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D is for Dow...D is for Death
2015-04-22 04:57:41| Chemicals - Topix.net
Remember Dow Chemical? The horrific corporation that provided the world -- and particularly the civilian population of Vietnam -- with jellied gasoline that burns flesh down to the bone? The same company that provided the world -- and particularly the civilian population of Vietnam -- with two phenoxyl herbicides -- 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid -- in iso-octyl esterform ... you know, Agent Orange. Well, in keeping with its mission of death, destruction, and corporate profits Dow has endorsed the fast-track authority bill now being readied in Congress for the President's rubber stamp.
Canadas SNC-Lavalin is Set to Win Key Bridge Award, But Infrastructure Chief is Out
2015-04-22 02:19:38| ENR.com: Headline News
Some see win as boost for legally embattled firm, which is fighting federal fraud charges linked to former execs' alleged bribes of officials.
6 Trending Headlines: Changes in D.C. that you need to know; PLUS: Cow nutrition is vital to fetus
2015-04-20 17:23:00| Beef
A growing body of evidence suggests that supplementing cows during pregnancy offers benefits far beyond just cow body condition. And things are happening in a land far away from your pastures that may change the beef business for the good. Interstitial Ads Frequency: -1 read more
China's Great Cannon Could Point Anywhere When Next Fuse Is Lit
2015-04-17 00:26:08| TechNewsWorld
China, which censors the Internet with its Great Firewall aka the "Golden Shield," has a new censorship tool that is causing alarm. It's known as the "Great Cannon." The University of Toronto's Citizen Lab identified the tool in a report released last week. The Great Cannon was first used in March, to launch a large-scale DDoS attack on GitHub and GreatFire.org, Citizen Lab said.
Protesters push Harvard to divest from fossil fuels, but school-backed panel is divided
2015-04-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Harvard University President Drew Faust convened a panel yesterday led by seven experts on climate policies and energy sources and anchored by a star of the journalism world, Charlie Rose. It came in response to mounting pressure from Harvard students, faculty and alumni on the university to divest its $35.9 billion endowment -- the largest of any college or university worldwide -- from investments in coal, oil and natural gas companies. The panel largely sidestepped the subject of divestment....
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