Thomas Ware

Thomas Ware

Five minutes to midnight

Two years ago, it appeared that world leaders might address the truly global threats that we face. In many cases, that trend has not continued or been reversed. For that reason, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is moving the clock…

Whither the bees, go we

Mother Jones: A study from Purdue researchers casts further suspicion on Bayer’s money-minting concoctions. To understand the new paper—published in the peer-reviewed journal Plos One—it’s important to know how seed treatments work: The pesticides are applied directly to seeds before planting,…

Trickle down

The only thing that “trickles down” is wet and warm, and often yellow. And speaking of yellow”¦ while the vast majority of today’s politicians – those so enamored of sending our kids off to war – were enjoying multiple draft…

Forget about 12/21/12

The end of the world will be on May 27, 2012. From Worldwide Church of God preacher Ronald Weinland, a list of events that will occur before this date: Nuclear war The collapse of the United States People who mock his message…

Lest we forget

One year ago today, nine-year-old Christina-Taylor Green was shot to death by Tuscon resident Jared Lee Loughner, using a semi-automatic pistol with a high capacity ammunition clip. Seventeen other people were shot in that incident, a total of six of whom died.…

Fiddling while the world burns

The amount of toxic chemicals released into the environment increased 16 percent in 2010, according to a report from the EPA. That reverses a downward trend from years before and was driven by metal mining and the chemical industry. Releases…