Not Another NAFTA

April 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment

 

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Dear Ralph,

The American economy lost about 683,000 jobs thanks to NAFTA — more than 60% of which were in the manufacturing sector. Almost 35,000 Ohioans found themselves unemployed thanks to a free trade agreement that’s been a disaster for our nation’s industrial base.

So it wasn’t all that surprising to hear more than 7,000 of you speaking out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the attempt to fast-track America’s next big free trade agreement.

Anthony C. from Sandusky, OH had a very simple message for us: “Working people should have a seat at the table. Take your time and get it right.” Couldn’t have said it better myself.

William H. from in Loveland, OH brought a similar perspective: “Make sure that any trade agreement favors US workers and not big business.”

American workers don’t have a seat at the TPP’s negotiating table. It’s up to us to make sure working families have a voice and a chance to defend themselves against a raw deal.

I want to know how you felt when you learned that layoffs were coming. I want to know what happened to your family, your company, your community when the jobs went away. We need to remind Washington how important it is that we avoid another NAFTA.

Have you or a loved one lost a job due to outsourcing, currency manipulation, or other unfair trade practices? Click here to tell me about it.

Look forward to seeing more of your stories.

Sherrod

 

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Sign the Petition: Immediately suspend Monsanto’s Toxic Round up Herbicide

April 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
 
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Sign the petition: Immediately suspend Monsanto’s toxic Roundup herbicide

Tell the EPA and FDA: Immediately suspend Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide.
Tell EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg:
“The World Health Organization just reclassified Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup as a ‘probable carcinogen.’ Stop giving Monsanto a free pass to make us sick. Immediately suspend the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup.”

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Dear Ralph,

Scientific evidence pointing to the dangers posed by Monsanto’s widely used Roundup herbicide has been mounting for years, but a new report just out from the World Health Organization (WHO) may be the most damning yet.

The report states that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, “probably” causes cancer.1

Until now, the EPA and FDA have resisted classifying Roundup as a carcinogen and banning its use. But after this report, the EPA now states that it will “consider” these new findings. We need to make sure that this new information actually spurs them to action.

Tell the EPA and FDA: Immediately suspend Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. Click here to sign the petition.

Invented by Monsanto in 1974, Roundup is the most widely used weed killer in the United States – nearly 200 million pounds are used on food every year. It’s commonly used on crops like wheat and soy, and residues of it are routinely found in food and water. While Monsanto officials and government regulators have routinely insisted that it does not accumulate in human tissues, independent studies have found significant concentrations of its active ingredient glyphosate in human urine and breast milk.2

This latest study by the cancer research arm of the WHO, which was published in the medical journal The Lancet Oncology, placed Roundup’s active ingredient in its second highest category of cancer risk, classifying it as a “probable carcinogen.” Among other findings, the authors of the study stated that there is evidence that glyphosate can cause non-Hodgkins lymphoma in humans and other cancers in rats and mice.

The EPA has already acknowledged that long-term exposure to high levels of glyphosate can cause kidney and reproductive damage.3 And these new findings come after a report by a senior MIT researcher last year that connected glyphosate to a number of human diseases due to its antibiotic effect in humans, as well as endocrine disruption, impaired liver detoxification, and lowered nutrient absorption.4

Those findings led the researcher to state: “I’m certain at this point that glyphosate is the most important factor in an alarming number of epidemic diseases.”

It’s time for the EPA and FDA to take seriously their responsibility to protect public health and keep Monsanto’s toxic herbicide out of our bodies and off of our plates.

Tell the EPA and FDA: Immediately suspend Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. Click here to sign the petition.

Thank you for your activism.

Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets

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  1. “Carcinogenicity of tetrachlorvinphos, parathion, malathion, diazinon, and glyphosate,” The Lancet Oncology, March 20, 2015
  2. “Dangerous Pesticides Showing Up More and More In Our Urine and Breast Milk,” Alternet, June 4, 2014
  3. “EPA: Technical Factsheet on Glyphosate“
  4. “Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases II: Celiac sprue and gluten intolerance,” Interdisciplinary Toxicology, November 2013.
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CSU President’s Community Lecture Series presents Temple Grandin April 13

March 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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CSU President’s Community Lecture Series presents Temple Grandin April 13

FORT COLLINS –  Once again, renowned CSU Professor of Animal Sciences and autism advocate Temple Grandin is taking to social media to engage with people interested in her work – and on the same day that she will deliver the next President’s Community Lecture Series talk.

On the heels of a wildly-successful Reddit “Ask Me Anything” in November 2014, Grandin will host her first Google+ Hangout – #AskTemple: A Live Google Hangout with CSU’s Dr. Temple Grandin– on April 13 from 9-10 a.m.

At 6:30 p.m. that evening, Grandin will discuss “Helping Different Kinds of Minds Solve Problems” for the President’s Lecture Series in the Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom. Her lecture will be followed by a Q&A session with CSU President Tony Frank from 7-7:30 p.m.

Since April is National Autism Awareness month, the University is honored to have such an outstanding spokesperson speak at two engagements.

Grandin’s Google+ Hangout will be facilitated through Google’s social media platform. The online discussions are presented by CSU and are open to anyone interested; Internet service is needed. Google+ Hangouts function much like a webinar, allowing participants to view and hear presentations from their personal computers and other devices. Users will be able to submit questions ahead of time to Grandin via CSU’s Facebook, Twitter or at http://source.colostate.edu/submit-a-question-for-temple-grandin/ and she will respond to them live during her session.

“Social media is relatively new to me,” said Grandin. “Being able to connect with new diverse groups of people on social media enables me to talk to lots of new people.”

Grandin’s Reddit session was enormously popular, and the site continues to see engagement and discussion, even after the November event. In fact, Grandin’s “Ask Me Anything” has proven to be the most popular and highest rated “Ask Me Anything” in Reddit’s “Science” section, receiving nearly 4200 votes and spawning over 1300 comments.

At the President’s Community Lecture Series, Grandin will discuss how people approach problem-solving differently, based on professional training, abilities, and personal experiences. Grandin will look to break down barriers that have developed over time between: traditional business and technological innovators; between artists and quantitative researchers; and between people who engage in jobs requiring physical labor and academics housed in universities and institutions of higher learning. For Grandin, these groups do not need to be in conflict, and a successful society is one in which differing skills are optimally utilized.

“Very few people on the planet have the combination of both professional success and a compelling life story with the broad, inspiring and transformative impact that Dr. Temple Grandin has achieved,” CSU President Frank said. “We’re pleased to host this Presidential Lecture as a special opportunity for the community to connect with this remarkable member of our faculty.”

A professor at Colorado State for over 20 years, Grandin has made enormous contributions to the livestock industry. Her insights into animal behavior shaped innovative approaches to livestock handling, including methods and designs for humane slaughter that have become the industry standard.

In addition to her animal science research, the world knows Grandin as the face of autism. Her accomplishments as a speaker, author and advocate earned her a place among TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2010. Her life story was detailed in the acclaimed HBO biopic, Temple Grandin. Grandin continues to speak and write about autism, most recently in her book Different…Not Less.

President’s Community Lecture Series

The President’s Community Lecture Series presents outstanding Colorado State faculty in talks that are free and open to the Fort Collins community. Previous lecturers have included University Distinguished Professors Dr. Stephen Withrow and Diana Wall, Dean of the College of Business Ajay Menon, and professors Lori Peek and Bryan Willson.

The lecture is free and open to the public and registration is required at https://advancing.colostate.edu/PRESLECTURESERIESAPRIL15.

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Humboldt, Del Norte and Mendocino counties to test tsunami warning systems

March 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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Humboldt, Del Norte and Mendocino counties to test tsunami warning systems

Alert PhotoHumboldt County will participate in the annual live code test on Wednesday during Tsunami Preparedness Week, along with Del Norte and Mendocino Counties. From 11…… Read on
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PROTECT VICTIMS OF CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT

March 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment

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Tell Congress: Protect victims of campus sexual assault. Take action!There’s a problem in our country, Ralph.

Sexual assault is an epidemic on our college and university campuses, yet these crimes are dramatically underreported (95 percent of attacks go unreported) and insufficiently investigated: 41 percent of institutions recently surveyed had not conducted a single investigation of sexual violence on their campuses in the past five years.

It’s unconscionable. At a time when they desperately need support, sexual assault survivors are often left facing untrained administrators, convoluted disciplinary proceedings and a culture that blames the victim.

There are students out there right now who are counting on us. Today, we can take action to support survivors and help stop campus sexual assault. The bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act will ensure schools take proactive steps to protect their students and rid their campuses of sexual predators.

Will you join me and grassroots activists in urging Congress to pass the Campus Accountability and Safety Act now?

Click here to add your name and tell Congress to pass the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.

Too many young women and men become the victims of sexual violence during their college careers.

We can and must do more to prevent sexual assault, empower survivors and hold school accountable for the safety of their students. We can do just that by passing the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.

Add your name and tell Congress to pass the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to end campus sexual assault!

Thank you for standing with me, our students and Americans across the country on this critical issue.

Jeanne

 

 

 

 

 

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Participate in a Stormwater Survey

February 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment

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Posted on: February 27, 2015

Participate in a Stormwater Survey

Stormwater Survey

The North Coast Stormwater Coalition (NCSC) invites all community members to participate in the 2015 Stormwater Survey. The NCSC works collaboratively with Humboldt County and local city governments to reduce stormwater pollution and protect local watersheds.

The coalition will use the survey to gauge the public’s knowledge of stormwater issues, including the impacts of urban run-off and other harmful discharges into local waterways. The NCSC will use survey responses to improve the regional stormwater pollution prevention education and outreach program. Your input is invaluable and your responses will be completely anonymous.

Please complete the survey online by following this link.

Additional information regarding the North Coast Stormwater Coalition including a link to the survey can be found here: http://www.northcoaststormwatercoalition.org

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For more information, contact:

Todd Becker
Environmental Analyst
Humboldt County Department of Public Works
Natural Resources Division
707-445-7741

North Coast Stormwater Coalition website

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Al Franken – U.S. Senator, Minnesota

February 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

 

Al Franken - U.S. Senator, Minnesota

 Dear Ralph,

On this day in 1936, scientists in New Jersey attempted one of the first deliveries of rocket mail. Rocket mail was exactly what it sounded like — mail, delivered by a rocket that lands in (hopefully) your mailbox — and it was supposed to be the wave of the future.

Rocket mail didn’t work out the way the scientists had hoped.

Today, we use electronic mail rather than rocket mail, so we don’t run the risk of wrecking anyone’s mailboxes. That’s important because we’re going to need all of your inboxes intact to help us elect MVPs in 2016.

MVPs are fighting for the middle class priorities that make our nation great. We need these folks in the Senate, and you can help them win in 2016 by making a contribution. 

Who are our MVPs? Well, they include people like Senator Michael Bennet, who’s led the charge to reform Washington’s revolving door and clean up the culture of lobbying.

They include Senators like Patty Murray, who I’ve worked alongside to support renewable fuel development, and Senator Harry Reid, who’s been sounding the alarm about Citizens United and the Koch brothers for a long time.

If they’d worked out the safety issues, I’d send a “Thanks for working so hard” note to each of these senators via RocketGram. But since rocket mail is actually really, really dangerous, I suppose I’ll stick to fundraising emails.

Thanks,

Al

P.S. I’m going to ask the scientists at the Franken Center for Innovation in Fundraising Emails to look into the feasibility of rocket-based fundraising. Until then please contribute online to our MVPs — it’s not as exciting as rocket mail, but it’s a lot safer.

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New name, wider scope for Colorado State University’s rural energy mission

February 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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New name, wider scope for Colorado State University’s rural energy mission

FORT COLLINS – A Colorado State University center that focuses on energy usage and conservation in the state’s agricultural sectors is getting a new name and expanding its mission.

The new Rural Energy Center – formerly the Center for Agricultural Energy — will continue to provide agricultural producers with energy audits and recommendations. Now it will also offer energy assessments in Colorado’s mountain towns and small communities where economies are not as agriculturally based.

“This broader mission and new name better captures what CSU Extension is providing to Colorado’s communities in the way of energy opportunities,” said Cary Weiner, director of the center, which also is part of the CSU Energy Institute. “We have a lot of different rural communities in Colorado, but all have energy issues and goals. We hope to be a resource for them.”

One of those ways is to provide broad, community-wide energy assessments and help Colorado’s rural communities tap into programs the state’s larger cities and town rely on to add new energy resources or fund efficiency or conservation efforts.

With funding from the Colorado Energy Office and CSU Extension, Weiner and the center’s staff have awarded grants to two communities to help pilot the new services. In the coming months, they will work with the towns of Kersey and Buena Vista to evaluate their energy needs and identify key issues and potential solutions.

“Buildings in rural Colorado can be just as inefficient as buildings along the Front Range,” Weiner said. “We want to help them take advantage of some programs they may not know about.”

Extension educational programs serve 62 of Colorado’s 64 counties; the center will continue to work with the offices around the state to provide information about energy issues that affect them, such as oil and gas development or large-scale wind and solar farms, which tend to be located in less populated areas.

Weiner and others will continue to supply teachers with energy-related curriculum they can use in their classrooms and also educate people through the Colorado Master Energy Program.

“Rural communities tend to view energy differently,” Weiner said. “Energy tends to be more of an economic development opportunity for rural Colorado. We can help people understand what their energy options are and sort through issues to make the best decision for their situation.”

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No. 10 UC San Diego Batters Cal State Dominguez Hills, 12-0, in CCAA Baseball Series Opener…

February 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
 
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No. 10 UC San Diego Batters Cal State Dominguez Hills, 12-0, in CCAA Baseball Series Opener…

CARSON, Calif. – Tenth-ranked UC San Diego responded to dropping its previous two games with lights-out pitching and plenty of offense in routing Cal State Dominguez Hills, 12-0, in the opener of a four-game California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) baseball series Thursday afternoon at Toro Field.

The Tritons improved to 8-4 overall and 4-1 in the CCAA. Contesting its conference opener, Cal State Dominguez Hills moved to 5-4 overall and 0-1 in league play. It was a fifth straight win for UCSD against the Toros, having swept last season’s set.

UCSD produced a season-high 17 hits in equaling its top scoring output for the year. The result also marked a 200th win for fourth-year Triton manager Eric Newman in his seventh season as a head coach. He previously directed Dallas Baptist for three years.

Both teams put a pair of runners on base in the opening frame, each in identical fashion via one-out single followed by a walk, but produced nothing to show for it, with Triton starter Justin Donatella striking out Juan Avena with Toros at the corners to end the home half.

Redshirt freshman leftfielder Justin Flatt led off the second with a double into the gap in right center. After a called third strike, senior catcher Brett Levy sent a 3-2 pitch to center to put Tritons at the corners. Facing another two-strike count from CSUDH starter Winston Lavendier, Tyler Howsley punched an RBI single through the right side to plate Flatt with the game’s first run. That was all UCSD would get.

Back-to-back one-out walks and a double steal with two away put the Tritons in position to add to their slim lead in the third, and that is exactly what they did as redshirt freshman designated hitter Steven Coe (Valley Center/Valley Center HS) dumped a two-run single down the right field line on Lavendier’s 2-2 offering.

Having attained that bit of cushion, Donatella came out and threw seven straight balls in the next half, walking a pair around a groundout, before striking out Kamran Young swinging and getting Brady Conlan to fly out harmlessly to center.

UCSD looked to be back in business in the fifth through singles by Troy Cruz (Chula Vista/Bonita Vista HS) andJack Larsen to lead things off, but couldn’t capitalize.

Donatella wiped out a leadoff hit-by-pitch by dialing up a 4-6-3 double play in the fifth, but the Toros still made things interesting in the frame with a double and subsequent fielding error putting runners at the corners again. Young flied out to left, however, to keep the home side scoreless.

The Tritons added a run with a two-out rally in the fifth, as Brandon Shirley singled up the middle, stole second, and scored easily on Erik Lewis’ first triple of the year.

Larsen opened the seventh with his second home run of 2015 out to right. The Tritons then loaded the bases on a pair of singles around a walk, and tacked on a sixth run on a wild pitch by Toro reliever Gary Hercules.

Hercules walked the bases full in the eighth before being replaced, and Larsen greeted the new arm with a two-run single. Another wild pitch and an RBI double by Flatt made the score 10-0. UCSD tacked on two final scores in the ninth.

Donatella (2-1) threw 6.0 shutout innings, lowering his season ERA to 0.56 over 16 frames, and allowed three hits and three walks. He struck out eight to match his season high, punching out the side in the home second, the first two on called strikes, and also cruising through a perfect fourth. Javier Carrillo, Jr., worked a perfect seventh, all on the infield with a popout, groundout and strikeout. The senior right-hander also tossed a scoreless eighth with another inning-ending strikeout.

Larsen finished 3-for-4 with his home run, a walk, three runs, three RBI and two steals. Coe was 2-for-4 with two RBI, and has now driven in five runs over the last two games. Lewis, Flatt and Howsley added two hits apiece. Shirely and Michael Mann each scored twice.

UCSD began the day with five stolen bases on six tries over its first 11 games, and came away with four steals on four attempts, the most in a single contest by the Tritons since the 2013 season finale at Cal State Monterey Bay on May 5, 2013.

Lavendier (2-1), the reigning CCAA Pitcher of the Week, lasted five complete frames and gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks. The senior left-hander fanned two, retiring the Tritons in order in the fourth.

UCSD and Cal State Dominguez Hills continue their four-game, split-venue CCAA series in Carson on Friday, Feb. 20. First pitch at Toro Field is again set for 2 p.m.

Triton Notes: With Erik Lewis‘ first-inning single and Justin Flatt‘s leadoff double in the second, the duo remained the only two Tritons to reach base in all 12 games this season … Flatt wound up with a pair of doubles for the first time in his career … With two more walks, Troy Cruz increased his league-best total to 18 … Jack Larsen, who ranks second behind Cruz in the CCAA, drew his 10th walk in the third … The third-inning double steal by Larsen and Michael Mann gave each player a second theft in as many attempts, with Larsen adding another in the fifth to give him a career-best two on the day and make him a perfect 5-for-5 for his career … Redshirt freshman Tim Whitedrew his first career at-bat in the ninth after four pinch-running appearances … True freshman Tyler Plantier(Poway/Del Norte HS) was credited with his first career RBI on a fielder’s choice ground ball in the ninth.

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Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mother, to speak at CSU Feb. 19

February 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mother, to speak at CSU Feb. 19

Note to Reporters: Contact Kayla Green at (970) 491-7099 or Kayla.Green@colostate.edu for media pass availability.

FORT COLLINS – Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, will speak to the Colorado State University and Fort Collins communities at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 as part of Black History Month. The event is hosted by CSU’s Black/African American Cultural Center and RamEvents.

Since the death of her 17-year-old son in 2012, Fulton has dedicated her life to transforming family tragedy into social change. The publicity surrounding Martin’s death and the ensuing trial catapulted the country into national debate about racial profiling, gun violence and civil advocacy.

Fulton’s speech will focus on violence toward children, the need to build safer communities, civil rights, and empowering America’s youth.

“In response to the Black History Month 2015 theme, ‘a pledge to our youth,’ students want to learn how Ms. Fulton was able to transform such tragedy into social change,” said Bridgette Johnson, director of the Black/African American Cultural Center. “They want to know, when they are faced with adversity, how to move forward. In turn, they want to carry the message forward as an empowering message to our youth.”

Tickets are free for CSU community members and $5 for the general public.

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