Americans: Valero Energy has spent millions for an initiative to repeal California's clean energy law, AB 32. Tell that company you will boycott its gas stations, which operate under these names:

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]]> 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#02%20September%202010%20%28Urgent%3A%20Help%20defend%20abortion%20rights%2902 September 2010 (Urgent: Help defend abortion rights) US voters: vote for candidates that will defend abortion rights. 02 September 2010 (Urgent: Help defend abortion rights)

US voters: vote for candidates that will defend abortion rights.

]]>02 Sep 2010 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#02%20September%202010%20%28Biofuel%20crops%20a%20major%20concern%2902 September 2010 (Biofuel crops a major concern) Large amounts of cropland in Africa is being planted with biofuel crops to meet the EU's target. This is likely to cause high food prices and great suffering. Some of the growers say they are using land that can't be used for crops. Surely some are, and surely some are not. It ads up to a real problem. 02 September 2010 (Biofuel crops a major concern)

Large amounts of cropland in Africa is being planted with biofuel crops to meet the EU's target. This is likely to cause high food prices and great suffering.

Some of the growers say they are using land that can't be used for crops. Surely some are, and surely some are not. It ads up to a real problem.

]]>02 Sep 2010 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#1%20September%202010%20%28Urgent%3A%20Pledge%20for%20Democracy%291 September 2010 (Urgent: Pledge for Democracy) US citizens: sign the Pledge for Democracy and then call on your congressional candidates to sign it. The Capitol Switchboard numbers are 202-224-3121, 888-818-6641 and 888-355-3588. 1 September 2010 (Urgent: Pledge for Democracy)

US citizens: sign the Pledge for Democracy and then call on your congressional candidates to sign it.

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are 202-224-3121, 888-818-6641 and 888-355-3588.

]]>1 Sep 2010 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#1%20September%202010%20%28Big%20questions%20for%20cops%20in%20the%20Big%20Easy%291 September 2010 (Big questions for cops in the Big Easy) New Orleans police say they were told to shoot looters, which would have been illegal. Meanwhile, people were running out of food, and with stores closed, the only way they could get any food was by "looting". 1 September 2010 (Big questions for cops in the Big Easy)

New Orleans police say they were told to shoot looters, which would have been illegal.

Meanwhile, people were running out of food, and with stores closed, the only way they could get any food was by "looting".

]]>1 Sep 2010 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#1%20September%202010%20%28Scottish%20RBS%20protestors%20suffer%20defamation%291 September 2010 (Scottish RBS protestors suffer defamation) The Climate Camp protests are repeatedly smeared with false accusations of nonexistent crimes. 1 September 2010 (Scottish RBS protestors suffer defamation)

The Climate Camp protests are repeatedly smeared with false accusations of nonexistent crimes.

]]>1 Sep 2010 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#1%20September%202010%20%28More%20Geneva%20Convention%20violations%20by%20US%20forces%291 September 2010 (More Geneva Convention violations by US forces) The US is using drones to launch cluster bombs against suspected al Qa'ida supporters in Yemen. Naturally they sometimes kill lots of civilians. The bomblets that don't explode immediately effectively become land mines. 1 September 2010 (More Geneva Convention violations by US forces)

The US is using drones to launch cluster bombs against suspected al Qa'ida supporters in Yemen. Naturally they sometimes kill lots of civilians.

The bomblets that don't explode immediately effectively become land mines.

]]>1 Sep 2010 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#1%20September%202010%20%28Labour%20saving%20tech%20equals%20boredom%20for%20workers%3F%291 September 2010 (Labour saving tech equals boredom for workers?) Digital technology is reducing even skilled professionals to I/O devices who work under the direct control of a computer. This is a massive loss of quality of life for millions of people. 1 September 2010 (Labour saving tech equals boredom for workers?)

Digital technology is reducing even skilled professionals to I/O devices who work under the direct control of a computer.

This is a massive loss of quality of life for millions of people.

]]>1 Sep 2010 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#1%20September%202010%20%28Beating%20the%20heat%20in%20Iraq%291 September 2010 (Beating the heat in Iraq) Iraqis lack water, electricity, and security, and it has got worse since the election in March since there is no government. It seems there was also record heat this summer. I suspect that is a sign of global warming. 1 September 2010 (Beating the heat in Iraq)

Iraqis lack water, electricity, and security, and it has got worse since the election in March since there is no government.

It seems there was also record heat this summer. I suspect that is a sign of global warming.

]]>1 Sep 2010 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#1%20September%202010%20%28Democracy%20in%20Russia%291 September 2010 (Democracy in Russia) Russians protest just about every other month for freedom of assembly. Putin, dictatorial as always, threatened the protestors with attacks by police unless they get permits. It's as hard for a protestor to get a protest permit in Russia as for a Palestinian to get a building permit in Jerusalem. 1 September 2010 (Democracy in Russia)

Russians protest just about every other month for freedom of assembly. Putin, dictatorial as always, threatened the protestors with attacks by police unless they get permits.

It's as hard for a protestor to get a protest permit in Russia as for a Palestinian to get a building permit in Jerusalem.

]]>1 Sep 2010 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#1%20September%202010%20%28Big%20money%20finances%20far%20right%20politics%20in%20America%291 September 2010 (Big money finances far right politics in America) The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party... and the failure to fight back. 1 September 2010 (Big money finances far right politics in America)

The Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party... and the failure to fight back.

]]>1 Sep 2010 00:00 UTRichard Stallman http://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-jul-oct.html#1%20September%202010%20%28RIM%20reaches%20compromise%20in%20India%291 September 2010 (RIM reaches compromise in India) BlackBerry surrendered to Indian pressure and will allow the state to monitor messages. 1 September 2010 (RIM reaches compromise in India)

BlackBerry surrendered to Indian pressure and will allow the state to monitor messages.

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