silas216 - FriendFeed

Steven Perez

RT @thinkprogress: Pipeline company sues 100 West Virginians to get access to their land http://thkpr.gs/3642329 http://t.co/qlo7HYb3Xc

Apr 3, 2015 from

Steven Perez

RT @aclu: VICTORY: Georgia #RFRA dies in face of national outrage. Thanks for all your support! https://www.aclu.org/lgbt-ri... http://t.co/digMBu1vOd

Apr 3, 2015 from

Steven Perez

Less than 90 minutes left in the day, and I just realized that I am the only one in my team still at my desk.

Apr 3, 2015 from

John (bird whisperer), LB ❤s FF, and Jennifer Dittrich liked this

There is maybe one other person with about 300 feet of my desk. It sure is quiet around here. - Steven Perez

Steven Perez

Climate science, politics, and discourse are constantly couched in the Anthropocene narrative: species-thinking, humanity-bashing, undifferentiated collective self-flagellation, appeal to the general population of consumers to mend their ways and other ideological pirouettes that only serve to conceal the driver. To portray certain social... - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...

Apr 3, 2015 from

John (bird whisperer) and Jennifer Dittrich liked this

Steven Perez

In addition to Oesterle, eight other high-profile CEOs published an open letter earlier this week, criticizing Governor Pence and demanding he revise the new statute. The letter touts a general corporate commitment to equal rights, but it fails to mention that the majority of CEOs who signed the missive lead companies whose employees and corporate... - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...

Apr 3, 2015 from

Steven Perez

The Faucet as Power Switch: Water’s Hidden Energy Consumption - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...

Apr 3, 2015 from

Steven Perez

In a sweeping victory for Indian families, a federal court has ordered South Dakota officials to stop violating the rights of Indian parents and tribes in state child custody proceedings on several grounds. The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and Rapid City attorney Dana Hanna on behalf of two South Dakota... - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...

Apr 3, 2015 from

Steven Perez

People should realize we are in a new era. The idea of your nice little green lawn getting watered every day, those days are past. - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...

Apr 3, 2015 from

Steven Perez

The Deepwater Horizon spill, which began April 20, 2010, involved 205.8 million gallons of crude oil that spilled from a well head blow-out during the next three months. A dispersant, Corexit EC9500A, was used to degrade and break down the oil. A total of 1.84 million gallons of chemical dispersant was sprayed on the water or applied below the... - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...

Apr 3, 2015 from

Steven Perez

Everything is bigger in Texas — except the budget for programs designed to cut down the state’s hugely disproportionate HIV infection rate. That’s shrinking. - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...

Apr 3, 2015 from

Steven Perez

Overall use of antibiotics in livestock has fallen by 50 percent in Denmark, even as the hog herd has increased significantly in size. Levels of resistant bacteria on farms tumbled. Mr. Munck said his animals experienced no more bacterial infections than they used to. And despite predictions to the contrary, pigs in Denmark gain weight as... - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...

Apr 3, 2015 from

Steven Perez

The media can be the greatest force for peace on Earth. Instead, all too often, from the Vietnam War, to Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria today, it is wielded as a weapon of war. And that has to be challenged. - http://silas216.tumblr.com/post...

Apr 3, 2015 from

Steven Perez

5 of 5 stars to The Coldest City by Antony Johnston http://goodreads.com/review...