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By Matt Bewig

Nearly 13,000 registered lobbyists reported $3.3 billion in fees last year.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33436.htm



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The Food Police State
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig13/salatin1.1.1.html

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Obama Administration Gives Tentative Approval to Frankenfish

Dan Bacher, The Fish Sniffer: The Obama administration s tentative approval of genetically engineered salmon for human consumption occurs in the context of an administration that has continued and expanded some of the most odious environmental policies of the Bush administration.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/13594-obama-administration-gives-tentative-approval-to-frankenfish

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Stop the Frankenfish attack
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_frankenfish_r/

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Don t Put a Fork in It: On the Perils of Genetically Engineered Salmon
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/01/30-8



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The Twelve Days of Christmas (Military Version)
http://lewrockwell.com/vance/vance314.html

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Selling the Shooting

William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: ''For the gun-makers, it is about making the product they produce attractive enough to purchase over and over and over again. That is the only way they will be able to stay in business.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13967-selling-the-shooting



Behind the NRA s Money: Gun Lobby Deepens Financial Ties to $12 Billion Firearms Industry

Nermeen Shaikh and Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW!: A new investigation finds the National Rifle Association has come to rely on the support of $12 billion a year from firearms and ammunition manufacturers and sellers.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/13992-behind-the-nras-money-gun-lobby-deepens-financial-ties-to-$12-billion-firearms-industry



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Heather Rogers, Remapping Debate: Despite projections of a rise in sea levels and more extreme storms, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is not requiring America s nuclear power plants to assess their facilities in light of these future consequences of global warming.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/13514-nuclear-power-plant-flood-risk-sandy-was-just-a-warm-up



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Die für die Genehmigung zuständige Food and Drug Agency (FDA) hat nach der Unbedenklichkeit für den Verzehr nun auch in einem vorläufigen Bescheid die Unbedenklichkeit für die Umwelt bestätigt.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/38/38261/1.html



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Homelessness and poverty is on the rise, with 84 percent of US cities reporting that requests for emergency food assistance increased in 2012. Of those seeking emergency food, 51 percent were families and 37 were employed.

http://rt.com/usa/news/us-food-percent-emergency-612/



Christmas food handouts double as millions face 'financial precipice'

The number of people who will turn to food banks for sustenance is expected to double this Christmas, as a new report warns that millions more families face a financial ''precipice'' due to high personal debts, flatlining wages and future interest rate rises.

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US mayors' survey: Food insecurity, homelessness rising across the country

This month, the United States Conference of Mayors' Task Force on Hunger and Homelessness released its yearly survey, which documented a sharp rise in the two social ills throughout the country.

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/12/27/food-d27.html


From Information Clearing House

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The State Is Our Church
http://lewrockwell.com/orig13/beattie1.1.1.html

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Old, Female and Homeless

Rose Aguilar, The Nation: As the cost of living goes up around the country, so too, does the nation s homeless population, including women over 50 years of age.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/14228-old-female-and-homeless



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Last year the agency paid $437 million in retroactive benefits to the survivors of nearly 19,500 veterans who died waiting.

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From Information Clearing House



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On 21 December 2012, the FBI released a statement that Mahdi Hashi and two others had been charged in Brooklyn, New York and face life in prison.

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From Information Clearing House



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By Ian Cobain

British military say that more than 700 further individuals are likely to make claims next year.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33408.htm



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Die jüngsten Urteile gegen die Großbanken UBS und HSBC erklären das Strafrecht gegenüber führenden Bankmanagern für irrelevant und bürden die Strafen den Aktionären auf.

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Solarstrom kann für 0,10 ? bis 0,15 ? dauerhaft günstig und planbar erzeugt werden.

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Bioenergie in Regionen

''Bioenergie in Regionen'' richtet sich mit vielen Praxisbeispielen und konkreten Handlungsanleitungen an Personen, Gruppen und Institutionen auf der regionalen Ebene, die gemeinsam die Nutzung von Bioenergie vorantreiben wollen.

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Raus aus der fossilen Heizkosten(zuschuss)falle

22 Millionen Euro besser in solare und Biomasse-Heizsysteme investieren.
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Mehr Strom, weniger Atom

Die Vergütung für Solarstrom war noch nie so niedrig wie 2012, nämlich um die 17 Cent pro Kilowattstunde. Aber noch nie wurde so viel Solarstrom produziert wie im letzten Jahr. Solarenergie wird immer preiswerter, vor allem dank der Massenproduktion von PV-Anlagen, die durch das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz initiiert wurde. Von Franz Alt

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Wind- und Photovoltaik-Einspeisung 2011-2012

Durch den kontinuierlichen Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien in Deutschland steigt auch der Anteil der regenerativen Stromerzeugung.

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Der Staat nimmt mit der Strompreiserhöhung im kommenden Jahr rund 3,4 Milliarden Euro zusätzliche Mehrwertsteuer ein.

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Strompreise steigen zum 1. Januar, nicht für alle

Industrie muss endlich stärker an Kosten der Energiewende beteiligt werden.
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Postkarte Strompreise

Schwarz-Gelb präsentiert die Stromrechnung: Haushalte und Mittelstand zahlen drauf, Konzerne werden geschont!

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1. Januar 2013

Bundesregierung untätig gegen massive Strompreiserhöhung

''Die massive Strompreiserhöhung zum Jahreswechsel ist ein Armutszeugnis für die Bundesregierung. Es fehlt jeglicher politischer Wille, die Energiewende sozial ausgewogen zu gestalten'', erklärt die stellvertretende Vorsitzende der Partei DIE LINKE, Caren Lay, anlässlich der Strompreiserhöhungen zum 1. Januar 2013 von durchschnittlich 12 Prozent. Lay weiter:

Die Strompreise schießen seit Jahren durch die Decke. Die Bundesregierung hat bisher nichts getan, um das zu verhindern. Trotz öffentlicher Bekundungen von Bundesumweltminister Altmaier, der die hohen Strompreise als ungerechtfertigt geißelte, gab es nicht einmal den Versuch, die Preissteigerung abzufangen oder gar zu deckeln. Stattdessen wurden immer neue Ausnahmeregelungen und Privilegien für die Großindustrie, Stromkonzerne und Netzbetreiber auf Kosten der privaten Stromkunden geschaffen.

Diese unsoziale Energiepolitik der Bundesregierung bedeutet nun für die 41 Millionen Haushalte in Deutschland Mehrkosten für Strom in Höhe von 17,8 Milliarden Euro. Immer wieder hat DIE LINKE im vergangenen Jahr Lösungswege aufgezeigt, die den Strompreis gesenkt hätten: Abschaffung der ungerechtfertigten Milliardengeschenke an die Großindustrie, Senkung der Stromsteuer, Einführung einer effektiven staatlichen Preisaufsicht. Die schwarz-gelbe Bundesregierung kann also nicht behaupten, dass die hohen Strompreise alternativlos sind.

http://www.die-linke.de/nc/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/bundesregierung-untaetig-gegen-massive-strompreiserhoehung/



Guerilla-Photovoltaik per Steckdosen-Plugin

Mit Mini-PV Anlagen gegen steigende Strompreise.
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Deutsche Umwelthilfe zieht Bilanz und blickt auf das bevorstehende Wahljahr. Sonne, Wind und Effizienz im Zentrum des neuen Energiesystems verankern.

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Monitoringbericht zur Energiewende: Setzen, Sechs!

Die Regierungskommission zur Überwachung der Energiewende stellt der Regierung Merkel ein blamables Zeugnis aus.

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Regierung beschenkt 1550 Firmen

Die Ausnahmeregelungen für Industriebetriebe werden immer umfangreicher.
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Solarindustrie schreibt an Oettinger

Darin fordern sie ihn auf, die rückwirkenden Kürzungen bei den Einspeisevergütungen in mehreren EU-Staaten zu revidieren.

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BEE widerspricht Expertenkommission: Versorgungssicherheit ist gewährleistet

Der Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie (BEE) hält die Aussagen der Expertenkommission zum Monitoringbericht der Bundesregierung beim Thema Versorgungssicherheit für falsch.

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Schutz des Klimas bleibt größte Herausforderung

Greenpeace 2013: ''Die Energiewende braucht Pioniere und Macher, keine Blockierer.''

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Energiewende: ''Gesellschaft zum Umdenken zwingen''

Studie attestiert Österreichs Klimaregionen positive Wirtschaftseffekte.
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2013: Schicksalsjahr für die Energiewende

Erfolgsmeldungen für die Energiewende kamen zuletzt aus Deutschland, China und den USA. Hierzulande kommt bereits jede vierte Kilowattstunde Strom aus erneuerbaren Quellen. Sogar der lange schlafende Riese der Energiewende, die Energieeffizienz, macht langsame Fortschritte.

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Energieeffizienz als Motor der Energiewende

Klare Absage an Atomkraft, Fracking und Agrargas aus Mais.
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EU-Expertengremium plädiert für Ressourcen-Wende

Die EU muss die Wende zu einer ressourceneffizienten und regenerativen Kreislaufwirtschaft einleiten.

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Energiewende: Drei Viertel sind dafür

Auch Otto Normalfahrer ist für die Energiewende.
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Fracking ist keine Zukunftstechnologie

Ist Fracking eine Technologie der Erdgasgewinnung, die in Deutschland eingesetzt werden sollte?

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Energiewende teurer als nötig

http://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/energiewende-teurer-als-noetig-1947834.html

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Fracking: Neuer Öl- und Gasrausch oder kommt jetzt die großflächige Verseuchung?

Die Apologeten des Fracking argumentieren, die Technik sei für einige Jahre eine Ölpreisbremse, dafür sollen Chemikalien in den Untergrund gepumpt werden, jetzt ist die Diskussion auch bei uns angekommen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/153758



Inselkraftwerke ans Netz

Einspeisevergütung und Öffnung der Netze setzen in Japan den Wandel in Gang.
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The United States carried out more drone strikes in Afghanistan this year than it has done in all the years put together in Pakistan since it launched the covert air war there eight years ago, it has been revealed.

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US Kills 4 People in Pakistan

A house was targeted in the Hisukhel area of Mir Ali, about 15.5 miles east of Miramshah, the main town in North Waziristan, Dawn News reported.

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I Quit Murdering People on November 17, 2012

By Pawnstorm

I am no longer drone bombing wedding parties in Pakistan. I am no longer killing the Afghani people.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33412.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Bill of Rights, R.I.P?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski291.html

Celebrating Murder in the Military
http://lewrockwell.com/orig11/mason-a7.1.1.html

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US Military Needs to Leave Afghanistan and Stop Widening Drone Strikes
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/21-7

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Violence Is Killing With Machines at a Distance

Dr. Timothy Francis Leary, Truthout: Although many will dispute his exclusion of other forms of aggression as violence, few will argue that Timothy Leary s assertion is more valid than ever: Violence is killing by machines at a distance.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13502-timothy-leary-violence-is-killing-with-machines-at-a-distance



There s no Money in 'Peace on Earth'

by Devvy Kidd

While none of victims of US drones and bombs were likely Christians because those are Muslim countries, do they matter less? Are their deaths not as heinous as the victims of Newtown? God rest the souls of those who died in Newtown because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. No different than all the children, women and old men murdered by US drones and bombings in the wrong place at the wrong time even......

http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd566.htm



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By David Alexander Reuters

The Republican-controlled House approved the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 315-107.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33406.htm



U.S. House approves sweeping $633 billion defense war spending bill

The bill also stripped out an amendment sponsored by Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein and Republican Mike Lee that was designed to limit the president s power to indefinitely detain US citizens as terror suspects.

http://is.gd/oKesAB



War Addiction Default: America s Political Dysfunction at Root is an Unwillingness to Cut War Spending

By Dave Lindorff

The US spends $1.3 trillion a year on a military it does not need. Politicians won t talk about cutting it down to size.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33534.htm


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A report led by U.S. Geological Survey

Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services, says animal and plant species are flowering, laying eggs or migrating in different ways and at different times than in previous years. This pattern, the USGS said, is accelerating.

http://is.gd/nR8Wmw


From Information Clearing House

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Ecosystems in Upheaval, Biodiversity in Collapse
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/12/20

Why Single-Degree Climate Changes Matter
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/01/04-0

2012 Hottest Year On Record, By Far
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/01/08-7

Climate Change, Lack of Political Will Leading to 'Global Perfect Storm'
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/01/08-5

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Nine Stories That Will Change Your World in 2013

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine: While the Earth didn t end on December 21, 2012, the year s end was marked by a new awareness of the urgency of the climate crisis. Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the preciousness and fragility of life on Earth.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/13731-9-stories-that-will-change-your-world-in-2013



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Direct intervention in Syria's civil war to bring down President Bashar al-Assad would be illegal in the absence of a UN resolution, MPs warned the Government last night.

http://is.gd/o2qVOp



US Preparing for Military Invasion in Syria: Israel

By Press TV

A senior Israeli official says the United States is gearing up for a possible military intervention in Syria to prevent Syria s alleged chemical weapons from being used against civilians or falling into wrong hands.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33452.htm



Syria Faces Humanitarian Catastrophe

By Bill Van Auken

'''Spoils' have now become the main drive for many units as battalion commanders seek to increase their power.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33467.htm



RAF poised for air strikes in Syria

NATO fighters flying from Incirlik air base in Turkey and off a US carrier in the Mediterranean would be more than capable of enforcing a 120km deep no-fly zone along the Turkish-Syrian border.

http://is.gd/Hp45eF



Engineering Consent For An Attack On Syria

By Moon Of Alabama

Is it really well advised for the United Nations to use a U.S. government funded entity to calculate some inevitably disputed numbers of casualties when the U.S. is supporting one side of the conflict?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33511.htm



The Syria Endgame: Strategic Stage in the Pentagon s Covert War on Iran

By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya

''Rebel'' attack on Syria is a front in the covert multi-dimensional war against Iran.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33562.htm


From Information Clearing House



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The UK has revealed that the cost of its involvement in the war in Afghanistan has reached $27.6 billion, and may end up being as much as $32.5 billion. Meanwhile, the UK continues to slash domestic social services to reduce its budget deficit.

http://rt.com/news/uk-afghanistan-cost-war-453/


From Information Clearing House



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Op-Ed

While Washington is busy fighting over a report, Benghazi is descending into chaos.

http://is.gd/6WdFbk


From Information Clearing House

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NSA, Benghazi and the Monsters of Our Own Creation
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/12/31-1



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By James Petras

The religious crises, the decline in belief and institutional affiliation, is intimately related to the moral decay in US public institutions and the precipitous decline of living standards.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33392.htm



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By Michael Kelley

UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Christof Heyns said that if there are ''secondary drone strikes on rescuers who are helping (the injured) after an initial drone attack, those further attacks are a war crime.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33394.htm



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By Rajiv Chandrasekaran

It is alleged he granted two friends astonishing access to top secret files as he ran the Afghan surge. Rajiv Chandrasekaran reveals how the volunteers won big donations from defence firms and how they pushed the army towards a far more aggressive strategy.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33395.htm



US special forces veteran links General Petraeus to torture in Iraq - Video

A 15-month investigation by the Guardian and BBC Arabic reveals how US colonel James Steele, a veteran of American proxy wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, played a key role in training and overseeing US-funded special police commandos who ran a network of torture centres in Iraq.

http://is.gd/TWxnhm

From Information Clearing House

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Petraeus and the Mythology of Afghanistan

Gareth Porter, Truthout: Managing the ''war of perceptions'' in Afghanistan ultimately proved more difficult for David Petraeus than it had in Iraq.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/13442-believing-his-own-myth-petraeus-in-afghanistan



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