Apparently you can buy the scientific integrity of the entire American Geophysical Union (AGU) for $35,000. Well, maybe you can’t, but oil giant ExxonMobil can. … American Geophysical Union Sells Its Scientific Integrity For $35,000 In ExxonMobil MoneyRead more
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Posted inMiddle East / News / Politics
Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab sentenced to two years in jail
A Bahrain court sentenced rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab to two years in jail on Monday, supporters said, for allegedly making “false or malicious” statements about … Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab sentenced to two years in jailRead more
Posted inNews / Solar
Solar power plant lights up abandoned nuclear project
Since 1981, 36 years ago, the Phipps Bend Nuclear Power Plant in Surgoinsville, Tennessee has sat abandoned. As of today – that site is finally … Solar power plant lights up abandoned nuclear projectRead more
Posted inComputer / FSF / News
FSF Certifies Another Batch Of Old Hardware For Respecting Your Freedom
The Free Software Foundation has endorsed fifteen “new” devices under their Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification. These new devices though amount to another supplier ,Technoethical, … FSF Certifies Another Batch Of Old Hardware For Respecting Your FreedomRead more
Posted inCIA / Movie / News / NSA
Documents expose how Hollywood promotes war on behalf of the Pentagon, CIA and NSA
Tom Secker and Matthew Alford report on their astonishing findings from trawling through thousands of new US military and intelligence documents obtained under the Freedom … Documents expose how Hollywood promotes war on behalf of the Pentagon, CIA and NSARead more
Posted inCIA / Computer / News / Security
CIA malware BothanSpy and Gyrfalcon targeting Windows and Linux
WikiLeaks has dumped its newest Vault 7 documents, detailing the capabilities of two alleged CIA hacking tools dubbed BothanSpy and Gyrfalcon. The malware payloads have … CIA malware BothanSpy and Gyrfalcon targeting Windows and LinuxRead more
Posted inComputer / News / Security / Software
Backdoor built in to widely used tax app seeded NotPetya outbreak
The third-party software updater used to seed last week’s NotPetya worm that shut down computers around the world was compromised more than a month before … Backdoor built in to widely used tax app seeded NotPetya outbreakRead more
Posted inGreenhouse gas / News
Extreme low-oxygen Eddies in the Atlantic produce Greenhouse Gases
Oxygen in the seawater is not only vital to most marine organisms, its concentrations also affect the chemistry of the ocean and that of the … Extreme low-oxygen Eddies in the Atlantic produce Greenhouse GasesRead more
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More than 5 million children need urgent humanitarian aid in Iraq
More than 5 million children are in urgent need of aid in Iraq, the United Nations said on Thursday, describing the war on Islamic State … More than 5 million children need urgent humanitarian aid in IraqRead more
Posted inLatin America / News
International Firms Stop Financing Agua Zarca Dam
a handful of international funders say they will stop financing the Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam, which has faced years of resistance, including from murdered environmental … International Firms Stop Financing Agua Zarca DamRead more