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We’re to believe the ‘mystery’ of the 9/11 third tower collapse has been solved…
After two years of investigations, ordinary fires on several different floors now provide us with the official explanation as to why a third tower came down in the 9/11 attacks without having been hit by a plane. This would make it the first and only steel skyscraper in the world to collapse because of fire.
There are a number of architects, engineers and scientists who say the official explanation is impossible. Others without such specialist knowledge might simply marvel at the sheer coincidence of a terrorist attack of the greatest magnitude ever taking place alongside a rampant arsonist prowling from one floor to the next of a building that housed the Secret Service, CIA, Department of Defense and the Office of Emergency Management.
tags: 9/11, conspiracy theories, control, fascism, fire, oil, terrorism, warStarbucks sees decline in US, but when will it happen in the UK?
Starbucks Corporation is to close 600 company-operated US stores in the next year, a considerable hike from its previous plan for 100 closures. It’s a potent indicator of just how screwed the US economy is, but we can only wonder how long it will be before the company starts shutting up shop around the world, particularly in Britain, where many alcoholic drinks in pubs cost far less than Starbucks-branded concoctions.
tags: coffee, corporations, depression, recession, spending, StarbucksBattlelines drawn in conflict over eco-town proposals
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) says new towns are the ‘least sustainable way’ of developing housing and other plans should be examined.
Concerns being raised include the risk that the schemes degenerate into car-dependent housing estates along with most being predominantly planned for greenfield sites, with two in the Green Belt. The majority of the proposed eco-town locations go against local plans agreed with communities, and the sites have been chosen by developers rather than fitting in with planning in the wider public interest.
tags: eco-towns, environment, public consultations, sustainability
