Reuters / Shannon StapletonRT News

The latest drilling techniques for obtaining gas, which drill horizontally as opposed to the more traditional vertical drilling, shows a higher rate of leaking methane, according to a study that could spell problems for fracking across the nation.

After poring over data from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection involving more than 41,000 wells, it was determined that more than 6 percent of the active gas wells drilled in the Marcellus region of Pennsylvania “show compromised cement and/or casing integrity,” according to an academic paper published on Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.    Continue reading “Fracking industry fumes as researchers reveal high levels of leaking methane”

AFP Photo / Ahmad AL-Rubaye RT News

Less than a week after announcing the deployment of additional US personnel to Iraq, the White House has said that up to 300 more troops are being sent to the country to bolster security at key facilities amid an organized push by ISIS militants.

In a letter to Congress on Monday, President Obama wrote that additional troop deployments are “a prudent measure to protect US citizens and property.”    Continue reading “White House announces an additional 300 troops to Iraq”

Mourners pray during a funeral in Kirkuk, June 23, 2014 (Reuters / Ako Rasheed)RT News

At least 2,417 people have been killed in Iraq in June 2014, the majority of them civilians, according to figures released by the United Nations. The death toll in the violence-plagued country is the highest since May 2007.

The dead include 1,531 civilians and 886 members of Iraq’s security forces killed in terrorist attacks and violence, UNIRAQ, the UN mission to Iraq, said in a statement.

In addition, a total of 2,287 people were injured in attacks in June.   Continue reading “More than 2,400 killed in Iraq in June, highest monthly toll since 2007”

When a cop kills an American the families of the victim never get any justice. This Border Patrol Cop kills someone trying to stone him and he gets sued.

Breitbart – by Sylvia Longmire

TUSCON, Arizona–The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that the parents of Sergio Hernandez, a 15-year-old Mexican teenager who was shot and killed by Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa on June 7, 2010, could sue Mesa in U.S. civil court for alleged excessive use of force. This was a reversal of the initial judgment made in Mesa’s favor in the lower Western District Court in El Paso, TX.     Continue reading “US Court: Mexicans Can Sue Border Patrol Agent Who Killed Their Rock-Throwing Son”

clip_image002[2]2Veterans Today – by Preston James

The answer is a conditional yes, but it will be very, very difficult, given the scope of the current situation, and most Americans will have to pull together to accomplish this.

The problem “We the People” now face is essentially the same that was faced by our Founding Fathers when they were oppressed and tyrannized by King George and England.

One major difference now however is that our leadership has been compromised, bought, blackmailed or murdered, leaving us without any George Washington, Ben Franklin, or John Adams type individuals.   Continue reading “Can “We the People” Save America from Destruction by World Zionists ?”

President Vladimir Putin meeting with Russian ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry mansion, July 1, 2014. Right: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (RIA Novosti / Alexey Nikolsky)RT News

Russia’s president has blamed the turmoil in Ukraine on the country’s newly-elected leader Petro Poroshenko. Vladimir Putin also criticized the West for its intention to turn the planet into a “global barracks.”

Russia’s president has laid the blame for the ongoing turmoil between Kiev and south-eastern regions squarely at the feet of Petro Poroshenko, after the Ukrainian leader terminated the ceasefire.   Continue reading “Putin to West: Stop turning world into ‘global barracks,’ dictating rules to others”

An important, though risky, move.New York Daily News

Republican House Speaker John Boehner’s decision to sue the President for failing to execute the laws of our country isn’t as crazy (gasp!) as some think. And it isn’t, as Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called it, “subterfuge.”

It is, after six long years of presidential overreach and run-around, in fact the only logical and responsible next step – and perhaps the kindest both to the country and the President.   Continue reading “Boehner’s lawsuit: A double-edged sword”

Mail.com

HOUSTON (AP) — Rushing into a Houston home, police officer Austin Huckabee encountered a drunken, combative man bleeding profusely on the kitchen floor. He quickly realized the blood was spurting in rhythm with the man’s heart and cardiac arrest was just moments away.

Pulling a tourniquet from his belt, the former Army captain and his partner restrained the man, wrapped the band around his arm and twisted an attached rod to tighten it until the bleeding stopped. Then Huckabee waited for paramedics, knowing a life had been saved.   Continue reading “Tourniquets make comeback with American police”

Julia Gatto, Gilberto ValleOh goodie, “Jeffrey Dahmer the 2nd” is back on the streets!

Mail.com

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York Police Department officer was set to leave jail on Tuesday after a judge overturned his conviction in a bizarre case accusing him of plotting to kidnap, kill and eat young women.

Judge Paul Gardephe ruled late Monday that there was insufficient evidence to support a jury’s guilty verdict in the kidnapping conspiracy conviction of Gilberto Valle. His lawyers had argued that the alleged plots were really fantasy online role play that never put anyone in harm’s way.   Continue reading “Conviction of NYC cop cannibalism case overturned”

ebola burying dead bodiesThe Common Sense Show – by Dave Hodges

On June 30, 2014, I interviewed Dr. Jane Orient, an internal medicine specialist and the Executive Director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). Dr. Orient stated that by admitting these huge groups of children who come from countries where medical screenings are minimal and hygiene is poor, the United States is at risk for epidemics of serious diseases and viruses that the nation has not seen in years and for which we have no immunity.

The following paragraphs contain the contents and supporting documentation of my phone interview with Dr. Orient.   Continue reading “Ebola, Drug-Resistant TB, Dengue Fever are now in the U.S.”

Washington’s Blog

It’s been a dramatic day for whistleblowing news.

A month ago, Glenn Greenwald announced that he was going to publish his biggest story yet:  the names of those the NSA has been spying on.

Earlier today, Greenwald tweeted that he would finally publish the story tonight at midnight.    Continue reading “Government Stops Glenn Greenwald from Publishing His Big Snowden Revelation … But Others Will Release ALL of the Snowden Documents to Prevent a War”

A woman cries near her burning house after shelling in east Ukraine's Donetsk Region, Jun. 30ITAR-TASS

KIEV, July 01. /ITAR-TASS/. After Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko unilaterally terminated ceasefire, the military forces began an operation “on destroying terrorist groups” in the south-east, UNIAN agency reported.

The agency said that aviation and artillery strikes are made on strongholds and positions of the self-defense forces.   Continue reading “Ukraine’s military carry out artillery strikes on positions of self-defense forces”

New York Daily News – by ROCCO PARASCANDOLA

A Bronx woman who has accused an NYPD cop of breaking into her apartment during a drunken early morning attack told investigators that he viciously beat her in her bed, punching her more than 20 times.

Officer Eugene Donnelly, clad only in his underwear, eventually fled — but not before taking a drink of milk from her refrigerator, a source familiar with the woman’s account told the Daily News.   Continue reading “Drunken NYPD cop punched Bronx woman 20 to 30 times after breaking into her apartment: source”

Candles placed next to a picture of three Israeli teenagers who were abducted and killed, in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square June 30, 2014. Israeli forces found the bodies of the three missing teenagers in the occupied West Bank on Monday after a nearly three-week-long search and a sweep against the Islamist Hamas group that Israel says abducted them. (REUTERS/Nir Elias)Yahoo News – by Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking at Hamas after finding the bodies of three missing teenagers whose abduction and killing it blames on the Palestinian Islamist group.

Israel’s security cabinet, which held an emergency session late on Monday and was due to meet again on Tuesday, was split on the scope of any further action in the coastal enclave or in the occupied West Bank, officials said. The United States and regional power-broker Egypt urged restraint.   Continue reading “Israel launches Gaza air strike after bodies of missing teens found”

RT News

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has decided to not prolong the ceasefire with Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, announcing an end to a fragile deal to deescalate tensions in the eastern regions of the country.

“We will attack and will free our land,” Poroshenko said. The ceasefire officially ended at 19:00 GMT, according to a statement that appeared on the president’s website shortly after midnight.   Continue reading “Ukraine president terminates ceasefire”