First, it seems someone was asleep at the wheel in Salt Lake City over the weekend. According to reports ”officials estimate up to 500 barrels of oil have already been released.” More here.

Secondly, came across this interesting article, talking about what we knew would follow the oil spill, Obama is looking to ram his cap and trade climate change bill through congress. This is the same technique used by the Bush administration after 9/11 to pass legislation like the patriot act.

Anyone who still believes that CO2 causes global warming should watch this.

The other thing to keep in mind is that these are the people who are coming back from war zones and getting jobs as cops. The difference now, is that in the times of WWII, soldiers spent weeks on ships heading home from battle giving them time to debrief. Now, they are home in days and expected to fit back into society, when all they have known for the last 3-6 months is what we see below. Forget all the bull shit you hear trying to convince you they disserved to die, they are firing on PEOPLE. It used to be when you were guilty of something you went to trial. Now, if you are a terrorist/insurgent/militant the army becomes judge jury and executioner, everyday.

Amazing…

Last week, the FDA declared trace levels of melamine to be safe in infant formula. A few weeks earlier, it said the plastics chemical Bisphenol-A was safe for infants to drink. Now it says children can eat mercury, too. Is there any toxic substance in the food that the FDA thinks might be dangerous? (Aspartame, MSG, sodium nitrite and now mercury…)

Source: FDA Stuns Scientists, Declares Mercury in Fish to be Safe for Infants, Children, Expectant Mothers!

In a move that can only be seen as highly political the USA FDA has caved in to pressure regarding Mercury in Dental Amalgam and Thimerosal in vaccines and flu shots and decided that all mercury is safe, even for pregnant women and infants. This is in direct opposition to YEARS of science that labels mercury as one of the most neurotoxic substances known to man.

A recent University of Calgary study found that mercury causes significant neurodegredation in snails. However, even Health Canada released a statement saying these findings don’t provide evidence of any risk. Most claim that mercury levels from dental amalgam aren’t significant enough, or as some claim, non-existent, so no health effects are expected.

It just seems to me that, as with most industry watch dogs, that unless a significant risk exists its business as usual. Which means that the claim mercury no longer poses ANY health effects is false it just isn’t significant enough for them to care. If you do by chance suffer from mercury poisoning (or acute mercury toxicity) you likely wont be able to trace it back to dental fillings, flu shots/vaccines, or fish consumption. Also, when you consider how many people have mercury in their mouth due to dental fillings, if it was deemed unsafe, where would the dental industry begin in attempting to rectify the situation?

When agencies such as Health Canada and the FDA play these sorts of games it does nothing more than reduce people’s trust thereby rendering these agencies useless. What good is a health agency that is more worried about multinational cooperation’s bottom line than the people they are supposed to be protecting? And at what levels can a known toxin be considered safe? Oh wait I forgot, Mercury isn’t toxic, not anymore, what a relief?

But if you don’t believe me, below is the video from the University of Calgary presenting the results of their study, decide for your self.

How Mercury Produces Brain Damage – Click here for funny video clips