month by Elana
you might also like: Monica Moore or Tyrone Hayes

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Carlo Petrini

The Slow Food Movement was born in Italy in1986 when Carlo Petrini organized a protest against the building of a McDonald’s in Rome.

Petrini founded Slow Food International three years later, renouncing not only Fast Food, but the overall pace of Fast Life. Issuing a manifesto, the movement called for the safeguarding of local economies, the rediscovery of authentic culinary tradition and a sustainable, ecologically aware consumerism.

At the table, Slow Food advocates a return to traditional recipes, locally grown foods and wines, and eating as a social event. Today the movement is active in over 50 countries with over 80,000 followers

Carlo Petrini, President of the International Slow Food Movement is a writer; he lives in Bra, Italy.

Posted on April 3, 2007 in activism and activist of the month by Elana
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Monica Moore

Monica Moore is a founding member of the worldwide organization Pesticide Action Network and has worked on pesticide issues for close to three decades. Although she keeps a low profile, she is a hero in the environmental movement, having received numerous awards, most recently “Advocate of Social Justice” from the Ecological Farming Association.

She co-founded Pesticide Action Network North America in 1984 and was an Executive Director there for over 20 years. She currently serves as an advisor and board member for numerous local, national and international non-profit environmental organizations.

Ms. Moore also consults internationally on sustainable agriculture, preservation of biodiversity and genetic resources and is fluent in Danish, German and Spanish.

Posted on March 1, 2007 in activism and activist of the month by Elana
you might also like: David Steinman or Tyrone Hayes

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Tyrone Hayes

Dr. Hayes, a professor at the University of California Berkeley, studied the hormone disrupting effects of the pesticide, atrazine on frogs. In reaction to the study’s results, Syngenta, the manufacturer of atrazine, went on a witch hunt to discredit Dr. Hayes and his research.

I have seen Dr. Hayes speak at conferences; he is a knowledgeable and captivating presenter of fairly dry information.
For more on Dr. Hayes and the scary stuff on drug companies read this article.

Posted on February 1, 2007 in activism and activist of the month by Elana
you might also like: David Steinman or Celebrating Independence

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