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Irvine Great Park Inherits Contaminants

Irvine Ranch and MCAS El Toro Residual Pesticides & Herbicides Persist.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - Recent scuttlebutt regarding the Superfund cleanup of former MCAS El Toro is that much of the hardscape will remain in place. Apparently it’s being given some spin by Larry Agran’s ass-covering minions as the homage (tribute) to the historical military use of the site, leaving the runways and possibly even entire arterial streets and sidewalks intact.

That’s PR for you when the people in charge have big marketing budgets provided on the backs of taxpayers.

`2011 Solar Storms Could Plunge US Into Great Depression`

The last massive cycle that occurred in 1859 brought catastrophe and caused telegraph lines around the US to burst into flames.

(CHICAGO) - With the US economy still tottering and the European economy in shambles, some economists are predicting a double-dip recession in early 2011.

Few economists, however, are predicting a collapse into another 'Great Depression' such as that experienced by the US during the late 19th Century and the 1930s.

Camp Lejeune`s Sickness and Unexpected Déjà Vu

The people who fight this battle every day are ill veterans and family members. They have no champion, no General, no Admiral.

(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) - “Kidney Cancer – first dad now mom” was the title of the first posting I saw on the Discussion Board of the website “The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten”.

The details of the posting made my heart sink into my boots. Once again, a new member had joined the discussion, looking for information and help. Once again, the story was tragic beyond belief. All as a result of exposure to contamination at Camp Lejeune.

National Ban on Lead-based Ammunition, Fishing Tackle Sought to End Wildlife Poisoning

Lead Still a Potent Killer of Millions of Wild Birds, Health Risk for Humans.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - A coalition of conservation, hunting and veterinary groups today filed a formal petition with the Environmental Protection Agency requesting a ban on the use of toxic lead in hunting ammunition and fishing tackle.

Agent Orange Update

The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing to examine the reasons and evidence used to add these three conditions to the list of presumptive diseases related to Agent Orange exposure.

(GARDEN GROVE, Calif.) - The President signed the War Supplemental yesterday. In that bill is the $13.4 billion in funding for the three newly designated presumptive diseases related to Agent Orange exposure.

What does this mean for veterans who have already filed and those waiting to file on these conditions?

Maritime Traffic Control Ban Lifted as Oil Spill Cleanup Continues in East China

40 monitoring stations are watching over a 1,500-square-kilometer area off the Chinese coast.

(DALIAN, China Xinhua) - Authorities lifted a partial ban on maritime traffic at a major northeast China port Tuesday, four days after explosions hit crude oil pipelines here and caused a lingering oil spill.

The Maritime Affairs Administration of Liaoning Province reported that the ports in Dalian City have fully re-opened to traffic as of 5:00 p.m. Tuesday as waterways affected by the oil slick have been basically cleared for the resumption of shipping.

Breaking News: World May be Moving Closer to AYM`S BP Gulf `Doomsday` Scenario

Drudge Report highlights incredible news stories:
Sea-floor leak found several miles from blown well...
Methane levels 'million times higher than normal'...
...levels only seen during mass extinction events...

(GULF OF MEXICO) - Drudge crashed the Texas A&M University website when he linked to the report from Dr. John Kessler who just returned from the Gulf.

This scientific expert on geology and mass extinction, noted methane levels about 1 million times higher than normal in certain regions of the Gulf; levels unseen since the last extinction event 55 million years ago...

Many Gulf Spill Cleanup Efforts Ineffective and Harming, not Helping Birds

New Report and Recommendations Issued Today by American Bird Conservancy.

(WASHINGTON D..C.) - A new report shows how some of BP’s oil spill cleanup efforts are actually causing harm to birds and their habitats rather than helping them, that cleanup vessels are inadequate and operating in the wrong locations, and that deployed boom has failed to protect some important bird colonies from oil.

Thunderstorms Are a Deadly, Destructive Force, Warns IBHS

“Thunderstorms do not receive as much notoriety as hurricanes or the other perils of Mother Nature, but they are a force to be reckoned with” - Julie Rochman, IBHS president and CEO

(TAMPA, Fla.) - Insurers and homeowners are keeping a close watch on the Atlantic Basin for hurricane activity this summer.

Why BP is Readying a `Super Weapon` to Avert Escalating Gulf Nightmare

While the plan would admittedly only be executed if a worst case scenario seemed imminent, some geo-chemists have expressed concerns that detonating a nuke in the Gulf might ignite the methane.

(CHICAGO) - In a desperate attempt to stop a huge area of the Gulf ocean floor from possibly rupturing due to subterranean methane gas (leading to a calamity no human has ever seen) BP has ripped a page from science fiction books.

The giant oil company is now quietly preparing to test a small nuclear device in a frenzied rush against time to quell a cascading catastrophe.