"The Environmental Protection Agency is expected in the next few weeks to declare that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases are pollutants, a move that would require the federal government to regulate them -- even without legislation. "
Monday, August 31, 2009
Don't Exhale: EPA Expected to Declare Carbon Dioxide a Dangerous Pollutant - Political News - FOXNews.com
Africans 'under siege' in Moscow
BBC NEWS | Europe | Africans 'under siege' in Moscow:
"Nearly 60% of black and African people living in Russia's capital Moscow have been physically assaulted in racially motivated attacks, says a new study."
Voyage confirms plastic pollution
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Voyage confirms plastic pollution:
"Scientists have confirmed that there are millions of tonnes of plastic floating in an area of ocean known as the North Pacific Gyre."
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Reincarnated! Our son is a World War II pilot come back to life
Reincarnated! Our son is a World War II pilot come back to life | Mail Online:
"It sounds totally beyond belief. But read the tantalising evidence from this boy's family and you may start to wonder... The agonised screams pierced the air. 'Plane on fire! Airplane crash.' In the dark, a two-year-old boy was just visible, writhing on his bed in the grip of horror. 'He was lying there on his back, kicking and clawing at the covers like he was trying to kick his way out of a coffin,' remembers the boy's father. 'I thought, this looks like The Exorcist. I half expected his head to spin around like that little girl in the movie. But then I heard what James was saying.' Over and over again, the tiny child screamed: 'Plane on fire! Little man can't get out.' "
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.
Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.:
"Behind the scenes, however, MK-869 was starting to unravel. True, many test subjects treated with the medication felt their hopelessness and anxiety lift. But so did nearly the same number who took a placebo, a look-alike pill made of milk sugar or another inert substance given to groups of volunteers in clinical trials to gauge how much more effective the real drug is by comparison. The fact that taking a faux drug can powerfully improve some people's health—the so-called placebo effect—has long been considered an embarrassment to the serious practice of pharmacology."
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Arkansas puppy attacked by rabid bat in backyard in the middle of the day.
Arkansas puppy attacked by rabid bat in backyard in the middle of the day.:
"Last week a rabid bat in Arkansas flew down and attacked a three month old puppy in a fenced yard in broad daylight. The family saw the bat and destroyed it, taking all the precautions not to touch it. It had bitten the puppy on the face."
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins
American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins:
"We're gluttons for infographics, and a team at Kansas State just served up a feast: maps of sin created by plotting per-capita stats on things like theft (envy) and STDs (lust). Christian clergy, likely noting the Bible Belt's status as Wrath Central, question the 'science.' Valid point—or maybe it's just the pride talking."
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Last Temptation
MichaelMoore.com : Last Temptation:
"The former mouthpiece for insurance giant Cigna divulges his role in misleading the public, the emotional day that led to his whistle-blowing, and what should really scare you. "
The Associated Press: Mexico decriminalizes small-scale drug possession
The Associated Press: Mexico decriminalizes small-scale drug possession:
"MEXICO CITY — Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday — a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government's grueling battle against drug traffickers."
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Banks to collect $38.5B in overdraft fees in '09
Banks to collect $38.5B in overdraft fees in '09 - report - Aug. 10, 2009:
"U.S. banks will collect a record $38.5 billion in overdraft fees this year, with nearly all the revenue paid by just 10% of customers, according to a research report released Monday"
Elsevier Caught Again: Published Ghost Written, Industry Supporting Articles As Scientific Resesarch
"This time, it involved people hired by certain pharma companies ghostwriting scientific 'review' articles that were supposed to give an overview of all the research on certain treatments, but... 'emphasized the benefits and de-emphasized the risks' of those treatments. And people wonder why we're so skeptical about allowing pharma companies to dictate both our healthcare plans and our patent laws..."
California Judge Declares Red Light Camera Program Illegal and Void
California Judge Declares Red Light Camera Program Illegal and Void | The Truth About Cars:
"Schwartz saw the error in the announcement timing as more than a technicality, citing the false assertion of Police Chief Paul Walters that motorists would be given 4.4 seconds of yellow time at enforced intersections. Records show that seventeen of the city’s eighteen camera intersections had yellow times of 4.0 seconds or less. The vast majority of red light tickets in the city were mailed to vehicle accused of entering an intersection less than half-a-second after the light had turned red."
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