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Congress, Who`s Authoring Post Spill Oil Bills Favoring Big Oil?

The answer to how much BP and big oil will ultimate pay for the oil spill will play out in the coming months and will be a test of big oil’s influence on Congress.

(BERKELEY, Ca. MAPLIGHT) - As oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico legislators in both parties have been quick to respond with legislation. A number of bills have been introduced, some specifically targeting the crisis, and others with an eye toward preventing future problems.

Matthew Knight Arena?

Oregon basketball fans pay more than double the old price for tickets at the new arena, and concessions and other costs will likely rise at a similar level.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - At Phil Knight University, as some people are fond of calling the University of Oregon, you can hardly walk a block on campus without finding a building named after a member of the Knight family.

Poisonous Oil Disaster Workplace and Poisonous Homes

Don't Trust British Petroleum.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I am never surprised anymore. First the workers are seriously exposed to hundreds of extremely toxic crude oil chemicals such as Benzene which causes Leukemia as well as frequently lethal damage to heart, lungs, liver and kidneys et cetera.

Then comes Toluene, slightly different but causes the same. Then comes Xylene, about the same.

Clean Water Underground? Halliburton says: `Fugetaboutit!`
America`s Water Supplies Get Freaking Fracked

"Only after the last tree has been cut down... Only after the last river has been poisoned… Only after the last fish has been caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten." - Cree Indian Prophecy

(LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.) - If you haven’t heard about “fracking,” the use of solvents, exotic chemicals and water injected by extreme high pressure boring tips to literally fracture deep subterranean strata releasing energy resources, then sit up and pay attention America:

If it isn’t already in your neighborhood or that of a relative or family friend, believe me, it will be coming soon.

Who are You?

I’m putting this out not as an answer or conclusion, but as food for thought for the reader.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - We all believe we are individuals with free will. This is the second most dominant myth of our society (the first being that there is a physical world “out there”).

These are topics that most people never think about and when they are raised, as I am doing here, the automatic, unthinking, reaction is denial.

Book Review: Pirate State, Inside Somalia`s Terrorism at Sea

"Pirate State has shown the rise in ability to shift and assimilate..."

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Human Trafficking, Arms Dealing, Drug Smuggling, Extortion, Illegal Visas!!! Somalia is a failed world state, the solution has to come from an empathetic, international community.

Pirate State presents the problem and expects those that read to act, as they should with knowledge and fortitude.

Your City USA Visits The Aurora Colony Museum

Step back in time with a little help from the The Aurora Colony Museum in Aurora, Oregon.

(Aurora, Oregon) - As much as I enjoy and use technology I can't say that I've ever heard of, much less seen, a computing scale.

That's because the technology (believe it or not) is a bit before my time. I still don't exactly know what it is or what it does. It looks incredibly steam-punk, but in a way that steam-punk only pretends at.

Cell Phone Health Hazards: Better Safe Than Sorry

"Science has shown increased risk of brain tumors from use of cellphones, as well as increased risk of eye cancer, salivary gland tumors, testicular cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and leukemia, The public must be informed." - August '09 report on cell phone hazards

(SAN FRANCISCO) - A growing body of scientific evidence shows that there are significant health hazards to cell phone use.

These include brain tumors; damage to DNA, an undisputed cause of cancer; blood-brain barriers; and male fertility damage by cell phone use because men, especially teenagers, put their cell phones in their pockets when not in use, causing a deleterious effect on sperm count and sperm motility.

Africa: Faces in Words

New weekly update on the breaking stories in the African nations.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Unseen, unheard; no one should be the bearer of these two words. Unfortunately, Africa is often in the forefront of this association.

Our common humanity should change this; we should never look away because it is too distant. Our commitment to one another, to human rights, and the ability to learn should always keep us connected no matter the severity and complexity of problems.

New York Times` Larry Rohter Rounds Venezuelan Coup Deaths up to `Barely a Dozen`

Commitment to prosperity and higher living standards was further called into question last year by the elderly Venezuelan street sweeper who refused to sell me her Chávez baseball cap.

(ISTANBUL) - In his recent review for The New York Times, Larry Rohter stages a valiant attempt to discredit the new Oliver Stone documentary “South of the Border”, which favorably portrays Latin American governments that enjoy considerable popular support.

Among Rohter’s compelling evidence of the film’s “misinformation” is that Stone pronounces Hugo Chávez’ last name incorrectly.