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  • No $ for Workers As: Auto Giants Pay 1% in taxes Federal Taxes on $42 Billion in ProfitsNo $ for Workers As: Auto Giants Pay 1% in taxes Federal Taxes on $42 Billion in Profits
    Auto Giants Refusing Union Demands Paid Just 1% in Federal Taxes on $42 Billion in Profits: Analysis “The tax system is rigged to benefit multinational corporations over the workers who keep them running.” BRETT WILKINS Sep 19, 2023 Despite reaping tens of billions of dollars in profits between them over the past five years, General Motors and Ford paid ...
  • CalCAN Hiring 2 PositionsCalCAN Hiring 2 Positions
    Ready to Make a Change? We’re Hiring. Join our team and be a driving force in advancing policy to support sustainable and organic agriculture climate solutions. CalCAN is looking for TWO individuals who are passionate about shaping state and federal policies that will pave the way for a better future. Read further for job descriptions and how ...
  • COMMENT DEADLINE Aug. 30: Vineyard runoff - water that isn't cleanCOMMENT DEADLINE Aug. 30: Vineyard runoff – water that isn’t clean
    PLEASE encourage others to send letters also.  During a recent public meeting our voices were outnumbered 30 – 1.  We need to be louder. North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, 5550 Skylane Blvd, Suite A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403-1072 Submit via email to:   NorthCoast@waterboards.ca.gov TALKING POINTS: Hi there, I’m quite sure you are busy, but this one has long lasting implications.  Even if we ...
  • New York OAG Forces Bayer and Monsanto to Pay $6.9 M over False Claims on Roundup SafetyNew York OAG Forces Bayer and Monsanto to Pay $6.9 M over False Claims on Roundup Safety
    New York OAG Forces Bayer and Monsanto to Pay $6.9 M over False Claims on Roundup Safety by Sustainable Pulse June 23, 2023 New York Attorney General Letitia James last week announced a settlement with Bayer CropScience LP (Bayer) and Monsanto Company (Monsanto) for allegedly making false and misleading claims regarding the safety of certain Roundup® consumer weedkillers. Bayer and ...
  • Domestic Terrorism: Right-Wing Think Tank's Climate 'Battle Plan' Wages 'War Against Our Children's Future'Domestic Terrorism: Right-Wing Think Tank’s Climate ‘Battle Plan’ Wages ‘War Against Our Children’s Future’
    Right-Wing Think Tank’s Climate ‘Battle Plan’ Wages ‘War Against Our Children’s Future’ The Heritage Foundation’s Mandate for Leadership would serve as a policy blueprint for the first 180 days if Trump—or another Republican—were to gain control of the White House in January 2025. OLIVIA ROSANE Jul 26, 2023 Close down the Department of Energy’s renewable energy office. Cut cash ...
  • Fish Near Fukushima Contained Radioactive Cesium 180 Times Over Japan's LimitFish Near Fukushima Contained Radioactive Cesium 180 Times Over Japan’s Limit
    Fish Near Fukushima Contained Radioactive Cesium 180 Times Over Japan’s Limit The fish was caught near a drainage outlet where water from melted nuclear reactors flows—some of the same water that is to be treated and released from the power plant starting next month. JULIA CONLEY Jul 24, 2023 With the Tokyo Electric Power Company planning to begin a ...
  • CDC finds toxic weedkiller in 87 percent of children testedCDC finds toxic weedkiller in 87 percent of children tested
    EWG: CDC finds toxic weedkiller in 87 percent of children tested WASHINGTON – About 87 percent of 650 children tested had detectable levels of the ubiquitous and toxic herbicide glyphosate in their urine, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Food is the main route of exposure to glyphosate for the children, ...
  • Sonoma Gets Its (Toxics) Closeup: What’s On Those Vines? by Pam Strayer
    Wine industry can’t be embarrassed enough to change their practices, little changes. It is important to know what is in our wine. We are reposting in case you missed it the first time. Thanks to Pam and her hard work…and for sharing. Has anything changed since this was written?  Here is an eye opening assessment report on the ...
  • Pesticide Action Network: What's On Your Food DatabasePesticide Action Network: What’s On Your Food Database
    Pesticide Action Network: “What’s On Your Food Database” EASY TO USE, shows bee toxins, carcinogens, neurotoxins, hormone disruptors, hormone and reproductive toxins by food. CLICK BELOW FOR DATABASE: What’s On My Food? :: Pesticides On Food (whatsonmyfood.org) Pesticides …on our food, even after washing; …in our bodies, for years; …& in our environment, traveling many miles on wind, water and dust. What’s ...