While many Earth Day events this past week focused on climate justice, sustainability and protecting the environment, some continue to take this week as an opportunity to bash immigrants. Earth Day for the anti-immigrant movement and groups like NumbersUSA, Californians … Continued
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) recently released a new video detailing the precarious ecological balance of the Chesapeake Bay watershed region. According to FAIR, the health of an ecosystem home to 3,600 plant and animal species … Continued
By Jesse Sanes The recent Oregon Biking Beyond Bigotry tour was an incredible experience. Conversations began in Portland, Oregon, and continued along 130 miles to Eugene. In Eugene we attended panels and presentations and networked with other environmentalists at The … Continued
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone Thanks to Alyson Kenward writing at Climate Central, I have something reasonable and spot-on to talk about today. Her March 8 article is a brief summary of some of the ways in which climate change specifically impacts … Continued
The Center for New Community, a national civil rights organization based in Chicago, is sponsoring its second bicycle speaking tour on wheels, Biking Beyond Bigotry. Over the course of three days, environmentalists from the Northwest will pedal over 130 miles … Continued
Philip Cafaro is taking on the Sierra Club yet again. This time he is not only blaming the Sierra Club for its stance on “immigration-driven population,” but he is also painting immigrants as the main culprits contributing to US greenhouse … Continued
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone Michael Tobias, an advisory board member for Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) concluded his recent interview with Bill Ryerson, the president of the Population Media Center, (PMC) which is located in Shelburne Falls, Vermont, with a discussion … Continued
Earlier this week, the white nationalist quarterly journal The Social Contract released its first issue of 2012. Established in 1990 by John Tanton, architect of the contemporary anti-immigrant movement, The Social Contract has long served as an outlet for the … Continued
“I went to the UC Berkeley screening of ‘GrowthBusters,’ the new tongue-in-cheek film that links to the anti-immigrant movement on issues of population. I showed up with fliers that read “Growth Busted! New Film that promotes fear and bigotry,” Minnie … Continued
Earlier this month, Rush Limbaugh came as close as he ever has to the truth—that is, a half-truth. A week before the Republican debates, Limbaugh cautioned conservatives from media diversions. Summarized by one fervent writer at the anti-immigrant Center for … Continued