Subway Cars To Take Marine Life Passengers

"Forty-four retired New York subwaycars have been sunken 19 miles southeast of Ocean Cityin an effort to create an artificial reef. Maryland’s coast, a place once rich inanimal life thanks to its natural reefs, has...

12 hit by SUV at Illinois car auction

As an SUV was being driven up to be put on auction at the Tri-State Auto Auction in Crestwood, Illinois, it reportedly accelerated into a group of people, struck a minivan and crashed through a door outside, injuring more people. Three people suffered serious injuries and six...

New School a Recruiting Tool for Viking Range in Greenwood, MS

" Viking Range Corp. has found that in recruiting employees to work for the company in Greenwood, a number of potential employees declined to take the job because of the lack of accelerated learning opportunities for their children in K-12. "We have a public school system, of...

Melt Study Says Arctic Ocean Could Be Ice-Free by 2012.

If this isn't enough proof, I don't know what is. The fact that the arctic ocean could be *completely* ice free by 2012 is a scary thought. Imagine if your kids don't know what an iceberg is, aside from one taking...

Better, Faster, Stronger: Human Evolution Is Accelerating

Just like seemingly everything else in our world, humans aren't just living, thinking, acting, and moving faster -- even our evolution is accelerating."In the beginning, there was creationism, which assumed we had never evolved. Then came the theory of evolution through...

Video: Ominous Arctic Melt Worries Experts-Artic Sea Ice May disappear by 2012

"WASHINGTON (AP) — An already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this summer, a warning sign that some scientists worry could mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping point. One even...

'Freak of nature' may have fueled Lewis County floods

"CHEHALIS, Wash. - The heavy rains fell everywhere. Federal experts say a freak of nature may be to blame. They emphasize they're still investigating, but they say they're zeroing in on a small but high-intensity...

Western Canada's Glaciers Hit 7000-Year Low

"Tree stumps at the feet of Western Canadian glaciers are providing new insights into the accelerated rates at which the rivers of ice have been shrinking due to human-aided global warming.  Geologist Johannes...

Indonesian inflation likely accelerated in Aug on higher food prices

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian consumer prices rose faster in August than in the previous month led by food amid tight supply and as demand picks up ahead of the Muslim fasting period, most economists polled by Thomson Financial said. Muslims normally prepare heavy meals...

On Patriotism by Rep. Ron Paul

"May 24, 2007 On Patriotism by Rep. Ron Paul For some, patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. For others, it means dissent against a government's abuse of the people's rights. I have never met a politician in Washington or any American, for that matter, who chose to be...

Countdown has begun

" Countdown has begun US, Israel prepare for Iran strike in wake of new intelligence information Orly Azoulay Published: 04.29.07, 16:18 / Israel Opinion Washington: The intelligence information gathered by the Unites States regarding Iran's technological breakthrough that...

Pelosi steps in by David Dumke

"While its alliance with Israel has long been anathema to the Arab public, there is little debate that America's standing in the Arab world has deteriorated since United States President George W Bush assumed office in January 2001. This decline, which accelerated after the...

US Govt: "We want to know ID of online photo sharers"

This just came to my attention from NowPublic staffer Victoria Revay.It outlines steps that are being taken by the US Justice Department to force photo, video, and news-sharing sites like Flickr, YouTube, and...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Dow ends down 400 on China market slide

A real bloodbath today:"NEW YORK - Stocks plummeted Tuesday, briefly hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 550 points as Wall Street succumbed to a global market plunge sparked by growing concerns that the U.S. and Chinese economies are cooling and that equities...

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