April 2009
The Energy of the Universe – the basis for the technology of the 21st century
The STOP the Destruction of the World Association is pleased to announce the latest invention from the Keppe Motor team: Keppe Motor 3.0.This comes on the heels of our current Keppe Motor manuals and kits which have been well received worldwide. These previous versions have been very successful in explaining and demonstrating the principles of [...]
Irish Missionary Union calls for objection to ’pro-GMO’ Vatican study
The Irish Missionary Union (IMU) is calling on all members to register their objection to a GMO Study Week in Rome for being one-sided. The Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences is organising a study week in May on “Transgenic Plants for Food Security in the Context of Development”.
According to the brochure, the idea of the [...]
The Character of The Four Torture Memos Released By The Department of Justice
I have read the four memoranda that were recently released by the DOJ and authorized torture. Permit me to invent a similar but short memo that will allow the reader, without reading the approximately 120 densely packed pages of the four memos, to grasp their style, their character, their techniques, their aims, and, inherently and [...]
Argentine scientist warning of health hazards of Monsanto’s herbicide receives threats
There are reports coming our of Argentina of attempts to intimidate the lead researcher of the study showing that Roundup - the glyphosate herbicide developed by Monsanto, could cause brain, intestinal and heart defects in fetuses. The lead researcher for the new study, carried out in Argentina where Roundup is used on a massive scale [...]
A food system that kills - Swine flu is meat industry’s latest plague
Mexico is in the midst of a hellish repeat of Asia’s bird flu experience, though on a more deadly scale. Once again, the official response from public authorities has come too late and bungled in cover-ups. And once again, the global meat industry is at the centre of the story, ramping up denials as the [...]
Obama Administration Finalizes Repeal of Bush’s Midnight Assault on Endangered Species Act
Washington, D.C.–The Obama administration today revoked one of the Bush Administration’s most notorious last-minute actions: the imposition of a midnight rule that effectively gutted the Endangered Species Act. The Bush rule ended the so-called scientific consultation procedures that required projects to be reviewed by the professional scientists of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or [...]
Conservation coalition debunks Coral Sea Heritage Park myths
CAIRNS: A coalition of conservation groups today debunked several myths about the proposed Coral Sea Heritage Park. “The proposed park is in a remote area that is visited by only the few anglers with the means to head out far into the open ocean,” said Mr Steve Ryan, Marine Campaigner, Cairns and Far North Environment [...]
The Wrong Torture Question
When Americans get “ethical” these days they ponder the great moral mysteries, like “Is public health coverage fair to insurance companies?” or “If we increase the military budget but reduce one section of it, can the whole world still be safe?” or “Would you still oppose torture if it worked?” Let me suggest a few [...]
We Are All Torturers in America
As citizens’ outrage over the torture memos heats up, and the US Congress is barraged with calls to appoint a special prosecutor, Americans may be about to commit an egregious miscarriage of justice. Republicans have now accused Democrats in Congress of having “blood on your hands too” in relation to the escalating calls to investigate. [...]
Swine Flu Is Deadly Mix Of Never-Before-Seen Viruses
Swine flu panic is spreading in Mexico and soldiers are patrolling the streets after it was confirmed that human to human transmission is occurring and that the virus is a brand new strain which is seemingly affecting young, healthy people the worst, and that the bug is a never-before-seen intercontinental mixture of human, avian and [...]
What Caused the Economic Crisis?
Warren Buffett called them “weapons of mass destruction” in 2003. President Bush said they had to be regulated. So did the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the current head of the Federal reserve. As did the G-20 group of the world’s 20 richest nations. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan - after being [...]
U.S. researchers’ ethics questioned for feeding Chinese children GE rice
Researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy have come under fire for a study involving feeding genetically modified food to children. In February, a group of 32 scientists from around the world sent an open letter to the school, citing code violations and inadequate preparatory research. A Wales-based group against genetically modified [...]
An Odd Coincidence: Why Do So Many SOA Grads Become Death Squad Killers?
If the Pentagon’s instructors didn’t teach assassination at the School of the Americas(SOA) in Fort Benning, Ga., is it just coincidental that so many of its star pupils graduate to become mass murderers? Take the strange case of Francisco del Cid Diaz, an SOA-educated second lieutenant in the El Salvadoran army who ordered his unit [...]
Danish Scientist on TV: Nano-thermite Behind Collapse of WTC Buildings on 9/11, Not Planes
On the morning of April the 6th, Professor Niels Harrit of Copenhagen University in Denmark, who is an expert in nano-chemistry, was interviewed for an entire 10 minutes during a news program on the topic of the nano-thermite found in the dust from the World Trade Centre, (WTC). During this news report, Harrit, who is [...]
A Pundit Tries to Excuse Torture
While much of elite US punditry is backing away from torture, Jeff Jacoby is claiming to have opposed it but to now find it excusable. His Boston Globe column takes a very “balanced” approach. He both opposes torture under all circumstances AND excuses it given the current circumstances:
“I contended that the cruel abuse of terrorist [...]
Naomi Klein on Obama’s First 90 Days: A Lexicon of Disappointment
All is not well in Obamafanland. It’s not clear exactly what accounts for the change of mood. Maybe it was the rancid smell emanating from Treasury’s latest bank bailout. Or the news that the president’s chief economic adviser, Larry Summers, earned millions from the very Wall Street banks and hedge funds he is protecting from [...]
Melting Ice: Regional Dramas, Global Wake-Up Call
The conference Melting Ice: Regional Dramas, Global Wake-Up Call takes place on April 28, the day before the Arctic Council’s annual ministerial meeting on April 29. A number of foreign ministers from the Arctic Council states and several observer states are expected to attend. The Arctic Council states are the United States, Russia, Canada, Sweden, [...]
Earth Day: No GMO Challenge Launches Today
This Earth Day, co-sponsors Real Food Media and the Institute for Responsible Technology urge consumers to take the No GMO Challenge to protect themselves from one of history’s greatest man-made health and environmental threats - genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The No GMO Challenge begins with a spring-inspired cupboard cleanout and a 30-day commitment to eating [...]
ETC Group: We Have a Winner! Geo-engineering Contest Winner Announced
So Long, Venus! Hello Mars! Orbit Engineering Proposal Takes Top Prize in ETC Group’s Pie-in-the-Sky Contest for Do-it-Yourself Geo-engineers. Vicky Schutte of Oakville, Ontario (Canada) took top honors today in ETC Group’s international geo-engineering contest for her proposal to combat climate change by re-engineering the earth’s orbit. Her idea is to nudge the planet further [...]
IDF admits operational mishaps in Gaza
Deputy Chief of Staff Maj-Gen Dan Harel presents media with initial results of military’s probe into civilian death cases during Operation Cast Lead, says no Israeli soldier ever deliberately targeted Palestinian civilians. Three months after the conclusion of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces admits that alongside Operation Cast Lead’s impressive achievements, [...]
Harvesting Waste Heat to Save the Climate
Thermoelectric devices that scavenge waste heat to generate electricity improve efficiency of fuel consumption and replace bad greenhouse gas refrigerant. Automaker BMW is pushing ahead with its second-generation efficient Dynamics green car technology by harvesting waste heat from the exhaust and turning it into electricity [1]. BMW’s head of development Klaus Draeger says it will [...]
Obama’s Love Letter to CIA At Odds With Historical Record of Agency’s Crimes
One can only wonder what prompted the incredible absurdities written by President Obama in his April 16th love letter to the employees of the Central Intelligence Agency(CIA). It not only absolves CIA torturers from prosecution on the grounds that they were only following orders, (the same defense employed by Nazi hoodlums at the Nuremburg war [...]
Personal Torture Laws: Your Tax Dollars at Work
On August 1, 2002, then-Assistant Attorney General of the United States Jay Bybee sent an 18-page official memorandum from the Office of Legal Counsel to the Acting General Counsel of the CIA John Rizzo. Such memos are treated as laws within our government, not opinions, not theories, not briefings, but laws. They are secret laws, [...]
OANZ Organic News
OANZ is celebrating Earth Day next Wednesday by giving away organic coffee in central Wellington, along with information about the environmental benefits of organic products. This is part of OANZ’s public awareness programme, aiming to inform people about how buying organic products supports ways of farming that positively enhance the environment.
Earth Day on 22 April [...]
Secretive Plans for the Issuing of a Global Currency
In an April 7 article in The London Telegraph titled “The G20 Moves the World a Step Closer to a Global Currency,” Ambrose Evans-Pritchard wrote: “A single clause in Point 19 of the communiqué issued by the G20 leaders amounts to revolution in the global financial order.
“We have agreed to support a general SDR allocation which [...]
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