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[16 Apr 2008 | No Comment By: Bryan Moats | ]
End Toxic Racism in Dickson, Tennessee!

If you would rather just jump to the petition, CLICK HERE. But by all means, do read on.

In 2007 the United Church of Christ released “Toxic Wastes and Race at Twenty.” Among many things, the report was the depiction of the various outstanding failures of local and federal government to protect the people of Dickson, Tennessee. Residents were poisoned from the common, but controllable, toxic chemical, TCE from well water. A county owned landfill was determined to be the source. Approximately 1,400 citizens’ water came from wells or springs within …

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[14 Apr 2008 | No Comment By: Bryan Moats | ]

Wal-Mart or Nestle? Time to put your voting pants on and get to the polls. It’s a tough one this year. Blackwater makes a guest appearance.