Don't support the troops. Inform them.
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Depleted Uranium (DU) is the byproduct of uranium enrichment, a waste product of the nuclear industry, both chemically toxic and radioactive. Thanks to its high density, DU is used by the United States military in armor piercing munitions.
Seed bombs, as described by Jasmin Malik Chua, are "compressed balls of soil and compost that have been impregnated with wildflower seeds." When jettisoned onto abandoned land like construction sites and abandoned lots, seed bombs become a non-violent of protesting and combating urban sprawl.
Green-spirited seed bombs or mean-spirited, taxpayer-subsidized DU? Take a wild guess which one is illegal. As Kenny Ching at GOOD tells us, seed bombing could get you arrested, sued, or simply beat up.
For those of you scoring at home, DU, explains Helen Caldicott, "burns on contact, creating tiny aerosolized particles less than five microns in diameter, small enough to be inhaled." These minute particles can travel "long distances when airborne," Caldicott explains.
Seed bombs? Well, they're used by evil-doers to turn abandoned lots into gardens. Um, can someone explain again what's meant by the term "eco-terrorist"?
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4 Steps Toward Creating Your Own Eco-Army
1. Keep on seed bombing...just don't get caught
2. Start a community garden
3. Expose the U.S. military as the planet's worst polluter
4. Link the pro-environment and anti-war movements
