Saturday, July 31, 2010

Thanks Homeland Security! Naked pictures=Safety!


Opposition is growing to the use of full body, see –through-your-clothes scans at airports, brought to you courtesy of our US Office of Homeland Security.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a petitition for review and motion for an emergency stay, urging the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to suspend the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) full body scanner program.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Did YOU know about this pipeline before it started leaking?


Did YOU know there is a 30-inch pipeline that carries millions of gallons of oil each day from Griffith, Ind., to Sarnia, Ontario? How many others are there, like this one now leaking crude oil into the waterway leading to the Great Lakes, our Earths largest reserve of fresh water? How many "warnings" have they all received about insufficient monitoring? What are the consequences of their neglect? Of our ignorance or downright denial? I bet Tyson Slocum knows...