Articles by True Activist

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The Man Who Lives without Money
Amanda Froelich | True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 31 Dec 2018

“If someone told me seven years ago, in my final year of a business and economics degree, that I’d now be living without money, I’d have probably choked on my microwaved ready meal.”

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BREAKING: Radiation at Fukushima Spikes to Highest Levels Since 2011
Whitney Webb | True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 6 Feb 2017

4 Feb 2017 – Operators of the Fukushima nuclear power plant have identified a gaping hole in a reactor containment vessel, which has resulted in a drastic spike in radiation levels.

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Poland Becomes the 14th European Nation to Officially Ban GMO’s!
Amanda Froelich, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Oct 2015

1 Oct 2015 – The fourteenth country to opt out of growing GM crops, Poland joins the ranks of Russia, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Latvia, Italy, Germany, Scotland, Wales, Lithuania, Austria, Ireland, France, and Greece.

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Has Charlie Hebdo’s Cartoon Mocking Drowned Syrian Child Gone Too Far?
John Vibes, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 21 Sep 2015

16 Sep 2015 – Charlie Hebdo, the French so-called comic magazine that creates art for the sole purpose of being offensive, has released one of its most controversial and insulting images yet, and this time many people are saying they have gone too far: making fun of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, found drowned in a Turkish beach.

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Netherlands Bans Wild Animals in Circuses
Amanda Froelich, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 21 Sep 2015

It is now illegal for wild animals such as lions, bears, elephants and giraffes to be used in circuses in the Netherlands! On Sep 15, 2015 a ban on wild animals in circuses officially went into effect.

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Banksy’s Theme Park “Dismaland” Shows Darker Side of History and Pop Culture
John Vibes, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 24 Aug 2015

21 Aug 2015 – The mysterious and world famous activist and artist Banksy recently unveiled one of his largest projects to date, a mock theme park that shows the darker side of history and pop culture. The park is called “Dismaland”, which seems to be a play on words with Disneyland.

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Scotland Completely Bans GMO Crops
Amanda Froelich, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 17 Aug 2015

10 Aug 2015 – Joining a growing number of nations concerned about the effects GMO’s pose, Scotland just banned the cultivation of genetically modified crops. The country’s Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead, announced last week that the clean, green nation will no longer be permitting GM crops to be grown within its borders.

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Malaysia Just Passed a New, Stricter Welfare Act for Animals
Amanda Froelich, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 20 Jul 2015

On Tuesday [14 Jul 2015], the Malaysian government passed into law a new animal welfare act that imposes harsher penalties for those torturing or neglecting animals in order to reduce the number of crimes against animals in the country.

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Teenage Students Invent Condom That Detects STDs
True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 Jul 2015

While some American authorities scratch their heads and blame social media for a sharp uptick in syphilis, British school children have invented a condom to help reduce the proliferation of sexually transmitted infections.

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Hawaii Just Banned Plastic Bags at Grocery Checkouts
Amanda Froelich, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 Jul 2015

Hawaii is the first US state to ban plastic bags from being distributed at grocery store checkouts.

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New Study Concludes Fruit Helps Your Body Burn Stored Fat
Amanda Froelich, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 Jul 2015

2-4 fresh servings of fruit per day can help your body convert ‘bad’ fat into ‘good’ fat.

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New Social Media Platform Dubbed “The People’s Site” by Anonymous
True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Jun 2015

Facebook may have finally met its match. By directly targeting the social media behemoth’s lack of messaging encryption, infamously opaque algorithms, and government and advertiser accessibility, Minds.com has earned the attention of privacy advocates, activists, and frustrated Facebook users—and has even garnered active support from Anonymous.

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New Door Handle Kills Germs on Contact!
John Vibes, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Jun 2015

26 Jun 2015 – Two teenage science students from Hong Kong recently won second place at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for their new invention, a door handle that kills germs on contact.

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Iceland Just Jailed 7 Bank Executives for Market Manipulation
True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Jun 2015

27 Jun 2015 – In one of the biggest cases of its kind, seven executives from the Kaupþing bank have been handed prison sentences for market manipulation today.

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The Amazing Story of What Happened When One Tiny Country Decriminalized ALL Drugs
Sophie McAdam, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 29 Jun 2015

Decriminalization has worked in Portugal, and should inspire governments around the world to do the same.

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Ecuador Just Set the World Record for Reforestation!
Amanda Froelich, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 22 Jun 2015

19 May 2015 – More than 45,000 people came together last weekend and set the Guinness World Record for single-day reforestation efforts.

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Seed Bombers Can Plant an Entire Forest of 900,000 Trees A Day!
John Vibes, True Activist – TRANSCEND Media Service, 23 Feb 2015

Here’s a good use for old military planes! Planting trees EVERYWHERE! Seed bombing or aerial reforestation is a farming technique where trees and other crops are planted by being thrown or dropped from an airplane or flying drone.

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