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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.

Monday, October 24, 2011

24 October - Facebook Notes

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The video you DIDN'T see on the 6 o'clock news broadcast of the BP Oil Spill Disaster in the Gulf. BP only showed you the "logical" video of the wellhead lea...
BREAKING: Here is the 4/23/2010 (3 days after BP's disaster was announced) video of the REAL oil disaster - it was NEVER the wellhead they showed on TV every night. It was and STILL is a HUGE crater from the explosion that occurred UNDER the sea floor that the riser pipe, deep in the earth, exploded and leaked MASSIVE oil - and is still leaking (which is what is now showing up again) and worse yet - it has CRACKED the sea floor and is causing all of the new earthquake activity, including that in Washington, DC, and the plates in the Gulf are shifting, which is causing additional earthquakes and problems globally.
By Alison Fitzgerald and Joe Carroll - Thu Jun 17 14:54:41 GMT 2010 BP Plc was struggling to seal cracks in its Macondo well as far back as February, more ...
www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-17/...in-gulf-well-as-early-as-february-documents-show.htm


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And yet another another hole in the BP ROV surveillance video of the Gulf floor spewing oil in addition to the HUGE crater in the earlier video. Note that th...
Thomas Wainwright, who died on Saturday after getting bitten by a 10-foot great white shark off the Western Australia coast, operated some of the ROVs that worked to cap the blown out well in the disastrous spill, the Houston Chronicle reported on its FuelFix blog on Monday.

www.upstreamonline.com

A TRIO of bidders are battling it out for a crucial oilfield facilities contract from an Eni-led group that will set the stage for production from Iraq’s Zubair oilfield to rise by as much as 450,000 barrels per day.
No oil is leaking from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig or from a riser on the seabed near the semisubmersible, which sank last year following the Macondo well blowout, Transocean Ltd. said in an Oct. 12 news release. "A comprehensive 2-day underwater examination conducted by Transocean and the US Coast Guard on Oct. 4 and 5 confirmed that there are no hydrocarbons leaking from of the sunken Deepwater Horizon or the riser," Transocean said. "The inspection, conducted with the use of a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), also failed to find any sheen or oil in the area." Transocean, in cooperation with the USCG, undertook the inspection after a sheen was reported.
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BP OIL SPILL ~ Spill date: April 20 -- July 15, 2010 Well officially sealed: September 19, 2010 These photographs taken: Summer 2011 All Original Photographs...

What is left??? Nothing!
By: Denise Rednour
That NZ would use this dispersant which has been banned in eighteen countries and has caused huge controvesy in the US was greeted with shock and horror by many eco activists who have been watching and documenting the destruction it has caused in the Gulf of Mexico.


SOS...SOS...SOS...citzens action group defies corporate/govt rhetoric and calls for evacuation of coast due to chemical poisoning...Emergency aide requested: Tauranga, New Zealand...Bay of Plenty...citizens action commitee for the preservation of human life........

www.nzherald.co.nz

A team of wildlife experts spent last night on Mayor Island as freshly leaked oil from the crippled Rena made its way towards the renowned Bay of Plenty marine reserve.
Due to the Defendants’ oil exploration in the Plaintiffs land and failure by Shell and others to meet minimum Nigerian or own standards, the Plaintiffs community is now characterized by heavy contamination of land and underground water courses, sometimes more than 40 years after oil was spilled.

royaldutchshellplc.com
We have purchased from the United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan and now publish on the Internet, court documents issued in the court on 18 October 2011 against Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Shell Petroleum Development Company (NIG) Ltd.

www.starafrica.com

A Nigerian environmental group on Monday claimed an oil spill from a pipeline operated by Italian firm ENI had badly polluted an area in the south of Africa's largest oil producer.
www.businessweek.com

Halliburton Co., the world’s second- largest oilfield-services provider, said it’s conducting an internal investigation of its Angolan operations after receiving an anonymous e-mail alleging violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

latimesblogs.latimes.com
Research released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has concluded that weeks of burning off oil from last summer's BP spill released more than 1 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere.
The report warns that a major quake in the 7.7 magnitude range is a real possibility along the New Madrid fault line. If a quake that size did hit, the report estimates at least 3,500 people would be killed and more than 80,000 others hurt.

www.examiner.com

Area of impact in major quake   Courtesy: Mid America earthquake Center Up until this point, the recent earthquake tremors felt in Chicago have been m
( I was trying to recall the notes on orbital mechanics of a comet tied to quakes - ditto notes on migration of magnetic pole - allegations 'spin axis' unstable on ning., etc. Hard to pin down...though Dr. John v. Kampen was also 'on' about earthquakes some time ago...but definite convergence of predictions. Still..Oct 23 comes to mind for some reason as the date of 'crossing' a line of converging stresses
Something else coincidental

Ning Li is an American scientist best known for her controversial claims about anti-gravity devices. She previously worked at the University of Alabama, but left to form her own company AC gravity LLD.[1]Little is known of what became of AC Gravity or its initial activities, the current whereabouts of Ning Li are still unknown.
According to Li, rotating ions create a gravitomagnetic field perpendicular to their spin axis. If a large number of ions could be aligned, (in a Bose-Einstein condensate) the resulting effect would be a very strong gravitomagnetic field producing a strong repulsive force. The alignment may be possible by trapping superconductor ions in a lattice structure in a high-temperature superconducting disc. See also
 BTW The IPCC would like help - crunching numbers
According to the IPCC (ibid): "Nevertheless, models still show significant errors. Although these are generally greater at smaller scales, important large-scale problems also remain."
Because I'm a suspicious old coot, the idea of opening up personal computers to access on that scale dwarfs any idea of  monitoring web communications for intimate access in my mind. 

Global Warming: Man or Myth?

Scientists can also wear their citizen hats

Climate Science Legal Defense Fund – Spread the Word & Logo

 John Abraham and I are grateful for the generous response to our appeal for legal defense fund support. We are happy to inform everyone that we have met, and exceeded the initial goal of $10,000. This appeal is a great start for a long-term plan to develop a permanent fund for defending scientists against these attacks. Consequently, we are working to develop a funding structure that allows donations to be made to a 501c3 non-profit entity.
All funds that are in excess of those currently needed will be placed into this entity for future use defending climate scientists. We believe that the existence of this fund will send a strong message that groups like ATI cannot bully scientists.
Please consider adding the logo above to your blogs, web pages, Face Book posts,etc. The image URL is:
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/global_warming/images/defense_fund_logo.gif
and the link to direct people to is:
http://profmandia.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/donation/
On Friday, a Virginia judge ruled to stay the current court order indefinitely, with a followup hearing to take place on Nov. 1st. Chris Horner and the fossil-fuel front group ATI cannot view the exempted personal emails from 39 climate scientists.  This is definitely a victory, which wouldn’t have happened without the funding to intervene.
For background on this case, see: http://climscifoi.blogspot.com/2011/09/ati-uva-intervention.html and my letter to U.VA President Teresa Sullivan.

Chris Horner and American Tradition Institute (ATI) try to appear as though they are a grassroots citizen group but as the links below show, this is hardly the case.
American Tradition Institute was formerly Western Tradition Partnership.  For background on WTP and ATI see:
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Western_Tradition_Partnership  and follow the links found within and
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Tradition_Institute
see also:
http://coloradoindependent.com/57656/colorado-political-group-western-tradition-linked-to-nasty-montana-race
http://coloradoindependent.com/75102/anti-green-group-crows-about-squashing-radical-environmentalist-newt-gingrich-in-cpac-straw-poll
The ATI “staff” are among the world’s greatest climate change misinformers and are connected to many of the notorious think tanks (Competitive Enterprise Institute, Cooler Heads Coalition, Heartland Institute, etc.) that have been fooling people for years.

( N.B.   Corporate interference in 'communicating science' does not inherently limit that interference to one political entity. Anybody familiar with use of the 'Denier' meme as Poisoning the Well Disinformation Technique will recognize Framing Arguments. So Climate in Contention information reliability is affected by the mindwashing techniques introduced in Perception Alteration . Indeed, where I started on this topic is tied into War by Other Means  - Foreign Policy  , and Energy/ Mineral resources / Nuclear Technology as a tactical consideration. And yes, that includes the possibility of a cunning variation of economic sanctions : one self-imposed by a deluded world.

More celebrities set to join Labor Government's carbon tax push ...

29 May 2011 ... A coalition of unions and environmental groups will today publish a national pro- carbon tax advertising campaign with 140 signatories from ...
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/more-celebrities-set-to-join-labor-governments-carbon-tax-push/story-e6fredp...

What is the Kyoto Protocol?

Carbon, climate change & global warming news ... Australia's carbon tax passes ... Of the signatories, only 2 refused to ratify Kyoto up until December of 2007 ...
http://www.carbonify.com/articles/kyoto-protocol.htm
China and the USA weren't they ?  Go ahead. Blame the GOP. That still isn't 'getting it.'  Rand Corp's  ( ? ) NPT TRAP should show you the level of ingenious, deceptive permanent policy possible.

British Columbia’s carbon tax woos sceptics



Peter in BC
It should be noted that the poll number is reflective of urban British Columbians. Once one gets outside of the latte sipping crowd in Vancouver the opinion changes radically. The Carbon Tax does nothing to benefit the environment as any funds generated go into general provincial coffers and not towards any environmental concerns beyond what is needed to secure votes in Vancouver. The tax was brought in without mandate nor consultation and although not the primary factor, it was no doubt a contributing factor to the Premier Campbell's resignation in disgrace as arguably the most hated politician in BC. The article sugar coats this represive tax when in fact it contributes greatly to proving the old joke, "What does BC stand for?", answer, "Bring Cash". If any other jurisdiction wants to see massive hikes in everything from fuel to carrots to socks without any change in the enviro(n)ment, then go for a carbon tax.


Attribution 

How do we know what caused climate to change – or even if anything did? 

Climate attribution literally has to do with what causes something, or "to explain by indicating a cause". With regard to climate and weather it is important to understand the differences between what attribution can be assigned to climate and/or weather events at a given moment, or over a span of time. The longer the span of time, the more the attribution moves away from weather and towards climate, and vice versa. 

 ( Clear as mud ; but a good job of 'distancing' from an obvious comparison.  Short form : there are no valid short term projections. )

Discovery of Global Warming - Spencer Ward
The statements on this site represent the views of the author and are not positions endorsed by the American Institute of Physics. Two of the Institute's Member Societies have taken positions on climate change; see the American Physical Society's statement and the American Geophysical Union's statement.

The Vatican called on Monday for sweeping reforms of the world economy and the creation of a ethical, global authority to regulate financial markets as demonstrations against corporate greed continued to spring up in major cities across the globe.
www.brecorder.com

( Um. This is the 'church' that is its own state and bank. )
www.cnbc.com

The Vatican called on Monday for the establishment of a "global public authority" and a "central world bank" to rule over financial institutions that have become outdated and often ineffective in dealing fairly with crises.

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The revolution has begun. We will not be ignored. The time of the uprising is upon us. It has gone to far, and it is time to educate those that are still sle...
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Occupy Wall Street vs. Police: Fighting Breaks Out as Protesters March Down Broadway

Some good news for a change, and it comes out of my old home town of Albany, NY :)

redgreenandblue.org
This is a breath of fresh air. Democratic New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who should know better, wanted Occupy Wall Street protesters out of the park at the NY State Capitol. If they refused to leave, he wanted arrests. He pressured Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, who had earlier said he had ...
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Official Trailer for "The Big Fix" a Green Planet Production by Josh and Rebecca Tickell

Rise and Rise Again! Adbusters & NPA announces a national day of action on Financial Transaction Tax October 29th! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQbGJ_NU5Cc&feature=channel_video_title

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  1. Occupy Together | Home

    www.occupytogether.org/
    23 Sep 2011 – For now, there is an IRC room at #occupytogether in chat.indymedia.org where you can come to discuss. TakeTheSquare has offered ...

    About OCCUPY TOGETHER


    www.occupytogether.org/.../aboutus...
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    For now, there is an IRC room ...
  2. Occupytogether.org | OccupyWallSt.org Forum

    occupywallst.org/forum/occupytogetherorg/
    27 Sep 2011 – News and resources for protesters attending the mass demonstration on Wall Street against financial greed and corruption.
  3. Occupy Together Meetups Everywhere - Meetup

    www.meetup.com/occupytogether/
    This is OCCUPY TOGETHER's hub for all of the events springing up across the country in solidarity with Occupy Wall St. See what's going on in your community ...
  4. The 99% Are Standing Up Everywhere: Occupy Together! | October ...

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    26 Sep 2011 – #OccupyWallStreet 99% Movement Spreads Across America – Introducing OccupyTogether.org. Amped Status. September 26th, 2011 ...
  5. New website **occupytogether.org** for nationwide action ...

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    New website **occupytogether.org** for nationwide action.
  6. Occupy Together - Info | Facebook

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    The best way to contact us is through our email (info@occupytogether.org). Unfortunately, comments on both facebook, twitter, and our site have easily become ...
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‎"They obviously did the right thing because they don't have another choice. It's not really their choice. The choice has been made by the people who are occu...
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Occupy Wall Street Movement - NYC October 23rd, 2011 Letter of Solidarity and Support to the NYC General Assembly From: Canadian General Assemblies of Occupy...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse lawmakers voted unanimously today to ban natural gas drilling —including the controversial drilling technique called hydrofracking — within city limits. The measure was loudly applauded by about three dozen anti-fracking activists who packed the Common Council chambers and joined councilors at a press conference afterward on the steps of city hall.

www.syracuse.com

The measure passes city council unanimously.
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The internet whistleblower Wikileaks is suspending operations to focus on fund-raising instead. Its founder Julian Assange, speaking at a news conference in ...

‎"Actually the top tenth of one percent. Because of financial deregulation and tax cuts for the rich, the income gap is soaring. Here’s one of my favorite indicators that we compiled for The Looting of America. In 1970 the top 100 CEOs earned $45 for every $1 earned by the average worker. By 2006, the ratio climbed to an obscene 1,723 to one. (Not a misprint!)"

http://www.alternet.org/story/152811/the_shocking%2C_graphic_data_that_shows_exactly_what_motivates_the_occupy_movement_


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The corporate media may obsess about what Occupy Wall Street is all about, but these images should make it clear.
NATO was right: REVEALED! The daily life of the 'brutal dictator', surrounded by incredible luxury and brutalizing small children...

www.sott.net

NATO was right: REVEALED! The daily life of the 'brutal dictator', surrounded by incredible luxury and brutalizing small children.. le diable selon l'otan (kadhafi chez lui) par sebas54dieuce...

‎16 Things Libya Will Never See Again

www.disinfo.com

There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free for all its citizens. There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned and loans

Members of Congress and the Obama administration have assured us that on January 1, 2014, junk health insurance plans -- which offer only the illusion of adequate coverage to the millions of Americans enrolled in them -- will become a thing of the past.

Among those who clearly don’t believe those plans are headed for extinction are the insurance companies that market these highly profitable plans, and the employers that buy them -- primarily restaurant chains and retailers with high employee turnover

www.prwatch.org

Members of Congress and the Obama administration have assured us that on January 1, 2014, junk health insurance plans -- which offer only the illusion of adequate coverage to the millions of Americans enrolled in them -- will become a thing of the past.Among those who clearly don’t believe those pla...

www.forbes.com

Filed under #occupythisinfographic: Three systems theorists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have taken a database listing 37 million companies and investors worldwide and analyzed all 43,060 transnational corporations and share ownerships linking them. They built a model of wh...
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