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Chicago firefighter Corey Ankum picture

This undated photo provided by the Chicago Fire Department shows Chicago firefighter Corey Ankum. A blaze at an abandoned building on Chicago#39;s South Side killed Ankum and another firefighter, and left 14 injured Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. As fires go, the one that broke out Wednesday in a small vacant building on the city#39;s South Side was likely to be pretty routine for the Chicago Fire Department. The cause of the fire was under investigation, Authorities speculated that squatters might

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Lindsay Lohan — Suspect in Criminal Battery Case

Filed under: Lindsay Lohan , Celebrity Justice Lindsay Lohan is a suspect in a criminal battery investigation and the alleged victim — a staff member at Betty Ford —

Lindsay Lohan — Suspect in Criminal Battery Case

Filed under: Lindsay Lohan , Celebrity Justice Lindsay Lohan is a suspect in a criminal battery investigation and the alleged victim — a staff member at Betty Ford —

The Week in TreeHugger: US Sues BP Over Gulf Oil Spill, and More (Slideshow)

The US Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency have filed suit against BP and eight other firms, asking that they be held liable for all clean up and damage costs associated with the Gulf Oil Spill. In other major green news this week, a “new car smell” may have caused a hit-and-run on a cyclist in Vail, NASA publishes two world maps showing that the planet is warming, San Jose, California bans plastic shopping bags, the MacGyver approach to winter biking (zip ties!), and more in our news in review slideshow, below.

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Elon Musk and SolaCity Donate Solar System to Hurricane Response Center in Alabama

Elon Musk hard at work in his office. Photo: OnInnovation , CC It’s the Time for Giving Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX and chairman of Solarcity (yeah, he’s a busy man), and Solarcity have donated a 25-kilowatt solar power system to the South Bay Communities Alliance’s (SBCA) Hurricane Response Center in Coden, Alabama. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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US Sues BP Over Gulf Oil Spill – Seeks All Clean Up & Damage Costs

photo: US Coast Guard / Creative Commons Saying that “violations of safety and operational regulations” led to the explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon and the subsequent largest oil spill in US history , the US Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency have filed suit against BP and eight other firms, asking that they be held liable for all clea… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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DOE Installs Cool Roof, Saves Taxpayers $2,000 in Energy Costs

Image: Screenshot via DOE Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced the completion of a new 25,000-square-foot cool roof on the Department of Energy’s headquarters west building in Washington, DC. The design added no extra cost to the roof replacement project, and is projected to save taxpayers an annual $2,000 in energy costs. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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DHS Whistleblower: They’re Training Local Police to Suspend Rights

http://globalpoliticalawakening.blogspot.com/2010/12/dhs-whistleblower-theyre-tr… What happens during a national emergency? People know that the President of the United States would be the one to declare the emergency, but under what criteria? What about our Constitutional Rights during the emergency? Film maker William Lewis had the chance to sit down with former police officer turned whistle-blower Travis Maddox for an interview contained in the newly released film Enemy of the State: Camp FEMA Part 2. During the interview, Maddox shares what became his concerns about the extensive training given to the local police department by the Department of Homeland Security in case of a nuclear, chemical, or biological attack. Maddox, also a former Missouri Constitution Party candidate for office, says the group in which he participated was “trained” to force people from their homes, disarm them, load them onto buses for transport to secured quarantine areas, “and if that weren't enough, from there it gets pretty scary,” says Lewis of the interview. “DHS, parent organization for the Transportation Security Administration, could give the TSA a run for their money,” relays Lewis about the information given the viewer from Maddox's first hand experience during training. The procedures for decontamination require removal of clothing, by force, if necessary. Maddox also stated during the interview that when the order is given, no one will have a choice, basically saying that you lose your rights to your private property, your guns, even your own body. “I think your body is probably the most private property that you own,” Investigative Journalist and radio talk show host Kaye Beach said in reference to the possibility of forced treatment in this fourth film by the Lewis/Franchi team. Along with the police state-type tactics described by Maddox, Enemy of the State guests Ernest Hancock and Beach discuss the paperwork in place in Arizona and Oklahoma that could bring about forced treatment in the case of a biological attack. Massachusetts already passed laws to force treatment during the Swine Flu scare in 2009. Beach actually discusses that there may be something similar in nearly every state, as most have adopted either all or part of the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act. CBS released a 3-month study in late October 2009 showing that state-by-state, the odds of people actually testing positive for the Swine Flu were very slim. Franchi says, “That means that the National State of Emergency called by President Obama was, in fact, based on false data.” Lewis and Franchi have produced four films altogether exposing FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security and egregious legislation in an attempt to help those in the United States see the horrors awaiting We-the-People from our out-of-control government. For more information please visit http://CampFEMA.com RELATED ARTICLE: High-Speed Rail Federalism Fight and FEMA Camps When The Collapse Comes Will FEMA Camps Look Like Club Med? 10 Skills Needed to Thrive in a Post-Collapse World The Ultimate Betrayal: Police and Military Working Together to Oppress Americans added by: GLOBALPOLITICAL

Threat Alert: Mark Ruffalo Added to Terror Watch List

Add Actor Mark Ruffalo to the long list of threats to America’s security. Apparently the Kids Are Alright actor’s work organizing screenings of the anti-drilling documentary GasLand landed him a spot on the U.S. terror watch list. So yes, the Department of Homeland Security probably spent the holiday having a Mark Ruffalo viewing party as preliminary research. Hopefully they got the director’s cut of Ride with the Devil ; it really is much better. But assuming that this isn’t a mistake, it begs the question: How many other politically outspoken directors and actors are on this list?

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US Government seizure of the internet has begun; DHS takes over 76 websites

(NaturalNews) As part of a new expansion of government power over information, the Department of Homeland Security has begun seizing and shutting down internet websites (web domains) without due process or a proper trial. DHS simply seizes web domains that it wants to and posts an ominous “Department of Justice” logo on the web site. See an example at http://torrent-finder.com Over 75 websites were seized and shut down last week, and there is no indication that the government will stop such efforts. Right now, their focus is websites that they claim “violate copyrights,” yet the torrent-finder.com website that was seized by DHS contained no copyrighted content whatsoever. It was merely a search engine website that linked to destinations where people could access copyrighted content. Google also links to copyrighted content — does that mean the feds will soon seize Google, too? (much more at link) Help stop the government takeover of the internet. Sign this petition: http://demandprogress.org/blacklist/ added by: samantha420