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So several months ago I contact Doug Wendt AKA 'Midnight Dread' to ask him if it was OK if I share his rare interview with Peter Tosh. We ended up speaking for over an hour and just hit it off immediately. He wasn't so keen on it at the time because there was really no occasion for it, however he did agree to share from his archives to the Midnight Raver Blog, and a friendship grounded in reggae was formed.
Doug has so much to offer us – the second generation of reggae enthusiasts, collectors, and archivists. He was there when Catch A Fire was released, in fact, he attended The Wailers' historic shows at The Matrix in San Francisco, CA. He held it down in the Bay area by launching a popular reggae radio show which first exposed this great music to the people. It is people like Doug, Roger, and Night Nurse that I first came to learn of this music.
I owe so much to Doug for being one of the first to bring this music to the U.S. I am lucky to have him as a friend.
And now, the Midnight Dread interview with the late, great Peter Tosh…
Strange days, stranger nights. Something wicked this way comes. Summer turns. Life blinks. Dread On Arrival.
September 11th 2012 dawned with terror in the air, 25 years to the day Peter Tosh was gunned down by hideous cowards. Last night I re-watched the 1992 film on his life PETER TOSH STEPPING RAZOR: RED X. It's spellbinding from the start. Its cinematic magic weaves Peter's life and music into the spirit world he was so naturally attuned to. It's a chilling experience filled with foreboding and reactionary violence as it unreels towards its bitter denouement. In many ways RED X is an anxiety driven roller coaster ride alternating its positive meaning and upliftment alongside hints of what everyone knows is coming.
As RED X begins to reach its final sequences and the lights fade out on Mick Jagger and Peter in a duet on Saturday Night Live doing "Don't Look Back", about the only movement revealing Tosh's sparkly side, suddenly the soundtrack changes to an especially strident segment from my 1983 interview with Peter. That interview soon returns for a longer take shortly after Maureen Tosh and others begin talking more openly about duppys, forty-nine of which Peter allegedly expelled from his home when he moved in.
I can tell you a thing about duppys. It really shook me the first time I saw my interview's placement in RED X. First, I had no idea it was even in the picture until I heard my voice. Also, it appears just as the film's becoming much more ominous. My interview with Peter has always given me the willies ever since its audio disappeared from my original and only recording until after his death. (More of that story introduces the interview Midnight Raver links to below.) I would not have withheld Peter's memorable quotes from 1983 until September 1987 otherwise. None of it was ever broadcast on any of my Midnight Dread radio programs or in print in that time period. So it gwan. Peter also taped most of our talk. That's how it made the movie. In the film my interview fades out and its source is never credited. Read all the rest of that interview here now.
PETER TOSH STEPPING RAZOR: RED X speculates Peter may have been killed along with ace Jamaican radio DJ Free I Dixon over their plans to begin broadcasting a "Rastaman Radio Station" in Jamaica. Though that rumor seems at odds with some facts it reminded me of a chapter on the power of "Reggae and Radio" I wrote for Stephen Davis and Peter Simon's REGGAE INTERNATIONAL book that was cut from it before publication. The recent revelation that it was an FBI informant that gave guns to the Black Panthers in the sixties illustrates sabotage is always possible. Powerful forces rule the undertow.
Nowadays my Midnight Dread radio program is on nightly (every midnight Pacific Time) with new shows including my 2012 Tribute To Peter Tosh special. For more from 'the garden of inspiration' listen at 88.1 and 97.7FMs in the San Francisco Bay Area and thru the TuneIn phone app and other audio portals including http://www.worldOneradio.org and http://www.shoutcast.com (search WorldOne). Midnight Dread also often appears midday at noon (Pacific Time) in my daily Best of All Worlds slot along with Ghost Town Sound and Deep Sixties shows.
Here are sound samples in Peter's words from the interview/show as aired on Midnight Dread's radio special the week Tosh was killed:
-Doug Wendt, September 11th, 2012
8/17/83 Nob Hill, San Francisco
(Copyright 1983 Doug Wendt/2002 & 2012 midnightdread.com. No reproduction, distribution or excerpts without written permission)
(guitar playing sounds)
DW- I've been doing Midnight Dread on commercial radio for several years.
PT- That is very good, because it is very difficult to find people who really contribute so much energy towards helping to make reggae acceptable in this stiffneck society & I really appreciate what you've been doing very much.
DW- To have a format that includes reggae is not gonna put you in the biggest shape commercially.
PT- Serious thing.
DW- You've been involved with several labels in America; Columbia, Rolling Stone, EMI & I must tell you in ten years of playing strictly reggae music on commercial radio I have never received one promotional copy of any of your records. That means they're not taking care of business, they're not dealing with even commercial radio.
PT- & when you tell me that it is very good to hear that from you cause I have to keep these things under file because when I am going to report to the president of the company & let them know that if my album don't sell millions because I know it has the potential to sell millions & there is too much hypocrisy going on in this society & too much white promotion of white music & demotion of black music & then too much ripping off of black music by white musician to make their career elevate to levels & then at the same time belittling the integrity of black music; I can't take them shit there no more, & I will not have the integrity of my music being belittled willfully by beauracrats who sit down & plan & arrange these things to see to it that people like all me don't hold a million dollar but at the same time they will give you a couple play that when the people out there hear about you they think of you as a millionaire not knowing that you don't have nowhere near a millionaire, seen, but they want to promote you as a millionaire out there & they know that they are demoting you behind there, seens & set you up that you will never be a millionaire. Is not to say that I want to be a millionaire because I was born a millionaire, my potential make me more than zillions of years, seen, so I don't count millions of papers because paper will come & paper will go but my ability & my integrity is here forever, seen. So I am more than a zillionaire. But at the same time what is due to Caesar give it unto Caesar. Is long Bumba Clot time they've been robbin Peter to pay Paul & I've been seeing too much of that & at the same time want me to keep on working, working, working, bumba-blood clot working for all the days of my fuckin' life & when you done working you end up paying your fuckin' old age pension to the doctor. I am not into that bumba clot cause I am not here to subordinate, neither am I here to live up to no man's expectation, I know the potential of my music & my music must be played & respected the way any other white bullshit is respected where I don't hear it is culturally or morally uplifting to the people. And if the society is not dealing with moral upliftment just let me know & just let me back out because I will go to Africa, & to the Far Easts and to Japan & China where people are more culturally & morally awakened, seen, & people who are much more uplifted to life & the dignity & integrity of what life is. I can't take this deplorability that people adore & enjoy themselves in. People bathing in shit here & take it for enjoyment. I can't take that. You see lie is the moat & hypocrisy the order of the day. When I play for the people, everytime I play for my audience they are hypnotized, seen. These guys know the potential of the music. They don't want to break reggae music because reggae music is the King's music & reggae music is Rasta music & Rastaman opposes the whole shitstem within the society. So they don't want to know that they can break the rastaman, they will break rasta lookin people, seen?
DW- Eddy Grant.
PT- All those kind of looking people. They put on lickle dreadlocks & them break them because them know that they have had them in their hands seen, & they can spin them around & tell them what to do. Them can't tell me what to do because I don't get my inspiration from the drug store, seen. I get my inspiration from Jah & it must be materialized, seen. & they are not going to keep me here & use & abuse & try to defile my qualities. & then they try to eliminate & then they make movie of me, & bloodclot write books of me. No, that won't work. I will be here to benefit all that is mine & all Paul who has been getting Peter's pay better prepare to pay back bloodclot Peter because my judgement won't be like any little joke business my brother. When me pray it is a dangerous thing. (strums guitar). You see because I believe in prayer. And if a guy out there think him wicked & him gun is in God, seen, & other weapons of destruction is in God, it won't help him because what is due unto Ceaser I giveth unto Ceaser. (strums guitar)
DW- You may not be aware of, but here in Northern California there are 30 strictly reggae shows weekly. I've been listening to most of those shows because I deal in promotion for several reggae shows so I'm monitoring them to see what they're playing. & they are not playing MAMA AFRICA (Tosh's new lp at the time that had been out for 3 months) because they don't have the record.
PT- (long pregnant pause) Can you imagine a bumba clot thing like that?
DW- They don't deal on this 'low level' way of promotion. They deal in the block buster, take out ads in Playboy, spend 20,000 dollars there, $50,000 -that's what they did with Bob Marley, who was never really promoted in this country except once with RASTAMAN VIBRATION. (which went Top Ten in Billboard)


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Featuring two-time World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn and promoting Under Armour's flagship ColdGear line, this spot features the grueling "cold abuse simulator" as a testing ground for Lindsey's skill and the ColdGear technology. To film the action as realistically as possible, we found an authentic factory location in Los Angeles and worked with Lindsey for two days, going full out to capture her performance and the desired atmospheric reality on the set. From there, we added additional details back in to heighten the story's visual drama via seamless VFX artistry.
Project: Under Armour "ColdGear"
Director: Noah Conopask
Client: Under Armour
Senior VP Brand: Steve Battista
Creative Director: Brian Boring
Strategic Marketing Manager: Emily Johnson
Art Director, Interactive: Nathan Shriver
Ideation: WMIG
Creative Director: Andre Stringer
Writers: Andre Stringer, Clayton Vomero
Coordinator: Sheina Dao
Development Producer: Danielle Bitner
Executive Producer: Tracy Chandler
Production Company: Shilo
Director: Noah Conopask
Director of Photography: Martin Ahlgren
Creative Director: Andre Stringer, Noah Conopask
CG Director: Tamir Sapir
Compositing: Joel Voelker, Miguel Bautista, Tamir Sapir
3D Animation: Erik Lee
3D Lighting and VFX TD: Warren Heimall, Joji Tsuruga, Tamir Sapir
3D Modeling: Youngmin Kim, Jiyoung Yoo
3D Texturing: Jiyoung Yoo, Billy Jang
3D Tracking: Eric Epstein
Storyboard Artist: Fred Fassberger
Matte Painting: Rodeo FX, Helen Kim
Roto Artists: Jihyae Ham, Carlos Rosario, Helen Kim
Editor: Nate Caswell
Assistant Editor: Hedia Maron
Development Producer: Danielle Bitner
Producer: Mariya Shikher
Line Producer: Chris Palladino
Head of Production: Julie Shevach
Executive Producer: Tracy Chandler
Music Company: Echolab
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Stunning Before & After Pictures Of The California Drought & Devastating Rain Storms
Arguably one of the most debated topics of recent years is climate change. For a very long time it was referred to strictly as global warming. But as that became more and more confusing and temperature prediction models around warming did not match what was actually happening, scientists realized we didn't know as much about what was happening to the earth as we thought.
So climate change entered as the new word, and although we can't predict what is happening as much as some have hoped, we can be clear that there are drastic changes happening to our planet. The question becomes, how much is manmade and how much is part of a natural cycle.
Discussion over this is important simply because we have the opportunity to look back at what our history and scientific record shows us about how earth has changed for hundreds of thousands of years. We can use that data to begin the discussion around how we may need to adapt going into the future. But if we get stuck simply blaming one another for how things are caused and applying tax to pull more money out of the pockets of the people and ignore what this change is really telling us, we could head towards some difficult times.
The good news is, many understand this and are working towards helping others to understand this as well. One of the individuals is Gregg Braden who has written a book called Deep Truth which dives deeply into this topic.
You can also read all about the cyclic changes we are experiencing right now that can help shed light on what's really going on and causing climate change so we can more effectively move forward. A Time Of Climate Extremes
In all, the rainfall totals from around Northern California over the past 14 days are staggering with certain areas receiving nearly 2 feet of rain according to SFGate.
Downtown San Francisco has received 5.53 inches of rain since Jan. 1. The last time the city has seen a number higher than this was 1982 when 7.53 inches fell between Jan. 1 and Jan. 11. During last year's El Niño year, S.F. had received close to three inches by this date.
More impressive numbers: The coastal range mountains outside Guerneville, where roads and homes went underwater when the Russian River flooded, has received some 21 inches of rain since Jan. 4.
In Downieville, where the Yuba River gushed with a heavy flow all week, some 23 inches of rain were recorded in the past seven days.
And as bad as the flooding has been in parts of Northern California, it would have undoubtedly been even worse but for the the ability to divert some of the excess water into previously depleted reservoirs scattered throughout the state.
"The super soakings have filled reservoirs that were mere mud puddles, their cracked lake beds once exposed at the height of the drought that plagued the state for five-plus years and still persists in many regions, especially in Southern California.
The reservoirs in Northern California have gained some million acres of storage in the past seven days, Michael Anderson, a climatologist with the California Department of Water Resources estimates. And total surface storage for the state is roughly 97 percent of average, with the the total storage for the largest reservoirs being at 111 percent of normal.
Lake Oroville, the state's second-largest reservoir, gained a bit more than 620,000 acre-feet in the first 10 days of January alone.
"That is almost 18 percent of its capacity," Anderson said. "Since Oroville was about 750,000 acre-feet below its storage limits during flood season (a consequence of the drought), they can keep all that water for future use and largely offset storage impacts from the drought." – SFGate.
Meanwhile, the transformation of the state's reservoirs, in just a matter of weeks, is astonishing.
What a difference a year makes with most reservoirs now near capacity….
…versus ~30% of capacity last year. Why This Matters
As discussed above, this matters for a number of reasons. We can't understand what's truly going on in our world if we aren't looking at the data correctly and if we bring politics into the equation too much.
As Gregg Braden states:
"…for example, that although we don't know precisely why the climate is changing, the simple fact is that it is — and this change is threatening civilization as we know it. Coastlines are disappearing; great cities of the world are being destroyed by extreme weather; entire peoples and ways of life are vanishing; and the ability to grow food in the Northern Hemisphere, where the bulk of the world's population lives, is diminishing quickly.
Deep truths give us the sound scientific reasons to think differently than we did when we made the choices that led us to the crises we're now facing. For the Copenhagen Climate Summit, thinking differently would entail a shift away from seeing the world as a single pie with finite slices, where some must lose their portions in order for others to benefit … to realizing that we can make many pies, and even new ones of different flavors, to meet the needs of our entire global family."
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We interviewed David about what is happening within the cabal and disclosure. He shared some incredible insight that is insanely relevant to today.
So far, the response to this interview has been off the charts as people are calling it the most concise update of what's happening in our world today.Watch the interview here.
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Robotic Dove-Shaped Drones Are Now Spying On People From Above
In Brief
- The Facts:
30 military and government agencies have deployed the birdlike drones and related devices in at least five provinces in China recent years. They are in operation and are spying on people from above. There are also plans to weaponize them.
- Reflect On:
Reflect on the mass-surveillance state. Why do we have no privacy? Is it really for "national security" reasons? Or are there other motives here? What's really going on with the need for FULL control?
Fascism has been approaching the developed world for a long time. It comes in the form of governments that can read every single email, GPS you at any time, track your every move, every step, know your internet habits better then you do. If they decide, they can put a bunch of information together and use it against you, especially if you become "an enemy of the state," one who threatens the interests of the global elite.
This is what it's like to live in North America, and more people became aware of it with the Edward Snowden leaks. There were many who blew the whistle before him as well, some who did not live long after the fact.
What is happening here is extremely wrong. National security measures continue to heighten as a direct result of 'terrorism' in many forms, from attacks and bombings to mass shootings. All of these continue to increase like never before, especially in the United States. When it comes to terrorism in general, events like 9/11 have served as a mass wake up call for the citizenry, making them aware of 'false flag' terrorism, where a group of powerful people orchestrate an event for their ulterior motives and blame it on another.
Wake-Up Call
This is exactly what many people believe is happening with these events, including school shootings, that there is some form of mind-control going on here, an effort to make these type of events more common to justify heightening up national security measures, like global surveillance, for example. Many politicians, academicians, researchers, whistleblowers, and high ranking military personnel have been raising awareness about this for years, and we also have hard evidence in so many different forms, with so many different examples.
The last one I wrote about was with regards to fake intelligence, as well as plagiarized quotations that were found in an official intelligence report pertaining to Iraq's WMDs presented to the UN Security Council by Secretary of State Colin Powell, on February 5th, 2003. You can read more about that here. Mark Twain summed up how this works quite nicely (source):
"The statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception."
Our world might not actually be as bad as how it's constantly being presented to us. Most people are good, and the majority of people, in America at least, have opposed the action of their government for years when it comes to global conflict. False flag terrorism, deception, and the creation of events to heighten the national security state is nothing new.
Dove-Shaped Drones Over China
Some of the latest news when it comes to surveillance is coming out of China, where robotic dove-shaped drones are spying on people from above. As the South China Morning Post reports,
The idea might seem far fetched, but robotic birds are very much a reality, and China has been using them to surveil people across the country.
Sources told the South China Morning Post that more than 30 military and government agencies have deployed the birdlike drones and related devices in at least five provinces in recent years.
One part of the country that has seen the new technology used extensively is the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in China's far west. The vast area, which borders Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, is home to a large Muslim population and has long been viewed by Beijing as a hotbed for separatism. As a result, the region and its people have been subjected to heavy surveillance from the central government.
The new "spy birds" programme, code-named "Dove", is being led by Song Bifeng, a professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian, capital of northwestern China's Shaanxi province.
Each robotic bird has a GPS system, a high-definition camera and a flight control system linked with satellites which allow for its remote control. They are also equipped with an electric motor to power its flight. "Once equipped with weapons, unmanned small combat vessels can attack the enemy in large numbers, similar to drones," Li Jie, a Chinese naval expert.
That doesn't sound too good.
The True Goal Of Surveillance
So, if it's not for national security purposes, and it's not to protect us from danger, what is mass surveillance all about? For the answer to this question, I turn your attention to William Binney, a former high ranking intelligence official with the National Security Agency (NSA). He is one of the highest placed intelligence officials to ever blow the whistle on insider NSA 'knowing.' He made headlines when he resigned in 2001 after 9/11, having worked more than thirty years for the agency. He was a leading code-breaker against the Soviet Union during the Cold war and was repulsed by the United States massive surveillance programs. He claims the ultimate goal of the NSA is "total population control." You can access that interview and read more about it here.
While on the topic of China, it's also important to read this from an article by The Intercept:
Google bosses were scrambling to contain leaks and internal anger Wednesday after the company's confidential plan to launch a censored version of its search engine in China was revealed by The Intercept.
Just a few hundred of Google's massive 88,000-strong workforce had been briefed on the project prior to the revelations, which triggered a wave of disquiet that spread through the internet giant's offices across the world.
Company managers responded by swiftly trying to shut down employees' access to any documents that contained information about the China censorship project, according to Google insiders who witnessed the backlash.
"Everyone's access to documents got turned off, and is being turned on [on a] document-by-document basis," said one source. "There's been total radio silence from leadership, which is making a lot of people upset and scared. … Our internal meme site and Google Plus are full of talk, and people are a.n.g.r.y."
Awakening In Progress
The good news is that more and more people across the globe are starting to wake up to all of the misinformation being spread on a daily basis, and that includes the agenda of those behind it. Even a decade ago, the mass populace was not as aware that all is not as it seems. As a result of this recent mass awakening, our perception, our thoughts, and our collective consciousness are beginning to shift. We no longer see the world the way it has been presented to us, and we are starting to realize that simply waking up to all of the propaganda that surrounds us is creating big problems for the global elite. The very first step to changing a problem is to first recognize that problem, and we are still in that process.
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These 'End-Of-Life Doulas' Are Guiding People Peacefully To Their Death
In Brief
- The Facts:
We all die. Mainstream medicine doesn't offer much in the way of end-of-life care. Death Doulas help family and friends with what they can do to help their loved ones come to terms with their impending death and how to handle it themselves.
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We live in a culture where more often than not simply talking about death is taboo. Death Doulas can help remove these barriers and open up lines of communication with the dying and their families so they can pass on with much less fear and pain.
When we typically hear the term doula, we either think 'what the heck is that?', or we may already know that a doula is a trained professional who assists in a more natural process of childbirth, usually in the home.
So essentially, a 'death doula' is virtually the opposite: someone who assists a person who has a terminal illness, as well as helping that person's friends, family members and even animals come to terms with the fast approaching morality that we will all face one day.
In the world of mainstream medicine, doctors themselves don't offer much to people who are on their deathbed, especially on an emotional level. Family members and friends are often left in the dark as to how they are supposed to cope with the knowledge that their loved one will pass. They are rarely given methods through which they can talk candidly about their loved one's inevitable death, and therefore this topic is often not discussed, which can make it much more difficult to process for the person who is dying and for everyone who is close to them.
An end-of-life doula is sometimes referred to as a thanadoula from the greek thana meaning death and doula meaning servant. Generally speaking, it is said that the role of the death doula is to walk alongside the dying person and their family. This encompasses a very wide range of services that include: providing spiritual, psychological and social support, assisting with the creation of positive and empowering end-of-life plans, ideas to optimize physical comfort, and educating families on the new and progressive options for home wakes and natural burials. Often, these doulas go above and beyond expectations as they bring light to a phase of life that can be very dark for many.
What Does A Death Doula Actually Do?
A great definition is given on DoulaGivers.com,
Legacy: We are all born and we all die; it's what we do in the middle that creates our legacy. What we leave behind is far more than simply wealth and possessions. We can share our story or give wisdom, advice, love, and support even after we have passed. And in doing so, give the future a glimpse of your essence – who you were, how you saw the world, and what gave your life. Death Doulas can help patients with the powerful, uplifting process of developing a legacy plan.
Presence: The last phase of our life can stir fear and anxiety as we each face our end-of-life. This is simply because we have not walked this path before. Having someone present with the experience and training in such a time can bring a sense of comfort and familiarity to the otherwise unfamiliar. Death Doulas provide holistic support as they accompany individuals and their families before, during, and after death.
Dignity: Everyone wants to have a positive passing where they maintain dignity and honor as they exit life. We all have our own values, traditions, and belief systems that will influence our vision and expectation of what that would look like. Creating an environment that represents that vision is important. This along with developing a legacy and presence work, is what an End-of-Life Doula brings to you and your family.
Here's An Example
In a story from GlobalNews Canada, Michael Crane explains his experience upon meeting death doula Barb Philips. After asking her what she did for a living, he said, "I was very intrigued and very interested when she started talking about being a death coach and actually walking alongside the family who is experiencing a death or a pending loss."
A few months later, he was feeling overwhelmed about his mother's impending death and decided to reach out to Philips for assistance. "I'll never forget the first discussion with her. I basically was crying the entire time," he said. "It was the first time I had talked about my mother's death with someone outside our family in that level of depth and detail."
Philips helped the family engage in a more candid conversation about death that Crane believes would not otherwise have happened. She talked to his mother openly about exactly what was happening and how she was feeling, mentally, physically and spiritually. After his mother passed away, the doula helped the family to plan the funeral and fulfill all of their mother's wishes.
Do We Live In A Death-Denying Culture?
Philips believes that, for the most part, talking about dying and to people who are dying about their experience is still taboo. Because of this, families are often left in a state of shock and haven't allowed themselves the time or space to properly grieve.
"People's grief is more engaged at the very beginning," she said of her practice. "It's seen as something viable and valuable rather than trying to shut it off."
Make Way For The Emergence Of Death Doulas
The understanding and need for this type of end of life care is growing at a rapid rate. Many people feel called to enter into a role like this after feeling like they weren't given the tools they needed to properly lay their loved one to rest. Others had the experience of a death doula and saw just how beneficial this practice is.
With a growing number of elderly and ill people, this knowledge is starting to proliferate at a very important time. With many certifications becoming available, it is now easier to train and gain the tools that are necessary for this type of care.
Death is simply a part of life, and the more we begin to understand and ultimately embrace this process, the easier it becomes for everyone involved. How lovely that this practice is gaining such popularity; it just goes to show how much things are really changing in comparison to the old and often outdated practices of mainstream medicine. Hallelujah!
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So far, the response to this interview has been off the charts as people are calling it the most concise update of what's happening in our world today.Watch the interview here.
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Stanford's Most Successful Remote Viewer Reveals Location Of 4 Alien Bases On Earth
In Brief
- The Facts:
The U.S. had a program called STARGATE. It ran for 25 years, where remote viewing was highly successful. Many of the 'viewers' have since been speaking about their ET encounters. One of them identified the location of 4 ET bases here on Earth.
- Reflect On:
Why are so many people from within this program sharing such information? Is remote viewing something military has used quietly for some time? It was extremely successful and credible practice, but why wasn't this part of the declassification?
What is remote viewing? It's an ability that allows the 'viewer' to be able to describe a remote geographical location up to several hundred thousand kilometres away (even more) from their physical location — one that they have never been to.
This skill was taught to soldiers in multiple countries around the world, and from what I understand, still is. In the United States, the Remote Viewing program ran for 25 years at Stanford Research Institute before 70 percent of it was declassified, it was run in conjunction with the CIA and other intelligence agencies.
In 1976, a presentation was given at the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) on a paper published by the Institute on behalf of Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ, key players in what became known as the STARGATE project. The paper was titled "A Perceptual Channel For Information Transfer Over Kilometer Distances: Historical Perspectives and Recent Research." After its publication, that's when everything went dark, into the world of Special Access Programs (SAPs), so sensitive that they are exempt from reporting to Congress.
After its declassification in 1995, or at least, partial declassification, the Department of Defense and those involved revealed an exceptionally high success rate.
To summarize, over the years, the back-and-forth criticism of protocols, refinement of methods, and successful replication of this type of remote viewing in independent laboratories has yielded considerable scientific evidence for the reality of the [remote viewing] phenomenon. Adding to the strength of these results was the discovery that a growing number of individuals could be found to demonstrate high-quality remote viewing, often to their own surprise. . . . The development of this capability at SRI has evolved to the point where visiting CIA personnel with no previous exposure to such concepts have performed well under controlled laboratory conditions." (source)
Multiple examples were used, from locating a lost spy plane in Africa, viewing future events, as well as past events. Remote viewing is not limited to time, it's a quantum phenomenon, like most parapsychological phenomena. In the declassified literature, there are many shocking examples where remote viewing was successfully used for intelligence purposes, which makes sense given the fact the government decided to fund it for 25 years.
It was also used to discover the Rings around Jupiter, a man by the name of Ingo Swann, one of the programs best remote viewers was able to describe and view a ring around Jupiter, which at the time, scientists had no idea even existed. This happened before NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft flew by the planet, confirming that the ring did actually exist.
This is amazing because at the time there was no way to even perceive rings existing around planets…
To determine whether it was necessary to have a 'beacon' individual at the target site, Swann suggested carrying out an experiment to remote view the planet Jupiter before the upcoming NASA Pioneer 10 flyby. In that case, much to his chagrin (and ours) he found a ring around Jupiter, and wondered if perhaps he had remote viewed Saturn by mistake. Our colleagues in astronomy were quite unimpressed as well, until the flyby revealed that an unanticipated ring did in fact exist (source)
Here is a great brief timeline of government Remote Viewing.
The Common Theme Among Remote Views Is: Extraterrestrial
Since the declassification of the program, many people from within it, remote viewers, as well as army personnel and academics have come out and spoken about the program. The most popular viewer within the program, Ingo Swann, as mentioned above, wrote a book called "penetration" where he provided more details about the program that we didn't get from the government files. He described viewing humanoid bodies on the moon, working on something (back side of the moon), as well as tall structures, buildings and more. He was very outspoken about the extraterrestrial presence that was apparently known about within these programs.
Joseph Mcmoneagle was another one, who also had experiences remote viewing an extraterrestrial presence, this time it came from Mars. Many of them have been outspoken about the extraterrestrial presence.
On a side note, while mentioning Mars and remote viewings, it's noteworthy to bring awareness to the fact that six former U.S. Army remote viewers were commissioned by officials within the Russian space program to study the cause of Phobos II's disappearance. The viewers issued a final report titled, "Enigma Penetration: Soviet Phobos II Space Craft Images Anomaly."
As Jim Marrs points out, in his novel, Our Occulted History,
The report stated that a disc-shaped object rose from the Martian surface towards Phobos II while a second object moved into even closer proximity and scanned the probe with a penetrating particle beam device, which disrupted the communication and guidance equipment. The out-of-control Soviet craft was then struck by a "micrometeorite" that delivered the coupe de grace. The remote viewers said this may have been no accident, as it seems that all of the technology put into space from Earth is scrutinized closely by nonhumans….After being struck, Phobos II spiraled down, crashing onto the Martian surface.
The 4 Alien Bases
Then, there is Pat Price, who, along with Ingo Swann, is described as one of SRI's most successful viewers, his sessions were extremely accurate. Within the remote viewing community, among the declassified literature, he is best known for his sketches of gantries and cranes which matched CIA intelligence photographs he had never seen, this was during the cold war.
Russel Targ, the co-founder of the program at RSI has also recently given lectures on "everything" he "knows about ESP." In fact, his TED talk about it was cancelled, you can watch that here.
According to Atwater, Pricer had successfully remote viewed 4 extraterrestrial 'bases' stationed on Earth. One was located underneath Mount Ziel, another under Mount Perdido in Spain, as well as Mount Inyangani in Zimbabwe, and in Alaska, underneath Mount Hayes.
This comes from a plethora of sources, including one of the leading researchers in the field, Timothy Good, from his book, Unearthly Disclosure.
What's also interesting to note is the lore associated with these mountains, take Inaynagi, for example. There are no shortages of strange disappearances of those who go wandering in this region, it's well-known in the region and the mountain has been surrounded by mysterious lore for a long time.
Credo Mutwa
One interesting story comes from Credo Mutwa, born in 1921, he's a Zulu Sangoma, a traditional healer, from southern Africa. He has done tremendous humanitarian work in Africa and is extremely knowledgeable in Zulu tradition and lore.
Now, there are uncountable amounts of stories pertaining to extraterrestrial contact, if even one of them true, it's fascinating. Many of these stories corroborate with each other and coupled with proof for the extraterrestrial hypothesis regarding UFOs, and all of the testimony from people with 'credibility, it's not ridiculous at all to contemplate.
In the bushes of the mountain, while Mutwa was a Sangoma apprentice, he was searching for a herb which he planned to use as medicine. Something he did quite often to bring health back to his people, specifically with regards to the HIV pandemic in Africa, a disease he says was created to destroy the African population.
While he was doing so, he was covered by a bright blue mist, which, he said "was swirling all around me, getting between me and the eastern landscape." Later, he found himself in what he described as underground, underneath the mountain. This is interesting because it's exactly what the remote viewer Pat Price describes.
The next thing he knew, he was lying on a table of some sort. His boots and trousers were missing. He was approached by a group of grey skinned humanoid creatures, with Very large heads, very thing arms, and very thing legs. (source)
A lot of this information also comes from several interviews Mutwa did with David Icke.
Price described the occupants of these bases as 'looking like Homo Sapiens, except for the lungs, heart, blood, and eyes."
Mutawa wanted to flee, but couldn't move and was Paralyzed,
I just lay there like a goat on a sacrificial altar
Mutwa was then subjected to some kind of operation on his left thigh, which caused him to scream out in agony. An abundance of blood flowed from the wound. Next, one of the creatures stuck a silver, pen-like object up his right nasal passage; then yanked it out. "The pain," he says, "was out of this world."…The pain subsided, however, when one of the creatures – who was bigger and taller than the others, and who possessed an air of authority – placed its hand on Mutwa's forehead. Mutwa could 'sense' that the creature was female, despite the fact that 'she' lacked breasts and other feminine characteristics. Staring at Mutwa intently, it projected visions of destruction into his mind. He saw cities being destroyed by floods, fires and other natural disasters. (source)
He speaks at length of these experiences in his interviews with David Icke.
He goes on to describe an instrument being inserted into his penis, and as soon as it was taken out, his bladder opened and he urinated hard. Another creature came in and had pink skin, blue eyes, high cheekbones and looked almost human. The creature then "mounted Mutwa like "a crazy Zulu girl" and proceeded to have sex with him.
This is another common theme among many supposed extraterrestrial contactees. He said during this encounter, a device was used to make Mutwa ejaculate "too much," and after the ordeal, he was in tremendous amounts of pain.
It's important to mention that numerous extraterrestrial encounters have been described, both of what as we perceive as "friendly" and "unfriendly" contact, as well as 'unfriendly procedures' being performed, with the strange beings sometimes comforting the human through the process, and sometimes not…
It's strange, to say the least, but as far as underground alien bases, it's a possibility.
An Interesting Encounter of Mine
I used to teach on a First Nations reserve, in a place called North Spirit Lake. I came home for the holidays, and when I arrived in Toronto I was waiting for the train, and next to me was a gentleman in uniform. Anytime I see what appears to be a senior officer in uniform, I always ask questions… This one was a veteran, having served overseas in the Middle East for 5 years, and was now with the Coast Guard. Instantaneously, I thought of the ocean, and underwater military bases, having studies them in-depth. I knew he would most like be aware of their existence being with the Coast Guard. This was always 10 years ago, when it was taboo to talk about 'strange' things, that no longer seem so taboo anymore…
I asked him about HAARP, his eyes lit up wide, he was shocked and surprised and told me he couldn't talk about it. I asked him about in-bottom and under-ocean military bases, the same thing happened… I asked him about extraterrestrials and what was going on with that, he told me to "come work for us and ask them yourself."
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I arrived at Dr. Chen's* dental office in Chinatown on a Monday in late winter, bracing myself for a lecture on the importance of more frequent visits and better hygiene.
I was pleasantly surprised by her bedside manner and the enthusiasm with which she explained the current state of my mouth and what we could do together to improve it. She asked about my job, my education, and what I liked most about living in Brooklyn. It was an altogether pleasant experience. I booked an appointment with the receptionist for Thursday to get my cavities filled. I thought no more of the encounter.
I returned to the office on Thursday and announced myself, this time to a different receptionist.
"That's strange, I don't have you on the schedule," she informed me as she scanned the calendar.
"I must have the date wrong, I do this all the time," I replied, because I do that all the time. I asked to book another appointment and told her that my insurance information was already in the system.
"I'm sorry but I don't have any record of you being a patient here," she said, looking sincerely apologetic and slightly confused. "Let me get the doctor."
A few moments later, Dr. Chen appeared in the waiting room. I smiled at her and said "Hello!" but was greeted with stunned silence. Her pretty face had gone white and she seemed deeply disoriented, as if waking from an unsettling dream.
She stared at me in disbelief for several uncomfortable moments before finally saying, "Alana…you're alive."
Years on my high school Speech and Debate team have made me generally articulate and quick in conversation but, "Um…yes?" was all I could come up with in reply. I have since come to realize that there is really no appropriate way to respond to being told that you are, in fact, alive. It is the most unbalanced conversation you can ever have, the statement being so obvious to the person at whom it is directed and so unbelievable to the speaker that thought her dead.
"They…they told me you had passed away."
By this point, her eyes were filled with tears and our exchange had gained a captive audience in the receptionist and another woman in the waiting room.
"Um…no?" Again, my words escaped me.
She paused for a moment, wiped her tears, and a broad smile came across her face. "Can I give you a hug?" she asked.
Still baffled by the unfolding scene but pained to see my sweet new dentist in such distress, I reluctantly agreed to a hug. I felt the eyes of the receptionist and the waiting patient fixed on us, bearing witness to a resurrection.
Having no idea how or why I got there, I found myself in the embrace of a near-stranger who was overwhelmed with joy just because inconsequential, strange, and silly little me had lived to see another day. I surrendered to her startling affection and took part in the impromptu celebration of my own beating heart.
As it turned out, Dr. Chen had called the day before to confirm my appointment but had misdialed by one digit. The person on the other end told her that I had died. It will forever remain a mystery to me if this person was an asshole who liked to fuck with people who dial wrong numbers or if by some eerie coincidence, I share a similar number with another Alana that died recently.
So for a full twenty-four hours, I had been dead in the microcosm of her dental practice. I was wiped from the records to prevent the staff from calling my family with reminders about a cleaning in six months, inadvertently reopening the wound of their child's passing. She told me that she had not slept the night before, but lay awake thinking of how young and promising I was. I had died a very real death to her. And she had mourned me.
I return to this episode often when I'm on subway platforms, contemplating the mechanics of suicide by train jump. It is a fixation on the frailty of the human body in the face of metal and high speeds more than it is a real plan but from time to time, the option is more appealing than it should be.
Suicidal people are often instructed to think of how their parents would feel if they killed themselves. But I literally cannot do that. The loss of a child is a pain beyond my comprehension. People remark frequently on the fact that widows and orphans have a name for their loss but that there is no title for parents who lose children. That it is a pain so unspeakable that we dare not give it a name. It is also a pain from which the majority of us are mercifully spared and can therefore never fully grasp. Empathy can never take us quite as far as experience.
I find it similarly difficult to contemplate the grief that friends and siblings and lovers would experience with my passing. I lack the maturity and moral imagination necessary to put myself in their shoes, to consider what their lives would be like if I took my own. My best friend has told me, "If you killed yourself, it would actually ruin my life." But I don't really know what it feels like to ruin a life. But I do know what it feels like to ruin a day. And I know 100% that my death would ruin someone's day because I watched it happen at a dental office in Chinatown. And I don't want to ruin anyone's day.
Death in our periphery awakens an untapped affection in us. In day-to-day life, we spare each other the embarrassment and sentimentality of verbalizing our sincere fondness for co-workers, neighbors, acquaintances, and classmates. We mistakenly think that all we share in common is mutual disinterest in each other's lives and well being. These people fall just outside of the frame where we keep "the people in our lives" but they are much more invested in us then we'd ever think. Our little lives are much bigger than we give them credit for.
There's a line in "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace that I used to return to often. It reads, "You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do." It helps a lot when I get stuck in my head about what others think of me. But I've learned that it is generally ill advised to accept wisdom from a man who killed himself when you are desperately trying to keep yourself alive. I have also learned that it is remarkably untrue.
People think of you often. They think of you fondly. They think the world of you. There are office managers and baristsas that think about you. There are Facebook friends you haven't seen in 15 years and weirdos in your building that think about you. There are dentists and high school lab partners that think about you. They would be devastated to hear the news of your death. They would mourn you. They are people that would be uncomfortable ever telling you how highly or how often they thought of you and vice versa because we live in a world that eschews intimacy and affection in favor of the allegedly "comfortable" distance we choose to keep that is actually making a large portion of the population feel cripplingly lonely.
For me, it is easier to digest and comprehend their small but sincere affections than it is to understand the truly unconditional love in my life. I can tap into the pain my death would cause the people on the outskirts of my life and experience it for a fleeting moment in a way that I cannot with the unspeakable grief of my loved ones. I can think of my dentist calling again for a cleaning. I can feel her feeling me die a second time. And I don't want to do that to her. And in that moment, it makes it easier to feel the rush of the train pulling into the station, then choosing to step inside of it instead of in front of it.


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CheatCC - When Battlefield 2 hit the shelves, I thought it was a little odd that it had a "2" in the title. Sure, BF2 was meant to be a sequel to Battlefield 1942, but aside from the spacious maps and vehicle-based play, the two had very little in common; certainly not enough to justify official sequel status. However, Battlefield 3 is the type of proper sequel that its predecessor deserves and, more importantly, it's been built primarily for the PC.
I don't really like this review because they should have separated the console version form the PC version. The writer basically writes the console versions of as an after thought. It seems like the writer played the PC version extensively, then played the console version for 2 hours last night and stuck them together.
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AirCheck Texas is a voluntary program designed to help people repair high-emission vehicles to meet state standards or replace the old vehicle with a newer, more eco-friendly model. The goal of this program is to minimize polluting emissions from cars by making it easier for people to comply with regulations.Continue Reading
If a resident's vehicle fails the required annual vehicle emissions test, he may qualify for assistance from the AirCheck program. The resident must meet certain eligibility requirements based on income, household size, vehicle type and vehicle age in order to apply for the program.
AirCheck offers two types of assistance to those who qualify: vehicle repair assistance and vehicle replacement assistance. The vehicle repair assistance program offers vouchers to aid in covering the cost of emissions-related repairs. Similarly, the vehicle replacement assistance program offers a credit towards a down payment on a vehicle less than three years old. However, the replacement program has limited funding, so it can only issue a small number of vouchers per year. Once funding runs out, applicants must wait until the following year to be eligible to receive assistance.
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Netgear touts this router as capable of web content filtering but in reality it's just performing URL blocking using keywords. Each LAN and wireless client can be placed in one of eight groups and access policies applied to selected groups. You create a list of keywords and then choose the groups they will be applied to. In practice it works well enough but only one keyword list is supported so you can't use different lists for each group. The router can also block ActiveX controls, Java applets, cookies and web proxies but this is a blanket policy applied to all users.
The firewall can be customized with a variety of rules for controlling inbound and outbound traffic. These are used to block or allow specific traffic and Netgear provides an extensive list of predefined services. You can also use one of three time schedules to determine when they are active and choose from five different priorities for basic QoS (Quality of Service).
VPN support is particularly good as the price includes fifty site-to-site and mobile client tunnels. A wizard at the router makes light work of configuring either type although the confusing documentation supplied with the SafeNet client utility merely strengthens our argument that SSL-VPNs are the way to go for mobile clients.
Netgear claims the router is fully SNMP manageable although we weren't impressed with the levels of information on offer. We tested this using Ipswitch's excellent WhatsUp Professional SNMP monitoring software and found that we could check for general device availability and gather some information about interface utilization. However, the main problem is that Netgear has set the router's SNMP MIB 'ifSpeed' value for all ports at 100Mbps. Consequently, the WhatsUp graphing tool couldn't show any meaningful activity for the ADSL port as it thought all the interfaces were running at Fast Ethernet speeds.
Wireless security is good as you get the full range of WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption options plus support for authentication via an external RADIUS server. Some may see the lack of wireless-n support as a drawback but we don't consider this an issue. The 802.11n standard is still a long way from being ratified and implementing this in a business environment is still too risky. Naturally, performance is a casualty with our real world tests delivering a modest 20.4Mbps over a two metre encrypted link with a Supermicro 3.2GHz Pentium D workstation on the LAN.
Netgear's ProSafe DGFV338 is a tempting proposition for small businesses looking for a low cost firewall with integral ADSL modem and WAN failover facilities. IPSec VPNs are still a pain to set up and the URL filtering isn't anything special but the wireless access point does make it look good overall value.


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Besides the broad variety of artwork on display along with live art demonstrations and stage performances, this year children will have a new piece of hands-on fun thanks to Discovery Children's Museum.
"We thought it made perfect sense for the museum to be involved with the chalk art component of the festival," said Danielle Bisterfeldt, Summerlin marketing director. "The interactive chalk art area of the festival is very popular, so we are confident those who participate this year will appreciate that the nominal participation fee goes directly to Discovery Children's Museum. Plus, the museum brings an art expertise to the chalk art component we haven't had before. It's a great partnership."
There will be opportunities to create individual chalk drawings for fun and competition. And museum art specialists will oversee a group mural that children can help create during the two-day festival.
"We are thrilled to expand the museum's participation at the festival by adding to the fun and educational activities we've offered in the Art Festival's Children's Pavilion," said Denyce Tuller, marketing and public relations director for Discovery Children's Museum. "We are excited to add a new group mural as an optional activity for children. This year, budding artists and doodlers alike can work together to create a chalk art masterpiece for everyone to see."
Children can participate in the public drawing area and group mural for $10.
Children and adults must register for the annual chalk art competition by going to summerlin.com and clicking on Community Events.
For a minimum donation individuals and groups can vie for prizes including passes to the museum and Visa gift cards. Participants can begin drawing at 9 a.m. Oct. 12. Judges will announce the winners at 3 p.m. the following day.
Returning to the interactive chalk art exhibit is fan favorite expert chalk artist Donovan Fitzgerald, owner of Fitzgerald Artworks. He will create a reproduction of a classical art piece using the sidewalk as his canvas throughout the two-day event.
The festival runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12 and 13 at Summerlin Centre Community Park on South Town Center Drive between Charleston Boulevard and Sahara Avenue. Visit summerlin.com for the full festival schedule.


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Urban Decay Aphrodisiac Eyeshadow Palette ($29) is a new, limited edition palette that contains six eyeshadows that are matte and shimmer in finish. I did a post about this yesterday where I mention how I think this is some prelude of a Naked Purple or Smoky Purple Eyeshadow Palette for Fall 2018. I couldn't be completely off base here but I suspect that's upcoming it's just this time Urban Decay used a reversal strategy for the launch as originally the Naked Heat Eyeshadow Palette, which was bigger, launched before the Petite Heat Eyeshadow Palette. This this case looks like they are going smaller first and bigger later this Fall. Purple does look like it's going to be quite huge this season but with a twist as we've seen with the Norvina Eyeshadow Palette. What's the twist" These purples aren't cool by any means and are paired up with warm shades. I actually like this trend but I know a lot of disappointed by the lack of cooler shades. I don't mind much since I don't look great in c...
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text: Factors to consider when choosing a preschool 03/18/201803/14/2018 William Beatty The preschool you enroll your child in will certainly influence your child cognitive and social development now and in future. As such, it is wise to make careful considerations before enrolling them in a certain preschool. Below are some factors to look at before choosing a preschool. Alphabetic and numeric work A good preschool should focus on the cognitive development of the child by incorporating alphabetical and numerical work in the learning system. Given that your child will be required to master the latter at an advanced level, it will help him or her to grasp the concepts faster. One way to tell that numerical and alphabetical work is being covered is the availability of such materials in the classroom. Get to know more about the playing sessions Daily play activities are of importance during development. The latter can help build on concepts learned during classwork. For instance, counting blocks and placing similar blocks together. Play can be either imaginative or physical. Creative games help build on the behavioural development of the child. A costume corner and a pretend kitchen are some of the indicators that show imaginative plays are taking part in the institution. On the other hand, physical play helps build on gross motor skills. Some of the physical play activities include riding bicycles, playing football among others. Do children have a say? Children who decide on the activities to engage have a better life outcome as compared to their counterparts. The daily schedules can tell if your kid has the freedom to choose on what he or she wishes to do during certain times of the day. As such, you should inquire about their daily activities to ascertain if the learning system gives room for your child's choice of activities at certain times. Values or philosophy of the school When looking for a preschool to take your child to, the aspect of values should not be taken on a lightly. Select a school that upholds or enforces that are taught at home. That way, your child will grow appreciating important values learned both in school and at home. In addition to this, you will have an easy time nurturing important values in your child life. Teacher- child relationship It is unfortunate that you can comfortably learn of the teacher- child relationship after taking your child to a preschool. However, if your child is not comfortable with the teacher, you should not hesitate considering another preschool. A positive nurturing environment like that offered at child care nursery influences your child's cognitive development. Apparently, parent's natural instincts can tell if their child is comfortable or not. Additionally, you can learn more about the teacher when making school visits.


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Precipitation that results from relatively high concentrations of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides in the atmosphere
pH 5.6
Recorded in US- pH 4.3
Better known as "acid deposition"
What is acid rain?
Policy & community/ global responses
By: Gabby Brow, Haley Fiorucci, Matt Woodall
Acid Rain
Wet Deposition
Occurs in areas with wet weather
Rain, snow, sleet, fog
Dry Deposition
Occurs in areas with dry weather
Acid becomes a part of dust and smoke and falls to the Earth
Sticks on the ground, buildings, homes, statues, cars, trees, etc.
Half of the acidity falls to the Earth as dry deposition
What causes acid rain?
Occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides react with chemicals in the atmosphere and form acidic compounds
Natural Releases of Chemicals
Volcanoes erupting
Rotting vegetation
Man Made Release of Chemicals
Burning of fossil fuels
Exhaust from automobiles
Chemical plants
Effects on Human Health
Looks, tastes, feels like normal rain
Sulfur dioxide and Nitrogen oxides can harm human body when in small particles
Increased levels of particles inhaled linked to increased respiratory illnesses like asthma and chronic bronchitis, premature death, heart and lung disorders
Effects on materials, cars, statues, etc.
Damage to automobile coverings
Corrosion of metals, deterioration of paint and stone
Visibility impairment
Sulfur dioxide and Nitrogen oxides cause visibility impairment at national parks
Clean Air Act 1972
Goal: restore and maintain chemical, physical, and biological integrity of nation's waters
Vetoed by Nixon, but Congress overrode veto 10:1 vote
Clean Air Act Amendments 1990
EPA starts Acid Rain Program
Goal: reduce Sulfur dioxide and Nitrogen oxide emissions
Put limit on how much Sulfur dioxide and Nitrogen oxide power plants can release
What can you do?
Reduce pollution
Use other energy sources
Use products with Energy Star labels
Reduce number of miles driven in car
*Over 60 year period*
1962- Silent Spring released by Rachel Carson
April 22, 1970- America's first Earth Day
Clean Air Act of 1970
Regulate air emission of Sulfur dioxide and Nitrogen oxides
Authorized Environmental Protection Agency to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards to protect public health, welfare, and to regulate hazardous air pollutants
Effects on nature - forests
Slower growth, injury, death of forests
Acid rain doesn't directly kill trees; weakens them through leaf damage and nutrient limitation
Dissolves nutrients in the soil and washes them away
Acidic water can also cause soil to release toxic substances such as aluminum
Loss of nutrients makes vegetation more susceptible to other environmental factors
Effects on nature - aquatic life
Effects of acid rain are most notable in aquatic environments
Acid rain runs into lakes and streams; falls directly on aquatic habitats
Bodies of water surrounded by soil of low buffering capacity are most affected
Acid rain causes soil to release aluminum which also runs into aquatic habitats; is highly toxic
Aquatic life (cont'd)
Acid rain - harms/kills individual fish, reduces fish populations, completely eliminates fish populations from water bodies, decreases biodiversity
Low pH and high aluminum levels are directly toxic to fish
If not directly toxic, leads to chronic stress in fish; lower weight and smaller body size which makes survival more difficult
Aquatic life (con't):
Some types of plants and animals are more able to tolerate acidic water; generally the young of species cannot tolerate low pH well
Biodiversity is affected as some species continue to thrive while others die out completely
Reducing Acid Rain
Understanding Acid Rain
People need to understand how acid rain damages the environment; their role in the issue
Need to understand all possible changes that can be made
Clean up Smokestacks and Exhaust Pipes
Reducing SO2 emissions:
Using coal containing less sulfur
Washing coal
Using scrubbers to chemically remove SO2 from gases leaving smokestacks
Burning natural gas
Not burning fossil fuels
Clean up Smokestacks and Exhaust Pipes (cont'd):
Reducing NOx emissions:
Maintaining catalytic converters
Maintaining tailpipe restrictions
Altering gasoline, making it burn cleaner
Requires partnership between power plant companies and the government to find cost-effective air pollution reduction strategies
Alternative energy sources:
Other sources of energy include: nuclear power, hydropower, wind energy, geothermal energy, solar energy
Natural gas, batteries, fuel cells available to power vehicles
Nuclear, hydropower, coal are cheapest
Technological advancements and developments may allow for alternative energy sources to be more cost-effective
Restoring the Environment:
Acid rain penetrates the fabric of ecosystems; restoration takes time; acidified lakes, forests, soils can take years, decades, even centuries to heal
"Liming" is a process that can help to bring back lakes and streams on a short-term scale
Is expensive, has to be done repeatedly; does not solve broad-term acidification issues or address materials/human health issues
Useful for allowing native fish populations to survive until emissions reductions are seen in an area
Assessing Current Legislation:
EPA scientists and colleagues must assess reductions; ensure they are aligned with Acid Rain Program
If reductions are not up to par, Congress may consider additional legislation, or a focus on energy efficiency and alternate energy
Stakeholders in Acid Rain
Stakeholders in acid rain
Affect vs. Affected
Acid Rain as a Wicked Problem
What a wicked problem is
Acid rain as a wicked problem
Problems make problems, and solutions make problems
What stakeholders can do
Treating symptoms
Finding a cure
Big stakeholders with Acid Rain
Acid rain affects nature, and those who profit from it
More acid rain, less profit
Less acid rain, less profit
Tackling a Wicked Problem
Lasting effects on the environment
Baby steps
Environmental recovery
Lasting effects
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