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Secretary Salazar`s Failed Timber Policies Bad for Rural Oregon

Industry news release decries Salazar's visit to Oregon today.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Ken Salazar, President Obama’s Secretary of the Interior, was in Medford, Oregon to tour the “Pilot Joe” demonstration project and hold a Town Hall meeting.

Downplaying the impact of a new Northern Spotted Owl critical habitat designation, he announced yet another forest planning process for 2.5 million acres of western Oregon forests.

Scientific Studies Reveal Brutal Truth of Bear Farming Industry SHOCKING VIDEO

“Though tortured by human beings for many years, they always express a kind and forgiving nature...” - Rocky Shi, Animals Asia’s China bear sanctuary

(SAN FRANCISCO / BEIJING) - Scientific research into bears previously farmed using the “free drip” method of bile extraction was revealed today at an Animals Asia press conference in Beijing.

Why Was 2011 Such a Deadly Tornado Year?

Tornadoes hit many cities and communities outside of "Tornado Alley"

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) - AccuWeather.com reports last year, 2011, went down in the record books as the fourth deadliest tornado year ever in the United States with 550 fatalities.

1925 was the deadliest year in the U.S., with 794 killed, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Japanese Whaler`s Injunction Against Sea Shepherd Denied in U.S. District Court

Judge vows to examine the legality of ICR’s whaling operations.

(SEATTLE) - A Seattle district court has denied a preliminary injunction in the case of The Institute for Cetacean Research (ICR) vs. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

POSCO IN INDIA... a can of bankster-worms [Part 2]

The shameful acts of senior civilian officers, the Police and the Judiciary for a Korean company are beyond comprehension.

(NEW DELHI, India) - In Part-2 of my story I present the history, culture, land use and livelihoods of affected people in Balitutha, Dhenkia, Gobindpur and Nuagaon villages and establish that the acts of Odisha Government and POSCO are illegal.

Shankara, Dr Iyer and I left Bhuvaneshwar on the morning of 7th November, 2011 and entered the anti-POSCO battle zone around 11AM.

Are Cellphone Masts Damaging Our Brains?

Activists say 4G has higher penetration levels into buildings, and “therefore into our bodies”.

(DURBAN, South Africa) - The ultimatum from the teachers at Eldorado Park Senior Secondary School in Joburg was clear: either the planned cellphone mast went, or they did.

For Lionel Billings, it wasn’t a hard decision to make.

With LOVE to Vets with PTSD

“Physicians should use the same standard of care in recommending medical marijuana to patients as they would when recommending or approving any other medication.” - Frank Lucido, M.D.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - This Valentines Day I send my gratitude to all US vets by way of a commitment.

First is to learn from service providers, advocates and concerned citizens from Florida who are out to educate state Senators and Representatives regarding the needs and how to help our homeless neighbors on Homeless Advocacy Day.

Cross-Border Battery Pollution Investigated

The CEC's decision to compile documentation on the burgeoning lead-acid battery trade followed recent stories in the U.S. and Mexican media.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - Across the Rio Grande and over numerous desert land crossings, the golden scraps of U.S. throwaway society head south. Used clothes, appliances, cars and other commodities are shipped to the huge, second-hand Mexican market where low wages guarantee steady sales.

And during the last five years or so, a new market has opened up for used lead-acid batteries.

Vietnam Revisited

The Vietnamese suspect the toxin is responsible for cancers, deformities and disabilities.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - Vietnam Reporting Project fellow Thuy Vu, an Emmy award-winning anchor and reporter for CBS5, recently returned to her homeland of Vietnam to take an in-depth look at the impact of Agent Orange.

This CBS5 Special Report explores the on-going health impact of Agent Orange, the toxin used by the US military to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam.

White House, US Courts & EPA Shaft Veterans to Protect Monsanto

Monsanto was not only aware in 1950 that dioxin was a health danger, but they also created a fraudulent health study.

(DA NANG, Vietnam) - American veterans and the entire country of Viet Nam affected by Agent Orange have been shafted beyond imagination due to corruption within the US government and US courts.

US courts have protected Monsanto and Dow Chemical from liability and criminal prosecution.