Mainstream media would have us believe that a popular government has been ousted by the military. Whatever the truth may be, looking at what people do is more important than listening to what they say. Here’s an article by Tony Cartalucci which indicates that what’s happening in Thailand might offer hope for all who want…
A recent Associated Press story shows how UNICEF harms the interests of third world children by using the media to mislead the world. UNICEF, a United Nations organisation (originally called United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) exaggerates the effect on the health of third world children of its activities. UNICEF’s efforts are effectively insignificant compared…
REDD, or reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, is one of the most controversial issues in the climate change debate. The basic concept is simple: governments, companies or forest owners in the South should be rewarded for keeping their forests instead of cutting them down. The devil, as always, is in the details. More…
To view the mainstream media reports and the publicity from internet.org may give the impression that Zuckerberg is doing something laudable, providing “internet” access for free to poor people. Digging deeper only encounters obstruction by way of weasel-worded vagueness about the actual services provided. To be honest, I only spent a couple of hours researching…
Not only is the WHO funded by junk food makers like Coca-Cola, Nestle and Unilever, they also have junk food industry ‘experts’ to advise them on things like how to fight obesity! No more needs to be said really, but here is a Daily Mail article about it. (saved as a pdf here World_Health_Organisation_taking_cash_handouts). This…
Australian MP tells it like it is. Well, almost. Unfortunately the climate change debate seems to be divided between those who believe and are in favor of top-down big government interfering in everyones lives and regulating everything we do, and those who think our activities are having little effect so business as usual is in…