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A dramatic spate of bee deaths has being observed in the USA. In many regions almost 90 percent of the population has been affected. In Germany and Switzerland too, colony numbers have virtually halved in the last 15 years. But what are the causes? Suspects include insecticides, old and new pathogens and more recently, radiation from mobile telephone masts. Agricultural monocultures or too little genetic diversity within the bee populations have also been cited as possible causes, as have genetically modified plants: especially Bt maize and Bt cotton, which are grown on a large scale in the USA. | Genetic Engineering and its Dangers- Essays, links to resources and a bibliography compiled by Dr Ron Epstein at the Philosophy Department. Categories include ethical and religious questions, ... | From: Friends of the Earth - A new report reveals a White House that plays as fast and loose with nuclear waste as it does in other areas of public trust. The Bush administration proposes a vast expansion in nuclear activity under a plan that is characteristically risky and outrageously expensive.
Read the report | Read the press release | Cyberterrorism: By Whatever Name, It's On The Increase
Experts say U.S. companies need to take the increasing use of cyberwarfare tactics and tools very seriously.
By Larry Greenemeier - InformationWeek -July 7, 2007 12:00 AM (From the July 9, 2007 issue)
Security Pros are hesitant to label Web attacks as "cyberterrorism" because of the volatile connotations of that phrase. But recent events in England and Russia point to an increased use of the Web to coordinate or launch such attacks aimed at cultural and political subversion.
A British court last week handed down prison sentences of up to 10 years to three Muslim men it called "cyber-jihadis" and convicted of using the Internet to urge Muslims to wage holy war on non-Muslims. And the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team reported politically motivated cyberattacks in Russia. The Web site for Russia's United Civil Front, which is run by former chess champ turned political activist Garry Kasparov, experienced problems staying online, and malicious hackers tried to break into the main site of the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations, says director Oleg Panfilo. He added that the sites of several organizations "engaged in the protection of human rights" also were exposed to hacker attacks. | Terror And Crime Go Digital - by Rachel Ehrenfeld And John Wood - UPI Outside View Commentators - New York (UPI) May 23, 2007
Emerging digital technologies to move money instantaneously and anonymously open up new possibilities for criminals and terrorists, while regulatory and law-enforcement agencies are limping far behind. On May 3, at the release of the 2007 Money Laundering Strategy, the U.S. Treasury spokesperson was pleased to note: "Focusing on well-established money laundering methods and emerging trends identified in the Assessment, we have created a robust strategy for combating money laundering, deterring criminals, and addressing areas vulnerable to exploitation." | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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