by Daniel Brouse The Membrane Domain Q: Are bio-fuels, ethanol, and re-cycled restaurant oils worse for the environment? A: Yes. The more volatile nature and ozone emissions used as a fossil fuel substitute appear to be much more harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. Though fossil fuels need to be eliminated as soon as […]
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Are Bio-fuels Worse for the Environment?
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California’s First Cap-and-Trade Auction
CALIFORNIA, USA — It has been a long time coming, but finally the United States has started creating a market to tax pollution. The Environmental Defense Fund says: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the results from California’s first cap-and-trade auction held last Wednesday, November 14. The CARB summary report demonstrates that the auction […]
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Self-immolation
In the last two days, six Tibetans set themselves on fire (self-immolate) in protest to Chinese rule. “These protests are aimed at sending the next generation of China’s unelected regime a clear signal that Tibetans will continue to fight for their freedom despite China’s efforts to suppress and intimidate them,” Free Tibet director Stephanie Brigden […]
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What Does the President of the United States Do?
The Executive Branch The White House The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress and, to that end, appoints the heads of […]
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Scientists Jailed Over Earthquake
ITALY — Six of Italy’s top seismologists and natural disaster scientists, as well as, a government official have been sentenced to prison terms over the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. The quake killed 300 people and destroyed the city. The court ruled the scientists guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them to 6 years in jail. Over 5000 […]
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Education In The Western World
“We have not come here to be lectured on our inadequacies.” — the Europeans
Australia: top judge to face court over sedition charge
News for charged with sedition australia Fijivillage Restraint urged after PNG charges judge The Australian – 6 hours ago JULIA Gillard has urged political parties in Papua New Guinea to show restraint after police arrested the country’s chief justice and charged him … PNG’s top judge to face court over sedition charge Radio Australia – […]
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Space X Launches Historic Mission
Hawthorne, CA – Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit in an exciting start to the mission that will make SpaceX the first commercial company in history to attempt to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station — something only a handful of governments […]
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Mortgage Bankers Paying for Fraud and Crimes
Even foreign companies have to pay for crimes committed in the good ole US of A. HUD, HUD INSPECTOR GENERAL AND U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE $202 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH DEUTSCHE BANK AND MORTGAGEIT Civil Fraud case alleged reckless mortgage lending and false claims Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, […]
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President Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Bill Into Law
by the American Civil Liberties Union WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law today. The statute contains a sweeping worldwide indefinite detention provision. While President Obama issued a signing statement saying he had “serious reservations” about the provisions, the statement only applies to how his administration would use […]
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