John Steiner: 9 July Deadline US Navy to deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more

Navy to deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more Phi Beta Iota:  This is most important as a documented form of “true cost” that is now emergent in the public understanding.  From depleted uranium to HAARP to forced population reduction to high-frequency sound in the ocean, “true costs” make the US military vastly …

John Steiner: From Israel, Call for Politics of Heroism versus Hope

Phi Beta Iota:  The full combination of pieces is strongly recommended as  a total read.  The contributing author whose work has been forwarded by Brother John makes a fundamental ethical and intellectual mistake, assuming that there is a significant difference between the Democratic and Republican parties.  Not so.  This is not an either/or choice between …

Tom Atlee: Entering Interdependence on Independence Day

Entering Interdependence on Independence Day Dear friends, So many thoughts on US Independence Day…. 1.  For years there have been Declarations of INTERdependence and suggestions and organizing for INTERdependence day.  I first learned about this 8 years ago and wrote it up at http://www.co-intelligence.org/interdependenceday.html  Googling it today I see the movement has flourished – and …

Worth a Look: Top Books on Integrity at Amazon

2009 Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality For Cloud, an author, clinical psychologist and corporate consultant, integrity is more than just a person’s ethics and morals. The French and Latin meanings of the word hint at its origins, “that the whole thing is working well, undivided, integrated, intact and uncorrupted.” Achieving this …

David Swanson: NATO, Sardinia, Contamination, & The Truth

ADVANCE EXTRACT Demands of the people ·       Transparency and truth – reveal what chemicals and metals have been used. ·       Close all of the bases and radar facilities – completely de-militarize the island. ·       Clean and decontaminate the bases and land, aquifers and sea around them. ·       Provide health care to all people affected by …

Josh Kilbourn: Injection Wells: The Poison Beneath Us

Injection Wells: The Poison Beneath Us Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica, 21 June 2012 Over the past several decades, U.S. industries have injected more than 30 trillion gallons of toxic liquid deep into the earth, using broad expanses of the nation’s geology as an invisible dumping ground. No company would be allowed to pour such dangerous chemicals …