How The CIA Went Green For Earth Day

How The CIA Went Green For Earth Day

With Earth Day happening yesterday, you're probably wondering what other people have done or have pushed for in a desperate attempt to save this doomed planet we're standing on. Well, you should rest easy knowing that the CIA really wants to believe that it is Earth friendly.

CIA Highlights Sustainability and Conservation Initiatives on Earth Day

The Central Intelligence Agency’s practice of shredding and burning classified papers—often referred to in movies and books as “burn after reading”—is one of several ways the CIA conserves energy, reduces its impact on the environment, and lowers costs through its sustainability efforts. Exhaust from the Agency’s on-site incinerator generates steam to heat water at CIA Headquarters. In addition to saving fuel, that process reduces the amount of waste—which would otherwise be destined for landfills—by nearly 1,000 tons per year. The CIA increases its recycling efforts each year, annually collecting over three tons of plastic, glass, cardboard, aluminum, construction debris, and other waste.

“As our nation marks Earth Day, Americans must find even more ways to promote energy conservation and preserve the environment. This is a moral responsibility,” said CIA Director Leon E. Panetta. “The Agency’s sustainability efforts also save taxpayer dollars.”

The CIA is proud that our most recently built facilities have received a Gold LEED rating from the U.S. Green Building Council and consume over 20 percent less energy and approximately 40 percent less water than typical buildings of the same size and use.

Energy-efficient lighting in interior spaces and the parking lot at CIA Headquarters reduces consumption and heat output from traditional lighting fixtures. The Agency is placing meters in many of its buildings to identify where future sustainability projects might drive greater cost savings.

The CIA is dedicated to doing even more. “We are committed to environmentally-responsible practices across the Agency, and are developing innovative programs to demonstrate our commitment while carrying out the CIA’s vital intelligence mission,” said Director for Support John Pereira.

The CIA’s conservation and sustainability initiatives are led by the Directorate of Support through its Green Council, which was created in 2009 to consolidate Agency existing sustainability efforts, advance energy and environmental initiatives, and to meet federal government sustainability goals set by President Obama in Executive Order 13514.

Posted: Apr 22, 2011 09:54 AM

I need to remind you... THIS IS REAL. I didn't edit the article. I didn't alter it. This is what they actually believe. This is how they sleep at night.

It's at times like this that I want to have no shame and be able to say anything with a straight face, it honestly seems like the best skill to have. Because if they're able to send this press release out with such a straight face, I wonder how they are able to walk with bowling balls between their legs.

This has to be what you would get when you ask someone to write a paper on how they are being ecologically friendly and they just can't think of anything they actually do. I'm sure they mean well... okay, it's the CIA, I'm pretty certain they mean the worse.

It really gets me that they actually said the phrase "This is a moral responsibility". How exactly can CIA director Leon E. Panetta say that? He does realize he's a CIA employee. I don't even understand the argument presented here. How is burning things environmentally conscious? I just don't get it.

I guess opposed to putting it in a landfill, burning the biodegradable product is better than recycling because [REDACTED]

I wonder if I burn documents in light of a pending indictment, as long as I reclaim the heat, I can get a gold rating from the U.S. Green building council. I'm sure that can help me out in the eyes of the court.

Maybe I'm not looking at this in the right light. This is just the first of many Green actions done by the CIA and our armed forces. You see, by reducing Iraq to a pile of ruble that could be mistaken for something straight out of the stone age, we have basically cut all their emissions from there by almost 100%

Though I guess their per capita emissions have stayed almost the same. There's just fewer capitas tho.

But what other activities could possibly be other attempts by the CIA to go green? Maybe those cocaine shipments help target the most destructive enemies of the environment - The Black American Families.

It's just all really sad. I mean, just think about how much of a lack of transparency our country has that we have 1,000 of tons of shredded documents a year. 1,000 of tons of state secrets that we will never see. The ugly dirty secrets.

We've barely declassified some 1800's disappearing ink hidden message decoding. I wonder how long after I'm dead will the truth of all the shit the CIA has done during my life time alone will be uncovered.

Reading Ayn Rand Should Put You On A Watch List

Reading Ayn Rand Should Get You Put on a Watch List.

I'm not fucking kidding. Much like the Turner Diaries, Ayn Rand should get your ass on some watch list. I'm not even talking about a sort of book burning shit. If you want to read complete moronic shit go ahead and pick up a copy. But for my taste, it's just total crap.

The current economic crisis proves that capitalism has totally failed. Capitalists are never the exploited like Rand insists but are the actual exploiters. People who defend Ayn Rand just want to hide their greed behind a philosophy with more holes in it than Madoff in front of a firing squad (where him and the heads and staff of AIG, Bank of America, etc belong).



Her books are god damn boring. If you managed to read all of them, you have a high tolerance for utter shit. I once bought my dad Atlas Shrugged for Father's Day. He really liked it and thanked me. Of course it was because he needed a paperweight and/or kindling for the fire he would have to start when capitalism causes society to collapse in 3 months. Also, it wasn't a tie.

If you are going to endure the utter shit that is an Ayn Rand book, I recommend you read it with the most polluted possible bias first so that it is impossible you can see any truth to anything she says.. even for a fraction of a second.



Actually, you should just listen to Anthem by RUSH because it's about the book and it's much shorter and also Rush is a pretty good band. A shame for their shitty taste in books. How about something for the ladies? For those who said she supported complete individual liberty of women (and men), let's ask her a question. Hey Ayn Rand, if you were president---

I would not want to be president and would not vote for a woman president. A woman cannot reasonably want to be a commander-in-chief. I prefer to answer the question by outlining what a rational man would do if he were president.
-Any Rand

Not even right wingers in philosophy departments take Rand seriously because of how shallow her thought is. Everything from her metaphysics, to her ethics to her epistemology is really bad. It's like materialism for retarded children. So I have no problem in putting all those who read her books on a watch list.



I guess the problem with this watch list action goes back to what the biggest problem with McCarthyism was. That is it delegitimized itself by targeting non-communist who just happened to be sympathetic to labor struggles otherwise it could have probably been a powerful and just force for decades to come.

Looking back to the glory days of Reagan, we went ahead and freed up the market. Figuring that a free capitalistic society would get you the best deal and that everyone will flourish. It's much the same as playing a game of Monopoly. You're having fun at first when everyone is going around and buying whatever they want with their money. Only, it stops being fun an hour and a half into it when one person starts controlling everything and taking all your money. Same shit. The free market is great when it starts off. But the moment someone corners the market, you're pretty much left with nothing.

Though, reading the Twilight series should put you on a death list for being a fat middle class white Mormon bitch.

God Damn It America!

God Damn It America!

I want to be proud of this country. I really want to. But when I see things like this in my face I really can't help but just close my eyes, put my hand on my forehead and shake my head. Seriously Let's take two stories:

A homeless man robbed a Louisiana bank and took a $100 bill. After feeling remorseful, he surrendered to police the next day. The judge sentenced him to 15 years in prison.

Roy Brown, 54, robbed the Capital One bank in Shreveport, Louisiana in December 2007. He approached the teller with one of his hands under his jacket and told her that it was a robbery.

The teller handed Brown three stacks of bill but he only took a single $100 bill and returned the remaining money back to her. He said that he was homeless and hungry and left the bank.

The next day he surrendered to the police voluntarily and told them that his mother didn’t raise him that way.

Brown told the police he needed the money to stay at the detox center and had no other place to stay and was hungry.

In Caddo District Court, he pleaded guilty. The judge sentenced him to 15 years in prison for first degree robbery.

Let that soak in. Just let it soak in. Now compare it with this story...

AIG executive sentenced to 4 years in prison after "stealing" $500 million

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former executive of insurance heavyweight American International Group Inc. was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday in a fraud case that authorities say cost shareholders more than $500 million.

Christian Milton of Wynnewood, Pa., declined to comment during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Hartford. Judge Christopher Droney also fined Milton $200,000 and ordered him to report to the federal Bureau of Prisons on March 25.

Lawyers for Milton said they are preparing an appeal.

Am I just too liberal? Am I the only one who realizes that one did far worse damage the than other but is getting a slap on the wrist? Shit. Less than a week ago someone told me they had a gun when they really didn't. I was a victim of a crime and I'm sympathetic to the homeless dude here who claimed to have a gun.

As far as I'm concerned I'm wondering how $500,000,000 fraud only nets you 4 years. Well, then again, we did just go through eight years of the Bush administration. I really should be surprised that someone who just stole $500 million even got jail time at all. Was Dick Cheney getting another fake heart when this AIG fuck went to ask for a pardon?


Click this image. I fucking dare you! Click it and see if your brain doesn't explode!

I know what you're thinking. When passing his sentence, the judge probably gave a lot of weight to the lack of violence and past record for the AIG asshole. Or the fact he hired a lawyer and the hobo had a court appointed one, if one at all.

You can make the argument that the same laws are written for rich and poor people, but you'd have to be blind to think the same laws actually apply. But hey, he said he was homeless and hungry, the nice judge was just giving him a place to sleep and eat for the next 12 years with good behavior. You know, to get him back on his feet...



As the youtube video above shows us from a Lewis Black teaches, there is levels of insanity that the filthy rich are miles ahead in the batshit crazy department than any homeless guy rambling on the street can ever hope and dream to achieve. When you factor in how fuck utterly insanely greedy you have to be to defraud others of $500 million. And then you factor in how much this one homeless guy, who had some moral obligation to go back the next day and give back the $100, Shit, if he was tried under the Federal court like Mr. AIG was, he'd be only up for, at most, one year in prison. federal bank robbery statute:

Subsection (b) outlines the penalties for anyone who takes and carries away, with the intent to steal or purloin, any property or money or any thing of value in the care, custody, control, management, or possession of any bank, credit union, or savings and loan. The maximum penalty for violation of this subsection is a fine and ten years imprisonment if the value of the property exceeds $100. The maximum penalty is a fine and one year imprisonment if the property's value is $100 or less.

There's so much proof showing that the homeless dude was clearly more sane and more deserving of my sympathy than the AIG douche bag. No matter what stigma is represented by crazed homeless dudes. Then again, there's those who are simply batshit insane like this Defendant who Smeared Feces on His Lawyer's Face and then Throws It at Jurors

Remind me make an excuse to not do jury duty next time I'm summoned.

West of the Rockies...

If you never wandered the word of the AM dial on your radio late at night, then you have no idea who Art Bell is and what Coast to Coast is. I'm not sure if you're the luckiest or the most deprived person alive.Coast 2 Coast is a nationally syndicated radio talk show on your local AM dial (KFI 640 for us L.A. folk) That is your one stop shop for wierd shit. The show is made up of callers that provide all the insane entertainment one can want from a train wreck. You have your crazy conspiracy theories, truckers who are convinced that aliens have buzzed their trucks, underground reptilians, war between vampires and angels, ghost, spirits and unfortunately a bit of the new agey bullshit that becomes a little annoying.

It's hosted by three people. Two of which I couldn't give much crap about. Art Bell is the original host and has pretty much retired from the show, but comes back to host the Halloween (Ghost to Ghost) and New Years editions of the show which is an open lines prediction. All of which are utterly batshit, talking about how aliens are going to finally reveal themselves this year or that Mecca is going to get nuked by the evil syndicate running the world or how Reptilians are finally going to come out of Mel's hole.

Suffice to say, it's pretty entertaining. The shows could be found here for streaming purposes First Show and second New Years Eve show. And while I know that we are already a good month into this new and amazing year, I figured it would be nice to pick out the cream of the crop and comment on some of these.

Predictions for 2008 made by the callers of Coast 2 Coast.

The 2007 WD5 asteroid will hit Mars, and the remnants of an ancient civilization will be revealed.

Sadly, that same asteroid will also destroy any remnants of said ancient civilization.

A helicopter will crash into a non-residential building (medical or business), stated Yvonne from New York.

Will a Plane crashing into cow crap Corona count?

Max suggested that the Dow will drop to below 11,000.

A prediction that the U.S. economy wont be great? Woah there Max, you're going out on a limb with that prediction...

Bill in Salinas believes that 'Bugs' will resurface and lead researchers to the remains of buried Bigfoot.

It'll be funny if it's found in a shallow grave right outside of Vegas. Cause lord knows that's where I go to bury a body.

The dollar will tank in the second week of March, and will be dumped worldwide, declared Bob from Arkansas.

Good thing I already converted my savings into Disney Dollars to prepare for this prediction.

And for the first time Art Bell, himself, made a prediction--Al Gore will jump into the race at the last moment in hopes of being drafted.

And I thought that after years of hosting the show, Art Bell would be crazy enough to back up Ron Paul. Color me surprised.

New Orleans will encounter problems with violence, when the NBA All-Star game comes to town.

I'm sure the flood washed away all the trouble makers. You have nothing to worry about.



After two more box office flops, Tom Cruise will renounce Scientology and become a born-again Christian, claimed Joey in Pahrump.

Isn't that cute, the utterly insane talking about the batshit insane.

A new, almost unlimited, source of water will be found in the Southwest US, near volcanic mountains.

Forget water, find me a good bar to find a drink at in the Southwest. Especially one without crappy tex-mex!

There will be no hurricanes over North America in '08, said Tim in Texas

After living a year in Florida, I have to say this is like saying there wont be any red necks at Nascar events this year.

A steam roller accident in Charleston, SC will take many lives

KILLDOZER!!!!!

Nick said the US and the international community will end up boycotting the '08 Olympics because of actions by China.

When its discovered that they laced the Olympic torch with lead.

Dan in San Francisco foresees Osama Bin Laden calling for an end to the jihad and uniting the world's religions.

My prediction is that San Francisco is filled with too many hippies.

Northern California will have an earthquake over 9.0 in April, according to Neil.

I can only hope this one happens. Us in Southern California only needed our upper half for a steady supply of water and wine. If sacrificing that is needed to get rid of dope head hippies like Dan, I'm all for it.

Mothman incidents will return to PA area, starting on July 4th.

Get Richard Gere on the phone. I smell sequel! It's Mothman Profacies meets Oliver Stone!

Food prices will replace oil prices in news headlines.

GET ME A WHOPPER RIGHT NOW!

Mark in Denver sees Bush revealing the next generation of stealth fighter, which will end up being the Black Triangles UFOs.

He'll have no time do to such a thing, what with his focus on printing endless amounts of dollars to give to the people in the form of checks.

There will be a lot more school shootings.

Thanks.. that's detailed of a prediction. I knew the callers were insane. It seems they're also insanely vague.

Marty in California predicts a UFO being downed in the Lake Tahoe area and seen by many witnesses.

I predict that Marty will be too drunk during his trip to Lake Tahoe that UFOs are the least of what he'll be seeing.

An undisputed unified field theory will take humanity into space, said Michael.

And a brightly colored two chambered bong will take Michael to the next level of awesomeness.

Beth in Youngstown warned of a big disease coming from crows.

Someones played way too much Resident Evil.

There will be a series of three earthquakes in Hawaii-- 8.6, 7.2 and 6.3, probably in March, said Darren.

Not one or two but THREE? Damn, someone must not have liked their honeymoon.

Lightning will become sentient and attack people.

Wait.. what?

All this shows nothing but proof that Coast 2 Coast is full of insane callers. All of which are willing to let loose their insanity onto the world through ham radios and AM tuned radios. I am a little surprised that there was so few Alien related predictions. Usually you have a lot more loonies calling in about them. If you ever want to feel sane and normal late at night, tune your radio to Coast 2 Coast. You'll more than likely listen to some crazy idea that Reptilians are secretly integratng into society from Mel's hole in hopes to over throw the human hierarchy. All before the latest grey's abductee discusses how he sort of enjoyed the whole anal probe. And if this stuff doesn't phase you, you've listened to too much Coast 2 Coast.