Posted by smeddum on September 2, 2009
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Supermarkets in talks on how to educate public about benefits of science
By Martin Hickman, Consumer Affairs Correspodent
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Britain’s food giants have privately warned that they are struggling to maintain their decade-long ban on genetic modification and called for the public to be educated about the increasing cost of avoiding GM, The Independent reveals today. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 2, 2009
THE MERCURY MISCHIEF:
AS OBAMA WARNS OF HAZARDS,
THE FDA APPROVES MERCURY DENTAL FILLINGS
Ellen Brown,
August 28th, 2009
The government seems to be speaking out of both sides of its mouth, as the President preaches one thing and the FDA does another. If we are going to have “smarter medicine that really works,” we need to get politics, lobbies and cronyism out of science. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on September 1, 2009
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Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009
Now it IS safe for your child to use a mobile: After years of warnings, official leaflet drops safety guidance
By SEAN POULTER
01st September 2009
Plans to give the green light for children to use mobile phones despite cancer fears have angered health campaigners.
The draft of a new advisory leaflet for parents by the Department of Health removes safety advice to impose strict limits on youngsters’ use of the handsets.
It goes on to suggest that heating to the head caused by using a mobile is no more harmful than a hot bath. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009
Worst of slump yet to come, says economist
September 1, 2009
Ann Pettifor predicted a painful end to the good times. Now she says that only radical action can prevent further gloom
Phil Thornton
Ann Pettifor is a member of a select club — the seers who saw it all coming. Now the economist, who predicted the credit crunch as far back as 2003, believes that the worst is yet to come unless there is radical reform of the financial system. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009
Using a mobile phone is no more harmful for children than taking a hot bath or exercising, according to a new government health leaflet.
By Chris Irvine
01 Sep 2009
At least nine out of 10 British 16-year-olds have their own handset, as do more than four in 10 primary schoolchildren.
Current advice from the Department of Health had said that research showed mobile phone use “affects brain activity”, although it conceded there were “significant gaps in our scientific knowledge”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009
Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors, Says New Report By International EMF Collaborative
26 Aug 2009
A new report, “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone,” was released today by a collaborative of international EMF activists. Groups affiliated with the report include Powerwatch and the Radiation Research Trust in the U.K., and in the U.S., EMR Policy Institute, ElectromagenticHealth.org and The Peoples Initiative Foundation.Download the report. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Ecological and Public Health Crisis, Studies and statements showing mobile phone health risk | Tagged: cell phone dangers | 1 Comment »
Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009
September 1, 2009
Leo Lewis, Asia Business Correspondent
Times
Share prices in Shanghai slumped by 7 per cent yesterday amid fears that the “China effect”, which has helped to stoke growing global economic confidence in the past six months, is about to fizzle out. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009
August 31, 2009
An Unpopular War
What Obama Isn’t Telling You About Afghanistan
By ANTONY DiMAGGIO
Counterpunch
President Obama finds himself in a precarious position when calling for escalation of the war in Afghanistan. While this conflict is traditionally seen as the “good war,” American and Afghan public support appears mixed at best. There is good reason to suspect that the limited support for war that exists will evaporate after casualties on both sides increase and Afghanistan’s security further deteriorates. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by smeddum on September 1, 2009
US, Japan at odds on military deal
Tue, 01 Sep 2009
Okinawans want the US troops be withdrawn from the island.
The US says it will not renegotiate a deal on its military bases with the incoming Japanese government, which has vowed to establish a new era in the US military presence in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on August 31, 2009
24th April, 2009
Yukihisa Fujita, a member of the Upper House of the Japanese Diet (Parliament) has recently published a book titled:
“Questioning 9/11 Terror at the National Diet – Can Obama Change the USA?”
Co-authors of the book are David Ray Griffin, Yumi Kikuchi, Akira Doujimaru.and Chihaya
Councilor Fujita is a current member and former director of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense. In this function he questioned 9/11 three times in parliament. Fujita claims that 9/11 as the main reason for the “War on Terror” needs to be newly investigated in order to find peaceful solutions.
Posted in Drive to Global War | Tagged: "War on Terror", 9/11 inside Job, Political Leaders for 9/11 Truth, Reinvestigate 9/11 | Leave a Comment »
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