10 years after invading Iraq, the US released information about the whereabouts of some 3% of all the dirty uranium (DU) shells that were fired.

The data shows that ttroops often fired them in civilian areas and at non-armored targets, although they were ordered to avoid this so as to minimize the harm that the DU would do.

This might be because they were careless, or because they were short of other ammunition at the time.

US citizens: phone your senators to support the amendment to end US attacks on state-legalized medical marijuana.

A measure like this has passed in the House of Representatives so there is a good chance of success.

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are 202-224-3121, 888-818-6641 and 888-355-3588.

The US and EU (and various other countries) are negotiating a treaty to deregulate banks. As if they weren't too deregulated already!

That is because these countries' governments are subservient to banks.

The treaty draft was published by Wikileaks. Hurray for Wikileaks!

145,000 people in California live at less than 3 feet above sea level, which means lots of flooding in coming decades due to global heating.

But it will go far beyond that. Some are predicting sea-level rise of 3 meters (10 feet) by 2100.

Shall we start designing the Golden Gate dam?

The Texas agency that regulates fracking has gagged its staff, perhaps to support an apparent coverup of the danger of methane leaks from frack wells.

These companies are taking the world to frack and fruin.