End Dirty Energy. We know that the world must move rapidly away from oil as an energy resource to save our climate, protect democracy, and stop current and future wars for oil.
And, for as long as the world continues to use oil, there will be steep costs born by those communities that live and work at the points of oil exploration, production, transport, refining, selling, and disposal. Far too often, these costs are unnoticed and unheeded by any outside of those immediate communities who are then left to do battle against Big Oil in virtual isolation and often with little success. By joining with allies from around the world, we work to help uncover and expose these harms and to stand with these communities in one powerful movement. Break Up With Your Mega-Bank. Will You Sign the 'Ethical iPhone 5' Petiton?
Apple's iPhone has become far more than just a phone in recent years.
It's now the leading symbol of cool, sleek American ingenuity. But that image of innovation and mass appeal has been slightly tarnished lately as news drifts out of China about brutal work conditions for the workers who actually build the brilliant piece of technology. So with anticipation of the next iPhone reaching 5G levels, one group is trying to help consumers take a stand. It's not a call for a boycott, mind you, just a strong appeal for Apple to do the right thing. Stop the Internet Blacklist.
Blacklist Bill allows Feds to remove websites from Internet. The House version of the Internet Blacklist Bill was released October 26, 2011, with no effort to fix problems that existed in the Senate version.
A violation of the First Amendment, it is contrary to official positions of internet freedom and censorship. “Under the Internet Blacklist Bill -- S.968, formally called the PROTECT IP Act -- the Department of Justice would force search engines, browsers, and service providers to block users' access to websites that have been accused of copyright infringement -- without even giving them a day in court.” (Demand Progress) The S.968 bill is considered dangerous and short-sighted due to its broad writing that covers a multitude of issues, bringing danger to not only Internet security but is considered a serious threat to free online speech and innovation.
The Censorship-galore Department describes it as an attempt to build the Great Firewall of America, requiring service providers to block access to certain websites.