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Philadelphia VA Tells Marine to `Take a Hike`

America does not support it troops unless they're standing in a recruiting line or appearing in a Hollywood movie.

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) - The letter from the Philadelphia VA Regional Office was thick. It wasn’t a love letter.

The package was received on my daughter’s birthday, February 28, 2012. It contained the VA’s denial of my pending disability compensation claim. The denial runs a total of 66 single space pages.

Boehner Pushes the XL Pipeline, Obama Gets Soggy

Opponents say the costly project is no answer for the nation's energy-related ills.

(LOS ANGELES) - Politico reports today, that Obama met with House Speaker John Boehner over the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and that "optimism" was expressed over finding "common ground" on several energy and jobs bills.

Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters, "I did press the president on the Keystone pipeline. The president said, ‘Well, you’re gonna get part."

Judi Bari Documentary Premieres in Humboldt County

The movie’s world premiere takes place at San Francisco Green Film Festival.

(ARCATA Redwood Times) - Legendary Earth First! organizer and car-bomb victim Judi Bari passed away in 1997.

Now, just after the 15th anniversary of her death, a 93-minute documentary Who Bombed Judi Bari?, produced by her eco-cohort Darryl Cherney, will bring her back to life and have its Humboldt County premieres at the Arcata Playhouse.

Oregon Lumber Mill Cited for Toxic Chemical Leaks and Violations

PCBs are known carcinogens and can harm the immune, reproductive, nervous and endocrine systems.

(SEATTLE) - Sanders Wood Products Company in Liberal, Oregon was found to have a series of PCB leaks and other violations of federal PCB laws at its lumber mill, according to a settlement reached with the EPA.

The company will pay over $108,000 in penalties.

Wyden Report: U.S. Losing Out to China on Goods that Protect the Environment

In recent years, global demand for environmental goods has skyrocketed, creating opportunities for U.S. manufacturers to reach new customers.

(WASHINGTON DC) - As President Obama signs an executive order creating an Interagency Trade Enforcement Unit, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden – chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs and Global Competitiveness – issued a report illustrating why trade enforcement matters.

The report, entitled “Losing the Environmental Goods Economy to China” is the latest in a series of reports...

USMC Responds to MSNBC`s `Semper Fi: Always Faithful`

Marine Corps called onto the carpet for contaminated water and years of coverup.

(CAMP LEJEUNE NC) - The documentary 'Semper Fi: Always Faithful' premiered on MSNBC this week; the program marks a major accomplishment for Marines whose bodies are wracked with illness from the Camp Lejeune Marine base.

BANGLADESH: Protect Rights Activist and Inhabitants of Mayadip

Salem-News.com Eye on the World Report.

(SAYDABAD, Bangladesh) - An engineer dedicated to educating children of underprivileged communities that face socio-economic discrimination, has his life threatened over objections to an illegal sand extraction business.

Camp Lejeune Documentary: `Semper Fi, Always Faithful`

Very quietly, the Veterans Administration has paid compensation claims for 63 marines diagnosed with breast cancer.

(LOS ANGELES) - The Camp Lejeune documentary "Semper Fi, Always Faithful" will be shown on the Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnel Friday night - 24 Feb2012 -on MSNBC at 10 PM EST.

Lawrence O'Donnell was instrumental in MSNBC's purchase of the documentary and it is on his show that it will air for the first time on Friday.

Secretary Salazar Proposes Expansion of Ecological Forestry in Western Oregon

BLM to Schedule 5 Additional Ecological Forestry Sales and Update Resource Management Plans with Latest Science and Forestry Principles.

(MEDFORD, OR) - During a visit today to one of three ecological forestry pilot projects in Oregon, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the BLM will apply ecological forestry principles on a broader landscape.

Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian Erwin Vermeulen Found Not Guilty By Japanese Judge

The Wakayama Prefecture Prosecutor’s Office pursued a flawed case simply because someone in power told them to do so.

(WAKAYAMA, Japan) - In a very rare example of extreme bravery the Wakayama Court Judge presiding over the case of Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian volunteer Erwin Vermeulen, has declared the Dutch activist not guilty.