When times get tough, some of us get tougher. Others play the blame game. As the economy becomes increasingly iffy, losing jobs and raising prices across the board, some individuals and organizations have started to target immigration as the source of all of our woes in the United States, claiming ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in August, about Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Health, Philosophy & Religion, Politics, Pollution, Population
While governments debate the impacts of emissions, and politicians in developed nations bemoan the cost of reducing those emissions, the climate continues to deteriorate. Ice, from Antarctica to the North Pole, is melting at rates never seen before. Glaciers, like those in the Andes, may disappear in the next decade ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in July, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Population, Water
U.S. families settle in suburbs. That's been the trend since World War II as American parents looked for safe neighborhoods, good schools, and big backyards for our children. Today, though, higher fuel costs that are revamping the U.S. auto industry and the ongoing foreclosure and housing crisis ... keep reading
Written by Amy Anaruk in July, about Architecture, Energy Saving, Population, Transport
Under the Clean Air Act, California can set stricter vehicle emissions standards. In December 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a waiver in order to enact the toughest vehicle emissions standards in the country. The EPA denied the petition. Last November the state of California filed ... keep reading
Written by Gina-Marie Cheeseman in July, about Agriculture & Food, Environment & Wildlife, Health, Industry, Population
Remember the Earth Clock from a few months ago? Here is a more robust version with some additional stats. Again, the figures can't be taken as absolutely accurate, they are drawn from many sources, including the CIA World Factbook, The National Wildlife Federation, the UK Homeoffice, the US Census ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in July, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Health, Logging, Population, Weather
In order to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to levels that would not further imperil earth's climate, the globe as a whole will have to spend $45 trillion dollars, according to the International Energy Agency's 2008 report. This expenditure would reportedly produce a 50% reduction of CO2 emissions ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in June, about Architecture, Carbon Trading, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Finance, Industry, Nuclear, Politics, Population, Transport, Water
Editor’s Note: Dr. Dickson Despommier is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. He has come up with an idea to address the growing food, water and energy crises; the Vertical Farm. Today we run an essay by ... keep reading
Written by Dr. Dickson Despommier in June, about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Health, Philosophy & Religion, Population, Water (2 comments)
Part I Part II Reviewing F. William Engdahl's "Seeds of Destruction" -- by Stephen Lendman (Part III) Order here This is the third and final part of Stephen Lendman's detailed review of William Engdahl's Seeds of Destruction. The story is chilling and needs to be read in full ... keep reading
Written by Stephen Lendman in May, about Agriculture & Food, Genetic Modification, Health, Industry, Politics, Population, Weather
Part I Part III Reviewing F. William Engdahl's "Seeds of Destruction" -- by Stephen Lendman (Part II) Order here William Engdahl's book is a diabolical account of how four Anglo-American agribusiness giants plan world domination by patenting life forms to gain worldwide control of our food supply and our ... keep reading
Written by Stephen Lendman in May, about Agriculture & Food, Genetic Modification, Health, Industry, Politics, Population, Weather
Editor's Note: The most significant 'gift' globalisaton has given to the world is the 'Green Revolution', the post-WWII industrialisation of agriculture. It is credited with saving millions from famine. Indeed, Norman Borlaug, the 'father of the Green Revolution', was given a Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to increasing ... keep reading
Written by Dale Allen Pfeiffer in April, about Agriculture & Food, Coal & Oil, Population, Water
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