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Kevin Rudd on screen in Federation Square, Mel...Kevin Rudd on screen in Federation Square, Melbourne, apologising to the Stolen Generations. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Scoop - NZ

  • Poll: Dump Both Australian Leaders
    A FACEBOOK poll asking who should be Australia's next Prime Minister has gone viral, with views on one site alone topping 50,000. APN Australian Regional Media, which runs Queensland and northern NSW newspapers including the Sunshine Coast Daily and websites, asked its Facebook fans whether K ...
  • Hobart Braves Cold for Nude Solstice Swim
    It might have held as part of a major arts festival, but organisers dismissed any suggestion that nude winter solstice swim shortly on a freezing Hobart morning was art. "It has no artistic merit whatsoever," said Dark Mofo festival artistic director Leigh Carmichael after he emerged from his ...
  • 'After the Sheikhs' Davidson 2012, review
    Immense internal pressures are building up and the pressure-cooker is about to explode. Davidson marshals an impressive array of evidence: there is, to begin with, a rapidly increasing indigenous population, based on high fertility rates and excellent health care. In Saudi Arabia, 47 per cent of ...
  • Rudd overcomes leadership hurdles ..
    Tony Abbott and several key independents, including the Greens, would not stand in the way of a Kevin Rudd comeback - with the Opposition Leader ruling out sponsoring a no-confidence motion in the government if the Labor leadership changes next week. The refusal by the Coalition to be dragged ...
  • Refugees: "Just Pop Across the Tasman .."
    The Sri Lankans who sailed to Geraldton in April, and the Chinese who reached Darwin last year, believed that they would be received more favourably in New Zealand than in Australia. Australians critical of their government’s asylum seeker policies also tend to assume that New Zealand is a model ...

Independent - London

  • Comfortable in their own skin
     Related StoriesPostcard from... Brussels    
  • Return of the Twinkie: Cream of crop in US sna ...
    It is being billed as the “sweetest comeback” in history: Twinkies, the cream-filled snack cakes whose manufacturer went bankrupt and ceased production last year, will return to stores across America in July.Related StoriesThree little letters on Hillary Clinton's Twitter bio send the world int ...
  • Self-defence or racism? Shooting of teenager T ...
    A Florida prosecutor has told jurors that the former neighbourhood watchman George Zimmerman shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a gated community in Sanford early last year not in self-defence but “because he wanted to”.Related StoriesThree little letters on Hillary Clinton's Twitter ...
  • Dozens dead as Syrian war spreads to Sidon in ...
    Sniper fire echoed across the Lebanese city of Sidon last night as violence fuelled by the civil war in neighbouring Syria continued. In recent days this usually bustling coastal city has been paralysed, becoming the latest flashpoint in Lebanon to be affected by the war across the border. The ...
  • NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden: Fugitive fai ...
    At Moscow’s Sheremetevo Airport, Edward Snowden slipped through the net of the world’s media like the invisible man, with the fugitive whistleblower a no-show for the flight he was expected to take to Havana, Cuba.Related StoriesHunt for Edward Snowden goes on: Prism whistleblower fails to show ...

Rogue Government.com

  • UK Energy bills ‘to double in five years’ as ...
    Energy bills are likely to double within five years as the Government drives a move to green power and building nuclear power stations, it is claimed.
  • Blackwater’s New Director: Bill Clinton’s Law ...
    Blackwater’s rebranding continues at a torrid pace. Danger Room has learned the latest Washington greybeard hired to spruce up the image of the world’s most infamous private security firm is Jack Quinn, a top Washington lobbyist and former White House counsel to President Bill Clinton.
  • Government asks Jewish groups to join in anti ...
    For the first time, the federal government is expanding its community-based anti-terrorism campaign to a religious group — the Jewish community, victims of past attacks in the U.S.
  • Analyst: Even Dollar Stores Struggling In ‘Ob ...
    More stores across the U.S. that offer deeply-discounted products are seeing their sales decline after years of growth amid America’s “Great Recession” — and one analyst said on Monday it’s another sign of even deeper downturn. 
  • Hackers claim they exposed Booz Allen Hamilto ...
    Hackers flying the AntiSec banner claimed today that they compromised a server at consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and have released internal data, including about 90,000 military e-mail addresses.

Innovation Canada

  • Safety haven
    If Canadian postal workers were to design the perfect winter boot, it would help them avoid slipping on icy walkways, stop them from missing their truck brakes while driving and keep them from getting their crampon spikes stuck in wooden porches.If the hearing impaired were looking for a hearing ...
  • Small tools, big impact
    Cancer, heart disease and stroke are leading causes of death among Canadians. As a medical doctor, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and a Canada Research Chair in Bioengineering and Biophotonics, Victor Yang has a unique perspective on these deadly diseases. Based at ...
  • Innovative, naturally
    For the first time this past winter, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) launched the Emerging Science Journalists Award (ESJA). The award was created to support Canada’s talented young science writers. Below is one of the winning entries by Roslyn Dakin, doctoral candidate in the Departm ...
  • A very gourd idea
    It’s been known for years that plants can take up and store trace amounts of hazardous metals like nickel, arsenic and cadmium from contaminated soil in a process called phytoremediation. Until recently, however, scientists assumed that plants weren’t capable of taking up a class of toxic chemic ...
  • Johne’s happens
    Trudging through a dairy farm to collect manure samples isn’t exactly glamorous work, but the odorous task is starting to have a big impact on the health of dairy cattle in Atlantic Canada — and it will save the dairy industry millions of dollars each year. Technicians at the University of Princ ...

Signs of the times

  • Ten thousandth near-earth object unearthed in ...
    More than 10,000 asteroids and comets that can pass near Earth have now been discovered. The 10,000th near-Earth object, asteroid 2013 MZ5, was first detected on the night of June 18, 2013, by the Pan-STARRS-1 telescope, located on the 10,000-foot (convert) summit of the Haleakala crater on Maui ...
  • Undercover police whistleblower reveals distur ...
    In extracts from a joint Guardian and Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, police whistleblower Peter Francis reveals disturbing details about his undercover deployment. His full story is detailed in the book Undercover: The True Story of Britain's Secret Police, by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis.
  • Soldier's last words: "I am sorry that it has ...
    Daniel Somers was a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was part of Task Force Lightning, an intelligence unit. In 2004-2005, he was mainly assigned to a Tactical Human-Intelligence Team (THT) in Baghdad, Iraq, where he ran more than 400 combat missions as a machine gunner in the turret of a ...
  • Rare 'ball lightning' blamed as UK County lose ...
    An eyewitness has described seeing a ball of white light shoot through Mannings Heath, just before a power cut and digital disruption. The object, which appears to fit descriptions of a rare phenomenon called 'ball lightning', was seen in the village on the afternoon of June 7. Roger Spinks to ...
  • The biggest ponzi scheme in the history of the ...
    Did you know that you are involved in the most massive Ponzi scheme that has ever existed? To illustrate my point, allow me to tell you a little story. Once upon a time, there was a man named Sam. When he was younger, he had been a very principled young man that had worked incredibly hard and t ...

The Galloping Beaver

  • Another RCMP success story . . .
    Eyewitnesses note this woman was punched in the mouth by RCMP. PUNCHING A WOMAN seems to be RCMP best-practice, when they don't have a Taser handy. Halifax Media Co-op has a report by Miles Howe, "12 more opposed to shale gas arrested as RCMP turn violent on National Aboriginal Day". Appa ...
  • The Standing Man . . .
    Erdem Gunduz (center) stands in Instanbul's Taksim Square early Tuesday. — Petr David Josek/AP THAT PROTEST SHALL NOT PERISH, from the creativity of the human spirit embodied in a chap name of Erdem Gunduz, who went to Taksim Square, and just stood there, passively, staring at the Ministr ...
  • Oops . . .
    — Hybrid Sons of Tifton 85 — THE INQUISITR has an article you should check out: “Genetically Modified Grass Begins Releasing Cyanide, Kills Texas Cattle”. Really.  That bears repeating, “Genetically Modified Grass    Begins Releasing Cyanide,    Kills Texas Cattle”
  • Political Science 101 . . .
    Yup, that pretty much sums 'er up.
  • Two years ago . . .
    AS THE PERSECUTION of Julian Assange was getting organized, things were in their early stages, and on 23 of June, 2011 a secret five hour meeting took place between Julian and Eric Schmidt, who is the CEO of Google. Wikileaks has the complete transcript. It gets a bit technical, but you can get ...

Media Matters for America

  • Right-Wing Media Misuse CBO Report To Attack E ...
    Right-wing media outlets cherry-picked data from a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the Senate's immigration reform proposal to incorrectly claim that the bill would hurt American workers. In fact, the CBO report found that the Senate immigration reform bill would have temporary and s ...
  • Fox News Dismisses Obama's Call For Nuclear Re ...
    Fox News hosts and contributors baselessly stated that cuts to America's deployed nuclear arsenal proposed by President Obama would jeopardize U.S. national security. In fact, nuclear weapons experts assert that reducing nuclear arsenals helps the nation's security and say that the U.S. could ha ...
  • Fox Promotes New O'Keefe Smear Campaign With F ...
    Fox News hosts falsely claimed that a federal program that helps low-income Americans obtain phone access is paid for by individual taxpayers, when in fact the program is funded by fees levied on telecommunications companies. Fox fabricated this falsehood in support of a new smear campaign again ...
  • James Taranto: The WSJ 's "War On Men" Crusader
    Wall Street Journal editorial board member James Taranto defended his recent column that dismissed the epidemic of sexual assault in the military as a "war on men." Taranto has a long history of making sexist remarks.Taranto Claims Military Sexual Assault Epidemic Evidence Of A "War On Men" ...
  • Experts: Fox News' Coverage Contributes To Vio ...
    Fox News' inaccurate, defamatory, and dehumanizing coverage of the transgender community contributes to transphobic violence and discrimination according to several groups working toward transgender equality.Experts: Fox News' Coverage Contributes To Transphobic Violence, Discrimination Fox New ...

Global Research.ca

  • War and the New Nuclear Danger: Fukushima and ...
    “Russia has over a thousand hydrogen bombs on hair-trigger alert. You’re all targeted—every town with a population of 50,000 or more is targeted with at least one bomb. There may be 60 targeted on Washington alone, or on New York.…
  • Is the Government Spying On You Through Your O ...
    Government – Or Private Individuals – May Be Watching and Listening We documented earlier today that -  if you are near your smart phone – the NSA or private parties could remotely activate your microphone and camera and spy on…
  • Obama Prepares to Wage Offensive, First-strike ...
    I have now had the chance to read Obama’s recently released Report on Nuclear Employment Strategy of the United States, (June 21, 2013).  The critical passage can be found on page 5:   “The 2010 Nuclear Posture Review established the Administration’s…
  • Netanyahu and Israel’s Threat to Attack ...
    When the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first bragged about a red line regarding Iran’s nuclear program, the international observers assumed that the flames of an imminent war between Israel and Iran will be ignited soon and Israel will act…
  • The Spoils of War: Afghanistan’s Multibi ...
    Since the US led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, the Golden Crescent opium trade has soared. According to the US media, this lucrative contraband is protected by Osama, the Taliban, not to mention, of course, the regional warlords, in defiance of the "international community".

TPM Cafe

  • Message to world government: Don't govern the ...
    You could think of the Aspen IDEA report published today as a letter to the head of the International Telecommunications Union, Hamadoun Touré, suggesting that he should reconsider his intent to put the "light touch" of government on the Internet's operations. M. Touré will be running a majo ...
  • Obama and Romney on Foreign Policy - Drawing t ...
    The political battle lines are being drawn for the general election debate over foreign policy and national security, and you can't do much better than my fellow Democracy Arsenal blogger Michael Cohen for a guide. One key theme of Michael's latest column for ForeignPolicy.com is what a differen ...
  • Will Yale's Alumni Save Liberal Education?
    Hoping to head off alumni resistance to the brand-new "Yale-National University of Singapore" college that the Yale Corporation has created somewhat stealthily in collaboration with the government of that authoritarian city-state, Association of Yale Alumni chairman Michael Madison has inadvert ...
  • Neocons Celebrate: We Got MJ Rosenberg, We'll ...
    The right-wing "pro-Israel" lobby has taken off its mask. In the wake of my departure from Media Matters, it is in a celebratory mood. In one article and column after another, the Israel-is-always-right types cannot contain their feeling of triumph. There are dozens of these articles. Here i ...
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Water - AlterNet

  • Can Frackers Be Paid Off? How One Community Is ...
    The Thompson Divide has some of the best recreational opportunities in the country. It's also an important headwaters, but that may not be enough to save it. Craig Amichaux considers saving the Thompson Divide a last stand. “That’s all we’ve got left,” said Amich ...
  • Northern Over-Exposure: Record Heat Wave Envel ...
    The news is of particular note since the Alaska is one of the fastest warming states. How hot is it up north?It was so hot that Talkeetna, Alaska hit 96°F on Monday — warmer than Miami — blowing past the previous record of 91°F set in June of 1969 (and matched on Sunday ...
  • Fracking Is Already Straining U.S. Water Supplies
    Some of America's most intensive oil and gas development is occurring in drought-prone regions where water is scarce. As the level of hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells in the United States has intensified in recent years, much of the mounting public concern has centered on fears t ...
  • Tar Sands Mining Beginning in Utah: Why the U. ...
    The practice that has devastated parts of Canada is already underway in the U.S. and things could get a lot worse. Editor’s Note: Tara Lohan is traveling across North America documenting communities impacted by energy development for a new AlterNet project, Hitting Home. Follow her ...
  • Police Trained to Treat Keystone XL Protesters ...
    Peaceful environmental protesters framed as criminals? Guess who’s scared of people power… It’s often difficult to gauge just how much fear activists instill in the powers that be. But on Wednesday, environmental activists protesting the Keystone XL pipeline saw firsthand ...

Public Citizen in Texas

  • Is Houston Cleaner Than Your Town?
    Probably not overall, but the City of Houston has made a historic commitment – to buy half its power from renewable sources. Houston was built around the oil and gas industries and has long suffered the consequences of being home to many of the nation’s most polluting refining and ch ...
  • Public Citizen’s Legislative Wrap-Up: Where We ...
    With the regular session behind us and energy and environmental issues not likely to find a place in the special session, it’s a good time to look at what we accomplished. Our wins came in two forms – bills that passed that will actually improve policy in Texas and bills that didn&#8 ...
  • Public Citizen bemoans Perry’s veto of Texas E ...
    Texas’ governor is at it again.  Just 15 minutes ago, dozen’s of bills went down in flames under the governor’s veto pen.  This included a bill essential to providing more efficient enforcement of ethics violations in the Texas political process: the Ethics Commission sunset bi ...
  • US Wildfire Season Upon Us Again
    Fire season started early in California this year because the winter rains that usually tide this area over until July or August, barely materialized. Last year, the focus was on wildfires in Colorado and New Mexico. In 2011, Texas was a hotbed of drought and wildfire.  Now, all signs point to a ...
  • San Onofre Nuclear Plant Closing: A harbinger ...
    On Friday, Southern California Edison (SCE) announced that they will retire Units 2 and 3 of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), essentially closing the troubled nuclear power plant which is located between San Diego and Los Angeles. SONGS, which has been in operation for 45 years ...

Unexplained Mysteries

  • Ancient Egyptian statue rotates on its own
    An ancient statuette has been filmed on time lapse camera seemingly moving without outside help. The phenomenon was caught on a camera set up at Manch...
  • Man in coma after eating 413 biscuits
    Food writer Kevin Shalin ended up in hospital after attempting to beat a restaurant record. Also known as "The Mighty Rib", Shalin managed to scoff hu...
  • Early Mars had oxygen-rich atmosphere
    Mars could have sustained a habitable oxygen atmosphere more than a billion years before the Earth. The conclusion was reached by researchers who have...
  • Giant snake learns how to open doors
    Footage of a snake that seems to have figured out how to open doors has surfaced on YouTube. People who suffer from a fear of snakes may want to give ...
  • Plants capable of complex arithmetic
    Scientists have discovered evidence that plants are capable of complex mathematical calculations. The startling revelation relates to the way in which...

Grassroots

  • The World Food Prize Misses the Mark
    Subheadline:  Award given to Monsanto rewards GMOs not farmers Image:  no_farmers_no_food.jpg  read more
  • Haitian-led Response to Earthquake Featured in ...
    faultlinescover.jpg The catastrophic earthquake that shook Haiti in 2010 revealed two parallel stories, although only one has made it into the mainstream. The story most people are familiar with is how the international community swept into ...
  • Shame on TIAA-CREF for Muzzling Shareholder Vo ...
    elbit_kills.jpg Once again, TIAA-CREF has denied its shareholders the right to have their voices heard through the ballot box at this year’s shareholder meeting. read more
  • The Mystique of Las Misticas
    via_campesina-womens_mistica.jpg Ingredients: 183 member organizations. 88 countries. 5 continents. 500 representatives of 200-plus million women and men. Numerous allies from movements of  women, indigenous peoples, fishers, pastorali ...
  • Via Campesina Youth View Staying on the Land a ...
    via_campesina_-_youth.jpg Our Palestinian partners frequently tell us: “To stay – and, frankly, to exist – is to resist.” I heard this same message during the 3rd International Youth Assembly of La Via Campesina (LVC). In a world ...

Climate

  • Melting Ice Pulls Norway Closer to Asia
    (AFP) The town of Kirkenes in northernmost Norway used to be further away from Asia than virtually any other European port, but it suddenly seems a lot closer. The reason: Global warming. Melting ice has opened up the Northern Sea Rou ...
  • U.S. Engineers to Inspect Possible Leak at Han ...
    (CNN) U.S. inspectors are investigating a possible leak at the Hanford nuclear site after an elevated contamination reading was found in a leak detection pit, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday. The elevated reading, however, does ...
  • More Leaks of Contaminated Water Discovered at ...
    (The Asahi Shimbuu) Two more leaks of radioactive water found at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant suspended desalination operations and will likely further delay the full-scale use of a decontamination system, Tokyo Electric Power Co. ...
  • Louisville Clean Energy Rally Unites Religious ...
    (The Courier-Journal) About 2,000 people gathered on the Belvedere on Thursday in what organizers touted as Kentucky's largest environmental rally ever — an assortment of religious and environmental groups calling for clean energy to e ...
  • Extension of Boulder County Fracking Moratoriu ...
    (Daily Camera) The dozens of activists who crowded into the Boulder County commissioners' meeting space Tuesday were united not only in a fervent belief in their cause, but a sense they had achieved a milestone in their multi-pronged c ...

GreenBiz

Duly Noted

  • Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the ...
    Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this ...
  • A Mafia in FATA: Haqqanis and Drones
    A new report about the Haqqani network's business interests raises questions about the anti-drones narrative in Pakistan
  • Are African governments suppressing art?
    The dust is finally settling on the storm that was kicked off in South Africa by a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
  • Greek debt – remember the goats
    Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.
  • Greeks on the street
    Greeks smashing windows and setting fire to shops and banks in a fury of opposition to yet more austerity is gripping, but not unique. There are underlying elements than make such uprisings more common in Greece than elsewhere.

Booman Tribune

  • Don't Tax Them; Sue Them
    Adding a victim compensation tax (modeled on the one used for vaccines) to every gun purchase is not a terrible idea, but it isn't going to happen. And as long as were discussing ideas that will never happen, why go so easy on gun manufacturers? I'd argue that any gun that is discharged result ...
  • A Giant Dick
    Only in Washington DC do observers watch the body language and gestures of Supreme Court Justices, but it's telling that a consensus is emerging that Justice Samuel Alito is an irredeemable penis. He is probably George W. Bush's most lasting legacy to the nation. He's like the Hurricane Kat ...
  • Immigration Bus is Leaving
    The Hill reports that support in the Senate is snowballing in favor of the comprehensive immigration reform bill. We're talking in the 68-72 range. It's a few days old, but Chris Cillizza has a whip count that shows where people stand. Despite Rand Paul moving firmly into the 'no' camp since t ...
  • A Misdiagnosed Problem
    I'm not going to argue that it is helpful to the Republican cause to have some of their male officeholders talking about masturbating fetuses or the sanctity of rape babies or saying that rape kits are a form of abortion. Your average woman is horrified when they hear Republican men say that wa ...
  • What It Takes To Be Great
    Among the things you don't normally say when you are a Republican who is likely to face a primary challenge: "Schumer's been incredible. He's a worthy successor to Ted Kennedy, and that's saying a lot."- Lindsey Graham of South Carolina I appreciate it that a lot of the older senators on ...

Environmental Graffiti

  • 10 Coolest Links of the Week
    This week, we've got natural wonders and incredible manmade structures for you to check out. Plus: some seriously smart people, amazing dads from nature, and tasty books. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article ...
  • Hitler and Homicides: The Gruesome History Beh ...
    The abandoned Beelitz-Heilstätten hospital housed thousands of TB victims plus a young Adolph Hitler, and more recently it set the scene of a series of grisly murders. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
  • Ice Diving in the Otherworldly Glow of Russia’ ...
    Beneath the waves of the White Sea, the only natural light is the ghostly green glow shining through the ice above, which makes for amazingly beautiful if unusual photos. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article ...
  • 10 Coolest Links of the Week
    Don't miss this week's coolest links – perfect for lovers of sculpture, NFL, Star Wars, and animals (including Angry Birds)... This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
  • The Lost World: Expedition Discovers Amazing N ...
    During a three-week expedition into a remote corner of Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, scientists have discovered and rediscovered some incredible new species. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article

Foreign Policy in Focus

Al Jazeera

Green Inc. - NYT

  • Follow Our Environmental Coverage
    Where to find continuing coverage of the environment at The Times.
  • An Addendum
    Some longtime contributors to the Green blog will now be posting to the Caucus and Bits blogs instead, and they can be followed on Twitter.
  • A Blog’s Adieu
    The New York Times is discontinuing the Green blog but plans to press on with aggressive energy and environment coverage.
  • Q and A: The Angry Economist
    Because of its natural gas boom, the United States is ahead of Europe in fixing climate change, the Oxford economist Dieter Helm argues.
  • A Snapshot of Drilling on a Park’s Margins
    A photographer seeks to drive home the proximity of fracking to Glacier National Park.

Dot Earth News

Doug Feith : Hong Pong

  • A polite notification about toxic/lethal food ...
    I am on a bit of a riff against a common food additive azodicarbonamide. I sent this to a local sandwich maker/distributor that has a pretty good hold on the Minneapolis independent coffee shop sandwich market. I won't name the sandwich company for now. I think I will assume that azodicarbonamid ...
  • World Bank whistleblower flags laundering mone ...
    Another interesting whistleblower item. Very quick post. Karen Hudes from World Bank notes major crises including something related to the major disruption of gold markets. I suspect this is the COMEX paper gold situation.... This is a pretty big deal. Starts around 6 minutes. Also covers Brazil ...
  • Sprawling interview w wtfrly.com on activist n ...
    Alright here's a link if you want to check out. Super long like 2.3hr interview with WTFRLY.com editor Baran Hines covering lots of stuff on police state materials, local goings on including DRE. Had a mention of the shady MnSCU shutdown of organic agriculture training, Turkey, Brazil, activist ...
  • BREAKING: NSA whistleblower Russ Tice says Oba ...
    Been waiting to hear more material from Russ Tice, one of the earlier NSA whistleblowers. Fortunately one of our ol' underdogs BoilingFrogsPost.com & Sibel Edmonds got Tice to lay out a lot of new stuff. Tice was a major source for NSA revelations including the 2005 NY Times warrantless ...
  • The disgusting world of nuclear power: Pandora ...
    There is some movie called Pandora's Promise which is more-or-less nuclear industry cheerleading in town with a full blown event going on. People will be nibbling on delicious cesium tainted tea leaves straight from Fukushima Prefecture I would assume. [ https://twitter.com/PandorasPromise ] Som ...

AlterNet Top Stories

  • Where is Edward Snowden? Whistleblower Did Not ...
    Despite having a ticket, Snowden did not board a plane flying from Russia to Havana yesterday. Edward Snowden, who is said to have flown from Hong Kong to Moscow yesterday, potentially en route to Ecaduar by way of Cuba, was not on a flight Monday from Russia to ...
  • Chicago Police Accused of Using Gun to Sodomiz ...
    They wanted him to snitch, a disturbing lawsuit alleges. A federal lawsuit alleges that Chicago police sodomized a man with a gun until he agreed to become a participant in a drug sting, the Courthouse News Service reports.  Plaintiff Angel Perez is suing police officer Jorge Lopez and t ...
  • 10 Questions for NBC Host Who Shamelessly Sugg ...
    NSA leaks did not just reveal government spying, but also the mainstream media's refusal to question or challenge authority. Two weeks into the hullaballoo surrounding whistleblower Edward Snowden and Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald, one thing is clear: they did not just reveal potenti ...
  • "Stand With Snowden:" Julian Assange Speaks Af ...
    Assange opened up on the NSA whistleblower and America's use of the word "traitor." Saturday June 22nd, 15:00 GMTIt has now been a year since I entered this embassy and sought refuge from persecution.As a result of that decision, I have been able to work in relative safety from ...
  • 6 Facts About Hunger That Demonstrate the Sham ...
    Children, seniors and disabled citizens going hungry is a stain on humanity. Of all the miseries placed on human beings in their everyday lives, the lack of food may be the most inexcusable. Even in a world controlled by unbending attitudes of self-reliance and individual responsibility, the r ...

Threat Level

  • Where in the World Is Edward Snowden?
    Whistleblower Edward Snowden managed to escape the clutches of U.S. authorities over the weekend by being spirited out of Hong Kong on a plane for Moscow with the help of WikiLeaks.    
  • In WikiLeaks Probe, Feds Used a Secret Search ...
    The Justice Department used a secret search warrant to obtain the entire contents of a Gmail account used by a former WikiLeaks volunteer in Iceland, according to court records released to the volunteer this week.    
  • U.K. Spy Agency Secretly Taps Over 200 Fiber-O ...
    The British spy agency GCHQ has secretly tapped more than 200 fiber-optic cables carrying phone and internet traffic and has been sharing data with the U.S. National Security Agency, according to a news report.    
  • 5 Fun Facts From the Latest NSA Leak
    After a brief respite, the Guardian newspaper has resumed its publication of leaked NSA documents. The latest round provides a look at the secret rules the government follows for collecting data on U.S. persons. We found a number of interesting ...    
  • Feds Seized 1,700 Online Domains in 3 Years
    Federal authorities said today that, since June 2010, they have seized more than 1,700 domains that allegedly breached intellectual property rights. Seized under a program known as "Operation in Our Sites," the domains hosted material the authorities said illegally streamed ...    ...

Equality Trust

  • UK Drug Policy Commission Report published today
    The UK’s approach to drug policy appears simplistic in several ways. Seeing all drug use as invariably problematic can reduce the cost-effectiveness of policy. Equally, drug problems need to be seen and addressed within their wider social and economic context; entrenched drug problems appear to ...
  • The Spirit Level Documentary Film
    We're delighted to introduce The Spirit Level Documentary - a forthcoming film based on the best-selling book, which will show why a more equal society is better for us all. Find out more...    
  • Act Local = Reduce the Gap
    Find out more about our new campaign: Act Local = Reduce the Gap
  • We work in partnership with One Society
    Visit the website of One Society which works in partnership with The Equality Trust. One Society draws on a wealth of research which shows that large divides in income at the top and bottom of society – beyond ‘proportional rewards’ – are damaging to our economy and society, not just for those ...
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PDA AMERICA

  • Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Mon ...
    Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Money Out of Politics By Carmen Yarrusso There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”–Henry David Thoreau Clearly, our government ...
  • IOT: Healthcare for All Jan Call
    Call – Healthcare for All IOT Date – Jan 18, 2011 Agenda: 1. Introductions—Dr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare for All IOT coordinator and California State Coordinator 2. National Single Payer Movement—Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! 3. States Single Payer Movement–Chuck Pennacchi ...
  • PDA Weekly Field Report 1/7/2011 – 1/18/2011
    Little Victories! Field Site: onenationpda.org California ADEM elections: Congratulations to all our PDA California friends and allies who completed a sweep up and down at the state at the recent CA Democratic Party Delegate elections. This will put the ...
  • War is a Crime: Join In For Justice
    WarIsACrime.org JOIN IN FOR JUSTICE! 1/17/11 Washington, D.C., and Quantico, Va. Protest of FBI Raids and Bradley Manning Imprisonment http://www.defendingdissent.org/action/Events.htm 1/18/11 Washington, D.C. Panel with Rep. Rush Holt, Emily Berman from the Brennan Center for Justice, Shah ...
  • An American Suicide Terrorist
    William John Cox The shooter of Congresswoman Gifford acted as a domestic suicide terrorist on the political “battleground” of American politics. His YouTube postings and “goodby” phone messages are ominously reminiscent of the traditional farewell videos ...

Marler Blog

  • 119 Sickened by Hepatitis A Townsend Berries
    As of June 21, 2013, 119 people have been confirmed to have become ill from Hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend’ in 7 states: Arizona (16), California... Continue Reading
  • A Few Days in Rochester – E. coli and Listeria ...
    Before I head over to London to speak at the Royal Society for Public Health, I am stopping over in Rochester, New York for a court ordered mediation on Monday... Continue Reading
  • Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend Sick ...
    As of June 20, 2013, 113 people have been confirmed to have become ill from Hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend’ in 7 states: Arizona (15), California... Continue Reading
  • Lombard Los Burritos E. coli Outbreak Grows
    The number of E. coli O157:H7 cases tied to west Chicago suburban restaurant, Los Burritos, is growing. The DuPage County Health Department has 11 confirmed cases and 10 additional probable... Continue Reading
  • Hepatitis A – New Numbers: 110 Sick, 48 Hospit ...
    As of June 19, 2013, 110 people have been confirmed to have become ill from Hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend’ in 7 states: Arizona (15), California... Continue Reading

AutoblogGreen

  • First Drive: 2013 Nissan Leaf [w/video]
    Filed under: Hatchback, Nissan, First Drives, ElectricIf It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It Look at the 2013 Nissan Leaf - even one parked next to a 2012 model - and you'll be hard-pressed to spot the differences. Changes and updates have been made, but you have to know the details to tell. It ...
  • Video: Tesla Model S has secret menu that show ...
    Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Videos, Tesla, Electric, Luxury The Telsa Model S may have won just about every automotive award it could last year, but that doesn't mean it's a perfect vehicle. Far from it. Drivers have been asking when the already high-tech vehicle will get somewhat normal ...
  • Shanghai: Detroit Electric, Geely announce str ...
    Filed under: Shanghai Motor Show, Electric, MISC The revived Detroit Electric company will be partnering with China's Geely, but the mission is not to cooperate on bringing the all-electric Tesla Roadster-like SP:01 to market. Instead, Detroit Electric and Geely will co-develop more normal p ...
  • First Drive: 2013 Fiat 500e
    Filed under: Hatchback, First Drives, Electric, FiatCinquecento's Electrifying One-Price Strategy Is A Gas America's electric vehicle segment is getting crowded, but sales remain tiny compared to the overall market. Listening to EV pitchmen, a key phrase heard over and over is "no comprom ...
  • New York: 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid fina ...
    Filed under: New York Auto Show, Hybrid, Crossover, Subaru For a company that does a pretty great job of tying its vehicles to the environment - or, better said, to people who like to actually get out into the environment - Subaru hasn't exactly been a leader in green vehicle production. In f ...

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Invisible Opportunity

  • Nobody’s Safe: ‘Car Hacking’ ...
    By Shepard Ambellas Intellihub.com June 23, 2013 Now it looks as if ‘vehicle security’ will be a new trending concern after the recent fiery death of reporter Michael Hastings who was “onto a big story” and needed to “go off the rada[r] for a bit.”, according to an email sent to members of the p ...
  • 20 Signs the Pharmaceutical Companies are Runn ...
    If you could get 70 percent of Americans addicted to your drugs and rake in $280 billion a year in the process, would you do it? If you could come up with a “pill for every problem” and charge Americans twice as much for those pills as people in other countries pay, would you do […]
  • 20 Signs the Pharmaceutical Companies are Runn ...
    If you could get 70 percent of Americans addicted to your drugs and rake in $280 billion a year in the process, would you do it? If you could come up with a “pill for every problem” and charge Americans twice as much for those pills as people in other countries pay, would you do […]
  • Sherwin Smith, Tennessee Official, Says Water ...
    A Tennessee state official reportedly told residents who were concerned about dirty drinking water that complaining about water quality could be considered “an act of terrorism.” The controversial comment was made by Sherwin Smith, the deputy director of the Tennessee Department of E ...
  • Sherwin Smith, Tennessee Official, Says Water ...
    A Tennessee state official reportedly told residents who were concerned about dirty drinking water that complaining about water quality could be considered “an act of terrorism.” The controversial comment was made by Sherwin Smith, the deputy director of the Tennessee Department of E ...

Global Insights

  • Less Than a Week Away
    We encourage you to register for Awake and Aware.George Green will be a featured speaker.September 19th & 20th • Burbank, CAClick here for Tickets & Reservations 
  • The Georgia Guidestones
    On one of the highest hilltops in Elbert County, Georgia stands a huge granite monument. Engraved in eight different languages on the four giant stones that support the common capstone are 10 Guides, or commandments. That monument is alternately referred to as The Georgia Guidestones, or the ...
  • The Creation
    THE CREATION (A recent message given to George Green from the "guys upstairs") We are pleased to bring understanding and clarification on what is the Creation. This is a challenge because your language of communication has not the words for describing this conception of Creation. So as not to pu ...
  • The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging C ...
    In his previous books, James Kunstler focused on the shortsighted vision of suburban planning; now he expands that view to the country's urban growth challenges and the need to drastically change our current course of auto and oil dependency. The Long Emergency is filled with history plus eye-op ...
  • About George Green
    Dear Friends, Thank you for your interest in our catalog of unusual and informative materials. The knowledge gained will give you choices in the days ahead and lessons of discernment as the chaos increases. It is necessary for those of you who are now in the "know" so to speak, to begin to fo ...

Twilight Earth

  • Cartoon caption contest
    Take a look at the cartoon below and enter your caption idea in the comment section (more ifo on prize, etc. below the cartoon). Eligible captions will be those posted on my site, Elephant Journal, Wend Magazine, PlanetSave, Eco-Snobbery Sucks, Ecolutionist, Ecopolitology, and Twilight Earth. Wi ...
  • Exposed: Why the GOP wants to eliminate Clean ...
    Whether we can believe this see-through-elephant-trunk footage or not, the possibility that elephants have a triple fitration system within their trunks has to have some credence. Otherwise, why on earth would leading Republicans try to make it easier for big polluters to further pollute the air ...
  • Apples may lose trees [cartoon]
    The rest of Joe Mohr’s cartoons, and cartoon updates and other green news on Twitter @GreenCartoons. Related posts:The Aging Activist Monsanto Gets Beat–May Lose Beets (cartoon) Eco-Snobbery Sucks: The Cartoon Related posts:The Aging Activist Monsanto Gets Beat–May Lose Beets (cartoo ...
  • Mixed message from USDA chief Vilsack [cartoon]
    US Ag Secretary, Tom Vilsack tells us to eat more natural foods a few days after fully deregulating GMO alfalfa…I’m confused. Confused as well? Read the links below and try to figure out this mess. From The New York Times: Government’s Dietary Advice: Eat Less From Elephant Journal: ...
  • BREAKING: Deleted Monsanto cartoon panel, leaked!
    Unlike the former Monsanto cartoon on this subject, this version shows a bit more clearly who surrendered the future of organic agriculture to Monsanto. There’s been a lot of talk from both sides (organic and biotech) about compromise. That is misleading and almost laughable (read: cryable ...

Fabius Maximus

  • Thoreau reminds us about one of our few tools ...
    Summary: Our leaders and DC courtiers tell us that our role is to obey the government. Yet our forefathers found civil disobedience an invaluable tool in their quest to build and improve America: the Boston Tea Party, abolitionists, suffragettes, Martin Luther King and the freedom riders, Now we ...
  • A powerful story about global warming in Alask ...
    Summary: Let’s review the story that today set Twitter afire with panic about global warming. It’s a story of science, skillful writing, and a very gullible America. The 21st century might prove unpleasant for America unless we tighten our game. . Contents NASA’s photo of the D ...
  • America’s courtiers rush to defend the g ...
    Summary: Those paying attention to Snowden’s revelations have learned much about our government (although we’re told he told us nothing new). Those reading the government’s defenders learned much as well. Not just that Snowden’s revelations did immense damage, but also th ...
  • Experts now run the world using their theories ...
    Summary: The first few decades of the 21st century appear to be dominated by experts steering public policy using their theories. The rest of the century might be dominated by the effects of their success — or failure. . So far America in the 21st century has driven by theories, in a way s ...
  • The greatest monetary experiment, ever
    Summary: We live in an age of wonders. We have technology that previous generations would consider science fiction or fantasy. Social changes beyond precedent, such as gender equality. Not least, we’re conducting monetary experiments on a scale never before attempted. Success by the Bank o ...

WIRED Magazine | Science

  • Wired Space Photo of the Day: Five Views of Venus
    These images are composites of the complete radar image collection obtained by the Magellan mission. The Magellan spacecraft was launched aboard space shuttle Atlantis in May 1989 and began mapping the surface of Venus in September 1990. The spacecraft continued to orbit Venus for ... &nbsp ...
  • Watch Live in HD: Solstitial Supermoon Achieve ...
    As if you needed an excuse to stare at the beautiful full moon, tonight our natural satellite will be closer to Earth than at any other point in the year. Bringing you spectacular live high-definition telescope views of the event ...    
  • Wired Space Photo of the Day: Gravity on the Moon
    This map shows the gravity field of the moon as measured by NASA's GRAIL mission. The viewing perspective, known as a Mercator projection, shows the far side of the moon in the center and the nearside (as viewed from Earth) ...    
  • Wired Space Photo of the Day: Bright Young Sup ...
    While performing an extensive X-ray survey of our galaxy's central regions, NASA's Swift satellite has uncovered the previously unknown remains of a shattered star. Designated G306.3–0.9 after the coordinates of its sky position, the new object ranks among the youngest-known ...  &nbsp ...
  • Watch Live: Adorable Baby Snow Leopards
    On May 31, three snow leopard cubs were born at the Nordens Ark zoo in Bohuslän, Sweden. A webcam in their den is beaming their daily activities around the world to help raise awareness for the endangered cat.    

PakAlert

  • Obama birthplace mistake: Yahoo! News declines ...
    In April 2011, Barack Obama, president of the United States, took the extraordinary step of releasing the long-form version of his birth certificate. As the New York Times wrote at the time, the idea behind the move was “to finally end a long-simmering conspiracy theory among some conservatives ...
  • Video: NBC Prediction That WE WILL ALL HAVE AN ...
    NBC Prediction That WE WILL ALL HAVE AN RFID CHIP UNDER OUR SKIN BY
  • Russia:”Syria Will Be Armed With Weapons That ...
    Last week, Noble Peace Prize winner President Barrack Obama advised that his administration would be arming the Free Syrian Army with weapons to resist the armies of Syria’s President Bashar Assad. Furthermore, they would look to implement a Libya-style no-fly zone over the country, which like L ...
  • More than 150 Bee Colonies Wiped Out in Oregon ...
    You wouldn’t celebrate Arbor Day by cutting down a forest, but one landscaping business in Wilsonville, Oregon marked National Pollinator Week in the same sort of ironic fashion—by killing off an estimated 25,000 bees in the small Oregon town
  • Insane Cases of Genetic Engineering
    You’re probably familiar with South Korea’s glow-in-the-dark cats. They’re genetically modified cats with fluorescent pigmentation in their skin that causes them to glow red under UV light. The researchers then cloned them, successfully carrying the fluorescent gene to the next generation of kit ...

Andy Worthington

  • “I Wish I Was Dead,” Shaker Aamer ...
    In a desperate message from Guantánamo, Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the prison, told one of his lawyers by phone, “The administration is getting ever more angry and doing everything they can to break our hunger strike. Honestly, I wish I was dead.” Shaker, who was clea ...
  • Save Lewisham Hospital: Please Get Involved in ...
    Next week (from June 29 to July 5) is “Justice for Lewisham Week” in the London Borough of Lewisham, where the hospital that serves the 270,000 inhabitants has been under threat since last October, when Matthew Kershaw, an NHS Special Administrator appointed to deal with the debts of ...
  • 150 Doctors Condemn Force-Feeding at Guantánam ...
    Over 150 doctors from the US and around the world have condemned the force-feeding of hunger strikers at Guantánamo in a letter to President Obama that was published in the Lancet this week. They were following up on a letter to medical professionals at the prison, which 13 prisoners wrote at th ...
  • Memories of Youth and the Need for Dissent on ...
    Please note that my books Stonehenge: Celebration and Subversion and The Battle of the Beanfield are both still available, and I also wholeheartedly recommend Travelling Daze: Words and Images from the UK’s New Travellers and Festivals, Late 1960s to the Here and Now, Alan Dearling’s ...
  • TV and Radio: Andy Worthington Discusses the O ...
    On Tuesday evening, I responded to a last-minute request for a brief interview about Guantánamo, and the ongoing hunger strike that is now on its 135th day, with Press TV. That interview is available here, and below is a rather helpful transcript, produced by Press TV, to which I have made a few ...

Glenn Greenwald - Salon

The BiPartisan Report

Sciencebase

  • Entrepreneurial mothers push hard
    Mumpreneurs? To Americans, I assume the word is mompreneurs and to English northerners mampreneurs. Either way, the phenomenon of entrepreneur mothers is nothing new. It’s certainly not something that emerged during the web 2.0 explosion when mothers running small businesses and looking af ...
  • Science books for summer
    Brian Clegg – Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe. For centuries scientists believed that the universe was a vast machine – with enough detail, you could predict exactly what would happen. Admittedly real life wasn’t like that. But only, they argued, because we di ...
  • Guiding pledge 2.0 dismisses God and the Queen
    Apparently, the Guiding Movement is to upgrade its pledge that all members must make when they join. Currently they vow to: "to love my God, to serve my Queen and my country" That obviously only applies to people of faith and those with a female monarch…and indeed compromises the i ...
  • Life on the rocks
    Life on the rocks, unlike love on the rocks, is a surprise… In the beginning… …there was a barren spinning ball of rock, with a hot, molten core, hurtling through space around a distant, but warming fusion reactor. But the spinning ball was not alone on its journey – there were ...
  • What do you do if you’ve got osteoarthritis of ...
    Film director Baz Luhrmann made a spoof graduation speech famous with his hit “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” back in 1999. At the time, I wasn’t particularly worried about the line in that track: “Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.&#8 ...

Common Dreams -News

  • Anti-War Activists Targeted as 'Domestic Terro ...
    Port Militarization Resistance (Photo: Brendan Maslauskas Dunn)Anti-war activists who were infiltrated and spied on by the military for years have now been placed on the domestic terrorist list, they recently discovered. The shocking revelation comes as the activists prepare to sue the U.S. mili ...
  • Global 'Bully': Critics Blast US for Manhunt A ...
    As Edward Snowden's quest for political asylum plays out as a global cat-and-mouse chase, defenders of international law say the US is acting the bully as it scrambles to locate and gain custody of the 30-year-old NSA whistleblower. re ...
  • US Military Quietly Deploying Hundreds of Sold ...
    U.S. soldiers train in Ft. Hood, Texas for a deployment to Egypt (Photo: KCNTV)The U.S. military is quietly deploying more than 400 U.S. soldiers trained in riot control to Egypt. read more
  • Massive Flooding Hits Canada's Dirty Energy Ce ...
    Rising floodwaters seen in Calgary this weekend. (Photo: Wayne Stadler/cc/flickr)Might the torrential rainfalls that have set off record floods in the Canadian province of Alberta—home of the massive tar sands project—jolt action on climate change? ...
  • Gitmo Prisoner: Administration Escalating Brut ...
    (Photo: Justin Norman/cc/flickr)"The administration is getting ever more angry and doing everything they can to break our hunger strike. Honestly, I wish I was dead." —Guantánamo prisoner Shaker Aamer read more

Lifehacker

  • Misspelled Voice Searches, Headphone Hangers, ...
    Readers offer their best tips for using Google's voice search, hanging headphones off your desk, and saving battery on your smartphone.Read more...    
  • The Clipboard Workspace
    A great, compact workspace makes use of the wall because when you can't build out, build up. Matthew Pierce (of Matt's Macintosh) records most of his videos at this desk, which decorates the walls in a practical way: with clipboards.Read more...    
  • Lifehacker The Best Ways to Apologize When You ...
    Lifehacker The Best Ways to Apologize When You Screw Up At Work or At Home | Deadspin LeBron Nearly Beheaded A Couple Times During Heat Parade | io9 One-Joke Characters in Science Fiction (Who Never Stop Being Funny) | Jalopnik This Is How ABS, ESC, And Traction Control WorkRead more... &nb ...
  • Should we make products last longer or just ea ...
    Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particularly helpful or insightful, along with other great discussions and reader questions you may have missed. Check out these discussions and add your own thoughts to make them even more ...
  • NetNewsWire Beta Brings Several New Features, ...
    OS X: Popular RSS reader NetNewsWire just announced a public beta of its next version, just in time for Google Reader's demise. The software adds a variety of features, but temporarily removes an important one for many users: sync.Read more...    

Water Wars

  • Fitch Rates Cobb County, GA's Water & Sewer Re ...
    Fitch Ratings assigns the following rating to Cobb County, Georgia's bonds:
  • Capitol Report, Wayne Greene: Rural areas 1, c ...
    On the final day of the legislative session, a bill passed that will fundamentally shift control over one of the state's most precious and limited resources - water.
  • Readers write
    IMMIGRATIONColumnist demolishesmyths of foreign laborThomas Sowell’s recent column (“There’s really no ‘need’ for immigrant farm labor,” Opinion, June 18) eloquently, comprehensively and completely destroys three immigration myths: that the farm industry (and others) “need” low-priced labor; tha ...
  • Water Wars
    Nine-year-old Alexander Justman, whose family recently moved to St. Clair from Texas, takes aim and fires one of the water canons at another boy while playing at the city’s spray park on Wednesday afternoon. The water facility in Evergreen Park opened last month and has been a very popular place ...
  • Water Wars
    Nine-year-old Alexander Justman, whose family recently moved to St. Clair from Texas, takes aim and fires one of the water canons at another boy while playing at the city’s spray park on Wednesday afternoon. The water facility in Evergreen Park opened last month and has been a very popular place ...

WordPress | Economics

Electronic Intifada

The Wonk Room

  • BREAKING: Senate Clears Way For Immigration Re ...
    On Monday night, the Senate moved forward a key provision predicted to make or break its ability to pass comprehensive immigration reform. The amendment, offered by Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and John Hoeven (R-ND) and known as the “border surge” amendment, would add 20,000 border patro ...
  • Under Obamacare, You Might Be Eating Better Ho ...
    Obamacare will change huge aspects of the health care industry for Americans: Women won’t be charged more for the same care just because of their gender, insurance companies won’t be able to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions, young adults will be able to remain ...
  • The IRS Targeted Progressive Non-Profits, Too
    After weeks of conservative outrage over the Internal Revenue Service’s improper targeting of Tea Party groups applying for 501 (c)(4) status, newly released documents obtained by the Associated Press showed that the agency was also targeting progressive groups. Conservatives and Republica ...
  • Company Peddles Pork-Covered Bullets Designed ...
    “Peace through pork” is their company’s slogan. Selling bullets coated with pig-derived paint, designed to keep Muslims out of heaven, is Jihawg Ammo’s business. The Idaho-based company was the result of an “adult beverage” symposium on the construction of the ...
  • Tuesday’s Climate Speech Doesn’t Mean Obama Is ...
    On Tuesday, the most powerful man on earth is finally going to explain how he will tackle climate change. President Obama will explain how he’ll start to reverse the unsustainable natural resource use destroying our planet in the face of rampant denial of scientific warnings by GOP leaders ...

thwap's schoolyard

  • A New Direction?
    There's a question mark there not because I'm asking anyone's opinion, but only whether I'm too distracted and lazy and sloppy to stick to it. But, anyway, ... I think instead of having this blog serve as a source of criticism of the system and an occasional call to arms for the left, what with ...
  • Book I Read ...
    Just thought I'd should mention a little gem of a book i recently read. War At Sea: A Canadian Seaman On The North Atlantic, by Frank Curry. In many respects, it's unremarkable. It's a little repetitive and there's not much in the way of broader insights about the effect of the war on Canadian ...
  • I Give "Em Two-and-a-Half Years ...
    The handover of military authority is complete! The Afghans have taken control over security from NATO. NATO forces themselves will move to a supportive and mentoring role, except during battles, where they'll supply air strikes and medical evacuations. In 18 months, NATO forces are supposed to ...
  • Since 2012
    Okay. So, since 2012 we've known about the election fraud (on top of contempt for Parliament, and the cynical abuse of the power of prorogation to a) avoid a vote of non-confidence and b) avoid scrutiny on war crimes). This is a fact. The harpercons' abuses have been monumental since 2009 and t ...
  • Piece of Shit
    Canadians did not have proper respect for their democracy. And so they elected cretins and allowed themselves to be fleeced. Some of us went through the futility of ceremonial protests. And trolls show up here and snicker and giggle like the demented shit-stains that they are.

Science Express

  • Pollution from Asia Circles Globe at Stratosph ...
    (PhysOrg.com) -- The economic growth across much of Asia comes with a troubling side effect: pollutants from the region are being wafted up to the stratosphere during monsoon season. The new finding, in a study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, provides additiona ...
  • After growth spurt, supermassive black holes s ...
    Supermassive black holes found at the centers of distant galaxies undergo huge growth spurts as a result of galactic collisions, according to a new study by astronomers at Yale University and the University of Hawaii. Their findings appear in the March 25 edition of Science Express.
  • Research team finds structure of 'swine flu' virus
    A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and other institutions has solved the structure of a key protein from the virus that caused last year's "swine flu" influenza epidemic. The structure reveals that the virus shares many features with influenza viruses common in the early 20 ...
  • Lizard moms choose the right genes for the rig ...
    (PhysOrg.com) -- Two Dartmouth biologists have found that brown anole lizards make an interesting choice when deciding which males should father their offspring. The females of this species mate with several males, then produce more sons with sperm from large fathers, and more daughters with spe ...
  • More than One: Long-Reigning Microbe Controlli ...
    (PhysOrg.com) -- Marine scientists long believed that a microbe called Trichodesmium, a member of a group called the cyanobacteria, reigned over the ocean's nitrogen budget.

End Homelessness | Change.org

  • Mississippi Launches Plan To End Child Homeles ...
    Fulfilling the wishes and happiness of children is at the heart of the holiday season. So, now seems particularly timely for Mississippi to launch a new plan to end child homelessness (pdf) in the state.  What better way to set the season of giving in motion than by committing to finding safe an ...
  • Thanksgiving 2.0: Food, Poverty and Telling th ...
    This Thanksgiving, most of us around the country shared a bountiful harvest feast with friends and family. We celebrated all that we are thankful for by gorging ourselves right into a food coma. It's the American way. Unfortunately, it's also the American way to be thankful for all that we have ...
  • Homeless People Wanted: Must Be Open to Demean ...
    What are they thinking? People obviously don't see the homeless as human or they wouldn't attempt to hire them to do most of the insane, demeaning and illegal jobs out there. Here's a small sampling: Rob dead bodies. The Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan is the site of 50 to 100 ...
  • LA Plans to Make Homelessness Go the Way of th ...
    Instead of pretending homelessness doesn't exist, creating new laws to make it illegal to sit or sleep in public, or sending homeless residents on a one-way trip out of town, Los Angeles County may attempt to actually do something about ending homelessness. And the county is setting the bar high ...
  • Don't Let Violence Against the Homeless Go Unp ...
    Despite its economic troubles, Detroit is not known for being kind to the homeless. That's too bad, since there are nearly 10,000 homeless people living there. In October, police say that Steven James Diponio, 54, became so enraged at Charles Duncan, 42, who was homeless and sleeping behind a sc ...

Ceasefire.ca

  • Spy allies seek to Master the Internet
    Britain's electronic spy agency, Government Communications Headquarters, and its American counterpart, the National Security Agency, are working together to "Master the Internet". Is the Communications Security Establishment Canada involved too?
  • We’ve reached 25,000 supporters!
    I wanted to let you know about the progress we are making on our campaign to stop Stephen Harper’s armed drones plan.
  • Celebrities to Obama: Zero nukes!
    Celebrities supporting the Global Zero campaign call on U.S. President Barack Obama to seek further cuts in US-Russian nuclear weapon stockpiles and work towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
  • Future of Canada’s subs in doubt
    That Sinking Feeling: A new report by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives raises questions about the future of Canada’s submarine program.
  • Arms Trade Treaty: Where’s Canada?
    The Canadian government voted in favour of the new U.N. Arms Trade Treaty in April, but it has refused to commit to signing the treaty, arguing that it needs to consult Canadians first.

Kevin Trudeau Show

  • Could your smart phone be the cause of your in ...
    If you’re struggling to sleep at night, the answer could be closer than your think (hint, your bedside table). What are we talking about? A leading expert has revealed that electric lights – including on smartphones and tables – often play a key role in causing people’s bad sleeping patterns. Di ...
  • The Kevin Trudeau Show: 6-1-13
    Today, Kevin reveals the secrets to beating the odds and making big money in gambling. Self Help: Mineral Based Make Up Change The Way You Think Make Your Dreams Come True Health: Fast Food Causes Childhood Obesity Harmful Medical Devices Causing Too Many Deaths Everything Kevin: Become An Insid ...
  • The Kevin Trudeau Show: 2-9-13
    Today, Kevin gives you more proof that the FTC is monitoring this radio show! Self Help: Click Here If You’ve Ever Taken An Antibiotic Don’t Let Fear Control Your Life Delete Nutritional Deficiencies Videos: Muse – Uprising Bob Basso – We The People Stimulus Package Health: The New Hot Celebrity ...
  • Read before buying candy for your Valentine th ...
    It’s not just me folks. It’s in the news too. This headline reads… “Despite Costs, More Packaged Food Producers Replace High Fructose Corn Syrup” High fructose corn syrup is a poison. It causes illness and disease. Period. You get chemically addicted to high fructos ...
  • The Kevin Trudeau Show: 6-22-13
    Today, Kevin reveals how he was able to build his financial empire and gives you tips on how to do the same! Self Help: Flood Your System With Nutrition Loss Weight Safely Become Financially Set Everything Kevin: Become An Insider! Kevin is on YouTube! Sign Up For Kevin’s FREE Podcast Follow Kev ...

Armies of Liberation

  • Hadi appoints new SCER
    On Monday Yemen’s interim president Mansour Abdo Hadi named several judges to the Supreme Commission on Elections and Referendum (SCER).  The SCER is responsible for the technical aspects of elections and has a pivotal role in maintaining or subverting the integrity of electi ...
  • High risk US embassy in Yemen gets Marine rein ...
    High risk US embassy in Yemen gets Marine reinforcements as protests continue by Jane Novak An elite Marine rapid response team arrived in Yemen’s capital to protect the US embassy there which remains vulnerable and in disrepair following a mob attack this week. Protests against a video clip dee ...
  • State Department ends Yemen arms embargo
    Without much fanfare or explanation, the US State Department revised its defense export policy on Yemen and will now consider applications for licenses to export lethal defense articles to Yemen. The July 3, 2012 Federal Register notice updates the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (I ...
  • Yemen’s Al-Qaeda booby traps southern ci ...
    Several children were among 25 people killed by land mines planted as al Qaeda fled Yemen’s southern province of Abyan, the Yemen Executive Mine Action Center (YEMAC) said on Sunday. Reporting to Abyan’s governor, the YEMAC said it had cleared or exploded over 2100 shells and mines since June 13 ...
  • Yemen’s al Qaeda threatens to execute 73 hostages
    Al Qaeda in Yemen threatened to execute 73 captured Yemeni soldiers unless the terror group’s imprisoned comrades are released. “Executing prisoners is a serious violation of the laws of war and a war crime,” Human Rights Watch said in a statement today. “It is also a war crime to use detainees ...

Dark Politricks

  • Greenwald: No Surprise Snowden is Being Demonized
    Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comCNN June 24, 2013 Greenwald responds to the fallout of his clash with David Gregory over the Edward Snowden story. Related posts: War On Journalism: Establishment Media Accuses Greenwald of Treason for Reporting On Snowd ...
  • NSA Spying: So They Are Listening in, After All
    Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comDissident Voice Article dissidentvoice.orgBy Tom Burghardt Despite a stream of mendacious twaddle from President Obama, congressional grifters and spook agency mouthpieces like Office of the Director of National Intellig ...
  • Is the Government Spying On You Through Your O ...
    Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comIs the Government Spying On You Through Your Own Computer’s Webcam Or Microphone? By WashingtonsBlogwashingtonsblog.com Government – Or Private Individuals – May Be Watching and Listening We documented ...
  • Shabaniya Holiday Attacks Leave 47 Dead, 81 Wo ...
    Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comShabaniya Holiday Attacks Leave 47 Dead, 81 Wounded in Iraq Antiwar.comMargaret Griffis Shi’ite Muslims marked Shabaniya, the anniversary of the birth of Imam Mehdi, today, making Shi’ite neighborhoods in BAG ...
  • Obama Backs First-Strike Nuclear War as U.S. P ...
    Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comObama Backs First-Strike Nuclear War as U.S. Policy By Veterans TodayMonday, June 24th, 2013 View the original about Obama Backs First-Strike Nuclear War as U.S. Policy at Veterans TodayCheck out all the best #altnews at ...

Dandelion Salad

  • Wal-Mart Workers Arrested at Yahoo! Headquarte ...
    Dandelion Salad videonation on Jun 24, 2013 Five activists were arrested at Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, June 24, 2013, in a protest over the firing of eleven Walmart employees who this month went on strike. The planned civil disobedience action followed an hour-long demonstrati ...
  • Cameron Insults Our Intelligence Over Syria… A ...
    by Finian Cunningham Writer, Dandelion Salad East Africa Crossposted from Strategic Culture Foundation June 19, 2013 They say a picture paints a thousand words. The photograph of British Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian President Vladimir Putin in London recently certainly does. When the ...
  • Sibel Edmonds Blows the Whistle on Government ...
    by Sibel Edmonds Writer, Dandelion Salad Originally published by Boiling Frogs Post June 24, 2013 Sibel Edmonds on Hoover’s FBI & Thick Files on Government Officials, Rubber-Stamp FISA, Edward Snowden, Recent Revelations by Russ Tice. James Corbett unplugs me (as always) on the recent revela ...
  • Ralph Nader: A Society That Has More Justice I ...
    Dandelion Salad with Ralph Nader Book Discussion on Told You So C-SPAN May 30, 2013 Ralph Nader talked about his book, Told You So: The Big Book of Weekly Columns, in which he presents a selection of his opinion columns from over four decades of writing on subjects that range from auto safety to ...
  • The Killing of a Vibrant Apple Orchard by Shep ...
    by Shepherd Bliss Writer, Dandelion Salad June 20, 2013 Do not be deceived by the thin perimeter of a few live apple trees remaining next to Apple Blossom School and the five nearby schools on Watertrough Road with 700 students in the Sebastopol countryside in Sonoma County, Northern California. ...

Your New Reality

  • No title
    Only A Few Weeks Ago, Rupert Murdoch Was Still King Of The World A glimpse at life before the hacking scandal, from the UK Independent : It was only a few weeks ago that Rupert, his son James, daughter Elisabeth and Rebekah Brooks were the talk of the town; hailed as the king-makers to the pol ...
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    Julian Assange, 2012: They've ranked him amongst war criminals....for exposing war criminals.
  • No title
    This man's brain comprehends in a fraction of a second what is about to happen, and orders his body into what looks like a superhuman sprint to get out of the way. The flight mechanism kicks in so fast the conscious mind, distracted by thoughts of work, home, leisure and love, plays no role in t ...
  • No title
    Tupac Rises Well, fuck me.... From even a few dozen rows back, reportedly, the hologram of Tupac was utterly believable. How long before a Michael Jackson hologram culled from his greatest live performances is touring the world's stadiums? I've been waiting decades to see holographic tech ...
  • No title
    Hypnotic, grin-making. A house filled with interactive reproductions of classic art, coming soon: Starry Night (interactive animation) from Petros Vrellis on Vimeo.

Wired - Science

  • Wired Space Photo of the Day: Five Views of Venus
    These images are composites of the complete radar image collection obtained by the Magellan mission. The Magellan spacecraft was launched aboard space shuttle Atlantis in May 1989 and began mapping the surface of Venus in September 1990. The spacecraft continued to orbit Venus for ... &nbsp ...
  • Watch Live in HD: Solstitial Supermoon Achieve ...
    As if you needed an excuse to stare at the beautiful full moon, tonight our natural satellite will be closer to Earth than at any other point in the year. Bringing you spectacular live high-definition telescope views of the event ...    
  • Wired Space Photo of the Day: Gravity on the Moon
    This map shows the gravity field of the moon as measured by NASA's GRAIL mission. The viewing perspective, known as a Mercator projection, shows the far side of the moon in the center and the nearside (as viewed from Earth) ...    
  • Wired Space Photo of the Day: Bright Young Sup ...
    While performing an extensive X-ray survey of our galaxy's central regions, NASA's Swift satellite has uncovered the previously unknown remains of a shattered star. Designated G306.3–0.9 after the coordinates of its sky position, the new object ranks among the youngest-known ...  &nbsp ...
  • Watch Live: Adorable Baby Snow Leopards
    On May 31, three snow leopard cubs were born at the Nordens Ark zoo in Bohuslän, Sweden. A webcam in their den is beaming their daily activities around the world to help raise awareness for the endangered cat.    

Israeli Occupation Archive

  • Noam Chomsky: American University of Beirut co ...
    If Palestine ever does gain independence in something like the terms of the overwhelming international consensus, it is likely that its borders with Israel will erode through normal processes of... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands ...
  • Jonathan Cook: How Israeli apartheid is coming ...
    While Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies on the far right were castigating an amusement park called Superland for separating Jewish and Arab children, they were busy backing a... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian la ...
  • Noam Chomsky on secret trade deals, killing po ...
    Noam Chomsky on the Turkish protests around Taksim Square: The very brave people in Taksim Square are trying to protect the very last remnants of the commons from the wrecking block... That's... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, n ...
  • Idan Landau: House demolitions – Zionism’s con ...
    Rabbi Arik Asherman: The demolition of the el-Arabiyeh family home in Anata exceeds all the terrible things I have seen in my 17 years in Rabbis for Human Rights. The sight of a boy or a girl coming... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian l ...
  • Rachel Shabi: These ‘build build build’ commen ...
    Since it all began just after 1967, when Israel seized the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza following the Arab-Israeli war, this country has been committed to settlement expansion – knowing that such a... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian ...

Ria Novosti - Military

  • China Unveils Yi Long UAV
    China has unveiled for the first time its Yi Long unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) local media reported on Wednesday, which its makers claim is far cheaper than its Israeli and American analogs at less than $1 million.
  • Airshow China 2012
  • Iraq Denies US Pressure Over Russia Arms Deal
    Iraq denied on Tuesday that its decision to suspend a $4.2-billion arms deal with Russia had been taken after consultations with the United States.
  • Military Academy Relocation Put on Ice
    Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has put on hold the relocation of a medical academy from central St. Petersburg, Public Chamber member Alexander Kanshin said on Tuesday.
  • Georgia Ex-Minister Faces Torture Charges
    Georgia’s former defense and interior minister Bacho Akhalaya has been charged with false imprisonment and torture, Chief Prosecutor Archil Kbilashvili said on Tuesday.

NewsWise

Empty newsfeed.

Natural Health News

  • The Evolution of Bird Flu and the Race to Keep Up
    Bird Flu, or H5N1, doesn't spread easily among humans, but its capability of mutating has scientists worrying whether it could mutate enough to cause a human pandemic. The controversy is especially heated since it was announced that a group of researchers had figured out how to manipulate the vi ...
  • 2009 Swine Flu Outbreak Was 15 Times Deadlier: ...
    A new study based on computer statistical models shows that the swine flu of 2009 killed 284,500 people, or 15 times more than health officials originally estimated.
  • NY Law Gives Women More Information about Mamm ...
    A New York state law that has yet to be signed by the governor would mandate that women be given information on their breast density.
  • Common Diabetes Drugs Associated with Increase ...
    A new analysis introduced to the most recent meeting of the Endocrine Society shows that three widely used drugs for diabetes are associated with an increased risk of death.
  • Study Says More Vitamin D = Less Lbs
    If you're a woman over age 65 and you're deficient in vitamin D, research shows that you're probably more likely not only to weigh more, but to gain more weight.

Climategate

  • Dean of science…suggesting rising seas t…
    Dean of science…suggesting rising seas this next century of up to 100 metres, or Al Gore six metres. When I see things like that I know these are false. You mentioned the IPCC report; that suggests, at worst on best scenarios, 59 centimetres. http://www.google.com
  • ABC science presenter Robyn Williams seeks mor ...
    ABC science presenter Robyn Williams who in 2007 believed seas could rise 100 meters, seeks more truth from scientists after Climategate.
  • How to avoid your own Climategate scandal
    What are the lessons of Climategate? More honesty and transparency in science? Not according to attorney Alan Nelson in the Guardian UK today.  To him, the lesson is how not to get caught next time. So how do universities and academics ensure that their correspondence does not become the “ ...
  • What is the “likelihood” that the 2007 IPCC Re ...
    A very interesting analysis of the IPPC Assessment and has some important questions that invite others to help him answer. Please read his article and let him know what conclusions you draw.
  • Schools call for a “balanced teaching of globa ...
    USA Today reports that US schools are finally calling for both sides of global warming to be taught, because it is after all, a theory -- not a fact:

Opinio Juris

  • The Problem with “Crossing Lines”
    by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller After weeks of anticipation, I finally had a chance to watch the premiere of Crossing Lines, the new NBC drama about a police unit that works for the International Criminal Court. As a police procedural, the show is not bad. William Fichtner is fantastic ...
  • Linos Book Symposium: Response to Larry Helfer ...
    by Katerina Linos by Katerina Linos [Katerina Linos is an Assistant Professor of Law at Berkeley Law] I am thrilled that Opinio Juris has chosen to host a symposium on The Democratic Foundations of Policy Diffusion, and has lined up an amazing group of international law scholars to comment on ...
  • Linos Book Symposium: Comments by Larry Helfer
    by Larry Helfer by Larry Helfer [Larry Helfer is the Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor of Law Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law] Katerina Linos has written an audacious and analytically rigorous study of how health and family policies spread over time across industrialized count ...
  • Linos Book Symposium: Comments by David Zaring
    by David Zaring by David Zaring [David Zaring is Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School] Why does almost every country in the developed world have maternity leave, or government supported retirement programs? Katerina Linos k ...
  • Book Symposium: “The Democratic Foundati ...
    by An Hertogen by An Hertogen This week, we’re hosting a symposium on The Democratic Foundations of Policy Diffusion: How Health, Family and Employment Laws Spread Across Countries, a new book by Katerina Linos (Berkeley Law). Here is the publisher’s description: Why do law reforms ...

Public News Service

  • Arizona Slips Again in Conditions for Kids
    Arizona Slips Again in Conditions for Kids PHOENIX - Arizona has slipped again in the latest Kids Count Data Book rankings of children's well-being, from 46th in the nation to 47th. Children's Action Alliance president Dana Naimark said she is most concerned about Arizona's proportion of childre ...
  • NSA “Wants the Capacity to Listen to Eve ...
    NSA “Wants the Capacity to Listen to Everything” PHOENIX – The National Security Agency wants a system that can monitor all electronic communications, according to an expert on the agency. The FBI director and the general heading the NSA are testifying to Congress that keepin ...
  • No Pain Relief for Drug-Makers in Supreme Cour ...
    No Pain Relief for Drug-Makers in Supreme Court Ruling PHOENIX, Ariz. - It isn't a prescription to cure high drug prices, but it may be a start. The U.S. ...(Read More)
  • Farm Bill Amendment Could Affect AZ Animal Tre ...
    Farm Bill Amendment Could Affect AZ Animal Treatment Laws PHOENIX - Lawmakers are putting many "eggs" in the Farm Bill "basket" in Washington, and one amendment could impact the welfare of farm animals in Arizona. Under the amendment proposed by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, only the federal governm ...
  • Pentagon: Climate Change a Threat to National ...
    Pentagon: Climate Change a Threat to National Security WASHINGTON - Global warming is turning up the heat on national security, according to the Pentagon. Factors that military strategists now have to consider include global food and water scarcity. These can lead to populations migrating, with ...

Center for Food Safety

  • Center for Food Safety Denounces Dangerous “Bi ...
    Center calls rider “corporate welfare” for Monsanto and other biotech companies The Center for Food Safety (CFS) condemns the inclusion of a dangerous corporate earmark, the “biotech rider,” in the Continuing Resolution (CR) passed today on the Senate floor.  The rider undermines the federal cou ...
  • Top grocery stores: We won’t sell genetically ...
    Trader Joe’s, Aldi, Whole Foods, Marsh among stores that will reject GE fish A coalition of consumer, health, food safety and fishing groups today launched the “Campaign for Genetically Engineered (GE)-Free Seafood” by announcing that several major grocery retailers representing more than 2,000 ...
  • New Publication: Food Safety Review on Genetic ...
    The Center for Food Safety has just released a new short Food Safety Review report, Genetically Engineered Salmon: The Next Generation of Industrial Aquaculture. Download your copy today! Filed under: Aquaculture, GE Food
  • New Infographic Shows Nutritional Differences ...
    What’s the nutritional difference between AquAdvantage genetically engineered (GE) salmon and non-GE salmon? Check out our new “Nutrition Facts” infographic to find out! Download a printable version and use them to talk to your local restaurants and seafood sellers. Filed under: GE Food
  • New Publication: Food Safety Review on Genetic ...
    The Center for Food Safety has just released a new short Food Safety Review report, Genetically Engineered Salmon: The Next Generation of Industrial Aquaculture. Download your copy today! Filed under: Aquaculture, GE Food

Pensieve

  • Medicine for Bleak Mornings
    Think of the sky A strong wind carries out the dark ominous clouds, the draperies of fog, and the haze. Think of a spring Tinkling out of virgin rock, a clear fountain of water shoots up, dances down steep slopes, and meeting others becomes a roaring waterfall. Its spray and sound wash out the m ...
  • At my work desk remembering the good times at ...
    aaronernestoortizlopez posted a photo:
  • Reduce Entropy: Create New Order
    The following is a brief meditation with echoes of Genesis 1 and the Big Bang. It came to me when thinking about the current US strategy against in the “war on terror” and North Korea. We can fight chaos, but chaos will beat us down with the full force of mathematics and of the entir ...
  • Amanda Palmer, Bravo!
    I admire how brave Amanda Palmer is. I haven’t heard her music, but I have a strong feeling that the ways she conducts her finances will be the way of the future for most musicians. Related posts: Monster Mask – Pomplamoose Pomplamoose is a collaboration between Jack Conte and Natal ...
  • Escape your demons and make art now!
    Often I am frustrated by my feeble attempts at art. My music is good, but perhaps, not grammy worthy. I look in envy on musicians with more pluck than I building successful carrers on easily performed songs, plus the sheer daring of getting on a stage and performing them. In their place I would ...

Green Times

  • Kangaroo cull
    Last week, members of animal welfare groups protested against kangaroo cull! ''A recent survey of 600 Canberrans by Territory and Municipal Services found 79 per cent were supportive of kangaroo culling under some circumstances and 70 per cent were supportive of culling for conservation of smal ...
  • Environmental News 01/06/2012
    Environmental News You Shouldn't Miss Storms hit ahead of sunny long weekend The last day of autumn may have stolen winter’s thunder with a wet storm hitting the city yesterday afternoon. Dark skies covered the metropolitan area and much of the South West from mid-afternoon, with rain an ...
  • Green Capital Australia
    Today is Green Capital Day in Australia. Do you know something about that? Well, Green capital was established in 2002 by The Total Environment Center (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t rct=j q=the%20total%20environment%20center source=web cd=1 ved=0CF4QFjAA url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tec.org.au%2F ei=G ...
  • Environmental News 31/05/2012
    Environmental News You Shouldn't Miss Premier's park hunting backdown the price of power sale National parks in NSW will be opened up to recreational hunters as part of a deal between the Shooters and Fishers Party and the government to ensure passage of its electricity privatisation bill ...
  • Giraffe: A delicate animal that requires speci ...
    Last week, The Age website (http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/giraffes-die-of-shock-after-zoo-rampage-20120515-1ynlq.html) published an article about 2 Giraffes' death from stress after a zoo rampage in Poland. Here you have an extract from this moving article: « Giraffes are ex ...

The Briefing Room | Investigate

Israel-The Only Democracy in the Middle East?

  • Just One More Unremarkable Arrest
    A friend wrote to us about a young ill Palestinian mother who was recently arrested in the West Bank, and their efforts to free her. This is the kind of ocurrence that happens routinely, yet is rarely covered in the press.  Physicians for Human Rights-Israel documented in 2008 how these kinds of ...
  • Today in Jayyous
    A picture of tear gas being shot by the Israeli army on unarmed protesters in the Palestinian village of Jayyous, who are holding Friday demonstrations to protest their land being taken by Israel. Photo by Mohammed Othman. You can follow what’s happening in Jayyous here.
  • Israeli Voters Upset with Bibi – But wil ...
    Over the past couple of months, there seems to have developed growing disconnect between most of Israel’s political analysts – and the actual dynamics of the campaign for Israel’s general elections, which will take place in only 3 days. In October when the election was announc ...
  • Israeli Elections: Labor party leader pays ste ...
    As events in Egypt, Syria and Palestine heat up… …The nation-state in the middle of all this, Israel, has had its own share of high political drama. True, instead of blood, only tears and virtual ink were shed there. But as usual in Israel-Palestine, it makes for a good story. Earlie ...
  • Gaza Ceasefire: Giving Thanks to President Obama
    There is a ceasefire in Gaza. It remains to be seen if and when the promise to open Gaza to normal civilian movement, laconically stated in the ceasefire agreement, will be fulfilled. On Friday, less than 48 hours after its enactment, the first bad sign appeared. In at least two locations near t ...

Politics in the Zeros

  • Are forest fires good, are forest fires bad?
    More from jfleck
  • 3D printed nano-batteries
    Researchers have successfully 3D printed a battery smaller than a grain of sand with energy and power densities comparable to cell phone batteries. Eventually they could end up in medical devices and, God help us, tiny drones. We often hear about the coming nanobot revolution, but just how are s ...
  • Public image of US government craters due to S ...
    Massive hypocrisy and continual lying by the US government about its surveillance state is having blowback across the planet. Russia and China have basically told the US to fuck off about Snowden. US bleating about freedom and transparency seems mighty empty and meaningless considering the NSA l ...
  • Colorado fires fed by forests killed by spruce ...
    The spruce bark beetle has killed millions of trees in the American West. The dead trees lie on the ground and become almost perfect kindling, should a fire come through. That’s what’s happening in the Colorado fires, especially at West Fork. Vast stands of spruce forests at the high ...
  • A perfect example of stenography for NSA prete ...
    This faux journalism  has lots of innuendo, suppositions, slimes of Snowden, and nothing to back up the allegations. Sounds like they just reprinted what NSA told them. Snowden’s travels raise concerns of foreign involvement. U.S. experts suspect China, Russia have data from Snowden &#8212 ...

Coteret

  • Yediot’s Plocker: Thank you Mossad for r ...
    On Sunday (January 9 2011), Yediot’s Itamar Eichner reported [emphasis mine; full translation here]: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is furious with outgoing Mossad Director Meir Dagan because of the briefing Dagan gave journalists last Thursday. In the course of that briefing, Dagan sha ...
  • “Rejectionist front”: Maariv detai ...
    As Israel’s diplomatic position erodes and the Palestinian Authority’s campaign for the unilateral recognition of a state in the 1967 borders gains ground, the demand for “direct negotiations” has become a central talking point of  Israeli government spokespeople. Here&#8 ...
  • New Yorker editor David Remnick to Yediot: &#8 ...
    On December 24 2010, Yediot’s Friday Political Supplement ran an interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick by Adi Gold. Most of the interview was dedicated to his new biography of Barack Obama. Gold did ask a political question on Israel and Reminck’s response was very blunt. No ...
  • Breaking the Silence’s landmark new book ...
    Breaking the Silence has just published a landmark collection of soldier testimonies from the Occupied Territories spanning the period 2000-2010. The 432 page book can now be browsed, downloaded and embedded here. If you read nothing else, take the time to look over the first to pages of the int ...
  • Following local pressure, Adidas reconsiders s ...
    This Maariv article [full translation below] from Friday is particularly badly written and repetitive, so I’ll summarize. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat decides to hold the first Jerusalem International Marathon in March 2011. He gets Adidas to sponsor the event. An Israeli runner registers an ...

Deadline Live

  • This Day In History – June 25
    1533 – Mary Tudor, Queen of France (b. 1496) died. 1788 – Virginia becomes the 10th state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1876 – Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. 1906 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and k ...
  • Top 10: Pet Projects in Immigration Bill
    If you are really FOR some kind of Rational Immigration policy – you will be pissed to learn that this current bill getting voted tonight is bloated and full of PORK payoffs that couldn’t pass otherwise. Doubtful this will pass in the Senate…. WSJ Reuters Construction workers s ...
  • The FBI Foils Its Own Death-Ray Plot (not Satire)
    The FBI placed two guys from Upstate New York under surveillance starting last year, wiretapping their phones, listening in on their conversations, and reading their e-mails. I’m sure the NSA were also listening in. These two guys apparently wanted to make a comic book-style “death ray” gun that ...
  • America claims privacy invasion but British in ...
    In the midst of all the brouhaha about spying on U.S. citizens, it is worth recalling that the U.K. was found guilty in 2008 in the European Court of Human Rights of spying on all telephone calls, faxes and emails to and from Ireland between 1990 and 1997. The British and indeed the Irish have [...]
  • Kerry warns of Snowden consequences for Russia ...
    US Secretary of State John Kerry has said it would be “disappointing” if Russia and China had helped US fugitive Edward Snowden evade US attempts to extradite him from Hong Kong. Speaking during a visit to India, Mr Kerry said there would inevitably be “consequences” to s ...

The Air Vent

  • NSA – Balancing the Risk
    The NSA has been tracking details of every pone call and email by every American for years.   I have no doubt that this is the case.  Yes, this is in violation of the fourth amendment which states: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreas ...
  • My Apologies to Readers
    I have really let this blog go to pieces. I will post useful stuff in the future but allowing Mr Cotton to take it over again was a mistake. It seemed reasonable to allow him to write, because the topic was PSI.   It won’t happen again, even though I am starting to think a […]
  • PSI – Theory Destroyed
    So PSI completely surrendered discussion of a highly emotional topic like…. thermodynamics after only a few days.   It turns out that photons emitted from a cold body which then strike a warmer one, are the Kryptonite of the organization.   A group so cocksure of itself that it would throw ...
  • Problematic Science Incorporated
    Holy crap.  I have realized it isn’t practical to do a half of a blog.  Did you know that the Internet is full of crazy people.   I’ve heard rumors, read other blogs, often commented on the generally high quality of tAV readers but when I don’t blog on science for months, guess ...
  • A Real Challenge to PSI
    This is awesome, the wife is downstairs watching a movie, I’ve finished my work and have a little time for blogging.   Not a lot, but some… There are too many pressures in my head.  Today a commenter, who is anonymous to me, left a slayer-style comment which has none of the Doug Cott ...

Focal Point

  • Spencer Soper Wins Sidney Award for Exposing B ...
    Business reporter Spencer Soper of The Morning Call has won the October Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman foundation for his expose of Dickensian conditions in Amazon.com's warehouse in Pennsylvania. Temperatures inside the "fulfillment center" soared to over 100 degrees over the summ ...
  • Spencer Soper Wins Sidney Award for Exposing B ...
    Business reporter Spencer Soper of The Morning Call has won the October Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman foundation for his expose of Dickensian conditions in Amazon.com's warehouse in Pennsylvania. Temperatures inside the "fulfillment center" soared to over 100 degrees over the summer ...
  • Spencer Soper Wins Sidney Award for Exposing B ...
    Business reporter Spencer Soper of The Morning Call has won the October Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman foundation for his expose of Dickensian conditions in Amazon.com's warehouse in Pennsylvania. Temperatures inside the "fulfillment center" soared to over 100 degrees over the summer ...
  • Bachmann's Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric is Bad Scienc ...
    Hey, Michele Bachmann, you know who was really, really pro-vaccination? The Founding Fathers. Read all about it in my new article at The Nation. George Washington argued for mandatory inoculation of citizens against smallpox and mandated the inoculation of the Continental Army, under the ...
  • Bachmann's Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric is Bad Scienc ...
    Hey, Michele Bachmann, you know who was really, really pro-vaccination? The Founding Fathers. Read all about it in my new article at The Nation. George Washington argued for mandatory inoculation of citizens against smallpox and mandated the inoculation of the Continental Army, under the . ...

Inside Facebook

  • World War Z tops Monsters University, Man of S ...
    In terms of box office revenue, the family-friendly Pixar film Monsters University was the biggest film in the country this weekend, but World War Z, starring Brad Pitt, is the most popular movie on Facebook. PageData...
  • Instagram: 5M video uploads in the first day
    On Thursday, Instagram launched video recording — and users could not wait to try out this new feature. Facebook reported that one year’s worth of video was uploaded in the first eight hours after launch. Additionally, there...
  • REPORT: Facebook is building a reader
    Ahead of the mysterious June 20 product announcement, some tech media pundits believed that Facebook was about to launch some kind of reader, where Facebook users could receive news and updates from pages and blogs they...
  • Facebook sidebar prompts page likes to ‘Get Im ...
    Some users have seen a new sidebar ad aimed at gaining more page likes. In the sidebar, Facebook shows three pages users should like under the header “Get Important News.” An Inside Facebook reader tipped us...
  • Facebook: Bug jeopardized email addresses, pho ...
    A recent bug on Facebook exposed the phone numbers and email addresses of roughly 6 million users, the site reported late Friday on its blog. Facebook claims that they have no evidence that the bug was...

National Geographic | Environment

Jurist - Legal Research

  • Germany court rules for Motorola in Microsoft ...
    [JURIST] The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruled for Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google, against Microsoft [corporate websites] on Friday. This was the fourth decision [FOSS Patents report] in a suit between Motorola and Microsoft to be issued this year, all of which were countersuit ...
  • UN: proposed Ukraine gay propaganda ban violat ...
    [JURIST] The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] on Friday condemned [press release] a draft law [bill 8711 materials, in Ukrainian] that would ban pro-gay "propaganda" in Ukraine. The OHCHR said that the bill would be open to abuse and that it violates ...
  • UK court allows Kenya ex-prisoners to sue for ...
    [JURIST] The Queen's Bench Division [official website] on the High Court of England and Wales ruled Friday that three elderly Kenyans can sue the British government for torture they suffered while in detention under the British Colonial Administration in the 1950s. Judge Richard McCombe ruled th ...
  • UK court approves extradition of terror suspec ...
    [JURIST] The High Court of England and Wales on Friday approved the extradition of five terror suspects to the US. The court's decision comes a week after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) [official website] gave its final approval of the extradition, which it had initially approved [JUR ...
  • Australia High Court upholds tobacco plain-pac ...
    [JURIST] The High Court of Australia [official website] on Friday published its reasons [text, PDF] for dismissing a lawsuit brought by several large international tobacco companies challenging the labeling requirements of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 (TPP Act) [materials]. The court ori ...

Atlantic | Mark Ambinder

COAT - Coalition to oppose the Arms Trade

Expose the BNP

  • Expose the BNP: activists’ meeting
    Over the summer we have seen the extreme right enter parliament in Sweden and racist deportations of Roma people from France. Here at home the EDL have continued to target cities with Muslim communities, while the police are bringing trumped-up charges against anti-fascists. November 6 sees a na ...
  • Rotherham fascist leads secret double life
    A BNP activist is living a secret double life, desperate to prevent his employers from finding out about his extremist views – despite having stood as a candidate in last month’s election. Tom Holmes (25) received 715 votes in the recent elections for Rotherham Council but has managed to keep hi ...
  • Nick Griffin humiliated in Barking defeat
    The British National Party have suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election when Nick Griffin failed to gain a Westminster seat for the East London ward of Barking. Labour MP Margaret Hodge secured the seat with a 16,000 majority, with Griffin trailing third after the Conservative cand ...
  • Ten questions that expose Nick Griffin
    On the day that the BNP launches its election manifesto, Expose the BNP has researched 10 questions for journalists to put to the BNP leader, the answers to which reveal him to be a deeply racist, anti-Semitic Holocaust denier who boasts about his criminal past. 1. In which year did you stop den ...
  • Workshy Griffin left his parents penniless
    On yesterday’s Today programme, BNP leader Nick Griffin told the Radio Four audience that “Liberal economics … have utterly bankrupted this country.” The truth is that Nick Griffin was himself declared bankrupt in 1991. Over several years thereafter he destroyed his parents’ finances as we ...

Ode Magazine

  • Sonic boon
    A search for the healing power of sound I’m lying in A bed that’s as hard as nails with a series of strings along the sides and two gongs above my head. It’s known as a gong bath, and Gwen de Jong, a practitioner of sound healing at Spirit Connection in Amsterdam ...
  • The secret’s in the sauce
    What my father’s recipe for pasta marinara says about the future of capitalism As the daughter of a Neapolitan, I grew up eating pasta with marinara sauce. My father didn’t always make it from scratch, but he did so often enough for me to follow his recipe through memories. Fr ...
  • Clean water, clean energy
    In the prosperous West, we generally only get worked up about clean water and electricity when the bill arrives in the mail, and we discover that once again, we’ve been showering too long and leaving the lights on too often. But in many parts of the world, people can only dream ...
  • Blocking CO2 to beat malaria
    Mosquitoes are so difficult to elude because they pursue us via the CO2 exhaled in our breath. That’s annoying when we’re relaxing outside on a summer evening, but it’s devastating for the 200 to 300 million people who contract malaria annually. More than 1 millio ...
  • A winter’s tale
    Celebrating the return of the bald eagle In the Iowa winter, as the poet Robert Hass wrote, “a farmer’s dreams are narrow,” and autumn can inspire me with a kind of dread as I work in the garden that will soon be buried under snow. But this coming winter, as the ...

OpEd News

  • Glenn Greenwald Is "Aiding and Abetting" Democracy
    When Glenn Greenwald appeared Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press to discuss his reporting on leaks detailing National Security Agency programs that monitor phone calls and digital communications, he was asked by host David Gregory whether he was the bad guy.
  • The Ben Bernanke Premature Taper Blues
    The Fed may not always be able to boost the economy as much as it would like, but there is little doubt that it can slow growth and job creation by raising interest rates. If the Fed believes the unemployment rate cannot safely fall below a 5.5-6.0 percent range without generating inflation then ...
  • Our Man In Quito
    the final third of "The Snowden Adventure" is being played out--after he leaves his small capsule hotel room in Sheremetyevo airport's terminal E and embarks towards political asylum in Ecuador via Havana. WikiLeaks gleefully tweeting the key moments of the saga: "He is bound for the Republic of ...
  • Reflecting upon The Walking Dead
    I'm not fooling around when I say George A. Romero's flesh-eating zombie films are a perfect metaphor for our strange and terrible Modern Times. And I'm definitely not kidding when I say the only differences between zombies and devotees of Rush Limbaugh and FoxNews are diet and hygiene.
  • Caring About What? Manifest Insincerity of the ...
    Some of the same Republicans who make a big issue of protecting the "unborn" have made it pretty clear this past week, by their indifference to the plight of already-born children, that their reason for pressing the issue of abortion must not be about any real concern about protecting "innocent ...

Switchboard

  • Chicago Tribune shines light on Indiana's gapi ...
    Ann Alexander, Senior Attorney, Chicago  In an excellent investigative piece in the Chicago Tribune yesterday, environmental journalist Mike Hawthorne presented the weight of evidence that BP is polluting Lake Michigan with mercury. &nbs ...
  • Bachelet Joins Other Presidential Candidates i ...
    Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC Chile’s former president, and currently the leading presidential candidate, Michelle Bachelet took a strong stand against HidroAysén last night, saying “HidroAysén is n ...
  • Pebble Mine: A Threat To Alaska's Salmon, Peop ...
    Taryn Kiekow, Staff Attorney, Marine Mammal Protection Project, Santa Monica, California Originally published on LiveScience.com. Bristol Bay is located in the remote wildlands of southwest Alaska and supports the largest runs of wild salmon o ...
  • Up or down? New research shows Yellowstone gr ...
    Sylvia Fallon, Senior Scientist, Washington, DC Since Yellowstone grizzly bears were first listed on the Endangered Species Act back in 1973, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has monitored the population and concluded that the number of bears has st ...
  • EPA risks a crisis of confidence in its dedica ...
    Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C. EPA announced last week that it was dropping an investigation into water contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming--before it was completed. Everyone wants to know why. EPA has been investigating the ...

Lawyers,Guns,& Money

  • Mad Men: “In Care Of” What? Oh Really?
    The season finale of Mad Men, “In Care Of,” contains an inordinate number of what I call “Oh Really?” reverse shots. They typically don’t involve dialogue — and the episode will end with one that doesn’t — but at the beginning of the episode it doe ...
  • Smart Corporate Behavior
    It doesn’t really surprise me that the big whiskey corporations are doing such a good job of pivoting to the demand for higher quality hooch.* They have the preexisting capital investment, a vested interest in controlling a changing market, and brand identity. Microdistillers have a rough ...
  • “Let’s End the Great Society Week& ...
    The Voting Rights Act might be the main course, but the Civil Rights Act is the appetizer. I alluded to this in the article, but it’s worth repeating Ginsburg’s examples of what, according to the definition announced today by reasonable, moderate, thinking person’s reactionary ...
  • BREAKING NEWS!
    In light of the fact of his concurrence today arguing that affirmative action is the precise constitutional equivalent of Jim Crow, Clarence Thomas has done the only possible honorable thing and submitted his resignation. After all, when George H. W. Bush took race into account when nominating T ...
  • It’s Always the Fault of Postmodernism
    There’s a certain class of conservatives that love to blame postmodernism for everything. One of them is David Brooks, who blames it for the decline in the humanities: The humanist’s job was to cultivate this ground — imposing intellectual order upon it, educating the emotions with art in ...

Desert Research Institute

  • Desert Research Institute contributes to ongoi ...
    Using a dust detection device patented by Desert Research Institute scientists, Dr. Vic Etyemezian and George Nikolich have the ability to identify how “Valley Fever,” a devastating fungus called Coccidioides, spreads.
  • Nyssa Perryman, June 2013 Featured DRI Graduat ...
    Meet Nyssa Perryman, a Ph.D. student working in Atmospheric Sciences as a part of the Climate Modeling Team. Her research focus is understanding how global climate models, when transformed and applied to the complex terrain of the Western U.S., characterize atmospheric rivers and their cons ...
  • DRI Annual Convocation – Honoring our research ...
    Today the Desert Research Institute took time to celebrate the success of its faculty and students during its Annual Convocation event. Eleven awards were presented to scientific researchers and graduate students on behalf of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, DRI’s donors a ...
  • In memory of Carl Young
    The DRI family was saddened to learn over the weekend of the passing of Carl Young, a former graduate assistant at DRI and graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno.
  • Microbiologist at the Desert Research Institut ...
    Dr. Duane Moser, Environmental Microbiologist explores the habitat of the rare Devils Hole Pupfish, a species believed to be somewhere between 10,000 to 20,000 years old.

Earth Techling

National Law Journal | U.S.

  • Ex-Director Accuses Berkeley Social Justice Ce ...
    The former director of a social justice center at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law has sued her ex-boss, claiming that she was unjustly fired amid an undercurrent of racial tension at the center and the law school.
  • In Bulger Trial, Debating the Meaning of 'Info ...
    Lawyers for James "Whitey" Bulger on Monday won a spat with prosecutors over whether the accused mobster could be called an informant, after asking the court to allow them to counter the hammering their client is talking in the press.
  • Supreme Court Makes it Harder to Prove Job Bia ...
    In back-to-back, divided rulings on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court raised the bar for employees seeking to prove discrimination in their workplaces.
  • Justices Agree to Decide Recess-Appointment Di ...
    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether President Barack Obama?s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board violated the Constitution.
  • Supreme Court Compromises in Affirmative Actio ...
    The Supreme Court on Monday stepped back from the brink of calling for an end to affirmative action programs, returning to a lower court the dispute over a race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas.

How Shall We Do The Mountain ?

  • DEP Accountability…Too Late?
    This video with Jude Stiles giving testimony of what her family has dealt with since 2010 at a hearing for the Pennsylvania DEP accountability standards. Her husband is now deceased and she and her children are very sick due to the contamination of there well water from gas drilling. At one poin ...
  • Everything’s a Mess and No One’s R ...
    I received a link to this article from my mother who lives near the Tioga County/Potter County line and keeps tabs on that area for me. Both she and some local friends have been monitoring the smaller creeks in that area for a while now…thank you! So the article found here talks about one ...
  • State Impact PA
    I’ve posted links to the State Impact PA site before but wanted to remind folks that there is a great resource here and even though the gas industries have slowed down for now there is still a lot of good journalism work being done by Chris Amico, Danny DeBelius, Scott Detrow and Matt Stil ...
  • Worried about Water in Blossburg, PA
    Blossburg, PA had a scare the other day of high mercury levels in their water supply. Update info says new tests show the levels are now reading appropriately but folks living in the borough of Blossburg should avoid drinking the water or washing their dishes in it. You can read more details abo ...
  • Community Workshop in Tioga County on Environm ...
    The Clean Air Council and Penn Environment, state-wide environmental groups, will give an educational workshop in Tioga County for residents of north-central Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 24, 1-4 PM. The training will be held at the W.M. Tokishi Training Center, NYPUM Drive, Wellsboro, PA 1690 ...

News Blaze

  • Somali FA Unveils 2013 League 'A' Start Date
    However, Somali Football Federation officials are very grateful to the AU commanders of letting them visit the facility at any time they want, but the continuation of military presence at the facility was something very disgraceful
  • World Refugee Day: US Addresses Refugee Situat ...
    Secretary Kerry reiterates that the United States has a proud tradition of welcoming those fleeing violence and persecution.
  • Presidential Hopeful Promises To Redeem Black ...
    Black activist and ex-con King Nazir Muhammad prepares to contest the 2016 presidential elections, defining his controversial platform by freeing black men.
  • RGOK and KRA Accuse Authority of Abating Rebel ...
    Expressing dismay over the inaction of the authority Sanim Kuki the representative of KRA presently who is under ceasefire pointed out in the press statement that 'we have apprised the authority about the true identity of the leaders
  • US Optimistic on Afghanistan's Future
    With regards to security transition, Afghanistan reached 'Milestone 2013' earlier this week and the Afghanistan government is now in the lead for security nationwide, with ISAF moving into a supporting role.

environment 360

  • Houston to Buy Half of its Electricity From Re ...
    The city of Houston has agreed to purchase half its electricity from renewable energy sources, a step that makes the Texas city the nation’s largest municipal buyer of green energy. In a contract signed with Reliant Energy, Houston committed to buying more than 140 megawatts of renewable power f ...
  • Our Overcrowded Planet: A Failure of Family Pl ...
    New UN projections forecast that world population will hit nearly 11 billion people by 2100, an unsettling prospect that reflects a collective failure to provide women around the world with safe, effective ways to avoid pregnancies they don't intend or want. BY ROBERT ENGELMAN
  • Singapore Engulfed in Smoke Pollution From Ill ...
    Billowing smoke from illegal fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has engulfed Singapore this week, pushing air pollution to record levelsfor three Click to enlarge NASA Smoke engulfs Singapore consecutive days. The smoke, which is captured in a new NASA satellite image, has create ...
  • Global Reports Underline Rising Threat to Plan ...
    New global research underlines the rising threats facing the world’s bird species, with three reports providing evidence that climate change, overfishing, and unsustainable agriculture are taking a heavy toll on USFWSPuffins along the Maine coast. avian populations worldwide. The U.S. Fish and W ...
  • Megadrought in U.S. Southwest: A Bad Omen for ...
    Scientists studying a prolonged and severe drought in the southwestern U.S. say that extensive damage done to trees in that region portends what lies in store as other forests worldwide face rising temperatures, diminished rainfall, and devastating fires. BY CAROLINE FRASER

Red Ice Creations

  • Original NSA Whistleblower: I Saw The Order To ...
    Russ Tice worked as an offensive National Security Agency (NSA) agent from 2002 to 2005, before becoming a source for a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times article exposing NSA domestic spying. Tice claimed that he held NSA wiretap orders targeting numerous members of the U.S. government, incl ...
  • Iceland opts out of joining EU
    Iceland has withdrawn its bid to join the European Union, announced its foreign minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson. Three weeks after being installed in his position by the newly elected Icelandic government, the foreign minister said that “this is how democracy works”. He explained that the new co ...
  • The 1919 Boston Molasses Flood: The forgotten ...
    A 30-foot wave of molasses claimed the lives of 21 people and injured 150 more. The 21 people who died in Boston on Jan. 15, 1919, had little warning of the events that were about to occur. According to an article published the next day in The New York Times (pdf), the only sound before the disa ...
  • New study links over 7,000 cancer deaths to ce ...
    Could exposure to radiation from cell phone towers really responsible for over 7,000 cancer deaths? According to research findings from Brazil, the facts speak for themselves. The study established a direct link between cancer deaths in Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s third largest city, with the cell ...
  • Prairie dogs’ language decoded by scientists
    Human-animal translation devices may be available within 10 years, researcher says Did that prairie dog just call you fat? Quite possibly. On The Current Friday, biologist Con Slobodchikoff described how he learned to understand what prairie dogs are saying to one another and discovered how eloq ...

Not My Tribe

  • NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is no loser, ...
    Apparently Edward Snowden is a good for nothing high school dropout, but he’s a better man than you. Petty technocrats are splitting hairs to pretend that the NSA whistleblower broke the law while corporate mouthpieces are obfuscating that the public doesn’t care about its privacy. B ...
  • Prince Harry displays British hypocracy to une ...
    Want to know where you can find Prince Harry on his war cheerleading US tour? Half of it is in Colorado. On Friday he’ll be at a UK Consul-General’s reception at the private Sanctuary Golf Course in Sedalia. Between Denver and Castle Rock, that’s the Castle Pines exit off of I- ...
  • Mother Jones was not a Democrat!
    Mother Jones Magazine sent me an email the other morning, subject: “BREAKING”, first line: “URGENT” so I opened it wondering if it was possibly about more than asking for money, how silly of me. Apparently, Stephen Colbert’s sister stands a chance to beat Republican ...
  • My impatience with not so anti frackers
    I’d tell you I’ve had it up to here with moderate turncoats, but of late I’ve resolved to keep them well underfoot. Take the local fight against FRACKING.   We’ve built a pretty determined group of fractivists in Colorado Springs, with healthy allies statewide, and i ...
  • Israel attacks Syria! Surely Syria will be acc ...
    It’s the pretext Israel uses whenever it strikes Gaza or Lebanon or European cafes or US ships: the right to defend itself. In fact the right to do it preemptively is how Israel justifies bombing Iran or assassinating Iranian scientists. So where do the rights of others begin? Has not Syri ...

Debunking the Debunkers

  • 9/11 Free Fall 6/20/13: John-Michael Talboo on ...
    John-Michael Talboo has been a 9/11 activist since 2004, was a member of the steering committee at 911truth.org, creator of the Debunking the Debunkers blog, and a contributing writer for AE911 Truth and visibility911.org where he will be taking over hosting their podcast in the near future. On ...
  • Why You Should Make a Donation at MarkBasile.org
    9/11: Explosive Material in the WTC Dust Please Donate Dust or Money for an Independent Study to Conclusively Confirm or Refute the 2009 Paper By Harrit et al. Version 1.2 By John-Michael Talboo and Ziggi Zugam Abstract. In April 2009, an international team of scientists published the peer-r ...
  • My Call to C-SPAN on the Free Fall Collapse of ...
    Nothing like starting off your morning by spreading 9/11 truth through the mainstream media! So I was asked by a friend to call in to C-Span this morning to ask a question about the free fall collapse of WTC7, and luckily I made it through! Granted they did cut me off before I finished the whole ...
  • British MPs need to look up the word conspirac ...
    The subject of Bilderberg was discussed in the British House of Commons yesterday, where two members dismissed concerns about it while just about everyone else was laughing non stop. So basically... The Bilderberg conference isn't a "conspiracy" ... It's just a place where public officials me ...
  • Cracked writers puts nine seconds of research ...
    5 Conspiracy Theories That Are Shockingly Easy to Debunk http://www.cracked.com/article_20466_5-conspiracy-theories-that-are-shockingly-easy-to-debunk.html From #3: "Conspiracy theorists like Rosie O'Donnell like to rattle off statistics like how the towers fell in nine seconds, which just happ ...

Fooducate

Traffikd

  • How to Do It Yourself: DIY SEO Campaign
    People who are just beginning to focus on their website or blog may or may not know that they should make their content live up to the standards of search engine optimization or SEO. Making content SEO rich is the one of the most effective strategies for boosting the number of visitations on you ...
  • Twitter Step by Step
    Twitter management can be a daunting task. There are a lot of articles telling you the do's and don'ts of Twitter, however it can still be difficult to pin down exactly what you should be doing each day step by step. If you are having a hard time getting organized and keeping up with everything ...
  • SEO Tips For Your Blog and Business
    When was the last time you thought about your site beyond adding content? It is probably time to take a look at how things are organized. When you started the site you had certain goals, ideas and experiences, now as time has passed it is a good idea to take another look at those goals [...]
  • How To Choose Keywords
    Every day millions of searches are performed on the internet and all of those search terms are saved and provided to us to peruse at our discretion. Unfortunately, on the other hand, there are millions of searches performed every day on the internet and ALL that data is saved and provided to us ...
  • Why Social Media Isn’t Working For You
    So you took the first step and signed yourself up for some social media sites and started marketing yourself and now you're waiting for the traffic to start rolling in. You've done your research about social media marketing and everyone tells you to find followers, engage them and turn them into ...

Survival International

  • 'Jaguar people's' urgent appeal to oil company ...
    The Matsés have urged shareholders of Pacific Rubiales to disinvest from the company to protect Peru's uncontacted tribes.© SurvivalAn Amazonian tribe has sent an urgent appeal to shareholders of Canadian-Colombian oil giant Pacific Rubiales to protect the lives of uncontacted Indians in Pe ...
  • Indigenous rights highlighted at central Londo ...
    Protestors in London demanded respect for indigenous people’s rights. © SurvivalThe rights of Brazilian Indians were highlighted at a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London yesterday. Over 1,000 protestors attended to show their support for the demonstrations that have taken place i ...
  • Success: Soliga tribe's forest rights upheld i ...
    Tribal peoples like the Soliga have been living with and protecting the wildlife in their forests for countless generations.© Kalyan Varma/SurvivalA village belonging to the Soliga tribe in southern India has won an important court victory after its entire stock of honey – its key source of live ...
  • Court reprieve for Bushmen threatened with evi ...
    Relocation trucks arrive at Ranyane.© FPKDozens of Botswana Bushmen threatened with eviction, reportedly because they live in an area proposed as a ‘wildlife corridor’, have won a significant court victory in their struggle to stay on their land. Since the wildlife corridor between the Central ...
  • Guarani man killed in ambush by gunmen
    The Guarani frequently suffer violent attacks by gunmen after returning to their ancestral lands.© SurvivalA Guarani Indian man was killed yesterday in southern Brazil, reportedly by gunmen working for the cattle ranchers who have occupied his community’s land. According to the leader of ...

Greg Palast

  • Arizona Law
    by Greg Palast On Tuesday, the Supreme Court finally busted the Arizona election law that was supposed to keep "alien" (i.e. Democratic) voters off the voter rolls.  Two years ago, we flew to Arizona to bust this bogus game.  Here's the original report  ... Behind the Arizona Immigration Law: GO ...
  • The Drone Ranger: Obama’s Dirty Wars
    By Greg Palast for Vice Magazine About the time Barack Obama ordered the drone strike that killed Abdul-Rahman al-Awlaki, the 16-year-old American kid Facebooked his second-rate choice of hip-hop favorites. I say "second-rate," because Abdul was my son's age almost exactly, so I know the kind of ...
  • The Idiot's Guide to the Voting Rights Act
    Will the Supreme Court pull the teeth out of the law? by Greg Palast for TheMudflats.net This month –as early as tomorrow— the US Supreme Court will tell us whether Black and Brown citizens have the right to vote. Now, if you saw the film Lincoln, you probably thought that issue was settled abou ...
  • Will the Supreme Court Kill the Voting Rights Act?
    How Do You Steal a Dream? Supreme Court to decide on Voting Rights Act this month. For Care2.com By Greg Palast, author, Billionaires & Ballot Bandits Jim Crow is alive and well — and he has mounted a new attack on the law Martin Luther King dreamed of: the Voting Rights Act. This month, as ...
  • My Father's Victory in the Pacific
    By Greg Palast In 1995, in Chicago, veterans of Silver Post No. 282 celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their victory over Japan, marching around a catering hall wearing their old service caps, pins, ribbons and medals. My father sat at his table, silent. He did not wear his medals. He had gi ...

How Can I Recycle This ?

  • How can I reuse or recycle a wooden shoe rack?
    There was a neighbourhood “give and take” event near me at the weekend – people took along their unwanted items and took home anything other people had donated that took their fancy — all for free. It was mostly small things – crockery, household knick-knacks and bo ...
  • How can I reuse or recycle old glass blocks/gl ...
    We’ve had an email from Whitney, asking about reuse/recycling ideas for glass blocks (or glass bricks, as they’re also known): We just bought a house and making a lot of renovations. We removed some glass blocks from an old bathroom window and I want to reuse them for something. I lo ...
  • How can I “reuse” fresh eggs that ...
    (Hi! Sorry to regular readers for the stupidly long break in posting – I’ve been reading all the comments as usual as they come in, just not posting any new content myself due to a combination of busy-ness, illness and laziness. I’m hoping to get back to regular scheduled blogg ...
  • How can I reuse or recycle toilet seats?
    Apologies for the break in blogging – I’ve been super busy with other things over the last month. And in my absence, Recycle This had its sixth birthday! Happy Birthday website! :D Anyway, moving on: we’ve had an email from Stephanie about toilet seats: I just came into about 2 ...
  • How can I reuse or recycle empty bottled gas/p ...
    Lyndon has emailed to ask about reusing – or recycling – propane gas canisters (the ones for heating, barbecues or patio heaters etc): Trying to tidy up the yard at work, what can I do with some old gas bottles? If there is a company name on the bottles (like Calor Gas, Flo Gas or [...]

Age of Autism

  • Dachel Media Update: Social Skills, Gut, Vacci ...
    By Anne Dachel June 24, 2013, Education Week: Preschool Autism Program Enlists Classmates to Teach Social Skills June 23, 2013, Chicago Tribune: Slaying of boy with severe autism leaves community searching for answers June 23, 2013, TheTownTalk.com: Book questions alternative...
  • Markers of Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivi ...
    Forget psychiatrists. Begin your or your child's healing journey at a gastrointestinal doctor. Markers of Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity in Children with Autism Nga M. Lau, et al. PLoS ONE 8(6): e66155. Conclusions: A subset of children with autism...
  • Stop Hurting Kids Campaign: Share your Restrai ...
    From our friends at National Autism Association, who have the leadership position nationwide when it comes to safety and autism. The Stop Hurting Kids campaign wants you to share your story! Have you or a loved one been affected by...
  • A Seuss-Inspired Smile and Save 15% on Seuss L ...
    Managing Editor's Note: This post contains a special offer of 15% savings on Seuss prints, courtesy of Cathy, Ronan and the Seuss Prints company. By Cathy Jameson Ronan’s love for Dr. Seuss goes back several years now. He has three...
  • Dachel Media Update: When Parents Are Overwhelmed
    By Anne Dachel June 20, 2013, PRWeb.com: What if Andrew Wakefield was right? June 20, 2013, London (Ont) Free Press; Autistic teen made victim of politics June 20, 2013, My Fox Austin: Boy's death shines spotlight on Autism PRWeb.com "What...

Global BDS Movement

Farm Wars

  • Monsanto’s GMO Wheat Conspiracy Theory
    The tables have turned. The shoe is on the other foot, and Monsanto has absolutely no problem painting itself as the victim and inventing a little conspiracy theory of its own by pointing the finger at some unknown perpetrator looking to discredit Monsanto. No facts, just theory, and a pretty la ...
  • Genetically Engineered Bacteria can Transfer D ...
    Peer reviewed study confirms - Horizontal or lateral gene transfer from genetically engineered bacteria into human cells may cause cancer.
  • Hain Celestials – Not so “Organic” or Healthy ...
    Hain Celestials has been caught mislabeling its “organic” products. Not only that, but Celestial Seasonings tea, which is so popular and “healthy?” Well, hold onto your hats…. It has been found to be laden with pesticides and known carcinogens, well above FDA standards.
  • The Gene Revolution and the Future of Agricult ...
    Ex genetic engineer and microbiologist Thierry Vrain educates about potential health problems of GM foods.
  • Ban GMOs Now – Health & Environmental Hazards ...
    GM agriculture is failing on all counts while hazards to health and the environment are coming to light. Opposition to GMOs is gaining momentum worldwide but the expansionist GM corporate agenda continues undiminished. GM agriculture is a recipe for disaster as this report will make clear. It is ...

new geography

  • Cities Still Being Squeezed
    Recent announcements of state budget surpluses have led to the popping of corks across the deepest-blue parts of America, particularly here in California. In some cases, the purported fiscal recovery has been enshrined by an emerging hagiography about Jerry Brown's steadfastness in the fac ...
  • The Collapse of Racial Politics in Southeast Asia
    The recent general election in Malaysia left behind a bitter legacy of political divisions, threats of lawsuits, growing demonstrations, and arrests under the Sedition Act. In a larger sense, however, it was another sign that the race-based political order in Malaysia, and to a certain extent in ...
  • The Transit-Density Disconnect
    Around the world planners are seeking to increase urban densities, at least in part because of the belief that this will materially reduce automobile use and encourage people to give up their cars and switch to transit, or walk or cycle (Note 1). Yet research indicates only a marginal connect ...
  • Did the Midwest Ever Have Strong Coastal Conne ...
    Pete Saunders recently described how, after being built in part with eastern money, West Coast outposts like San Francisco and Los Angeles never relinquished their East Coast connections. This created bi-coastal connectivity that continues to play dividends for both coast at the expense ...
  • America's Fastest-Growing Cities Since The Rec ...
    It was widely reported that the Great Recession and subsequent economic malaise changed the geography of America. Suburbs, particularly in the Sun Belt, were becoming the “new slums” as people flocked back to dense core cities. Yet an analysis of post-2007 population trends by d ...

water.org

  • Young Woman Rolling Incense
    Easy access to clean water has afforded this young woman the ability to earn some extra income for her family. Watch as she uses her newfound spare time to roll traditional Indian incense in today's Clip of the Day!
  • The Joy of Learning
    “After we adopted awareness-building measures, children have started practicing healthy habits in school. They fill the water filters themselves and encourage fellow students to drink only the filtered water. I have also noticed a reduction in the rate of absenteeism.”- Mrs. Zarina Begum, Princi ...
  • The intersection of passion and need
    Co-founder Gary White discusses how he and Matt Damon found the intersection of philanthropic passion and world need in this month's SUCCESS magazine cover story.
  • The intersection of passon and need
    Co-founder Gary White discusses how he and Matt Damon found the intersection of philanthropic passion and world need in this month's SUCCESS magazine cover story.
  • Rani's Toilet
    While the toilet is a basic need for all human beings, not having one affects the safety of women more often than men. In Karnataka, India, due to lack of proper sanitation facilities, Rani’s family members were going out into open for defecation and had to travel long distances every day for this.

Cryptogon

  • U.S. Surveillance Best Suited for Gathering In ...
    Via: Bloomberg: The debate over the U.S. government’s monitoring of digital communications suggests that Americans are willing to allow it as long as it is genuinely targeted at terrorists. What they fail to realize is that the surveillance systems are best suited for gathering information on la ...
  • Silvio Berlusconi Found Guilty of Paying for S ...
    Via: Guardian: Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister and head of the main coalition partner in the current government, has been found guilty of paying for sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his office to cover it up. In a highly anticipated verdict at the end of a sensati ...
  • Recovery: 76% of Americans Are Living Paycheck ...
    Via: CNN: Roughly three-quarters of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck, with little to no emergency savings, according to a survey released by Bankrate.com Monday. Fewer than one in four Americans have enough money in their savings account to cover at least six months of expenses, enough ...
  • The Insider Threat Program
    Via: McClatchy: Even before a former U.S. intelligence contractor exposed the secret collection of Americans’ phone records, the Obama administration was pressing a government-wide crackdown on security threats that requires federal employees to keep closer tabs on their co-workers and exhorts m ...
  • Nuclear Waste May Be Leaking Into Soil from Ha ...
    Via: AP: An underground tank holding some of the worst radioactive waste at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site might be leaking into the soil. The U.S. Energy Department said workers at Washington state’s Hanford Nuclear Reservation detected higher radioactivity levels under ...

The Economic Collapse

  • The Biggest Ponzi Scheme In The History Of The ...
    Did you know that you are involved in the most massive Ponzi scheme that has ever existed?  To illustrate my point, allow me to tell you a little story.  Once upon a time, there was a man named Sam.  When he was younger, he had been a very principled young man that had worked incredibly [...]
  • “If The Yield Goes Significantly Higher ...
    If yields on U.S. Treasury bonds keep rising, things are going to get very messy.  As I write this, the yield on 10 year U.S. Treasures has risen to 2.51 percent.  If that keeps going up, it is going to be like a mile wide lawnmower blade devastating everything in its path.  Ben Bernanke's super ...
  • Mass Carnage: Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Silver, Eur ...
    Can you smell that?  It is the smell of panic in the air.  As I have noted before, when financial markets catch up to economic reality they tend to do so very rapidly.  Normally we don't see virtually all asset classes get slammed at the same time, but the bucket of cold water that Federal [...]
  • The Waste List: 66 Crazy Ways That The U.S. Go ...
    Why did the U.S. government spend 2.6 million dollars to train Chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly?  Why did the U.S. government spend $175,587 "to determine if cocaine makes Japanese quail engage in sexually risky behavior"?  Why did the U.S. government spend nearly a million dollars on a ...
  • The Financial Markets Freak Out When The Fed H ...
    U.S. financial markets are exhibiting the classic behavior patterns of an addict.  Just a hint that the Fed may start slowing down the flow of the "juice" was all that it took to cause the financial markets to throw an epic temper tantrum on Wednesday.  In fact, one CNN article stated that the m ...

Desertification

  • Appropriate Technology (LinkedIn)
    LinkedIn Groups Group: Appropriate Technology Subject: Announcement from Appropriate Technology Appropriate Technology June 2013 Table of Contents now out, can be viewed via the link below. http://news.researchinformation.co.uk/interface/external_view_email.php?C9203875019830285997426396354320&# ...
  • The Desert Land conference 2013 (Ghent, Belgium)
    Read at : http://paepard.blogspot.be/2013/06/the-desert-land-conference.html The Desert Land conference 17th and 18th June 2013. Ghent, Belgium. The Desert Land conference brought together research institutions, NGO’s and corporations that help cope with the problems of Desertification and ...
  • Ban Ki-moon : collective global action to buil ...
    Read at : Google Alerts – desertification http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/un-chief-urges-global-efforts-for-drought-deserti_855892.html UN chief urges global efforts for drought, desertification United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called for a collective global act ...
  • Desertification in Morocco : new approach in v ...
    Read at : Google Alerts – desertification http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/nations/morocco/2013/06/18/Morocco-difficult-fight-against-desertification_8887969.html Morocco: the difficult fight against desertification Country hones new diversified strategies In Morocco 39% of the terr ...
  • The African Development Bank and Desertificati ...
    Read at : Google Alerts – desertification http://allafrica.com/stories/201306181267.html AfDB Committed to Fighting Desertification and Land Degradation in Africa The African Development Bank joined the international community in celebrating the World Day to Combat Desertification on Monda ...

News Blaze

  • Somali FA Unveils 2013 League 'A' Start Date
    However, Somali Football Federation officials are very grateful to the AU commanders of letting them visit the facility at any time they want, but the continuation of military presence at the facility was something very disgraceful
  • World Refugee Day: US Addresses Refugee Situat ...
    Secretary Kerry reiterates that the United States has a proud tradition of welcoming those fleeing violence and persecution.
  • Presidential Hopeful Promises To Redeem Black ...
    Black activist and ex-con King Nazir Muhammad prepares to contest the 2016 presidential elections, defining his controversial platform by freeing black men.
  • RGOK and KRA Accuse Authority of Abating Rebel ...
    Expressing dismay over the inaction of the authority Sanim Kuki the representative of KRA presently who is under ceasefire pointed out in the press statement that 'we have apprised the authority about the true identity of the leaders
  • US Optimistic on Afghanistan's Future
    With regards to security transition, Afghanistan reached 'Milestone 2013' earlier this week and the Afghanistan government is now in the lead for security nationwide, with ISAF moving into a supporting role.

Worldnews

  • 'Few friends' Sharapova calls truce in Serena spat
    Maria Sharapova survived as scare against Kristina Mladenovic. Photo: AFP LONDON: Maria Sharapova tried to draw a line under her feud with Serena Williams on Monday as the Russian admitted she has made few friends on tour. The two leading lights of the women's game were at each other's throats i ...
  • Santos baulk at €10 million Robinho price
    The Brazilian club's president believes the attacker is not worth such a fee given his age and remaining contract at AC Milan Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro feels AC Milan forward Robinho is not worth the €10 million demanded by by the Italian club. The Peixe have been interested in s ...
  • Ibrahimovic is a true leader, says Veratti
    The Italy starlet believes the mere presence of the Sweden international in the Paris Saint-Germain team gives the side a huge amount of belief Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has hailed team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a "true leader" at the Ligue 1 champions. PSG won the 2012-13 t ...
  • 'We would loan or buy Arsenal's Djourou'
    The club's sporting director has confirmed he would be keen to offer the Switzerland international a deal to remain in the Bundesliga following his loan with Hannover Hamburg have announced they are interested in signing Arsenal defender Johan Djourou following his successful loan spell at Hanno ...
  • 'Maradona was better, but Messi's time will come'
    The Croatia legend feels the former Napoli star remains the finest exponent the game has ever seen, but backs the Barcelona man to reach similar heights Former Croatia international Davor Suker believes Diego Maradona was a superior footballer to Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Messi lifted his fourth ...

Alex in Wonderland

MY Daily Apple

  • Avandia (Rosiglitazone) Does Not Raise Heart A ...
    There is not a higher risk of heart attack and cardiovascular events in patients who take controversial type 2 drug Avandia (rosiglitazone), researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) reported after carrying out a re-analysis of data from a pivotal study. The DCRI researchers re- ...
  • Promising Results In Early Trial of Novel MS T ...
    Reporting in the journal Science Translational Medicine researchers say a new method for essentially resetting the immune systems of patients with multiple sclerosis appears to be safe. Study co-author Stephen D. Miller of Northwestern University, describes the novel approach tested in this smal ...
  • Summer Deadliest Time of Year for Teen Drivers
    Crashes often linked to distracted driving Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Impaired Driving, Motor Vehicle Safety, Teen Health
  • Fewer Families Struggling to Pay Medical Bills ...
    But some may be skipping needed care altogether, expert says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Insurance, Health Statistics
  • Smokers Cost Employers Thousands More Than Non ...
    About $6000 in extra annual costs stem from more time off, smoking breaks, health care, study shows Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Smoking

Common Dreams

  • Anti-War Activists Targeted as 'Domestic Terro ...
    Port Militarization Resistance (Photo: Brendan Maslauskas Dunn)Anti-war activists who were infiltrated and spied on by the military for years have now been placed on the domestic terrorist list, they recently discovered. The shocking revelation comes as the activists prepare to sue the U.S. mili ...
  • Global 'Bully': Critics Blast US for Manhunt A ...
    As Edward Snowden's quest for political asylum plays out as a global cat-and-mouse chase, defenders of international law say the US is acting the bully as it scrambles to locate and gain custody of the 30-year-old NSA whistleblower. re ...
  • US Military Quietly Deploying Hundreds of Sold ...
    U.S. soldiers train in Ft. Hood, Texas for a deployment to Egypt (Photo: KCNTV)The U.S. military is quietly deploying more than 400 U.S. soldiers trained in riot control to Egypt. read more
  • Massive Flooding Hits Canada's Dirty Energy Ce ...
    Rising floodwaters seen in Calgary this weekend. (Photo: Wayne Stadler/cc/flickr)Might the torrential rainfalls that have set off record floods in the Canadian province of Alberta—home of the massive tar sands project—jolt action on climate change? ...
  • Gitmo Prisoner: Administration Escalating Brut ...
    (Photo: Justin Norman/cc/flickr)"The administration is getting ever more angry and doing everything they can to break our hunger strike. Honestly, I wish I was dead." —Guantánamo prisoner Shaker Aamer read more

The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos


Energy Collective

  • The Quiet Energy Innovation Revolution: An Int ...
    To most people outside of the Washington bubble, federal policymakers are stuck in agonizing gridlock and a perpetual debate on cutting the budget, but this view misses relatively quiet efforts to reform the Department of Energy.
  • Technetium: Dangerous Nuclear Energy Waste or ...
    Despite much rhetoric to the contrary, the storage of used nuclear fuel has proved remarkably safe for more than half a century, and technetium, nuclear waste product, might actually be a strategic resource.
  • EnergySage Solar Energy Shopping System In Detail
    There are a number of sites these days that will help you find a solar installer. But I’m not sure if any compare with the comparison solar shopping system offered by EnergySage.
  • Out with the Old Electrical Grid In with the N ...
    Microgrids are becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Currently an estimated $4.5 billion market in the US, the microgrid market is expected to continue to grow as the world demands ever more electricity usage and the grid struggles to keep up.
  • Can 'Smart Driver' Technology Reduce U.S. Carb ...
    The U.S. has made good progress towards reduced petroleum consumption and associated carbon emissions, but despite new standards, petroleum consumption is projected to remain unchanged for at least 10 years.

Foreign Policy in Focus - Military (US)

Law.com

Iranian.com

  • Iranian dissident and French lawmakers urge ne ...
    French lawmakers invited the head of a previously shunned Iranian dissident group to parliament on Wednesday, aiming to help it gain credibility as a viable opposition to Tehran's government. read more
  • زهر مار ایرانی برای نجات سربازان آمریکایی
    در راهنمای پزشکی فرماندهی مرکزی نیروهای آمریکا در افغانستان تاکید شده است که پادزهر تولید شده در انستیتو رازی تهران، بهترین دارو برای مقابله با نیش مارهای کبرا و انواع دیگر مارهای سمی و خطرناک آسیای میانه است که در افغانستان به فراوانی وجود دارند.
  • نسرین ستوده اعتصاب غذای خود را شکست
    ه گزارش رسیده به کلمه، متعاقب دیدار رضا خندان همسر این زندانی سیاسی و گروهی از فعالان زنان با برخی از نمایندگان و پیگیری های محمدرضا تابش و ابوترابی فرد و مذاکره آنها با رییس مجلس و قوه قضاییه و با برداشتن محدودیت های قضایی از مهراوه خندان، دختر نسرین ستوده، وی به اعتصاب غذای خود پایان داد.read more
  • Iran’s Claim of Drone Capture Is Denied by U.S.
    read more
  • Significant Changes Made to Parchin High Explo ...
    The latest image from DigitalGlobe clearly showing the new blue roofing of the two major buildings, new equipment and materials and the rows of earth piles. Numerous cars present at the site suggest a considerable level of activity at the site.

Most Revolutionary Act

  • Palestinian Wins Arab Idol
      Al Jazeera English reports reports that a wedding singer from the impoverished and overcrowded Khan Younis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip has become the first Palestinian to win Arab Idol. In his victory speech 23-year-old Mohammed Assaf saluted the people of Palestine, "who have be ...
  • Blowing the Whistle on Homeland Security
    Another Whistleblower Fights Back In spite of all the publicity and public support the Edward Snowden case has generated, the majority of whistleblowers suffer in silence. Below is an amazing interview with former US Customs inspector Julia Davis, who was declared a domestic terr ...
  • What if Marx Got It Wrong?
      Progress and Poverty By Henry George (1879), edited and abridged by Bob Drake, Robert Shalkenbach Foundation (2006) Book Review Progress and Poverty is an economic classic which has been suppressed in the US owing to its subject matter: the elimination of poverty and economic inequa ...
  • Upcycling: Saving the Planet by Design
      The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability – Designing for Abundance  By William McDonough and Michael Braungart 2013 Northpoint Press   Book Review  In The Upcycle, American architect William McDonough and German chemist Dr Michael Braungart offer a new improved version o ...
  • The Coming Economic and Political Turmoil
    (This is the first of two posts about a recent Farleigh Dickinson University study about changing American attitudes towards violent revolution.) A new study from Farleigh Dickinson University reveals that 29% of Americans believe an armed revolution may be necessary in the next ...

Michael Moore - Must Read

  • Republic Windows Workers Seen in 'Capitalism: ...
    Grand Opening of Worker-Owned Window Factory Former Republic Window and Door Union Workers Launch New Era Windows Cooperative   Press Contact:  Leah Fried, United Electrical Workers (UE) 773-550-3022, leahfried@gmail.com  Brendan Martin, The Working World 646-286-0846, ...
  • Michigan Families to Rally for Sensible Gun La ...
    CONTACT:   Linda K. Brundage, Moms Demand Action MidMichigan/Lansing Chapter; (517) 337-3024 or Momsdemandaction.mimidlansing@gmail.com Kim Russell, National Director of Communications, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America; (917) 226-4420 or krussell@momsdemandaction.org ADVISO ...
  • Roger Ebert and 'Roger & Me'
    Excerpted from Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life by Michael Moore I had shown a cut of [Roger & Me] to three film festival selection committees — Telluride, Toronto, and New York. They all liked it and accepted it to be shown at each of their festivals in September 1989. I h ...
  • 'Roger' makes its point with humor
    Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times September 5, 1989 When Flint, Mich., was named by Money magazine in 1988 (it bounced from No. 300 to No. 299 in the latest poll) as the worst place in America to live, some of the local citizens were so upset they held a rally and burned the magazine. But not lo ...
  • Talking Points for Gun Violence Conversations ...
    *Murder has been around since Cain and Abel. We will never eliminate all murder, but we can DRASTICALLY reduce it (as they have in almost every other First World democracy) by passing some very simple laws: An assault weapons ban, a ban on high-capacity ammo magazines, background checks on every ...

Salon

SMB News

  • Indonesian volcano rumbles as president visits ...
    For SMB News Indonesian volcano rumbles as president visits camps PURWOBINANGUN: Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano spewed more deadly heat clouds Wednesday as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited some of the 50,000 evacuees in shelters. Searing gas billowed from the crater of the 2,91 ...
  • Kasaba throws spit on the camera
    \Kasaba throws spit on cameraMUMBAI: Ajmal Kasaba webcam spit on Tuesday during a hearing in the Bombay High Court for confirmation of the death penalty, which led the court strictly tell him to behave properly. Judjes a warning when they Kasaba altercation with the police and spit at the camera ...
  • K’taka Speaker disqualifies 16 MLAs
    For SMB News KBANGALORE: Hours ahead of the trust vote for beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in the Assembly, Speaker K G Bopaiah disqualified sixteen rebel MLAs, including eleven from ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), legislative sources said on Monday. Bopaiah signed the ...
  • Twin bombing at Shah Ghazi’s shrine kills 8
    For SMB News Twin bombing at Shah Ghazi’s shrine kills 8 KARACHI: Eight people including two children were killed and over 65 others suffered injuries when two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine in Clifton, official sources said here Thursday. Two heads, beli ...
  • Musharraf seeks Pak nation’s apology for ‘mistake
    For SMB News Musharraf seeks Pak nation’s apology for ‘mistakes’ LONDON: Former president Gen. (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf Friday admitted that political mistakes were committed in the twilight years of his regime and sought apology from Pakistani nation for the same. “These mistakes caused damage ...

R-Squared Energy Blog

  • Did Global Oil Consumption Slow in 2012?
    The failure of the mainstream media to note that it is the growth in oil consumption that fell, and not actual oil consumption -- leaves many with a false impression that perhaps the world is beginning to wean itself off of oil, notes Robert Rapier.
  • Oil Industry Declares War on E15
    I just finished reading a story that made my blood boil. It was about how the oil industry is using dirty tricks to keep the ethanol industry in check. I need to sit down, take a deep breath, and make sure everyone knows of the atrocity that has happened in Kansas. The problem started when the e ...
  • About Those Plunging Oil Prices
    Based on recent headlines, one might suspect that we were right in the middle of a major bear market for oil, yet it's only fallen to $92 a barrel. Robert Rapier examines the situation and fundamentals behind the near and long term trends.
  • Who Loses from Rising Natural Gas Prices?
    Natural gas is an important feedstock for the chemicals and fertilizer industries, so higher prices could pressure those sectors. Oil companies with significant chemical operations could also see this business segment take a hit, but based on ExxonMobil’s (NYSE: XOM) advocacy of liquified natura ...
  • Who Wins from Rising Natural Gas Prices?
    Given their heavy investments in natural gas, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, along with Chesapeake, stand to benefit from the recovery in natural gas prices, writes Robert Rapier.

Discovery Educator Network

Rodale News

  • What Moms Do When Chemical Companies Give Thei ...
    “When you’re dealt lemons make lemonade!” Thirty-four years ago when my youngest son Michael was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 3½ months, this phrase became my family’s mantra. I had never smoked, drank or used drugs. How does a baby get cancer? The environment! I cofounded Ocean of Love ...
  • Chipotle: What You Need to Know about Natural ...
    Since the company's founding, Chipotle has championed humanely raised meats and sourced as much organic and local produce and beans as it could for its roughly 1,450 restaurants. The chain even produced the best Grammy ad ever exposing the damage that factory farms do, not just to animals, but ...
  • The Best School Fundraiser Ever?
    In the age of budget cuts, schools could often use some extra cash. In fact, nearly 80 percent of school districts nationwide expect budget cuts this year. Full-day kindergarten, music, drama, and art classes are being particularly hit hard. Instead of watching these valuable programs go by the ...
  • The Most Ambitious Food-Waste Solution Ever?
    New York City is full of foodies…and their trash. Whether dining at Manhattan's hippest eateries or Brooklyn's multitude of pizzerias, the city's 8 million people have to dump their food waste somewhere. And now, the biggest city in the U.S. is now undertaking what could be the biggest endeavor ...
  • New GMO Study Raises Health Concerns
    A new study looking at pigs that eat genetically engineered (GE) versus non-GE feed suggests we could be overlooking health problems associated with using the unnatural gene technology in crops that livestock and people eat, according to some consumer experts and scientists. In the new study p ...

big think

  • Don't Get Defensive, Get Socratic
    We all have people around us who aggressively poke at us. And when they do that, we tend to have a visceral reaction. In other words, we get defensive. And when you do so, you give up the high ground. Or to put it another way, "you’ve actually lost your leadership position." So says exec ...
  • Reading Plato with the Man of Steel
     One reason to have a liberal education--one that’s usually neglected by all those experts these days who are saying that the value of an education is measured by the money you earn after graduation--is that it's indispensable for understanding the political teachings of the better summer ... R ...
  • How Plants Use Math to Survive
    Have you ever made yourself fall asleep doing math problems? According to scientists at Britain's John Innes Centre, this is what plants do every night. In fact, a plant's survival depends on math. Computer-generated models published in the open-source journal eLife demonstrated how plan ...
  • You Are Not A Hero.
    "The nicest veterans... the kindest and funniest ones, the ones who hated war the most, were the ones who'd really fought." - Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, Chapter 1  “I don’t feel like I did something spectacular; I just saw someone who needed help.” -Wesley Autry, "Subway Hero" & ...
  • We the People: Petition for Snowden Pardon Sur ...
    The White House is now bound to issue an official response to a petition on its We the People website after a request to pardon former NSA contractor Edward Snowden surpassed 100,000 signatures within the first month of its posting.  Snowden's whereabouts are unknown. He faces federal ch ...

Information Liberation

  • Why People Tolerate a Total State
    *Why do so many people not realize America has become a total state?* Anyone who points out the politically obvious and is accused of panic-mongering has considered this question. The NSA's massive spying, the TSA frisking their children, the IRS ...
  • Snowden vs. the Soyuz
    If it hadn*t been for the subtle and cynical intervention of the imperial Russian government, the American War for Independence might have failed. George Washington and his colleagues would have been condemned as traitors, and then dispatched to eter...
  • National-Security State Toadies are Guilty of ...
    One of the most amusing aspects of the NSA scandal has been watching national-security state toadies berate Edward Snowden, the man who blew the whistle on the NSA's longtime secret surveillance system, for being a "coward." Their rationale? Th...
  • How Can We Trust Perjurers?
    President Obama says that we just need to trust him and national-security state officials with the power to secretly monitor our telephone calls and emails. He says that while it's true that they've been secretly keeping data about our telephone call...
  • Michael Hastings Final Email To Colleagues "I' ...
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Be Responsible - Be Free!

  • Parliament On A Knife Edge Part VIII – P ...
    This has now gone so far beyond a joke that I hardly know where to start. So much ink has been spilled by hoary press gallery veterans covering Labor’s leadership soap opera, that there is very little new that LibertyGibbert … Continue reading →
  • Libel, Reputation and Thin Air
    This isn’t something I had planned to discuss any time soon, but recent headlines in Australia have pushed it to the head of the queue. If you don’t follow Australian politics closely, you may have missed the recent news that … Continue reading →
  • The Lemmings And The Cliff
    Sorry, but I couldn’t help myself. We’re now down to just 99 days until the Federal election. And for 99% of the Australian community, it just can’t come quickly enough. For those planning to vote for the coalition, it’s a … Continue reading →
  • Libertarianism And Gun Law
    This post will be briefer than I had originally intended, and for a couple of reasons. First, I haven’t put up any threads for a while, and I feel as though I need a break from work today, so here … Continue reading →
  • Of Human Dregs And Piano Legs
    Everyone else seems to be talking about sex this week, so I’ll devote a dedicated post to a topic raised by Luton Ian on the last thread. I’m going to try to avoid sniggering here about New Zealand and the … Continue reading →

Sciencebase - Breaking Science News

  • Entrepreneurial mothers push hard
    Mumpreneurs? To Americans, I assume the word is mompreneurs and to English northerners mampreneurs. Either way, the phenomenon of entrepreneur mothers is nothing new. It’s certainly not something that emerged during the web 2.0 explosion when mothers running small businesses and looking af ...
  • Science books for summer
    Brian Clegg – Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe. For centuries scientists believed that the universe was a vast machine – with enough detail, you could predict exactly what would happen. Admittedly real life wasn’t like that. But only, they argued, because we di ...
  • Guiding pledge 2.0 dismisses God and the Queen
    Apparently, the Guiding Movement is to upgrade its pledge that all members must make when they join. Currently they vow to: "to love my God, to serve my Queen and my country" That obviously only applies to people of faith and those with a female monarch…and indeed compromises the i ...
  • Life on the rocks
    Life on the rocks, unlike love on the rocks, is a surprise… In the beginning… …there was a barren spinning ball of rock, with a hot, molten core, hurtling through space around a distant, but warming fusion reactor. But the spinning ball was not alone on its journey – there were ...
  • What do you do if you’ve got osteoarthritis of ...
    Film director Baz Luhrmann made a spoof graduation speech famous with his hit “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” back in 1999. At the time, I wasn’t particularly worried about the line in that track: “Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.&#8 ...

RFF Library

  • Greater Likelihood of Groundwater Methane Near ...
    Increased Stray Gas Abundance in a Subset of Drinking Water Wells Near Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Published online before print June 24, 2013, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1221635110) / by Robert B. Jackson, et al. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013 ...
  • Industrial Sector Natural Gas Use Rising
    Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=11771 Natural gas use for industrial purposes was more than 3%, or 0.6 billion cubic feet per day, greater during the first five months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. Higher industrial ...
  • Cost Estimate for H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy a ...
    Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44355 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013 H.R. 2231 would revise existing laws and policies regarding the development of oil and gas resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It would di ...
  • Abnormal Weather Affects Internet Search Patte ...
    Weather, Salience of Climate Change and Congressional Voting Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard University / by Evan Herrnstadt and Erich Muehlegger http://hvrd.me/177kWbo [Abstract] Climate change is a complex long-run phenomenon. The speed and severity with which it is occurring is difficu ...
  • US Tax Code Has Minimal Impact on Greenhouse G ...
    Effects of U.S. Tax Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions National Research Council / edited by William D. Nordhaus, Stephen A. Merrill and Paul T. Beaton http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18299 According to this report, the U.S. tax code is so complex it appears to have only a miniscule eff ...

Scientific American - News

  • Plants Perform Molecular Mathematics
    As if making food from light were not impressive enough, it may be time to add another advanced skill to the botanical repertoire: the ability to perform -- at least at the molecular level -- arithmetic division. [More]
  • Boozy Memory Blocking Reduces Risk of Relapse ...
    Wiping out drinking-associated memories could help those with alcohol problems to stay sober, suggests a study in rats. [More]
  • Particle Pals: Neutrino Experiment Shows Proto ...
    Neutrinos are notoriously antisocial , nearly always slipping past atoms of matter without so much as a “how do you do.” But new research indicates that on the rare occasion a neutrino and an atomic nucleus do make contact, the interaction is surprisingly involved. [More]
  • Tiny Genomes May Offer Clues to First Plants a ...
    From Simons Science News ( find original story here ). [More]
  • At Chernobyl, Radioactive Danger Lurks in the ...
    CHERNOBYL, Ukraine – Most days Nikolay Ossienko patrols the forests surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, clearing brush and dead trees from the grid of fuel breaks that crisscross the 1,000-square-mile area. But on hot July afternoons, when black thunderheads loom on the horizon, ...

First Truths

  • The Anarchist Lineage
     Interesting passage from Samuel Clark's Living Without Domination: The Possibility of an Anarchist Utopia. I would wonder what the anarchists I know think of the various lists referenced here: This account of anarchism as a permanent human tendency has been attacked by a number of authors. ...
  • "Crisis of the State"
    From Simon Clark's Keynesianism, Monetarism, and the Crisis of the State: However this structural crisis was not the result of the changing functional requirements of changes in the labour process, but of the tendency for capital accumulation to take the form of the overaccumulation and uneven d ...
  • "Aspects of the Post-Ricardian Literature"
    Interesting and thought-provoking passage from Samuel Hollander's Economics and Ideology: Aspects of the Post-Ricardian Literature (1979): It was Marx's position, as we have mentioned, that while the labor writers of the 1820s drew upon Ricardo's value theory to reach their conclusion regarding ...
  • "Integrated Geographies"
    From Anthony Ince's Whither Anarchist Geography?:It has been said that anarchism combines a socialist critique of liberalism and a liberal critique of socialism. Its refusal to focus merely on "economics" or "freedom" or "culture," and so on, means that anarchism is inherently multifaceted and a ...
  • Colbert on Atheists
    I enjoyed this passage from Stephen Colbert's I Am America (And So Can You!): AtheistsThese No-goodnik no-Godniks are growing in numbers and power in America. It makes me wonder how a God could exist Who'd allow people to piss me off so much.Luckily, a recent survey published in the American Soc ...

Media Co-Op

David Seaton's News Links

  • Looking at the world through a PRISM
    David Seaton's News LinksThere is no reverse gear on the machine of governmental power. If power exists, it will be seized and exploited. To do what? That will be revealed in the course of this power’s employment. Its potential uses will automatically be discovered by those who have it or seize ...
  • Edward Snowdon, China's American dissident
    David Seaton's News LinksSnowdon's Hong Kong JudgesThe real risk to our democracy is what this situation does to potential dissenters, whistle-blowers, investigative journalists, and anyone else who thinks that some aspect of government policy might be boneheaded, unethical, or maybe even illega ...
  • NSA scandal... I got algorithm
    David Seaton's News LinksWhen separate streams of data are integrated into large databases — matching, for example, time and location data from cellphones with credit card purchases or E-ZPass use — intelligence analysts are given a mosaic of a person’s life that would never be available from si ...
  • A new angle on fracking
    David Seaton's News Links I had an interesting conversation about fracking today with a very knowledgeable Spanish executive in the energy sector.We weren't asking ourselves about the ecological questions that arise with fracking, but more about the geopolitical-strategic factors of this techno ...
  • Israel: the fiddler fiddles while the roof burns
    David Seaton's News Links Samson pulls down the temple (in Gaza, no less) Henry Kissinger famously wished that the Bible had been written in Uganda...Israel has never been richer, safer, more culturally productive or more dynamic. Terrorism is on the wane. Yet the occupation grinds on next d ...

MoJo - Kevin Drum

  • Jumping the Shark on Edward Snowden
    Some random thoughts on the latest Edward Snowden news: Do I blame the Obama administration for charging him with a crime and seeking his extradition? Of course not. Snowden broke the law in spectacular fashion and then went as public as he possibly could about it. There's no way that any g ...
  • Is the Clock Running Down on Immigration Reform?
    Over at National Journal, Fawn Johnson argues that immigration reform is probably dead. We just don't know it yet. The problem, she says, is the legislative calendar. The Senate will probably finish up its work shortly, but: After senators get the bill done — probably in time to ma ...
  • Immigration Reform Bill Has Too Many Words (Bu ...
    Is the Senate's immigration reform bill really a mammoth 1,200 pages long? Paul Waldman tries to tell us it's not: "Bills in Congress are printed with huge margins and double-spaced, with lots of indentations to boot....So you can say 'It's 1,200 pages long!', but that probably equates to abou ...
  • Supreme Court Punts on Big Affirmative Action Case
    Well, the Supreme Court has finally handed down a ruling in one of this year's high-profile cases, and.....it punted. In a case challenging affirmative action at the University of Texas, the Supremes ruled that the Fifth Circuit court failed to apply strict scrutiny when it upheld the universi ...
  • Bernanke Tries to Contain Wall Street Panic
    John Hilsenrath of the Wall Street Journal says that investors overreacted to Ben Bernanke's suggestion last week that the Fed might taper off its QE program in the near future: One problem the Fed now faces is that in signaling its plans for the so-called quantitative-easing program, Mr ...

Insanity Report

  • IC 399: Man of Feel
    Kriss wasn’t impressed by E3 Games aren’t the next generation of consoles Fanboys complaining about Microsoft giving them what they’ve been asking for Sony’s smart PR war The Next-Gen is a marathon not a sprint Man of Steel & Nerds Why nerds get defensive about block ...
  • IC 398: Tentacle Porn
    NSA whitleblower goes to China Osama Bin Laden died horribly as a former rich guy Why no one fucks with Japan Man breaks into houses and sucks unsuspecting men’s dicks The Rock is having a good year Marvel Studio’s has some great casting Women have bad online dating profiles too Kris ...
  • IC 397: This is Retarded
    The Bible is a Great Read Roy Hibbert & No Homo Cause Bullies Owning up to being offensive People exaggerating about sex Dating as you get older How no one talks about rejection Dating success rates are worse than baseball batting averages Why online dating isn’t really different from ...
  • Insanity Check: The OkCupid Special
    Kriss & Kev put together a special podcast/rant about the stressful nature of trying to use an online dating site like OkCupid.com Share with your friends:
  • IC 396: Comic Book Nerds
    Kriss talks about losing his fight The Fallon Fox/Transgender Fighter issue revisited Kriss, Phenom & Kev have the worst idea ever: Bringing “Faggot” back Xbox One Comic book nerds are ruining comic book movies What Fox needs to do to fix its X-Men movies Sony & Marvel migh ...

Simple Climate

  • Worse extreme temperature effects urge farming ...
    Steps are needed to avoid damage and harvest failure in wheat, maize and rice crops caused by exposure to extreme temperatures during sensitive periods, finds Stanford University’s Sharon Gourdji.
  • Deciphering climate messages via the heart of ...
    Through a lifelong involvement in nuclear science, Hans Suess developed radiocarbon dating, and provided evidence that burning coal puts carbon into the atmosphere and the activity of the Sun can change, affecting Earth’s climate.
  • Historical sea voyage sends manmade warming signal
    Will Hobbs from the University of Tasmania and NASA’s Joshua Willis have confirmed that ocean warming calculated from data collected by the HMS Challenger between 1873–1876 couldn’t realistically be from natural variability alone, pointing strongly to humanity's role.
  • Lifting the fog of war and climate
    Guy Callendar’s knowledge of climate and heat let him help devise a system to clear fog from British airfields during World War Two, and do detailed measurements on gases in the air that established how important CO2 is in driving climate change.
  • The well-qualified amateur who threw the spotl ...
    75 years ago Guy Callendar revealed calculations and temperature measurements linking rising 20th century temperatures to burning fossil fuels, helping to lay the foundations for understanding the global warming that is still ongoing today.

e!Science News

  • Pleasure response from chocolate: You can see ...
    The brain's pleasure response to tasting food can be measured through the eyes using a common, low-cost ophthalmological tool, according to a study just published in the journal Obesity. If validated, this method could be useful for research and clinical applications in food addiction and obesit ...
  • Rotation-resistant rootworms owe their success ...
    Researchers say they now know what allows some Western corn rootworms to survive crop rotation, a farming practice that once effectively managed the rootworm pests. The answer to the decades-long mystery of rotation-resistant rootworms lies -- in large part -- in the rootworm gut, the team repor ...
  • Migrating animals add new depth to how the oce ...
    The oxygen content of the ocean may be subject to frequent ups and downs in a very literal sense -- that is, in the form of the numerous sea creatures that dine near the surface at night then submerge into the safety of deeper, darker waters at daybreak. read more
  • Oregon chemists moving forward with tool to de ...
    University of Oregon chemists have developed a selective probe that detects hydrogen sulfide (H2S) levels as low as 190 nanomolar (10 parts per billion) in biological samples. They say the technique could serve as a new tool for basic biological research and as an enhanced detection system for H ...
  • Reading DNA, backward and forward
    MIT biologists have discovered a mechanism that allows cells to read their own DNA in the correct direction and prevents them from copying most of the so-called "junk DNA" that makes up long stretches of our genome. read more

unEarthed

Brave New Climate

  • Log, slash, truck and burn – welcome to ...
    Guest Post by Geoff Russell. Geoff is a mathematician and computer programmer and is a member of Animal Liberation SA. He has published a book on diet and science, CSIRO Perfidy. Back in 2011, the federal Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency commissioned the Australian Energy Marke ...
  • Advanced fission and fusion technologies for s ...
    Last week, the Australian Academy of Science held their annual meeting in Canberra, and the final day’s event was focused on energy technology. The symposium was called “Power to the people: the science behind the debate“. I was invited as one of the speakers, to discuss next-g ...
  • Green Junk – In praise of waste
    This post has two purposes. First, for those who don’t follow my Twitter feed (hey, why don’t you?), I’d like to highlight some terrific work from Geoff Russell and Ben Heard that has hit the ‘net over the past few weeks. These are all ‘must reads’ – wit ...
  • 100 Per Cent Renewables Study Needs a Makeover
    Guest Post by Martin Nicholson. Martin studied mathematics, engineering and electrical sciences at Cambridge University in the UK and graduated with a Masters degree in 1974. He published a peer-reviewed book on low-carbon energy systems in 2012: The Power Makers’ Challenge: and the need for Fis ...
  • Can household solar photovoltaics provide a pr ...
    Guest Post by Graham Palmer. Graham is an industrial engineer and energy commenter from Melbourne. For another BNC post featuring his work, see Does energy efficiency reduce emissions and peak demand? Click the above image to download the PDF (full version is free – Open Access) With decli ...

Indigenist Opinion

  • Mortgage Repayment Calculator and Extra Mortga ...
    On the average, the typical mortgage can last from 15 to 30 years. Most of the repayments made for these mortgages go to the interest of the loan. It will only be after a couple of years before the payments actually affect the principal amount of the loan. If you’re looking for a quicker way to ...
  • Thinking About a Loan? Try a Reverse Mortgage ...
    Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) remain popular with seniors interested in making the most of their home equity during retirement. While many of the requirements necessary to qualify for an HECM are clear, others are somewhat hazy. Seniors who are interested in these loans often wonder i ...
  • Advantages of Tankless Water Heaters
    How typically did you are taking a shower and also the water began to run cold before you were finished? do not you hate that? With a standard warmer this is often invariably a haul. And if another person needs to use predicament when you, simply forget it! shopping for a warmer with a humble pl ...
  • REAL ESTATE MARKET CALIFORNIA
    California real estate market trends, while having their own changes periodically, tide, remain more in sync with the current market across the nation and many people might not even think to buy a house now given the real estate market and the state of california things to buy. California real ...
  • LONDON PROPERTY AGENCIES
    If you are thinking of buying property in London is important to use all the resources available to you. Check out every Estate Agent in London as well as the local press for private property advertising. A search for "Estate Agents London" or "Agent Real London" on Google or MSN should prov ...

Republicans are a Disease

  • Niall Ferguson Is An Idiot
    On “Morning Joe” Niall Ferguson claimed that jobs were not being created because “Small businesses are deeply discouraged from hiring people by a massive regulation. I know this because I should try to setting up a business.” He then goes on to blather more nonsense. Look ...
  • Glenn Beck You And Your Friends Are The Diseas ...
    ““But it makes total sense if people understand progressivism is a disease in the Republican Party as well,” Beck responded.” Yeah, that’s right Beck. Making sure all American have a chance to get ahead, that’s a disease right? All Americans have a right to see a doctor w ...
  • The Rich Get Richer
    And the poor get poorer. Who do you blame? Republicans or Democrats? Both? If you think the “rich” earned their money think again. They have all the advantages. Tax loopholes written especially for them, and the companies they own. The ability to move their money offshore, or put it ...
  • Pay More Taxes So Apple Doesn’t Pay Any
    Man, the testimony today about Apple’s offshoring of their entities to not pay taxes makes me want to puke. They take their income through an Irish corporation, with a part ownership from an entity in the British Virgin Islands so they don’t even have to pay taxes there. Billions upo ...
  • Republicanism Is A Disease
    You didn’t hear it here first. “So Republicanism is a disease” from Daily Kos. - So Republicanism is a disease -

Appalachia Rising

  • Residents Bring Dirty Water from Mountaintop R ...
    Dozens of Appalachians and their allies bring hundreds of gallons of toxic water from their homes to EPA offices in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON D.C.– Citizens from across the country have travelled to the nation’s capitol to urge an end to … Continue reading →
  • We’re Bringing Toxic Water to the EPA &# ...
    Folks have begun arriving in Washington DC for a week of meetings with the Obama Administration and lawmakers asking for protections for Appalachian water.  We have brought over 100 gallons of toxic water from Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky with … Continue reading →
  • Video: EPA Action May 8th!
    Join us in DC on May 8th, 2013 Join Appalachia Rising in D.C on May 8, 2013! from Zein Nakhoda on Vimeo. Please share this powerful video made by Zein Nakhoda for our EPA ACtion on Wednesday, May 8th at … Continue reading →
  • May 8th: Day of Action
    Dear friends of Appalachia: Will you join us in Washington DC on Wednesday May 8th to tell the EPA that millions of people across the country stand with Appalachia? Please meet us at the EPA Headquarters at 9am, and be … Continue reading →
  • More Actions in Atlanta!
    Actions at EPA Region 4 offices at Atlanta!

Amped Status

  • ‘Another World Is Happening’ &#821 ...
    Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, interviews David DeGraw about the birth and evolution of Occupy Wall Street on its one year anniversary: "This is about empowering a new generation to be leaders, to be engaged.... We have millions of people engaged in creating change that were not engaged an ...
  • Happy 1 Year Anniversary to Anonymous 99 #OpES ...
    Cross-posted from MoneyOutPack.org, June 14, 2012 Here's a little Occupy history for you... Today, June 14th, Flag Day, marks the one year anniversary of A99 #OpESR. On this day last year, Anonymous and the 99% Movement launched a collaborative effort in Zuccotti Park, and 22 other locatio ...
  • As the 99% Movement Evolves, It’s Time t ...
    By David DeGraw “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” – Bob Dylan For those of us in the 99% Movement who started organizing Occupy in the spring of 2011, Flag Day June 14th marks the one-year anniversary since we first gathered in Zuccotti Park and 22 other loc ...
  • The Evolution of the Butterfly
    Renowned cellular biologist, Dr. Bruce Lipton narrates the process of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly over a milieu of imagery in "The Evolution of the Butterfly". The film combines first hand footage from the Occupy Wall Street movement with stylized portraits of the recent eco ...
  • After Being Beaten and Arrested Several Times, ...
    This is Daniel Murphy @ Union Square on March 22nd:

+972

  • Consensus wisdom: The boycott of Israel is working
    The only way to stop its spread is to end the occupation, say a growing number of prominent voices (none of whom, by the way, support the boycott).   From reading my digital mail, I see that a lot of people who say they oppose the occupation also oppose the boycott against Israel, and not [...]
  • The fall of the house of Herzl: Israel as a ho ...
    Horror films are often centered around a house: a safe haven. But they are also a place of danger and sometimes a monster in and of themselves. To Israelis, the Jewish state can play all three roles.   Last week my girlfriend Ruthie came up with a scary idea: “Why don’t we start watc ...
  • PHOTOS: Tel Aviv marks World Refugee Day with ...
    Since 2001, June 20th is celebrated globally as World Refugee Day. In Israel, there are 55,000 asylum seekers, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan, two of the main source countries for refugees worldwide, a new UN report shows. Text by: Yotam Gidron, photos by: Keren Manor, Yotam Ronen, Shiraz Grinbau ...
  • After ‘Arab Idol’ win, Gaza goes t ...
    By winning the Arab Idol singing competition, Muhammad Assaf did what politics hasn’t been able to: he united Palestinians. By Abeer Ayyoub GAZA – I have, in the past, witnessed Palestinians in Gaza rushing into the streets to celebrate various events. Once, it was after reaching a c ...
  • Staring into the eyes of the occupation
    After taking part in a protest action challenging the checkpoint and permit regime in Bethlehem, one activist finds herself in a home where the reality of the occupation comes to life in a way that ‘breaks your heart while punching you in the stomach as you stare at it.’ By Leehee Ro ...

Sustainability,water,etc - Oz gov't

  • Tasmania's precious forests protected forever
    Some of the Tasmania's most spectacular and precious areas of old growth native forest have been given the highest level of environmental protection following a decision by the World Heritage Committee.
  • Another milestone in the Tasmanian Forests Agr ...
    Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, today announced another milestone in delivering the historic Tasmanian Forests Agreement - the retirement of peeler billet supply from veneer maker Ta Ann. This restructure will help protect jobs and native forests in Tasmania.
  • Science and the sea capture 2013 Antarctic medals
    Seabird ecologist, Dr Barbara Wienecke and master mariner, Captain Scott McLaughlin are the recipients of Australian Antarctic Medals for 2013.
  • Study to help identify cultural values in Tasm ...
    Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke today announced funding for a study to help identify cultural values in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
  • UNESCO decision on Great Barier Reef
    Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, today welcomed the decision by the World Heritage Committee which recognised the Australian Government’s commitment to protecting the Great Barrier Reef.

Matt Weidner Blog

  • BOMBSHELL- Bank Misses Foreclosure Process Dea ...
    “They got a free condo,”
  • Consultant Paid More Than $900 Million To Revi ...
    From Wall Street Journal: Consulting for big banks pays well — really well. A prominent Washington consulting firm run by a former top U.S. banking regulator was paid $927.5 million to conduct a review of foreclosure files, according to a letter sent by Promontory Financial Group to the Senate B ...
  • FREE, LIVE Foreclosure University, Friday, Jun ...
    The seminar is LIVE at 10:00 am, but will be recorded and available for later viewing. Log in from your computer or catch the audio on your phone. Name: The Next FREE Online Foreclosure Defense University Summary: Facing foreclosure? Don’t face it alone…One click in you’re admi ...
  • Investors Purchase Millions of Dollars in Home ...
    It’s long past time that Florida’s courts got to work throwing families out into the street through the foreclosure process so that we can get those homes into the hands of better people, more deserving people, people that won’t create a moral hazard and lead to the decline of ...
  • BOMBSHELL- Why is Bank of America Selling Serv ...
    Why are the banks engaged in such a frenzy of dumping their mortgage servicing rights to shady debt collectors….the knee breakers and shady repo fronts of the mortgage and foreclosure world. Why so many service transfers? Why such total non-compliance with existing laws? (again) Why such f ...

abelard - news


Vaccine Awakening

  • Desperate Times for Vaccine Risk Denialism
    posted May 14, 2013 by Barbara Loe Fisher   These are desperate times for those denying vaccine risks. We know it because we are witnessing so many acts of desperation being committed by doctors determined to shut down the public conversation about vaccination and health. Vaccine r ...
  • Women, Vaccines & Bodily Integrity
    Posted 1/24/2013 By Barbara Loe Fisher   2013 was only a few days old when I saw a photo of 61-year old Ethel Hoover, a veteran hospital nurse, who had only missed 4 or 5 days of work in 22 years, she was fired from her job for declining to get a flu shot. Defending Freedom of Consc ...
  • IOM Issues Report on Safety of the Child Vacci ...
    Posted on 1/16/2013 by Barbara Loe Fisher Yesterday, the Institute of Medicine issued a report The Childhood Immunization Schedule and Safety: Stakeholder Concerns, Scientific Evidence and Future Studies. The report was based on a 12-month evaluation by an IOM committee of the scientific evid ...
  • Under Attack, NVIC Helps Americans Stand Up & ...
    Posted: 11/20/2012 by Barbara Loe Fisher In 2013, the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) enters our fourth decade of preventing vaccine injuries and deaths through public education and defending the legal right to make voluntary vaccination decisions in America.[1] Each year du ...
  • Influenza Deaths: The Hype vs. The Evidence
    Posted: 10/3/2012 By Barbara Loe FisherIt's that time of the year again when drug companies, doctors, government officials and media conduct a national advertising campaign to sell flu shots to every American.1, 2, 3 You can't pass by a pharmacy,4enter a supermarket,5  ...

2020 Science

  • The science of VidCon – Connecting with Scienc ...
    Where I cover science at this year’s VidCon YouTube convention, take a look at science and engineering more broadly on YouTube, and suggest that for next year’s VidCon the organizers should bring together some of the leading science projects on YouTube with grass-roots science-advoca ...
  • Frying your brains on information overload: Ol ...
    Living online is changing our brains – at least according to Baroness Greenfield in an interview posted today by New Scientist. Leaving aside questions over the extent to which Greenfield’s concerns are driven by misapprehension or plausibility, the interview put me in mind of a rath ...
  • Would You Lick Jam Off An Old Man’s Foot? and ...
    Would You Lick Jam Off An Old Man’s Foot Or Drink Toilet Water For An Hour? Can you explain how gravitons can escape a black hole?  Or do you have a good answer to the question “why are people annoying?” This is just a sampling of some of the more entertaining and challenging questio ...
  • What was worrying us about nanotechnology safe ...
    In 2004, the first International Symposium on Occupational Health Implications of Nanomaterials was held in Buxton in the UK.  Seven years later, I’m preparing for a discussion panel at the fifth meeting in this very successful community-led series (being held this week in Boston MA), and ...
  • Want to know about teens and social media from ...
    If you are a teen who uses YouTube (or know of one – maybe even your own teenager), please think seriously about posting a response to this video: (You can also watch it directly on YouTube here). Over on the Risk Science Blog, I’ve just posted a piece about Baroness Susan Greenfield ...

War Resisters League

  • The End of Passive Revolution in Brazil
    [originally published on June 22nd, 2013 in La Jornada.] by Massimo Modonesi and translated from Spanish by Linda Quiquivix The Brazilian experience over the last 10 years under its progressive governments (of first Lula and now Dilma) has been characterized … Continue reading →
  • Tipping Towards Iraq’s Squares: An Inter ...
    [Originally published on January 22nd, 2013 on Jadaliyya.] by Ali Issa  The Iraqi state releasing 335 detainees this past week? Prime Minster Nouri al-Maliki bussing in a few hundred paid “supporters” to rally? What gives? Signs point to the wave … Continue reading →
  • U.S. Tear Gas Still on the Streets of Egypt: H ...
    Earlier last week, Egyptians poured out onto the streets across Egypt to protest President Morsi’s dictatorial decree overriding the power of the courts, attempting to keep a heavily Muslim Brotherhood-influenced constitutional assembly in tact, and granting himself seemingly unchecked authority ...
  • منظمة مقوامة الحروب الامريكية تمنح للقيادية ال ...
    للنشر الفوري 11-26-2012   للاتصال: ali@warresisters.org علي عيسى – في نيو يورك 718-310-9968  اسماء محمد – في سويس, مصر012-680-9980 منظمة مقوامة الحروب الامريكية تمنح للقيادية العمالية, اسماء محمد محمد, التي قالت لا للغاز المسيل للدموع, جائزة سلام كان رفضها لتمرير … Continue reading →
  • Egyptian Revolutionary Labor Leader, Asma Moha ...
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 26th, 2012 Contact:         Ali Issa, 718.310.9968, ali@warresisters .org, New York City, U.S.A. Asma Mohammed, 012-680-9980 – Suez, Egypt Egyptian Revolutionary Labor Leader, Asma Mohammed, Who Said No to Tear Gas, to be honored with War Resisters … Continue ...

Center for a Livable Future

  • Harvard researchers raise another red flag ove ...
    While this study is observational and does not prove causation, it does provide stronger evidence that red meat consumption raises the risk of diabetes, a disease that affects almost 26 million adults and children in the U.S.
  • Gutless decisions can’t halt Meatless Monday’s ...
    History seemed to have repeated itself this week as another government entity folded to industry complaints over Meatless Monday promotions in its cafeterias. Last July the Department of Agriculture retracted its promotion of Meatless Monday in a sustainability newsletter to employees after faci ...
  • CLF Week in Links: Rain, Dust, the G8, and More
    Thankfully, Secretary Vilsack acknowledged that climate change is a two-way street: agriculture has the potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Now if he would just show some spine with the industrial food animal producers.
  • Baltimore Montessori Students Get Down to Business
    For most of them, the eye-openers came in lessons about industrial farms and about the nutritional value of common foods. And, of course, the Skittles meditation.
  • CLF Week in Links: CAFOs, GMOs, the Farm Bill ...
    Unfortunately, the overall health of the harbor, assessed using five water quality indicators, was moderately poor, obtaining an overall grade of C-.

k2p blog

  • Flying Railway Wagons
    A futuristic concept for a modular aircraft from EPFL consisting of a flying wing that includes the cockpit, the motors, and the fuel and up to three flexible modules (capsules) that can carry either passengers, freight, or fuel.
  • Global warming theory lacks a falsifiable hypo ...
    However, the same global warming theory can easily be converted into a falsifiable hypothesis if it is formulated thus: "Increasing anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide have a significant warming effect on global climate". This can then be subject to being proved false. The recent hiatus in ...
  • Global warming theory lacks a falsifiable hypo ...
    However, the same global warming theory can easily be converted into a falsifiable hypothesis if it is formulated thus: "Increasing anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide have a significant warming effect on global climate". This can then be subject to being proved false. The recent hiatus in ...
  • Carbon Cycle still has many uncertainties
    The primary sources of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are the oceans and transpiration. The assumption that these emissions are in balance with the absorption by the oceans and plant life is just an assumption based on an assumed equilibrium which is far from certain.
  • Carbon Cycle still has many uncertainties
    The primary sources of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are the oceans and transpiration. The assumption that these emissions are in balance with the absorption by the oceans and plant life is just an assumption based on an assumed equilibrium which is far from certain.

Left Foot Forward

  • An incoming Labour government will need an iro ...
    In 2010 George Osborne set out his plan to rescue the UK’s economy, but this week we’ll once again see his failure laid bare. He told the country he would balance the books in this parliament, but his failure to get the economy moving again means that whoever is in government after May 2015 will ...
  • The coalition doesn’t want to ‘buckle’ on lega ...
    The coalition had a tough fortnight over its proposals to cut legal cut. And with a backbench debate scheduled for this Thursday, and the minister in front of the Justice Committee next month, it’s unlikely to get much easier.
  • Internet freedom on Edward Snowden’s fli ...
    Regardless of what you think of Edward Snowden's actions (fairly honourable, in my view), the attempt to hide out in countries with some fairly questionable records on media freedom is raising eyebrows.
  • Owen Jones calls on the left to unite against ...
    Chavs author, Independent writer and Labour activist Owen Jones talked to Salman Shaheen about the People's Assembly and the prospects for resistance to austerity
  • Don’t turn Pamela Geller and Robert Spen ...
    The anti-fascist campaign group Hope Not Hate (HNH) has started a petition to prevent two American bloggers from being given permission to enter the UK.

Whistleblogger - GAP

  • GAP Statement on the Espionage Charge Filed Ag ...
    GAP Statement on the Espionage Charge Filed Against Edward SnowdenMoscow Skyline Over the weekend, Edward Snowden – the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance program disclosures – became the seventh whistleblower indicted by the Obama administration under the Espionage Act. GAP releas ...
  • NSA Whistleblower Snowden Forced to Seek Polit ...
    National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden has left Hong Kong and is en route today to seek political asylum from Ecuador. The Obama administration charged Snowden under the Espionage Act, demonstrating just how far the administration has strayed from its campaign platform of pr ...
  • GAP Statement on the Espionage Charge Filed Ag ...
    Federal prosecutors have charged National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden with multiple felonies. The charges include espionage, although several prominent lawmakers have questioned the legality of the intelligence-gathering programs revealed by Snowden, and whist ...
  • 'Internal Threat Program' Threatens Federal Wh ...
    McClatchyDC: Obama’s Crackdown Views Leaks as Aiding Enemies of US This article provides some details of an Obama administration initiative launched in October 2011 – the "Insider Threat Program" – that seeks to, across most government agencies, silence whistleblowers before they act by f ...
  • Human Rights Watch Speaks Up for Whistleblower ...
    Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a strong statement in defense of national security whistleblowers, who have no safe, effective means of disclosing government misconduct internally: From a human rights perspective, the punishment of those who leak security information can be problematic becaus ...

UK Progressive

  • The Boston Marathon Bombers and the Theory of ...
    by Tina Dupuy My working theory—you could call it a philosophy, or a freestanding reason of how the world works—is what I call the Theory of Relative Laziness. It goes like this: Never attribute anything to conspiracy, coordination or planning when laziness could explain it. Call it Occam’s Armc ...
  • Six Claims on Detainee Torture, Skewered
    by Christie Thompson ProPublica Among the news that ended up being buried in the events last week: A nonpartisan think tank, the Constitution Project, released a scathing, 577-page report on the U.S.’s treatment, and torture, of detainees in the aftermath of 9/11. The investigation began in 2009 ...
  • Illegal Abortion and ‘The Way of the World’
    by Tina Dupuy The Women’s Medical Society in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, run by Dr. Kermit Gosnell was one of the few places in the state to provide late-term abortions. From witness accounts the clinic smelled of cat urine. There was a free-roaming, flea-infested feline that reportedly def ...
  • The Dis-Uniting of America (2): Social Issues ...
    by Robert Reich My first reaction on hearing of the Senate’s failure to get 60 votes for even modest measures to regulate the flow of guns into the hands of people who shouldn’t have them, such as background checks supported by 90 percent of Americans, was to be furious at the spinelessness of t ...
  • Boston Strong!
    by Janet Landry-Borden On March 5, 1770 three men were killed on the streets of Boston in what came to be known as the Boston Massacre. Two more died later from their injuries, and several more were wounded. It took five years for the British to begin to feel the tremors of the outrage of that [...]

NewsAlert

JoNova

  • Australia’s Big Science Vision – ...
    Where is the vision? The Australian Government have reissued their research priorities for science. Sadly it’s infected with the eco-virus. There are seven “sustainables”,  and ten aspects of “change”. When it comes to maximizing our competitive advantage, the first ...
  • Climate scientists move to atom-bomb number sy ...
    POSTED in the Satirical Tomes: News that could have been, but wasn’t. Climate modelers announced today that in future they would report everything in Hiroshima-atom-bomb-equivalents, or Habe. The President of Climate-Scientists-Anonymous said the old system of joules was boring, and no o ...
  • The Ben Factor. One man drives a market. The w ...
    How much is that company worth? You can look at its PE, debt, market spread, sovereign risk, and discounted cash flow, but in the end, it’s the Ben Factor (BF) which dominates all companies, metal prices, and sovereign currencies in the West. The Ben hath spoken, and said that in future, i ...
  • More signposts on the road to the post-Climate ...
    … Not so long back, Deutsche Bank were writing 50 page reports on the science of climate change. They paid for giant 70 foot high towers of doom counting carbon emissions near Madison Square Gardens. They were so concerned about the planet they had a division called Deutsche Bank Climate C ...
  • Even Big-Oil is begging for Big-Green subsidies
    Royal Dutch Shell is concerned we won’t sequester away enough of that pollutant, carbon dioxide. Carbon capture and storage [CCS], a way of cutting emissions from industry by burying them underground, needs more state support for the European Union to meet clean-energy goals, a Royal Dutch ...

ReNew America

  • Obamacare, the Supremes, Dickens, and the bumb ...
    (Wes Vernon, RA analyst) - No less a power than the highest court in the land has stumbled into the ultimate definition of Obamacare, and in the process has finally exposed the decades-long downslide of the political class's standards for honesty. It is up to us to try to reverse that...
  • From preserving liberty to destroying it
    (Alan Keyes) - When the U.S. Supreme Court announced its Obamacare decision, many conservatives professed to be shocked, even stunned, to hear that G.W. Bush appointee John Roberts wrote the decision in which he and the Supreme Court's anti-constitutional leftists upheld the individual mandate p ...
  • Building the free-market case against big business
    (Timothy P. Carney) - The most dangerous enemies of capitalism today are capitalists. This is becoming clearer every day to people committed to free markets. The conservative and libertarian grassroots came to deeply distrust big business after the Wall Street bailouts and Obama's stimulus and h ...
  • New hope for life worldwide
    (Janice Shaw Crouse) - During discouraging times, pro-lifers remind themselves that William Wilberforce worked for two decades before he began to change hearts and minds and end 19th-century slavery in Great Britain. In efforts lasting twice as long, pro-life activists are just now beginning to ...
  • Formal complaint seeks disbarment of Eric Hold ...
    (Daily Caller) - Attorney General Eric Holder could lose his license to practice law in the District of Columbia, or face some other penalty from the D.C. Bar, now that he has been found in criminal and civil contempt of Congress...

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    The renewable energy rollback that wasn't
    USA TODAY
    For renewable energy supporters, this was supposed to be a year of statehouse setbacks. "States Cooling to Renewable Energy" read the headline of a March Wall Street Journal story reporting that more than a dozen legislatures were weighing proposals to ...
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    Level playing field for renewables
    Politico
    But it is then necessary to extend MLPs to renewable energy to create a level energy playing field and to allow for fair competition in our marketplace. By doing so, Congress would be leveraging its ability to encourage more private investment into our ...
    Better Late than Never: Obama, Climate Change and the Renewable Economy
    Huffington Post
    Five years into his presidency, his reelection secured, President Obama has finally given up on Congress and decided to use the powers of the presidency to promote renewable energy and mitigate climate change. He is also set to announce programs to ...
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    Supreme Court sides with ethanol in renewable fuel debate
    Christian Science Monitor
    The Supreme Court blocked the oil and gas industry's challenge to a high-ethanol blend of gasoline Monday, scoring a point for a renewable fuel industry aiming to mix more plant-based materials into the nation's gasoline. Skip to next paragraph ...
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    Protect ecology while carrying out development projects: Sonia Gandhi
    Economic Times
    KISHTWAR: Against the backdrop of the Uttarakhand disaster, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today stressed that the ecology and biodiversity should be protected while carrying out development projects. "I believe that the ecology and biodiversity should ...
    Material ecology: additive technology and biological forms
    Treehugger (blog)
    Neri Oxman, director of the Mediated Matter group behind the beautiful Silk Pavilion, presented this weekend at the Biomimicry 3.8 7th Annual Education Summit and first Global Summit. Her group's work explores the frontiers of additive manufacturing.
    William McKenzie: Congress has chance to create a better farm-ecology balance
    Dallas Morning News
    What's important in this news is that now Congress has a chance to reconsider policies that reward agricultural production and ecological stewardship. This is a management problem hardly peculiar to Texas, the second-largest agricultural state.
    Lecture: Heritage State Park Visitors Museum to hold "Wildlife Ecology" talk ...
    North Adams Transcript
    NORTH ADAMS - The Department of Conservation & Recreation's Visitors Museum at Western Gateway Heritage State Park will present an illustrated lecture, "Wildlife Ecology," at 2 p.m., on Saturday, June 29. Fire plays a major role in our ecosystems.
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    Fracking linked to well water methane
    USA TODAY
    Concerns about environmental effects on air and water from the wells, which shatter layers of shale deep underground to release gas or oil, have also risen. An Environmental Protection Agency review of well safety is underway and scheduled for release ...
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    Report: Police in scuba gear search water near Aaron Hernandez's home
    CBSSports.com
    And, on Monday morning, police in scuba gear using metal detectors searched a creek near Hernandez's home, according to NESN.com. Developing---MA state police suiting up to enter a body of water near Aaron Hernandez home. @NECN pic.twitter.com/ ...
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    Measure Your Water Usage in Real Time With MyWater
    Mashable
    Many of us use more water than we really need, which can lead to unfavorable financial and environmental results. But the line between excess and necessity can often be hard to discern. So Anthony Jakubiak, a recent graduate of Northwestern University, ...
    Haiti gets $35.5M grant to improve water services
    USA TODAY
    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti is receiving $35.5 million from the Inter-American Development Bank to improve drinking water services in the Caribbean nation's gritty capital of Port-au-Prince. The grant will support a program created in 2010 with ...
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