Who Owns You? 20% of the Genes in Your Body are Patented (Video)
Drew Halley Singularity Hub Here’s a disconcerting thought: for the past thirty years, genes have been patentable. And we’re not just talking genetically modified corn…
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Biofuels emit 400 percent more CO2 than regular fuels
Ethan A. Huff Natural News A recent report issued by the European Union has revealed that biofuels, or fuel made from living, renewable sources, is…
Why hemp could save the world
D.M. Murdock Examiner That title probably should say, “Why hemp could have saved the world all along,” because the plant should never have been banned…
Glass houses in the Liberty Movement: Sovereignty for me but not for you
John Galt Activist Post One of the tactics used by the Elite to maintain their sinister matrix of control is division. In other words, they…
A Run for the Canadian Border
Marin Katusa, Chief Energy Strategist Casey Research The Gulf of Mexico disaster has changed U.S. priorities, costs, and energy supply sources for years to come….
The 15 Biggest Oil Spills
Mother Jones Where’s the Exxon Valdez on the map of biggest oil spills, you might be wondering? Well, at 262,000 barrels spilled, it doesn’t make the cut. Not…
600,000 Workers Drop Dead Every Year From Overwork in China Factories
We’ll never know the names of all the people who paid with their limbs, their lungs or their lives for the goodies in my home…
New Yard Sale Restrictions in Hazle Township, PA — Violators Could Face Jail Time
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DHS Warns Metro About Threat
Craig Melvin and Nancy Norman NBC Washington The Department of Homeland Security warned Metro about an unconfirmed threat to the D.C. Metro system on Sunday. NBC4 obtained an internal…
When Agrochemical Corporations Invented Nature
Julio Godoy American Chronicle Delegates from some 300 environmental and consumer organisations from all over the world gathered last month in Bavarian capital Munich, some…
USDA plans to require ID for interstate livestock
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials looking to head off livestock disease outbreaks are drafting regulations that would require farmers to identify animals…
The Price of Oil is Going Up
Mad Hedge Fund Trader Oil Price I received another scratchy, crackling cell phone call from my drilling buddy in the Texas natural gas fields today….
Exclusive: Caught in America’s legal black hole
Guantanamo still holds 176 detainees, and one of them is about to stand trial – in a test of Barack Obama’s resolve to embrace the…
Nuclear Carriers on the Move
An Open Letter to President Barack Obama Arno J. Mayer Information Clearing House Dear Mr. President: August 09, 2010 “Counterpunch” — As Commander-in-Chief you have ordered…