Spreading the Word--Gun Violence can not be allowed to continue.

Every year, nearly 3000 children and teens die from gunfire, and nearly 14,000 are injured. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2012

Kid Shooting statistics for February 2012

Below are the statistics for shooting incidents involving children that we have  posted in February here at Kid Shootings.    See our post for January statistics to see our comments on monthly statistics.  From those statistics, we estimate that our published cases represent around 19% of all cases in the U.S. for the month.Caveat: The articles of gun crimes and shootings that we post mostly come from Google Alerts and keyword searches for very recent online news articles, and we have posted every single one that we could find, whatever the circumstances of it. But they don't represent every shooting out there. Some child-involved shootings and gun crimes simply don't get reported in the media, particularly suicides (which are, of course, very personal), accidental discharges which don't actually injure anyone, or incidents in small, rural areas. And not all that are reported online are filtered to us in a Google Alert. Every time we do a "deep dive" and investigate more thoroughly, other stories pop up, and we hear stories from local law enforcement officers, crime scene cleanup professionals, and school officials which never make it to the news.

When you read the individual stories, see the pictures of the kids, understand the circumstances, the problem of guns in our society becomes more clear. The rhetoric of the pro-gun lobby takes on a hollow sound. More concealed guns on the streets wouldn't have stopped most of these, if any. Opposing Child Access Prevention laws seems barbaric. And the idea of having more guns in more hands is a glaringly deadly proposal.... Read More for the Month of February >>>

Kid Shootings: Kid Shooting statistics for February 2012

It is For that Reason that I am passing on This>>>>

spread the word!

Tell A Friend: Putting Guns in Schools is Not the Solution!

Just Say NO 2 Fracking--Fracking is not worth it.

Exposed: Lung Cancer Risk from Fracked Natural Gas in NYC Kitchens

Food & Water Watch    

At a public forum, leading voices in politics, public health, the environment and workers’ rights analyzed the threat to New York City residents from increased radon levels that would be found in natural gas from new...Read More!

Don't be afraid or terrified (FEAR ACCOMPLISHES NOT ONE GOOD THING!!!), but do understand the how and why This--THIS IS  WHY we need to prevent 'Fracking' From not only destroying the environment, but also from killing people. After all, I have a gas stove too, or rather I inherited my late father's gas stove when I moved into his house after he passed away. Having cooked with an electric stove for so long and then changing to gas, I can tell the difference in the air. It did take some getting use too.  This is why I can understand if that gas also had cancer causing chemicals in it then that gas stove becomes a cancer risk also.

Quebec Seeks Fracking Moratorium in Shale Gas Rich Area

 

 Cal -  - news.yahoo.com The Canadian province of Quebec, citing public concerns, unveiled a bill on Wednesday to impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, in a region rich in shale gas deposits....Read More.

Quebec, Canada is wising up. Ohio and the rest of the United States--It is time that we wise up too--End 'Fracking'.
This means that there is a petition to be signed>>>>

Kick This Fracking Bill Aside ! PLEASE SIGN ! !

 

 Cher -  - secure.sierraclub.org The oil industry has used hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on more than 600 wells in the state with virtually no oversight from regulators. Nobody has kept track of whether fracking is harming the environment or public health here...Read More.

In Support of the Economy and Life. Supporting a President who supports us. Thank You, President Obama, let not the Republicans take your healcare--ObamaCare away from you or your children or their children.

Dear Readers, I am passing on this email, because the working poor and the middle class need health care. We need the Middle Class to be strong, which can not happen if all their money is going to insurance companies. This--This is how we show that we are Pro-Life, by supporting Life. Life continues after birth! It does indeed take a Village to raise a child and every child and adult is worth it>>>

Tomorrow, Michele Bachmann is leading the charge to repeal Obamacare and put insurance companies back in charge of your health decisions. Apparently 36 previous failed attempts weren’t enough to convince her to stop the senseless obstructionism.
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In Support Of A Great Woman, A Great Humanitarian, A Great American Writer who fought For Justice and Awaken Us All To the Injustice around us.

action alert!

Harper Lee, one of America's most beloved authors, was robbed of her hard-won book royalties in the midst of a vicious stroke.

Give Harper Lee Back Her Book Royalties

Fear Not--Fear Not--For There is indeed Nothing to Fear, but Fear Itself.

It is be afraid--be ye terrified time--NOT ;-))))))))))

Obama's Cell Phone Giveaway to Freeloaders – and You Are Paying for It Every Month

Let me tell you how not to pay for at least one aspect of freedom-scoffing government. Enter insidious purposes of the "Obama Phone" federal cellphone handout program. Millions of government aid takers are now carrying pricey cell phones in their pockets at your expense. And the government is using them to encourage people to apply for food stamps, subsidized housing, welfare checks, and other government goodies, all at the expense of productive taxpayers. These "free" phones are also used as platforms for receiving encouragements to vote – just ask Mitt Romney and the residents of Ohio. Like many government programs cloaked in charity, what's now known as the Obama Phone started as a program to help the poor and needy by subsidizing their phone service. Over a few decades, additional laws, mandates, and large cash infusions have been piled on until the whole thing has metastasized. Here's a brief overview:  1985 – "Lifeline" was established during the deregulations of the 1980s. It subsidized landline phone services to protect low income and rural areas from losing coverage while the all-knowing government was chopping Ma Bell (AT&T) into little pieces. Never mind the historical fact that in 1985 the President of the United States was Ronald W. Reagan.  And never mind what the whole story is >>> Since 1985, the Lifeline program has provided a discount on phone service for qualifying low-income consumers to ensure that all Americans have the opportunities and security that phone service brings, including being able to connect to jobs, family and emergency services. In 2005, Lifeline discounts were made available to qualifying low-income consumers on pre-paid wireless service plans in addition to traditional landline service. Lifeline is part of the Universal Service Fund. The Lifeline program is available to eligible low-income consumers in every state, territory, commonwealth, and on Tribal lands. Consumers with proper proof of eligibility may be qualified to enroll.  To participate in the program, consumers must have an income that is at or below 135% of the federal Poverty Guidelines or participate in a qualifying state, federal or Tribal assistance program. To participate in the program, consumers must either have an income that is at or below 135% of the federal Poverty Guidelines or participate in one of the following assistance programs: And certainly do not take this in consideration>>> 2004 Releases Public Notice. 10/4/04, The Wireline Competition Bureau annouces delayed effective date for revised Form 497 for Low-Income Universal Seerivce Support. (WC Dkt No. 03-109) DA 04-3188 Acrobat | Word 4/29/04, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.This Order expands the federal default eligibility criteria to include an income-based criterion and additional porgrams, adopts certification and verification procedures, and adopts outreach guidelines. The Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seek comment on adopting an eligibility criterion of 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. (WC Dkt No. 03-109) FCC 04-87 Acrobat | Word|Excel Lifeline Study Tables Data. 4/29/04, Dataset used in Appendix K - Lifeline Staff Analysis; Quantifying the effects of adding an income criterion to the Lifeline eligibility criteria. (WC Dkt No. 03-109) FCC 04-87 Excel 2003 Releases Order on Reconsideration and Order. 10/11/01, Addresses petitions for reconsideration of the Twelfth Report and Order, which adopted rules to provide additional targeted support to low-income consumers on tribal lands, and clarifies rules regarding the qualification criteria for enhanced Lifeline and Link-Up service (CC Dkt No. 96-45) FCC 01-J-2 Acrobat | Text 2001 Releases Public Notice. 10/11/01, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Seeks Comment on Review of Lifeline and Link-Up Service For All Low-Income Consumers. (CC Dkt No. 96-45) FCC 01-J-2 Acrobat | Text Public Notice. 3/27/01, The Commission released a Public Notice concerning the petition of Genesis Communications International, Inc. for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Lifeline Assistance Revenues, Pleading Cycle Established. Comments Due: 04/26/2001. Reply Comments Due: 05/11/2001. (CC Dkt No. 96-45) DA No. 01-757. Text | Word Public Notice. 3/14/01, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has filed a request for expanded universal service support for low-income consumers in the Commonwealth, similar to the measures adopted in the Commission's Tribal Order for low-income subscribers living on tribal lands. Comment Date: April 13, 2001, Reply Comment Date: April 30, 2001 (CC Dkt No. 96-45) DA 01-622 Text |Word Correction to Public Notice 2/14/01, Common Carrier Bureau seeks nomination for board member position representing low-income consumer on Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors. Nominations are due March 16, 2001. Due to a typographical error, the Public Notice was released as DA 01-370, rather than as DA 01-369. This document corrects the DA number to DA 01-369. (Dkt No 96-45, 97-21). DA 01-370 Corrected Public Notice: DA 01-369 Text | Word 2/28/01 Public Notice. 2/14/01, Common Carrier Bureau Seeks Nomination for Board Member Position Representing Low-Income Consumers on Universal Service Administrative Company Board of Directors. (Dkt No 96-45 and 97-21). DA 01-370 After all, God forbid anyone actually remember that George W. Bush took the oath of Office of President on January 20th of 2001.

Ohio--My Beautiful Ohio--We Can Do Better Than This!!

Considering>>>

1. Ohio: Koch-Backed Anti-Worker Bill Resoundingly Defeated By ...

   www.alternet.org/.../ohio%3A_koch-backed_anti-worker_bill_resoundin...‎
   Nov 8, 2011 – In Ohio, Republicans and right-wing groups pulled out all the stops to ...2 on the referendum ballot, by Kasich and his Koch-backed allies in the ...

2. Ohio Republicans poised to introduce 'right-to-work' legislation ...

   www.ble-t.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=36832‎
   Ohio Republicans poised to introduce 'right-to-work' legislation. (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 30, 2013) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two Statehouse ...

3. Koch, Gary « Ohio Lobbying Association – OLA – Ohio Lobby

   ohiolobby.org/koch-gary/‎
   Ohio Lobbying Association ... Monday, 13 May 2013, 10:21 pm; Ohio Senate President Keith Faber signals hope for Medicaid reform ... Gary Koch & Associates ...

4. Koch Funneled $1.2 Million to Governors Battling Unions - Bloomberg

   www.bloomberg.com/.../koch-funneled-1-2-million-to-elect-governors-...‎
   Feb 23, 2011 – Republicans Scott Walker of Wisconsin and John Kasich of Ohio, who won election last November with Koch support, are pushing to limit the ...

5. Kasich, Koch and Big-Industry Bucks: Why Ohio Is the Next Fracking ...

   www.truth-out.org/kasich-and-big-industry...ohio-next.../1322500816‎
   Nov 29, 2011 – Ohio Republican Gov. ... connected to the natural gas industry, including billionaires William "Bill" Koch and David Koch of Koch brothers fame, ..

With all that in consideration--Is It Any Wonder that>>>

Carbon Emissions: How Does Your State Score?

U.S. Energy Information Administration   Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions vary significantly across states, whether considered on an absolute or per capita basis. The overall size of a state, as well as the available fuels, types of businesses, climate and population density...Read More.

OHIO--OHIO--WE ARE NUMBER 4--WE OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF OURSELVES!!! THIS--THIS IS WHAT VOTING REPUBLICAN HAS GOT US. This-This Is Why We Need To Do More With Reusable Energy! This--This Is Why We Need To Fight the Good Fight Of >>>>

Clean Energy Proponents Fight Rollbacks in Renewable Energy Policies

Sierra Club     Earlier this year, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) abandoned new energy efficiency rules in a bid to rollback progress on clean energy and efficiency. Not only did the commission scrap a program that will help...Read More.

AS FAR AS WHY BLAME THE REPUBLICANS--THIS IS WHY THE REPUBLICANS HAVE EARNED MOST OF THE BLAME>>>>

Part I: How the Media Help the Koch Brothers and ExxonMobil Spread Climate Doubt

Union of Concerned Scientists     To gauge just how widespread this failure is, I recently looked to see if elite news organizations reported funding sources for eight prominent climate contrarian groups in...Read More.

THIS-THIS Is What Ohio and the Rest of the United States Needs To Do>>>

Brazilian Indigenous People Turn to Wind Power as Dam Alternative

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 Cal -  - wired.co.uk 

The indigenous people of Brazil's most northerly region have been conducting a wind power trial, in a bid to convince the government that it's a realistic alternative to the country's controversial hydroelectric dams...Read More.

We Must Say Yes to Wind Power and No to fracking!!!! 

Why Is Sustainability Education Important?

 Cher -  - greenerideal.com 

Today it is important for educational organizations to recognize the value of providing students courses that cover sustainability education. This is an opportunity to give the next generation all the skills and knowledge necessary to handle the soci.... Read More.

Because it is with Sustainable Green Energy that we save ourselves from self-destruction.

Fight the Good Fight For ObamaCare, the Economy and the Environment.

How the Economic Slowdown Has Drastically Affected How Much America Spends on Health Care

By Laura Tyson, Al Jazeera English
The weak economy has caused people to postpone consumption of health care services and has encouraged states and employers to restrain their spending on health. READ MORE»

Yes, It will be Good News when ObamaCare Kicks in, but until then,  I am passing on this email>>>>

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