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Can Tornadoes Be Prevented By Stealing Taxpayer Money To Fund Green Energy Scams?

President Obama’s Taxpayer-Backed Green Energy Failures


 All Things Considered - NPR
Business Owner Describes Major Destruction After Tornado
Tornado Ravages Oklahoma City Suburb

AlterNet
How America's National Security Apparatus -- in Partnership With Big Corporations -- Cracked Down on Dissent
A new report is an eye-opening look into how the U.S. counter-terror apparatus was used to track the Occupy movement.
Military Quietly Grants Itself the Power to Police the Streets Without Local or State Consent  
NYPD Arrested and Committed Woman to Psychiatric Ward for Legally Baring Breasts
Elderly Woman Dies in Court "Gasping for Breath" After Sheriff's Deputies "Callously" Refused to Give Her Medication, Daughter Claims 
How the US Turned Three Pacifists Into 'Multiple Felony Saboteurs' 
7 Teenagers Arrested for End-Of-Year Water Balloon Prank  

American Water Intelligence

BBC
Microsoft unveils Xbox One console
Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington.  
Pirate movie sites blocked in UK
US tornado rescue effort nears end
The rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought.  
Suicide inside Notre-Dame de Paris
 
  • Ant abilities could aid robot design
    A study showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search and rescue robots, say scientists.
    May-21-13 12:49:23 AM
  • Vaccine developed for farm disease
    A vaccine to protect sheep and cattle from a livestock virus spread by midges has been approved by government vets.
    May-20-13 5:08:26 PM
  • EU bathing water 2012 data released
    The latest data on EU bathing water quality is released, showing that 93% of more than 22,000 sampled locations meet the minimum standards.
    May-21-13 4:31:28 AM
  • Rover drills second rock sample
    Nasa's Curiosity rover drills a second sample of Martian rock to deliver to its onboard laboratories for analysis in the coming days.
    May-21-13 6:57:54 AM
  • Irish potato famine pest identified
    Scientists have used plant samples collected in the 19th Century to identify the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.
    May-20-13 9:05:28 PM
  • UK astronaut given station date
    UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015.
    May-20-13 2:26:51 AM
 

Blog of Rights - ACLU
Justice Department's Overreaching on Leaks Threatens Freedom of the Press
Two Big Wins for Civil Liberties in Monday's Immigration Markup
 CBC
Senate set to debate expense audits amid greater scrutiny
Deadly Oklahoma tornado confirmed as most powerful type
Former RCMP Musical Ride member suing force over alleged abuse
A Mountie who was once part of the famed Musical Ride is suing the national police force, alleging she was sexually assaulted, harassed, repeatedly...  
 
 
CNET
Xbox One moves Microsoft closer to living room hub
What we know about the Xbox One
 
CNN
Okies' love-hate relationship
Nathan Gunters says Okies have learned to love the big sky, but also to watch it carefully for signs of trouble. When the sky betrays us, we cope...  
Will Yahoo make Tumblr uncool?
 
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Is wealth too powerful in Canada?
 
Carbon Farmers of Australia
I'm a PC and the carbon tax was my idea
Opposition Climate Policy gets some flesh
 
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Fine-tuning the carbon market
 
Channel NewsAsia
Oil prices snap four straight days of gains
EU set to brand Lebanon's Hezbollah as 'terrorists'
 
Circle of Blue Water News
The Stream, May 21: Giant Tornado Leaves Oklahoma Suburb Without Water Supplies
Federal Water Tap, May 20: Fracking Regulations, Arctic Strategy, Infrastructure

40 US Mines are Causing Water Pollution that Will Last for Centuries

“Polluting the Future: How Mining Companies are Contaminating Our Nation's Waters in Perpetuity.” 

The primary cause of this lasting pollution is acid mine drainage. Mining exposes sulfide-bearing ore that generates sulfuric acid and mixes with water. This outflow of acidic water, otherwise known as acid mine drainage, contaminates drinking water aquifers, lakes, and streams, agricultural lands, and prime fish and wildlife habitat. Because acid mine drainage can’t be stopped, once started it must be treated until the acid generating material runs out. As acknowledged in government mining permits, this can take hundreds or thousands of years.
“No hard rock open pit mines exist today that can demonstrate that acid mine drainage can be stopped once it occurs on a large scale,” says Dr. Glenn Miller, professor of environmental science at the University of Nevada.
 
Cloud Platform
How Scalr helped grandcentrix build the Eurovision app to support 125 million viewers
Today’s guest post is from Thomas Orozco, Solutions Engineer at Scalr, which provides cloud management services and integrates with Google Cloud...  
Get started with Google Cloud Datastore - a fast, powerful, NoSQL database
 
Common Dreams
 
Gas “Frackers” Come to a School District’s Rescue?
CounterPunch’s Top Stories
VIJAY PRASHAD
Delhi. On Wednesday, April 24, a day after Bangladeshi authorities asked the owners to evacuate their garment factory that...
DAVE MARSH
In 1984 I wrote a hostile (to both music and words) review of U2’s Unforgettable Fire. Some weeks...
RUTH FOWLER
Angelina Jolie, scion of Hollywood beauty, has gone under the knife for medical, rather than cosmetic reasons and...
GARY LEUPP
New details emerge every day, raising more questions. But the outlines of the stomach-churning story seem clear. Two...
PATRICK COCKBURN
In the aftermath of the First World War, Britain and France famously created the modern Middle East by...
MIKE WHITNEY
The media is calling it a “Spring swoon”,  but it’s really just the next phase of the long slump. After a...
RUTH FOWLER
I’ve been loathe to contribute to the ever-increasing canon of American experts who feel that their unique and...
DAVE LINDORFF
The Boston Marathon bombing has already demonstrated the best and the worst of America for all the world...
ANDREW LEVINE
For anyone who watched the World Trade Center collapse on television in the days after September 11, 2001,...
 
 
Daily Bell
Stranger and Stranger The Chinese-Argentine Swap Gambit
 
Daily Galaxy
"The Google Brain" --Are Humans Entering a New Epoch of Evolution?"The Google Brain" --Are Humans Entering a New Epoch of Evolution?
Astronomers Probe 1st Large-scale Structures Produced by Dark MatterAstronomers Probe 1st Large-scale Structures Produced by Dark Matter
"Quantum Weirdness" --New Insights"Quantum Weirdness" --New Insights
Complex Biochemistry Possible at Origins of Life on EarthComplex Biochemistry Possible at Origins of Life on Earth
Giant Elliptical Galaxy Harbors Largest Known Black Hole in Universe Giant Elliptical Galaxy Harbors Largest Known Black Hole in Universe

Daily Kos
Twenty years
Susan B. Anthony List's forced-birthers will fund fellow extremist Cuccinelli for Virginia governor
 
Democracy Now!
Headlines for May 21, 2013
 
Discovery
Building Blocks of Life Found in Galactic Cloud
Astrochemists have detected two complex molecules in interstellar space, which may provide more clues as to where life's first complex...  
Quiz Reveals Likelihood You'll Be Dead By 2023
 
Earth Island Journal
Fark
Hey, anyone want a free lighthouse? [Interesting]
Tornado Relief Photo Caption Contest; What is this relaxed survivor telling the Fire Fighters. Link goes to the Red Cross disaster relief donation page [Caption]
 
Food and Water Watch
Just How Much Oil and Gas Money Does the DGA Take In?
 
food consumer
Before your senators vote...
Healthy Recipes: Food for Life Recipe of the Week: Pineapple Apricot Sauce
 
ForceChange
Urge EPA to Close Pollution Loophole
 
FreakOut Nation
Alex Jones Explains How The Government Could Have Been Behind The Oklahoma Tornado
 
Guardian UK
Rafsanjani blocked from running for president
List of eight candidates allowed to run in race to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad excludes two leading figuresAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the leading...  
Nigerian military in heavy fighting with Boko Haram militants
Job security is a thing of the past - so millions need a better welfare system | Guy Standing
Flexible labour markets have created a growing 'precariat', who should have the right to a basic standard of livingSo, millions of British workers...  
 
 
Hayride
WILD: Video From The Core Of The Moore Tornado
SADOW: No, We Don’t Need A Department Of Elderly Affairs
 
Inside Facebook
Facebook gives admins new way to create ‘unpublished posts’ directly from page
Facebook is testing a new way for page owners to create “unpublished posts” — those that intentionally do not appear to all fans...  
 
Ireland News
Shatter: No problem saying sorry if Wallace feels I did him wrong
The Justice Minister Alan Shatter says he has "no problem in saying I am sorry" if Deputy Mick Wallace feels that he did him some personal wrong by...  
 
Lifehacker
Banking with Simple on Android
Know How Best Buy and Target's Online Price Match Works Before You Buy
 
Why Oklahomans Don't Like Basements
The Scramble At Moore Medical Center As The Tornado Hit
 
LobeLog
Nuclear Iran Unlikely to Tilt Regional Power Balance – Report
Assad May Not Be Key to Iran’s Levantine Reach: A Critique of AEI-ISW Report
 
memeorandum
Liberal Pundits Gather in West Wing (Daniel Halper/Weekly Standard)
Fast and Furious/Benghazi investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson: Something fishy's ... (Allahpundit/Hot Air)
 
MetroMetro
Tax dodgers are ‘cheating poor out of £100bn’, says Oxfam
Oxfam has claimed more than £100bn has been lost through tax avoidance (Picture: PA) They usually dine in the finest restaurants, live in the best...  
Oklahoma City tornado: Search for survivors ‘nearly complete’
 
Mobile Texas Politics
Panel advances 3 UT board nominees to full Senate
A Senate panel voted 6-0 Tuesday to advance the nominations of three people for the ...  
 
NASA
Glow-in-the-Dark Plants on the ISS
 
NRC
13-039: NRC Amends Security Requirements for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Transit
13-038: Statement of NRC Chairman Allison M. Macfarlane on the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Decision in the San Onofre Confirmatory Action Letter Adjudication
 
New Scientist
Climate change will push up New York's heatwave deaths
Timing made Oklahoma tornado toll worse
 
News 24
Corrupt official gets heavier sentence
A heavier sentence for corruption has been imposed on a senior Western Cape municipal official who was initially fined R60...  
Questions over more Gupta properties
 
News.com.Au
How the deadly storm unfolded
A MONSTER tornado has smashed Oklahoma, wiping out neighbourhoods, crushing schools and causing pile-ups on highways.
X-Box to 'transform 21st century living room'

Man kills himself on altar in front of tourists

Did the Pope perform excorcism on disabled man?

Daily Show comic's offensive tornado tweet
 
Obama Conspiracy Theories
 
Open Channel
Moore officials: Federal grants to help build 'safe rooms' delayed by red tape
The Weather Channel's Mike Bettes takes a look at the tornado shelter where six people rode out the devastating storm in Moore, Okla., on Monday...  
DOJ's secret subpoena of AP phone records broader than initially revealed
 
Open Secrets
Owner Of Collapsed Indonesian Mine is Big Donor to Congress
Conservative Groups Granted Exemption Vastly Outspent Liberal Ones
 
Outlook Blogs
Corporatisation Of Angelina Jolie's Breasts?
'Shocked, Disappointed And Distressed'
 
PECAN Group
Outgoing IRS Chief: Taxes Voluntary
 
Payvand Iran News
Iran's Guardian Council qualifies 8 candidates, disqualifies Mashaei, Rafsanjani: Report
 
Pesticide Action Network
USDA hits pause on new GE crops
 
Philippines News
 
Political MoJo | Mother Jones
Conviction of Genocidal Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Overturned by Guatemala's Highest Court
 
politics security secrecy
Senate to Take Up School Security Secrecy Bill | WPRI.com
Book Review: Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry
 
Psychology Today
Love Thyself
 
The Register
Soylent Corporation prepares to DEFEAT FOOD
 
 Science
That figures: Professor who had to work at Subway dazzles world of maths after solving centuries-old prime number riddle
 
Science Daily
 
Scientific American
Genomics Reveals Great Famine Culprit
 
Shaleshock Media
Silica Dust Pouring Out of Cabot Frack Site
Sand Trucks for Fracking at Rail Yard In Binghamton, NY
 
SPACE
China Space Program Ramping Up Capabilities, Pentagon Says
China is intent on becoming a major space power.  
Rare Sight: See Bright Saturn Near Moon on Wednesday
 
 Star Online
Police: Use of handcuffs on student activist is standard operating procedure
 
TED
9 documentaries that you need to see this year
Daring greatly and acting boldly: Chelsea Clinton challenges youth to rise to the occasion
 
TechDirt
 
Tech Republic
SolutionBase: Enforce system policies with the Group Policy Diagnostic Best Practice Analyzer
Implementing Microsoft ForeFront Security for Exchange
 
This Week in Science
Surprise Attack
Fabricating Quartz
 
Trend.Az
US senators push for arming Syrian rebels
A bill that would provide arms to the Syrian opposition cleared a first hurdle Tuesday as it passed a US Senate committee, in a bipartisan effort...  
 
USA Today
Social media: Oklahoma's virtual lost and found
 
Unexplained Mysteries
1000-year-old coins found in Australia
Ancient fossil named after Johnny Depp
 
Web MD
Antidepressants May Be Helpful for Some Heart Patients: Study
Emotional stress can harm cardiovascular health, experts say, so boosting mental resilience may be key  
Study Supports Using Low-Dose CT Scans to Spot Early Lung Cancer
 
White House
 
WhoWhatWhy
JFK-RFK-MLK??? The Questions Remain
 
 ZDNet
Apple's new iOS 6 packed with features
Apple unveils next-gen MacBook Pro with Retina Display
 
 
 
Teens affected by 'suicide contagion,' Canadian study finds - The Province - The Province
Teens whose schoolmates have died by suicide are more likely to consider or attempt suicide themselves, according to a new study. The research found the effect, known as suicide contagion, can last for two years or more and it affects not just close friends of ...
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Are Canadian parents driving kids to inactivity? - CTV News
Are we driving our kids to unhealthy habits? That's the question a new report asks as it details how Canadian children today are much more likely to be driven to school and activities than in generations past. The 2013 Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card ...
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Core exercises more effective for toning abs - Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa Citizen
Francoise Charest performs the mountain climber plank at the Sir Arthur Currie Gym at McGill in Montreal, Tuesday May 14, 2013. Photograph by: Vincenzo D'Alto , The Gazette. MONTREAL — Despite the suggestion by several fitness experts that the crunch ...
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The DSM-5 is here: What the controversial new changes mean for mental health ... - Fox News
The most recent revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has arrived, and the latest changes have caused divisions among those in the psychiatric community. Often touted as the psychiatrist's “Bible,” the DSM is published ...
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Life after blindness: Montreal woman says eye exams could have saved her sight. - Montreal Gazette
Two months after Antonina Caruana was hit by a car while riding her bike in Montreal, she started seeing double. She was 17 years old at the time, and the recent high school graduate thought the condition would simply go away. When it didn't, she went to a ...
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New Brunswick discouraging new family doctors from practising: medical residents - Globe and Mail
New Brunswick is discouraging family physicians from practising in the province despite a growing need for care, a number of doctors in the Maritimes say. Medical residents from throughout the region have written an open letter expressing their concerns to ...
Drug users in Abbotsford, BC, sue over bylaw that bans clean needle exchange - Winnipeg Free Press
VANCOUVER - Three injection drug users filed a lawsuit Tuesday over an Abbotsford, B.C., bylaw that has banned harm-reduction services such as clean needle exchanges for the past eight years, arguing the prohibition violates their charter rights and ...
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Gluten for punishment: Much-maligned protein cause of major shift in food culture - Calgary Herald
If restaurants operated like pharmacies, bread and pasta would be kept behind the counter as controlled substanc
 
Post-Tornado Rescue Efforts in Oklahoma Near an End - New York Times
Arizona jury begins death penalty deliberations for Jodi Arias - Chicago Tribune
 
 
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Romania Changes Course on Renewable Energy
New York Times
With more than 2,000 megawatts of all forms of renewable production capacity now installed and about as much under construction, Romania is already near its goal, agreed upon as a member of the European Union, of meeting 24 percent of its energy ...
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Engineers explore compressed air for renewable energy storage - R&D Magazine
R & D Magazine
"With Renewable Portfolio Standards requiring states to have as much as 20 or 30% of their electricity come from variable sources such as wind and the sun, compressed air energy storage plants can play a valuable role in helping manage and integrate ...
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PH eyes to produce 10000 MW from renewable energy
ABS CBN News
MANILA - The government aims to generate 10,000 megawatts of power sourced from renewable energy by 2030, despite this being relatively more expensive than fossil fuels. Department of Energy Director Mario Marasigan explained power from renewable ...
Renewable fuel standards distort markets, critics say
FuelFix (blog)
Import of renewable fuel from Brazil, production fraud and and a misinterpretation of rules governing the use of a 15 percent ethanol blend called E15 are among the problems that have arisen from existing renewable fuel standards, said Charles Drevna, ...
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Dept. of Ecology: Most samples show no contamination detected in Algona ...
KIRO Seattle
“These are encouraging findings, that suggest the contamination occurs under a limited part of the study area,” said Robin Harrover, Ecology's site manager. “Concentrations at the water table are lower than those at deeper depths, and this suggests ...
Dept. of Ecology Awards Volunteers for Clean Up Efforts
HydroInsider.com
KENNEWICK - The Washington state Department of Ecology will honor a group of citizens and local businesses today for their work cleaning up garbage along a Kennewick highway. The group of volunteers will receive the state's highest environmental ...
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Ecology looks to reduce Palouse River temperatures
Capital Press
Public comment on a Washington Department of Ecology plan to reduce water temperatures in the main stem of the Palouse River will continue through June 14. Elaine Snouwaert, water quality specialist for the department, said the river is too warm for ...
Author to discuss battlefield ecology
Gettysburg Times
Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve invites the public to learn about Ecological Spirituality and the Gettysburg Battlefield on Tuesday, May 21 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Valentine Hall, Seminary Ridge Avenue, Gettysburg ...
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Water restrictions set to return June 3
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The Tarrant Regional Water District's main customers are: Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield and the Trinity River Authority, which then sell water to other cities. Wholesale customers include Aledo, Bethesda Water Supply Corp., Bedford, Burleson ...
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Leading a Push for Clean Water
New York Times
The women were there to ask the government officials to fix the water pipes in their area. The taps had run dry four days earlier, forcing them to buy relatively expensive water from private tankers. Water shortages are endemic in India in the hot ...
Portland Set to Vote on Fluoride in Water
ABC News (blog)
Residents of Portland, Ore., will vote today on whether to add fluoride to their drinking water — a move hailed by some as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. But critics say a “yes” vote would expose residents to a ...
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Power restored at Draper water treatment plant
kfor.com
OKC officials said residents and businesses will soon see the water pressure return to normal. The treatment facility lost power in Monday's storm. The early morning rain and lightening delayed the power restoration process. Crews are monitoring the ...
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