From Keith Lampe
Dear Rachel Smolker,
Thanks very much for this. You and your colleagues have assembled quite a broad coalition of groups.
In terms of "next steps" you can continue your emphasis on the military by castigating their (several nations) massive clandestine spraying of aluminum, barium and other toxic particles in the atmosphere--which on reaching our precious fragile homeplanet soil can so alter it that trees and other flora no longer can grow there. They're called chemtrails and they're a prime example of the military's war against nature.
The sprayings have been happening for more than a decade now. Some say it's done for radar purposes, some say to reverse global warming, some say to reduce human population. Certain circles of ego-ridden climate scientists have started discussing doing it openly--while pretending they don't know it's already happening secretly.
A meteorologist is currenty suing the German military for spraying chemtrails. Germany is the only nation where altering climate is specifically outlawed in the legal code. If you wish, I can put you in touch with someone more up-to-date on this than I.
The particles cause pockets of cool air, which then combine with adjacent warm air to cause storm fronts containing huge temperature differences between them and leading to greatly increased frequencies and severities of devastating winds and floods.
Let's hope that some of the Wikileaks files will shed light on this.
An international anti-chemtrails movement is gradually getting itself together--and thus far seems to be centered in Greece and Belgium.
MIchael Murphy, who with Paul Wittenberger and G. Edward Griffin has recently come up with a splendid full-length documentary--"What in the World Are They Spraying?"--which can be downloaded free at <
http://snardfarker.ning.com/forum/t...lreporting&xg_source=shorten_twitter>.
Hey, we even have chemtrails here in this rather remote Andean village. Some of the residents are getting angry about it and there'll be a meeting quite soon.
Yours,
Keith Lampe
(N.B. I have edited this note of Keith Lampe, W.H.)
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On Dec 29, 2010, at 9:03 AM, Rachel Smolker wrote:
you may find this of interest. We collected signatures (way more than visible on doc currently) in advance and during the Cancun climate talks, delivered to Obama admin, and are figuring next steps -
towards building alliances between peace/antiwar, and climate activists.
http://www.climatesos.org/2010/11/resolution-war-climate/WAR = CLIMATE CHANGE = WAR = CLIMATE CHANGE…TIME TO BREAK THE CYCLE!
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We, the undersigned, declare the following:
There can be no solution to the climate crisis and no “climate justice” so long as the US military and its allies continue to pollute unabated, and to squander lives and resources. Likewise, there will be no end to war so long as global warming continues to accelerate. It’s time to break the cycle and end the death spiral!
Militarism/War: Elephant in the Living Room. (Accompanying fact sheet:
http://tinyurl.com/26stkfv)
The US Military and their allies, through their imperial wars and military actions (overt and covert) around the world, have inflicted massive suffering and civilian casualties.
The US Military is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet, yet these emissions are exempted from reporting requirements.
Access to more oil, the burning of which is fundamental cause of climate change – is the primary underlying motive for current wars.
Both warfare and climate change are rendering large areas uninhabitable – displacing millions of people as refugees, and yet the rights of immigrants are increasingly limited, threatened and abused.
Climate change is likely to result in far more wars, being a “threat multiplier” and now recognized as the greatest looming threat to “security”. Access to resources – including land, food, water – is already becoming increasingly challenging, and scarcities will likely trigger conflict and further displacement in the future.
The US Military is also the largest source of toxic chemical and radioactive poisoning of peoples and environment around the globe, and plays a major role in promoting false solutions that only worsen the problems (biofuels, nuclear technologies, climate geoengineering etc)
The US and global economy is in shambles, funding for a “fair and just transition” – to ensure that people are not negatively impacted by the necessary transitions, is not forthcoming, “green” jobs remain scarce, millions lack access to basic healthcare.
The US has lead the efforts by developed countries in stymieing progress among nations, consistently refusing to pay their “ecological debt”, owed to non-industrialized countries and their peoples… All while spending trillions on furthering wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and elsewhere.
Our global commons (air, water, forests) is being bought and sold in carbon markets under the guise that this is the ONLY feasible means of generating funds to take necessary actions to prevent and adapt to impacts of climate change. The result is further concentration of wealth and power, at the expense of the planet.
We will not accept the death spiral of militarism, war and climate change. It is time to break the cycle! In Cancun and beyond, we Demand:
An end to oil and resource wars, and reinstatement of diplomacy and respect over use of force in all foreign relations
Troops brought home, military bases abroad closed down and cleaned up, those on US soil dramatically reduced and cleaned up.
Redirection of the vast majority of military funding to fund human services, ensure decent quality of life, payment of ecological and climate debt, and compensation to countries and peoples damaged by US militarism.
Dismantling of the military-industrial complex. Corporations stripped of personhood. Clean elections mandated.
IPCC to create an urgent special report on military emissions, both direct and indirect (e.g., ecosystem damage and desertification due to military activities). No reporting exemptions by powerful countries.
Urgent implementation of “real” as opposed to “false” solutions, to end the use of fossil fuels, and restore and protect public and environmental health.
Signed Organizations: (to join this continuing list, please email rsmolker@riseup.net AND rsmolker@gmail.com)
Aldrig Mere Krig Denmark
Arlington United for Peace and Justice USA
Baltimore Nonviolence Center USA
Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace USA
Beyond Copenhagen Coalition, India
Biofuelwatch USA/UK
Black Agenda Report USA
Canadians for Action on Climate Change Canada
Centre for Civil Society Environmental Justice Project S. Africa
Citizens for Environmental Safeguards USA
Climate SOS USA/Canada
Code Pink USA
Community OrganizIng Center USA
Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality USA
Earth Peoples Intl
Ecologistas en Acción Spain
ECOMUNIDADES Mexico
Edmonds Institute USA
Energy and Climate Policy Institute for Just Transition South Korea
ETC Group intl
Friends of Brook Park USA
Friends of the Earth, South Africa S. Africa
Friends of the Siberian Forests Russia
Global Exchange intl
Grassroots Global Justice Alliance USA
Grassroots International intl
Global Compliance Research Center Canada
Global Warming Education Network USA
Green Party of San Mateo County (CA) USA
Hemispheric Social Alliance intl
Human Nature USA
IBON Foundation Phillippines
India Institute for Critical Action India
India People’s Science Campaign India
Institute for Social Ecology USA
International Tribal Association intl
International Action Center intl
Jersey City Peace Movement USA
Jubilee South intl
Krisoker Sor (Farmers’ Voice) Bangladesh
Latin American-Canadian Solidarity Association Canada
Liberazioni-3E Italy
LIFE – EDUCATION – ENVIRONMENT – EQUALITY Germany
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization USA
Milton for Peace USA
More Gardens! Fund USA
Movement for Nationalism and Democracy Phillippines
New York Climate Action Group USA
No Biomass Burn USA
Nuclear Resister USA
Organic Consumers Association USA
Peace and Justice Resource Center USA
Peoples Movement on Climate Change Phillippines
People’s Union of Democratic Rights India
Radio Free Maine USA
Réseau national Dette et Développement (RNDD-Niger) Niger, Africa
Rising Tide North America US/Canada/Mexico
Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project USA
Society for Threatened Peoples International intl
Sociologists without Borders intl
Somerville Climate Action USA
South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy S. Asian
Speak Up For Wildlife Foundation Canada
Teachers and Scientists against Maldevelopment India
The Corner House UK
Tikkun Chicago USA
United for Peace and Justice USA
United National Antiwar Committee USA
Unity of Women for Freedom Phillippines
Union Pacifiste de France France
Valby and Sydvest Against War Denmark
Workers for Nationalism and Democracy Phillippines
World Can’t Wait USA
World Rainforest Movement Uruguay/Intl
Via Organica Mexico
World Temperate Rainforest Network USA
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