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Fossil fuel industry: using the coronavirus pandemic as cover for a stealth attack on environmental protections that keep us safe.
Today I learned a Judge in Canada has given approval to proceed with the Canadian side of the Trans Mountain expansion project after a federal court sent it back for review last summer. Just as the indigenous tribes protect the … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, climate change, emissions, environmental damage, fossil fuels, Indian Nation, indigenous, oil spills, profit before people, trade, US
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Food Industry: using Covid-19 as an excuse to stop using Fairtrade produce
Please read about the plight of Fairtrade farmers: “After a decade of sourcing cocoa and sugar for KitKat in the UK and Ireland, Nestlé have informed Fairtrade they no longer plan to buy Fairtrade cocoa and sugar from some of … Continue reading
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Tagged cocoa, equity, fair wage, fairtrade, farmers, food producers, poverty, sugar cane
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Food industry: China reports 10.4% (35/338) of swine workers were positive for G4 EA H1N1 virus
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/06/23/1921186117 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/swine-flu-strain-human-pandemic-potential-increasingly-found-chinese-pigs In 2018 there was widespread African swine flu reported https://www.economist.com/china/2018/09/06/african-swine-flu-is-causing-alarm-in-china-and-beyond And we all worry that we may have a repeat of the 2009 H1N1 type pandemic running alongside Covid 19. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_pandemic Making a vaccine through ‘reassortant’
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Tagged animal welfare, China, contagion, food industry, G4 EA H1N1 virus, pandemic, vaccines, virus adaptations, workers, world science
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Exploitation of food industry workers: Covid 19 highlights their plight
We know how we get our food to our table. To get it cheaply we rely on exploited workers. The economics of the food industry needs analysing whilst it is under the spotlight of Covid 19. Note suggestions for us … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, covid 19, food industry economics, human and labour rights, migrant workers, persecution, produce, racism
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Feeding SARS coV-2 infected food to the world
In this article: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2020/06/22/Development-of-coronavirus-detection-tools-in-foods-essential-argue-researchers?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright It is suggested rigorous testing is urgently needed to accurately test food which may contain SARS coV-2 as a result of a worker with the virus contaminating the food before it reaches the consumer. Testing workers … Continue reading
Meat Processing Plants: Covid 19
As we all now know, if we didn’t before, meat is processed by workers who are forced to operate in close proximity. As a result many have succumbed to Covid 19. “Latino communities and all communities of color in the … Continue reading
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Tagged covid 19, diet, health, labour protection, low paid workers, meat consumption, meat processing plants, poverty, wealth
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The Food Industry and Covid 19
The Coronoravirus epidemic has highlighted many inequalities in society – the poorest are hit hardest by the consequences of the disease. I will add to this blog as I research it, but do not want to delay its publication as … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, consequences of unemployment, covid 19, fair wage, food industry, Maslow, poverty, respect, universal wage
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Christopher Columbus Statues
This image taken 2019. A long running sore. Now many voices call for such symbols to no longer affront the daily lives of those whose ancestors helped build America (and previous empires of the world) with their suffering. Now statues … Continue reading
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Tagged degradation, genocide, humiliation, indigenous, injustice, military aggression, oppressed, poverty, religion, slavery, terror, uncivilised, violence
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Land Grab attempted of Indian reservation whilst virus rampages
“June 6, 2020 CONTACT: steven@smokesygnals.com NCAIPress@ncai.org KCarroll@usetinc.org Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Native Organizations Encouraged by Recent Decision in Mashpee v. Bernhardt and Now Call on DOI for Recommitment to Tribal Sovereignty. Yesterday, the United States District Court for the District … Continue reading
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Tagged "indians", injustice, justice, land grabs, land rights, law, mashpee, native american peoples, racism, reservations, USA
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Africa: the suffering of DR Congo peoples
Coronavirus adding to their misery. Please follow this website: https://congoinconversation.fondationcarmignac.com
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