Among the 1.2 million American citizens living in mountaintop removal mining counties in central Appalachia, an additional 60,000 cases of cancer are directly linked to the federally sanctioned strip-mining practice. “Abolish Mountaintop Removal” That is the damning conclusion in a breakthrough study, released last night in the peer-reviewed Journal of Community Health: The Publication for [...]
Energy derived from oil reaches, quite literally, every aspect of our lives. From the clothes we wear, to the food we eat, to how we move ourselves around, without oil, our lives would look very differently. Yet oil is a finite resource. While there is no argument that it won’t last forever, there is debate [...]
Hope Blockaded: Hear from young activist Gabriel Schivone who went on the “Audacity of Hope” on its attempt to break the blockade of Gaza which was stopped by Greece, Israel and his own government at 11 a.m. in the Sheffield Auditorium, First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, Sunday, August 7, 2011 for more information Middle [...]
We’re living in a time when infrastructure and WPA-type projects would be balm to an ailing economy. As welcome as they are, ideally they should hold out the promise of being both profitable and socially redeeming. Here’s one that fulfills neither requirement. On July 13 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, reported the Atomic Heritage [...]
VFP NATIONAL CONVENTION IS NEXT WEEK! –>If you’re registered for the convention and arriving on Wednesday, pick up your registration packet from University Place Hotel. If you’re registered for the convention and arriving after Wednesday, pick up your registration packet from Portland State University-Lincoln Hall. Dorm room keys will be available at the registration tables. [...]
Official inquiry into Iraq war expected to focus on former PM’s alleged failure to consult cabinet fully in run-up to invasion Tony Blair is reported to be heading for heavy criticism by the official inquiry into the Iraq war, which is likely to focus on his alleged failure to consult the cabinet fully in the [...]
El Fasher — A sensitization programme to disseminate messages on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and Small Arms Control was organized yesterday in El Srief locality, situated 45 kilometers North of El Fasher, North Darfur, by African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), UN Development Program (UNDP) and the Sudan DDR Commission (SDDRC); in active [...]
Death of rebels’ top general Abdel Fatah Younis shows the prospects of a negotiated settlement are farther away than ever On Wednesday William Hague said that Britain’s decision to recognise the National Transitional Council NTC as the sole governmental authority in Libya reflected the council’s increasing “legitimacy, competence and success” in reaching out to Libyans [...]
Experimenting on the Global Population The German Parliament voted last week to phase-out nuclear power by 2022. Thus far lacking a legislative commitment, Prime Minister Naoto Kan says even resource-poor Japan should wean itself from nuclear power. Seventy percent of Japanese parliamentarians agree with him. What is it about World War II’s losers and atomic [...]
