Sunday, March 02, 2014

2 Mar - RSS SnapShot! II

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2012 Blog edit

  • 2012 Obsession Leads To Murder
    I guess we’ll never know, but I’d like to think that the key causes of this murder are alcohol and rage… even if they were arguing about the end of the Mayan Calendar. Smith said in opening arguments Thursday that Humphreys shot Peterson during an alcohol-fueled rage that was e ...
  • The Right Wing 2012 Agenda
    I’ve been paying close attention to the post-2012 activities of 2012 activists, and this one caught me by surprise… Ostensibly an exercise in leveraging a popular meme for profit purposes only, the “official” Dec 21 2012 site has now been revived using the most generic co ...
  • The Bookcover I Forgot About
    The books, topics, notes and ideas that I didn’t write about in the last 13 years would take me a decade to wade through – which I might just do depending on how much is going on in my here-and-now. I just found some images I was considering for my Survive 2o12 book cover (and then f ...
  • The Maya were right about 2012 (possibly?)
    For a long time now, I have figured that the major possibilities for a scientific prediction from the ancient Maya (or their predecessors) was either a massive solar storm (via noticing patterns in low-latitude auroras) or the return of a long-period comet. Following a 2012-recap interview over ...
  • Europe’s Nuclear Plants: Not Very Safe
    I just stumbled across this New Scientist story from a year ago (and presumably the situation hasn’t improved…) European nuclear power plants ill-set for disaster It’s just as well earthquakes and tsunamis are comparatively rare in Europe, because the continent’s nuclear ...

One News Page edit

Global Research TV edit

Daily Tech edit

Oriental Review edit

  • Russian intervention in Crimea: for peace, not war
    The Russian upper chamber has unanimously approved President’s Putin requests for troops to be used in Ukraine. The fist word that comes to mind is intervention. The images that are drawn in one’s imagination parallel those of the devastating pictures from Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. But what w ...
  • Ukrainian nationalism – its roots and na ...
    Part I PART TWO: Fascism, National Socialism and their different roots We are typically taught that WWII war saw the victory of the “Allied Powers” against the “Axis powers“.   While not incorrect, these categories are often confusing.  For example, according to Wikipedia ...
  • Worst Man for the Job : What the Hell is Obama ...
    Nothing is quite as nauseating as watching the hypocrisy and hubris with which President Obama ’warns’ the Russian president not to ’interfere’ in Ukraine, telling the Russians there would be ’costs to pay.’ It’s a surreal move, echoed by his equally creepy and out-of-touch consigliore and chief ...
  • The costs you are about to pay in Ukraine, Pre ...
    Yesterday the United States lost the propaganda war on Ukraine. President Obama made a reluctant and senseless statement which Washington Post entitled “There will be costs”. He pronounced standard phrases like “the Ukrainian people deserve the opportunity to determine their own future”, propose ...
  • Crisis in Ukraine: imagine the shoe on the oth ...
    BREAKING: Putin, Xi, Maduro and Castro arrive in Quebec to negotiate a transitional government and protect the breakaway province from reprisal by “English-speaking cultural hegemony.” Putin accuses Obama of ‘interfering’ as riots grip Toronto and Montreal, aided by cover ...

Health Freedom Alliance edit

  • Pill could help humans live longer
    Scientists have found that activating a protein called sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) extended the lives of mice and delayed the onset of age-related diseases. The discovery could lead to drugs that help to keep people younger ... Related posts:Americans Living Longer, More Healthy L ...
  • Whole Foods And Monsanto Top Shareholders Are ...
    Is there a Whole Foods-Monsanto connection? The answer is yes. But the important question is: what does this connection mean? What does it imply? Is it significant? If you consult open listings (for example, investors.morningstar.com), you can look at the ... Related posts:Mons ...
  • Man Refuses Chemo & Reverses Leukemia with Diet
    David Lingle explains how he used nutrition to heal his CLL leukemia with an 80% raw plant-based diet.   Source(s): tv.greenmedinfo.com Related posts:Man with Stage 3 Colon Cancer Refuses Chemotherapy & Cures Himself with Vegan Diet     ... Related posts: ...
  • McDonald’s CEO bawled-out by 9-year-old
    A 9-year-old girl accused the CEO of McDonald’s of targeting kids with food that’s not healthy. His response: “We don’t sell junk food.” McDonald’s needs kids more than today’s kids need McDonald’s. Perhaps no one knows that . ...
  • Milk-Off! The Real Skinny on Soy, Almond, and Rice
                  Cow’s milk reigns supreme, but if you have to opt for an alternative, find out which non-dairy variety will do your body good Got milk? Not anymore. In the latest sign that milk is losing the ... Related posts:Is Milk A Good Cho ...

Live News Wire edit

  • Best Xbox Games on 360
    With all the hype in advertising for video games today, it is hard to know how the games features really hold up to the fancy phrases and images in the ads. That’s why you need the experience of an unbiased, expert who is a fellow consumer like you! I’ll give you the best of the [...]
  • Pick Six Lotto and Mega Millions Are New Jerse ...
    New Jersey Lottery offers many terminal-based games for the residents of the state to play (Terminal-based games are the ones you buy from the lottery machine where the numbers are drawn, as opposed to instant scratch games where you know immediately if you’re a winner). But with all the g ...
  • 2 Best Options to Download New Games For PSP
    It is beyond understandable for avid gamers to want to download new games for PSP. This is especially true when you are one of the many lucky gamers who own the latest Sony PlayStation Portable. A great thing about this video game console is the fact that you do not really have to purchase games ...
  • 5 Best Upcoming Games of 2013
    2013 looks set to become one of the biggest year in gaming history with some big name titles already announced for the first half of the year. Below is a list of some of the best upcoming games of 2013: 1. The Last of Us: Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us is the most anticipated [...]
  • How to Find the Best Hunting Games Online
    Line up the hairline and click the mouse button to shoot at the prey. A sound of despair escapes your lips as the hunted runs away to freedom as you miss the target. Well, there is no need to worry since more targets will be presented to you. By the time you have missed the [...]

Coal Tattoo edit

  • Crunch time coming for chemical spill bill
    Photo by Commercial Photography Services of West Virginia, via U.S.Chemical Safety Board It’s been nearly two months since the coal-cleaning chemical Crude MCHM poured into the Elk River, contaminating the drinking water supply for 300,000 West Virginians. And we’re now just a week o ...
  • Remembering the Buffalo Creek Disaster
    (A dog sits in Buffalo Creek hollow in the aftermath of the 1972 coal-slurry dam disaster in this photo by longtime Gazette photographer Lawrence Pierce) Forty-two years ago today, a series of poorly designed, badly constructed, and weakly regulated coal slurry dams failed on Buffalo Creek in Lo ...
  • Obama takes ‘good first step’ on b ...
    Here’s the latest black lung news, out last night from Chris Hamby and the Center for Public Integrity: Coal miners sick with black lung disease should receive higher-quality medical reports and have a better chance to win benefits cases following a series of reforms announced Monday by th ...
  • Gov. Tomblin criticizes ‘unreasonable&#8 ...
    This news just out from the office of West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin: Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to provide an update on the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) remediation efforts an ...
  • Another coal miner dies on the job
    There was some bad news last week out of the coalfields of Virginia: State mining inspectors are investigating the death of a coal miner who was pinned by a coal-extracting machine he was operating in a southwest Virginia mine. A spokeswoman for the state Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy ...

Daniel Miessler edit

  • From Mouse to Trackpad
    At a friend’s suggestion, I’m moving from mouse (Apple’s Magic Mouse) to a trackpad (Apple’s trackpad). The combination can be seen above. Initial thoughts After light use over one week (due to RSA), here are my first impressions: I like touching a surface rather than cli ...
  • RSA 2014
    Today was the last day of RSA and I wanted to capture a few thoughts: Press pass This is my first year having a press pass, which allowed me to see some great content that I haven’t been able to see in the last few because I was limited to an exhibitor badge. I could […]Related Posts ...
  • Lifelogging
    I’m getting back into the idea of lifelogging. It marries two of my favorite things: productivity and metrics. For those not familiar, it’s basically a combination of metrics about your life. Here are some examples: Exercise Happiness Air quality Weight Diet This stuff can be capture ...
  • Web Hacking: How to Avoid Account Harvesting
    I’ve just put up my latest post over on the HP Application Security Blog on how to avoid Account Harvesting on your website. If you’re someone who either builds or defends websites—or even someone who’s just interested in web hacking, you should have a look: [ Secure Web ...
  • Forced Following on Twitter
    I’ve noticed some mysterious behavior on my Twitter account recently. Specifically, I’ve seen a couple of people a week simply appear in my following list. I didn’t follow them manually, and I don’t have anything running that adds people to my list for me, so how the pers ...

Fitwatch edit

  • Safety Tips for Cops Off Campus 2013
    This features opening commentary from a few FITwatchers. If you’re in a hurry, skip straight to the safety tips after the stars **** at the bottom. It has been a busy week at the University of London. Months of tensions … Continue reading →
  • Why we need dissenting voices to ruin the stat ...
    Thatcher has been given a state ceremonial funeral. Our ruling class want to show the world how much she was loved and respected. They desperately don’t want any dissenting voices ruining the show. Fitwatch truly hopes that they do not get their wish. Thatcher was a prime architect of repressive ...
  • PLO block hits the streets at Sussex
    The following report is from PLO block, operational at Sussex university on Monday... A large banner and a small group of people (it can work well with just 3 people) is all you need for PLO blocking. PLO block turned out for the Sussex National Demo against Privatization. Although the group hav ...
  • Vauxhall Squat Raids
    These pictures were taken during the eviction of squats in Vauxhall tonight. The eviction was resisted, and it took a reported eight and a half hours to finally clear squatters from the building and the roof. From what we have been told, the buildings are being torn down for redevelopment. There ...
  • New Years Eve Prisoner Solidarity Demo
    Does exactly what it says on the tin. Lets be honest, this year has been a disheartening one. State and security forces have repositioned themselves with guns towards us (quite literally, in some cases) and scored significant victories against the dissenting population. Next year looks set to be ...

Asia Sentinel edit

We Know the Lies edit

  • Top Secret Floating Structures On Both Coasts. ...
    A report appearing in the Portland (Maine) Press Herald showed shipping containers stacked on a barge in Maine – with the structure appearing virtually identical to the Bay Area barge. Also, an unconfirmed report suggested a Google barge is taking shape in New London, Connecticut. ~ Mort Ams ...
  • Hiding Your House From Google Maps
    As it turns out, there is a way to prevent strangers from seeing your home online through Google Maps. Many Americans don’t realize it, but Google actually has vehicles driving around the United States taking what are called “street view” pictures. If your home can be seen from a public stree ...
  • How to Avoid NSA Detection On The Internet
    We unfortunately live in the age of surveillance, when agencies like the  NSA and FBI push and cross the boundaries of unconstitutional actions. This means that everybody needs to take steps to protect their data. ~ Daniel Jennings read more
  • School Computer ‘Replaces’ Parents
    Teachers are using a computer programme to help them work on children’s emotional and behavioural development to compensate for inadequate or poor parenting. As more and more mothers and fathers fail to give their children a proper grounding in life skills, schools are taking over with the ...
  • Police Buy eBay Data to Target Criminals
    Police forces are paying private sector companies tens of thousands of pounds for databases of detailed personal information that exposes the anonymity of sellers conducting criminal auctions on eBay. read more

Tarpley edit

  • Kiev Fascist Clique Reeling Under Russian Coun ...
    Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. TARPLEY.net – World Crisis Radio March 1, 2014 [download audio]  
  • The Hartz IV Workfare System: Why Merkel’s Muc ...
    Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. PressTV February 25, 2014 Around the world, dissatisfaction is growing with the Anglo-American economic model, which presents itself as a system of free markets and free trade. There is also growing dissatisfaction with the extreme disparities of individual income this ...
  • USA and EU Are Erecting a Nazi Regime on Ukrai ...
    Natalia Vitrenko February 23, 2014 Statement of Natalia Vitrenko of The Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine: Events in Ukraine are exciting the whole world. We need to understand the essence of what is happening. The Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, as a party of the Left Opposition, w ...
  • NATO-Backed Minority Fascist Coup in Kiev Topp ...
    Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. TARPLEY.net – World Crisis Radio February 23, 2014 [download audio]  
  • Alexis Tsipras, Leading Contender for Greek Pr ...
    Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. PressTV February 17, 2014 Can an effective European-wide political front be quickly improvised in opposition to the brutal austerity policies dictated since 2008 by the infamous Troika of the European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the International Monetary ...

Bloomberg edit

  • Can't Stop the Big Mo
    Healthy spending and productivity add up to some good stock buys, says S&P's Kenneth Shea. Plus: His formula for a diversified portfolio
  • Higher Gas Tax? Smart Move
    Raising it to 50 cents or $1 per gallon would push conservation and send a signal to America's enemies. It's the surest way to cut oil dependence
  • Grading Back-to-School Stocks
    Some outfits that gain from families' spending may make dicey buys. But equity pros reveal those investments with strong potential
  • No Lull in the Airlines' Headwinds
    The industry isn't doing as badly as it was, but that's not saying much, according to S&P's Philip Baggaley
  • Merck: More Agony from Its Painkiller
    The costly Vioxx verdict makes its plan to take on each claim individually more difficult. But a big settlement is no easy cure, either

Enviroblog edit

Quick Hits edit

  • More Teachers Being Replaced By Technology
    The neoliberal wetdream coming to fruition. From Fast Company: Districts all over are experimenting with teacher-less computer labs and green-lighting entire classrooms of adult-supervised children exploring the Internet--an Android powered tablet designed specifically for students. Teachers' u ...
  • Food costs at record levels, likely to go higher
    MANILA/MILAN (Reuters) - World food prices hit a record in January and recent catastrophic weather around the globe could put yet more pressure on the cost of food, an issue that has already helped spark protests across the Middle East. Up for the seventh month in a row, the closely watched Food ...
  • Shell makes $2,208,480 (£1.6m) an hour, [Clue ...
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/busi...   The Guardian in Britain says calmly:Shell stoked up the heated debate about the high cost of fuel on the forecourt today after reporting it made profits of nearly £1.6m an hour over the last three months.A leading member of the road lobby said moto ...
  • Gallup Helps Explain Egyptian/Tunisia Uprisings
    Wellbeing in Egypt and Tunisia decreased significantly over the past few years, even as GDP increased. In Egypt, where demonstrations have prompted President Hosni Mubarak to give up power after elections this fall, the percentage of people "thriving" fell by 18 percentage points since 2005. In ...
  • Wallace Shawn: Are You Smarter Than Thomas Jef ...
    The Grand Nagus speaks! At Tom Dispatch.com.

Capital - NYC edit

World News - Top Stories edit

  • Ronaldo saves Real in Madrid derby
    Real Madrid kept top spot in the Spanish Liga Sunday with a late 2—2 draw at crosstown rivals Atletico, who are second. The draw left Real Madrid with 64 points from 26 games, three more than Atletico and four more than Barcelona, who were due to host lowly Almeria later Sunday. Karim Benz ...
  • NATO deplores Russia's actions, but no hard re ...
    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia's seizure of Crimea is a threat to peace in Europe and the situation must be "de-escalated", NATO's secretary-general said on Sunday, but diplomats said the alliance was unlikely to agree on major steps to rein Russia in. Speaking before chairing an emergency meeting ...
  • Tigers who refused to eat man give us somethin ...
    Scientists say many fussy eaters are picky about their food for entirely genetic reasons, such as because they are tigers. //--> Monday, March 03, 2014 ADVERTISEMENT Scientists say many fussy eaters are picky about their food for entirely genetic reasons, such as because they are tigers. This wa ...
  • Celebrating World Wildlife Day: A commitment t ...
    Added At: 2014-03-02 8:24 PM Last Updated At: 2014-03-02 8:24 PM The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) The headlines has been added to your saved article(s) To View your saved article(s)please Click Here » Close Nepal‚ which is home to unique and endangered species found in ...
  • Europe's flood losses to soar by 2050, researc ...
    Reuters Image Caption: A couple paddles in a gondola while posing for media, through the flooded central square in the village of Datchet in Berkshire (reuters tickers) March 2, 2014 - 19:02 By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Extreme floods like those swamping parts of Britain in recent month ...

no frakking consensus edit

Anna's News edit

  • Now it's 4D film: The high-tech cinemas which ...
    Hollywood is converting blockbuster films into 4-D because cinemagoers are shunning pricey multi-dimensional 3-D versionsBut the experience has left some fans feeling sick, damp and pummeled after watching movies like Kung Fu Panda 2 and the latest ...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Science & ...
  • 10 Best British Open Performances
    Rory McIlroy's Tiger-esque performance at Congressional has many golf fans wondering what the 22-year-old has in store for Royal St. George's, one of the most difficult courses in the Open Championship rotation. Past winners Walter Hagen, Sandy Lyle and.. Submitted by Anna Smith to World   ...
  • Tiny snails survive digestion by birds
    Snails are able to survive intact after being eaten by birds, according to scientists.Japanese white-eyes on the island of Hahajima, Japan feast on tiny land snails. Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • National Parks at Risk: Photos
    National parks represent our country's last stronghold of wilderness. But the large majority of parks are suffering, too.Ninety-five percent of parks assessed in a recent study have lost key species that once helped define them. Meanwhile, 91 percent .... Submitted by Anna Smith to Animals &nbs ...
  • Suicide rates in Europe 'linked' to financial ...
    The financial crisis "almost certainly" led to an increase in suicides across Europe, health experts say.The analysis by US and UK researchers found a rise in suicides was recorded among working age people from 2007 to 2009 in nine of the 10 nations...... Submitted by Anna Smith to Health & Well ...

Medical Marijuana edit

  • 2/25/14 - UPDATED: Should Tablets Replace Text ...
    tablets-textbooks.procon.org - Should Tablets Replace Textbooks in K-12 Schools? - Updated with new statistics on the debate over tablets vs. textbooks. Find out how many students went to the emergency room with backpack-related injuries, see a price comparison of tablets and textbooks, and lear ...
  • 2/18/14 - Ivanpah, the World's Largest Concent ...
    alternativeenergy.procon.org - Ivanpah, the World's Largest Concentrated Solar Power Generation Plant, Goes Online - The 392-megawatt solar power generation plant located in the Mojave Desert (CA) produces enough electricity to power 94,000 average homes.
  • 2/18/14 - New Federal Guidelines Allow Banks t ...
    medicalmarijuana.procon.org - New Federal Guidelines Allow Banks to Provide Financial Services to Legal Marijuana Sellers - The US Justice and Treasury departments issued a new policy that will enable banks to do business with marijuana shops so long as the banks complete "thorough customer due ...
  • 2/11/14 - Attorney General Eric Holder Calls f ...
    felonvoting.procon.org - Attorney General Eric Holder Calls for Restoration of the Vote to People Convicted of a Felony - Holder said that 5.8 million Americans are prohibited from voting due to a felony conviction and called the situation "unacceptable."
  • 2/7/14 - 35 Prescription Drugs Pulled from the ...
    prescriptiondrugs.procon.org - 35 Prescription Drugs Pulled from the Market – After being approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 35 prescription drugs have been removed from the US market since the 1970s over safety concerns. See all 35 drugs including Quaalude (pulled in 1985), Acc ...

Truth About Our World edit

TVNZ edit

environment 360 edit

  • Seafaring Drones Could Reveal Mysterious Lives ...
    New automated watercraft are helping scientists understand the secret lives of great white sharks, which gather in large numbers each winter in an area nicknamed the "White Shark Cafe." Although this stretch of ocean between Baja California and Hawaii Watch Video
  • Pine Forest Aerosols Play Significant Role in ...
    Pine forest vapors form small aerosol particles that may significantly cool the climate by reflecting the sun's energy back into space, according to new findings. Scientists have known for decades that gases from pine Hyytiälä pine forest in Finland trees can form particles that grow ...
  • In a Host of Small Sources, Scientists See Ene ...
    The emerging field of “energy scavenging” is drawing on a wide array of untapped energy sources­ — including radio waves, vibrations created by moving objects, and waste heat from computers or car exhaust systems — to generate electricity and boost efficiency. BY CHERYL KATZ
  • Large Offshore Wind Farms Could Soften Blow fr ...
    Offshore wind farms with thousands of wind turbines could have sapped much of the power of hurricanes Sandy, Katrina, and Isaac, significantly slowing their wind speeds, decreasing their accompanying storm surges, and possibly preventing billions of dollars in damages, according to a new study. ...
  • Massive Alaska Avalanche Depicted in NASA Sate ...
    Southeastern Alaska recently experienced the largest landslide the planet has seen since 2010, and the aftermath is captured in this NASA satellite image. Click to Enlarge Triggered by the collapse of a near-vertical mountain face on the flanks of Mount La Perouse, 75 million tons of s ...

oldephartte/Diigo edit

TruthNews Australia edit

  • Kevin P Miller: Letters From Generation Rx - P ...
    In today's show we bring you an exclusive interview with filmmaker Kevin P. Miller in which he discusses his latest film project.  Letters From Generation Rx is a sequel to the shocking expose of the lethal effects of Psycho-Pharmaceutical drugs, Generation Rx, which was released in 2008. ...
  • Western anti-Syrian propaganda analysed and ex ...
    Today's show focuses once again on Syria. We analyse and highlight the issues in the Syrian crisis and remark upon the inability or unwillingness of corporate media to give any credence to the possibility that the chemical weapons attacks in Syria were false flag provocations designed specifical ...
  • Scott Bartle on the dirty little secret about ...
    My guest in the 2nd hour of today's show is Scott Bartle, author of "Frequently Unanswered Questions of the Australian Government". Scott claims that the "Australian Government" is now in receivership, having defaulted on repayments of bank loans which are ultimately underwritten by the US Fed ...
  • Updates on Syria, the Australian election and ...
    Today's show largely focuses on Syria and we bring you 2 interviews during the course of the show. In the first hour I am joined by John Bursill who outlines his view about Syria and then gives us a breakdown of his view of the Australian political spectrum. This show was recorded before the 2 ...
  • Narcissism and the New World Order - Part 1
    Foreign Minister Bob Carr says that there is a flaw in international law, and the US should be able to bomb Syria without UN approval In today's show we delve into the psychological underpinnings of the new tyranny. We propose the idea that modern society is afflicted with an epidemic of narci ...

Beacon edit

  • Obama Admin Moves Forward to Open the Atlantic ...
    (Photo: NOAA) Today in the nation’s capital, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released the final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on allowing seismic airgun testing in the Mid- and South Atlantic. While it promises a few protections here and there for marine life ...
  • CEO Note: Arctic Drilling Held At Bay
    (Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) For the past five years, the oil industry has kept up a relentless campaign to drill in Alaska’s Arctic Ocean. Oil exploration and drilling would put this exceptional ecosystem at great risk from a disastrous (and inevitable) oil spill, greatly h ...
  • Happy International Polar Bear Day!
    (Photo: Alan D. Wilson / www.naturespicsonline.com)  It’s International Polar Bear Day! It’s a day created to bring awareness to polar bear conservation, and to simply take a moment to recognize the overall awesomeness that is the polar bear. Polar bears have many extraordinary physical ...
  • McAuliffe Backs Offshore Drilling, Threatens O ...
    Night falls over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.(Photo: Oceana / Carlos Suarez) The Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition, a group of seven Republican governors representing Alaska, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, North Carolina, and South Carolina, wil ...
  • Guardian Article Highlights Fishing Tensions i ...
    (Photo: Oceana / María José Cornax) You’ve heard a lot lately about our campaign to save the oceans and feed the world— simultaneously fighting hunger and revitalizing ocean ecosystems. The Guardian recently ran a great story that emphasizes how declining fish populations are a personal, pres ...

Civilian Military Intelligence Group edit

Empty newsfeed.

Japan Times edit

Alexander Higgins edit

Macleans - Central edit

Making It Count - CCPA edit

  • A Toxic Mix: Minimum wage and business tax cuts
    Yesterday, Ontario’s NDP announced an election plank: increase the minimum wage, and at the same time, cut taxes for small business. The gist of their proposal: a) a 33% tax cut for small businesses and b) a 56 cent minimum wage increase over and above what the current government has already com ...
  • Wealth Inequality: Going from bad to (net) worth
    Yesterday, Statistics Canada released its 2012 wealth survey (Survey of Financial Security). Two previous wealth surveys were published in 2005 and 1999 with a similar methodology. We often talk about income inequality, which examines what middle class and rich Canadians make in a year. However, ...
  • Hypothetical prosperity, fees guaranteed
    Austerity has been the keyword for the past five years: initiatives decreasing spending in order to then slow down public debt growth were meant to ensure recovery after the 2008 financial crisis. We now know that it has instead hurt the economy. The Parti Québécois now contends it is turning it ...
  • Bad Math: Why Budget 2014 fails to add up for ...
    I like playing monopoly as much as the next girl. But I know the difference between monopoly money and what’s in my wallet. Not so Federal Budget 2014—at least not when it comes to public spending to improve the lives of women. Status of Women Canada, the federal organization tasked with just th ...
  • My advice to young workers? Get angry.
    In the wake of the Federal Budget, the CCPA’s Alternative Federal Budget, and months of disappointing job numbers, it seems that the national conversation about youth and work is undergoing a bit of a revival. Following on the heels of Jim Flaherty’s announcement of interest-free loans for skill ...

ReDress edit

  • Has Israel groveller David Miliband changed hi ...
    Stuart Littlewood is surprised at the invitation by a pro-Palestinian medical charity to former UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband - a proven groveller to Israel - to speak at its annual fundraising gala.
  • IMPORTANT: OUR WEBSITE IS CHANGING
    Redress Information & Analysis is moving to www.redressonline.com. From now on we will publish new articles on www.redressonline.com only and, in the meantime, we will transfer important long-shef-life articles from our old website to the new one.
  • What might Netanyahu do if Romney's defeat bec ...
    Alan Hart examines whether Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is mad enough to order an attack on Iran in what remains of Obama’s first term without the president’s blessing and American participation.
  • Israel's Salafi foot soldiers in the wake of a ...
    Nureddin Sabir argues that Israel must bear responsibility for creating the climate that gave rise to the anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims". But it is Israel's Salafi and Wahhabi foot soldiers behind the violent protests across the Arab and Muslim worlds who may eventually bring Arabs and M ...
  • Anti-Islam film: free speech or inciting to riot?
    Lawrence Davidson argues that outage against the anti-Muhammad film "Innocence of Muslims" "has exposed the deep vein of anger against the United States that runs through the Muslim world", but doubts that American leaders would have the courage and foresight to re-examine the policies and behav ...

Injustice Everywhere edit

  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, March 7, 2013: Mcallen, Texas: A federal grand jury indicted three more law enforcement officers on drug conspiracy charges. The indictment charges them with conspiring to possess with intent … Continue reading →Nation ...
  • CBS News: Bad Cops on the Job
    More here.CBS News: Bad Cops on the Job is a post from PoliceMisconduct.net
  • ACLU Looks into Militarization Trend in Police ...
    From Huffington Post: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has launched a nationwide campaign to assess police militarization in the United States. Starting Wednesday, ACLU affiliates in 23 states are sending open records requests to hundreds of state and local … Continue reading &#85 ...
  • National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Reca ...
    Here are the 13 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, March 5, 2013: Update: Denver, Colorado: A police officer has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexual assault and kidnapping. He was in uniform when he came … Continue reading →National Police Misconduct New ...
  • Worst of the Month – February 2013
    This month it is the story from California where totally innocent people were shot by police during the manhunt for Christopher Dorner.   There is no greater responsibility for a police officer than his/her use of deadly force.  If they get … Continue reading →Worst of ...

Total Collapse edit

  • 800,000 Ukrainian Refugees Flood Into Russia A ...
    A shocking new Ministry of Defense (MoD) “urgent action” report more reminiscent of the 1941 Nazi Germany led invasion of Ukraine during World War II than these 21st century times is warning today that over 4 million Ukrainian-Russian refugees can be expected to flood over the southern borders a ...
  • Ukrainian Navy flagship takes Russia’s side – ...
    Ukraine’s Navy flagship, the Hetman Sahaidachny frigate, has reportedly refused to follow orders from Kiev, and come over to Russia’s side and is returning home after taking part in NATO operation in the Gulf of Aden flying the Russian naval flag. There has been conflicting information on where ...
  • Fake Ukrainian PM: Russian intervention will m ...
    As Moscow’s forces take over Crimea, Kiev places its military on high alert and UN, EU officials call emergency meetings Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk warned on Saturday evening that Russian intervention in Ukraine would constitute an act of war and would signal an end to relations b ...
  • Putin Sends Feared Shock Troops Division Into ...
    A grave Ministry of Defense (MoD) “urgent action” report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Putin has ordered “additional elements” of the much feared 76th Russian Shock Troops Division into Ukraine after this mornings sudden attack upon Crimea’s Interior Ministry by Western- ...
  • Russians strike Ukraine army post in Crimea; K ...
    As Moscow’s master plan for Ukraine continued to unfold, Russian forces Saturday, March 1, staged their first attack on a Ukraine military installation in Crimea, while completing their takeover of the region and its severance from Ukraine. Interfax reported from a Ukrainian source that 20 soldi ...

Daily Dose edit

  • Playable Game Boy costume turns you into a pla ...
    There are costumes, there are cosplays, and there are playable cosplays. Introducing the Game Boy cosplay, powered by a Raspberry Pi. Not only does it let anyone play Game Boy... Keep reading →
  • Python and Ruby on Rails are ‘cool&#8217 ...
    Sinclair Schuller is the co-founder and CEO of Apprenda. When was the last time you thought of David Hasselhoff? Hard to remember, right? It’s odd to think that “The Hoff” was... Keep reading →
  • 8tracks announces official Xbox 360 app, 8 mil ...
    8tracks today announced that it is making an official app for its service available for gamers using the Xbox 360. Gamers with an Xbox Live Gold subscription are able to... Keep reading →
  • Looking for investors? Here’s how to val ...
    George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures, a startup consulting and financial advisory firm based in Chicago. You can follow George on Twitter at @georgedeeb and @RedRocketVC. One of the... Keep reading →
  • Hipstamatic launches Oggl for iPad app, debuts ...
    Hipstamatic today launched its photo-editing and sharing app Oggl for the iPad, alongside a handful of new features that makes viewing shots, previewing edits and monitoring user feedback simpler than... Keep reading →

Beyond Zero Emissions edit

  • McArdle 'plain wrong' on energy says Howard ad ...
    By Bill Hoffmann, Sunshine Coast Daily THE architect of the Howard Government's Renewable Energy Target has dismissed as just plain wrong claims by Queensland Energy and Water Supply Minister Mark McArdle that it was a handbrake on the Australian economy. Stephen Bygrave, now head of Beyond Z ...
  • When climate solutions are seen as a threat no ...
    BZE's CEO, Stephen Bygrave, writes: 2014 is shaping up to be a big year on a range of fronts. The Renewable Energy Target, which I helped to design in the late 1990s, is under review. The carbon price, which I was also involved with, is under threat. There have been a number of ill-informed s ...
  • Solar thermal is coming. But where will it land?
    By Stephen Bygrave. Climate Spectator, January 30 2014. With the news that Chile is to join the solar thermal club, Australia could before long become the only inhabited continent without this revolutionary electricity generation technology. Spanish developer Abengoa is set to build a la ...
  • ARENA, Alinta agree funds for Port Augusta sol ...
    By Giles Parkinson. RenewEconomy, 15 January 2014 The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has finally come to an agreement with the privately-owned Alinta to co-fund a feasibility study into a solar thermal power station to augment or replace the existing coal fired generators in the South Aus ...
  • Casting away carbon, street by street
    By Stephen Bygrave. From Climate Spectator Australia's homes are among the largest and most inefficient in the developed world. Then we wonder why our household energy bills and carbon emissions are so high.  There are, also, few ways we get feedback regarding our household energy consum ...

Monga Bay ( News ) edit

  • NASA photo reveals ongoing haze problem in Sumatra
    A new satellite image released by NASA highlights Indonesia's ongoing problem with haze caused by land-clearing fires set across carbon-dense peatlands on the island of Sumatra.
  • Sharp jump in deforestation when Amazon parks ...
    Areas that have had their protected status removed or reduced have experienced a sharp increase in forest loss thereafter, finds a new study published by Imazon, a Brazilian NGO.
  • Offshore wind farms could blunt hurricane damage
    Massive offshore wind turbine arrays would reduce hurricane wind speeds and storm surge, reports a study published this week in Nature Climate Change. And while the size (tens of thousands of turbines) and cost (hundreds of billions of dollars) is difficult to imagine, the reduction in storm dam ...
  • Uprising against illegal mining in Indonesia p ...
    Hundreds of villagers and fishermen on Bangka Island in North Sulawesi attempted to stop a ship owned by PT Mikgro Metal Perdana (MMP) from offloading heavy machinery to be used in mining operations. The Indonesian Supreme Court ruled in November that the company's mining permits, issued by the ...
  • South Africa loses nearly 150 rhinos to poache ...
    Since the first of the year, South Africa has lost 146 rhinos to poachers or approximately 2.5 rhinos every day. This is a slight dip from last year's poaching rate, which hit 1,004 for the whole year or 2.75 a day. South Africa is home to more rhinos than any other country on the planet, but th ...

Sierra Express edit

  • Denting youth unemployment through agriculture ...
    Agriculture is not glamourous. It suffers from entrenched negative perceptions. In the minds of many African youths, a farmer is someone like their parents, doing backbreaking labour in the fields and getting little to show for it. Nonetheless, agriculture is the engine driving many African econ ...
  • Sixteen SLPP MPs stand by minority leader
    Freetown, Feb, 27 (SLENA) – The  sixteen members of parliament of  the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) in parliament have expressed their total support for Dr. Bernadette Lahai her as their leader in parliament, contrary to what the twenty-six other opposition members of the p ...
  • APC MP on construction projects in Allen Town
    Freetown, Feb. 27 (SLENA) -  The Member of Parliament of Constituency 96, Alhassan Kamara, working in collaboration with his community and councilors, recently turned the sod for the construction of a fence around the Allen Town cemetery, east end of the capital.   (Photo: Hon. Alhassan Kamara o ...
  • Despite climate change, Africa can feed Africa
    Climate change comes with never-before-experienced impacts. For example, crop yields and growing seasons will decrease even as changing rain patterns will worsen people’s access to water. Yet Africa’s population is projected to reach 2 billion in less than 37 years, and in 86 years three out of ...
  • Are the Sierra Leone Parliament and President ...
    As recent as last week, we read in various newspapers and social media that the APC-led government of Dr Ernest Bai Koroma is still poised on letting their leader overstay his welcome as president by dint of silly constitution manipulation.  This manipulation will indirectly give a two-year exte ...

Dairy Industry - NZ Herald edit

  • Farmgate milk price hits record level
    Fonterra has boosted its forecast farmgate milk price to a record level on the back of strong global dairy demand, particularly from China, but farmers may want to make hay while the sun shines if an economist is proven right.The...
  • Trade balance back in black
    Surging dairy exports to China have pushed the annual trade balance into surplus for the first time in nearly two years.Exports exceeded imports by $306 million or 8.1 per cent last month, Statistics New Zealand reported. It was...
  • Trade surplus as exports to China surge
    New Zealand posted its third straight trade surplus in January, as sales of dairy products drove record exports to China, cementing its status as the nation's biggest market.The trade surplus was $306 million last month, a record...
  • Fonterra hikes pay-out to farmers
    Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world's biggest dairy exporter, has raised its forecast pay-out to farmers as global demand for milk powders remains strong, while holding its expectations for a reduced dividend.The Auckland-based...
  • A2 sets sights on the USA
    NZX-listed alternative dairy company A2 Corporation is gearing up to expand its fresh milk business to the United States and says its infant formula launch in China is progressing, with distribution arrangements in place in 13...

Hit & Run | Reason edit

  • S.M. Oliva on Michael Jordan and the Nonsensic ...
    Michael Jordan's infamously petty and bitter behavior has driven him into a prolonged court battle with Chicago supermarket chain Jewel-Osco. At the heart of the matter is the U.S. Supreme Court's infamous "commercial speech doctrine," which S.M. Oliva calls "a convenient constitutio ...
  • Noah Berlatsky on Identity Politics and the Se ...
    The term "identity politics" is typically used less as a designation than as a sneer: disapproving shorthand for Balkanized multiculturalism. Arun Kundnani's new book The Muslims Are Coming! sees the subject through a different lens. For Kundnani, as Noah Berlatsky's review explains ...
  • Ladar Levison: Why He Shut Down Lavabit
    His business of providing email was sabotaged by the NSA–and by law, he was forbidden to talk about it. This week, Lavabit founder Ladar Levison told Reason TV why he decided to shut down his company, and delete the emails of 400,000 customers, rather than comply with the go ...
  • Sheldon Richman on Opposing Bigotry Without Po ...
    Should the government coercively sanction business owners who, out of apparent religious conviction, refuse to serve particular customers? While such behavior is repugnant, the refusal to serve someone because of his or her race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation is nevertheless an ex ...
  • DEA Agent Joins Marijuana Industry
    "DEA Agent Joins Marijuana Industry," produced by Paul Detrick. Approximately 10 minutes. Originally released on February 26, 2014. Original text is posted below: While Washington State is still adjusting to many changes since legalizing recreational marijuana—from gr ...

Mercury Rising edit

  • Just lucky
    Jia Lynn Yang, WaPo: Forget hiring a top hedge fund to manage your portfolio. Your better bet might be an employee at the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a new report suggesting that regulators are trading on inside information relating to investigations and upcoming enforcement ...
  • Friday Cat Blogging
  • Moyers Has It Backwards: The US Left Surrender ...
    There’s a piece by Bill Moyers that’s making the rounds in the anti-politics left: In a web exclusive interview, political scientist Adolph Reed Jr. talks with me about his new article in the March issue of Harper’s Magazine — a challenge to America’s progressives p ...
  • $14 Million And Counting For Darrell Issa&#821 ...
    Read about it here: http://www.politicususa.com/2014/02/26/republican-irs-witch-hunt-cost-14-million-counting.html Talk about government waste!
  • Welcome to East Germany
    First off, a little history from DemocracyNow, in which we learn that former FBI agents (among others) participated in the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, which actively assisted white supremacists to harass, arrest, frame, and even kill people who were trying to achieve equal rights for Afr ...

Reality Sandwich edit

  • Another Green World: Psychedelics and Ecology
      The following article appears in Manifesting Minds: An Anthology from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, available from Evolver Editions/North Atlantic Books.  read more
  • The Brothers Guthrie: Pagan Christianity of th ...
    "Inspiration and Aspiration" by Solon Borglum, in the garden of St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, commissioned by William Guthrie. The following originally appeared on Newtopia magazine. read more
  • Conversations with Cobra, Chapter One
    Elizabeth:  I’d like to start our conversation with a big overview of the Fukushima situation, largely because so many people here on the west coast have expressed a lot of anxiety about it. There was something in our paper today from one of the columnists about not eating seafood. If you co ...
  • Amanda Charchian
    The following originally appeared on newtopiamagazine. read more
  • Separation
      The following is excerpted from The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible, published by North Atlantic Books. read more

gCaptain edit

  • USS Chosin to Tow HMCS Protecteur Back to Pear ...
    Following a major fire on board the HMCS Protecteur off Hawaii late Thursday night, one that has disabled the ship’s propulsion plant and left 20 Canadian sailors with minor injuries, [...]The post USS Chosin to Tow HMCS Protecteur Back to Pearl After Major Fire appeared first on gCaptain ...
  • Canadian Warship Suffers Main Engine Room Fire ...
    20 crew members have sustained injuries on board the Canadian warship HMCS Protecteur after a fire broke out at 10:20PM last night while returning home to Esquimalt, British Columbia. The [...]The post Canadian Warship Suffers Main Engine Room Fire Off Hawaii appeared first on gCaptain Maritime ...
  • Join gCaptain’s Career Page – The Latest Featu ...
    We invite you to join the gCaptain Career Page. Here’s why: When you upload your resume on gCaptain, your contact info WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL until you release it. It’s a [...]The post Join gCaptain’s Career Page – The Latest Featured Jobs appeared first on gCaptain Mar ...
  • Offshore Drilling Slowdown to Last 12-18 Month ...
    The current slowdown in offshore oil and gas drilling will last 12 to 18 months, and the market for rigs will rebound in 2015, Maersk Drilling said, providing a more optimistic forecast than other drilling firms.The post Offshore Drilling Slowdown to Last 12-18 Months- Maersk appeared first on g ...
  • Navy Cuts 2015 LCS Plan to Three Ships -Official
    No decision has been made on which of the two companies building different versions -- Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal Ltd. -- will see one of its ships delayed by a yearThe post Navy Cuts 2015 LCS Plan to Three Ships -Official appeared first on gCaptain Maritime & Offshore News.

Press TV edit

  • ‘Iran Europe’s reliable energy source’
    Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran can be a reliable supplier of energy resources for Spain and other European countries.
  • End absolute male control: KSA women
    Saudi rights activists have petitioned the monarchy’s consultative council to support a demand to curb the "absolute authority" of male guardians over women in the oil-rich country.
  • UN expert criticizes US drone strikes
    A United Nations counter-terrorism expert has published a report demanding public explanation and investigation over US assassination drone strikes. The report published by Ben Emmerson, the UN special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, demands a public explanation of the circumst ...
  • Russia could be ousted from G8: US
    US Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia could be ousted from the Group of Eight (G8) developed nations over its deployment of troops in the restive Ukrainian region, warning that Moscow will suffer a loss of trade and investment if it does not retreat. In an interview with a US news network ...
  • Death toll from Nigeria bombings hits 51
    The death toll in twin car bomb blasts in a marketplace in Nigeria’s troubled northeast has risen to at least 51 people, local sources say.

CUNY SPS Community Blog edit

  • CUNY Corps with the Ernesto Malave Leadership ...
    My name is Yolanda Ransom and I am a junior majoring in Sociology at CUNY’s School of Professional Studies. Last year I was nominated to become a member of the Ernesto Malave Leadership Academy. The Leadership Academy consists of two groups that develop leadership in different areas. One group c ...
  • April Coughlin Responds to the NY Times Articl ...
    April Coughlin was one of the CUNY SPS alumni featured in the New York Times article, Disability Studies – A New Normal, on November 1, 2013. We recently caught up with April and asked her why disability studies is an important field for everyone to explore. Here’s what she told us: ...
  • Why Did You Stay?
    Why did you stay? He wouldn’t do those things if he didn’t really love you. I’m sure you’re exaggerating. What did you do to make him do that? Those are just some of the things that were said to me after I left my husband. Some believed his stalking was proof of his love for […]
  • My Strange and Sometimes Wonderful Dreams
    After stuffing myself with turkey, Spanish rice and pasteles on Thanksgiving, I had a very strange dream. I was riding around on a bicycle at full speed, circling around cars and running red lights, and people were running out of the way of the crazed lady on the bike. The neighborhood was where ...
  • THANKSGIVING – And I am Grateful
    The last few years have been pretty tough on the family – we lost so many in so little time and unexpectedly. It almost seemed like we were cursed with all the tears and so many hearts to heal. This year was a bit different and we are all still here, and although there are […]

Dissident Voice edit

  • What the Hell is Obama Thinking?
    Nothing is quite as nauseating as watching the hypocrisy and hubris with which President Obama ‘warns’ the Russian president not to ‘interfere’ in Ukraine, telling the Russians there would be ‘costs to pay.’ It’s a surreal move, echoed by his equally cre ...
  • No Merit Badge for This Scout
    Rex W. Tillerson, a resident of Bartonville, Texas, like many of his neighbors, was upset with his city council. That’s not unusual. Many residents get upset at their local governing boards. And so they went to a city council meeting to express their concerns that the council was about to award ...
  • Resolving Nuclear Arms Claims Hinges on Iran’s ...
    IPS — The Barack Obama administration has demanded that Iran resolve “past and present concerns” about the “possible military dimensions” of its nuclear programme as a condition for signing a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Tehran. Administration officials have suggested that Iran mus ...
  • Documenting Egypt’s “Revolution”
    The Square, a documentary about Egypt’s January 2011 uprising, provides glimpses of most of the players but gives short shrift to the Muslim Brotherhood, the main player that was then targeted by the deep state headed by the military. The Square, the Academy Award-nominated Egyptian-American doc ...
  • Sri Lanka under Fire for War Crimes at Human R ...
    Geo-politically important Sri Lanka is among several countries, including Syria, under scrutiny at the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva (March 3-28). High Commissioner Navi Pillay of the Human Rights Council (HRC) will introduce a resolution recommending that Sri Lanka promo ...

Nick Turse edit

  • theparisreview:—Kurt Vonnegut, Backwards Cit ...
    theparisreview: —Kurt Vonnegut, Backwards City Review, 2004 (via)
  • Margaret SangerBorn in Corning, New York, Mar ...
    Margaret Sanger Born in Corning, New York, Margaret Higgins learned from her nonconformist father to be a rebel and to reject prejudice. She married William Sanger, an architect, but after three children and ten years in an affluent Westchester suburb, she yearned for more. The Sangers moved to ...
  • gettyimages:A statue of former South African ...
    gettyimages: A statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela is unveiled at the Union Buildings on December 16, 2013 in Pretoria, South Africa. South African president Jacob Zuma unveiled a 9 meter bronze statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela as part of the Day of R ...
  • gettyimages:InFocus: Editor’s Picks Global N ...
    gettyimages: InFocus: Editor’s Picks Global News Kashmiri Muslim women shout slogans during a protest against erratic cuts in power supplies in the city centre on December 02, 2013, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Intermittent power cuts are a normal occu ...
  • "What is a force of 10,000 going to accomplish ...
    “What is a force of 10,000 going to accomplish that 150,000 did not?” - Afghan War...

Sources+ edit

Newswise edit

  • As One Food Allergy Resolves, Another May Develop
    Some children who outgrow one type of food allergy may then develop another type of allergy, more severe and more persistent, to the same food. The more severe allergy is eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), which has been increasing in recent years.
  • In First Moments of Infection, a Division and ...
    Using technologies and computational modeling that trace the destiny of single cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe for the first time the earliest stages of fate determination among white blood cells called T lymphocytes, providing new insigh ...
  • Global Warming Felt to Deepest Reaches of Ocean
    Study shows the 1970s polynya within the Antarctic sea ice pack of the Weddell Sea may have been the last gasp of what was previously a more common feature of the Southern Ocean, and which is now suppressed due to the effects of climate change on ocean salinity.
  • 'Friday Night Tykes'--Forming Character or Scr ...
  • AERA Appoints Inaugural Editors for AERA Open
    The American Educational Research Association (AERA) today announced the appointment of Mark Warschauer, Greg J. Duncan, and Jacquelynne Eccles as the inaugural editors of AERA Open, effective July 1. All three are professors at the University of California-Irvine (UCI). Warschauer will serve as ...

Metanoia edit

Jae's News edit

  • Veterans Jobs Bill Dies in Senate
    Partisan gridlock is to blame for a veterans bill that failed in the Senate Thursday. Submitted by Cal Mendelsohn to US Politics & Gov't  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • **Please Sign** END Government Selling Fines t ...
    The Causes Article inspired me to create this petition. Submitted by Alan Lambert to US Politics & Gov't  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • Dear CVS: A Real Health-Care Company Guarantee ...
    It appears that CVS allows employees to determine if they will serve a woman's contraception needs. Submitted by Scott haakon to Society & Culture  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • After 37 Years, Mila the Elephant Meets Anothe ...
    Mila, who is now 41, has spent almost her entire life alone. She was born in Namibia in 1973 and, like many others who find themselves in captivity, was taken from her home and her family shortly after. Submitted by Melva H. to Animals  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment
  • PETITION - Tell the EPA to Investigate Frackin ...
    Send a message to the EPA: Tell them it's time to reopen their fracking investigations and provide residents with safe drinking water. It's time for the EPA to do its job and protect the drinking water of the American people. --- Sign the petition? Submitted by David B. to US Politics & Gov ...

Sunwarrior edit

Rogue Government.com edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • A deliberate deception, a psy-op, or something ...
    A mysterious set of slides showing alien spacecraft have cropped up amid the trove of documents released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden - and ignited a frenzy of debate among internet UFO fans. The set of slides are part of a Powerpoint presentation created by British spy agency GCHQ - Gov ...
  • California reporter stuck in mud reporting on ...
    A TV news employee trying to report from the scene of an unstable Azusa hillside Friday got stuck in waist-high mud and had to be rescued. The man was reporting in the hillside above the home of Dennis Sanderson on Ridge View Drive when he got stuck in the mud. Sanderson aided authorities in t ...
  • Russian flags fly in Ukraine: Thousands rally ...
    Thousands of pro-Russian demonstrators across eastern Ukraine and Crimea are protesting against the new government, with administration buildings being seized in several cities. Gunshots have been reported as anti- and pro-Maidan protesters clash. Protesters in Kharkov and Donetsk stormed local ...
  • The mask slips: Maine republican says men shou ...
    A Republican state lawmaker who has been criticized by the Maine Democratic Party for his past statements about homosexuality, rape and abortion, said Wednesday that he regrets the comments, the Morning Sentinel reported. Democrats called for state Rep. Lawrence Lockman's resignation after blog ...
  • Reading Ukraine in Iran
    "Kyiv's historic day" or "Dem-wreck-cracy!" The way Iranian media have portrayed Ukraine's turmoil depends on which side of Iran's political divide they stand. Hard-line media have given readers the impression that the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych following months of antigovernment pro ...

The Galloping Beaver edit

  • Thoughts on Ukraine...
    So Ukraine had internal political disagreement connected to whether it wanted to join the EU or Eastasian Union. It's former leader sided with the latter, the public in the western Ukraine largely said no, there were riots and killing, then Russian invaded because it saw opportunity. The key ...
  • Poll-r Sun
    Hey folks, the Sun is attempting to conduct an opinion poll on the N.Gateway. Just thought I'd mention it...
  • The length and breadth of it
    Illustrating on dimension of the Harper Regime, David Bruser at the Toronto Star does a very good job of illustrating the impact of Afghanistan war on some veterans of that war. You know, it takes a particular wicked and sadistic mind to keep someone in a trauma-inducing situation for no re ...
  • Read this now: Kirby Cairo
    Excellent commentary. ...Such a treasonous act undertaken by the government itself is something that requires more than rarefied political discourse. People have to be woken up to the dangers of an encroaching fascism, to a government that is attempting to gradually replace our democ ...
  • Internet Trolls, "Dark Tetrad"
    Abstract to a just published psychology paper on internet troll personalities: In two online studies (total N = 1215), respondents completed personality inventories and a survey of their Internet commenting styles. Overall, strong positive associations emerged among online commenting fr ...

Media Matters for America edit

  • Fox Distorts Debate Over Defense Budget
    Fox News ran with misleading figures and false comparisons after Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel outlined a five-year Pentagon budget to stoke fears that the budget will harm the military.Fox Claims Budget Will Shrink Military To Pre-World War II Levels Tanta ...
  • The Truth About Fox's Tax Flight Myth
    Fox News has repeatedly made the false claim that liberal states lose billions of dollars due to tax flight, but tax flight is a well-debunked myth, and the most recent study Fox cited only showed that income tax and state-to-state migration were correlated factors.Fox's Latest Tax Fli ...
  • Who Is Patrick Moore? A Look At The Former Gre ...
    Conservative media are latching on to the climate change denial of Patrick Moore, who has masqueraded as a co-founder of Greenpeace. But Moore has been a spokesman for nuclear power and fossil fuel-intensive industries for more than 20 years, and his denial of climate change -- without any exper ...
  • REPORT: Reuters' Climate Coverage Continues To ...
    Reuters' climate coverage has continued to drop significantly under the regime of its new "skeptic" editor, with less than half the amount of climate coverage compared to before the editor took over, according to a Media Matters study. This finding comes despite two major reports on climate scie ...
  • Conservative Media Are Outraged That Arizona's ...
    Several right-wing media figures reacted with outrage on Twitter after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill that would have permitted businesses and individuals to refuse to serve gay couples and individuals.AZ Gov. Brewer Vetoes Bill To Legalize Homophobic Discrimination Arizona Governor Jan ...

Consortium News edit

TruthOut edit

  • Congress Must Debate the Libya War
    The US is now at war in a third Muslim country, according to the "official tally" (that is, counting Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, but not Pakistan or Yemen, for example.) But Congress has never authorized or debated the US military intervention in Libya. (A sharply disputed claim holds ...
  • News in Brief: Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wrigh ...
    Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wright Among 30 Arrested for Protesting Against Abuse of Bradley Manningread more
  • In This Nuclear World, What Is the Meaning of ...
    In a nuclear crisis, life becomes a nightmare for those people trying to make sense of the uncertainties. Imaginably, the questions are endless. Radiation is invisible, how do you know when you are in danger? How long will this danger persist? How can you reduce the hazard to yourself and famil ...
  • Richard D. Wolff: "Personal Debts" (Video)
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  • Charmed Into Battle: How a Volunteering Vacati ...
    About to turn thirty, Conor Grennan planned a year-long trip around the world. He started his trip with a three-month stint volunteering in the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal. What was supposed to be just a three-month experience changed Conor's life, and the lives of countless other ...

Planetsave edit

  • Trapped Western Screech Owl Flies Again
    Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii) from Montana (source: nice-cool-pics.com). Last week, a small, grayish tufted screech owl found itself in big trouble. Softly gliding at dusk through a forested northern California neighborhood, the owl had his curious eye on a nearby chimney. Maybe it ...
  • Supernova SN 2014J Observations Challenge Old ...
    The recent discovery and subsequent observations of the supernova SN 2014J have led researchers to realize that the primary ‘yardstick’ used by astronomers to measure cosmic distances may not be such a constant after all. Six weeks ago (on January 21), a super-bright supernova was di ...
  • Los Angeles Council Unanimously Puts Off Fracking
    When the hydraulic fracturing measure passed the Los Angeles City Council today, several tweeters posted photos of this meeting (source of the above: Walker Foley on twitter). The City Council of Los Angeles, second-most populous metro in the United States, voted 10-0 today to prohibit hydraulic ...
  • Shark’s Eye View Revealed For First Time By Ne ...
    What does a shark actually see from its perspective? How does it spend its time, where/why does it travel, and how does it eat? Well, we now have a better idea — new research from the University of Hawaii and the University of Tokyo has revealed, for the first time, a shark’s eye vie ...
  • Destroying The World For A Little Money (+ Ben ...
    A facilities engineer for Shell is featured in the video below in order to inform us of how swell it is to work for Shell. You know, if you can just block out that whole “destroying the world” thing. Anything for a little money, eh? Truthfully, this video really stands out to me for ...

Water Quality - WordPress edit

Dandelion Salad - Featured Writers' Posts edit

Axis of Logic edit

  • Illuminati Planning Another Financial Crash? ...
    "The American people are being disenfranchised, disinherited, and enslaved." The PBS Documentary "The Warning" proves the Illuminati bankers deliberately sabotaged the financial system before 2008. This was not the first time nor will it be the last."Economic c ...
  • CIA directing arms shipments to Syria’s “rebel ...
    22 June 2012 CIA agents have been deployed to Turkey to organize the arming of the so-called rebels in Syria seeking the overthrow of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, the New York Times reported Thursday. The report, citing information provided by senior US officials as well a ...
  • UNASUR Foreign Ministers in Paraguay to Discus ...
    Río de Janeiro, June 21 (Prensa Latina) Foreign ministres from member countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are scheduled to leave today for Paraguay to discuss the situation in that country in the wake of decisión by the Chamber of Deputies to open an impeachment against Pre ...
  • The Right Wing Move to Impeach Paraguay's Pres ...
    Editor's Note: Does this sound familiar to anyone? It was 3 years ago this month that democratically-elected President Zelaya was thrown out of office by a coup in Honduras backed by the US State Department. In January, 2010 we published Mike Whitney's article, In South America, left-wing presid ...
  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from E ...
    22 June 2012 Australian and US governments “playing word games”  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spoke out today from the Ecuadorian embassy in London about the escalating assault on his democratic rights and why he had been compelled to seek political asylum in Ecuador. Interviewed b ...

Climate edit

  • FEMA Flood Insurance Law Faces Partial Repeal ...
    (NPR) The House is expected to vote as early as next week to partially repeal a 2012 law that overhauled the National Flood Insurance Program, which is tens of billions of dollars in debt. The law was meant to make people living in fl ...
  • Global Warming Slowdown Likely to Be Brief, St ...
    (Reuters) A slowdown in the pace of global warming so far this century is likely to be only a pause in a longer-term trend of rising temperatures, the science academies of the U.S. and Britain said on Thursday. Since an exceptionally ...
  • Scientists More Certain Than Ever on Climate C ...
    (NBC) Experts are more certain than ever that human activity is changing the global climate, even though they don't fully understand every detail of the climate system, according to a new report released Wednesday by two of the world's ...
  • Nancy Pelosi Backs Fellow CA Dem Rep. Anna Esh ...
    (Politico) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will back fellow California Democrat Rep. Anna Eshoo—Pelosi's closest friend in Congress—for the ranking member post on powerful Energy and Commerce Committee. Eshoo would have to jump ove ...
  • Battle Shaping Up in Louisiana Over 'Big Oil' ...
    (AP) Supporters of a south Louisiana flood control board's lawsuit against scores of oil and gas companies over erosion of coastal wetlands announced plans Thursday to fight legislation they say could undermine not only the lawsuit but ...

GreenBiz edit

Duly Noted edit

  • Criminal complaint against Silk Road’s owner
    The criminal complaint against Ross William Ulbricht, known as "Dread Pirate Roberts."
  • 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.

Booman Tribune edit

  • Douthat's Strange View of Marriage
    Ross Douthat is a strange dude: IT now seems certain that before too many years elapse, the Supreme Court will be forced to acknowledge the logic of its own jurisprudence on same-sex marriage and redefine marriage to include gay couples in all 50 states. Once this happens, the national deb ...
  • Preoccupied With Ukraine
    I'm having some trouble focusing on anything other than the turmoil in Ukraine, considering it has at least the potential to spin out of control and lead places we don't even want to contemplate. In times like these I am grateful to have a very level-headed and studious president, because one al ...
  • Open Thread
    The end is nigh. What's on your mind? Discuss
  • What the Failure of HillaryCare Means for 2016
    It may be ancient news, but discussing why the Clinton White House bungled health care reform is certainly not wholly irrelevant considering that Hillary Clinton is the strong favorite to be the next president of the United States. After all, it seems probable that she would have the responsib ...
  • Mr. Kaiser Goes Out of Washington
    Freshly-retired Washington Post honcho Robert Kaiser was a front-row witness to the Reagan Revolution and its consequences, and he did not particularly care for what he witnessed. His long Goodbye-Cruel-World farewell to Washington DC is an interesting read, even if it hardly breaks any new his ...

Environmental Graffiti edit

  • 10 Coolest Links of the Week
    From inspiring play parks to TV shows that changed the world, this week’s link roundup is a mixed bag of creepy chills, TV thrills and playground spills (for all). 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
    From inspiring play parks to TV shows that changed the world, this week’s link roundup is a mixed bag of creepy chills, TV thrills and playground spills (for all). This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
  • Gazing Into the Origins of the Universe 1.5 Mi ...
    In one of the harshest, most remote places on Earth, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory recently made a remarkable and award-winning breakthrough for astronomy. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
  • Gazing Into the Origins of the Universe 1.5 Mi ...
    In one of the harshest, most remote places on Earth, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory recently made a remarkable and award-winning breakthrough for astronomy. 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 know if you’ve been abducted by aliens but want to check? Need an innovative business guru to emulate? Our 10 coolest links this week should help you out. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article

Mountaintop Removal edit

  • Showcase brings revenue, tourism pros to West ...
    Showcase brings revenue, tourism pros to West Virginia State Journal "There's no mountaintop removal, no fracking, no chemicals in the water. it's something that everyone can agree on." Liz Bittner, Travel Showcase executive director, pointed to the vast array of visitors invol ...
  • West Virginians Raise Alarm as Research Links ...
    West Virginians Raise Alarm as Research Links Coal Mining to Cancer, Birth ... OpEdNews One of the most stunning findings of recent years: the risk for birth defects in areas where mountaintop-removal coal mining is prevalent is significantly higher than in non-mining areas, according to a study ...
  • Bellevue plays perfect bluegrass host | Winter ...
    Bellevue plays perfect bluegrass host | Wintergrass review The Seattle Times (blog) The contemplative, tender “Memories and Moments” was a nice counterpoint to the energy with which they started their set off, while “Keep Your Dirty Lights On” gave Scott and O'Brien a chance to speak out on ...
  • Greenwashing and the Bloombergification of the ...
    Greenwashing and the Bloombergification of the World's Cities Dissident Voice ... the climate envoy for cities post follows the tapping of corporate and business leaders to run the UN's High-level Group on Sustainability for All. Bank of America Chairman Charles Holliday, whose bank has ...
  • West Virginians Raise Alarm as Research Links ...
    West Virginians Raise Alarm as Research Links Coal Mining to Cancer, Birth ... Truth-Out One of the most stunning findings of recent years: the risk for birth defects in areas where mountaintop-removal coal mining is prevalent is significantly higher than in non-mining areas, according to a stud ...

Memeorandum edit

  • My Life as a Writer - "Sabbath's Theater" is n ...
    New York Times: My Life as a Writer  —  “Sabbath's Theater” is now being translated into Swedish, almost 20 years after its original release.  How would you describe this book to readers who have not yet read it or heard of it, and how would you describe the mai ...
  • Issa, House GOP investigative committee say Le ...
    Fox News: Issa, House GOP investigative committee say Lerner will testify in IRS scandal hearing  —  Former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, a central figure in the IRS scandal, will appear before Congress Wednesday after refusing to testify last year on the matter ...
  • Lerner's attorney says she won't testify, Issa ...
    Reid J. Epstein / Politico: Lerner's attorney says she won't testify, Issa wrong  —  Rep. Darrell Issa doesn't know what he's talking about, the attorney for former IRS official Lois Lerner said Sunday.  —  Issa, the California Republican who chairs the House Ove ...
  • Spell out the consequences for Russia's invasi ...
    Washington Post: Spell out the consequences for Russia's invasion of Ukraine  —  IT TOOK Vladimir Putin less than a day to trample on President Obama's warning against a Russian military intervention in Ukraine.  On Saturday, the Russian president orchestrated a unanimous v ...
  • Why The Crisis In Ukraine Isn't The Start Of A ...
    ThinkProgress: Why The Crisis In Ukraine Isn't The Start Of Another Cold War  —  A Ukrainian man stands in protest in front of gunmen in unmarked uniforms as they stand guard in Balaklava, on the outskirts of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014.  An emblem on one o ...

Dot Earth News edit

Doug Feith : Hong Pong edit

  • Soviet Psychotronic lit review since 1911, int ...
    Let's have a nice link dump on some moar exotic science. If you care to scout this story out, you will have moar vortices of weirdness than you'll know what to do with. I like weird patents and ran into a few of them. Could all these things below be related? Can we hack a new machine to get into ...
  • NSA Boundless Informant explicated - for moar ...
    Just had to crosspost this relatively down-to-earth explanation of how all the cell phone data is hoarded in the NSA mass data mining system. What this lacks in documentation it makes up for with relative plausibility & general lack of fancifulness. SOURCE: Cryptome.org : http://cryptome.o ...
  • Aha: Carbon Market digital currency "Ven" by H ...
    Lolz just stumbled on this - had to write a quick post with a lurid headline. Ven is like the Sharper Image / corporate greenwashing version of Bitcoins and it's all tied into a big ball of classic shady stuff. There is a really nice blob of greenwashing social constructions underpinning the Ven ...
  • Terrible Trans Pacific Partnership intellectua ...
    Finally got some clue into WTF is going on. They have been trying to keep this secret as hell because a planet of 6+ billion people might rebel at another horrible technocratic scheme to control everyone's brains :( VIA https://wikileaks.org/tpp/ - way to go wikileaks. Secret Trans-Pacific Part ...
  • Scott Hargarten Pirate Party City Council cand ...
    A friend of mine, Scott Hargarten, (@scotthargarten) is running for Minneapolis City Council with the new Pirate Party of Minnesota and participated in the Ward 10 debate today. While of course the Pirate Party is a small new political venture we are getting somewhere with advancing ideas of dir ...

AlterNet's Breaking News edit

  • Could puffins go the way of the dodo?
    As tufted puffin populations take a deep dive, an effort surfaces to get the birds listed as endangered species     
  • Ukraine mobilises army as West warns Russia
    A Maidan self-defence activist wears a military helmet during anti-war rally in the south Ukrainian city of Odessa on March 2, 2014Ukraine warned Sunday it was on the brink of disaster and called up all military reservists after Russia's threat to invade its neighbour drew sharp rebukes from t ...
  • Israel's ultra-Orthodox stage huge anti-draft ...
    Hundreds of thousands of Ultra Orthodox Jews gather on March 2, 2014, in Jerusalem to demonstrate against any plans to make them undergo military serviceHundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews took to Jerusalem's streets for a mass prayer vigil Sunday in protest at plans to conscript thei ...
  • Jared Leto planning to take Terry Richardson t ...
    The actor, who played a person victimized for sexuality, brings the photographer alleged of real-life victimizing     
  • Kerry on Russia: “You just don’t” invade anoth ...
    Kerry unironically called out Putin for invading Ukraine "in order to assert [his] interests"     

Institute for Policy Studies edit

PDA AMERICA edit

  • 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 edit

  • Two Arkansas Prison Salmonella Outbreaks Sicke ...
    Eight Salmonella Serotypes Identified The CDC published this week in MMWR that in August 2012, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) was notified of gastrointestinal illness outbreaks in two unnamed... Continue Reading
  • Two Arkansas Prison Salmonella Outbreaks Sicke ...
    Eight Salmonella Serotypes Identified The CDC published this week in MMWR that in August 2012, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) was notified of gastrointestinal illness outbreaks in two unnamed... Continue Reading
  • Sour Cream Recalled Due to Listeria
    Roos Foods, the company whose cheese products are connected to a Listeria outbreak that has killed one person, has expanded its ongoing recall to include sour cream. The company is... Continue Reading
  • Sour Cream Recalled Due to Listeria
    Roos Foods, the company whose cheese products are connected to a Listeria outbreak that has killed one person, has expanded its ongoing recall to include sour cream. The company is... Continue Reading
  • More Meat Recalled Because it was “produced wi ...
    Sun Hing Foods Inc. of South San Francisco, CA, the Importer of Record, is recalling approximately 1,282 pounds of Canadian liver pâté products produced without the benefit of full USDA... Continue Reading

AutoblogGreen edit

  • Tesla recalling 29,000 Model S wall chargers t ...
    Filed under: Recalls, EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors Tesla's big wall charger adapter replacement program is about to get a lot bigger. For one thing, the replacement has become an official recall. Secondly, the number of affected adapters is higher than expected: 29,222 units. The National High ...
  • Tesla recalling 29,000 Model S wall chargers t ...
    Filed under: Recalls, EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors Tesla's big wall charger adapter replacement program is about to get a lot bigger. For one thing, the replacement has become an official recall. Secondly, the number of affected adapters is higher than expected: 29,222 units. The National High ...
  • Tokyo: Honda shows MC-β short-distance EV
    Filed under: Coupe, Budget, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, Honda, Design/Style, Electric Taking a page from Renault and the Twizy - the page that says you don't need real doors on a tiny electric vehicle - Honda has unveiled a new version of its tiny MC-β EV. That's tiny in terms of overall si ...
  • Tokyo: Honda shows MC-β short-distance EV
    Filed under: Coupe, Budget, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, Honda, Design/Style, Electric Taking a page from Renault and the Twizy - the page that says you don't need real doors on a tiny electric vehicle - Honda has unveiled a new version of its tiny MC-β EV. That's tiny in terms of overall si ...
  • Los Angeles: 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell wil ...
    Filed under: LA Auto Show, SUV, Hyundai, Electric If nothing else, Hyundai wants to make it as easy as pie for you to check out its upcoming hydrogen-powered 2015 Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle. Given that the Korean automaker will be the first to offer a mass-produced fuel cell vehicle in the US ( ...

Time - Top Stories edit

Invisible Opportunity edit

  • Anti-fluoride activists pressure Austin City C ...
    by: Julie Wilson (NaturalNews) On February 27, the Austin City Council addressed agenda item no. 19, an action to authorize and award an extending million-dollar contract with Mosaic Crop Nutrition, LLC, the city’s hydrofluorosilicic acid supplier. The Fla.-based company commends itself fo ...
  • Article: The end of private banking: Why the f ...
    By Rodger Malcolm Mitchell I have suggested that private banking in the United States should end, and all banking operations should be taken over by the federal government. I recognize that may be anathema to those who believe the government is too big and too powerful, and that private control ...
  • Could polio or other vaccinations be behind th ...
    by: Tony Isaacs (NaturalNews) According to reports, there are now about 25 or more cases, and counting, of a new “polio-like” outbreak in California children. Disease control officials have yet to determine the cause of the outbreak and they are looking for a new virus. Perhaps one d ...
  • Natural Health News and Wellness Tips | Natura ...
    by Christina England A study from the 1990s has come to light, proving that compared to unvaccinated children, vaccinated children were more likely to suffer from asthma, eczema, ear infections, hyperactivity and many other chronic conditions. Furthermore, the study identified that there was a t ...
  • Smoking Mirrors | Hitching on the Wrong Side o ...
    Dog Poet Transmitting……. May your noses always be cold and wet. Ludicrous, thy name is Media. Boy, are they getting desperate and anxious too. Look at who the many fans are, which are spoken of in the title and if you already know who the organization listed represents, it won’t come ...

Global Insights edit

  • 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 edit

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    Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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    Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
  • 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 ...

Fabius Maximus edit

  • About the Ukraine-Russia conflict. First, know ...
    Summary:  It’s another world crisis. As usual quite obvious things remain invisible to US geopolitical experts and even diligent readers of the US news media. Here is an attempt to fill in the blanks around the conflict in the Ukraine (putting it in a larger context), with links to useful ...
  • The shortage of STEM workers: another bogus cr ...
    Summary: Another day, another astonishing bogus crisis (the STEM shortage) in which well-meaning Americans labor against their own interests to further enrich the 1%. The true nuggets of insight in the news media reveal so much, but accomplish nothing unless they spark action. “Big industry cons ...
  • Scientists look in the mirror, grading themsel ...
    Summary:  The March 2014 issue of Nature Climate Change has two articles and an editorial discussing the public discussion about the pause in surface atmosphere warming. These are quite sad, showing their tribalism and the modern American unwillingness to accept any responsibility.  It’s a ...
  • Why the Left is losing: another example of inc ...
    Summary: The Right has been ascendant in America since the rightly name Reagan Revolution (politically speaking). The Bush Jr years consolidated, expanded, and firmly rooted many of the Right’s changes. (The Left has won a few social changes on issues of no interest to the 1%, such as who ...
  • A look at the wonders in store for us from the ...
    Summary: We can understand our potential future only by comparison with our pasts. On the cusp of the Third Industrial Revolution, we can look to the Second for insights as to what lies ahead. First we look at the grim facts of our current slow growth, then at how the Second IR reshaped America. ...

The Progressive Realist edit

  • Reporters and Foreign Affairs Analysis: Ukrain ...
    This is a guest post by former Duck of Minerva blogger Dan Nexon. It is cross-posted at his personal blog, Hylaean Flow. One of the ongoing rationales for The Monkey Cage is that journalists do a poor job of covering US electoral politics. They focus on personality and style. They downplay the r ...
  • Realism and Ukraine: Ukraine’s Prospects for t ...
    Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) filled with people on February 24, 2014 (Photo: Flickr/spoilt.exile/CC License) As a new “Unity Government” gets down to work in Kiev, the factors determining the political and economic trajectory of Ukraine will be determined less by a tug of war bet ...
  • Troops' Seizure of Crimea Airports Signals Rus ...
    Soldiers bearing no insignia or identification guard the road leading to Belbek Airport in Crimea February 28, 2014 (Photo: REUTERS/Baz Ratner) The fight over Ukraine – whether it will align with the European Union or with Russia – took a worrisome turn last night when unidentified camouflage- ...
  • The US Must Act Quickly to Save the Internet
    (Photo: Flickr/Éole Wind/CC License) Europe’s loss of trust in the United States over Edward Snowden’s revelations of massive surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA) is now building into a wave of proposals – for new data protection rules, and for Europe-specific Internet and commu ...
  • Top of the Morning: UN Peacekeepers for CAR?
    Top stories from DAWNS Digest Ban Ki Moon May Recommend UN Peacekeepers for CAR The Secretary General is expected to release a long-awaited report on the Central African Republic that will likely recommend a broad UN Peacekeeping mission. “A UN peacekeeping mission, assuming it’s authorized by t ...

TAPPED - The American Prospect edit

  • Noah Goes Hollywood
    You may have seen previews for the upcoming big studio Hollywood production of Noah, which stars Russell Crowe as the famous biblical shipwright. As we learn from The Wire, Paramount Pictures, at the urging of the National Religious Broadcasters, has acted decisively to make sure that people do ...
  • Daily Meme: More Tales from the GOP Civil War
    All is not quiet in conservative America. Sure, Republicans are in an excellent position heading into the 2014 midterm elections—the President's approval ratings are low, and Democrats are being forced to defend more vulnerable Senate seats—but the right can't seem to stop fighting with itself. ...
  • The Infinite Circle of Black Responsibility
    In 2006, after being a United States senator for one year, Barack Obama made an appearance on Meet the Press. After talking about the Iraq War for a while, Tim Russert asked Obama this: "I want to talk a little bit about the language people are using in the politics now of 2006, and I refer you ...
  • The Citizens United of the Culture Wars
    Flickr/Mark FIscher Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Heeding calls from gay-rights supporters, business groups, and Republicans like John McCain and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, on Wednesday Arizona governor Jan Brewer vetoed a "religious liberty" bill that would ...
  • The Oscars? Let's Grouch
    Picture a caravan of Edsels charging at you with tuxedoed dodos behind every wheel. You've now got some idea of how most movie fans under, oh, 40 or so apparently feel about the Oscars, and who can blame them? Not me. Hitting rock bottom—well, let's hope so—with the recruitment of jackass-of-al ...

Environment _ National Geographic edit

drinking liberally in new milford ( with beersphere feeds ) edit

  • Don't Turn Your Back on the Bankers for Even a ...
    The ink on the legislation is still drying and, already, the mortgage mill industry is trying to gut the little things that might help to hold them accountable for their bit part in the complete economic collapse of this nation: Dodd-Frank requires that lenders retain five percent of every loan ...
  • Sarah Palin: Mayor of New Milford?
    Is this a parody or real life? You decide. Citizens of New Milford: I want you to know that I'm on the job 24/7. Twenty four hours a week, seven months a year. But even with this strict time commitment, I can't be expected to keep up with everything going on in this vast metropolis. That's why ...
  • Much like the "conservative" GOP...
    The conservative Blue Dogs acted as Bush's domestic poodles, helping to move a dangerous right wing agenda. They were owned by the right wing and corporations and there is no big surprise why more than half of the Blue Dog caucus (28 of 54 members) were slaughtered in the 2010 elections. So f ...
  • Stop Drinking and Start Doing, Dem Dumb Dumbs
    Sober up, Dems. You started sucking suds when you captured the Congress in 2006. Since 2008 you've been binge drinking with Congress and the Prez. You even nibbled on some hot wings and pub nuts. Burp! And now the bartender just cut your drunk, lazy, liberal, progressive, leftie ass off. Y ...
  • The People Have Spoken. And Their Message Is ...
    So. What the heck happened last night? The GOP picked up 60 seats in the House, effectively reversing their losses there from 2006 and 2008, and returning control of that body to them. The GOP picked up some 6 seats in the Senate, but the Democratic Party retains control there. The GOP picked u ...

SPL Center edit

  • Two Members of Notorious Kehoe Family Plead to ...
    A father-and-son team that’s fought the government, disregarded its laws and embraced violently white supremacist views for decades decided Friday not to take chances with an Arizona jury. Instead of going to trial on multiple federal charges, Kirby K. Kehoe, 65, and his 37-year-old son, Cheyne, ...
  • Neo-Nazi Pleads to Terrorizing as Leith, N.D., ...
    The part black and completely over the top white supremacist Craig Cobb pleaded guilty Thursday to menacing and terrorizing the residents of the tiny town of Leith, N.D., which he once hoped to buy up and turn into an all-Aryan enclave called “Cobbsville.” “I apologize for my behavior and ...
  • Behind the ‘Religious Freedom’ Attacks on Gay ...
    While there was predictable outrage from many right-wing quarters this week over Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto of S.B. 1062 — a bill that would have legalized discrimination against LGBT people on the basis of protecting the “religious freedom” of people who did not wish to do business with the ...
  • Hatewatch Headlines – 2/28/14
    AlterNet: Six truly unhinged reactions to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s veto of anti-LGBT legislation. Salon.com: Four ways anti-LGBT discrimination remains perfectly legal in Arizona. Raw Story: Paul Cameron, noted anti-LGBT ‘researcher’, tells interviewer he would be fine with a death penalty for ...
  • Oh, Really, Bill? O’Reilly Tells a Falsehood, ...
    A week ago today, I went on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” show, where I was asked if anti-black racism seemed to be on the rise. I answered in what seemed to me a calm way, relying on actual data rather than offering a mere opinion. “I think the best data shows that in fact anti-black […]

Common Dreams-Progressive Newswire edit

  • Sierra Club Statement in Solidarity with Youth ...
    This weekend, hundreds of students will march to the White House in the latest action against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “All Americans deserve to live safe and healthy lives that aren’t shadowed ...
  • Sierra Club Statement in Solidarity with Youth ...
    This weekend, hundreds of students will march to the White House in the latest action against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “All Americans deserve to live safe and healthy lives that aren’t shadowed ...
  • Angelenos Celebrate City Council Vote to Write ...
    Acknowledging the pleas of their constituents, Los Angeles City Councilmembers voted today to make the L.A. fracking moratorium a priority to ensure the future wellbeing and safety of Los Angeles. The motion, introduced by Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Mike Bonin, will now head to the city atto ...
  • Angelenos Celebrate City Council Vote to Write ...
    Acknowledging the pleas of their constituents, Los Angeles City Councilmembers voted today to make the L.A. fracking moratorium a priority to ensure the future wellbeing and safety of Los Angeles. The motion, introduced by Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Mike Bonin, will now head to the city atto ...
  • Vets Outraged by Political Gamesmanship Over V ...
    Yesterday members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) were disgusted to witness the Republican party engage in acts of cynical political maneuvering. A historic veterans omnibus bill (S.1982) that would have increased the quality of life for millions of veterans instead became a political st ...

Common Dreams-Views edit

Water Privatization edit

Guardian edit

  • Russia G8 status at risk over 'incredible act ...
    US secretary of state says west is prepared to isolate Russia economically as Sochi summit preparations face boycottJon Swaine
  • Russian military moves in Crimea are declarati ...
    Kiev calls up military reserves, Russian troops surround Crimean base and Nato ambassadors meet in BrusselsVladimir Putin has declared war on Ukraine, the acting prime minister in Kiev, Arseniy Yatseniuk, has said, as Ukraine called up its military reserves in readiness to fight but also ordered ...
  • Great Barrier Reef authority argued against dr ...
    Disposal of 3m tonnes of spoil an unacceptable risk, said draft report to environment department before permit was issued Bridie Jabour
  • Ukrainian and Russian troops in standoff at Cr ...
    Ukrainian PM warns of war in case of further escalation Russian senate approves use of Russian military in UkraineHaroon Siddique
  • Immigration target can still be met, says Tory ...
    Grant Shapps dismisses ex-minister's call for Tories to address immigration as Nigel Farage says remarks are 'baloney'A call by Liam Fox, the former defence secretary, for the government to bring net migration down to tens of thousands has been fended off by the Conservative party chairman, Gran ...

McClatchey edit

  • 100th Tibetan self-immolation reported in a pr ...
    An account released on Wednesday of an ethnic Tibetan man in western China lighting himself on fire earlier this month, calling for the long life of the Dalai Lama before…Click to Continue »
  • Agencies warn Congress not to use humanitarian ...
    Humanitarian groups are lobbying hard against a proposal by several U.S. senators that would turn over the delivery of millions of dollars in U.S. aid to a Syrian opposition council…Click to Continue »
  • Democrats offer long-shot bill to meet Obama&# ...
    Democrats in Congress wasted no time in taking up President Barack Obama?s challenge Tuesday night that lawmakers take a "market-based" approach to addressing climate change, even if their effort has…Click to Continue »
  • Panetta: Congress hurting itself and U.S. imag ...
    The world is nervously watching a dysfunctional Congress and wondering ?whether or not we can rise to the challenges? that face the United States, outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta…Click to Continue »
  • GOP’s complaints about looming spending ...
    Republicans forced the budget crisis that helped create the pending across-the-board cuts in the first place. And Republicans provided crucial votes for the 2011 deal that ended that impasse, an…Click to Continue »

The Wonk Room edit

  • 5 Ways The U.S. Can Respond To Russia Invading ...
    With Russia moving toward military action in Crimea, here's what the U.S. can do in response. The post 5 Ways The U.S. Can Respond To Russia Invading Ukraine — Without Going To War appeared first on ThinkProgress.
  • Pennsylvania Lawmaker Invites Predatory Payday ...
    Only 15 states prohibit high-interest payday loans, and that could fall to 14 if a pair of Pennsylania Republicans get their way.The post Pennsylvania Lawmaker Invites Predatory Payday Loans Into His State appeared first on ThinkProgress.
  • Massive Storm Pummels California, But Does Lit ...
    While the rain may be causing mudslides, flash floods, power outages and even a tornado warning — it's no drought buster. The post Massive Storm Pummels California, But Does Little To Alleviate Its Drought Crisis appeared first on ThinkProgress.
  • Meet The Wacky Conspiracy Theorist Offering &# ...
    A guy who thinks the CIA Director is a secret Muslim and that President Clinton was advised by an al-Qaeda financier is offering "counterterrorism" training to sheriff's deputies in Virginia.The post Meet The Wacky Conspiracy Theorist Offering ‘Counterterrorism’ Training To Officers ...
  • Apple CEO: Climate Change Deniers Should Take ...
    If you want to invest in the future of Apple, you better have a stake in the future of the planet. The post Apple CEO: Climate Change Deniers Should Take Their Money Out Of Apple Stock appeared first on ThinkProgress.

thwap's schoolyard edit

  • The Left & a Reality to Terrible to Think About
    What else could those 20-30 anti-harper activists chanting in the freezing cold outside the Toronto Convention Centre a few weeks ago, have been thinking? "Our power is in the streets!" they shouted out as they agreed to reject working with the slimy politicians and vowed to defeat harper on the ...
  • "Workers As Citizens" is not Confiscatory
    There is no transfer of property rights under "Workers as Citizens." Workers receive the rights that citizens in a democracy nominally receive. They do enjoy far greater control over the organization's decision than previously, which includes the distribution of the earnings. But this is what we ...
  • In a Democratic Canada the "Fair Elections Act ...
     It's pretty ridiculous. Canadians watching the news from Venezuela or the Ukraine and believing they and the Canadian government have something to say about "democracy" and "the people" in those countries, when our own government is proposing to institutionalize election fraud and Canadian ...
  • Democracy Debased
    I will argue that when mass democracy was still a fairly young thing, it produced results because elites didn't know how to handle it. All adult males got the vote roughly around 1900. Women got the vote around 1920. By the 1930s we got pro-union legislation in the USA and welfare states all ar ...
  • Qawedryhujikolp
    That's my new made-up word!

Science Express edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

Executive Intelligence Review - LaRouche edit

War in Context edit

  • Victories for Putin will help Assad
    Aaron David Miller writes: As go Putin’s fortunes, so go those of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. However the crisis turns out, with one possible exception, the Syrian regime is likely to benefit. And that exception is the highly unlikely contingency that Putin is so weakened from a botc ...
  • The West’s puny response to Ukraine crisis wil ...
    Simon Tisdall writes: Barack Obama has sternly warned Vladimir Putin there will be “costs” for Russia if it continues or expands its military intervention in Ukraine. But the American president did not specify what these costs might be, and this toothlessness, in a nutshell, is the d ...
  • Russians free to protest for, but not against, ...
    The Associated Press reports: Thousands are marching in a pro-invasion rally in downtown Moscow one day after Russia’s parliament gave President Vladimir Putin a green light to use military force in Ukraine. At least 10,000 people bearing Russian flags marched freely through Moscow on Sund ...
  • U.S. intelligence not sharp enough to spot Rus ...
    The Daily Beast reports: On Thursday night, the best assessment from the U.S. intelligence community — and for that matter most experts observing events in Ukraine — was that Vladimir Putin’s military would not invade Ukraine. Less than 24 hours later, however, there are reports from ...
  • Why has Russia moved so fast?
    John Lough writes: Moscow’s readiness to escalate the crisis in Ukraine reflects panic at what it undoubtedly sees as a potentially dramatic loss of influence in the country as a result of the “Maidan” revolution. It has calculated that the risks of not intervening in Ukraine a ...

Watts Up With That? edit

  • Claim: large Antarctic polynyas to disappear, ...
    This PR from McGill University  claims that the “deep ocean heat has been unable to get out and melt back the wintertime Antarctic ice”.  That might be true, but still, there are polynyas present in the location of interest (Weddell Sea) … Continue reading →
  • Oh, this can’t be good: Britain ‘Uninves ...
    Place your bets now on when the lights will go off Deepening Energy Crisis: Britain Has Become ‘Uninvestable’, Analyst Warns Danny Fortson, The Sunday Times The German owner of Npower is set to write off hundreds of millions of pounds … Continue reading →
  • Argo, Temperature, and OHC
    Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I’ve been thinking about the Argo floats and the data they’ve collected. There are about 4,000 Argo floats in the ocean. Most of the time they are asleep, a thousand metres below the surface. Every … Continue reading →
  • Renewable Energy in Decline
    By Steve Goreham Originally published in Communities Digital News. The global energy outlook has changed radically in just six years. President Obama was elected in 2008 by voters who believed we were running out of oil and gas, that climate … Continue reading →
  • Southern Sea Ice Area Minimum 2nd Highest on R ...
    By WUWT Regular Just The Facts Southern Hemisphere Sea Ice Area reached a minimum of 2.447 Million Sq km on February 23th, 2014, which exceeded the prior 2nd highest minimum of 2.423 Million Sq km that occurred on February 22nd, 2013. … Continue reading →

treehugger edit


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