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Nelson,   Have you heard that Big Plastic is suing the federal government?   That’s right. A group of 24 major plastic manufacturers have teamed up and filed not one, but TWO lawsuits taking the government to court for trying to ban single-use plastic items – including straws, cutlery, and take out containers. [1]   Last November, the Federal Court sided with the plastics industry by declaring the ban was invalid and unlawful – but the federal government has appealed this decision.    Greenpeace Canada has since joined a coalition of environmental groups, represented by lawyers at Ecojustice, to support the federal government’s appeal in court.   We argued that the government has the authority to regulate and list plastics as toxic. We also argued that the precautionary principle – which states that "parties should take precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent, or minimize the causes of climate change and mitigate its adverse effects” – justifies the ban. [2]    “It’s difficult to predict what the Federal Court of Appeal will decide on such a complicated issue, but we expect that whoever loses will appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada – and it will be a big deal,” explains Priyanka Vittal, Greenpeace Canada’s Legal Counsel.  The stakes for the outcome of this case are high. “If Big Plastic is successful, polluting industries that release harmful chemicals and toxic substances into our soil, water, and air will be emboldened to challenge pollution prevention measures or avoid liability in the future,” Vittal adds. “The decision in this case could be precedent setting.”  Greenpeace staff join a rally outside negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty in Ottawa - April, 2024. © Tim Aubry / Greenpeace Greenpeace supporters like you help to push back against industries who value profits over people and the planet. Because of the continued support of monthly donors, we’re able to go to court to protect the plastic ban from being quashed.  Microplastics are being discovered almost everywhere – from raindrops to breast milk – and a growing body of research is linking plastic chemicals to serious health issues, such as infertility and cancer. [3] [4] [5] [6]   “The reality is, a lot of businesses and institutions have already implemented the plastics ban and recognize the benefits of swapping single-use plastic or packaging for reusable and refillable alternatives,” says Sarah King, Greenpeace Canada’s Head of Oceans and Plastics Campaign.    “And as governments continue to negotiate the UN Global Plastics Treaty, we’re seeing more and more alignment on the need to reduce plastic production and end single-use plastics once and for all.”   With so much legal push-back from the industry, a global agreement to end the age of plastics is more critical than ever. If you’d like to learn more about how Greenpeace is intervening in Big Plastic’s lawsuit, check out Priyanka’s blog here.   And please keep reading for more inspiring global campaign updates and victories below.   In determination,   Steph Supporter Communications Manager, Greenpeace Canada   P.S. Your feedback is always appreciated. Please keep it coming by rating this email below – and if you liked it, please forward this email to a friend or colleague!   GLOBAL CAMPAIGN UPDATES Victory at UK Courts will make new oil projects difficult to succeed! © Sarah Finch / The Guardian. For the first time ever, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has ruled that the emissions from burning fossil fuels must be taken into account when authorities decide whether to approve permits for future projects. This case – supported by Greenpeace UK and Friends of the Earth – was led by the Weald Action Group, a group of community activists who have pushed back against oil drilling and fracking in England for years. This is a huge win for the climate and we hope that this victory will set a legal precedent for other climate justice cases around the world! Ahoy! Meet Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s ship: the Oceania  © Greenpeace Australia-Pacific Greenpeace Australia Pacific just launched a new campaigning vessel, Oceania. The ship was set to sea off Australia’s Gold Coast, with a moving Welcome to Country ceremony by Uncle John Graham, a Traditional Custodian and saltwater man of the Gold Coast region of the wider Yugambeh Language Group, along with a splash of champagne on the bow for good luck. Oceania will allow Greenpeace to continue to bear witness, collaborate with communities, and take peaceful direct action against big polluters. With almost 50 years of at-sea campaigning in our wake, Oceaniacharts a new course in Greenpeace Australia Pacific's legacy. Marine Conservation Act will protect Taiwan’s marine life  and coastal communities © Yves Chiu / Greenpeace After almost four years of campaigning by Greenpeace East Asia and local activists, Taiwan has passed the Marine Conservation Act. The law will enhance the protection of marine ecosystems and allow local communities, including Indigenous groups, to be able to create more Marine Protected Areas. This is a huge victory for Taiwan’s marine life and coastal communities, as these protections will allow the marine ecosystems to recover and flourish. We hope other coastal countries will take note and take similar action to protect our oceans!    SOURCES   [1] Plastics producers asking court to stop planned federal ban on single-use plastic products, August 10 2022, CBC   [2] The Precautionary Principle, October 23 2020, International Institute for Sustainable Development   [3] Microplastics are raining down on Patna, July 26 2023, Nature India   [4] Microplastics found in human breast milk for the first time, October 7 2022, The Guardian   [5] Microplastics May Be a Significant Cause of Male Infertility, May 24 2022, National Library of Medicine

Ten important Cancer questions.

 1.   How and why do Cancer cells grow in the absence of grow signals?

2.    How do Cancer cells ignore the signal for apoptoses?

3.    How and why do Cancer cells invade other areas of the body?

4.    How do Cancer cells signal blood vessels to grow toward tumours?

5.   How do Cancer cells hide from the immune system?

6.  How do Cancer cells trick the immune system into protecting them?

7.  Why do Cancer cells accumulate multiple changes in their chromosomes?

8.  Is Arginine a nutrient Cancer needs for survival? 

9.  How do cancer cells make energy from nutrients?

10. Why do Cancer cells have double the number of Chromosomes?

104 millions gallons of water removed from public national forest.

Hi Nelson, In 2023 alone, Nestlé-successor BlueTriton removed an astounding 104 million gallons of water from our public lands in the San Bernardino National Forest – water that should have been nourishing the forest and providing drinking water to the low-income communities that live below the San Bernardino Mountains.  Join us in telling the corporations behind this water theft: it’s GAME OVER! Nearly a year ago, we shared news that California water regulators found BlueTriton had failed to prove that it had a legal right to the tens of millions of gallons of water it was removing annually from the San Bernardino National Forest for bottling.  But BlueTriton’s lawyers quickly tied the Water Board decision up in the courts, leaving the decision about the future of Arrowhead Springs in the hands of the US Forest Service. Over the past year our team has repeatedly reminded the Forest Service of its legal responsibilities, submitted enforcement petitions, met with federal and state officials, filed public records requests and more.  Then, in June, we provided funding to help a local partner, Save Our Forest Association, sue the Forest Service to ratchet up the pressure even more.  That lawsuit has prompted a BIG decision – the Forest Service has ordered BlueTriton to turn off the tap once and for all, ending a decades-long theft of public water to which it had no right! Help us raise $10,000 for Save Our Forest Association and other local partners on the ground.   In a July letter denying BlueTriton’s request for a new permit, the Forest Service ordered the bottling giant to plug its boreholes, turn over the keys to its infrastructure and submit a plan for decommissioning its pipeline! And just last week, the Forest Service invited local advocates to meet to develop a plan for the restoration of Strawberry Creek, which has been dewatered by BlueTriton and its predecessors for decades. This is a huge win! But BlueTriton isn’t going down without a fight, so we’ve got to keep the pressure on.  And at the center of that fight is the local community, including grassroots groups and our longtime partner, Save Our Forest Association. We’ve got their back all the way, and we know you’ll help us get them all the resources they need!  Together, we’ve come a long way. Every member of the Story of Stuff Community should feel enormous pride in this accomplishment – you powered this campaign for nearly a decade! I also want to congratulate the local citizens – including longtime activists Steve Loe, Amanda Frye and Hugh Bialecki and others – who made countless personal sacrifices to keep the pressure on. As I wrote to you a year ago, water is life – and you and others have proved to the world through this campaign that it's well worth fighting f

ARGININE, A NUTRIENT CANCER UTILIZES.

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Arginine limitation drives a directed 

codon-dependent DNA sequence evolution

 response in colorectal cancer cells.

DENNIS J. HSU HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0003-4200-1098, JENNY GAO HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0003-4682-7428, NORIHIRO YAMAGUCHI HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0001-8023-9748, ALEXANDRA PINZARU, QIUSHUANG WU HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0002-9301-3630, NANDAN MANDAYAM HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0002-4061-9348,

 MARIA LIBERTI, SØREN HEISSEL, HANAN ALWASEEM HTTPS://ORCID.ORG/0000-0002-4946-1436, [...], AND SOHAIL F. TAVAZOIE +1 authorsAuthors Info & Affiliations

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6 Jan 2023

Vol 9, Issue 1

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ade9120

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Abstract

Utilization of specific codons varies between organisms. Cancer represents a       model for understanding DNA sequence evolution and could reveal causal factors underlying codon evolution. We found that across human cancer, arginine codons are frequently mutated to other codons. Moreover, arginine limitation—a feature of tumor microenvironments—is sufficient to induce arginine codon–switching mutations in human colon cancer cells. Such DNA codon switching events encode mutant proteins with arginine residue substitutions. Mechanistically, arginine  limitation caused rapid reduction of arginine transfer RNAs and the stalling of   ribosomes over arginine codons. Such selective pressure against arginine codon translation induced an adaptive proteomic shift toward low-arginine codon–    containing genes, including specific amino acid transporters, and caused             mutational evolution away from arginine codons—reducing translational              bottlenecks that occurred during arginine starvation.                                                  Thus, environmental availability of a specific amino acid can influence DNA          sequence evolution away from its cognate codons and generate altered proteins.

What are Codons? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_and_RNA_codon_tables

THERE IS HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE HIGH SEAS!

Nelson,   I’ve campaigned against deep sea mining for years, but I’ve never felt hope like this before.   I’m surrounded by an excited and determined Greenpeace delegation in Kingston, Jamaica, where government officials from around the world are about to discuss the future of the high seas. A debate over a moratorium on deep sea mining is finally on the agendaafter years of campaigning. This is our best chance yet to stop destructive mining before it begins. Now that the concrete protection of the international seabed is on the table, we need you to help sustain the months of relentless campaigning that lie ahead. Greenpeace Canada needs 169 more donations before midnight tomorrow to reach its $31,816 goal.   Please give $25 today to help us push world governments – including Canada’s – to support a moratorium on deep sea mining with bold action. Let’s stop this industry before it starts!   We’re closer than ever to stopping an industry that threatens to destroy some of the earth’s last untouched places. We must take every chance to show up in full force when key decisions are being made.   The movement we’ve built together, alongside Indigenous-led movements in regions that will be impacted the most, is strong and growing.    We’ve mobilized in deep sea mining hotspots, exposed industry lies about the safety of tearing up the seafloor, and made governments and the media pay attention to this new and extreme threat to the oceans.   A staggering number of people – over 2.8 million – have already signed Greenpeace’s petition to stop deep sea mining!   We’ve gained such momentum that 27 countries, including Canada, now support a moratorium, ban, or precautionary pause on deep sea mining, with the European Union and the United Nations sounding the alarm as well. This could be the turning point, but only if supporters like you keep boosting our action.   Please help us stop deep sea mining before it starts with a $25 donation before midnight tomorrow.   We must keep pushing governments to commit to a moratorium and show leadership and action on the world stage.   I know we can win this struggle against the mining of precious, untouched ecosystems. We’ve done it before. In the 1980s, Greenpeace campaigned with our supporters and allies to protect Antarctica and, in 1991, won a ban on commercial mining there. It’s time to do something similar for the deep seas!   Deep sea mining will pollute the water with its waste. It will disturb and destroy the habitats of a multitude of species, with scientists warning the damage could be irreversible. [1] Why risk all that when the oceans are already under threat from plastic pollution, overfishing, and overheating?   With your support, Greenpeace can speak out independently and continue to thwart the deep sea mining industry’s plan until a moratorium is agreed upon. Your gift before midnight tomorrow will help us stop a greedy industry from carving up the ocean floor.   Louisa Global campaign lead on deep sea mining, Greenpeace International SOURCES [1] Predicting the impacts of mining deep sea polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean, May 2020, Mining Watch

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