“We must use all of the tools at our disposal, from dialogue and mediation to preventive diplomacy, to keep the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources from fueling and financing armed conflict and destabilizing the fragile foundations of peace.” —UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon U. S. MILITARY: A DANGEROUS SOURCE OF GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE Intense More
A major study recently published in New Scientist found that "scientists may have hugely underestimated the extent of global warming because temperature readings from southern hemisphere seas were inaccurate," and said that ACD is "worse than we thought" because it is happening "faster than we realized." Editor's Note: With climate-change denier Republicans taking over the More
Chris Hedges, activist Bill McKibben, journalist Naomi Klein, Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and public radio talk show host Brian Lehrer participated in a panel discussion the night before the People’s Climate March in New York City this month. Thoughts for success: Chris Hedges: Live in truth; Naomi Klein: Build a More
Report on Flood Wall Street Direct Action ...while marches are important and necessary, mass organized political chaos in the streets is more likely to destabilize the status quo, bringing forth a new social equilibrium. By ARUN GUPTA Counterpunch.org SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 New York City. In April 1990 I helped organize the Earth Day Shut Down More
LONDON—The sheer economic cost of climate change to Americans could be far greater than many realise, an influential study says. Overheated economy: U.S. crops such as cotton face a 20 percent drop in yield. Photo by Wars via Wikimedia Commons By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network This piece first appeared at Climate News Network. truthdig.com June More
I would hope the loser is saying: "I should have weighed in on global warming, drones, nuclear threats and squelching whistleblowers." BARBARA VAILE, MINNEAPOLIS http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/177578321.html Barbara Vaile is a member of WAMM
I would hope the loser is saying: "I should have weighed in on global warming, drones, nuclear threats and squelching whistleblowers." BARBARA VAILE, MINNEAPOLIS http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/177578321.html Barbara Vaile is a member of WAMM
15 Things Neither Romney Nor Obama Is Brave Enough to Stand For Despite big differences, there are issues that neither candidate is brave enough to tackle. By Bill Quigley October 26, 2012 AlterNet A photo shows one of two war crime courtrooms at Camp Justice at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on October 17. Thousands More
15 Things Neither Romney Nor Obama Is Brave Enough to Stand For Despite big differences, there are issues that neither candidate is brave enough to tackle. By Bill Quigley October 26, 2012 AlterNet A photo shows one of two war crime courtrooms at Camp Justice at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on October 17. Thousands More
Nygaard Notes Independent Periodic News and Analysis Number 507, May 10, 2012 On the Web at http://www.nygaardnotes.org/ This Week: Global Warming 1. “Quote” of the Week 2. Science, The Public, and the Media 3. Climate Change: The Scientific Consensus Greetings No room for an editor’s note this week. See you in #508 Nygaard 1. “Quote” More
Nygaard Notes Independent Periodic News and Analysis Number 507, May 10, 2012 On the Web at http://www.nygaardnotes.org/ This Week: Global Warming 1. “Quote” of the Week 2. Science, The Public, and the Media 3. Climate Change: The Scientific Consensus Greetings No room for an editor’s note this week. See you in #508 Nygaard 1. “Quote” More
