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Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Claims Alien Cover-up

Dr. Edgar Mitchell is a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission and he was the sixth man to walk on the Moon. Dr. Mitchell also insists that aliens have visited Earth and that governments are actively covering it up. "I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real," Dr Mitchell said. "It's been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it. "I've been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited. Reading the papers recently, it's been happening quite a bit." Dr Mitchell, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering and a Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics claimed Roswell was real and similar alien visits continue to be investigated. He told the astonished Kerrang! radio host Nick Margerrison: "This is really starting to open up. I think we're headed for real disclosure and some serious organisations are moving in that direction." NASA issued a quick denial. In a statement, a spokesman said: "NASA does not track UFOs. NASA is not involved in any sort of cover up about alien life on this planet or anywhere in the universe. "Dr Mitchell is a great American, but we do not share his opinions on this issue." If Dr. Mitchell is correct about a cover-up than this is exactly the type of denial one would expect NASA to make. You can listen to the interview with Dr. Mitchell where he discusses the UFO phenomena here. Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds Read more…

Judge reverses species protection ruling (AP)

21.12.2006 04:06 Science - Source: Yahoo Science

SAN FRANCISCO - A judge has overturned a decision by state wildlife regulators to reject a petition to give protected status to the California tiger salamander.

Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd G. Connelly ordered the Fish and Game Commission to conduct a 12-month review to determine whether to list the yellow-and-black amphibian as an endangered or threatened species.

Connelly said the commission "misstated or ignored substantial evidence" and "relied on conflicting information of doubtful scientific value" when it voted 3-2 two years ago to reject the petition to list the salamander under the California Endangered Species Act.

In the Dec. 14 opinion released Wednesday, Connelly wrote that "all competent scientific evidence in the record supports a finding of a substantial possibility that (a salamander) listing could occur."

During the yearlong review period, the salamander will be given protected status that makes it illegal to harm or kill the species.

The Center for Biological Diversity, which sued the commission in February 2005 after its petition to list the salamander was rejected, hailed the judge's decision Wednesday.

"The decision holds the commissioners accountable to base their decisions on science rather than political considerations," said Kassie Siegel, an attorney for the conservation group, which filed petitions to list the salamander in 2001 and 2004.

Officials at the Fish and Game Commission had not seen the ruling Wednesday and could not comment, said Jon Fischer, the commission's assistant executive director.

The tiger salamander, which lives in woodlands, grasslands and vernal pools, has been in decline throughout California for years with the expansion of urban and agricultural development. Environmentalists say the amphibian has lost 75 percent of its original habitat.

Facing multiple lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in recent years has listed salamander populations in Sonoma and Santa Barbara counties as "endangered" and populations in Central California as "threatened."