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The Climate Trial in SLC
Posted on November 8, 2010 | 1 CommentClimate Trial, 5th of November, 2010. Across the street from the Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah. Climate Trial, Salt Lake City, Utah from Cliff Lyon Script: “All rise.... -
Friday Uprising: Salt Lake Oil Spill Part 2
Posted on June 21, 2010 | No CommentsUpdates on the condition of 280 birds rescued after Chevron’s spill; Mayor Becker on the latest clean-up effort; and Jenna Helf on her decade-long court battle with Chevron after she was permanently disabled by exposure to their toxic chemicals. -
Friday Uprising: Salt Lake Oil Spill
Posted on June 14, 2010 | No CommentsTwo days after the release of an estimated 33,000 gallons of crude oil from Chevron’s punctured pipeline into Utah waterways, Ashley discusses the human and ecological impact of the disaster with biologists, activists, and a Chevron representative. -
Friday Uprising: Beyond Left-Right Politics
Posted on June 11, 2010 | 1 CommentLeft-leaning populist Tim DeChristopher and right-leaning blogger Frank Staheli discuss ways to transcend the divisiveness of contemporary politics. Debating taxes, climate change, Glenn Beck and the Tea Party, the two find they have much in common. -
Friday Uprising: The Big Spill
Posted on May 17, 2010 | 2 CommentsAs the BP oil spill reaches the shore, Rikki Ott hopes what she learned from the Valdeez disaster can help Gulf Coast residents deal with BP. Also, Brinkley Hutchins describes her flights over the spill and the organized efforts of local residents. -
Friday Uprising: David Cobb
Posted on April 23, 2010 | No CommentsHow much power should corporations have over our political system? David argues that to have a healthy democracy, we must abolish corporate personhood and establish that only human beings, not corporations, are entitled to constitutional rights. -
April 22: Utah Moves to Amend – Discussion and Workshop
Posted on April 12, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Supreme Court recently ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to fund campaigns and co-op our government. Humans are people; corporations are legal fictions. On April 22nd, learn about the national movement to overrule corporate "personhood" and restore power back to the people. In a democracy, the people rule. -
Friday Uprising: Vegetarian Myth
Posted on April 9, 2010 | 4 CommentsLierre Keith‘s book, The Vegetarian Myth, is generating excitement and controversy. She spent 20 years as a vegan but now argues that big agriculture is threatening the viability of the planet—and a diet based on "more of the same" won't help. -
April 3rd: Fossil Fools Day Action at Kennecott
Posted on March 18, 2010 | 3 CommentsAs part of the national Fossil Fools Day of Action, Peaceful Uprising will be coordinating a legal and peaceful event to target Kennecott Copper's coal-fired power plant--one of the larger point sources of air and climate pollution in the Salt Lake Valley. All who care about the air quality on the Wasatch Front are invited to come and show that we the people are willing to make strong demands to preserve our health from the foolish burning of fossil fuels. -
How “Big Green” is Failing the Climate Movement, and why Direct Action is the Answer
Posted on March 14, 2010 | 1 CommentJohann Hari explains how corporate funding from some of the world's largest polluters has corrupted many of the largest environmental organizations from the inside out, and that instead of relying on corrupt governments and corporations to solve the climate crisis, the people must take the matter into their own hands and demand change through direct action.
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