Monday, 15 December 2014

141214


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 141213 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.be/2014/12/141213.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page

Come clean on British links to #torture, MPs tell US Senate - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/13/britain-link-cia-torture-us-senate-unredacted-report good for them #UK

Polluters leave Lima triumphant - CEO reaction - http://corporateeurope.org/blog/press-release-polluters-leave-lima-triumphant-ceo-reaction depressing #COP20

"Here, 26 people who believed in “nothing to hide, nothing to fear” were rewarded with #torture." - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2014/12/at-least-26-people-who-had-nothing-to-hide-tortured-by-cia/ important point

#TPP and HIV Treatment in #Vietnam - http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2536254 … research shows how #TPP will lead to avoidable deaths of thousands of people

URGENT upcoming plenary vote on Fuel Quality Directive (#FQD) - http://www.dragonfly1.plus.com/FQDtoMEPs.html pl. write 2 MEPs to help deal with #climatechange #EU


The high cost of low-priced oil - http://resourceinsights.blogspot.be/2014/12/the-high-cost-of-low-priced-oil.html intriguing analysis


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Sunday, 14 December 2014

141213


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 141212 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2014/12/141212.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page

How British Spies Hacked Belgium’s Largest Telco - https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/13/belgacom-hack-gchq-inside-story/ great story; #Windows malware to blame, of course... #GCHQ

Fossil fuel companies grow nervous as #divestment movement grows stronger - http://grist.org/climate-energy/fossil-fuel-companies-grow-nervous-as-divestment-movement-grows-stronger/ that's not petrol, it's the smell of fear

NHS management consultants spending DOUBLES 2 'staggering' £640million a year under Tories - http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nhs-management-consultants-spending-doubles-4782050 instead of 20,000 nurses

Eric Holder Blinks: Won't Force Reporter James Risen To Reveal Source (Or Send Him To Jail) - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141212/17191129421/eric-holder-blinks-wont-force-reporter-james-risen-to-reveal-source-send-him-to-jail.shtml that's a relief



Elsevier's Bumpy Road; Unacceptable licence metadata on "#OpenAccess" - http://blogs.ch.cam.ac.uk/pmr/2014/12/12/elseviers-bumpy-road-unacceptable-licence-metadata-on-open-access/ not good enough

Stop Wildlife Cybercrime on UK Websites - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/561/088/006/ the UK government must halt this UK trade in ivory & animals #epetition


NHS litigation claims double under coalition - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/13/nhs-litigation-claims-double-under-coalition "£15.6bn in 2013-14": more evidence #NHS collapsing under Tories

State #surveillance is enabled by our own sloppy habits - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/13/state-surveillance-enabled-by-own-sloppy-habits so we get what we deserve...

Stephen Colbert puts Smaug in the hot seat for a change - http://mashable.com/2014/12/13/smaug-colbert-report/ entertainingly....


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Saturday, 13 December 2014

141212


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 141211 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.ie/2014/12/141211.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page

Commissioner For Human Rights & Key EU Privacy Committee Strongly Condemn Mass Surveillance & Bulk Data Retention - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141211/03543929387/european-commissioner-human-rights-key-eu-privacy-committee-strongly-condemn-mass-surveillance-bulk-data-retention.shtml

Challenges To The UK's Surveillance And Data Retention Powers Continue To Mount - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141208/08531129354/challenges-to-uks-surveillance-data-retention-powers-continue-to-mount.shtml #RIPA & #DRIPA under scrutiny


UK agents may have known of ‘odd case’ of CIA torture - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/12/british-agents-odd-case-cia-torture-lord-west "may have been present while waterboarding": here it comes

Record A&E waits show #NHS is cracking under pressure – doctors’ chief - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/12/nhs-crisis-record-patients-wait-more-four-hours-a-and-e this will be key General Election issue

European Commission Finally Engaging with #OpenSource? - http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/commission-3590863/ some hopeful signs... #EU

EU & US want "investment regimes governed by rule of law" - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/ttip-and-arbitration-clause/isds-clause-gateway-future-trade-deals-310648 but #ISDS is arbitrary & capricious, not "rule of law"

.@JunckerEU cools on making register revealing firms’ true owners open to public - http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2014/12/12/juncker-fails-to-endorse-public-register-revealing-firms-true-owners/ shame on him for this backsliding

WSJ Writer: All The Failings Of Print Journalism Are The Fault Of The Internet - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141211/10525929392/wsj-writer-all-failings-print-journalism-are-fault-internet.shtml yeah, riiight

Australians May Get Their Own #SOPA - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141211/16253729396/australians-may-get-their-own-sopa.shtml detailed analysis of copyright madness undermining the Net

Selbstorganisierte Europäische Bürgerinitiative nimmt Hürden in Rekordzeit - http://blog.campact.de/2014/12/selbstorganisierte-europaeische-buergerinitiative-nimmt-huerde-in-sieben-laendern-in-rekordzeit/ great work; more signatures needed


Commission ISDS report: Fireworks for new year - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/ttip-and-arbitration-clause/commission-isds-report-new-years-firework-310764 #CETA's #ISDS no basis: it's deeply flawed & completely unnecessary

WHO weighs in on climate debate - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/who-weighs-climate-debate-310760 quite right, too; usual #denialist tosh is tosh

"US officials authorizing harsh techniques when our interrogations were working & their harsh techniques weren’t" - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/12/interrogated-terrorist-cia-senate-report

Intellectual Ventures founder steps down: “market is tough right now” - https://gigaom.com/2014/12/12/intellectual-ventures-founder-steps-down-market-is-tough-right-now/ can't wait for it to get tougher.. #trolls

Surprise: Spanish Newspapers Beg Government And EU To Stop Google News Shutting Down - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141212/07360229413/surprise-spanish-newspapers-beg-government-eu-to-stop-google-news-shutting-down.shtml that didn't take long #es

Pope Francis denies Dalai Lama an audience because of China concerns - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/12/pope-francis-denies-dalai-lama-audience-china-concerns not so brave, then

Tapping into the knowledge of indigenous communities - https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/12/12/tapping-into-the-knowledge-of-indigenous-communities/ great move by @Wikipedia



Despite Racking Up Three Consecutive Unanimous Votes, FOIA Reform Bill Killed Off By Rep. John Boehner - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141212/09544529417/despite-racking-up-three-consecutive-unanimous-votes-foia-reform-bill-killed-off-rep-john-boehner.shtml shameful
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Thursday, 11 December 2014

141211


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 141210 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2014/12/141210.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page

‘Dark web’: GCHQ and NCA join forces in hunt for child abuse - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/11/gchq-national-crime-agency-dark-web-child-abuse Cameron trying to salvage GCHQ's tarnished reputation

Google News Spain to close in response to story links 'tax' - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/11/google-news-spain-to-close-in-response-to-tax-on-story-links how long before publishers start screaming in pain?

Google News #Spain to close in response to 'tax' on story links - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/11/google-news-spain-to-close-in-response-to-tax-on-story-links how long before publishers start screaming in pain?

Disclose climate risk in fossil fuel investments, says UK minister - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/11/disclose-climate-risk-in-fossil-fuel-investments-says-uk-minister #strandedassets must be revealed

"if human beings ought to be free & could not be owned, then ideas ought to be free and could not be owned either." - http://www.popmatters.com/column/188924-the-copyright-wars-rage-on-after-300-years/

#Opendata roadmap for the UK - 2015 - http://theodi.org/roadmap-uk-2015 " steps the government can take to continue to drive progress"

Newfoundland threatens to pull support for Canada-EU trade deal - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/newfoundland-threatens-to-pull-support-for-canada-eu-trade-deal/article22017015/ more problems for #CETA

"Failure to tackle drug-resistant infections will cost the global economy up to $100tn" - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/11/drug-resistant-infections-deaths-soar-10m-by-2050-report selfish farming a big part

Google Pulls Out The Nuclear Option: Shuts Down Google News In Spain Over Ridiculous Copyright Law - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141210/20074829386/google-pulls-out-nuclear-option-shuts-down-google-news-spain-over-ridiculous-copyright-law.shtml daft #spain

EU Work Programme 2015: huge challenges for #digitalrights - https://edri.org/cwp-2015-digital-rights/ @edri needs help to help you: https://edri.org/cwp-2015-digital-rights/#donate

Cameron says UK intelligence only discussed influencing torture report on the grounds of national security - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/11/cia-torture-report-british-spy-agencies-discussed-redactions riiiight

#TTIP #CETA Lets troll it!  #31c3 workshop - https://events.ccc.de/congress/2014/wiki/Session:TTIP_&_CETA_-_let%27s_troll_it! "Let's try to analyse pro TTIP and pro CETA propaganda"

Diskussionspapier der deutschen Bischöfe zur  #TTIP & zum #CETA - http://www.scribd.com/doc/249882411/Diskussionspapier-Des-Kommissariats-Der-Deutschen-Bischofe-Zur-TTIP-Und-Zum-CETA "ethisch fragwurdig" (V @Liese_Mueller)

Great Barrier Reef: #Australia sends diplomats out to defend its actions - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/11/great-barrier-reef-australia-sends-diplomats-defend-actions-un-in-danger-list defend the reef, not your actions, fools

#Monsanto is suing the state of Vermont to block labeling of GMO foods - https://action.sumofus.org/a/vermont_monsanto/ I've just donated to help fight

"Axing environmental legislation is not ‘better regulation’ it is ideologically-biased sop 2 polluting lobbies" - http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/juncker-to-scrap-air-and-waste-proposals/ #EU

Suncor Energy: Don't destroy #Canada's most important river - http://act.watchdog.net/petitions/4833 "dump toxic, untreated tailings into Athabasca River"

French & Irish parliaments call for recognition of Palestinian state - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/11/france-ireland-europe-recognise-palestine-israel recognition of #Palestine becoming inevitable

Sprouting feathers and lost teeth: scientists map the evolution of birds - http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/dec/11/birds-evolution-feathers-genome-sequencing-avian-genes fab science #genomics

48 Civil Society Groups Demand Public Release of #TPP Agreement Text - https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/44544 long overdue: what have they got to hide?

Eastern Europe against #TTIP Trojan Horse - http://www.arc2020.eu/front/2014/12/opposition-growing-against-ttip-trojan-horse-in-eastern-europe/ important development: TTIP will devastate #agriculture in this region

European Commission’s Proposed Changes to #ISDS Language Mirror Past Failed U.S. Attempts to “Fix” ISDS Provisions - http://www.citizen.org/documents/ISDS-cannot-be-fixed.pdf

One Proposed European Commission #CETA Modification Would Enhance #ISDS Threats - http://www.citizen.org/documents/ISDS-cannot-be-fixed.pdf ISDS must come out of CETA


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141210


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 141209 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2014/12/141209.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page

"proponents of #TTIP & #CETA are totally on the defensive" - https://stop-ttip.org/blog/growing-resistance-trade-deals/ "Resistance is growing" (v @Andrewsharp1 @marcuschown)

Minister Davey: Stand Strong on 0 Carbon - https://secure.avaaz.org/en/lima_summit_100_clean_uk/ #COP20

Canada's Strict New Anti-Corruption Rules Might Lead To Yet More Corporate Sovereignty Lawsuits Against It - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141126/09470429258/canadas-strict-new-anti-corruption-rules-might-lead-to-yet-more-corporate-sovereignty-lawsuits-against-it.shtml #ISDS

Save the Date - 10 December 2014: The Broadcasting Treaty: A Solution in Search of a Problem? - http://keionline.org/node/2135

Personal data protection is a 'fundamental right' in Europe - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/personal-data-protection-fundamental-right-europe-310700 #TTIP take note... #privacy

Germany hopes to ‘beat China with CETA’ in race for raw materials - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/germany-hopes-beat-china-ceta-race-raw-materials-310703 what a pathetic justification for disastrous ISDS

NB: "In the end, data flows will have to come onto the table. #TTIP cannot be agreed before that happens" - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/ttip-and-arbitration-clause/ttip-elephants-hiding-behind-isds-310682 #privacy

"I was an interrogator at Abu Ghraib. I tortured." - http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/opinion/the-torture-report-reminds-us-of-what-america-was.html "I assure you there is more; much remains redacted."

Let's Encrypt - and Fix HTTPS While We're At It - http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/https-3590521/ - Web #encryption is a good idea, but it's currently broken

MT @daniel_hart18 SMEs can report 2 #TTIP negotiators concerns & requests, an incredible innovation>>but 500 million members of public can't

Weather Man - http://www.newyorker.com/project/portfolio/weather-man fabulous pix (v @NataliaAntonova)

May: data law could have helped catch more paedophiles - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/10/theresa-may-data-law-catch-paedophiles so could installing CCTV in every home: want that too?

new report: #TTIP - A recipe for disaster - http://corporateeurope.org/international-trade/2014/12/new-brochure-ttip-recipe-disaster why #TTIP will be awful for food, farmers, animals & the countryside

wow:@timberners_lee originally wanted to call Web sites "psychohistory" - http://www.cnet.com/news/inventor-of-the-web-wanted-to-call-web-sites-psychohistory/ #asimov

Youku Tudou, One Of China’s Leading Streaming Video Sites, Launches Its First Hardware Line - http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/10/youku-tudou-one-of-chinas-leading-streaming-video-sites-launches-its-first-hardware-line/ significant move

Suspicionless mass surveillance: EU Commission is working on a new data retention directive - https://netzpolitik.org/2014/suspicionless-mass-surveillance-eu-commission-is-working-on-a-new-data-retention-directive/ not good

Advertising Industry to Sue AdBlock Plus - http://itsecurity.co.uk/2014/12/advertising-industry-sue-adblock-plus/ interesting, detailed analysis of EU situation

MT @TTIPBeware "almost impossible to go to a #TTIP conference without chicken coming up!" says @USTradeRep #TTIPFood >>not literally, I hope

"cannot be special legal tribunals to resolve corporate disputes, while millions of working families suffer." - http://files.cwa-union.org/national/issues/trade/trademigrationstatement.pdf #TPP

Raju to Remain Free! - http://www.wildlifesos.org/blog/raju-remain-free a rare happy ending; let's strive to create more #endanimalcruelty

Former CIA Director Hayden: We Didn't Lie About Interrogation Program. Torture Report: Yeah, You Did. REPEATEDLY. - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141209/14122029374/former-cia-director-hayden-we-didnt-lie-about-interrogation-program-torture-report-yeah-you-did-repeatedly.shtml

European @politico coming in 2015 - http://www.politico.com/about/press/press-release/politico-axel-springer-announce-joint-acquisition-of-european-voice great: they can write lots about #TTIP, currently ignored by English press

Urgent: Stop the Illegal Export and Sale of Wild Baby Elephants, Lion Cubs and Sable Antelope - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/202/259/209/ appalling



Profiting Massively From Torture: Designers Of CIA Torture Program Raked In $81 Million (& Still Getting Money) - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141210/06474329377/profiting-massively-torture-designers-cia-torture-program-raked-81-million-are-still-getting-money.shtml

aren't restricted - http://mashable.com/2014/12/10/republicans-epa-restrictions/ they really hate the environment

Free Bassel - https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/44531 "cc Syria lead Bassel Khartabil has been in prison for 1000 days"

Who are the sick bastards violently killing dolphins in the Northern Gulf of Mexico? - http://boingboing.net/2014/12/10/who-are-the-sick-bastards-viol.html "pregnant bottlenose dolphin"



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Wednesday, 10 December 2014

141209


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 141208 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2014/12/141208.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page

Secretive #TPP 'dangerous and undemocratic' — Senator Whish-Wilson - https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/secretive-tpp-trades-away-future-says-whish-wilson,7172 very (v @fta_oz)

Inside @YikYakApp, an #anonymous sharing app sweeping through colleges - http://digiday.com/platforms/inside-yik-yak-anonymous-sharing-app-sweeping-colleges/ interesting (v @smwatchblog @netzpolitik)

Heatwaves likely 'every other year' by 2030s, says Met Office study - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/climate-environment/heatwaves-likely-every-other-year-2030s-says-met-office-study-310670 and tens of thousands will die #climatechange

ISDS clause: a gateway to future trade deals - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/ttip-and-arbitration-clause/isds-clause-gateway-future-trade-deals-310648 naive: #China will want #ISDS so it can sue EU and US govs.

STOP TTIP, CETA, TISA For a citizen’s trade agenda: livestreaming now - http://eventstream.streamovations.be/stop-ttip-ceta-tisa-for-a-citizens-trade-agenda.php new leak to show #ACTA coming back in #TISA??

The True Cost Of Corporate Sovereignty For The EU: €3.5bn Already Paid, €30bn Demanded - Even Before #TTIP - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141204/09371129329/true-cost-corporate-sovereignty-eu-35bn-already-paid-30bn-demanded-even-before-taftattip.shtml #ISDS



why we don't need #ISDSinTTIP: EU investment in US: €1.65 trillion; US investment in EU - €1.53 trillion; source: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/united-states/



hugely important leak: spells out all big projects for whole EU - eg 3 #nuclear power stations in UK. don't miss - https://twitter.com/michelreimon/status/542316067272810496

Broadcasters make sweeping demands on scope and rights in new WIPO treaty - http://keionline.org/node/2140 too much is never enough


Kick Polluters Out Of The UN Climate Talks - http://act.350.org/sign/hagupit/ "so world leaders can take action for our future" #COP20

IFC Center Rejects MPAA's 'R' Rating On Snowden Documentary, Says It Should Be 'Essential Viewing' - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141208/08351629353/ifc-center-rejects-mpaas-r-rating-snowden-documentary-says-it-should-be-essential-viewing.shtml kudos

"we already have stranded oil assets in #Canada without a global climate change deal" - https://www.environmental-finance.com/content/analysis/roundtable-investors-face-up-to-a-future-of-stranded-assets.html (v @CarbonBubble)#tarsands

CIA's brutal & ineffective use of #torture revealed in landmark report - http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/09/cia-torture-report-released but what role did other countries play? #UK

"U.S. firms have launched far more #ISDS cases than firms from any other country in the world" - http://citizen.org/documents/EU-ISDS-liability.pdf #TTIP #CETA

"would invite launch of >100 US #ISDS cases against those [19 EU] countries in early years of #TTIP implementation" - http://citizen.org/documents/EU-ISDS-liability.pdf

Feinstein On CIA's 'Interrogation Program' Report Contains Plenty Of #Torture - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141209/09122129369/feinsteins-summary-paper-cias-interrogation-program-report-contains-plenty-torture.shtml summary of a summary of a summary

.@CSU stellt #TTIP unter Vorbehalt - http://www.merkur-online.de/aktuelles/politik/stellt-ttip-unter-vorbehalt-4510473.html wow, that's amazing (v @MichaelEfler)#ISDS


Anlasslose Massenüberwachung: EU-Kommission arbeitet an neuer Richtlinie zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung - https://netzpolitik.org/2014/anlasslose-massenueberwachung-eu-kommission-arbeitet-an-neuer-richtlinie-zur-vorratsdatenspeicherung/ </facepalm>

The Global #OpenData Index 2014 is now live! - http://blog.okfn.org/2014/12/09/the-global-open-data-index-2014-is-now-live/ UK, DK, FR top 3 FWIW

QC: #RIPA codes of practice will not protect journalists from police surveillance - http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2014/12/09/qc-ripa-codes-of-practice-will-not-protect-journalists-from-police-surveillance/ complete overhaul needed

Men who groom vulnerable young girls will be dealt with ‘severely’, judge says - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/09/men-who-groom-vulnerable-girls-dealt-with-severely damn right: abusive, cowardly scum

#TTIP: "information flowing online as easily as goods" - http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/226358-breathing-new-life-into-the-us-eu-trade-talks IOW, no silly EU #dataprotection nonsense (v @sdonnan)

When Is A Terrorist Not A Terrorist? - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141203/08461429311/when-is-terrorist-not-terrorist.shtml nail-bomb? what nail-bomb? #UK


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Tuesday, 9 December 2014

141208


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 141207 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2014/12/141207.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page

Privatisation of energy, rail and water costing UK households £250 a year - http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/privatisation-energy-rail-water-costing-uk-households-250-year-1478212 privatisation a “failed experiment”

"Reformed" or Not, ISDS in Trade Agreements Is as Dangerous as Ever - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtenay-lewis/reformed-or-not-corporate_b_6277200.html can never be safe or acceptable #TTIP #TPP

#TTIP and arbitration: Juncker’s birthday headache - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/ttip-and-arbitration-clause/ttip-and-arbitration-junckers-birthday-headache-310634 #ISDS is simply unnecessary, will always be dangerous

Das Netz des Geldes - http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/wirtschaftsbeziehungen-20-jahre-nafta-das-netz-des-geldes/11082792.html great analysis of #NAFTA's toxic legacy; #TTIP continues & deepens it (v @netzpolitik)

La armadura jurídica del #TTIP - http://omal.info/spip.php?article6692 useful review

Bundesregierung erklärt Netzneutralitätspläne - https://netzpolitik.org/2014/bundesregierung-erklaert-netzneutralitaetsplaene/ still totally clueless what it really means #specialisedservices

Climate or TTIP make your choice! - https://france.attac.org/IMG/pdf/note_tafta_lima_-en.pdf the various ways #TTIP threatens environmental protections (v @encovert)

#CETA: Roter Teppich für Klage-Konzerne - http://blog.campact.de/2014/12/ceta-roter-teppich-fuer-klage-konzerne/ "gefährlichsten Kapitel" in CETA: #ISDS. great analysis of awful agreement


Anglo American's Dirty Energy Lobby and its False Climate Solutions - http://corporateeurope.org/blog/anglo-americans-dirty-energy-lobby-and-its-false-climate-solutions appalling from every viewpoint

#Peru's rainforests turn to desolate wastelands - http://mashable.com/2014/12/08/peru-rainforest/ incredible pix of horror, poverty & stupidity

Underground medieval palace revealed by surface survey - http://www.cnet.com/news/surface-survey-finds-medieval-palace-hidden-underground/ wonderful Old Sarum

NSA's surveillance a 'trade barrier' for EU companies: EU official - http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/08/us-eu-privacy-nsa-idUSKBN0JM1M220141208 I do hope @MalmstromEU is working on it 4 #TTIP


SCCR 29 Morning Session: Is the Broadcasting Treaty crawling back? - http://keionline.org/node/2138 the zombie never dies...

#ISDS has already cost #EU €3bn, potential cost €30bn once all claims settled - http://www.foeeurope.org/hidden-cost-eu-trade-deals remember: it's the public that pays

If It Happened There: Courts Sanction Killings by U.S. Security Forces - http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_world_/2014/12/03/eric_garner_grand_jury_how_would_we_cover_the_decision_not_to_indict_a_police.html powerful & effective piece (v @nfm @asteris)

Lima climate talks: pledge to plant 20m hectares of # trees - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/08/lima-climate-talks-pledge-to-plant-20m-hectares-of-trees sounds great; let's hope it happens #COP20

House Democrats vow to block Obama on Asia trade pact - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/12/08/house-democrats-vow-to-block-obama-on-asia-trade-pact/ big if they do... (v @AleColarizi @DrRimmer)#TPP

"Wir möchten Sie dringend bitten dass die Verhandlungen mit Kanada noch einmal aufgenommen werden" - http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/ttip-und-freihandel/dgb-bezieht-stellung-gegen-handelsabkommen-mit-kanada-13308109.html big #CETA

DGB: #CETA "nicht zustimmungsfähig" - http://www.dgb.de/themen/++co++7403bba8-7eba-11e4-9ee3-52540023ef1a hugely important shift by #DE unions (v @Liese_Mueller)

#TTIP divides a continent - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/dec/08/transatlantic-trade-partnership-ttip-dividing-europe-cecilia-malmstroem-washington-debut disappointingly naive, shallow piece from @guardian (v @went1955 @olivierhoedeman)

Sprawling storm set to explode in North Atlantic, lashing northern Europe - http://mashable.com/2014/12/08/massive-storm-atlantic-intensify/ oh, look: another one; I wonder why...

Growing Trans-Pacific Trade Deficits Set the Stage for Growing Trade-Related Job Displacement - http://www.epi.org/blog/growing-trans-pacific-trade-deficits-set-the-stage-for-growing-trade-related-job-displacement/ #TPP will make worse

MT @EUAmbUS @MalmstromEU highlighted #TTIP= jobs & growth on both sides of the Atlantic>> EU model says both minimal: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2013/march/tradoc_150737.pdf


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