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TAMARA LORINCZ (Dec 06, 2019)
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Militär – katastrophal auch für die Umwelt
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NATO Poisons Fish in Germany
I have documented the use of toxic fire-fighting foam at more than a dozen NATO bases in Germany and I’ve analyzed the levels of one poison in particular – PFOS – in the rivers near these bases and in the fish caught near these bases. NATO allows the toxic chemicals to contaminate groundwater and surface water. PFOS never breaks down, so it likely will sicken people forever.
NATO Poisons Fish in Germany
Pat Elder
NATO Vergiftet Fisch in Deutschland
Von Pat Elder, Nein zum Krieg – Nein zur NATO, 11. September 2020 In weiten Teilen Europas haben NATO-Militärstützpunkte hunderttausende Liter giftiger Feuerlöschschäume, die eine Vielzahl von PFAS-Chemikalien enthalten, während routinemäßiger Brandbekämpfungsübungen verwendet und nachlässig entsorgt. Die wässrigen filmbildenden Schäume (AFFF) werden seit den frühen 1970er Jahren verwendet und konnten in den Boden eindringen und Grundwasser, Boden und Oberflächenwasser zu kontaminieren. Die daraus resultierende Verschmutzung bedeutet eine schwere europäische Krise der öffentlichen Gesundheit, obwohl nur wenige darauf achten. Es wurde … Continue reading →
PFAS is more prevalent in food than water
There could be more PFAS contamination in this seafood platter than drinking water containing 70 parts per trillion of the toxins every day for 80 years.
The Department of Defense is engaged in a campaign to convince the public that the PFAS contamination it has caused on military bases and in surrounding regions around the world is being cleaned up and that it is safeguarding public health by complying with the EPA’s lifetime health advisory of 70 parts per trillion (ppt) in drinking water. For the most part, both claims are false.
carcinogenic foam release by US Marines in Okinawa today
Unbelievable video of US military poisoning in Okinawa today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNctNl4z2-o
Massive carcinogenic PFAS Foam release from the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.. There’s nothing the Okinawans can do to stop it. One teaspoon of this foam can poison a city’s drinking water reservoir. It genetically mutates living organisms and it never breaks down. It weakens immune systems during pandemics. For more: https://www.militarypoisons.org/okinawa.html
Pat Elder
Pentagon admits 250 more bases are poisoned and spreads more lies
The Pentagon’s Task Force Progress Report released on March 13, 2020 has the audacity to suggest that American military actions have satisfactorily addressed PFAS on military installations outside of the United States. Nothing could be further from the truth! The DOD has poisoned a variety of water sources in Germany, Japan, Guam, Diego Garcia, Honduras, and Belgium to name a few contaminated places.
Not a single major world media outlet reported on this outrageously false report. In classic form, the global warmakers published their long-awaited falsehoods when no one was paying attention.. The DOD announced that 250 new bases are poisoned, bringing the total to 651.
There are many lessons in my article below for people fighting American imperialism globally. The Pentagon is poisoning all of us while lying about it. Grab the low-lying poisonous fruit as an effective form of resistance.
https://www.militarypoisons.org/pfas-task-force.html
Pat Elder, Board Member, World BEYOND War
www.worldbeyonwar.org, www.militarypoisons.org, www.civilianexposure.org
ICC member of the int’l. network “No to war – no to NATO”
Klima, Krisen, Kriege
Am letzten Wochenende (1./2.02.2020) fand in Dortmund die erste ökosozialistische Konferenz der LINKEN in NRW statt. Kathrin Vogler gestaltete dort gemeinsam mit ihrem MdB-Kollegen Alexander S. Neu einen Workshop zum Thema “Ökologie & Frieden”. Sie hat ihren Input für diesen Workshop im nachfolgenden Text zusammengefasst.Weilterlesen auf: www.kathrin-vogler.de/start/aktuell/details/news/klima-krisen-kriege/
Continue reading →The US-Military Has Contaminated the Aloha State
On March 3, 2020 Pat Elder gave a two-hour presentation to members of Veterans for Peace and other groups at the Church of the Crossroads in Honolulu, Hawaii. Pat spoke on the extent and the danger caused by the military’s contamination of the Aloha’s State’s water, soil, and air. Below, you’ll see an excellent video produced by Patricia Beekman, accompanied by links to Pat’s Powerpoint presentation and notes from the underground on Hawaii. Source: https://www.militarypoisons.org/hawaii.html See here Pat’s Powerpoint … Continue reading →
The Pentagon’s Hidden Contribution to Climate Change
The Pentagon’s Hidden Contribution to Climate Change
The world’s single greatest institutional consumer of fossil fuels remains exempt from reporting its pollution
KLIMAKILLER MILITÄR
Ein Eurofighter verbraucht pro Flugstunde 3.500 kg Treibstoff, das entspricht 11 Tonnen CO2pro Stunde.[44] Nach anderen Angaben 70-100 Liter pro Minute, ohne Nachbrennereinsatz. Ein vierstündiger Flug des Mehrzweckkampfflugzeugs Tornado verbraucht 20.000 Liter Kerosin und damit die gleiche CO2-Menge wie ein durchschnittlicher Kfz-Pendler in seinem ganzen Berufsleben. Ein Leopard-2-Panzer schlägt mit durchschnittlich 420 l/100 km zu Buche, selbst im Leerlauf verbraucht er 12,5 l/Stunde. Mit dem Sprit von einer Stunde Panzerfahrt fährt ein normaler Pkw fünf Mal … Continue reading →
Military tracks and contains local resistance to contamination
The U.S. military is poisoning most of Europe. Your crops and fish – and your bodies are full of American carcinogens – and it’s getting worse. The article here shows how the U.S. military propaganda machine works. First they’re silent, then they lie to you, and then they’re silent and the issue goes away. If the issue doesn’t go away right quickly, they’ll gather several of you, make it seem official, lie to you, and then the issue goes away. … Continue reading →
U.S. Military Propaganda & Contamination
Here’s my latest piece on US military propaganda and contamination. There are lessons here for folks fighting militarism. The United States military is lying to the world about contamination caused by carcinogens routinely used in firefighting exercises on bases. They’re fabricating stories to escape liability for poisoning millions. They’re pretending to conduct science when the science already exists. Meanwhile, the Naval Research Lab in Washington operates a “testing lab” on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay 35 miles to the … Continue reading →
Dark Waters
Dark Waters is the most important American film in a decade, although it squanders an opportunity to fully portray PFAS contamination as the nationwide human health epidemic it has become. The film leaves out half of the story – and that involves the military. In any case, please see it and consider PFAS contamination and associated cancer clusters in your work to shut down US bases. https://worldbeyondwar.org/dark-waters-tells-half-the-story-of-pfas-contamination/?fbclid=IwAR0pFj-eqURqQIYILGEV4Hujq13xm-OWXzQgkfmmxP4Fs2zJ7a4YPfaPx5w
Peace, Pat Elder www.militarypoisons.org www.civilianexposure.org www.worldbeyondwar.org
US agrees to immediately return 4 military bases to S. Korea
US agrees to immediately return 4 military bases to S. Korea http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/920639.html The deliberations about who should be responsible for dealing with the contamination aren’t going smoothly. To date, there are no examples of the US taking responsibility for contamination and covering the cost of decontamination at military bases it has handed over in other countries, such as Japan and Germany. While the US acknowledges that the four bases are polluted, it reportedly denies that the contamination poses a “known, … Continue reading →
Deadly for the Environment and Climate: United States Military and War Policy
Why do weapon systems threaten people and the environment at the same time? by Reiner Braun A 2012 report from the US Congress found that the US Military is the largest single consumer of petroleum products in the USA and thus worldwide. According to recent report by researcher Neta C. Crawford, the Pentagon requires 350,000 barrels of oil per day. For better context of the extremity of this, the Pentagon’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2017 were 69 million more than … Continue reading →