Climate Change
Loopholes in climate accord threaten death of coral reefs by 2100
October 6, 2010It doesn't seem as if the big industrial nations are serious about trying to halt global warming.
Read moreWhat catastrophe are we waiting for?
August 16, 2010Global climate change is putting humanity's most basic, most elemental needs increasingly at risk.
Read moreWorld Notes: Cuba, Bolivia, Australia, Kenya, UN, France
August 11, 2010Fidel on Obama, Bolivia's economy, Australian uranium mining, Kenyan constitution, UN and climate change, France vs. Roma.
Read moreGOP blocks bills, drawing Obama ire
August 4, 2010The Senate today set the stage to finally provide much needed aid to states to avoid teacher and other public employee layoffs, but only two Republicans voted for the measure.
Read moreGreen jobs lose out as Senate shelves energy bill
July 27, 2010Steelworkers and environmentalists had a lot riding on the bill, but it came up against an army of oil and coal industry lobbyists and a wall of opposition from Senate Republicans.
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