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Public and federal agencies concerned about the potentially harmful or undesirable effects of chaff on the environment Read


US Patents:

Stratospheric Welsbach seeding for the reduction of global warming 5,003,196

Method and apparatus for altering a region in the earth's atmosphere, ionosphere, and/or magnetosphere 4,686,605

Weather modification by artificial satellites 5,984,239

Atmosphere modification satellite 4,402,489

Combustible compositions for generating aerosols, particularly suitable for cloud modification and weather control and aerosolization RE29,142

Method and composition for precipitation of atmospheric water 5,360,162

Method and apparatus for triggering a substantial change in earth characteristics and measuring earth changes 4042196

Method of suppressing formation of contrails and solution therefor 5,110,502

Powder contrail generation 3,899,144

Vehicle propulsion system with external propellant supply 524,663

Method for producing variable density/electric dipole property chaff decoy material "This invention is directed to improved chaff decoys which produce clouds or corridors of greater radar cross section, which are faster blooming, and which have a longer lasting effectiveness than present types of chaff." 5,900,831

A method and an arrangement for discharging countermeasures from a carrier craft in the form of an aircraft or equivalent. 7,373,886


"While White House administration officials were insisting in public that there was no firm proof that the planet was warming, they were quietly exploring potential ways to turn down the heat" Read more



The Decline of the Honeybee!


Pesticides blamed for killing bees. The collapse in Britain's bee population is being made worse by pesticides that are banned in much of EU, according to a new study. Sept. 9 2009 The Telegraph U.K.

German Coalition Sues Bayer Over Pesticide Honey Bee Deaths Common Dreams

Lawsuit Seeks EPA Pesticide Data SFGate.com

The Vanishing Bees and EM Radiation Read

The Bees Are Disappearing - David Suzuki

US Fears Over Honey Bee Collapse - BBC News

What's Wrong With The Bees? 60 Minutes

Decline of Bees, UK and Worldwide H.E.S.E Project

Bee Decline May Spell End of Some Fruits, Vegetables National Geographic News

NATURE "Silence of the Bees" PBS Pressroom

Hard Winter for Honey Bees Press Democrat

Time For a New Approach to Crop Pollination San Francisco Chronicle

Losing Their Buzz NY Times

Decline of the Honeybee A Minute With (University of Illinois publication)

Honeybees Vanish, Leaving Keepers in Peril NY Times

Fears Grow Over ‘Catastrophic’ US Biosphere Collapse WhatDoesItMean

Our Forgotten Pollinators: Protecting the Birds and Bees PMAC.net



Common Birds in Decline
Audubon Society reveals the alarming decline of many of our most common and beloved birds National Audubon Society



The Bottled Water Scam!

Memorial University to Become Bottled Water Free YouTube Video

Inside the Bottle: The Polaris Institute's Bottled Water Program Inside The Bottle

Corporate Water Privatization - Bottled Water Campaign Sierra Club

Debunking the Myth of Bottled Water Sympatico/MSN

Bottled Water and Energy Fact Sheet Pacific Institute

Ten Concerns About Bottled Water KAIROS Canada

Bottled Water Pure Drink or Pure Hype? NRDC

Bottled Water Losing Steam - Media Release Council of Canadians

Bottle This! PBS - POV's Borders

Bottled Water Industry is the Thin Edge of Privatization NUPGE


This HAARP plays a dangerous tune! Dr. Rosalie Bertell Read


Cell phones and cancer linkCell phone cancer link
The latest reassurance ruse about cell phones and cancer Read


The 87th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting Browse


 


Library

Newsworthy articles of interest

The Ultimate Threat to World Peace is ... Canada Monbiot.com, December 1 2009

Will Dems Allow Goldman to Manipulate a Cap-and-Trade Market? American Thinker, 2009

Michael Moore's Capitalism: A love affair Trailer:

Striking Sudbury miners reflect nightmare of resource sell-out.
With capital in control, Michael Moore's call for democracy is timely. Straight Goods, September 25 2009

Obama actually listens to labour Free-trade advocates cry foul Straight Goods, September 22 2009

Goldman Sachs & J.P. Morgan Quietly Buying Up the Media Daily Kos , September 23 2009

G20 Pittsburgh: Police Fire Tear Gas At Protestors The Telegraph UK, September 24 2009

US planning to Weaken Copenhagen Climate Deal, Europe Warns The Guardian UK, September 15 2009

If Obama Can't Defeat the Republican Headbangers, Our Planet is Doomed The Guardian UK, September 15 2009

NASA Rocket to Create Clouds Tuesday Science.com, September 14 2009

Toxic Water - Clean Water Laws are Neglected, at a Cost in Human Suffering The New York Times, September 12 2009

A Puzzled Canadian Ponders Surreal U.S. Health-care Debate The Toronto Star, September 9 2009

Contentious Landfill Put on Hold The Globe and Mail, August 27 2009

Climate Change and Energy Policy:
Senate Committee August 2009 - Witnesses testified on climate change, emerging energy technology, and America's role in clean energy. C-SPAN Video Library Watch Panel 1 (Flash)

Mercury Found in Every Fish Tested, Scientists Say NY Times, August 19 2009

Toxic Chemical Still Found in 'BPA-free' Bottles: Health Canada Vancouver Sun, August 2009

The Earth is Warming? Adjust the Thermostat NY Times, August 10 2009 | .pdf version

Revealed: The Secret Evidence of Global Warming Bush Tried to Hide Guardian UK, July 26 2009

You're Appointing Who? Please Obama, Say It's Not So! Huffington Post, July 23 2009

Waxman-Markey Bill: 'This isn't the best of U.S.' Politico, July 13 2009

Nano-silver: Extreme Germ Killer Presents Growing Threat to Public Health Friends of the Earth, July 11 2009

Coal Country
Big Coal Does Not Want You to See This Film
As one coal company executive coldly states, the millions of pounds of ammonium nitrate/fuel oil explosives that rip through the Appalachian mountains and poison the watersheds and air of local communities daily, "might make some people uncomfortable."
Grist.com, July 3 2009


Why Do We Allow The US To Act Like a Failed State On Climate Change? The Guardian UK, June 26 2009

Flawed Climate Change Bill Passes House Friends of the Earth, June 26 2006

How Technology May Soon "Read Your Mind" 60 Minutes - CBS News, June 26 2009

Blue Desert - Why is No One Brave Enough to Stand Up to The Fishing Industry? George Monbiot, June 2 2009

Navy's Tactics Worry Fishermen Newport News Times, Feb 13 2009

Navy plan to increase warfare training off Oregon coast draws objections Oregonlive.com, Feb 4 2009

A Blank Check Over the Pacific Northwest Coast Daily Kos, Feb 3 2009

America's Disappearing Forests
The mountain pine beetle, an insect pest, is destroying massive swaths of American lodgepole pine
Source: NY Times video


Light Bulbs Spark Safety Fears Toronto Star, Jan 22 2009

Climate Change Policies Failing, NASA Scientist Warns Obama Guardian UK, Jan 1 2009

Obama Offers New Hope For Science Toronto Star, Jan 5 2009

A Clean Air Rule to Keep NY Times Opinion, Nov 28 2008

So Little Time, So Much Damage NY Times Editorial, Nov 4 2008

PG&E Weather Modification Plan Raises Concerns Mt Shasta News, Nov 5 2008

A Bad Electronic Voting Bill NY Times Editorial, August 3 2008 | Track the Bill

Lawsuit Seeks EPA Pesticide Data SFGate.com, August 19 2008

Ancient Glacier Creatures Brought Back to Life Telegraph UK, August 7 2008 Read

Suppressed Aviation Report Forecasts 'Massive Environmental Damage' May 7 2008 Read

EPA Chief Refuses to Testify to Testify Before Senate Committee TPM Muckraker, July 24 2008

China Wages War on Olympic Weather Toronto Star, July 16 2008

Naomi Klein Tears into Bush's Offshore Drilling Plan on Fox:

Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Website


Bush Rejects Regulation of Greenhouse Gasses International Herald Tribune, July 11 2008

Wrong Fuel in Canada's Tank The Toronto Star, July 11 2008

Bird Species Plummet as Habitat Dwindles SFGate.com, July 11 2008

Shock Bracelets for Airlines? No Joke The Washington Times, July 10 2008 | Lamperd Less Lethal

World Bank Secret Report Confirms Biofuel Cause of World Food Crisis GlobalResearch.ca, July 10 2008
The Guardian UK, July 4 2008

Monsanto Patent Fight Ensnares Missouri Farm Town Forbes.com, July 10 2008

Harper and G8 Fail Climate Test Toronto Star, July 9 2008

EU To Cap Airline Pollution Over U.S. Objections Houston Chronicle, July 8 2008

Ex-EPA Official: White House Lied To Hide Cheney’s Role In Eviscerating Global Warming Testimony Think Progress, July 8 2008

Cheney Wanted Cuts in Climate Change Testimony The Boston Globe, July 8 2008

High Food Prices May Cut Opposition to Genetically Modified Food Herald Tribune, July 8 2008

Lockheed: U.S. Must Pay For Rocket-Test Cleanup. Lawsuit filed over toxins Washington Times, July 7 2008

Toxic Assessment Delays Block New Standards OMB Watch

World Leaders Have 8-Course Dinner and 6-Course Lunch Before the G8's Food Crisis Talks Telegraph UK, July 8 2008

Europe Tells Airlines to Pay for Emissions New York Times, June 27 2008

White House Tried to Silence EPA Proposal on Car Emissions Washington Post, June 26 2008

Court Rewards Exxon for Valdez Oil Spill Greg Palast, June 26 2008

Dominion's Coal-Fired Electric Plant to Advance Washington Post, June 26 2008

Climatologist, James HansenTwenty Years Later: Tipping Points Near on Global Warming Common Dreams, June 24 2008

Earth Near Tipping Point, Scientist Warns Toronto Star, June 24 2008

Climate Pollution From Aviation Increasing Science Daily, Jan 3 2008

Mounting Costs Slow the Push for Clean Coal NY Times, May 30 2008



A sad attempt at protection1952: Lessons from history
Why the Great Smog of London Was Anything But Great NY Times, Aug 12 2003
Days of Toxic Darkness BBC News, Dec 5 2002
Historic Smog Death Toll Rises BBC News, Dec 5 2002



The Trouble With Markets for Carbon New York Times, June 20 2008

Worries Mount as Farmers Push for Big Harvest - NY Times, June 10 2008

Germany Bans Chemicals Linked to Honeybee Devastation The Guardian UK, May 23 2008

TRADE SECRETS reveals how the public's right to know the truth about the thousands of chemicals which surround us has been compromised Moyers Report on PBS

Multinationals Make Billions in Profit out of Growing Global Food Crisis The Independent (UK), May 4 2008

US Government Aims to Tame Hurricanes Telegraph UK, Feb 8 2008

Scientist Accuses White House of 'Nazi' Tactics Read (Original source: LA Times March 19 2007)

Open Skies Pact Will 'Worsen Climate Change' The Independent (UK), March 22 2007

'Open Skies' Air Treaty Threat The Guardian UK, Feb 20 2006

Airlines Must Lose Their Right to Pollute the Skies Common Dreams, June 22 2006

Bush Aide Altered Climate Reports Times (UK), June 9 2005

Ex-Oil Lobbyist Watered Down US Climate Research The Guardian UK, June 9 2005

Climate Change Quick Solution: Limit Flight Read (Source: Vive le Canada, Feb 27 2004)

The Environmental Effects of Civil Aircraft in Flight (Comment on the Royal Commission report) Eur/Activ, Feb 11 2003




Reference documents



The Agriculture Defense Coalition (ADC) is host to a searchable database containing thousands of reference documents.
A listing of ADC archived contents is available here in .pdf format
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Acid Rain Permitting Fact Sheet (EPA Clean Air Markets - Programs and Regulations) Read (PDF)

Air Contaminants Short List (California Occupational and Safety Health Act) Read (PDF)

Welcome to Airforce 2025Airforce 2025 - Nightmare scenarios worthy of Stephen King are planned for the real world! Take a look here



Air Force Link: Commitment to Environmental Excellence - Contrails (PDFs):
Introduction Read
Background Read
Contrail Read
Wingtip Condensation Trails Read
Exhaust Gases Read
Chaff and Flares Read
Aerial Spraying Read
Cloud Seeding and Fire Suppression Read
In-flight Emergency Fuel Release Read
Layman's Library Read

Air Force News: Squadron expands test-support capability of T-39B Read (PDF)

Air Quality, Emissions, and Modeling (California Air Resources Board) Read (PDF)

An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security Excerpt (HTML) | Full Report (PDF)

American Lung Association: State of the Air 2002 - Particulate Matter Read (PDF)

The Assessment of a Global Contrail Model - K. Klima, I. Waitz MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Read (PDF)

Read free online at NAPAtmospheric Effects of Aviation - A review of NASA's subsonic assessment project Read free online at NAP

Aviation and the Global Atmosphere Read free online at GRIDA (GRIDA is an official United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) collaborating centre)

Black Carbon Aerosol Pollution Cools, Heats, Confuses - Daily University Science News Read (PDF)

Benign Weather Modification - BARRY B. COBLE, Major, USAF School of Advanced Airpower Studies Read (PDF)

Canada's Toxic Tarsands - The most destructive project on Earth Read (PDF)

Cancer Definition - Environmental Defense Read (PDF)

Carbon Black - Frequently Asked Questions Read (PDF)

Chaff Mixed With Radar Weather Echoes - NOAA Read (PDF)

Climate Change - Todd Wilkinson Read (PDF)

Cloud Radiative Forcing - NASA Read (PDF)

Contrails and Cirrus Clouds - Patrick Minnis, NASA Langley Research Centre Read (PDF)

Critics Assail Fed Study on Health Risks of Military Chaff - Reno Gazette-Journal Read (PDF)

Dennis Kucinich - A Prayer For America Read (PDF)

DHS Detection Limits for Purposes of Reporting Regulated Contaminants - California Dept of Health Read (PDF)

The Environmental Effects of Civil Aircraft in Flight - Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution: Special Report Read (PDF)

EPA - Effects of Acid Rain: Forests Read (PDF)

EPA Visitor Center - Global Warming: Meteorologists Read (PDF)

European Conference on Aviation, Atmosphere and Climate 2003 List of Abstracts Read (PDF) | Website

General Accounting Office - Environmental Protection: DOD Management Issues Related to Chaff (Letter Report, 09/22/98, GAO/NSIAD-98-219) Read

Global Warming and Ice Ages - Edward Teller Read (PDF)

Read full reportIPCC Special Report: Aviation and the Global Atmosphere Summary for Policymakers – 1999 Read (PDF)

JP-8 Toxicological Assessment Read (PDF)

Losing the Forest and the Trees - Todd Wilkinson Read (PDF)

Man vs Nature: Weather Modification in the 21st Century Read (PDF)

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Read (PDF)

NASA - Aerosols Fact Sheet Page 1 | Page 2 (PDF)

New NASA Satellite Sensor and Field Experiment Shows Aerosols Cool the Surface but Warm the Atmosphere Read (PDF)

NIOSH Carcinogen List - National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Read (PDF)

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards Read (PDF)

NOAA Weather Modification Program Stats
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 (PDFs)

Nitric Acid Increases Relative Humidity in Low-Temperature Cirrus Clouds - Science Vol. 303 Read (PDF)

PBS Special Report Asks 'Are We Making Our Children Sick?' Read (PDF)

Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Plants Caused by Air Pollution Read (PDF)

Plastic Debris in the World’s Oceans Read (PDF)

Sacrificing Freedom in the Name of Safety - Ukiah Daily Journal Read (PDF)

Space Preservation Act of 2001 Read (PDF)

Space Weather Support for Communications Read (PDF)

Statewide Summary Graph for Iron - California Air Resources Board Read (PDF)

Swiss Re Catastrophe Study Read (PDF)

United States Military Space: Into the Twenty-First Century Read (PDF)

Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025 Read (PDF)

Weather Modification Association Journal - A look at the contents Read (PDF)

The World of 2020 and Alternative Futures Read (PDF)


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