New e‑mails brought to light between Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) reveal the extent of corruption and backroom dealing that have characterized the state’s smart meter program. E‑mails reveal that former CPUC President Michael Peevey was aware of health problems caused by smart meters […]
Archives for March 2015
PG&E Suggested “Prozac” for Those Injured by Smart Meters– SCE Schemed Higher Fees to Force Smart Meters on the Poor
110 Bills Currently Being Proposed in 36 States to Enact Medical Tyranny Regarding Vaccines
Health Impact Editor Comments Do not be discouraged by this report just released by the National Vaccine Information Center! Citizens across the U.S. are taking action to oppose these bills, and there have been some recent victories as bills in Oregon and Washington to expand medical tyranny regarding forced vaccines have been defeated (for now)! Be […]
SHRM: “DHS Considering Cross-Border Trusted Employer Program with Canada”
By late 2015, the United States plans to start a pilot aimed at making it cheaper and quicker for U.S. employers to employ foreign workers. This has particular importance to the Canada‑U.S. bilateral relationship–which realized “$632 billion in total (two ways) goods trade during 2013.” All that trade means a significant number of Canadian workers […]
EIA: 13 Gigawatts of Coal Capacity to Retire in 2015 Due to EPA Regulation
From data reports provided to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), about 16 gigawatts of generating capacity will be retired in 2015, of which nearly 13 gigawatts is coal-fired. The coal-fired capacity will be retired primarily because of EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which requires coal- and oil-fired electric generators to meet stricter emissions […]
Backyard burger and wiener roasts targeted by EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency has its eyes on pollution from backyard barbecues. The agency announced that it is funding a University of California project to limit emissions resulting in grease drippings with a special tray to catch them and a “catalytic” filtration system. The $15,000 project has the “potential for global application,” said the school. […]
Stop The Fast Track To A Future Of Global Corporate Rule. The Dangers Underlying the TPP and TTIP “Trade Agreements”
Several major international agreements are under negotiation which would greatly empower multinational corporations and the World Economic Forum is promoting a new model of global governance that creates a hybrid government-corporate structure. Humankind is proceeding on a path to global corporate rule where transnational corporations would not just influence public policy, they would write the […]
Social Experimentation on the Poor
No Way, ESEA! Frederick T. Gates is “alive and well” in 2015 This blog has detailed Frederick T. Gates and his early 1913 advocacy of social experimentation on poor and rural people. One hundred years later we are still battling his terrible agenda. Some of his ideology is reflected in current legislation in Congress.
UPDATE: Minnesota Farmer Victorious in Court!
Judge Clears Raw Milk Farmers of Contempt Charges for selling their products In the story of David and Heidi Berglund from last week, was a glimpse into the over regulatory nature of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). The MDA threatened a peaceful family with $500 per day fines for feeding their community. On March […]