Monday, November 30, 2015

30 Nov - The View

English: Map of the Doce River Basin - Brazil....English: Map of the Doce River Basin - Brazil. Português: Mapa da Bacia do Rio Doce - Brasil. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Rio Doce (Doce river) at Galiléia, Mi...English: Rio Doce (Doce river) at Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Delta of Rio Doce in Atlântico ocean....English: Delta of Rio Doce in Atlântico ocean. Português: Delta do Rio Doce no oceano Atlântico. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Tide is expected to spread along a 5.5-mile stretch of coastline, threatening a nature reserve after killing plants and animals along 400 miles of the Rio Doce.
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http://www.viralforest.com/watch-1000-years-european-borders-change/

you can see how 1000 years of European history plays havoc on the stability of the border we take for granted today.
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For having the courage to come forward and expose the drone program for the indiscriminate murder that it is, 4 vets are under attack from the government they…
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MPs vote against possible military action against Syria, ruling out involvement in US-led attacks, while France says the vote does not change its resolve to act.
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DR. GARY NULL Our medical authorities assure us that they would never allow our children to be exposed to something unproven or known to be dangerous. They claim that vaccines, even when multiple injections are given on a single day, are safe and do “not cause any chronic health problems.” (2) Further, they claim that the ingredients contained in vaccines are either harmless or found in such miniscule quantities that they pose no health risks.

Each year, tens of millions of American children are vaccinated according to the vaccination schedule set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Meanwhile, in Australia


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No jab, no pay laws pass parliament. Parents who don't immunise their children will stop receiving childcare benefits, rebates and the Family Tax Benefit A end-of-year supplement.
The changes start on January 1, 2016.

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No one cares about the Cholera epidemic in Haiti No one seems to even care that Haiti is in the midst of one of the worst cholera epidemics in the Americas. More than 10,000 people have died, the majority being children but this still has not made front page... #haiti #haitiearthquake #haitilibre
HAITIEXPRESSNEWS.COM|BY EDITOR
Thank UN troops from Africa for sharing their faeces in the water supply


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(Pictured left: The Islamic State group's oil earns the 'caliphate' $19 million a month through international markets [source: al-Araby] GR Editor's Note: Some of the…
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"Israel has in one way or another become the main marketer of IS oil. Without them, most IS-produced oil would have remained going between Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Even the three companies would not receive the oil if they did not have a buyer in Israel," said the industry official.
Finally, you'll note that this is all an effort to answer what we called "the most important question about ISIS that no one is asking" - namely, "who are the middlemen?" As we noted more than a we...
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Margarida Fragoso McCabe
ISIS Oil Trade Full Frontal: "Raqqa's Rockefellers", Bilal Erdogan, KRG Crude, And The Israel Connection
"...According to a European official at an international oil company who met with al-Araby in a Gulf capital, Israel refines the oil only "once or twice" because it does not have advanced refineries. It exports the oil to Mediterranean countries - where the oil "gains a semi-legitimate status" - for $30 to $35 a barrel.
"The oil is sold within a day or two to a number of private companies, while the majority goes to an Italian refinery owned by one of the largest shareholders in an Italian football club [name removed] where the oil is refined and used locally," added the European oil official.
"Israel has in one way or another become the main marketer of IS oil. Without them, most IS-produced oil would have remained going between Iraq, Syria and Turkey. Even the three companies would not receive the oil if they did not have a buyer in Israel," said the industry official.
Finally, you'll note that this is all an effort to answer what we called "the most important question about ISIS that no one is asking" - namely, "who are the middlemen?" As we noted more than a week ago, "we do know who they may be: the same names that were quite prominent in the market in September when Glencore had its first, and certainly not last, near death experience: the Glencores, the Vitols, the Trafiguras, the Nobels, the Mercurias of the world." Consider that, and consider what Reuters says about the trade in illicit KRG oil: "Market sources have said several trading houses including Trafigura and Vitol have dealt with Kurdish oil. Both Trafigura and Vitol declined to comment on their role in oil sales."
Similarly, FT notes that "both Vitol and Trafigura had paid the KRG in advance for the oil, under so-called 'pre-pay' deals, helping Erbil to bridge its budget gaps."
Indeed, when Kurdistan went looking for an advisor to assist in the effort to circumvent Baghdad, the KRG chose "Murtaza Lakhani, who worked for Glencore in Iraq in the 2000s, to assist finding ships."
"He knew exactly who would and who wouldn't deal with us. He opened the doors to us and identified willing shipping companies to work with us," Ashti Hawrami (quoted above) said.
Indeed. And given everything said above about the commingling of illegal KRG crude and illicit ISIS oil shipments, it's probably a foregone conclusion that these same firms are assisting in transport arrangements for Islamic State."
For years, NATO has granted impunity to convoys packed with supplies bound for ISIS and Al Qaeda. Russian airstrikes have stopped them dead in their tracks. If a…
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Anna O'Leary's photo.


 The Anti-Media shared a link.


The dead journalist that exposed Turkey was a US citizen. Wondering why the…
THEANTIMEDIA.ORG|BY CLAIRE S BERNISH
Politically Preposterous
"Why can’t the GOP refer to attacks like these as “right-wing terrorism” and demand their followers denounce violence, just as they’ve demanded President Obama use the phrase “radical Islam” when referring to ISIS/Daesh?" - Manny

It shouldn't be any surprise that this shooting in Colorado Springs comes after…
WWW.FORWARDPROGRESSIVES.COM|BY MANNY SCHEWITZ


  • Kurzman and Schanzer also surveyed hundreds of law enforcement agencies regarding their assessment of various threats. Of the 382 agencies they spoke with, “74 percent reported anti-government extremism as one of the top three terrorist threats in their jurisdiction,” while only “39 percent listed extremism connected with Al Qaeda or like-minded terrorist organizations.”


Popular Facebook evangelist Joshua Feuerstein calls on Christians to “punish…

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"It was a huge error," Flynn said. "As brutal as Saddam Hussein was, it was a mistake to just eliminate him. The same is true for Moammar Gadhafi and for Libya, which is now a failed state. The historic lesson is that it was a strategic failure to go into Iraq. History will not be and should not be kind with that decision."

The 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq fueled the creation of the Islamic State (ISIS) today and must serve as a warning against similar rash military intervention in Syria, a former…
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If you believe it was a huge error I might be able to fix you up with a beachfront property...in Arizona
Repeating deliberate ongoing destruction on a global scale is not a matter of a mistake.


Here's an idea we have seen go wrong before...U.S. 'advisers' in Vietnam, for instance








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https://www.opencanada.org/…/ten-facts-about-canadas-arms-…/

 Global Research (Centre for Research on Globalization)'s post.
The situation is continuing to develop fast in Syria. Since the start of full-scale military operation in late October, the pro-government forces have gained a number of success in the Aleppo province.

The situation is continuing to develop fast in Syria. Since the start of full-scale military operation in late October, the pro-government forces have gained a…
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Guest Post by Michael Krieger Just yesterday, I published an article highlighting the latest deranged idea floated by Saudi Arabia’s monarchs to sue Twitter users comparing the barbaric kingdom to…
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http://www.globalresearch.ca/united-nations-farce.../5477833 I should think they should have a Nobel Prize shortly just for the sake of consistency.

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Quartz
By the end of June 2015, about 5% of South Africa's electricity requirements were being provided by renewables. South Africa has no option but to derive a higher proportion of electricity demand from renewable sources. This will relieve pressure on the ...
The Guardian
Innovations are helping renewable energy become more accessible, powerful and effective. Emma Howard lists six inventions that are changing the sector. A floating wind turbine in Japan, off the coast of Naraha in Fukushima. Photograph: Yoshikazu ...
Economic Times
MUMBAI: The Welspun Group has put itsrenewable energy business on the block and has appointed British bank Barclays to look for a buyer, two people with direct knowledge of the plan said, as the pipe-to-textile maker seeks to trim debt amid concerns ...
The Economist (blog)
In the last decade many countries, particularly EU Member States, have invested heavily in renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, through generous feed-in tariffs, public tenders and mandatoryrenewable portfolio standards.
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HUMAN HABITAT

Seeking Alpha
In late August of 2015, Mill Street Capital offered to take Ecology and Environment private at $11-$13/share. At the current price this represents a 21.3%-30.5% premium. Even if the privatization does not go through, shareholder value will be unlocked ...
Centre Daily Times
Solar ecology is an interactive systems framework within the context of the environment, society and technology — affecting water and food systems coupled to local seasonal weather regimes. Our interdisciplinary team has been engaging nearly 50 Penn ...
Palo Alto Online
The Palo Alto Art Center has on display an exhibit, called "What We Discovered at Cooley Landing," of stitched paintings and land-art installations by Linda Gass that examine the life and landscape of the area's environment, as well as consider sea ...
PLoS Blogs (blog)
Ecologists Without Borders (www.ecowb.org) is a small non-profit that was started by three fisheries ecologists who realized that many places in the developing world lack the expertise on the ground to solve critical ecological problems, and that there ...
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WATER POWER

CBS Local
Crews are on the scene and Suez Water said repairs are expected to be completed by Monday afternoon. The company said customers on Monroe Street between 1st and 2nd will be without water while crews work to fix the break. Another water main break ...
Greenville News
water main on the Eastside of Greenville burst early Monday morning, shooting a geyser of water dozens of feet into the air and waking neighbors living in the Terra Pine subdivision. Greenville County Sheriff's deputies and firefighters responded to ...
Palm Beach Post
A Dublin, Ireland, coffee shop wants its patrons to know how important water is when making good coffee. The 3FE shop launched a water tasting menu, which features four different shots for roughly $3.70 (3.50 Euros). "When you grind coffee and mix it ...
KIRO Seattle
A large water main break in Redmond flooded several homes and left more than a dozen residents without water Sunday morning. The police department had to shut down Old Redmond Road from 140th to 148th Avenue Northeast. Resident Ellen Hancock ...
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If there is a pattern to readership, I'm not smart enough to pick it out...
though the blogs somewhat echo each other ( as they should )

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