a House panel voted to advance a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy nationwide
a House panel voted to advance a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy nationwide
the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the police can collect DNA samples from people they arrest even before they are convicted of a crime.
Since the 1980s, the National Rifle Association and other groups have led a successful campaign to get state legislatures to limit local control over gun regulations.
If the House GOP gets its way, the new Farm Bill passing through Congress will prove the perfect opportunity to make some of the nation’s most poor and vulnerable even less secure.
Another Triumph of Hope over Experience On June 4 we learned that the Port of Coos Bay has published a "Business Plan", which it is required to do by the State of Oregon. Being required to do something often shrinks what little zeal survives in an overpaid...
Having attended the Salem No-LNG export rally referenced in pro-gas booster Mark Wall’s gushing praise of America’s regulatory process a certain irony is worth pointing out. Both sides are claiming that the same regulatory agencies and rule of law will either be their...
There was a lot of rejoicing last week amongst anti-gas activists when the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) upheld a Clatsop County decision to deny a pipeline construction permit to Oregon LNG on five points, including public safety. Providing for the health...
Kumi Naidoo discusses the politics of climate change and the urgency of environmental activism. Plus, a Bill Moyers essay on a recent speech by the pope decrying the global economy for what it’s doing to the jobless.
Global scientific consensus says planet is changing in ways unseen in thousands of years and if something ‘substantial’ not done, and soon, the results will be unthinkable
‘We urge the US to take the lead and make reforms that ensure that government surveillance efforts are clearly restricted by law, proportionate to the risks, transparent and subject to independent oversight.’
Wikileaks puts out two new documents showing “great pressure” to bend other countries to corporate-friendly trade pact
Aging electrical transformers are susceptible to geomagnetic storms. Many scientists believe we are entering a period of solar maximum when increased geomagnetic activity can take out communications satellites, critical equipment control systems and major electrical transformers causing power outages to as many as 120 million people and lasting for months.
The release of J-131 and Cs-137 alone (as stated through IRSN) corresponds to a 500,000 TBq J-131 equivalent.
Taken all Fukushima Daiichi reactors into consideration this is obviously an INES 7 event.
As I mentioned earlier it is my opinion board members Scott Cooper and Travis Hayer ultimately destroyed the organization, but I should first acknowledge that during the crunch time it was Scott who got permission for us to erect the tower. Then Travis took the...
Act One – The Beginning If you are unaware of Coos Community Radio which operates at 98.1 FM, you aren’t alone. Sadly, with the exception of Democracy Now and Economic Update, (both programs I brought to the station), and thanks to its current management Travis Hayer...