As the students and teachers of Sandy Hook Elementary made their way back to school this past Thursday, a video detailing how to survive a shooting has been re-released by the Alabama Department of Homeland Security. The Alabama Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has re-released a video entitled “Run, Hide, Fight,” (WARNING:  Contains graphic material), […]

Extreme weather and climate-related events took a costly toll in terms of both lives and money around the globe in 2012. In January, record snowfall in Alaska contrasted sharply against the warmer-than-normal temperatures in the lower 48 states.  And while much of the U.S. was experiencing a mild winter, by February, Europe was in the […]

America is at a crossroads, and what is at stake is beyond politics and gun control. On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that the president “would make gun control a ‘central issue,’…promising to submit broad new firearm proposals to Congress no later than January and to employ the full power of his office to […]

Natural gas explosions have been making headlines recently, raising questions about public safety and concerns about their increasing frequency and causes. On Tuesday, a massive natural gas explosion occurred in Sissonville, West Virginia, destroying four homes and causing significant damage to at least five others.  There were no fatalities. The source of the explosion was […]

On Wednesday, December 5th, the Michigan House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill which condemns and blocks the detention provisions written into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Wednesday’s action by the Michigan House blocks any form of state cooperation with federal agents who attempt to detain citizens of Michigan without due process.  The bill, […]