Facts and Figures

Two Decades Of Spills – NY Times

Two Decades Of Spills – NY Times
Charts and Graphs

                    Since 1990, more than 110 million gallons of mostly crude and petroleum products have spilled from the nation’s mainland pipeline network. More than half of it occurred in three states — Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana — where more pipelines exist. …See the Rest

PBS Frontline: The Warning

PBS Frontline: The Warning
Documentary Films

The Roots of the Financial Crisis… Long before the economic meltdown, one woman tried to warn about the threat to the financial system…      

A Picture Tells A Thousand Stories

A Picture Tells A Thousand Stories
Charts and Graphs

Map of the World Oil Reserves

1000′s Die in US Due to Japan Nuclear Crisis

1000′s Die in US Due to Japan Nuclear Crisis
Alternative News

“According to an article published in the December 2011 edition of the International Journal of Health Services, the estimated 14,000 excess deaths in the US during the 14 weeks following the Fukushima disaster in March are comparable to the 16,500 excess deaths in the 17 weeks after the Chernobyl meltdown …See the Rest

The Links Between Big Government and Big Business

The Links Between Big Government and Big Business
Corporatism and Consumerism

Why are all of these government positions held by insiders at Big Oil companies, Comcast, GE, Goldman Sachs, Media companies, Monsanto and Pharmaceutical companies? Click the image to see the connections…and click again to enlarge.

50 Economic Numbers From 2011 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe

50 Economic Numbers From 2011 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
Facts and Figures

“Even though most Americans have become very frustrated with this economy, the reality is that the vast majority of them still have no idea just how bad our economic decline has been or how much trouble we are going to be in if we don’t make dramatic changes immediately. If we do not educate the American people about how deathly ill the U.S. economy has become, then they will just keep falling for the same old lies that our politicians keep telling them.”

$806 Billion Spent for Hundreds of Thousands to Be Killed and Wounded: The Staggering, True Costs of the Iraq War | World | AlterNet

$806 Billion Spent for Hundreds of Thousands to Be Killed and Wounded: The Staggering, True Costs of the Iraq War | World | AlterNet
Articles

What are these people doing?  John Lennon said it best: “It’s insanity”. Please click the link to see the entire article: $806 Billion Spent for Hundreds of Thousands to Be Killed and Wounded: The Staggering, True Costs of the Iraq War | World | AlterNet.

Some Facts About Your Senators And Congressman

Some Facts About Your Senators And Congressman
Facts and Figures

The Wall Street Journal examined the list of freshmen and came up with some stats on the 112th Congress: Average age: 57.4 (down from 58.5 in the 111th Congress) Blacks: 42 (up from 40) Hispanics: 26 (down from 27) Asians: 11 (no change) Women: 89 (down from 90) Veterans: 113 …See the Rest