Opit's LinkFest!: 18 June

NEAR ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL - JUNE 15: Construction continues at the Belo Monte dam complex in the Amazon basin on June 15, 2012 near Altamira, Brazil. Belo Monte will be the world’s third-largest hydroelectric project and will displace up to 20,000 people while diverting the Xingu River and flooding as much as 230 square miles of rainforest. The controversial project is one of around 60 hydroelectric projects Brazil has planned in the Amazon to generate electricity for its rapidly expanding economy. While environmentalists and indigenous groups oppose the dam, many Brazilians support the project. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or ‘Earth Summit’. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

BELEM, BRAZIL - JUNE 07: Workers (R) offload baskets of acai berry before sunrise at the historic Ver-el-Peso market on June 7, 2012 in Belem, Brazil. Belem is considered the entrance gate to the Amazon and for more than 300 years, boats have unloaded their wares from deep in the Amazon at the historic market. Fishermen and others who make their livelihood on the waters of the Amazon basin face a variety of environmental hazards including pollution from mining, agricultural runoff and silting of the waters caused by deforestation.'Ver-el-Peso' means 'see the weight' and was named after the colonial Portuguese mandatory weighing of merchandise to be taxed for the Portuguese crown. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or 'Earth Summit'. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. The summit aims to overcome years of deadlock over environmental concerns and marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, which delivered the Climate Convention and a host of other promises. Brazil is now the world’s sixth largest economy and is set to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

English: National Science Board Sustainable Energy Report Front Page (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

NEAR ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL - JUNE 14: (EDITORS NOTE: A polarizing filter was used in creating this picture) An old boat is submerged in the Xingu River near the site where the Belo Monte dam complex is under construction in the Amazon basin on June 14, 2012 near Altamira, Brazil. Belo Monte will be the world’s third-largest hydroelectric project and will displace up to 20,000 people while diverting the Xingu River and flooding as much as 230 square miles of rainforest. The controversial $16 billion project is one of around 60 hydroelectric projects Brazil has planned in the Amazon to generate electricity for its rapidly expanding economy. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or ‘Earth Summit’. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. The summit aims to overcome years of deadlock over environmental concerns and marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, which delivered the Climate Convention and a host of other promises. Brazil is now the world’s sixth largest economy and is set to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL - JUNE 16: A man drives his motorcycle through a low-lying area near the area where the Belo Monte dam complex is under construction in the Amazon basin on June 16, 2012 in Altamira, Brazil. Belo Monte will be the world’s third-largest hydroelectric project and will displace up to 20,000 people while diverting the Xingu River and flooding as much as 230 square miles of rainforest. The government says residents forced to relocate due to the dam will be compensated and that most will benefit from relocation. Opponents of the dam are skeptical of this claim. The controversial project is one of around 60 hydroelectric projects Brazil has planned in the Amazon to generate electricity for its rapidly expanding economy. While environmentalists and indigenous groups oppose the dam, many Brazilians support the project. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or ‘Earth Summit’. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

PARA STATE, BRAZIL - JUNE 08: A deforested section of Amazon rainforest is seen in the mist from an airplane at dawn on June 8, 2012 in Para state, Brazil. Although deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is down 80 percent since 2004, environmentalists fear recent changes to the Forest Code will lead to further destruction. Around 20 percent of the rainforest has already been destroyed. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or 'Earth Summit'. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. The summit aims to overcome years of deadlock over environmental concerns and marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, which delivered the Climate Convention and a host of other promises. Brazil is now the world’s sixth largest economy and is set to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

BELEM, BRAZIL - JUNE 07: A worker prepares Amazonian flowers and plants at the historic Ver-el-Peso market on June 7, 2012 in Belem, Brazil. Belem is considered the entrance gate to the Amazon and for more than 300 years, boats have unloaded their wares from deep in the Amazon at the market. Fishermen and others who make their livelihood on the waters of the Amazon basin face a variety of environmental hazards including pollution from mining, agricultural runoff and silting of the waters caused by deforestation.'Ver-el-Peso' means 'see the weight' and was named after the colonial Portuguese mandatory weighing of merchandise to be taxed for the Portuguese crown. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or 'Earth Summit'. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. The summit aims to overcome years of deadlock over environmental concerns and marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, which delivered the Climate Convention and a host of other promises. Brazil is now the world’s sixth largest economy and is set to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

PARA STATE, BRAZIL - JUNE 09: Drivers pass through deforested land along federal highway BR-222 on June 9, 2012 in Para state, Brazil. Highway construction through Amazonian rainforest has led to accelerated rates of deforestation. Although deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is down 80 percent since 2004, environmentalists fear recent changes to the Forest Code will lead to further destruction. Around 20 percent of the rainforest has already been destroyed. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or 'Earth Summit'. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. The summit aims to overcome years of deadlock over environmental concerns and marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, which delivered the Climate Convention and a host of other promises. Brazil is now the world’s sixth largest economy and is set to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

NEAR ARARIBOIA INDIGENOUS RESERVE, BRAZIL - JUNE 10: A truck transporting illegally harvested Amazon rainforest logs is broken down on a road near protected indigenous land on June 10, 2012 near the Arariboia Indigenous Reserve, Maranhao state, Brazil. Guajajara tribe members on the reserve say their forests are being plundered by illegal loggers who killed a member of their tribe who attempted to resist. According to the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), which tracks rainforest destruction by satellite, 242 square kilometers in the reserve have already been destroyed. From 1987-2011, 1.1 million hectares of wood disappeared in protected indigenous reserves, according to the Brazilian government. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or 'Earth Summit'. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. The summit aims to overcome years of deadlock over environmental concerns and marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, which delivered the Climate Convention and a host of other promises. Brazil is now the world’s sixth largest economy and is set to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

RONDON DO PARA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08: A worker carries a bag of charcoal produced from illegally harvested Amazon rainforest wood up a ladder onto a truck on June 8, 2012 in Rondon do Para, Brazil. According to a recent Greenpeace study, illegal wood charcoal is primarily used in Brazil to power smelters producing pig iron, which is used to make steel for industries including U.S. auto manufacturing. Illegal charcoal camps were found to sometimes result in slave labor and the destruction of rainforest on protected indigenous lands. Between 2003-2011, 2,700 charcoal camp workers were liberated from conditions akin to slavery, according to Greenpeace. The workers in this photo said they were paid $40 per truckload of charcoal. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or 'Earth Summit'. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. The summit aims to overcome years of deadlock over environmental concerns and marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, which delivered the Climate Convention and a host of other promises. Brazil is now the world’s sixth largest economy and is set to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL - JUNE 14: Students practice music near the site where the Belo Monte dam complex is under construction in the Amazon basin on June 14, 2012 in Altamira, Brazil. Belo Monte will be the world’s third-largest hydroelectric project and will displace up to 20,000 people while diverting the Xingu River and flooding as much as 230 square miles of rainforest. Thousands of Altamira residents will need to be relocated as up to one-third of the city will be underwater once the project is completed. The controversial $16 billion project is one of around 60 hydroelectric projects Brazil has planned in the Amazon to generate electricity for its rapidly expanding economy. The Brazilian Amazon, home to 60 percent of the world’s largest forest and 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen, remains threatened by the rapid development of the country. The area is currently populated by over 20 million people and is challenged by deforestation, agriculture, mining, a governmental dam building spree, illegal land speculation including the occupation of forest reserves and indigenous land and other issues. Over 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of participants and protesters will descend on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, later this month for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or ‘Earth Summit’. Host Brazil is caught up in its own dilemma between accelerated growth and environmental preservation. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

A Helicopter Brings a Fresh Work Shift to the Site of Clean - Up Operations Following a Massive Oil Spill Into the San Juan River Crews Worked Round the Clock at This Log Boom in Monument Valley Utah, 10/1972 (Photo credit: The U.S. National Archives)

Let our Forests grow and our Rivers flow. (Photo credit: Preserved Light by Caillum Smith)

North America and Pelican Nebulae (narrowband) (Photo credit: DJMcCrady)

Australia pinnacle (Photo credit: Kenny Teo (zoompict))

Australia Perth (Photo credit: Kenny Teo (zoompict))

Spiders and two Shield Bugs (Photo credit: wallygrom)

Measuring soil carbon (Photo credit: glbrc.communications)

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1988 Pontiac Fiero GT (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: 1984 Pontiac Fiero. Aftermarket rims. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

All Things Considered - NPR

After 30 Years In Syria, Outspoken Priest Is Expelled

Land, Air And Rail — Summer Travel Has Its Hiccups

One For The Road: Teen Builds Her Own Pontiac Fiero

American Water Intelligence

Bhandewadi WWTP, Nagpur

Catskill-Delaware O&M

Nassau County O&M, NY

BBC

Greeks in race to form coalition

The leader of Greece's election-winning party begins talks to form a national coalition, as markets falter and European bank stocks plummet.

Obama and Putin seek Syria peace

Croatia 0-1 Spain

'Seize moment' call at Rio summit
Governments must seize the "historic opportunity" of the Rio+20 summit to put the world on a new sustainable course, says an expert panel.
Mon Jun 18 2012 12:14:25 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Shenzhou docks with space lab
China's Shenzhou-9 capsule, carrying the nation's first female astronaut, links up with the Tiangong-1 space lab.
Mon Jun 18 2012 08:12:27 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
US regains supercomputer crown
An IBM supercomputer owned by the US government leapfrogs Asian rivals to become the world's fastest.
Mon Jun 18 2012 01:11:58 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Prince in climate change warning
The Prince of Wales warns of the "catastrophic" consequences of inaction on issues such as climate change, at a UN sustainability conference in Brazil.
Sun Jun 17 2012 15:01:11 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Colombia volcano spits out ash
Volcanologists in Colombia warn of the activity of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano as a plume of ash and smoke continues to rise from its crater.
Sun Jun 17 2012 17:03:35 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Bird sings song with heavy wings
Dense wing bones help a tiny South American bird to sing make its unique “wing violin music”, say scientists.
Fri Jun 15 2012 18:02:06 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time)

Blog of Rights - ACLU

Victory! Nursing Mothers Taking the LSAT Finally Catch a Break

Why Our Family Is Fighting North Carolina's Second Parent Adoption Ban

We're Ready to Defend Washington's Marriage Law at the Ballot Box

CNET

Next Xbox could have glasses, new Kinect

Sharp debuts custom Feel UX for Aquos line

The 404 1,076: Where you don't know you're beautiful (podcast)

CNN

Obama and Putin discuss Syria

President Barack Obama said Monday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in Syria and "agreed that we need to see a...

Jail phone transcripts show Zimmerman, wife discussing finances in code

Glenn Beck drops his name from Web network, promises media 'revolution'

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

SaskNotes: The Shield or the Sword? The Saskatchewan Labour Legislation Review

Canadian identity, pluralism, and the performing arts

Green investments will boost economy and set us on path to climate justice

Carbon Farmers of Australia

Global Warming good for soil carbon traders

Carbon Farming: “Show Me The Money”

Could you be on the Positive List?

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Carbon Forum North America 2012

Mobilizing Information and Communications Technology in Rio to Deliver Sustainable Energy for All

Bringing Lessons in Low-carbon Innovation to Rio+20

Circle of Blue - water news

Global Coal Consumption Up 48 Percent 2001-2010, and Four Other Prominent Numbers from the BP Energy Review

The Stream, June 18: What’s the Potential of Green Accounting?

Federal Water Tap, June 18: EPA Framework for Stormwater and Sewers

Commentators

Laurie Penny: It's not all in your head - stigma is just one of the obstacles to recovery for people with mental illness

Natalie Haynes: I've seen Jaws 10 times and still I'm terrified

Dominic Lawson: Greed is the reason your doctor won't see you on Thursday

Common Dreams

Drone Me Down On the Killing Floor

Books to Burn: Adventures In Reverse Psychology

A Store (and Eventually Country) For All Americans

Daily Bell

Are You Kidding? SEC Now to Supervise US Ratings Agencies

The Real Scoop on Public Service Unions - Part I

Mark Skousen on FreedomFest 2012: Finding Freedom in an Unfree World

Daily News Egypt

Daily News Egypt names senior staff

Alborsa Newspaper invests in re-publishing Daily News Egypt

Pan-Muslim body may participate in UN Syria observer mission

Democracy Now!

Thousands Hold Silent March to Mayor Bloomberg's Home in Protest of NYPD's "Stop-and-Frisk"

After Years of Struggle, DREAM Act Activists Hail Monumental Victory for Immigrants Living in Fear

Rep. Luis Gutiérrez: In Obama Deportation Move, Long-Term Immigration Activism "Has Been Rewarded"

Sorry Global Warming Alarmists, The Earth Is Cooling - Forbes

Discovery

Baby Robot Learns First Words

Researchers teach a baby robot to recognize and repeat syllables.

Homes Get Power From Electric Cars

Findings of Deep-Sea 'Alien' Hunt Revealed

EPA Water science news

Final National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Carbaryl--2012

Fish Advisories with EPA's Improved Online Tools

2012 Beach Grants

EPA Radiation News

EPA to Hold Citizen Science Workshops in New York and New Jersey; June 19 in New York City and June 20 in Edison, New Jersey

New Englanders Reminded that Skin Cancer is Most Common, and Most Preventable Cancer in U.S. - Sun Safety Tips for 'Don’t Fry Day': May 25, 2012

Statement on Passing of Peter Lord, Environmental Reporter for Providence Journal

Food and Water Watch

Rio+20: Sponsored by Coca-Cola?

Ohio and Alabama Stand Up Against Fracking

Corporations, Universities and You

food consumers

Medical imaging ups breast cancer risk

By David Liu,PHD Sunday June 17, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- Researchers at University of California - San Francisco analysed a report on...

Diabetes drug boosts bladder cancer risk

Aspirin's Mostly Unrecognized Connection to Serious Medical Problems

Force Change

Protect Rights of Street Food Vendors in Chicago

Clarify Anti-Environmental Riders in U.S. Farm Bill

Ask Rwanda to Allow Safe Abortions

FreakOut Nation

Mitt Romney claims that his massive tax cut for the wealthy does not disproportionately help the wealthy

Thousands of women to swarm Michigan’s capitol, “Vaginas take back the capitol”

Mitt claims President Obama lacks experience, notes Obama’s political history as a “governor”

Guardian UK

Greek elections: New Democracy try to form coalition – live

Live coverage as New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras prepares to form government that will attempt to keep Greece in euro by sticking to bailout...

Egypt polls leave country in limbo

Yemen army chief killed by suicide bomb

Gulf of Mexico BP Corexit Deepwater Horizon

Disease-ridden Fish, Eyeless Shrimp, Mutated Sea Life – Welcome ...

Gulf Oil Disaster: Dangers – Fact or Fiction | Nicolas Minacapelli ...

BP Owes $192 Billion for Gulf Oil Disaster, Not $15 Billion ...

Hayride

SANDUSKY CASE: Penn State Coaches Testify That Showering Naked With Little Boys Was Pretty Common Among The Staff

Energy Policy = Grassroots Politics, Or Why Pennsylvania Is Absolutely In Play This Fall

The Genius Of ‘That Boy’ Jindal

Inside Facebook

Facebook launches portal page to help users follow Olympic Games and athletes

Facebook acquires facial recognition company Face.com

Facebook looking to introduce real-time location-based ads to monetize mobile market

Lifehacker

Divvy Window Organizer On Sale for $6.99 in the Mac App Store [Video]

Plex for iOS Adds Social Features, In-App Media Management, and More [Plex]

A Closer Look at iOS 6, Much Ado About Unlimited Data, and the Battle of the Home Theater Platforms [Video]

LobeLog

Tomgram: Engelhardt, Till Death Do Us Part

Hawks on Iran

Romney Adviser Lays Out Iran Policy Nearly Identical To Obama’s: ‘Romney Will Seek A Negotiated Settlement’

memeorandum

TPMDC - Scalia Reverses Himself: Now Disagrees With Key ... (Sahil Kapur/tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com)

George Zimmerman jail calls: Trayvon Martin shooter tells wife how to move around money (Orlando Sentinel)

Roger Clemens acquitted of all charges (Washington Post)

Steve Munro

Congestion? Where’s the Congestion?

So You Want To Be A Transit Commissioner

TTC v. Metrolinx (Again): Who’s In Charge Here? (Update 2)

NPR

Jury Finds Baseball Star Roger Clemens Not Guilty On All Counts

Rangel Downplays The Roots That Might Help His Re-Election

Obama Nominee As Ambassador To Iraq Withdraws

NRC

12-074: NRC Approves Increased Power Output for Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant

IV-12-022: NRC to Hold Open House June 26 for Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant

II-12-043: NRC Schedules Meeting June 28 in Atlanta to Discuss Proposed International Isotopes Facility in New Mexico

New Scientist

Positive switch for body electronics

How to evolve your own musical melodies

Second strain of cholera found in Haiti

news 24

Pippie's skin graft a success - surgeons

The skin graft on burn victim Pippie Kruger has been a success, surgeons say, with only isolated islands where it didn't attach to her body.

Local innovator takes water out of bath

Egyptian military moves to retain power

Obama Conspiracy Theories

Voeltz v. Obama video feed (updated)

In context: WorldNetDaily

Obama: Known!

Open Channel

New maps show the loss of US manufacturing jobs state by state

Follow Open Channel on Twitter and Facebook. By Bill DedmanInvestigative Reporter, msnbc.comA new study of manufacturing employment by the...

Crop insurance a boon to farmers -- and insurers, too

Reuters: How S. African telecom allegedly bribed its way into Iran

Open Secrets

With Dimon Set to Testify Again, JPMorgan Chase Favors GOP on House Panel

Nonprofits Outspent Super PACs in 2010

OpenSecrets PolitiQuizz: Pro Golf's Lone Lobbyist

Outlook

Mehdi Hassan (1927-2012), R.I.P.

Their Netas, Contd.

'Manmohan Singh Is Not Corrupt, But He Is Definitely Guilty'

PECAN Group

Derinkuyu, or: the allure of the underground city

10 Things That Will Happen If Barack Obama Continues To Systematically Legalize Illegal Immigration

More Killed* in Chicago this Year than Afghanistan
* excluding civilians

Payvand - Iran

Dayer-Nakhiloo National Park: A Birds Paradise

6 Powers Urge Iran to 'Engage Seriously' in Moscow Nuclear Talks

( Presumably those are the talks by nuclear powers to stop pushing disarmament and abrogate the NPT )

Photos: The Swinging Minarets of Isfahan

Pesticide Action Network

Big News! Welcome PAN's new Executive Director

Occupy Rio+20

Driftcatching with Iowa farmers

Philippines News

Filipino police face arrest in 2008 deaths

Storm Nock-Ten claims over 400,000 USD worth of Philippine crops

One killed as light plane crashes in southern Philippines

Political MoJo - Mother Jones

Republicans' Bad-Faith Objections to Letting DREAMers Stay

Connecticut's Governor—A Democrat!—Sides With Dark Money (UPDATED)

Chart: Why Liberals Lose Primaries More Often Than Conservatives

Politics Security Secrecy

National Security Leak

Georgetown Security Law Brief: Political uncertainty deepens in Egypt

Samsung Even Copied Apple's Phone Security For The Galaxy S III

Psychology Today

Managing Up

Highlights from June 9 to June 15

The Power of Dads

Satellite News

NASA's THEMIS Satellite Sees a Great Electron Escape

When scientists discovered two great swaths of radiation encircling Earth in the 1950s, it spawned over-the-top fears about "killer electrons" and...

2012 Research and Technology Studies Resume at JSC

Jeff Adams – Real Estate Investing

Science

Investing in the legacy of the London 2012 Games

Scientists must make research an open book

Brutish? You have to hand it to the Neanderthals after all

Science Daily

Clues to nervous system evolution found in nerve-less sponge

Brothers in arms: Commensal bacteria help fight viruses

Discovery helps mice beat urinary tract infections

Scientific American

How Listeners Shape the Evolution of Music

Missing Foxes Fuel Lyme Disease Spread

Malaria-Resistant Mosquitoes Bred in Lab for First Time

Shaleshock Media

Enfield Town Council Passes Moratorium on Gas Drikking

New Compressor Station- Williams – Being Built

DEC Region 7 Demonstration

Star Online

Malaysia achieves self-sufficiency in fish

Panel on Bersih 3.0 starts hearing

Ongkili: ARE site in Perak to be monitored for 300 years

Statesman

Horse trainer remains in jail despite judge’s ruling*

* False arrest and imprisonment ?

Horse trainer remains in jail despite judge's ruling

4 dogs die in Northwest Austin house fire

TED

It’s OK to eat alone: Q&A with Susan Cain

Micro-metal management: Fellows Friday with Damian Palin

Misbehaving beautifully: Meet TEDGlobal guest host Sarah Caddick in our Q&A

Techdirt

Minneapolis Police Filming Their Own Work To Show Critics

Carreon's Full Filing Reveals He Donated To Oatmeal Campaign Himself, Plus Other Assorted Nuttiness

Louis Vuitton Loses Bogus Trademark Lawsuit: Using Fake Handbag In Hangover II Isn't Infringement

This Week in Science

Environmental Determinism?

Dating Cave Paintings

Spin Recovery

Trend

Spain, Italy - at Euro-2012 quarterfinals

Italy defeated Ireland 2-0 in Poznan on Monday and qualified for the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 by finishing second in group C with five points...

Obama, Putin call for Syrian ceasefire

Ahmadinejad departs Tehran for Latin American tour

USA Today

Zimmermans' jailhouse calls released

Vatican official blames media — and the devil

Report: Russia to send marines to Syria

Unexplained Mysteries

GM cows produce healthier milk

Humanoid robot learns as a baby does

'Mickey Mouse' spotted on Mercury

Web MD

After Bariatric Surgery, Alcohol Abuse More Likely

Two years after weight loss surgery, people may be particularly vulnerable to alcohol abuse problems.

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Best and Worst Supplements and Herbs

Prescription Drugs for Kids: What's Up, Down

Weird

Luxury caviar-topped pizza goes on sale for $1,000

Dogs take part in 7th annual surfing contest in California

Dogs compete in extreme Frisbee championships

White House Press Office

Message -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation

Notice -- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation

Joint Statement by the President of the United States of America Barack Obama and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin

WhoWhatWhy

A Surprise Ending on Watergate’s 40th Anniversary

Russ Baker on PBS’ WGBH Boston

Reader Comment: The Rich and the Power of Myth

Zoe - It's our Nature

What Do You Call a Veterinarian Who …?

When Religion Means Cruelty to Animals

Out of Africa

New Greek Rescue Clash With Germany Looms

Wall Street Journal - all 9084 related »

UN environment haggle runs into problems ahead of summit

AFP - all 1411 related »

US officials 'deeply concerned' by Egypt military decree

Los Angeles Times - all 3317 related »

Market Relief Fades at Greek Election Results - New York Times

How the Military Has Won Egypt's Presidential Election - TIME

George Zimmerman jail calls: Trayvon Martin shooter tells wife how to move ... - Orlando Sentinel

Daily Galaxy

Image of the Day --Strange Red Galaxies: "A Missing Link?"

After a 14-Year Search --Elusive Ancient Galaxy Found

EcoAlert: Ancient Antarctica Found Warmer & Wetter Than Expected

"Dark Energy" --Does the Mysterious Anti-Gravitational Force Really Exist? (Weekend Feature)

Image of the Day: Cosmic Illusion --A Galaxy Mashup

TO DO

renewable recycling conservation

Japan approves renewable subsidies in shift from nuclear power

Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan approved on Monday incentives for renewable energy that could unleash billions of dollars in clean-energy investment and help the ...

Brookfield Renewable Raises $350000 for Children in the Ottawa ...

MarketWatch (press release)

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jun 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- BrookfieldRenewable Energy Group announced today that $350000 has been distributed ...

Trial starts today in renewable-fuel fraud case

Arizona Daily Sun

BALTIMORE _ The case that has rattled the nation's renewable fuels industry began with some flashy cars.

Buying electricity from renewable sources can be complicated

Washington Post

Utilities deregulation makes shopping for electricity strange: Can you really buy green energy?

HUMAN HABITAT

ecology water energy

Gregoire says fed help needed with tsunami debris

San Jose Mercury News

Gregoire noted that the Department ofEcology has been approved to use $100000 from its litter cleanup account for tsunami debris removal. However, a "steady ...

Govt to set committee on Himalayan ecology

Hindustan Times

The government is considering setting up of committee to examine the ecological impact of developing projects in Himalayas including on national river Ganga ...

Embers of Caerus videos cover player stats and dynamic ecology

Joystiq

Indie sandbox MMO Embers of Caerus wrapped up its kickstarter feature week with a pair of developer videos covering player stats and something called ...

UBC 'ecological footprint' creators win Blue Planet Award at Rio+20 ...

University of British Columbia

Developed by Rees and Wackernagel in the early 1990s, the ecological footprint builds on Rees' earlier research on the Earth's carrying capacity. It is an ...

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Water bill backflip a win for families

Herald Sun

EXCLUSIVE: MELBOURNE householders have won a major discount on their waterbills in a dramatic backflip by the Baillieu Government over a desalination ...

Dehydration deaths: Refugees in S.Sudan need water

Fox News

Tens of thousands of refugees fleeing war in Sudan are struggling to find enough water to drink and cook with, leading to the deaths of an unknown number from ...

American Water Named in Computerworld's 100 Best Places to ...

MarketWatch (press release)

"Since water is the asset American Water is the steward of and water quality is of utmost importance, it is imperative for us to stay current and have technology ...

Delhi, Haryana chief ministers meet on watercrisis

New York Daily News

New Delhi, June 18 — Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit met her Haryana counterpart B.S Hooda Monday in an effort to resolve the ongoing water crisis in the ...