http://spasticgoat.com Spastic Goat is dedicated to presenting factual information about global, political, health, science and financial issues; to raise awareness and help people live more independently. Wed, 02 May 2012 19:42:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://spasticgoat.com/2012/02/2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2012 http://spasticgoat.com/2012/02/2012/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:53:53 +0000 admin http://spasticgoat.com/?p=1029 Throughout history, prophesies foretelling the “end of times” have abounded, but few are as exhausted as the apocalyptic theory of a December 21st, 2012 doomsday. It is now 2012, and December is just around the corner. Some are sitting back … Continue reading]]> http://spasticgoat.com/2012/02/2012/feed/ 0 http://spasticgoat.com/2011/11/buy-day-buy-local-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buy-day-buy-local-week http://spasticgoat.com/2011/11/buy-day-buy-local-week/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:31:05 +0000 admin http://spasticgoat.com/?p=1019 These special yearly events have been gaining momentum across the globe. Buy Nothing Day was started by the AdBusters anti-consumerist magazine based out of Vancouver. Buy Nothing Day is slated for Black Friday (November 25th) in the U.S. and aims … Continue reading]]> http://spasticgoat.com/2011/11/buy-day-buy-local-week/feed/ 0 http://spasticgoat.com/2011/09/1940s-u-s-std-tests-infected-2500-guatemalan-prisoners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1940s-u-s-std-tests-infected-2500-guatemalan-prisoners http://spasticgoat.com/2011/09/1940s-u-s-std-tests-infected-2500-guatemalan-prisoners/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:34:59 +0000 admin http://spasticgoat.com/?p=999 Though late-in-coming, secret U.S. government STD tests (which were performed on thousands of Guatemalan psychiatric patients, prisoners and sex workers) have finally been publicly exposed, and are being investigated by the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. … Continue reading]]> http://spasticgoat.com/2011/09/1940s-u-s-std-tests-infected-2500-guatemalan-prisoners/feed/ 0 http://spasticgoat.com/2011/09/americas-oldest-heirloom-non-gmo-seed-company-trouble/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=americas-oldest-heirloom-non-gmo-seed-company-trouble http://spasticgoat.com/2011/09/americas-oldest-heirloom-non-gmo-seed-company-trouble/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:50:59 +0000 admin http://spasticgoat.com/?p=965 D. Landreth to Go Out of Business if Funds are Not Raised in 30 Days Barb Melera describes the company’s situation on Facebook: “We set about to restore this Company because it is the most historically important American small business … Continue reading]]> http://spasticgoat.com/2011/09/americas-oldest-heirloom-non-gmo-seed-company-trouble/feed/ 3 http://spasticgoat.com/2011/07/fracking-truth-hydraulic-fracturing-productive-safe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fracking-truth-hydraulic-fracturing-productive-safe http://spasticgoat.com/2011/07/fracking-truth-hydraulic-fracturing-productive-safe/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:12:02 +0000 admin http://spasticgoat.com/?p=889 Though Hydraulic Fracturing (or fracking) has been around since 1947, the largest natural gas campaign in history started with the privatized company Halliburton. The company (once headed by Dick Cheney) was at the center of numerous scandals during the Iraq … Continue reading]]> http://spasticgoat.com/2011/07/fracking-truth-hydraulic-fracturing-productive-safe/feed/ 2 http://spasticgoat.com/2011/07/recycled-book-furniture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recycled-book-furniture http://spasticgoat.com/2011/07/recycled-book-furniture/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:20:35 +0000 admin http://spasticgoat.com/?p=567 It’s a trend that is gaining popularity – building furniture out of old hardcover books. These unwanted books are in surplus and cant always be recycled because of the glues used to assemble them. It shouldn’t be difficult to track … Continue reading]]> http://spasticgoat.com/2011/07/recycled-book-furniture/feed/ 3 http://spasticgoat.com/2011/06/basics-soap-making-recipe-beginners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=basics-soap-making-recipe-beginners http://spasticgoat.com/2011/06/basics-soap-making-recipe-beginners/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:48:35 +0000 admin http://spasticgoat.com/?p=848 Before attempting to make your own soap, you should make sure you have collected all the necessary supplies. See: Soap Making Tools & Supplies NOTE: You will want to avoid using tap water in your soap recipes (especially if you … Continue reading]]> http://spasticgoat.com/2011/06/basics-soap-making-recipe-beginners/feed/ 1 http://spasticgoat.com/2011/06/basics-soap-making-tools-supplies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=basics-soap-making-tools-supplies http://spasticgoat.com/2011/06/basics-soap-making-tools-supplies/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:38:49 +0000 admin http://spasticgoat.com/?p=837 Soap making has become more craft than necessity, but with the increasingly wide range of dangerous chemicals being added to most commercial soaps, you might find reason for this craft to be more than just a hobby! First and foremost, … Continue reading]]> http://spasticgoat.com/2011/06/basics-soap-making-tools-supplies/feed/ 0 http://spasticgoat.com/2011/04/straw-bale-gardening/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=straw-bale-gardening http://spasticgoat.com/2011/04/straw-bale-gardening/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:54:41 +0000 admin http://spasticgoat.com/?p=723 Photo Courtesty: www.bayviewcompass.com Straw bale gardening is the perfect alternative for gardeners facing poor soil conditions, those who are looking for a way to garden with less heavy lifting, or for growing in paved/groundless locations. Straw bale gardens are appropriate … Continue reading]]> http://spasticgoat.com/2011/04/straw-bale-gardening/feed/ 2 http://spasticgoat.com/2011/04/cartel-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cartel-2009 http://spasticgoat.com/2011/04/cartel-2009/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:01:44 +0000 admin http://spasticgoat.com/?p=379 Director Bob Bowdon, takes an inside look at the U.S. public school system by focusing on one of the least educationally successful states: New Jersey. With approximately half of it’s high school students never reaching graduation, and only about 30% … Continue reading]]> http://spasticgoat.com/2011/04/cartel-2009/feed/ 0