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THE EARTH BELONGS TO EVERYONE: Tax solution-Earth rights and the new economy

A Collection of Articles and Essays by Alanna Hartzok. Themes include: Democracy, Earth Rights and the Next Economy; Sharing Our Common Heritage; Land for People, Not for Profit; Financing Local to Global Public Goods; Women, Earth and Economic Power; From Warfare to Earthshare.

website EARTHRIGHTS INSTITUTE:  http://www.earthrights.net/

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VLA COMMENT:  Must read…a very important concept.  Alanna Hartzok is Brilliant!
​I attended an afternoon lecture by Alanna…she is brilliant…a must read book on the solution of positioning land as a resource for people and food production as opposed to using land as a speculative commodity for personal gain. Solution: Taxing land so that it is not profitable investing it as simply a speculative commodity…concomitant with reducing/eliminating taxes on homes  and labor.  Fascinating read.

Russia Will Not Import GMO Products Declares Prime Minister

Russia will not import GMO products, the country’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, adding that the nation has enough space and resources to produce organic food.

Moscow has no reason to encourage the production of genetically modified products or import them into the country, Medvedev told a congress of deputies from rural settlements on Saturday.

“If the Americans like to eat GMO products, let them eat it then. We don’t need to do that; we have enough space and opportunities to produce organic food,” he said.  Read more…

Doma India: Horse & Man

Worth Repeat: Congressman Poe Speech on CFL (mercury) lightbulb mandates for Americans

VLA comment:  Congressman Poe’s speech is one of the most hysterical speeches every levied on Congress.

The following are the recommended actions to take in the event of a broken CFL.
  • Evacuate the room, taking care not to step on the broken glass littering the floor
  • Ventilate the room for a MINIMUM of 15 minutes (EPA recommendation)
  • DO NOT clean the debris of the broken lamp with a vacuum cleaner as this will spread toxic mercury droplets throughout the house either immediately or upon the future use of the vacuum
  • Don protective gloves (I’ll be the one in SCBA too!); use a broom or brush to sweep the debris into a dustpan; empty the contents of the dustpan into a plastic bag; seal the plastic bag
  • DO NOT dispose of the plastic bag into an ordinary refuse receptacle
  • The debris is lawfully a Hazardous Material and must be disposed of accordingly

Repost (Jan.2013) Court admits Hepatitis B vaccine caused infant’s death


The United States Court of Federal Claims sided with the estate of Tambra Harris, who died as a result of an auto-immune disease called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The court awarded $475,000 following her death after finding the hepatitis vaccine caused her injury.  Read more…