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The Mendacity of Hope
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Mendacity of Hope)
Rio+20 Summit: The Key Issues
South Bulletin – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Rio+20 Summit: The Key Issues)
Infographic: The Emissions Position
Ben Willers – Al Jazeera
June 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Infographic: The Emissions Position)
The Environmental and Economic Crises Share the Same Cause
Maurice Strong – The Guatemala Times
June 18th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Environmental and Economic Crises Share the Same Cause)
Fukushima: Pacific Ocean Will Not Dilute Dumped Radioactive Water
Washington's Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 11th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Fukushima: Pacific Ocean Will Not Dilute Dumped Radioactive Water)
Killer Insect Virus Helping to Decimate World’s Bee Population
Common Dreams staff - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 11th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Killer Insect Virus Helping to Decimate World’s Bee Population)
Nuclear Tuna and NPR’s Trivialization
Robert Alvarez – Institute for Policy Studies
June 4th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Nuclear Tuna and NPR’s Trivialization)
Ikea Products Made From 600-Year-Old Trees
Ida Karlsson – Inter Press Service-IPS
June 4th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Rio+20: A Green Industrial Revolution or Climate Change Diplomacy?
Hilal Elver – Al Jazeera
June 4th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Rio+20: A Green Industrial Revolution or Climate Change Diplomacy?)
Plastic in ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ Has Increased 100-Fold
Common Dreams staff - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 21st, 2012 ( Comments Off on Plastic in ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ Has Increased 100-Fold)
Blamed for Bee Collapse, Monsanto Buys Leading Bee Research Firm
Anthony Gucciardi, Natural Society – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 30th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Blamed for Bee Collapse, Monsanto Buys Leading Bee Research Firm)
No Magic Solutions for the Extinction of Species that Produce Our Air, Water and Water
Stephen Leahy – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on No Magic Solutions for the Extinction of Species that Produce Our Air, Water and Water)
Controversy Deepens Over Pesticides and Bee Collapse
Brandon Keim - Wired
April 16th, 2012 ( 2 Comments »)
Extreme Weather is the New Normal
Stephen Leahy – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 16th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
REDD: The New Beast in the Forest Brings Hope and Threats to Indigenous Peoples
Stephen Leahy – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 9th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Honeybee Deaths Linked to Corn Insecticides
Alexandra Ludka - ABC News
March 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Honeybee Deaths Linked to Corn Insecticides)
Troubled Waters: How Mine Waste Dumping is Poisoning Our Ocean, Rivers, and Lakes
Earthworks & MiningWatch Canada – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 12th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Troubled Waters: How Mine Waste Dumping is Poisoning Our Ocean, Rivers, and Lakes)
Fukushima – Worse Than Chernobyl
Janette Sherman and Joseph J. Mangano – San Francisco Bay View
March 5th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Monsanto Pays 93 Million to Victims in Settlement
Cassandra Anderson, Natural Society – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 5th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
BP Goes to Court
Dahr Jamail – Al Jazeera
February 27th, 2012 ( Comments Off on BP Goes to Court)
The Big Green Question
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Big Green Question)
Toxic Electronic Waste Grows by 40 Million Tonnes a Year — Poisons Kids in Africa
Stephen Leahy – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Toxic Electronic Waste Grows by 40 Million Tonnes a Year — Poisons Kids in Africa)
Dying Honeybees: It Was the Insecticides All Along
Jeanne Roberts, Celsias – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
The Future We Want? Between Hope and Despair on the Road to the Rio Earth Summit
Daniel Mittler, Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Future We Want? Between Hope and Despair on the Road to the Rio Earth Summit)
Honeybee Problem Nearing a ‘Critical Point’
Claire Thompson – Grist
January 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Honeybee Problem Nearing a ‘Critical Point’)
Ohio Quakes Raise Fracking Questions
Kristen Saloomey – Al Jazeera
January 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Ohio Quakes Raise Fracking Questions)
Kenya: Key Lakes Succumb to Human Activities
Peter Kahare – Inter Press Service-IPS
January 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Kenya: Key Lakes Succumb to Human Activities)
Fukushima Radiation Spreads Worldwide
Washington's Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 23rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Fukushima Radiation Spreads Worldwide)
Rivers Must Flow: The Case against Big Dams
Lori Pottinger – Al Jazeera
January 16th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Rivers Must Flow: The Case against Big Dams)
“Zombie” Fly Parasite Killing Honeybees
Katherine Harmon – Scientific American
January 9th, 2012 ( Comments Off on “Zombie” Fly Parasite Killing Honeybees)
Green Cities on the Cheap: Low-Cost Solutions for a Sustainable World
Jared Green – Grist
January 2nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Green Cities on the Cheap: Low-Cost Solutions for a Sustainable World)
No Bail-Out for the Planet
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on No Bail-Out for the Planet)
Climate Apartheid
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
December 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Climate Apartheid)
Living With Fukushima City’s Radiation Problem
Ike Teuling, Greenpeace - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Living With Fukushima City’s Radiation Problem)
Listen to the People, Not the Polluters
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
December 12th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Marching Off the Cliff
Noam Chomsky – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Marching Off the Cliff)
Saving Shambala from a Russia-China Pipeline
Jon Letman – Al Jazeera
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Saving Shambala from a Russia-China Pipeline)
Durban Climate Deal Struck After Tense All-Night Session
John Vidal and Fiona Harvey in Durban – The Guardian
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Durban Climate Deal Struck After Tense All-Night Session)
La Via Campesina Durban Declaration
La Via Campesina – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on La Via Campesina Durban Declaration)
Draft Climate Deal Dubbed a “Death Sentence for Africa”
Stephen Leahy – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Draft Climate Deal Dubbed a “Death Sentence for Africa”)
Cry, the Beloved Climate
Amy Goodman – Truthdig
December 5th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Cry, the Beloved Climate)
Climate Justice
Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson – Project Syndicate
December 5th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Climate Justice)
Taking It to the Streets
Jane Mayer – The New Yorker
November 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Taking It to the Streets)
Radical Change Needed at Durban Conference, Experts Say
Stephen Leahy – TerraViva Europe
November 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Radical Change Needed at Durban Conference, Experts Say)
Himalayan Nations Yet to Break the Ice
Sudeshna Sarkar – Inter Press Service-IPS
November 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Himalayan Nations Yet to Break the Ice)
Capitalism vs. the Climate
Naomi Klein – The Nation
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Capitalism vs. the Climate)
World’s Oceans in Peril
Dahr Jamail – Al Jazeera
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on World’s Oceans in Peril)
Bhutan Holds a 4-Nation Climate Summit
Rahul Bhatia - InDepth News
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Bhutan Holds a 4-Nation Climate Summit)
Brazil Court Approves Building of Amazon Dam
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Brazil Court Approves Building of Amazon Dam)
BP Gets Gulf Oil Drilling Permit amid 28,000 Unmonitored Abandoned Wells
Rady Ananda – Food Freedom
October 31st, 2011 ( Comments Off on BP Gets Gulf Oil Drilling Permit amid 28,000 Unmonitored Abandoned Wells)
Thousands of Dead Birds Wash Up On Ontario Shores, Botulism Blamed
The Globe and Mail – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Thousands of Dead Birds Wash Up On Ontario Shores, Botulism Blamed)
Punching Back at Big Oil
Robert Redford - Reader Supported News
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Punching Back at Big Oil)
Tarred and Feathered: Exxon/Murdoch/Cheney … At It Again
Leslie Griffith - Reader Supported News
September 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Tarred and Feathered: Exxon/Murdoch/Cheney … At It Again)
No End in Sight for Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
Dahr Jamail – Al Jazeera
September 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on No End in Sight for Oil in the Gulf of Mexico)
Keystone XL: A Pipeline to Europe?
Stephen Leahy, Tierramérica – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Keystone XL: A Pipeline to Europe?)
Resource Rich Arctic Severely Threatened
Devinder Kumar - InDepthNews
September 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Resource Rich Arctic Severely Threatened)
Climate Change: Welcome to Bizarro World
Stephen Leahy – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 15th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Shell Accepts Liability for Two Oil Spills in Nigeria
John Vidal – The Guardian
August 8th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Shell Accepts Liability for Two Oil Spills in Nigeria)
Peak Oil: A Chance to Change the World
Richard Heinberg – Yes! Magazine
August 8th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Peak Oil: A Chance to Change the World)
A Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More
Ian Urbina – The New York Times
August 8th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More)
Tim’s Official Statement at His Sentencing Hearing
Tim DeChristopher – Peaceful Uprising
August 1st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Tim’s Official Statement at His Sentencing Hearing)
Tim DeChristopher Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison, Taken Immediately Into Custody
Peaceful Uprising – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Tim DeChristopher Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison, Taken Immediately Into Custody)
EWG Meat Eater’s Guide Spotlights Meat’s Outsize Carbon Footprint
TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on EWG Meat Eater’s Guide Spotlights Meat’s Outsize Carbon Footprint)
US ConocoPhillips’ China Oil Spill Six Times Size of Singapore
Agence France-Presse (AFP) – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on US ConocoPhillips’ China Oil Spill Six Times Size of Singapore)
Ocean Life ‘Facing Mass Extinction’
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Ocean Life ‘Facing Mass Extinction’)
World Bank Blamed for Fuelling Climate Chaos
Jutta Wolf - InDepth News
June 20th, 2011 ( Comments Off on World Bank Blamed for Fuelling Climate Chaos)
Tropical Forest Summit Opens
Arsène Séverin – Inter Press Service-IPS
June 6th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Tropical Forest Summit Opens)
Oxfam: Hunger Will Strike
The Independent – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Slash and Burn: Brazil Shreds Laws Protecting Its Rainforests
Guy Adams – The Independent
May 30th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Slash and Burn: Brazil Shreds Laws Protecting Its Rainforests)
A Turning-Point We Miss at Our Peril
Johann Hari – The Independent
May 30th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Turning-Point We Miss at Our Peril)
Keepers of the Seeds
Winona LaDuke – Yes! Magazine
May 16th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Keepers of the Seeds)
A Fatal Addiction to Plastic – Trashing the Oceans and Our Own Health
Stephen Leahy – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 16th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Fatal Addiction to Plastic – Trashing the Oceans and Our Own Health)
Are Auto Makers Still Killing the Electric Car? The Electric Car Strikes Back?
Kiera Butler – Mother Jones
May 2nd, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Civil Society Stand In Solidarity with African Negotiators: “Developed Countries, Put Up or Shut Up”
Third World Network Africa – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 2nd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Civil Society Stand In Solidarity with African Negotiators: “Developed Countries, Put Up or Shut Up”)
BP Anniversary: Toxicity, Suffering and Death
Dahr Jamail – Al Jazeera
April 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on BP Anniversary: Toxicity, Suffering and Death)
Mystery Illnesses Plague Louisiana Oil Spill Crews
Agence France-Presse - AlterNet
April 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Mystery Illnesses Plague Louisiana Oil Spill Crews)
Climategate: What Really Happened?
Kate Sheppard – Mother Jones
April 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Climategate: What Really Happened?)
Fukushima: Openness Can Be the Only Policy
The Independent, Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Fukushima: Openness Can Be the Only Policy)
Japan: Lives under Pressure
D. Parvaz – Al Jazeera
April 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Japan: Lives under Pressure)
Japan’s Nuclear Cover-Up
Peter Symonds – World Socialist Web Site
April 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Japan’s Nuclear Cover-Up)
Military Debris Threaten Oceans
Malini Shankar – Inter Press Service
April 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Military Debris Threaten Oceans)
Brazil: Tensions Escalate Over Amazon Mega Dam
Benjamin Dangl – Al Jazeera
April 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Brazil: Tensions Escalate Over Amazon Mega Dam)
Is Japan’s Elite Hiding a Weapons Program Inside Nuclear Plants?
Yoichi Shimatsu – New America Media
April 18th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Is Japan’s Elite Hiding a Weapons Program Inside Nuclear Plants?)
A Hapless Fukushima Clean-Up Effort
Veronika Hackenbroch, Cordula Meyer and Thilo Thielke – Der Spiegel
April 11th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Hapless Fukushima Clean-Up Effort)
Climate Change: Developing Countries Step In Where Richer Nations Fear to Tread
Marwaan Macan-Markar – Inter Press Service-IPS
April 11th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Climate Change: Developing Countries Step In Where Richer Nations Fear to Tread)
Climate Policy: RIO+20 – Toward a New Green Economy—Or a Green-Washed Old Economy?
Jim Thomas – Grist
April 11th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Climate Policy: RIO+20 – Toward a New Green Economy—Or a Green-Washed Old Economy?)
Fukushima: A ‘Nuclear Sacrifice Zone’
Dahr Jamail – Al Jazeera
April 11th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Fukushima: A ‘Nuclear Sacrifice Zone’)
Fukushima Reactors Catastrophe: Radiation Exposure, Lies and Cover-up
Dr. Ilya Sandra Perlingieri – Global Research
April 4th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Fukushima Reactors Catastrophe: Radiation Exposure, Lies and Cover-up)
Joint Statement on the Japanese Nuclear Disaster
The Right Livelihood Award & World Future Council – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 4th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Let the Truth Be Known About the Fukushima Nuclear Plants
People's Plan Study Group – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Let the Truth Be Known About the Fukushima Nuclear Plants)
Tsunami and Nuke Disaster: How Human Arrogance Intensifies Suffering
Arun Gupta – AlterNet
March 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Tsunami and Nuke Disaster: How Human Arrogance Intensifies Suffering)
Fumbling Toward Fukushima: Japanese Nuclear Plant Operator Plagued by Scandal
Markus Becker – Der Spiegel
March 28th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
What They’re Covering Up at Fukushima
Hirose Takashi – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 28th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
The Idiocy and Hubris of Engineers: Will GE Get Whacked for the Catastrophic Failure of its Nuke Plants in Fukushima?
Dave Lindorff - This Can’t Be Happening
March 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Idiocy and Hubris of Engineers: Will GE Get Whacked for the Catastrophic Failure of its Nuke Plants in Fukushima?)
Problematic Public Relations: Japanese Leaders Leave People in the Dark
Wieland Wagner in Osaka, Japan – Der Spiegel
March 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Problematic Public Relations: Japanese Leaders Leave People in the Dark)
Decline of Honey Bees Now a Global Phenomenon, Says United Nations
Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor – The Independent
March 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Decline of Honey Bees Now a Global Phenomenon, Says United Nations)
We Take Risks, Others Pay the Price
Naomi Klein - CNN
February 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on We Take Risks, Others Pay the Price)
Climate: Putting People over Money
Dahr Jamail – Al Jazeera
February 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Climate: Putting People over Money)
The World Social Forum and the Battle for COP17
Vishwas Satgar – Pambazuka News
February 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on The World Social Forum and the Battle for COP17)
The Role of the World Bank in Carbon Markets
Bretton Woods Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Role of the World Bank in Carbon Markets)
Mass Tree Deaths Prompt Fears of Amazon ‘Climate Tipping Point’
Damian Carrington – The Guardian
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Mass Tree Deaths Prompt Fears of Amazon ‘Climate Tipping Point’)
Catastrophic Drought in the Amazon
Steve Connor, Science Editor – The Independent
February 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Catastrophic Drought in the Amazon)
Major Die-Off of Fish along Lakefront
Dale Bowman – Chicago Sun-Times
January 24th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Major Die-Off of Fish along Lakefront)
Aflockalypse: More Mass Animal Deaths, Thousands of Fish Found Floating in Florida and 200 Birds Dead on Texas Bridge
Wil Longbottom – Daily Mail
January 24th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Aflockalypse: More Mass Animal Deaths, Thousands of Fish Found Floating in Florida and 200 Birds Dead on Texas Bridge)
40,000 Crabs Join Slew of Animal-Death Mysteries
Jenni Dunning – Toronto Star
January 10th, 2011 ( Comments Off on 40,000 Crabs Join Slew of Animal-Death Mysteries)
More Dead Birds Fall from the Sky in Sweden, Chile, Kentucky — Dead Fish Keep Washing Ashore
Steven D – Booman Tribune
January 10th, 2011 ( Comments Off on More Dead Birds Fall from the Sky in Sweden, Chile, Kentucky — Dead Fish Keep Washing Ashore)
2 Million Fish Found Dead in Maryland
CNN Wire Staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 10th, 2011 ( Comments Off on 2 Million Fish Found Dead in Maryland)
2,000 Birds, 100,000 Fish Inexplicably Turn Up Dead in Arkansas
Lauren Kelley - AlterNet
January 10th, 2011 ( Comments Off on 2,000 Birds, 100,000 Fish Inexplicably Turn Up Dead in Arkansas)
Cold Burn
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 27th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Cold Burn)
The Arrogance of Cancún
Gustavo Esteva – The Guardian
December 27th, 2010 ( Comments Off on The Arrogance of Cancún)
From Changing the Strategic Game to Changing the Strategic Frame
Anthony Judge – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 27th, 2010 ( Comments Off on From Changing the Strategic Game to Changing the Strategic Frame)
Everything Is Negotiable, Except with Nature
Bill McKibben - TomDispatch
December 20th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Everything Is Negotiable, Except with Nature)
Have We Really Solved the Mystery Behind the Shocking Die-off of Bees?
Tom Laskawy – Grist
December 20th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Have We Really Solved the Mystery Behind the Shocking Die-off of Bees?)
Baby Steps Made at Climate Summit Pale in Comparison to the Change Needed
Tina Gerhardt - AlterNet
December 20th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Baby Steps Made at Climate Summit Pale in Comparison to the Change Needed)
The Oceans’ SOS
Tony Haymet and Andrew Dickson – Los Angeles Times
December 20th, 2010 ( Comments Off on The Oceans’ SOS)
Africa: Food Versus Biofuels Debate Continues
Mantoe Phakathi – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 6th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Africa: Food Versus Biofuels Debate Continues)
Costa Rica Lawmakers Vote to Ban Open-Pit Mining
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 22nd, 2010 ( Comments Off on Costa Rica Lawmakers Vote to Ban Open-Pit Mining)
None Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: A World without Birds
Kate Ravilious – The Independent
November 22nd, 2010 ( Comments Off on None Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: A World without Birds)
A Ghost Agreement
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 8th, 2010 ( Comments Off on A Ghost Agreement)
Chilling Reality of Globe’s Biodiversity
Steve Chao, in Asia – Aljazeera
November 1st, 2010 ( Comments Off on Chilling Reality of Globe’s Biodiversity)
BP Dispersants ‘Causing Sickness’
Dahr Jamail - Aljazeera
November 1st, 2010 ( Comments Off on BP Dispersants ‘Causing Sickness’)
Sorry, New York Times: The bee die-off case is not closed
Tom Laskawy – Grist
October 25th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Sorry, New York Times: The bee die-off case is not closed)
Biodiversity at the Cliff’s Edge
Stephen Leahy – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 25th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Biodiversity at the Cliff’s Edge)
10/10/10: World’s Biggest Day of Climate Action Unites 7,000 Rallies in 188 Countries
350.org – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 18th, 2010 ( Comments Off on 10/10/10: World’s Biggest Day of Climate Action Unites 7,000 Rallies in 188 Countries)
Scientists: 40 Times More Cancer-Causing Toxics in Gulf than Before Spill … Dispersants to Blame
Washington's Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 11th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Scientists: 40 Times More Cancer-Causing Toxics in Gulf than Before Spill … Dispersants to Blame)
The Aliens Are Coming
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 11th, 2010 ( Comments Off on The Aliens Are Coming)
Obsession with Growth Is Asset Stripping the Planet
John Lichfield in Lyon – The Independent
September 27th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Obsession with Growth Is Asset Stripping the Planet)
What’s Melting Greenland’s Glaciers?
Nazanine Moshiri – Al Jazeera
September 13th, 2010 ( Comments Off on What’s Melting Greenland’s Glaciers?)
Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button?
Jeremy Hsu, LiveScience Senior Writer – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 6th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button?)
Three Degrees Is At Least One Too Many
The Independent, Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 6th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Three Degrees Is At Least One Too Many)
What an Increase of 3.5C Really Means to the Planet
Mark Lynas – The Independent
September 6th, 2010 ( Comments Off on What an Increase of 3.5C Really Means to the Planet)
A Month without Monsanto
April Dávila – Yes! Magazine
August 30th, 2010 ( Comments Off on A Month without Monsanto)
World Feeling the Heat as 17 Countries Experience Record Temperatures
John Vidal, environment editor – The Guardian
August 16th, 2010 ( Comments Off on World Feeling the Heat as 17 Countries Experience Record Temperatures)
News at 11: How Climate Change Affects You
Amy Goodman – Democracy NOW!
August 16th, 2010 ( Comments Off on News at 11: How Climate Change Affects You)
Pakistan Floods, Russia Heat Match Climate Trend
Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent - Reuters
August 16th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Pakistan Floods, Russia Heat Match Climate Trend)
Post-Copenhagen Quest for Global Warming Accord Stuck in Reverse
Pete Spotts - The Christian Science Monitor
August 16th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Post-Copenhagen Quest for Global Warming Accord Stuck in Reverse)
We’re Hot as Hell and We’re Not Going to Take It Any More
Bill McKibben - TomDispatch
August 9th, 2010 ( Comments Off on We’re Hot as Hell and We’re Not Going to Take It Any More)
Atmospheric Geoengineering: Weather Manipulation, Contrails and Chemtrails
Rady Ananda – Global Research
August 2nd, 2010 ( Comments Off on Atmospheric Geoengineering: Weather Manipulation, Contrails and Chemtrails)
Who Cooked the Planet?
Paul Krugman – The New York Times
August 2nd, 2010 ( Comments Off on Who Cooked the Planet?)
Lobbyists Push Use of Deadly Asbestos in Developing Nations
Jim Morris - International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
July 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Lobbyists Push Use of Deadly Asbestos in Developing Nations)
BP in the Persian Gulf: How an Oil Company Helped Destroy Democracy in Iran
Stephen Kinzer – TomDispatch
July 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on BP in the Persian Gulf: How an Oil Company Helped Destroy Democracy in Iran)
Calling All Future-Eaters
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
July 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Calling All Future-Eaters)
The Other Tragedy
Fidel Castro - Periodico
July 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on The Other Tragedy)
Peru: ‘Don’t Minimize’ Impacts of Amazon Oil Spill
Milagros Salazar – IPS
July 5th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Peru: ‘Don’t Minimize’ Impacts of Amazon Oil Spill)
Deep-Sea Mining Adds to Fears of Marine Pollution
Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor – The Independent
July 5th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Deep-Sea Mining Adds to Fears of Marine Pollution)
Life after Oil: Cuba Can Teach Us How to Live Without Our Dirty Fossil Fuel Addiction
Jill Richardson - Alternet
June 28th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Life after Oil: Cuba Can Teach Us How to Live Without Our Dirty Fossil Fuel Addiction)
Gulf Oil Spill’s Wildlife Toll: Sharks Near Shore, Turtles Incinerated
Patrik Jonsson - The Christian Science Monitor
June 28th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Gulf Oil Spill’s Wildlife Toll: Sharks Near Shore, Turtles Incinerated)
Gulf Oil Spill: A Hole in the World
Naomi Klein – The Guardian
June 28th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Gulf Oil Spill: A Hole in the World)
Using the Internet to Save the Rainforest: How an Amazonian Tribe Is Mastering the Modern World
Juliane von Mittelstaedt - Spiegel
June 14th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Using the Internet to Save the Rainforest: How an Amazonian Tribe Is Mastering the Modern World)
Hidden Menace in the Gulf of Mexico: Oil Spill’s Real Threat Lies Beneath the Surface
Philip Bethge - Spiegel
June 14th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Hidden Menace in the Gulf of Mexico: Oil Spill’s Real Threat Lies Beneath the Surface)
Online Protest Drives Nestlé to Environmentally Friendly Palm Oil
Martin Hickman – The Independent
May 24th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Online Protest Drives Nestlé to Environmentally Friendly Palm Oil)
Biodiversity: We Can Live Without Oil, but not Without Flora and Fauna
Stephen Leahy – IPS
May 17th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Biodiversity: We Can Live Without Oil, but not Without Flora and Fauna)
Bolivia Throws Down Gauntlet, Demands Real Climate Action
Max Ajl – Truthout
May 10th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Bolivia Throws Down Gauntlet, Demands Real Climate Action)
The Chance Discovery That Averted Ecological Disaster
Steve Connor – The Independent
May 10th, 2010 ( Comments Off on The Chance Discovery That Averted Ecological Disaster)
Bee Catastrophe: 1/3 of Colonies Died This Winter, Worries Grow About Terminal Decline
Alison Benjamin - The Observer UK
May 10th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Bee Catastrophe: 1/3 of Colonies Died This Winter, Worries Grow About Terminal Decline)
Cochabamba’s Message: Let the People Speak
Janet Redman – Yes! Magazine
May 3rd, 2010 ( Comments Off on Cochabamba’s Message: Let the People Speak)
Visible from Space, Deadly on Earth: The Gas Flares of Nigeria
Daniel Howden in Yenagoa – The Independent
May 3rd, 2010 ( Comments Off on Visible from Space, Deadly on Earth: The Gas Flares of Nigeria)
Indegenous Peoples’ Declaration – World Peoples’ Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
Many Authors – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 3rd, 2010 ( Comments Off on Indegenous Peoples’ Declaration – World Peoples’ Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth)
Changing the Climate for Justice
Joseph Huff-Hannon – ColorLines
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Changing the Climate for Justice)
Bolivia’s Fight for Survival Can Help Save Democracy Too
Naomi Klein – The Guardian
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Bolivia’s Fight for Survival Can Help Save Democracy Too)
Cochabamba’s New Direction
Jason Negrón-Gonzales – Yes! Magazine
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Cochabamba’s New Direction)
Offset Buyers Beware
Heather Rogers – The Nation
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Offset Buyers Beware)
Message to Bolivia: Nature’s Rights Are Also Human Rights
Eduardo Galeano – Znet
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Message to Bolivia: Nature’s Rights Are Also Human Rights)
Climategate Claptrap, II
Johann Hari – The Nation
April 26th, 2010 ( 1 Comment »)
Cochabamba, the Water Wars and Climate Change
Amy Goodman – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Cochabamba, the Water Wars and Climate Change)
“Living Well” in Harmony with the Environment
Franz Chávez - IPS
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on “Living Well” in Harmony with the Environment)
From Crisis to Opportunity
Velcrow Ripper – Yes! Magazine
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on From Crisis to Opportunity)
Betting on Change
Clive Thompson – Mother Jones
April 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Betting on Change)
World’s Not Falling Apart, These Many Earthquakes Are Normal
Roger Bilham – The China Post, Worldpress
April 19th, 2010 ( 1 Comment »)
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AFP – The Independent
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