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The US Turning into the USSR?

(This “posting” on the web had such an portentous ring to it we had to re-publish it here.)
America Won the Cold War But Now Is Turning Into the USSR, Gerald Celente Says
by Aaron Task in (Yahoo) Newsmakers, Politics
There’s a lot of talk these days about America being an empire in decline. Gerald Celente, director of [...]

New York’s Smart Move on Hydraulic Fracturing

Recently, the New York Senate passed an emergency moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. You can find the full story here from ProPubllica: story.This has caused an uproar of sorts instigated by the energy companies and the Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York, an industry trade group, because the measure is wide reaching and affects [...]

First-of-Its-Kind Map Details the Height of the Globe’s Forests

ScienceDaily (July 21, 2010)
Using NASA satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the world’s forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps, the new map is the first that spans the entire globe based on one uniform method.
The work — based on data collected by [...]