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FIRST ATHEIST MONUMENT SET TO BE UNVEILED IN FLORIDA

Submitted by theadminx on Tue, 06/04/2013 - 12:48

TIME Magazine June 4, 2013 by Ollie John
 
The first U.S. public monument to Atheism is set to be unveiled outside a Florida courthouse later this month. It’s a granite bench engraved with secularist quotes. And weirdly, it owes its existence to the Ten Commandments.
 

RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA: How Colorado Plans to Regulate the Pot Market

Submitted by theadminx on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 12:29

MSNBC 29 MAY 2013 by Clare Kim
 
Colorado made history Tuesday when Governor John Hickenlooper signed six bills into law that will govern the cultivation, sale, and taxation of recreational marijuana, creating the first legal framework in the U.S. for recreational marijuana use.
 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/28/hickenlooper-signs-colora_n_3346798.html
 

CLIMATE CHANGE: Human Disaster Looms, Claims New Research

Submitted by theadminx on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 20:19

Forecast global temperature rise of 4C a calamity for large swaths of planet even if predicted extremes are not reached
 
TheGuardian 19 MAY 2013 by Fiona Harvey
 
Some of the most extreme predictions of global warming are unlikely to materialise, new scientific research has suggested, but the world is still likely to be in for a temperature rise of double that regarded as safe.
 
The researchers said warming was most likely to reach about 4C above pre-industrial levels if the past decade's readings were taken into account.

HIGHLY RELIGIOUS PEOPLE LESS MOTIVATED BY COMPASSION THAN NON-BELIEVERS

Submitted by theadminx on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 19:50

University of California, Berkeley May 2, 2013

“Love thy neighbor” is preached from many a pulpit. But new research co-sponsored by the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center suggests that the highly religious are less motivated by compassion when helping a stranger than are atheists, agnostics, and less religious people.

WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS FIRED FOR REFUSING SCIENTOLOGY

Submitted by theadminx on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 19:35

She claims she was forced to take religious courses that included screaming at ashtrays and staring at co-workers
 
MSN Money May 16, 2013 by Jason Notte
 
Does your office ever make you want to scream at ashtrays, shove people out of doorways and glare at your co-workers for eight hours straight?
 
In just about any workplace in America, these would be considered unchecked hostility issues worthy of a visit with the human resources rep and, maybe, a bump in the company medical plan's mental health coverage.
 

On May 9, 2013 Carbon Pollution of the Atmosphere Breaks 3-5 Million-Year Record and, at Our Peril, is Now Rising Exponentially

Submitted by Lawrence on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:08
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On May 9, 2013 according to the accepted standard Keating Curve, the porportion of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere broke 400 parts per millionfor the first time in 3-5 million years. This means there were 400 molecules of carbon for every million air molecules in the atmosphere. This level of carbon pollution has profound implications for temperatures rising, sea level rising and the quality of our lives. Read more now... 

Extreme Weather Changing the Minds of Americans about Global Warming and Climate Destabilization, Some Good News at Last!

Submitted by Lawrence on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 10:54
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Finally, a bit of good news on the climate in the form of increased awareness by Americans that global warming (aka climate destabilization,) is in general changing their lives for the worse. This is a vital first step in doing something about the growing global warming and climate destabilization. Read more now...

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