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Unusual Astronomical Events, Solar Activity Coincide
June 18, 2001Mars will reach its closest approach to earth of the current opposition on June 21, the summer solstice, the same day that a full solar eclipse takes place in the southern hemisphere. On June 30 Comet Linear C/2001 A2 makes... continued
Crickets & Hoppers Plague Western U.S. (and Turn Pink in Scotland)
June 18, 2001?I?ve got a war on my hands here,? says Scott Overson of the USDA, referring to the recent plague of crickets in Utah. ?They?re cannibals. They?ll eat anything, including each other.? Just one Mormon cricket can consume up to 38... continued
College Nuclear Reactors Declared Unsafe
June 16, 2001Overlooked Nuclear Risk: University Reactors The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cited several universities for improperly handling campus nuclear reactors and their radioactive materials. The commission oversees 28 ?non-power? atomic reactors operated by public and private universities in the U.S. They... continued
Intricate New Crop Circle in UK
June 16, 2001An intricate new crop formation was found in the UK, one of the few this year that is highly likely to be of unknown origin. The circle was discovered on June 3 and was not seen by local residents in... continued
Bee Shortage May Affect Food Supply
June 16, 2001Bee Shortage May Effect Food Availability The number of bees in Canada and the U.S. has been steadily dropping, as their habitat is destroyed by mining, forestry and expanding suburbs. They are also killed by natural parasites and farm pesticides.... continued
Thousands of US Dams Could Fail
June 16, 2001In light of the recent flood in Houston, it?s important to consider the state of 1,900 of the 100,000 dams in the U.S: they?re about to break. The barrier across what used to be Lake Senneca in New Jersey was... continued
Nervous Cellphone Makers Develop Radiation Shields
June 16, 2001Cellphone companies have long stated that there is no proven link between mobile phones and health problems such as brain tumors. Despite this, they have been secretly working to develop devices that will reduce the amount of radiation absorbed by... continued
Senator Offers Proof: Oil Companies Created Shortages on Purpose
June 14, 2001Oil companies have said that energy shortages are caused by a lack of refineries and have blamed excessive environmental regulation and local resistance for the problem. But newly-revealed oil industry documents obtained by Senator Ron Wyden show that five years... continued
Arthur C. Clarke Believes there is Life on Mars
June 14, 2001On Dreamland's June 2, 2001 edition, Dr. Tom Van Flandern, author of Dark Matter Missing Planets and New Comets, said that recent Mars Orbiter photos appear to show images of vegetation on Mars, and even possible structures. Now noted writer... continued
Jeb Bush Attacks Florida Vote Report
June 12, 2001The New York Times reported today that Governor Jeb Bush of Florida attacked a report the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as ?intellectually dishonest.? The report stated thatthousands for Floridians were deprived of the chance to vote in the Presidential... continued