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ISIS Santa Barbara, CA oil spill company is named: Plains All American.

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Big Oil Spill Along Refugio Coast – The Santa Barbara …

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Santa Barbara Independent

May 19, 2015 – An estimated 21,000 gallon oil spill just North of Refugio State Beach … is one of the most important ecosystems in all of California, Bailey went on, and … Founded in 1998, Plains All American Pipeline is in the business of …… get the world = ( all humans beings ) to stop lusting after the $in of the Flesh

More Police Murder in Florida

She  made a mistake calling the police. Moments after sheriff’s deputies armed with assault rifles arrived, Justin Way was shot to death becuase he did not  drop the knife as ordered.  A detective told Justin’s mom, “That’s what we do.”  He also helpfully imparted information about a new ‘trend’ in law enforcement–suicide by cop.  As far as the allegation that Justin threatened the deputies with the knife is concerned, the evidence at the scene is not consistent with a knife attack by a 6’4″ alcohol-razed man.  All of Justin’s blood was confined to his mattress and a bullet allegedly dug out of it, indicating he was shot were he laid in a state of mental crisis.  One of the deputies involved posted on Facebook the following: “Most people respect the badge. Everyone respects the gun.”  The other deputy involved fatally shot a knife-wielding man five months ago. Yes Hannah, that is what the cleaners do in a police state, mop up the useless debris and let the system back their action regardless of how outrageous the official conduct.  So US Person advises: next time you have a crisis in your home, try handling it yourself unless you want your loved one dead from ‘suicide by cop’.

An entomologist at Penn State University said neonicotinoids are being overused as a crop ‘insurance policy’ rather than in response to an identified infestation.

Once numbering the billions, only 56.5 million Monarchs were counted in January at their Mexican refuge, the second lowest total ever.  NRDC filed suit in February to force the EPA to act on a petition to limit the use of another herbicide, glyphosate, that is destroying Monarch habitat.  As if these threats to the Monarch migration were not enough, another giant chemical company, Dow, is ready to release new pesticide, Enlist Duo, that will also destroy milkweed.

credit: Greenpeace, “Climate Justice Now”

The water in Seattle’s Elliot Bay is already heavily polluted. One paddler said the water felt greasy to the touch.  Imagine the damage an oil spill in the Chukchi Sea would do to Arctic wildlife.   On Monday, about 700 demonstrators took a land route to Terminal 5 where the massive rig is moored.  No protestors were arrested by the dozen police on watch.  A Shell Oil company spokesperson said the protests will not alter its preparations for drilling this summer.  Previously the company used Seattle’s private shipyards to refurbish and maintain drilling rigs.  They have the attention of the city’s activists now.

May 20, 2015 – Although the pipeline was shut off on Tuesday, it created an oil spill that … The pipeline belongs to Plains All American Pipeline and the company … the company said in a statement, according to the Santa Barbara Independent. …. Van Damme and Charlie Sheen at ‘Pound Of Flesh‘ Premiere (WATCH).

California senators call oil-spill response ‘insufficient’ – New …

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WNYW

California’s U.S. senators say the response to last week’s oil spill that blackened … more details on the activities and decisions by operator Plains All American Pipeline. They say it apparently took Plains about 90 minutes after the oil spill near Santa Barbara was …. You’ve partied to his music and now here he is in the flesh.

Stop the dumping of dispersants into the Gulf of Mexico …

The rare, life-threatening and chronic adrenal gland and lung diseases …. Deepwater Horizon spill spewed millions of gallons of oil and chemicals. … Updates on Santa Barbara Oil Spill at Refugio State Beach …. Message Brought to you by Koch. …. link between water shortages, climate change and meat consumption.”.

Aug 5, 2013 – In October of 2012, ALEC organized an “Oil Sands Academy” where nine ALEC …. Koch Industries has long funded ALEC, sponsored its meetings, and had a … spread of mad cow disease — being pushed towards slaughter with forklifts … Plains All American, Surfrider Foundation, oil spill, Santa Barbara,.

5 key things we learned about oil spills from the Gulf Coast …

PBS

Apr 23, 2015 – A pelican leaves its nest as oil hits the shore of an island in Barataria … expeditions studying the affect of the resulting oil spill on the Gulf. … by bacteria, some of them simply underwent subtle chemical … David Valentine is professor of Earth Science and Biology at the University of California Santa Barbara.

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But, if not, as former Mobil Oil Corporation Executive Vice President Louis W. ….. BP Oil Spill giving tuna heart disease; Arctic on track to warm 23 degrees F .. … bag of useless flesh“, tipped his hand last Friday by announcing excitedly via …. ‘microbeads’ in cosmetics; FEMA won’t reimburse WV for chemical spill costs .

‘Toontime: ISIS Ascending

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Wackydoodle sez: It’s just a flesh wound!

What do you expect the Current Occupant to say? His “tactical setback” is in reality a strategic defeat. Not only does the capture of Ramadi unequivocally demonstrate the inadequacies of the the Iraqi army, supposedly trained and equipped by the United States, but it exposes the fundamental problem in Iraq since the dictator Saddam Hussein was deposed by a meddling foreign power: the absence of national cohesion. Iraq is an unnatural creation of European imperialism after World War I. Originally the region was composed of three provinces of the Ottomans. Now, the ‘trend’ is to return to a tripartite division along sectarian and ethnic divisions. Who are we to argue with history?

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BC Idonwanna sez:  Hard to tell Buffalo Solider from white man!

#UNITEBLUE : ALEC’s origin and funding;Perpetuating Slavery Market in United States;stealing tax dollars to give to corporations


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Assertions about ALEC’s origin and funding [edit]

POLICE ARE ALEC SOLDIERS

Assertions about ALEC’s origin and funding[edit]
In 2012, Walter Mondale, former Democratic Vice President of the United States, and Arne Carlson, former Republican governor of Minnesota, referred in an op-ed piece to the political activities of the Koch family and ALEC, saying:

“[ALEC] is the creation of the Koch brothers who amassed their

fortunes in oil and who live in Florida. The goal of ALEC is to influence legislators across the nation.”[70]

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#ALEC   #InternetTAX  /         #GAS TAX

The Left is stronger together! Connect locally for collective action: http://uniteblue.org  #ALEC /GAS INTERNET TAX

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#BILLCLINTONACT educational, and informational potential of the Internet. This law bars federal, state and local governments from taxing Internet access

   #ALEC to levy taxes on Internet access is a matter of statewide concern.

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Michael Douglas blasts the US penal system at the Emmys. He’s exactly right Cameron Douglas epitomises how the war on drugs caused US prisons to explode while doing almost nothing to thwart drug use

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Alec-Prison-IndustryLife, Health Care, Prison  Cutting Cost  Stealing Taxes Who Really Matters?.

MSNBC host destroys Ben Carson’s slavery ‘ventriloquist’s act’ on #Obamacare

Black Laws of Virginia

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ALEC “Limited Representative Government” Under federal legislation, private companies have access to prisoners as a SLAVE LABOR workforce; inmates not paying child support.

Thank ALEC For Prison Labor Jeopardizing Small Businesses and Jobs – Nevada Latest Battleground

stealing tax dollars to give to corporations  Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ law One of ALEC’s model bills is the “Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act Contributions from the prison industry and sentencing policies[edit] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legislative_Exchange_Council

Corrections Corporation of America and The GEO Group, two of the largest for-profit prison companies in the US, have been contributors to the American Legislative Exchange Council. Under their Criminal Justice Task Force, ALEC has developed bills which State legislators can then consult when proposing “tough on crime” initiatives including “Truth in Sentencing” and “Three Strikes” laws. Critics argue that by funding and participating in ALEC’s Criminal Justice Task Forces, private prison companies directly influence legislation for tougher, longer sentences.[38] ALEC has also worked to pass state laws to create for-profit prisons, which served as a boon to both of the aforementioned contributors.[39][40]  #UNITEBLUE

Divided we fall

WE ARE SOMALIA TO ALEC Appalachian Mom/ Somalian Mom

ALEC first came into being in Chicago as the “Conservative Caucus of State Legislators”, a project initiated by Mark Rhoads, an assistant to an Illinois state senator.[15][16] Conservative legislators felt the word “conservative” was unpopular with the public at the time, however, and the organization was renamed as the American Legislative Exchange Council.[16] In 1975, under the auspices of the American Conservative Union, ALEC registered as a federal non-profit agency.[17][18]

ALEC has produced model policy on issues such as reducing corporate regulation and taxation, tightening voter identification rules, digital due process[9] streamlining or minimizing environmental protections, over-criminalization[10][11] and promoting gun rights.[8][12][13] ALEC also serves as a networking tool among state legislators, allowing them to research the handling and “best practices” of policy in other states.[13]

ALEC’s website contains a searchable list of provisional model policies “intended as academic documents for individual study.”[14]

ALEC  destruction of government -as we know it – by

  • ·      the destruction of regulatory agencies
  • ·       stealing tax dollars to give to corporations
  • ·       destruction of public employee unions
  •     amending the constitution
  •      Perpetuating Slavery Market in United States

OBAMA SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER AIMED AT ‘PREPARING THE UNITED STATES FOR THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE’

Republicans show love for coal, indifference to climate

Major private prison corporation are in the news, and not for the right reasons.

·      The Corrections Corporation of America, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of America’s largest private prison contractors. As of the end of 2012, CCA owned and operated 47 different private prisons across the country, and has management contracts at 20 others. The company is very successful: its 2011 financial statements showed it with revenues approaching $1.75 billion.  Occupancy requirements were between 80 percent and 100 percent, with many around 90 percent. The highest bed guarantee requirements were from Arizona, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Virginia. As mentioned above, Arizona has three contracts that contain 100 percent occupancy guarantee clauses. Oklahoma has three contracts with a 98 percent occupancy guarantee provision, while a couple of Louisiana’s contracts contain occupancy requirements at 96 percent, and Virginia has one at 95 percent. Privatized prisons are failing the public interest

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