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On Thursday, January 26, an alliance of like-minded environmental organizations and Native American tribes sued the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for failing to protect higher sea mammals from U.S. Navy military training exercises along the West Coast. The suit is taking place in a U.S. District Court ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this week, about Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, War
Prince William has for some strange reason been sent to the Falklands. At a time where the UK could direct one of their top rating royals to do good, they send him to inflame long standing enmity in the Falklands. Odd ? Yes. Presumably they want the fishing and the oil ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Celebrities, Environment & Wildlife, Politics & Government, War
The pieces and policies for potential conflict in the Persian Gulf are seemingly drawing inexorably together. Since 24 December the Iranian Navy has been holding its ten-day Velayat 90 naval exercises, covering an area in the Arabian Sea stretching from east of the Strait of Hormuz entrance to the Persian ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Economics, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, War
Time magazine has chosen their 2011 Person of the Year as the Protestor. They explain in the magazine that for a couple of decades protests (and their effectiveness) seemed to disappear. But they are back and serious . As they say It began in Tunisia, " where the dictator's power grabbing ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, War
When it comes to China policy, is the Obama administration leaping from the frying pan directly into the fire? In an attempt to turn the page on two disastrous wars in the Greater Middle East, it may have just launched a new cold war in Asia—once again, viewing oil ... keep reading
Written by Michael T Klare/The Nation in December 2011, about Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, War
NATO recently literally shot itself in the foot, imperiling the resupply of International Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan by shooting up two Pakistani border posts in a "hot pursuit' raid. Given that roughly 100 fuel tanker trucks along with 200 other trucks loaded with NATO supplies cross into Afghanistan each ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly in December 2011, about Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Economics, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, War
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has teamed up with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to create a new mapping tool designed to help renewable energy developers to indentify large-scale energy projects that won’t interfere with military activities or environmentally sensitive areas. For example, wind turbines can ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell in November 2011, about Climate Change, Design, Industry & Business, Solar, War
The U.S. Navy pumped 20,000 gallons of algae-based fuel into a destroyer ship and launched its biggest biofuel test yet last week. It was a 20 hour trip along the California coast. Next year the US Navy is planning to unveil a small carrier strike group of small ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Economics, Industry & Business, Transport, War
Believe it or not, we are getting smarter ― and, as a direct result, less violent, argues Steven Pinker in a Comment in Nature this week, which is adapted from his new book "The Better Angels of our Nature- Why Violence has Declined" Even though it may feel as if we ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Art & Culture, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, War
Water sectors are likely to be the most sensitive to climate change. We are fast approaching a world in which the most hotly contested resource for development and survival is not oil, but water. Fresh water availability is expected to be highly vulnerable to the anticipated climate change. While the ... keep reading
Written by Naseem Sheikh in October 2011, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, War, Water, Weather
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