It happened in NYC but it cold have been Anywhere, USA

This one is on the fear mongers who stoke anti-immigrant fears and embolden thugs who think it is KO to beat someone who is different.

clipped from www.nytimes.com An Ecuadorean immigrant who was brutally beaten with a bottle and baseball bat last week by men said to be shouting anti-gay and anti-Hispanic slurs has died, a family spokesman said on Saturday night. Skip to next paragraph Uli Seit for The New York Times Jose O. Sucuzhanay, an Ecuadorean, was on life support. Enlarge This Image Uli Seit for The New York Times Three Sucuzhanay brothers — from left, Romel, Diego and Pedro — last week leaving Elmhust Hospital Center in Queens, where Jose Sucuzhanay had been on life support. The victim, Jose O. Sucuzhanay, died on Friday night at Elmhurst Hospital Center as his mother was traveling from Ecuador to see him one last time, said the family spokesman, Francisco Moya. Mr. Sucuzhanay’s family had kept him on life support in anticipation of his mother’s arriva

A year later, state assesses justice without death penalty - NJ.com

A year later, state assesses justice without death penalty - NJ.com

IUCN - Fifth of corals dead: only emission cuts can save the rest, says IUCN

IUCN - Fifth of corals dead: only emission cuts can save the rest, says IUCN

And Now for Something Different - Good News - Rainforest

Some progress is better than no progress - good on you UK!

clipped from www.independent.co.uk UN poised to agree action to halt rainforest destruction Britain leads negotiations and pledges £100m to cut impact of deforestation By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor, in Poznan Friday, 12 December 2008 ALAMY Research shows that deforestation in the Amazon is worse than first thought enlarge Related Articles People paid to live among trees Print Email Search Search Independent.co.uk Web Bookmark & Share Digg It del.icio.us Facebook Reddit What are these? Change font size: A | A | A Britain is brokering the world's first agreement on curbing the enormous contribution tropical deforestation makes to climate change, which is likely to be signed at the UN climate conference in Poznan, Poland, later today. It will take the form of a statement of intent by countries with large tracts of rainforest, such as Brazil, and concerned developed nations, mainly in Europe, for a joint approach to halting forest destruction.

USA leads world in sending its own people to jail

I usually like it when the USA is number one but in this case, we could be doing better by being way down the list. The thousands upon thousands in jail for using marijuana could be better serving our nation by working at home, instead of in jail.

clipped from www.hrw.org Statistics released today by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, a branch of the US Department of Justice, show that, as of December 31, 2007, nearly 2.3 million persons were incarcerated in US prisons and jails, giving the United States the largest incarcerated population in the world.  With 756 of every 100,000 residents behind bars, the United States also has the world's highest rate of incarceration. By contrast, Britain incarcerates 153 per 100,000 residents; in Canada, the figure is 108; and in Italy, 83.

Good on you Subway and CIW!

A win for farm workers is always good news.

clipped from us.oneworld.net Tomato Workers Win Agreement with Subway From: AFL-CIO by James Parks, Dec 8, 2008 The campaign to bring better wages and improve working conditions to Florida's tomato fields took a big step last week when the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) reached agreement with Subway, the world's third largest fast-food chain and biggest fast-food buyer of Florida tomatoes.

Create Pledge Just Do One

Create Pledge Just Do One

Got a yen to help save the world? What one thing will you do today or start to do today that will help the world about you be more sustainable?

http://www.justdoone.org/whatwillyoudo

Age 13+? Videographer Sustainability Contest

$5,000 prize to help save the planet with your video talent!

clipped from www.justdoone.org JUST DO ONE VIDEO CONTEST Sample Video Contest Entry We're on a worldwide quest for the best short video articulating personal-action solutions for a better planet. For inspiration and ideas on video content, take a look at our Fact Library or Get Inspired with sustainable living tips from the Just Do One community. Entries will start being accepted at 12:00:01 A.M., January 1, 2009. The contest runs through midnight on March 1, 2009.

Not Good News As Lunar New Year Approaches

The desire for ducks, geese, chickens and pigs with which to celebrate Lunar New Year, brings millions upon millions of poultry and swine to market for the next two months and raises the potnetial for spread of new flu variants, as well as avian flu!

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Koreans Warned of Asian Bird Flu Wave

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday warned of bird flu spreading in some Asian countries including Hong Kong, and advised tourists leaving for these countries to take extra caution. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, patients came down with avian influenza in Vietnam on Oct. 30, in Laos on Nov. 8, in Thailand on Nov. 10, in India on Nov. 21, in Bangladesh on Dec. 2, and in Hong Kong on Dec. 9. So far, a total of 38 people contracted bird flu overseas this year, and 29 of them died.

Protect Your Ohio Civil Rights!

Take Action today!

clipped from act.credoaction.com Tell the Ohio Legislature: Don't vote to gut Ohioans' voting rights. Here we go again. The Ohio legislature is moving ahead with a hasty, ill-conceived bill that would make voting more difficult in Ohio.

Hong Kong Flu once killed mllions around the globe

One step closer to the line of demarcation toward a new pandemic!

clipped from www.allheadlinenews.com Hong Kong To Cull 80,000 Chickens After Bird Flu Outbreak ShareThis December 9, 2008 3:19 p.m. EST AHN Staff Hong Kong (AHN) - Hong Kong authorities said at least 80,000 chickens will be culled from a poultry farm after birds tested positive with bird flu. It marks be the first time in six years that a bird flu outbreak was discovered in a farm in the region.

Protect Amazon and Its People

Pray that they win because then we win and the planet wins!

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Brazil considers Indian land case

Indigenous people say the case could set a precedent to protect their lands Supreme Court judges in Brazil are debating how to proceed with a key indigenous land rights ruling after one justice asked for more time. The court has been asked to rule on whether a reservation in the Amazonian state of Roraima can remain a single unbroken territory. Indian leaders in Brazil say the case could set a crucial precedent for the protection of their ancestral lands.

Committee offers plan to improve death penalty system | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean

Committee offers plan to improve death penalty system | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean