This past weekend at the China Beijing International High-Tech Expo, China revealed an exciting new form of public transportation called the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB). With a loading capacity of some 1,200 passengers, the bus is designed to hover above cars to maximize road space. With China having notoriously bad traffic jams in such congested cities, Read More…
Environment
Bayer’s Acquisition Offer Could Literally Make Monsanto Disappear
United States — Bayer has now confirmed a buyout bid for agrichemical giant, Monsanto — the maker of Agent Orange, RoundUp, and genetically-modified crops — otherwise known as one of the most hated companies on the planet. In a statement, Monsanto said Morgan Stanley & Co. is advising the company financially in the “potential acquisition,” Read More…
GMOs Safe to Eat, Says Research Group That Takes Millions From Monsanto
“We won’t have good public policy on new technologies like GMOs until these rampant conflicts of interest are exposed,” says Food & Water Watch Public skepticism is growing over a new report that claims genetically modified (GE or GMO) foods are safe for consumption, particularly as information emerges that the organization that produced the report Read More…
90,000 Gallon Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico Just Business As Usual for Shell
Royal Dutch Shell’s offshore drilling operations were pouring oil into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, ultimately releasing nearly 90,000 gallons of oil into the water off the Louisiana coast. “We have allowed the [Gulf] to be perpetually treated as a sacrifice zone—a place where we tolerate pollution and disasters to continue our dependence on Read More…
4th U.S. Nuclear Disaster in Recent Months Exposed — Corporate Media Still Silent
Although the media spotlight is rarely shined upon America’s aging nuclear infrastructure, U.S. nuclear power plants are decaying rapidly, precipitating numerous nuclear environmental disasters across the country. The Free Thought Project recently reported on three nuclear disasters playing out across the country — now a fourth major nuclear disaster is unfolding in Washington state at Read More…
White House Caught Blackmailing EU to Force Them to Import GMO and Hormone-Laden Products
Washington, D.C. – In a stunning revelation, secret documents reveal the U.S. pressuring the EU to approve the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade pact through coercion and threats. The 240 pages of leaked text from the secretive trade pact reveal the Obama administration threatening to block European automobile imports into the U.S. if the Read More…