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Steelworkers plan worker-owned cooperatives in North America

The United Steelworkers (USW) and MONDRAGON Internacional, S.A. have announced a framework agreement for collaboration in establishing worker-owned cooperatives in the manufacturing sector within the United States and Canada.

Marijuana smoking does not raise lung cancer risk according to UCLA study

People who smoke marijuana do not appear to be at increased risk for developing lung cancer, new research suggests. In fact there is evidence that it may have a protective effect.

Psychedelics and religious freedom

The tragedy of prohibition is that entheogens have the potential to be the most successful psychiatric medicines known to man.

Space elevator challenge set for Nov. 4

The Spaceward Foundation has rescheduled 2009 Space Elevator Power-Beaming Challenge Games for Nov. 4 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.

US House of Representatives approves solar energy roadmap

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R.3585, the Solar Technology Roadmap, by a vote of 310-106. Introduced by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Sept. 17 and approved by the House Science & Technology Committee Oct.

Was Brotherhood member Brenice Lee Smith a Felonious Monk?

He spent decades on the run, but the last member of the so-called "Hippie Mafia" to evade the long arm of the law has finally been captured and is now in custody at the Orange County Jail, having pleaded not guilty to 40-year-old charges of hash smuggling and LSD peddling.

Suspected LSD ring fugitive arrested in California

A suspected member of an LSD distribution ring has been arrested in California after nearly four decades on the lam.

Netherlands to close prisons: not enough criminals

For years prohibitionists, including our own Drug Enforcement Administration, have claimed — falsely — that the tolerant marijuana policies of the Netherlands have made that nation a nest of crime and drug abuse.

Single-payer insurance would save money

Not only would a single-payer, universal health insurance system make moral and ethical sense; it would be the most economical plan.

Curcumin and Vitamin D3 may dissolve plaques of Alzheimer's Disease

A natural chemical found in the spice Tumeric, in combination with natural sunlight, shows promise in slowing and reversing the symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, in a study published in July 2009.

Space elevator chase yields Earthly rewards

NASA has $4 million on the line for inventors creating the technology that could one day link Earth to the stars.

California sprouts marijuana 'green rush'

Marijuana is big business in California as free market suppliers gear up to meet the demand for medicinal supplies.

Vertical farming a key to sustainable urban life

For high density, urban areas such as Washington, DC, the vertical farm may be the answer for truly local produce that yields well to limited space and compacted communities.

Environmental nitrates linked to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and diabetes

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital discovered a link between nitrates in processed meat products and deaths from common diseases. As exposure to environmental and dietary nitrates increased, so did the rates of death from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and diabetes mellitus.

St. John's Wort again proven better than antidepressant drugs

The popular herbal extract St. John's Wort is more effective at treating the symptoms of depression than any antidepressant drug, and has fewer side effects, researchers from the Center for Complementary Medicine in Munich have concluded.

Coffee 'may reverse Alzheimer's'

Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, US scientists say. The Florida research, carried out on mice, also suggested caffeine hampered the production of the protein plaques which are the hallmark of the disease.

Vertical Farm concept for NYC was inspired by a dragonfly

This unique 128 floor concept design is spread over two oblong towers and suggests building a prototype of an urban farm in which a mixed program of housing, offices, laboratories and farming spaces are vertically laid out over several floors and cultivated by its inhabitants.

Vertical Farm in Dubai uses seawater to grow crops

A Vertical Farm in Dubai uses seawater to grow crops. "The seawater vertical farm uses seawater to cool and humidify greenhouses and to convert sufficient humidity back in to fresh water to irrigate the crops."

Psychedelic mushrooms show long-term beneficial effects in new study

The positive psychological effects of psilocybin -- the active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms -- last for more than a year, say scientists.

Kids may download information directly into their brains in tomorrow's schools

Children will learn by downloading information directly into their brains within 30 years, an education expert has predicted. Chris Parry, the new chief executive of the Independent Schools Council, said "Matrix-style" technology would render traditional lessons obsolete.

Monkey's brain controls robot arm

Monkeys have been able to control robotic limbs using only their thoughts, scientists report. The animals were able to feed themselves using prosthetic arms, which were controlled by brain activity.

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead: LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann, RIP

The creator of LSD, Albert Hofmann, is dead at the ripe old age of 102. The man who launched a thousand trips first synthesized the drug in 1938 and then learned of its hallucinatory effects five years later, after accidentally ingesting it.

Daily caffeine 'protects brain' and may help prevent Alzheimer's

Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests. The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's Disease, and a study by a US team for the Journal of Neuroinflammation may explain why.

Bacteria could create self-cleaning clothes

Bacteria impregnated into every single fiber of a fabric could live, breed and eat up the dirt, creating self-cleaning clothes. Eventually, the garments in your wardrobe may be able to support a variety of bacteria engineered to eat odour-causing chemicals and human sweat.

All energy roads lead to the Sun: Climate change and sustainability

"With the right investments in science and the right policy you'll have a house with shingles generating your electricity during the day when the sun's out. You'll take the extra electricity and, if battery technology works, you'll put it in batteries.

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