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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Friday, July 16, 2010

17 July - Late Links

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BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community
http://blog.al.com/live/2010/07/bp_buys_up_gulf_scientists_for.html

Bigger ‘Dead Zone’ projected for Gulf, even without oil’s effects
http://current.com/technology/92528309_bigger-dead-zone-projected-for-gulf-even-without-oil-s-effects.htm
Likeliest outcome is 6,564 square miles.

Alaskan Glacier Once Stuck to Sea Floor, Breaks Loose
http://current.com/news/92548578_alaskan-glacier-once-stuck-to-sea-floor-breaks-loose.htm

Sustainable Agriculture on Current TV
1759 stories at time of writing

The escalating chemical war on weeds and the return of Agent Orange to your fields
http://current.com/news/92541900_the-escalating-chemical-war-on-weeds-and-the-return-of-agent-orange-to-your-fields.htm


Monsanto Roundup - We don't want a sterile world edition
http://current.com/technology/92529977_monsanto-roundup-we-dont-want-a-sterile-world-edition.htm

Legacy from Space: Teflon and Infertility
http://arch1design.com/blog/?p=5404
At 680°F, Teflon pans release at least six toxic gases. These include two carcinogens (any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer), two global pollutants, and MFA; a chemical lethal to humans at low doses. At temperatures that are reached on stovetop drip pans (1000°F), non-stick coatings break down to a chemical warfare agent known as PFIB, and a chemical analog of the WWII nerve gas, phosgene.(2)

Bitcoin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

Coca Cola: Pollution in a Bottle?
http://arch1design.com/blog/?p=8688
Last year, drinks sold by Coca-Cola in the UK were found to contain pesticides up to 300 times the level allowed in tap or bottled water. Researchers tested 102 cans and bottles of soft drinks bought from 15 countries, for the presence of 100 pesticides.


22 Statistics That Prove The Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Of Existence In America
http://current.com/news/92548937_22-statistics-that-prove-the-middle-class-is-being-systematically-wiped-out-of-existence-in-america.htm

Row over Canada F-35 fighter jet order
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10667633
Canada's purchase of 65 new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets for 9bn Canadian dollars ($8.5bn; £5.6bn) is proving controversial.
( I immediately thought of the Avro Arrow being killed by the Conservatives many long years ago : and of the Sea King helicopters needed for sea patrols and rescue likewise by Liberals. 
Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_CH-124_Sea_King
Kelly McParland: Liberals vow to repeat disastrous 1993 pledge
http://www.nationalpost.com/m/blog.html?b=fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/15/kelly-mcparland-liberals-vow-to-repeat-disastrous-1993-pledge&s=Opinion

Summer 2003
Ten years after cancelling its predecessor’s order for military maritime helicopters, the federal government is expected soon to formally request proposals for the replacement of the Sea King.
Three consortia plan to submit tenders in September for the $3-billion Maritime Helicopter Project (MHP) announced by then-Defence Minister Art Eggleton in August 2000. "Team Cormorant," led by the European company Agusta-Westland and including Canadian companies Bell Helicopter Textron Canada and CAE Inc., are proposing a variation of the EH-101 helicopter. The EH-101 is the model selected in 1992 during an earlier procurement process by the Conservative government and cancelled by the newly elected Liberal government in 1993.

http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/monitor/monj03i.htm 

On The Verge: Canada’s $4B+ Program for Medium-Heavy Transport Helicopters
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/on-the-verge-canadas-47b-program-for-mediumheavy-transport-helicopters-02390

By George, I've got it ! Cancelling weaponization contracts is a response to
Coalition Against the Arms Trade

Spooked wild in the Jordan Valley
The Jordan Valley is one of the most beautiful places of the West Bank, except for the people who live in it. Classified as Area C, Israeli occupation forces have imposed harsh restrictions on building and movement. Inhabitants, like the Bedouins of Al-Hadidiyeh, have become hunted on their own lands, spooked like wild animals.

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