I wanted to write about Barack Obama’s recent speech announcing the alleged partial withdrawal of some of the tens of thousands of troops he has added to the decade-long American occupation of Afghanistan during his three Bush-like “surges” of that conflict. Events – and a deep reluctance to “waste my beautiful mind” on such a [...]
Archive for June 28th, 2011
Frankenpot – Marijuana gone GMO!
Posted in enviroment, health, science, tagged health, cannabis, drugs, Illegal, Pro-Legalization, Illegal drug trade, Pharmaceutical lobby, Medical cannabis on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Marijuana Growers: Hang onto your pot, here come the genetically modified genes! It is painfully obvious that mad scientists have gone wild and are in charge of our health and food supply. And now, they want to grab hold of Mary Jane, Weed, Cannabis, Pot, Marijuana, or whatever else you want to call it. Yeah, [...]
Exposed documents reveal Napolitano, TSA lied about safety of cancer-causing naked body scanners
Posted in government, health, law, media, tagged Electronic Privacy Information Center, freedom of information act, Full body scanner, Janet Napolitano, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Transportation Security Administration, United States, United States Department of Homeland Security on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(NaturalNews) Remember when Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano claimed back in 2010 that the US Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) naked body scanners had been proven safe by research conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (http://epic.org/privacy/backscatter…)? A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request recently brought to light internal emails [...]
Busted! Big Pharma epilepsy study rigged to push drug gabapentin
Posted in economics, government, health, law, tagged Archives of Internal Medicine, big pharma, Gabapentin, Journal of the American Medical Association, Medicine, Naturopathy, Neurontin, Pharmaceutical lobby on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(NaturalNews) If you think being concerned over natural health issues means you automatically dismiss everything that mainstream medicine has to say – think again. Not only are many mainstream researchers coming up with evidence that nutrition and other natural therapies really are effective but now comes a report published in none other thanArchives of Internal [...]
CLIMATE CHANGE and COMMONSENSE, are they COMPATIBLE?
Posted in climate change, enviroment, global warming, law, media, science, tagged ABC News, Activism, Australia, Climate change, Emissions trading, Environment, Organizations, Policy on June 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Much effort and emotional energy is being invested in the debate about carbon taxing in Australia and similar constraints and profiteering in other places. LINK: CLIMATE CHANGE and COMMONSENSE, are they COMPATIBLE?.
Added flood protection at Nebraska nuclear plant fails
Posted in enviroment, health, science, tagged Brownville Nebraska, Cooper Nuclear Station, Flood, Fort Calhoun Nebraska, Missouri River, Nebraska, Nuclear power, Omaha Nebraska on June 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
–If floodwaters reach 1,009 feet, plant would likely switch from lowest level of emergency status to second of four emergency levels 27 Jun 2011 A concerning situation near Omaha, Neb. took a new twist early Sunday when a temporary levee protecting the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station failed, forcing the facility to turn briefly to emergency generated [...]
Firefighters beat back flames on plutonium lab property
Posted in enviroment, religion, tagged Cerro Grande Fire, Los Alamos County New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, Research, Santa Fe, Santa Fe New Mexico, Tigre Partido on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
27 Jun 2011 A raging wildfire in Los Alamos on Monday briefly entered the property of the nation’s preeminent nuclear facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, a vast complex that houses research laboratories and a plutonium facility. A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for the town of Los Alamos, which has a population of about 12,000. [...]
Sylvia Earle: If the sea is in trouble, we are all in trouble
Posted in economics, enviroment, history, science, tagged Callum Roberts, DeepFlight Super Falcon, Earth Sciences, Hawkes Ocean Technologies, Marine biology, Ocean, Oceanography, Steve Fossett on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The report that the ocean is in trouble is no surprise. What is shocking is that it has taken so long for us to make the connection between the state of the ocean and everything we care about – the economy, health, security – and the existence of life itself. If the ocean is in [...]
KKR to Buy Top ISP Domain Reg. ‘Go Daddy’- But who is KKR?
Posted in government, law, technology, tagged Domain name, Financial services, Go Daddy, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, New York Post, Private equity, Silver Lake Partners, Venture capital on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
‘If you haven’t heard much about KKR (Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts and Co) its probably not your fault. Like many Pac Man style private equity groups gobbling up vast proportions of businesses in every sector… They tend to be “publicity shy”, and like to operate in the dark of night, with a cloak of anonymity. In [...]
Ft Calhoun Newest Photos Have Disappeared
Posted in enviroment, government, media, politics, tagged Foot (unit), Fort Calhoun Nebraska, Fukushima, Missouri River, Nebraska, Nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Omaha Public Power District on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
‘The reason there is a problem and why they aren’t telling the truth is because, while Fukishima is equivalent to about twenty Chernobyls, Ft. Calhoun is equivalent to about twenty Fukushimas. Not because it has a lot of reactors – or even a very big one. But because it is holding an immense amount of [...]
Genetic Modification Gone Wild: 10 Signs That Our World May Be Destined To Resemble A Really Bad Science Fiction Movie
Posted in health, science, tagged art, DNA, Genetic engineering, Genetics, Literature, Science Fiction, Science fiction film, Steven Spielberg on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
‘Did you know that today scientists are actually producing mice that tweet like birds, cats that glow in the dark, “monster salmon”, “spider goats”, cow/human hybrids, pig/human hybrids and even mouse/human hybrids? The very definition of life on earth is changing right before our eyes. Many scientists believe that genetic modification holds the key to [...]
Playing with Fire in a Cashless Society
Posted in economics, government, law, tagged Abuja, Central Bank of Nigeria, Chief executive officer, Demolition Man (film), Financial services, Lagos State, nIGERIA, Point of sale on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
‘Cashless society, a familiar expression. Everyone has heard it at least once in their lives. Whether you are conscious of the expression or not, it has been thrown around countless times over the last few decades. The words themselves evoke imagery of popular science fiction films, set in the not-too-distant future. If one was to [...]
Apparent sabotage against Gaza flotilla
Posted in foreign policy, government, military, tagged 2007–present blockade of the Gaza Strip, Ann Wright, Athens, Audacity, flotilla, Greek language, Israel, United States on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A ship jointly owned by Swedish, Greek, and Norwegian activists hoping to join a flotilla of activist vessels challenging Israel‘s economic blockade of Gaza, had its propeller cut while in Athen’s harbor today. A spokesman contacted by the Monitor said that the damage was a deliberate act of sabotage. Israel and its allies have been working hard [...]
Cancer Cluster Possibly Found Among TSA Workers
Posted in enviroment, government, law, military, technology, tagged Electronic Privacy Information Center, freedom of information act, Full body scanner, Logan International Airport, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Transportation Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security, USA Today on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The guys telling you those scanners are safe are the same guys who told you Saddam had nuclear weapons! “TSA employees at Logan International Airport believe they have identified a cancer cluster in their ranks, according todocuments obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and released by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. They have requested dosimetry to [...]