Al Gore says national security is at risk if fossil fuels are not abandoned
within a decade; US district court upholds restrictions for GOP convention
protesters; Bill Clinton eager to campaign for Obama; IPS Gaza
correspondent
says he was physically and mentally abused by Israelis at Gaza crossing;
scientists put forward "reforestation" program to protect endangered coral
reefs; human rights re****t finds Toyota exploits guest workers; Planned
Parenthood Action Fund slams McCain with TV ads in swing states; Kiera
Butler
discusses the health risk of cell phone radiation; Senate Veterans'
Affairs
Committee chairmen and ten states attack Department of Veterans Affairs
for
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Gore Says US Must Abandon Fossil Fuels by 2018
http://www.truthout.org/article/gore-says-us-must-abandon-fossil-fuels-2018
David Stout re****ts for The New York Times, "Former Vice President Al Gore
said on Thursday that Americans must abandon fossil fuels within a decade
and
rely on the sun, the winds and other environmentally friendly sources of
electric power, or risk losing their national security as well as their
creature comforts."
Court Rules Against GOP Convention Protesters
http://www.truthout.org/article/court-rules-against-gop-convention-protesters
Ian Swanson writes for The Hill: "A US district court judge upheld a
decision
by the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, to restrict the route and timing of a
parade protesting the Iraq war during the Republican National Convention."
Bill Clinton Says He's Ready to Campaign for Obama
http://www.truthout.org/article/bill-clinton-says-hes-ready-campaign-obama
Sara Kugler, for The Associated Press, says: "Former President Clinton
said
Thursday he is eager to campaign for Barack Obama whenever the Democrat
needs
him, but has not given any thought to whether he wants to speak at the
party
convention in Denver."
Israel Denies Beating Palestinian Journalist
http://www.truthout.org/article/israel-denies-beating-palestinian-journalist
Sanjay Suri and Mel Frykberg re****t for Inter Press Service: "Medical
re****ts
seen by IPS appear to confirm the testimony of IPS Gaza correspondent
Mohammed
Omer on physical abuse at the hands of Israelis last month. Omer said he
was
physically and mentally abused at the Allenby crossing into Gaza while on
his
way back from a European tour. In London, he had been awarded the Martha
Gellhorn prize for investigative re****ting."
Ocean Quest: The Race to Save the World's Coral Reefs
http://www.truthout.org/article/ocean-quest-the-race-save-worlds-coral-reefs
Steve Connor for The Independent UK says: "Last week, the latest warning
came
from scientists who said that an estimated third of all reef-building
coral
species were in imminent danger of extinction. The threat had been
steadily
growing, and has now become a full-blown crisis. The scientists, working
on
behalf of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, found
that
231 reef-building coral species, out of a total of 704 that were capable
of
being studied, can be classified as either vulnerable, endangered or
critically endangered, as defined by the IUCN's Red List of threatened
species."
The Dark Side of the Toyota Prius
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-dark-side-toyota-prius
Paul Abowd writes for In These Times on a new re****t from The National
Labor
Committee: "The re****t alleges that Toyota exploits guest workers, mostly
****pped in from China and Vietnam. According to the NLC, these workers are
'stripped of their pass****ts and often forced to work - including at
subcontract plants supplying Toyota - 16 hours a day, seven days a week,
while
being paid less than half the legal minimum wage.'"
Planned Parenthood TV Ad Knocks McCain on Birth Control
http://www.truthout.org/article/planned-parenthood-tv-ad-knocks-mccain-birth-control
Tahman Bradley and Teddy Davis re****t for ABC News: "Planned Parenthood
Action
Fund has seized on Senator John McCain's recent on-camera hesitation when
he
was asked to clarify his position on forcing health insurance companies to
cover birth control the way some cover Viagra, a male enhancement drug, by
launching a television commercial slamming the presumptive Republican
presidential nominee."
This Is Your Brain on Cell Phones
http://www.truthout.org/article/this-is-your-brain-cell-phones
Kiera Butler writes for Mother Jones, "For the time being, the FCC is not
considering any changes to its standards for cell phone radiation. Yet
some
cell phone companies have started including a pamphlet about potential
health
risks with their packaging, perhaps to guard against future litigation."
Top Senator, Ten States Attack VA for Voter Registration Ban
http://www.truthout.org/article/top-senator-ten-states-attack-va-voter-registration-ban
Steven Rosenfeld re****ts for AlterNet: "The Senate Veterans' Affairs
Committee
chairman, Senator Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), has called on the Department of
Veterans Affairs to reverse its new policy barring voting rights groups,
'partisan or otherwise,' from holding voter registration drives on
campuses
where injured veterans are living or receiving medical care."
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