The Media Freedom Foundation » fact http://www.mediafreedominternational.org Media Democracy in Action Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:30:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How Safe is our Drinking Water? – Cheney Helped Hide Secrets About Chemicals In Our Water http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2010/04/05/how-safe-is-our-drinking-water-%e2%80%93-cheney-helped-hide-secrets-about-chemicals-in-our-water/ http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2010/04/05/how-safe-is-our-drinking-water-%e2%80%93-cheney-helped-hide-secrets-about-chemicals-in-our-water/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:39:42 +0000 admin http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/?p=771 Clean water is one of the most important needs of our bodies; so it is a sad fact that clean drinking water can no longer be a guarantee, if it ever was. Most tap water in the United States today is not safe for drinking, due to the high levels of pollution and/or toxic wastes.

An investigation by Earthworks led to the call for the closing of the Hydraulic Fracturing Loophole that is in our water today. According to this article, hydraulic fracturing is a drilling technique that was developed by Halliburton. “Millions of gallons of fresh water, along with sand, and cancer-causing toxic chemicals are injected under high pressure miles down drilling holes to fracture the limestone shale, and release the oil and gas trapped within.”    In 2005, at the urging of Dick Cheney who is a former Halliburton CEO, Congress exempted hydraulic fracturing from the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Halliburton earns about 1.5 billion dollars annually from hydraulic fracturing, while ignoring its consequences.

Sources: “Cheney Helped Halliburton Hide Secrets About Dangerous Chemicals In Your Drinking Water”. http://discuss.epluribusmedia.net/node/3195

Student Researcher: Cecele Senorine

Faculty Instructor: Elliot Cohen

Indian River State CollegeSimilar Posts:

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According to Parry Ahmadinejad’s opponent Mir-Hossein Mousavvi also suggested that his real fear may have been that he genuinely lost the election. In fact Mousavvi came out with a win declaration before the votes were even finished being counted. This article examines how the United States news media was heavily biased against this election and slanted news coverage was the result.

Title: Was the Iranian Election ‘Rigged’?

Source:  consortiumnews.com         9/21/2009

URL: http://www.consortiumnews.com/2009/092109.html

Author: Robert Parry

Student Researcher: Lizzy Dembosz

Faculty Evaluator: Rick Luttmann Ph.D.

Sonoma State University: Sociology of Media, Fall 2009

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]]> http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/19/was-the-iranian-election-%e2%80%98rigged%e2%80%99/feed/ 3 Tiny Troubles: Nanoparticles are Changing Everything From our Sunscreen to our Supplements http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/05/tiny-troubles-nanoparticles-are-changing-everything-from-our-sunscreen-to-our-supplements/ http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/2009/11/05/tiny-troubles-nanoparticles-are-changing-everything-from-our-sunscreen-to-our-supplements/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:01:15 +0000 admin http://www.mediafreedominternational.org/?p=360 Over 600 products now on the market contain nanoparticles so small that they may have dangerous biological impacts yet to be determined. Nanaparticles could be the asbestos of this century.

Nanotechnology is a quickly growing global industry which is, for the most part unregulated. The worry lies in the fact that when these materials are reduced down to the miniscule nano scale, they take on an entirely different and uncommon set of properties. For example, they could become electrically conductive, or able to penetrate cell walls.  More specifically, studies conducted on the negativities of nanotechnology are diminutive compared to those conducted on the positive effects produced.  Of $1.5 billion in federal nano spending each year, only between 1% and 2.5% goes towards studying environmental, health and safety risks.

On the other hand, these particles “are used to build innovative materials currently used in hundreds of products worldwide, from socks to sunscreens and even food supplements,” according to Louise Gray, Environmental Correspondent. Along with this, medical researchers are investigating ways to use nanomaterials to target tumors. This would allow doctors to deliver medication directly to cancer cells within the body, and leave the healthy cells absolutely unharmed.  Also, possible green tech applications would make for cheaper, more efficient solar panels and water filtration systems, energy-saving batteries and lighter vehicles that ultimately use less fuel.

However, nanoparticles are being compared to asbestos. A substance once seen as a miracle fire-proofing agent, is now associated with lawsuits, illness, and death. Much of the damage caused by asbestos could have been avoided if the government had taken note of the very present danger signs

Title: Tiny Troubles: Nanoparticles are Changing Everything From our Sunscreen to our Supplements

Source: E Magazine      July/August 2009

Author: Carole bass

Student Researcher: Lauren Faulkner

Faculty Evaluator: Jon Fukuto

Sonoma State University: Sociology of Media, Fall 2009

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