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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is auctioning off a portion of the radiofrequency spectrum to wireless companies
The Intel computer company has invested heavily in developing WiMax wireless computer technology. WiMax was recently made available on the commuter train between Silicon Valley and San Francisco. No telling... ...
The Chemotherapy Mafia: Physicians ignore chemotherapy does much, much more harm than good
Unfortunately, Warner's case is not isolated. There have been so many attacks by the medical industry (especially in the U.S) on people who succeed in non-toxic (non patented, no profitable) therapies... ...
Help us Save America's Wolves; end the aerial gunning of wolves in Alaska!
How many of our wolves have to die before President Bush will do something about it? Hundreds of wolves have already been killed in Alaska, shot to death by state-licensed gunmen in low-flying aircraft... ...
Probe Into Halliburton Subsidiary Role in Nigeria Bribe Case
A subsidiary of Halliburton is under investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office over the US oil service company's part in an alleged plot to pay more than $170 million in bribes to win billions of... ...
Public Pension Plans Face Billions in Shortages
Across the nation, a number of states, counties and municipalities are courting trouble with the way they manage their pension funds. It is hard to know the extent of the problems, but by one estimate,... ...
The Brilliantly Profitable Timing of the Alaska Oil Pipeline Shutdown
Is the Alaska Pipeline corroded? You bet it is. Has been for more than a decade. Did British Petroleum shut the pipe yesterday to turn a quick buck on its negligence, to profit off the disaster it created?... ...
Washington Deal Maker Details Palm Greasing
The Cunningham scandal set off alarms about the proliferation of Congressional earmarks -- money for pet projects inserted anonymously in spending bills -- which critics say pervert public policy, encourage... ...
Congressmen Question Oil Windfall
Two congressmen said Thursday that someone at the Interior Department may have deliberately removed provisions from offshore drilling contracts, giving oil companies a multibillion-dollar windfall. http://www.trut hout.org/docs_2006/080406K .shtml ...
WHO ARE THE "ORGANIC CANDIDATES" IN THE UPCOMING 2006 ELECTIONS?
The first step for organic consumers to make long-term positive changes, is to know where our elected public officials and their challengers stand on the key issues of health, justice, and sustainability.... ...
Intense Heat Begets Intense Smog
As July temperatures soared, the number of unhealthy days did too from coast to coast. Southern California had the worst air quality. By Janet Wilson Times Staff Writer August 3, 2006 http://www.latimes.com/n ews/printedition/asection/ la-na-heatsmog3aug03,1,259 9988.story... ...