HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: Greenpeace via Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,sci.environment,talk.environment
Subject: NEWS: Greenpeace Denounces Passage of Dirty Energy Bill
Followup-To: alt.activism.d,sci.environment,talk.environment
Date: 16 Oct 1992 23:28:55 GMT
Organization: The Naughty Peahen Party Line
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[Greenpeace Press Release from Environet -- Redistribute Freely]

     GREENPEACE DENOUNCES PASSAGE OF DIRTY ENERGY BILL

WASHINGTON October 8, 1992 (GP) Greenpeace today denounced the
Senate's vote on H.R. 776, the national energy bill. This vote
overturns the filibuster attempted by Senator Richard Bryan of
Nevada.

"With today's vote, the Senate has paved the way for an energy bill
which facilitates continued reliance on nuclear power and fossil
fuels," said Peter Grinspoon, Director of Greenpeace's Nuclear
Power campaign. "While this bill contains some positive measures
which increase efficiency standards and which spur development of
renewable energy, the balance of the bill is devastating for the
long-term health of our environment."

"This bill, rather than forging a new vision for a sustainable
energy future, offers immense giveaways to the nuclear and fossil
fuel industries" said Steve Kretzmann, Director of Greenpeace's
Energy campaign.  "It effectively removes the public from the
atomic reactor licensing process.  It removes the citizens of
Nevada from any say in the siting of a vastly unpopular,
ecologically unsound radioactive waste dump at Yucca Mountain.  It
allows public-subsidized oil and gas drilling in environmentally
sensitive areas."

Greenpeace has been working to oppose various permutations of this
bill for the last two years. While much-publicized ANWR (Alaska
National Wildlife Refuge) provisions were removed last fall, this
bill still contains many exceedingly dangerous provisions:

* One-step licensing of nuclear power plants, potentially leading
to more reactors and more generation of radioactive wastes.

* The "Screw Nevada" provision which denies the citizens of Nevada
participation in -- and protection from -- the Department of
Energy's attempts to foist on them the nation's high-level nuclear
waste dump.

* Continued emphasis on off-shore drilling for oil and natural gas,
leading to continued devastation of our nation's coastlines.

* Major incentives to expand the domestic use of natural gas, which
is still a greenhouse-gas emitting fossil fuel which must be
drilled out of the ground.

"At a time when breakthroughs in renewables and energy efficiency
have put them at the vanguard of a new global energy economy, this
bill would drag the US backward into terminal non-competitiveness.
We can do much better," Kretzmann concluded.
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,soc.culture.latin-america
From: january@eskimo.celestial.com (Jamie Pehling)
Subject: NICCA call for applications for January 1993 Matagalpa brigade.
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Summary: NICCA calls for applications for January 1993 Matagalpa, Nic. brigade.
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Keywords: nicaragua brigade matagalpa NICCA applications
Organization: -> ESKIMO NORTH (206) For-Ever <-
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 21:58:51 GMT

                    NICARAGUA NEEDS YOU!
           Hard work - Simple food - Rich rewards

            Join a Work Brigade in January 1993

Here is an opportunity to work side-by-side with  Nicaraguan 
farmers,  assist in the development of  their  cooperatives, 
and  support their struggle for economic independence.   You 
will  live with a family and work together in  construction, 
reforestation, and planting.

Brigadistas  from the San Francisco area will meet  together 
in  November and December for orientation and study  of  the 
current political and economic conditions in Nicaragua.   In 
addition, they will work together on projects to raise funds 
for   material  aid.   (Note  that  applications  from   any 
geographical area are welcome.)

In  Nicaragua  the brigade will be  coordinated  by  Circles 
Robinson, an United States citizen who is the  international 
representative  of  UNAG (the Nicaraguan National  Union  of 
Farmers and Ranchers) in Matagalpa.  He will also assist  us 
in meeting with political and religious organizations and in 
two days of travel to see the natural beauty of Nicaragua. 

                     January 4-26 1993
                        Three weeks
                   Approximate cost 1000$
   (includes all expenses and airfare from San Francisco)

Applications are now being taken.  The deadline to apply  is 
November  15th, 1992.  Call or write us today.   We'll  send 
you  complete  details, an application, and  suggestions  on 
ways to raise funds to pay for your trip.

                           NICCA
           Nicaragua Center for Community Action
     2140 Shattuck Ave, Box 2063, Berkeley CA 94704 USA
                        510-428-2146
                       nicca@igc.org

[Note: NICCA will also be holding a brigade in July 1993.
Feel free to inquire about this as well.]
-- 


Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Subject: The Decline of America: Private Profit over Public Good
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 16:00:56 GMT

The Decline of America: Private Profit over Public Good

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"Prior to the Gulf crisis, the U.S. imported 290 million barrels of
oil a year from Iraq and Kuwait. Raising auto-efficiency standards by
a measly 2.75 mpg, says the Silocon Valley Toxics Coalition, could save
the U.S. the same 290 million barrels...."

Source: In These Times, Dec. 12-18, 1990, page 6.
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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,alt.save.the.earth
Subject: NAFTA: "HAnds Across the Border" RALLY -- OCT 18
Date: 16 Oct 92 02:59:26 GMT
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu

[Inquiries by email, please, to harelb@math.cornell.edu, for more
information about PeaceNet/EcoNet or about misc.activism.progressive]
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Topic 94        Anti Nafta Rally in Washington Sta 
dhsmith Labor Announcements      1:08 am  Oct 12, 1992 
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The NAFTA agreement was  recently endorsed by candidate Bill 
Clinton.  Although he desires to make changes to the wording of 
the agreement he endorsed it as formulated.  He suggested that he 
wanted to change and add wording that would protect workers rights 
and environmental concerns. 

Please consider attending the HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER  rally at 
the Peace Arch Park in Blaine, Washington (state) on October 18th 
at noon. 

This rally is organized by a broad coalition of Union, 
Environmental, and other grassroots organizations.  The Washington 
State Rainbow Coalition and it's Whatcom county chapter have been 
deeply involved in the creation of this rally. 

The Keynote speaker will be Jessie Jackson. 

Other speakers include leaders of the British Columbia Labor 
groups and Washington State Central Labor Council and leadership 
of opposition Mexican labor and political organizations. 

Please attend this rally if possible.  It was set up on short 
notice but is important. 

For more information call Joseph Moore in Bellingham Washington. 
206-738-0242 
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: eastoxcomcen%gn.apc.org@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu
Subject: GLOBAL NETWORKERS CONGRESS 1992
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 17:47:00 GMT


INTERNATIONAL NETWORKERS CONGRESS 1992

OXFORD U.K.

Date  posted 10/10/92

Re; Seizing the Media, Oxford UK 24/5 October 92
To all networkers. Thank you for your enquiry
Congress will be held at:
 Bloomin Arts,
East Oxford Community Centre.
Princes Street ,
Oxford,
OX4 1DD
England
U.K.
on the weekend above. Informal start on Friday night.
This will be a part of decentralised world wide networkers
congress
We welcome your participation either in person,
or via  E-Mail    Eastoxcomcen@GN.APC.ORG
or  via FAX     Fax no. 44 865 724317
Phone no. 44 865 245735 Bloomin arts or
Phone no. 44 865 792168 Community Information Network
Documentation to all participants.
Accommodation is available , let us know if you're coming.
Thanks
 Al Cane
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Subject: IRAN-CONTRA-GATE: Did Walsh & Bush make a deal?
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 23:20:02 GMT

[From PeaceNet's elections.usa]
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Topic 286       Did Walsh & Bush make a deal? 
whitejanss      elections.usa   11:25 am  Oct 10, 1992 
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From: Christopher White <whitejanss@igc.org>
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The Washington Post, as printed in the San Jose Mercury News 
(10/10/92), says that "Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh reached 
an understanding with the White House last summer that any 
additional questioning of President Bush on Iran-Contra matters, 
if needed, would take place after the election, according to 
administration sources." 

The story said that "Walsh's office would not comment Friday on 
the understanding with Bush". 

The story was buried on page 4 of the 5th section of the morning 
	[typical mainstream Free Press.... --HB]
edition of the Mercury news. 

Does anyone have further information about the alleged deal? 

Christopher White 
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Today's Quote...
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 08:35:15 GMT


"The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life
imprisonment.... While police and law enforcement officials are the
strongest advocates of capital punishment, the evidence is
overwhelming that police are no safer in communities that retain the
sanction than in those that have abolished it. It also is evident that
the burden of capital punishment falls upon the poor, the ignorant,
and the underprivileged members of society." -- United States Supreme
Court Justice Thurgood Marshall

[From "The Death Penalty -- Cruel & Inhuman Punishment" a pamphlet by
Amnesty International [322 8th Ave., New York, NY 10001]


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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,soc.culture.latin-america
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Subject: The Decline of America: More Bombs, less Health
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 03:59:38 GMT

The Decline of America: More Bombs, less Health

From The Nation, date unknown, but page 592 so only the year matters,
the the year is 1990 or 1989, we can deduce:

  A Kinder, Gentler Health Policy

  If George Bush really wants a kinder and gentler nation he should
  heed a report on Medicare and Medicaid put out by the House Select
  Committee on Aging, which documents the Reagan assault on those two
  programs. Between 1981 and 1987, Medicare funding was cut by $35.9
  billion.

  But the "most telling part" of the Reagan legacy, the report says,
  "is seen in the percentage of America's poor covered by Medicaid as
  it dropped substantially from an already too low 53 percent in 1979
  to closer to 40 percent currently." The administration "should have
  been pushing for Medicaid coverage for 100 percent of poor people,
  not cutting back in already woefully inadequate protection," says
  Representative Edward Roybal, who chairs the committee.

Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Today's Quote...
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 08:35:19 GMT



"As one whose husband and mother-in-law have both died the victims of
murder assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the
death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses. An evil deed is
not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation. Justice is never advanced
in the taking of a human life. Morality is never upheld by legalized
murder." -- Coretta Scott King

[From "The Death Penalty -- Cruel & Inhuman Punishment" a pamphlet by
Amnesty International [322 8th Ave., New York, NY 10001]


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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Today's Quote...
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 08:35:16 GMT


"The United States has a government, security organizations and
allies. The Soviet Union, however, has a regime, secret police and
satellites. Our leaders are consummate politicians; their are wily,
cunning or worse. We give the world information and seek influence;
they disseminate propaganda and disinformation while seeking expansion
and domination" --Stephen Cohen on loaded language in _Sovieticus:
American Perceptions and Soviet Realities_ (NY: Norton, 1985) pp 29-31

[Cited in _What Are We Afraid Of? An Assessment of the ``Communist
Threat'' in Central America" by John Lamperti.]


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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: EcoNet via Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,talk.environment
Subject: NEWS: Announcing Nagara Dam Hunger Strike
Followup-To: talk.environment
Date: 17 Oct 1992 04:31:12 GMT
Organization: The Naughty Peahen Party Line
NNTP-Posting-Host: remarque.berkeley.edu

[From EcoNet en.alerts Conference]

=> Subject: Nagara Dam Hunger Strike - Urgent
 
This fax came into GreenNet on Sunday 11th October. I have put
the outline here, and faxed the full version to FoE. Please
contact them for further details (foe@gn.apc.org).
 
Following the beginning of the final phase of construction of
the estuary dam on the Nagara, Japan's last free-flowing river,
contrary to promises made by the Japanese Construction Industry,
a hunger strike has been started by protestors. The completion
of the dam will increase the threat of flooding to low-lying
areas around the estuary and spell disaster for the Shimiji clam
fishery and migrating fish, like the Satsuki (May) salmon.
 
The hunger strike was begun on Oct 1. One of the men has now
developed pneumonia with a fever of 39 degrees. His health,
together with that of the other hunger strikers, is becoming
an urgent concern.
 
Please fax the Right Honourable Taku Yamasaki, Minister of
Construction, and Mr Kuniomi Iwai, Chief, River Bureau, Ministry
of Construction at 2-3-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 100,
Japan.
 
Fax: 81 3 5251 1945   or 81 3 3502 3955   with a copy to The
The Society Against the Nagara River Estuary Dam Construction
(fax: 81 45 811 0878) for use in a press conference and future
negotiations with the Ministry of Construction.
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: eastoxcomcen%gn.apc.org@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu
Subject: SEIZING THE MEDIA CONGRESS-UPDATE
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 22:34:49 GMT

International Networkers Congress
SEIZING THE  E-MEDIA

Oxford U.K. 24/5 October 92

Information Update  13  Oct. 92

To all E-Mail  participants.

We welcome your contributions around the theme of the Congress

'Seizing the Media'

 i.e. text, graphix, artwork, poetry, images or anything

you want the say about the media, how you use it and how you think
it could be used.

Please send text or graphix  files in the following formats

ASCII,

GIF

or binary files  in PC format using any of the following packages

AMI PRO, PAGEMAKER 4, WINWORD 2, WORDPERFECT (DOS),

Graphix and large binary files should be compressed using PK Zip,

 please do not send any BOO or sound files.

Your contributions will be on display over the weekend,

please send them in the preceding two days or during the weekend
24/5 Oct.

We aim to respond to each E-Mail contributor and hope to transmit
a brief summary

of the proceedings and a contact list of participants.

Our E-Mail address is Eastoxcomcen@GN.APC.ORG

Thanks,

Virtually yours,

Hailis  Syrius   and     Fract-al


Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Nigel.Allen@lambada.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Early Voting Begins in Texas
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 23:28:23 GMT

Here is a press release from the Clinton/Gore campaign.

 Ann Richards to Cast First Vote in the Nation for Clinton/Gore
 To: National Desk, Political Writer
 Contact: Craig Sutherland of Clinton/Gore, 512-478-8683

   AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13  -- Texas Gov. Ann Richards will cast 
the first vote in the 1992 general election for the Clinton/Gore 
ticket Wednesday as Democrats flock to the polls for 17 days of 
"No Excuses Voting."
   Following Richards' lead, rallies will be held across the state to
encourage Texans to cast their votes for a new generation of
leadership, Hillary Clinton will attend a breakfast and a rally with
the Coalition of Black Democrats in Dallas; Sen. Bob Kerrey
(D-Neb.) will attend rallies in San Antonio and South Texas;
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ron Brown will lead voters in
Houston; Sen. Tim Wirth (D-Colo.) will attend rallies on the campus
of the University of Texas at Austin and in Victoria; and Texas Land
Commissioner Garry Mauro and Attorney General Dan Morales will attend
similar rallies in east and west Texas.
  Richards will be casting her vote at a "retail early voting site,"
an H.E.B. supermarket in east Austin.  Texas' early voting law is
unique in that voters may cast their ballots in person beginning
Wednesday morning until Friday, Oct. 30.  Increasingly, many counties
are placing their early voting polls in high-traffic, non-traditional
"retail voting sites" such as supermarkets and shopping malls.
   Some counties will also utilize "mobile voting sites," appearing
temporarily at senior citizens homes, community centers, factory
shift changes and even in some flea markets.
   While early voting is not new to Texas, much has been done to
expand the program and increase public awareness since the last
presidential election in 1988.  Texas Secretary of State John Hannah,
a promoter of the retail and mobile voting initiative, estimates that
voter turnout will be significantly increased due to the added
convenience to voters.  Although Colorado recently passed legislation
patterned after the Texas early voting law, the program does not
begin in earnest until Oct. 19.
   For further information about early voting, contact Unity '92
Early Voting Director Harold Cook at 512-320-0792.
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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: World Perspectives <worldpnews@igc.apc.org>
Subject: AIDS/ censorship in France
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 01:03:26 GMT

/* Written  5:59 pm  Oct  7, 1992 by worldpnews in cdp:worldp.samples */
/* ---------- "AIDS/ censorship in France" ---------- */
From WORLD PERSPECTIVES. Box 3074, Madison,  WI 53704


FRANCE
 The former head of the French blood transfusion center, tried for
contaminated blood scandal, failed to appear at a hearing Oct 4.
Michel Garitar(?) was in charge of French blood supplies in the
mid-80's, when thousands were contaminated with blood containing
the HIV virus. Hundreds have already died of AIDS.

Garitar was ordered to appear before the French Medical Board, but
his attorney said he was unable to. He would not say where he was,
leading to speculation he might have left the country.

A verdict is to be rendered Oct 23. (R. France 10/5)

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The main unions at Radio France International protested Oct 5
against what they termed "management censorship" of an RFI
journalist. 

The unions maintain that management has refused to send a
specialized journalist to Cameroon for upcoming elections because
the Cameroonian government reportedly voiced disapproval of the
choice.

The Journalists' Union say RFI management did not even ask for visa
for the journalist in question in anticipation of Cameroonian
rejection of the application. Management says these accusations are
"nothing more than disinformation." The president of RFI claims
management has always attempted to protect the independence of news
reporting on RFI. (R. France 10/5)

=================================================================


     OTHER NEWS TODAY ON THE SUBSCRIBERS-ONLY WORLDP.NEWS:

Open-pit mining and indigenous people in Luzon, Philippines; Ozzies
demonstrate against support to Indonesia; More on plutonium
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From: Greenpeace via Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,talk.environment
Subject: NEWS: France and UK Accept Ban on Sea Dumping of Radioactive Waste
Followup-To: talk.environment
Date: 16 Oct 1992 23:12:29 GMT
Organization: The Naughty Peahen Party Line
NNTP-Posting-Host: remarque.berkeley.edu

[Greenpeace Press Release from Environet -- Redistribute Freely]

  FRANCE AND UK ACCEPT BAN ON SEA DUMPING OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE

PARIS September 22, 1992 (GP) The UK and France were today forced
to agree to at least a 15-year ban on the dumping of radioactive
waste at sea.

The agreement was reached at negotiations in Paris for a new
convention to protect the North East Atlantic. The convention,
which will also see the eventual elimination of organochlorine
discharges into the sea, was signed by 13 countries and the EEC
today.

"While France and the UK have made the right decision in agreeing
to at least a 15 year ban on radioactive waste dumping, they
still trail far behind their co-signatories who have all agreed
to a permanent ban.  At some stage France and the UK will have to
agree with them," said Greenpeace spokesperson Remi
Parmentier.

He said the UK was forced to agree to the convention after it
became public last weekend that Britain was planning to block the
entire convention unless it was allowed to resume radioactive
waste dumping at sea.

The signatories agreed to phase out the discharges of dangerous
chemicals such as organochlorines into the marine environment,
but refused to commit to firm phase-out timetables.

"While this is very welcome, the hard work still has to be done.
As a priority we want to see those firm deadlines and timetables
to eliminate these chemicals from the marine environment," said
Mr Parmentier.
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