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By God, Australia Elects an Atheist
By Escape The Illusion on August 2, 2010 | 1 Comment
While “God bless America” is a seemingly requisite speech-closer for politicians in the United States, citizens Down Under just elected their first atheist prime minister. Julia Gillard, of the Labor Party, was sworn in in June and chose to take an affirmation of office instead of swearing on a ... -
Clean Energy and the U.S. Handicap: One Man’s StoryBy Escape The Illusion on July 27, 2010 | No Comments
By Melinda Burns. On-again, off-again federal support cripples emerging industries in the United States, America’s pre-eminent wind energy pioneer believes. Jim Dehlsen, America’s most successful wind power innovator and entrepreneur, has been tilting at windmills since the early 1980s. Back the... -
A hidden world, growing beyond controlBy Escape The Illusion on July 19, 2010 | 3 Comments
By Dana Priest and William M. Arkin. The top-secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, how many programs exist within it or exact... -
FAA under pressure to open US skies to drones
By AnotherSon on June 21, 2010 | 1 Comment
WASHINGTON (AP) – Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the pressure’s on to allow them in the skies over the United States. Full Story ... -
Joe Lieberman U.S. needs Internet kill switch like Ch...By Escape The Illusion on June 21, 2010 | 3 Comments
During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley, Joe Lieberman talks about the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act bill. Joe Lieberman thinks that the United states should have a the power to shut down the Internet just like China. ... -
4 Ways BP and Officials Are Working to Suppress the O...By Escape The Illusion on June 17, 2010 | No Comments
From intimidating reporters to trying to enforce no-fly zones, there seems to be a concerted effort to block public access to information. With BP’s oil gusher in the gulf approaching two months, public anger is approaching the boiling point. When will the oil spilling into the gulf be stoppe... -
GOP congressman apologizes to BP for ‘$20 billion s...By Escape The Illusion on June 17, 2010 | No Comments
By David Edwards. We’re sorry that the government wants to penalize you for creating the worst environmental disaster in the history of the United States, one Republican congressman has suggested to BP. During a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, Rep. Joe Barton (R... -
Obama Suspends Arctic DrillingBy Escape The Illusion on May 27, 2010 | 3 Comments
Officials plan to announce the suspension of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic as a direct result of the Deep Water Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an Alaskan senator. Senator Mark Begich (D) has been briefed by the United States Interior Department planning to suspend expl... -
9 indicted on charges of accessing Obama recordsBy Escape The Illusion on May 13, 2010 | 3 Comments
By MICHAEL J. CRUMB, The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Nine people were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of accessing President Barack Obama’s student loan records while they were employed for a Department of Education contractor in Iowa. The U.S. attorney’s office said a gr... -
Canada falling behind U.S. on clean energy: ReportBy Escape The Illusion on May 4, 2010 | No Comments
OTTAWA — Canada is falling behind the United States when it comes to creating jobs by failing to invest in renewable energy, according to a new report from the green watchdog Environmental Defence. The report, Falling Behind: Canada’s Lost Clean Energy Jobs, says that Canada invested 18 times le...
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