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Seattle Mayor Fights Coal Exports, Industry Proponents Cry Foul

Acting Chief of the Regulatory Program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jennifer Moyer said the agency will not conduct an expanded Environmental Impact State despite a petition from environmental groups in the northwest seeking further study.

(SEATTLE) - Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn told members of the U.S. House subcommittee on power and energy Tuesday that coal exports in Washington state would pollute water and air and decrease the quality of life for residents.

Coal advocates say McGinn’s comments are off the mark.

Semi-Truck Rolls Off of I-84 Ramp to I-5 Northbound

The truck driver who plunged 50 feet down is in the hospital, reportedly in serious condition.

(PORTLAND OR) - Traffic Division officers have conducted a preliminary investigation into this morning's crash on I-84 westbound to I-5 northbound.

Investigators have determined that a 2009 Nissan Versa, driven by 22-year-old Jordan-Ashlee Sylvester of Portland, was driving in the right lane of the ramp and switched to the left lane with the intent of continuing on I-5 northbound.

`Let us never negotiate out of fear
But let us never fear to negotiate`

Recently Rwanda has come under much scrutiny by its neighbors who are asking President Kagame to negotiate with the FDLR.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Foreign Policy is a complex labyrinth of balancing local needs with international interests. This act requires awareness of one’s population, needs of the community, financial and peaceful stability as well as serving the interests of the greater good.

These are all signs of a mature and aware politician. The key here is being able to look beyond the individual interest to the needs and to focus and serve the needs of the great good.

Legendary Lensman Dives Into Surfline`s Photo Universe

Iconic photographer Aaron Chang set to judge Surfline’s annual User Photo Challenge.

(HUNTINGTON BEACH) - Aaron Chang, one of the most prolific surf photographers of all time, is once again judging Surfline.com’s annual User Photo Challenge, and – along with Surfline's Jeremiah Klein and Billy Watts -- selecting the $1,000 winner.

Amateur photographers who upload to Surfline.com’s User Photos section will have their work ultimately judged by Mr. Chang himself in the yearly contest.

Nightmare for Muslims in Bangladesh Continues

"I highly condemn the abuse and torture by the law enforcement agencies demand a judicial investigation of the incident" - William Nicholas Gomes, Salem-News.com Human Rights Ambassador

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - "So many people killed at large, the streets were flooded with blood." This was the 5^th May, as the narrator in the video below explains, just a month and a half ago.

The Bangladesh government has been murdering Muslims for speaking out and assembling in public. Is this the effort of a government trying to be secular, trying to avoid Sharia law, or genocide?

Steve DeAngelo and Harborside Health Center Featured in CNN Original Series `Inside Man`

National TV show hosted by Morgan Spurlock premieres Sunday, June 23 at 7pm PT/10pm ET, offers intimate look into America’s largest model medical cannabis dispensary

(OAKLAND) - The nation’s largest, model medical cannabis dispensary and co-founder Steve DeAngelo, are featured in the premiere episode of the CNN original series Inside Man, which will air Sunday.

Oscar®-nominated documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who will offer an intimate look into diverse sectors of American life...

Scientists Confirm Marines` Poisonous Camp Lejeune Water Wells Date Back to Mid-Century

Advocates for the veterans’ families say Marines no longer can deny responsibility.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, NC) - Federal health officials continue to uncover excessive levels of previous water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

A new study of the North Carolina base’s main water system that was released Friday demonstrates a rapidly increasing level of human carcinogens in the drinking water starting as early as 1948 and peaking in the mid-1980s.

Common Sense (In Memorial) RIP

What has become of our natural, most protective instinct?

(CLEVELAND) - In third world countries you pay bribes all day, in America you do the same thing, just more indirectly. So much of life today makes so little sense.

We are raised to be honest and then learn as adults that cheating, lying, deceiving, swindling; it all takes place on a daily basis. People live corrupt lives to keep good jobs, but they fail to understand that somebody is paying a price.

Why Does the Boston Lanka Ignore Kidnapping, Hijacking and Arms Supply?

The Boston Lanka is now targeting Mrs Adele Balasingham, widow of Mr. Anton Balasingham, political advisor to the LTTE for more than two decades

(PARIS, France) - A few days ago, I saw the documentary entitled, “Story of Adele Balasingham” produced by Boston Lanka - BL.

It is obvious that BL is trying to rescue Sri Lanka from well-substantiated allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the last days of the war - May 2009.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Christian Saviors & the Adoptions Industry in Congo

Exploiting Africa's most precious resource: children.

(WASHINGTON DC) - La Procure Saint Anne is a Catholic Monastery built in 1920 in what is today the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Abutting Kinshasa's first cathedral church, La Centre d'aceuil Saint Anne (in the local French) sits just off Kinshasa's main thoroughfare, the Boulevard 30 Juin, named for the date of the Congo's supposed independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960.