Rachel's Democracy & Health News #834 (Year End Summary)

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Rachel's Democracy & Health News #834 (Year End Summary)

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Rachel's Democracy & Health News #834

"Environment, health, jobs and justice--Who gets to decide?"

Thursday, December 22, 2005

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Featured stories in this issue...

2005 in Review: Dark Clouds on the Technology Horizon
For nanotechnology, the year 2005 started pretty well, but as the months slipped by, bad news clouded the future for this most-powerful technology. Now the industry itself is asking to be "regulated" -- perhaps because they know how well "regulation" has served the chemical and nuclear industries.

In Canada, Chippewa Girls Now Outnumber Boys by Far
Among the Chippewa people in Canada, two girls are born for every boy -- a completely unnatural ratio. Are hormone-disrupting chemicals responsible?

bA Huge Fight Against the Chemical Industry Needs You to Weigh in
A huge fight is going on in Washington state, where the legislature is considering a bill to ban one of the worst chemicals around -- a flame retardent known as 'deca.' The chemical industry is pouring the bucks into this fight, so we need to show people-power in response. You can help, and it'll just take a minute of your time.

The Cost of Gold -- 30 Tons an Ounce
During the holiday season, the glitter of gold is everywhere -- a reminder of our stupendous wealth, but also a reminder of something else. We are now mining ores that contain only one part per million of gold, so every ounce of the precious metal leaves behind 30 tons of broken rock, ruined soil, and poisonous waste. And, as always, the least-fortunate pay the costs while the most-fortunate get the gold.

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