Ian's News Links

Three super-Earths discovered in habitable zone of same star 'for the first

Astronomers have found a record number of super-Earths orbiting in the habitable zone of a known star, 22 light years away from Earth. The planets, which have three suns, have one side illuminated ...

Jun 29

The PiY Revolution. A World of Abundance.

Here's some advice you don't hear often: Use all the energy, water, and food you desire. No really. Do it. However, there is one catch. In order to follow this advice, you will need to Produce it ...

Jun 26

Two senators say the NSA is still lying to Congress

rt.com Two Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence say the National Security Agency provided “inaccurate” and “misleading” information to the American public about the government’s vast surveillance operations.

Jun 25

New Legislation Helps Drive the National Cooperative Movement

www.prnewswire.com WASHINGTON, June 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The chief Congressional champion for the national cooperative...

Jun 25

Black Hole Study Challenges Existing Theories

www.natureworldnews.com Scientists are being forced to rewrite existing theories on black holes based on the arrival of the most detailed observations yet of the dust surrounding the black hole located at the center of the active galaxy NGC 3783.

Jun 24

Ian Ash shared NARAL Pro-Choice America's photo.

Jun 24

Co-operatives outpace the growth of British economy in 2012

Co-operatives have out-grown the British economy by more than ten times in 2012, according to figures released by Co-operatives UK. The trade body for co-operatives said that in 2012 the turnover of t

Jun 23

Canadians Pay Taxes for Universal Health Care, and Now They're Richer Than Us

www.truth-out.org Canada's tax-financed health care system covers everybody, gets better results, costs about two-thirds of what ours does and is far more popular than ours with both their public and their politicians.

Jun 23

"The Awakening That's Happening": How Local Sustainable Food is Transforming

This article originally appeared on Other Worlds "People are realizing that we can't rely on the industrial food system much longer. The awakening that's happening is our greatest opportunity," says

Jun 23

Fixing a Neighborhood by Strengthening Its Social Ties

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/06/challenge-revitalizing-extremely-high-poverty-neighborhoods/5806/