Obama Decision on Keystone XL Delayed Again
• http://www.commondreams.org, Andrea GermanosPostponement "shows the problems with the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline continue to grow," says green group
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Part 2: Genetically Modified Organisms: Sobering Consequences
Frosty WooldridgeWhy did those companies do that? Answer: billions upon billions of dollars. You could call them financial terrorists because that’s how they must be defined. They kill anyone for a few billion bucks.
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Genetically Modified Organisms: Unleashing 21st Century Frankenstein on the Natural World
Frosty WooldridgeToday, our scientists change the DNA patterns of fish and plants in order to make them bigger, grow faster and yield more harvest: genetically modified organisms.
Teflon: Killer in the Kitchen with Robert Scott Bell
• Next News NetworkTeflon has been around since the 1940's, but could it be dangerous for you and your family? If there are any questions as to its safety, should it be in use in cookware? The non-stick coating, also known as PTFE, is used in a wide range of pots and
Dallas Buyers Club Nails the FDA
•Libertarians are raving about Dallas Buyers Club, and with good reason. One of our biggest frustrations is the near-universal tendency of human beings to form political opinions not through a rational examination of the facts and theories, but throug
Volcanoes All Over The Ring Of Fire Are Erupting Right Now – Is The U.S. Next?
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/All of a sudden, the Ring of Fire is starting to tremble violently. Last month, we had a whole bunch of major earthquakes along the Ring of Fire, and this month volcanoes all over the Ring of Fire are erupting. Of course there has always been seism
State to study desalination of Gulf water as viable option in face of drought
• By Heather AlexanderWater, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. It's a phrase that means alot to Texans with the Gulf of Mexico on our doorstep and severe drought conditions persisting across the state.
EPA tested deadly pollutants on humans to push Obama admin’s agenda
• The Daily CallerThe Environmental Protection Agency has been conducting dangerous experiments on humans over the past few years in order to justify more onerous clean air regulations. The agency conducted tests on people with health issues and the elderly, exposi
5 Ways Environmentalism Harms the Environment
• The Raw ReportFriends of the Earth, Earthwatch, Environmental Defense Fund, Green Cross International, The Climate Project, World Resources Institute, WWF, and of course the inevitable Greenpeace. These are just some of the environmental organizations that hav
Radiation Expert: California Fukushima Exposure being Covered up - Kevin Kamps
• Next News NetworkA radioactive waste specialist, Kevin Kamps, says the condition of the high-level radioactive waste storage pools at the Fukushima-Daiichi reactors remain dangerous. Another big earthquake could prompt a sudden drain-down of the Unit 4 high-level rad
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Part 19: Series on overpopulation in America—road-kill across the land
Frosty WooldridgeNorth Americans kill 11.1 vertebrate creatures every second as those animals scurry across our roadways or fly through the air around the clock without end and without reason—it must be the most amoral and unprincipled savagery.
After 30 Years, Chernobyl's Dead Trees Still Haven't Decomposed
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Marc LallanillaAlmost 30 years ago, the world's attention was fixed on Chernobyl, the nuclear power plant in Ukraine that exploded in one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.
China sells BOTTLED AIR to tourists as smog described as 'environmental crisis'
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Carol DriverChina is offering a breath of fresh air to tourists affected by its high pollution levels – with plans to sell bottles of oxygen.
Renewables Aren’t Enough. Clean Coal Is the Future
• Wired.comProof that good things don’t always come in nice packages can be found by taking the fast train from Beijing to Tianjin and then driving to the coast.
The Week In Drones: Impersonating Superman, Fighting Smog, And More
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonKeeping up with the droneses
Colorado River Delta To Get Colorado River Water For First Time In Years
• http://www.popsci.com, By Francie DiepU.S. and Mexican officials have agreed to release a little bit of water to restore some of the delta habitat.
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Part 17: Series on overpopulation in America—the garbage-waste conundrum
Frosty Wooldridge100 million--Number of trees cut down in the U.S. annually to make the paper for junk mail (Clean Air Council) ; 9,960--Pieces of junk mail that are printed, shipped, delivered and disposed of in the U.S. every 3 seconds. (Chris Jordan)
Wyoming welder faces $75,000 a day in EPA fines for building pond on his property
• FOX NewsAll Andy Johnson wanted to do was build a stock pond on his sprawling eight-acre Wyoming farm. He and his wife Katie spent hours constructing it, filling it with crystal-clear water, and bringing in brook and brown trout, ducks and geese. It was a pl
Massive Fraud Has Been Unveiled At The EPA (Again)
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Mike KriegerWhile I doubt anyone reading this will be shocked by major fraud at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the potential extent of the fraud is huge, and we still have no idea how big it is.
Wastewater Injection Triggered Oklahoma's Earthquake Cascade
• livescience.comOne of Oklahoma's biggest man-made earthquakes, caused by fracking-linked wastewater injection, triggered an earthquake cascade that led to the damaging magnitude-5.7 Prague quake that struck on Nov. 6, 2011, a new study confirms.
Another cruise ship, another bout of vomiting and diarrhea
• naturalnews.comIt seems as though every couple of months we are hearing about yet another cruise ship whose passengers have become stricken with sickness.
Radiation affects 13 workers at New Mexico nuclear waste site
• naturalnews.comFederal regulators are scrambling to minimize the public relations impact of a recent radiation leak that occurred at an underground nuclear waste facility in southeastern New Mexico, where 13 workers reportedly tested positive for radiation exposure
Homes Made from Old Cargo Containers (Infographic)
• care2.comWould you live in a home made out of old shipping containers?
Obama Killing Whales for Oil Companies (Video)
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Could whales be driven to extinction by a new order from the Obama Administration? Environmentalists say the administration may have sold out the species to oil company interests. Only 500 of the highly-intelligent, social mammals are known to exist
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Part 16: Series on overpopulation in America—This heart within me burns
Frosty WooldridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge wrote, “Until my ghastly tale is told; this heart within me burns.” From his epic work: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
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Monsanto causing extinction of the Monarch butterfly
Frosty WooldridgeOne of the most beautiful phenomena in the natural world -- the annual mass migration of 60 million monarchs from Canada to Mexico – stands on the verge of being a relic of history. We need to fight this now.
Chinese Scientist Likens Beijing's Smog Problem To "Nuclear Winter"
• http://www.popsci.com, Douglas MainFarms are in a "smog panic" as plants falter without sunlight
Utah Lawmaker Says Atmosphere Needs More Carbon Dioxide Emissions
• http://www.popsci.com, By Douglas Main"We are short of carbon dioxide for the needs of the plants," said state representative Jerry Anderson, who is also a former science teacher.
The Drought In Brazil Has Gotten So Bad That 142 Cities Are Now Rationing Water
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Did you know that the drought in Brazil is so bad that some neighborhoods are only being allowed to get water once every three days? At this point, 142 Brazilian cities are rationing water and there does not appear to be much hope that this cripplin
Sri Lankan apartment block to be world's tallest vertical garden
• gizmag.comClearpoint Residencies, based in Kotte just outside Colombo, will be the first sustainable high-rise apartment complex in the country, with solar panels for electricity generation, a waste water recycling system and planted facades.
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