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Before the Last Home is Torched...

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says he wants to change the Bank. Let’s hold him to his word...

(NAIROBI) - Heavily armed police just burned 1,000 homes to the ground to force indigenous families out of the Kenyan forest where they’ve lived for centuries. This desperate community needs our help to save their homes -- and the forest -- before it’s destroyed forever.

The World Bank has given millions of our tax dollars to the Kenyan forest police who are annihilating this ancient community. And -- with new funding at stake this year -- the Bank has massive leverage over the government.

Up to One Billion Birds May Be Killed Annually in Building Collisions, New Study Says

Low-Rise Buildings and Residences Pose Bigger Mortality Threat than Skyscrapers.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - The most comprehensive study of its kind has been completed, involving the review and analysis of almost two dozen studies and over 92,000 records involving bird death.

Federal scientists have found that between 365 and 988 million birds are likely killed in the United States each year as a result of collisions with buildings.

Amazon Reseller DailyDeal USA Overprices Consumers and Gets Away with It

Thousand dollar paperbacks? Amazon takes no responsibility for DailyDeal USA and DailyDeal USA doesn't answer their phone. They priced Bill O'Reilly's book at a grand too.

(SALEM) - The Amazon reseller, Daily Deal page here, has listed the book co-authored by Robert O'Dowd and Tim King, Betrayal: Toxic Exposure of U.S. Marines, Murder and Government Cover-up, listed for $999.10.

DailyDeal USA is a major reseller on Amazon. As a reseller, they set their own prices and use the Amazon website to overcharge consumers for books and other items with unbelievable mark-ups.

Reported Chemtrails Over California and Oregon Tough to Explain

We can only begin to imagine how much this untested theoretical practice is costing the U.S. taxpayer.

(SALEM) - Chemtrails are being delivered over Sacramento, California on most clear days and it is no conspiracy theory. Something is taking place that most Americans know very little about.

You know the feeling you get when you are flying above a city, you look down at people the size of ants? If you turn around and make yourself the ant, what can you see in the sky? Just an object flying along, far away.

What the Heck is Going on With Snow Refusing to Melt, is it a Hoax or Real?

Heated snow leaves no distinct water or visible moisture...

(SALEM) - A number of YouTube users are posting video of what they say, is snow that will not melt. I am watching the videos that are being added online and it is starting to pique my curiosity.

The first video I watched out of Georgia, had a distinctive cut in the video that would technically, have allowed the reported snowball to be replaced. The individual puts flame to what they say is snow, and it does not melt. In fact it turns black and reportedly smelled like plastic.

Monsanto`s Bt-Toxins Found to Kill Human Embryo Cells

A gathering of news articles and headlines that shoot straight and true about Monsanto and GMOs; the impact is not being lost on the world at large.

(NAIROBI, Kenya ECOTERRA) - Many individuals have heard it a million times, but for the uninformed, or those just looking to fuel their 2014 fire to finally defeat Monsanto and their cronies, you’ll be interested to know that Monsanto’s Bt-toxin is far from ‘safe’ as the chemical company claimed it would be when filing their papers with the FDA. BT stand for the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis.

New research from Canada shows that BT toxins are showing up in pregnant women, and low and behold – they are killing human embryo cells. 2014 is the year of the horse, but we’re not through beating this one to death.

Los Angeles: Nation`s Largest Metropolis With a Plastic Bag Ban

LA takes big steps to curb plastic bag use, includes brand new cartoon by Los Angeles artist, Shelli Pruett.

(LOS ANGELES) - A new law banning single-use plastic bags in Los Angeles, passed with a 9-1 city council vote, went into effect on the first of January. Los Angeles is the most populous city in the U.S. to enact an ordinance ending this business practice which is called highly wasteful by environmental groups.

It will take some getting used to, but the ban does closely mirror the ordinance adopted by unincorporated L.A. County in 2011, reports Laist.com

Is This a Chem-Bomb Being Dropped Near San Diego?

We look forward to hearing from witnesses in the San Diego area who also observed this.

(SAN DIEGO) - A video report shows what appears to be a “Chem bomb” dropped on San Diego San Diego on 17 January 2014. At one point, the white sphere explodes, emptying its contents over housing in San Diego.

The video reporter said, "What is this that exploded near San Diego? I filmed this while filming chem planes spraying very low and the object appeared after the second, higher, trail was laid."

Being Green

... that young lady is right; we didn’t have the "green thing" back in our day."

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this ‘green thing’ back in my earlier days.”

The young clerk responded, “That’s our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations.”

Climate Change Requires Consciousness Change

Clearly we need a global reordering of priorities, away from short-term economic gain and towards long-term sustainability.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - To paraphrase Mark Twain, everyone talks about climate change but no one does anything about it. No one, particularly those in power, wants to make the necessary sacrifices.

The latest round of international negotiations served mainly to postpone decisions and action. The Japanese government announced that their CO2 emissions would be increasing rather than decreasing as promised.