By Tom Frantz According to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (air district) there are hundreds of industries in the valley polluting our filthy air with what are considered [...] Continue Reading
Environment
How A Lion Named Cecil Changed The World
By Gary Carter What happened with Cecil the Lion was horrible, but something else happened too. With his poaching, suddenly everyone was painfully aware of the horrors of trophy hunting. In response, [...] Continue Reading
Science: The Year in Review 2015
By George B. Kauffman This is the time of year that lists of the previous year’s most important events, discoveries, or other breakthroughs in various fields are drawn up, often on social media. As in [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – February 2016
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, February 11, at 7 PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK February 3, (first [...] Continue Reading
Human Rights Day
By Richard D. Iyall On Dec. 10, 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Thereafter, Dec. 10 of every year is observed as Human Rights Day. On Dec. 10, 2015, a [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Climate Disaster, Paris and California
By Tom Frantz The nations of the world have reached an agreement in Paris that calls for net zero CO2 emissions some time in the second half of this century. Unfortunately, the goal is appropriate [...] Continue Reading
Climate Change: Effect on the Oceans
By George B. Kauffman (Editor’s note: The sources for the information included herein are available in the online version of this article.) The latest comprehensive assessment carried out by the [...] Continue Reading
Kern County Fracking Field Trip
By Ron Martin Tom Frantz, Kern County farmer-activist, led about 25 members of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and Fresnans against Fracking on a tour of sites of polluting [...] Continue Reading
WILPF December 2015
WILPF Peace Community Crafts Faire SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 THE BIG RED CHURCH 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Come join the fun and enjoy homemade tasty soups and desserts while shopping [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Harming Children with Air Pollution Is Criminal
By Tom Frantz A serious incident involving harm to scores of children occurred on Nov. 14 in Kern County. It happened at the Kern County Soccer Park where the American Youth Soccer Organization [...] Continue Reading
Climate Change: Is the Paris Conference Doomed to Fail?
By George B. Kauffman Editor’s note: The sources for the information included herein are available in the online version of this article. The UN Conference on Climate Change meeting at Le Bourget, [...] Continue Reading
COWSPIRACY: The Sustainability Secret
A personal reflection by Camille Russell With a title like Cowspiracy, it better be good! Cowspiracy contends that animal agriculture in the 21st century is “the most destructive industry facing the [...] Continue Reading