best of 2010

*VAN 2010: dead dogs*
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The Whistler, B.C., sled dog massacre, after their "17 action packed days" by the manager of Outdoor Adventures.

The Facebook Page, "Boycotting Outdoor Adventures in BC, Whistler" 

Fawcett, who was then general manager of Howling Dog Tours, claimed he was following corporate orders for a mass cull because of depressed demand for dog tours after the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. theprovince.com

great pyramid at/of giza - power station #1

That's interesting: it's a power station. (Also called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops (Gr.)/ Kheops, Khufu's Great Pyramid.)

The stars were used as a surveying tool. Watch the video series called: How the Great Pyramid Was Built. The Pharaoh's Pump Foundation

nestlé, plastic, water, uranium

And fuggetabout estrogenic agents like Bisphenol A (BPA) or chickmen, chickfrogs, and chickfish. It's true: “Everyone is aware of the role Nestlé plays in privatization of water and baby formula, and it will reflect back on the university,” he told the Journal.

So that's why an honorary degree for Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, chairman and former CEO of the Nestlé corporation, from the University of Alberta kinda... stinks, especially after the dean of medicine's plagiarism scandal last year.

Grand Canyon National Park

On an up note, uranium mining was banned around Grand Canyon National Park, for 20 years, and the park is banning the sale of plastic water bottles, after a year reviewing objections by Coca Cola/Dasani.

The new restrictions take effect within 30 days, and follow the example of Utah's Zion National Park,... Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which offers water stations...  (Feb 8, 2012: USA Today)

Whitebark pines

Oh, federal budget, entire endangered species program gets less money than the cost of a single F-14. (Feb 19, 2012: Summit County Citizens Voice, Colorado)

Update: April 30, 2013. "Grand Canyon uranium mining set to go ahead despite ban from Obama" Canadian Energy Fuels Resources has been given federal approval to reopen its old Canyon Mine, located six miles south of the canyon's popular South Rim entrance, that attracts nearly 5 million visitors a year.